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US 7,789,384 B2Granted
Printing assembly with adhesive application station
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A printing assembly comprising a printhead; a feed mechanism for feeding pages past the printhead; an adhesive application station for applying a two-part adhesive onto opposite sides of each page; and a page-binding tray for receiving the printed pages and binding the pages together.
Claims9
A printing assembly comprising:
- a printhead;
- a feed mechanism for feeding a plurality of pages past said printhead;
- an adhesive application station comprising:
- a first adhesive applicator loaded with a resin component of a two-part adhesive, said first applicator being configured for applying the resin component onto one side of each page;
- and
- a second adhesive applicator loaded with an accelerator component of a two-part adhesive, said second applicator being configured for applying the accelerator component onto an opposite second side of each page;
- and
- a page-binding tray configured for receiving printed pages having said adhesive applied thereto and for binding said printed pages together.
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