Page stacking and binding apparatus
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A page stacking and binding apparatus for stacking and binding pre-glued pages includes a frame. A support tray is mounted on the frame and is configured to receive the fed pages such that the pages fed into the tray can rest in an aligned condition. The support tray is movable with respect to the frame. A vibrator is engaged with the support tray to impart vibratory movement to the support tray so as to facilitate said alignment. A binding press is operatively positioned with respect to the support tray to press the aligned pages against each other.
Claims5
A page stacking and binding apparatus for stacking and binding pre-glued pages, the apparatus comprising
- a frame;
- a support tray suspended from the frame and configured to receive fed pages in an aligned condition, an end wall of the tray defining a plurality of vertical slots;
- a plurality of dampers for suspending the tray from the frame;
- a vibrator engaged with the support tray to impart vibratory movement to the support tray so as to facilitate said alignment;
- and
- a binding press operatively positioned with respect to the support tray to press the aligned pages against each other, the binding press including a plurality of spaced apart semicircular disks adapted to rotate through respective vertical slots of the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.