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US 6,273,661 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for binding print media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorDavid M. Payne
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for binding sheet print media uses a cartridge adapted from ink-jet technology for selectively firing droplets of adhesive onto an adjacently positioned stack of printed sheets.
Claims4
A method for binding a stack of cut sheet print media output in a hard copy printing apparatus, comprising steps of:
- collating and aligning a stack of output sheets;
- determining at least one position for binding the stack;
- firing a plurality of individual drops of glue at said at least one position wherein said firing is from an ink-jet pen adapted for containing and firing droplets of said glue and thereby forming a predetermined adhesive binding.
A hard copy apparatus, having an output means for collating and aligning sheet print media into a stack having a height dimension, said apparatus comprising:
- a glue-jetting mechanism having a self-contained supply of liquid adhesive and a plurality of individually selectable set of nozzles;
- a controller for coordinating jetting of drops of glue from selected nozzles onto said stack based on said height dimension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.