Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
412006000 | Of edge fastening | 51 |
20090257846 | Bookbinding system, bookbinding method, and recording medium storing bookbinding program - A bookbinding system to bind together a batch of sheets transported from an image forming apparatus. The bookbinding system includes a punch unit to form a predetermined number of ring holes in a predetermined portion along a side of the sheets to be bound one by one or in a batch, a ring-binding unit disposed downstream from the punch unit in a direction in which the sheet is transported to insert rings of a ring member into the ring holes formed on the batch of sheets by the punch unit, a ring detector disposed at a portion where the ring member is set to detect a type of the ring member, and a determination unit to determine whether or not an ring-binding operation is executable based on a type of the ring member and a size of the sheets to be bound together. | 10-15-2009 |
20100111644 | Method of binding sheet stack having mounting hole - A method of binding a sheet stack having a mounting hole includes the steps of: slidably inserting two fastening arms into the mounting hole of the sheet stack at a top side thereof until a first binding portion of a binding body is biased against the top side of the sheet stack at an edge portion thereof; adjustably bending a second binding portion of the binding body to bias against a bottom side of the sheet stack at the edge portion thereof with respect to a thickness of the sheet stack; aligning an elongated guiding slot of the binding body with the mounting slot; and bending the fastening arms for resting on the bottom side of the sheet stack to reinforce the edge portion of the sheet stack being securely sandwiched between the first and second binding portions of the binding body. | 05-06-2010 |
20100119333 | PUNCHING AND BINDING SYSTEM AND ELEMENTS THEREOF - A method of binding a stack of papers having a plurality of holes with a binding element having a plurality of fingers insertable in the holes. The method includes clamping the stack of papers with a paper clamp; moving at least one of the paper clamp and a binding element applicator relative to the other; and binding the stack of papers with a binding element held by the binding element applicator by operating the binding element applicator to insert the fingers of the binding element into holes of the stack of papers. | 05-13-2010 |
20100183405 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, STORING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A control includes causing a processing unit to perform a saddle-stitching binding process in which a plurality of sheets are subjected to a binding process and a folding process or a center-folding binding process in which a plurality of sheets are subjected to the folding process, permitting the processing unit to perform the saddle-stitching binding process or the center-folding binding process on a predetermined number of sheets, and controlling such that the number of sheets which are permitted to be subjected to the center-folding binding process is smaller than the number of sheets which are permitted to be subjected to the saddle-stitching binding process. | 07-22-2010 |
20100226735 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BINDING SHEETS - A binding spine for binding together stacks of sheets. The binding spine includes a first member, a second member spaced from the first member, and a connector connecting the first member and the second member to define a preliminary stack insertion gap therebetween prior to binding. The connector allows the first member and the second member to be collapsed toward each other to define a final gap therebetween that is less than the preliminary stack insertion gap. | 09-09-2010 |
20100232910 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes an instruction unit configured to give an instruction for executing divided stapling, an acquisition unit configured, when the instruction is given, to acquire a number of staplable sheets, a determination unit configured to determine a location at which the divided stapling is executed based on the acquired number of staplable sheets and a number of sheets necessary for each chapter, and a staple setting unit configured to set a staple attribute for instructing a printing apparatus to execute stapling by using the determined location as a unit of the divided stapling. | 09-16-2010 |
20100232911 | GATHERING AND STITCHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE GATHERING AND STITCHING MACHINE - A method collates multiple-layer brochures containing a plurality of n signatures having a gathering and stitching machine. Here, in a first step, the depositing of a first signature takes place by a first feeder into a first transport segment and, in a second step, the depositing of a second signature takes place by a second feeder into a second transport segment. Correspondingly further depositing of further signatures can take place by further feeders into further transport segments. Finally, depositing of an n-th signature takes place by an n-th feeder into an n-th transport segment. The signatures which are deposited on a gathering element in this way are transported through the stitching station and the trimming station and are delivered in the delivery station. A gathering and stitching machine performs the method and has a control unit which has a machine program for collating multiple-layer brochures having a plurality of n signatures. | 09-16-2010 |
