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US 6,099,225 AGranted
Booklet maker
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorsRoss R. Allen, Steven W. Trovinger
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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorsRoss R. Allen, Steven W. Trovinger
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A low cost, high speed, high resolution laser printer method and apparatus for re-writable media is presented. A method for finishing of printed sheets into booklets is described. Novel mechanical operations permit the manufacture of a very low-cost, off-line booklet maker for use with desktop laser and ink jet printers. The technology can scale to medium-speed, in-line booklet manufacture. The method is novel because most of the finishing operations are performed on a sheet-by-sheet basis using precision paper positioning and a transverse tool carrier that cuts, scores, folds, punches, and staples the sheets. To form a finished saddle-stitched booklet, each sheet is cut to length determined by its sequence in the booklet and paper thickness, scored, punched (if required), folded, accumulated in a stack, and stapled. The sheet-wise method allows finishing operations to be done with low-cost tools and low actuation forces.
A finisher for saddle-stitch booklets, the finisher comprising:
The finisher as set forth in 1, comprising a cutter tool adapted to cut sheets, the cutter tool carried by the tool carrier and, operating on a sheet-by-sheet basis, the cutter tool precision trimming each sheet to a prescribed length according to position within the booklet.
The finisher as set forth in 1, comprising a grabber tool carried by the tool carrier, the grabber tool adapted to grab trim waste.
The finisher as set forth in 1, comprising a folding tool carried by the tool carrier, the folding tool adapted to fold each sheet along a line where the sheet will be bound into the booklet.
The finisher as set forth in 1, comprising a punch tool carried by the tool carrier, the punch tool adapted to punch holes in individual sheets.
The finisher as set forth in 1, comprising a stapling tool carried by the tool carrier, the stapling tool adapted to staple the individual sheets together to form the booklet.
The finisher as set forth in 1, comprising a work piece adapted to collect sheets and to align the sheets for stapling.
The finisher as set forth in 7, comprising a stapling tool carried by the tool carrier, the stapling tool adapted to staple the individual sheets together to form the booklet.
The finisher as set forth in 1, wherein the cutter tool is adapted to cut sheets to a prescribed width.
A finishing method for saddle-stitch booklets, the finishing method comprising:
The finishing method as set forth in 11 comprising using a cutter tool carried by the tool carrier to precision trim each sheet to a prescribed length according to position within the booklet.
The finishing method as set forth in 11, comprising using a grabber tool carried by the tool carrier to grab trim waste.
The finishing method as set forth in 11, comprising using a folding tool carried by the tool carrier to fold each sheet along a line where the sheet will be bound into the booklet.
The finishing method as set forth in 11, comprising using a punch tool carried by the tool carrier to punch holes in individual sheets.
The finishing method as set forth in 11, comprising using a stapling tool carried by the tool carrier to staple the individual sheets together to form the booklet.
The finishing method as set forth in 11, comprising using a work piece to collect sheets and to align the sheets for stapling.
The finishing method as set forth in 17, comprising using a stapling tool carried by the tool to staple the individual sheets together to form the booklet.
The finishing method as set forth in 11, comprising using the cutter tool to cut sheets to a prescribed width.
A finishing method for saddle-stitch booklets, the method comprising:
A finisher for saddle-stitch booklets, the finisher comprising:
A finisher for saddle-stitch booklets, the finisher comprising:
A finishing method for saddle-stitch booklets, the finishing method comprising:
A finishing method for saddle-stitch booklets, the finishing method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.