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US 2010/0304946 A1Published application
Booklet Maker With Crease Roller
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsThomas E. Chase, Stephen May, Jeffrey W. Ryan, Ian A. Parks, Justin Chase
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Abstract
A booklet maker having a first crease device forming a folded edge on a set of sheets. A second crease device is disposed downstream along a booklet processing path from the first crease device. The second crease device includes an edge engaging mechanism translatable in a direction transverse to the path of booklet travel. The edge engaging mechanism is compressively engagable with the folded edge of a booklet for forming a crease in the booklet.
Claims20
A booklet maker comprising:
- a first crease device forming a folded edge on a set of sheets;
- and
- a second crease device disposed downstream along a booklet processing path from the first crease device, the second crease device including an edge engaging mechanism translatable in a direction transverse to the booklet processing path, the edge engaging mechanism compressively engagable with the folded edge of a booklet for forming a crease in the booklet.
A booklet maker creasing module comprising:
- a pair of longitudinally aligned rollers which form a nip there-between;
- a crease blade disposed adjacent to the pair of rollers, the crease blade being movable toward the nip for urging a booklet into the pair of rollers to form a folded edge in the booklet;
- an edge roller and a backing surface which cooperate to form a crease in the booklet, the edge roller and the backing surface disposed downstream along a booklet processing path from the pair of rollers.
A method of forming a booklet comprising:
- forming a folded edge in a set of sheets using a first creasing device including a pair of longitudinally aligned rollers;
- transporting the set of sheets along a processing path to a second creasing device including an edge roller;
- and
- moving the edge roller along the length of folded edge thereby forming a crease in the set of sheets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.