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US 2026/0208377 A1Published application
Trimmer and trimming method
AssigneeDuplo Corporation
InventorWataru Minegishi
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Abstract
A trimmer trims a booklet by a fixed blade and a movable blade. The movable blade includes a main blade that extends in a booklet conveying direction, and an accessory blade for making a cut in a spine of the booklet, the accessory blade being disposed at one end side of the main blade and integrally moving with the main blade. A cutting edge of the accessory blade is spaced apart from a cutting edge of the main blade, in a moving direction of the movable blade moving with respect to the fixed blade.
Claims11
A trimmer for trimming a booklet by a fixed blade and a movable blade, wherein
- the movable blade includes a main blade that extends in a booklet conveying direction, and an accessory blade for making a cut in a spine of the booklet, the accessory blade being disposed at one end side of the main blade and integrally moving with the main blade, and
- a cutting edge of the accessory blade is spaced apart from a cutting edge of the main blade, in a moving direction of the movable blade moving with respect to the fixed blade.
A trimming method, comprising:
- starting descent toward a booklet by a movable blade that includes a main blade extending in a booklet conveying direction, and an accessory blade for making a cut in a spine of the booklet, the accessory blade being disposed at one end side of the main blade and integrally moving with the main blade;
- starting to make a cut in a portion of the spine of the booklet by the accessory blade;
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- trimming of the booklet by the main blade coming into contact with the booklet after an interval of time following the accessory blade starting the cutting, and further sliding against the fixed blade.
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