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US 2007/0182082 A1Published application
Binding apparatus, paper processing apparatus and image forming system
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsSHINJI ASAMI, Hitoshi Hattori, Takeshi Sasaki, Shohichi Satoh
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Abstract
A paper processing apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes a first and second convey mechanism, a first and second alignment mechanism, and a folding mechanism, where the second alignment mechanism is configured to align a paper bundle conveyed by the first convey mechanism in the vicinity of a folding position to fold the paper bundle, and the second convey mechanism is configured to convey the paper bundle aligned by the second alignment mechanism to the folding position, and the folding mechanism is configured to fold the aligned paper bundler at the folding position.
Claims26
A binding apparatus in the form of a unit comprising:
- a binding mechanism supported on a housing for binding a plurality of paper sheets by a staple needle;
- and
- a moving mechanism supported on said housing for moving said binding mechanism;
- wherein said housing comprises a pair of side plates and a pair of stays for connecting said side plates to each other, and said stays are constituted by said moving mechanism.
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A binding apparatus comprising:
- a binding mechanism for binding a plurality of sheets between a stitcher section and a clincher section with a staple needle, said binding mechanism being equipped with said stitcher section including a staple needle storing section and a needle pushing out section and with a clincher section for bending one end of said needle in a separate manner;
- supporting members for guiding said stitcher section and said clincher section to support said binding mechanism in a parallel manner;
- and
- moving mechanisms for moving said binding mechanism along said supporting members;
- wherein a position controlling member for limiting the position of said supporting members and another controlling member for limiting the position of said binding mechanism around each of said supporting members as a center thereof are pair-wise disposed, and
- wherein a channel for moving a binding needle pushed out from said stitcher section is disposed in the vicinity of a line connecting the centers of said supporting members, viewed in the axial direction of said supporting elements.
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A binding apparatus comprising:
- a binding mechanism for binding a plurality of paper sheets between a stitcher section and a clincher section with a staple needle, said binding mechanism being equipped with said stitcher section including a staple needle storing section and a needle pushing out section and with a clincher section for bending one end of said needle in a separate manner;
- supporting members for guiding said stitcher section and said clincher section to support said binding mechanism in a parallel manner;
- and
- moving mechanisms for moving said binding mechanism along said supporting members;
- wherein a position controlling member for limiting the position of said supporting members and another controlling member for limiting the position of said binding mechanism around each of said supporting members as a center thereof are pair-wise disposed, and
- wherein a channel for moving a binding needle pushed out from said stitcher section is disposed in a space between said supporting members, viewed in the axial direction of said supporting members.
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A paper processing apparatus comprising:
- a binding apparatus;
- and
- a paper processing mechanism for executing a predetermined process including the binding process to a paper sheet on which an image is formed,
- wherein said binding apparatus including a binding mechanism for binding a plurality of paper sheets with a staple needle and a moving mechanism for moving said binding mechanism is supported on a housing to form a unit, and
- wherein said housing comprises a pair of side plates and a pair of stays connecting said side plates, and said stays are constituted by said moving mechanism.
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A paper processing apparatus comprising:
- a binding apparatus;
- and
- a paper processing mechanism for executing a predetermined process including the binding process to a paper sheet on which an image is formed,
- wherein said binding apparatus, which is equipped with a stitcher section including a space for storing staple needles and a portion for pushing said staple needle as well as with a clincher section for bending one end of said staple needle, comprises a binding mechanism for binding a plurality of paper sheets between said stitcher section and said clincher section with said staple needle;
- supporting members for supporting said binding mechanism and for guiding said stitcher section and said clincher section in a parallel manner;
- and a moving mechanism for moving said binding mechanism along said supporting elements,
- wherein said supporting members and position controlling members for adjusting the position of said binding mechanism around said supporting members at the centers of said supporting members are pair-wise disposed, and
- wherein a channel for receiving a binding needle pushed out form said stitcher section is disposed in the vicinity of a line connecting the centers of said supporting members, viewed in the axial direction of said supporting members.
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An image forming system comprising:
- a paper processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus for forming a visual image on a paper sheet based on the input image information,
- wherein said paper processing apparatus is formed as a unit by supporting on a housing a binding apparatus;
- a paper processing mechanism for executing a predetermined process including the binding process after receiving a paper sheet on which an image is formed;
- a biding mechanism for binding a plurality of paper sheets with a staple needle;
- and a moving mechanism for moving said binding mechanism, and
- wherein said housing comprises a pair of side plates and a pair of stays for connecting said side plates, and said stays are formed by said moving mechanism.
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