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US 7,314,075 B2Granted
Adhesive dispensing apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeNisca Corporation
InventorsKatsumasa Takagi, Masaya Takahashi, Shuji Ishimaru, Yoshinobu Kono, Misao Koabayashi
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Abstract
An adhesive dispensing apparatus and image forming apparatus include a support device for supporting a sheet bundle, a dispensing device for dispensing an adhesive to an edge of the sheet bundle supported by the support device, and a transport device for transporting the sheet bundle with the edge having the adhesive dispensed by the dispensing device as a leading edge. A cover can be securely attached to the sheet bundle.
Claims11
An adhesive dispensing apparatus for dispensing an adhesive on a sheet bundle, comprising,
- support means for supporting the sheet bundle,
- dispensing means disposed adjacent to the support means for dispensing the adhesive on an edge of the sheet bundle supported by the support means,
- cover sheet supply means for placing a cover sheet at a front side of the edge of the sheet bundle to face the edge, and
- transport means disposed adjacent to the support means, said transport means transporting the sheet bundle held by the support means in one direction from a side of the edge, to which the adhesive is applied to the cover sheet directly facing thereto and pressing the edge of the sheet bundle with the adhesive thereon against the cover sheet placed at a predetermined position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.