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US 2020/0047536 A1Published application
Sheet transfer apparatus and bookbinding apparatus
AssigneeCanon Finetech Nisca Inc.
InventorsKeiichi NAGASAWA, Tetsuya KAWASAKI, Tsukasa KONDOU
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Abstract
A sheet transfer apparatus for transferring a sheet is provided with a back receiver section that rotates a sheet to transfer, and a support section that supports the back face of the back receiver section swingably. By this means, the back receiver section is capable of rotating smoothly.
Claims16
A sheet transfer apparatus for transferring a sheet, comprising:
- a holding section adapted to receive one end side of a sheet to hold;
- a support section adapted to support the holding section rotatably;
- and
- a receiving section adapted to receive the sheet which is transferred, while rotating by rotation of the holding section,
- wherein the holding section includes a back face on a side opposite to the side for receiving a bunch of sheets, and the support section includes a support face for supporting the back face side of the holding section.
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A sheet transfer apparatus for transferring a booklet comprised of a bunch of bound sheets, comprising:
- a back receiver section adapted to receive a back portion of a booklet on a receiving face and rotate the booklet about the back portion side of the booklet as a pivot;
- and
- a support member adapted to come into contact with a back face on a side opposite to the receiving face of the back receiver section to support the back receiver section,
- wherein the support member includes a curved support face, and the back receiver section shifts along the curved support face of the support member.
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A bookbinding apparatus for binding a plurality of sheets to prepare a booklet, comprising:
- a collecting section adapted to collect a plurality of sheets;
- a binding section adapted to bind a plurality of sheets collected in the collecting section;
- and
- a sheet transfer section adapted to transfer a booklet prepared by binding the plurality of sheets in the binding section,
- wherein the transfer section includes a back receiver section adapted to receive a back portion of the booklet on a receiving face, and rotate the booklet about the back portion side of the booklet as a pivot, a support member adapted to support a back face side on a side opposite to the receiving face of the back receiver section, and a receiving section adapted to receive the booklet rotated about the back portion side as the pivot in the back receiver section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.