20100239391 | Bookbinding device, system, and method - A bookbinding device includes a punch unit to punch a line of ring holes, an aligning unit disposed downstream from the punch unit in the sheet transport direction, including a pair of first aligning members to align a first sheet, each including a sheet loading surface and a side wall perpendicular to the sheet loading surface, and a pair of rotatable second aligning members, each including a lower surface facing the sheet loading surface of the first aligning member and a contact surface perpendicular to the lower surface to align a second sheet smaller than the first sheet, a swing shaft extending perpendicular to the sheet transport direction, rotatably supporting the second aligning members, a driving source to rotate the second aligning members away from and toward the sheet loading surfaces of the first aligning members, and a ring-binding unit. | 09-23-2010 |
20100239392 | BOOK BINDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BOOK BINDING MACHINE - A book binding machine includes a collating machine, a perfect binder and a transfer device disposed between the collating machine and the perfect binder. The collating machine and the perfect binder are actuated by a common control device. In each case, one transport segment is assigned to a respective book block clamp by the control device. The control device also has a program which, if a defective or missing book block clamp is detected, actuates the collating machine in such a way that no book block is collated for that book block clamp. A method for operating a book binding machine is also provided. | 09-23-2010 |
20110002755 | Bookmaking method - In bookmaking, a sheet bundle is held in a substantially vertical posture. At first an adhesive is applied to a bottom edge of the sheet bundle in a condition that the bottom edge of the sheet bundle and an adhesive application member are pressed together with a first contact pressure to apply the adhesive between the sheets. Then, the adhesive is applied to the bottom edge in a condition that the bottom edge of the sheet bundle and adhesive application member are pressed together with a second contact pressure weaker than the first contact pressure, or are in a non-contact situation. | 01-06-2011 |
20110020094 | BOOKBINDING APPARATUS, BOOKBINDING SYSTEM, AND BOOKBINDING METHOD - A bookbinding apparatus provided with an accumulating portion, which accumulates sheets into a sheet bundle, a bundle position correcting device, which corrects an adhesive application position of the sheet bundle, an adhesive applying portion, which applies an adhesive to the sheet bundle, and a bookbinding device, which cases the sheet bundle having the adhesive applied thereto in a cover for casing-in a book. | 01-27-2011 |
20110103920 | Method for Creating a Customized Children's Storybook with Fingerprint Art Using Fingerprint-Ready Image Templates - Methods for creating customized children's storybooks with fingerprint art using fingerprint-ready image templates stored in association with a software application running on a standard home computer system. The systems and methods include the use of preconfigured templates and prompted discussions that elicit responses from the child to create the text for the storybook. Initially, the appropriate size of the child's fingerprint is determined and the storybook scenes are scaled to fit that size. Fingerprint-ready image templates are used to facilitate the creation of fingerprint art. An image template is formed by including within it at least one fingerprint-sized area. A completed image is formed by inserting a fingerprint into the fingerprint-sized area, and if desired, coloring the image or drawing a scene around the image. In one technique, an entire scene is produced including one or more fingerprint-ready image template(s). When the storybook scenes are completed the software application compiles the book pages and prints the same. The child then personalizes the scene images with their fingerprint and the storybook is bound for repeated reading. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103921 | Spine formation device, bookbinding system, and control method therefor - An spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer that conveys the bundle of folded sheets with a folded portion of the bundle of folded sheets forming a front end portion of the bundle of folded sheets, a spine formation unit disposed downstream from the sheet conveyer in a sheet conveyance direction for forming the spine of the bundle of folded sheets by squeezing the folded portion of the bundle from a folded leading side, a front side, and a back side of the bundle, a discharge unit to discharge the bundle of folded sheets outside the spine formation device, disposed downstream form the spine formation unit in the sheet conveyance direction, and a controller to cause the spine formation unit to operate in one of multiple selectable control modes for controlling the spine formation unit in accordance with at least one of multiple predetermined sheet-related variables. | 05-05-2011 |
20110110748 | Machine A Relier - A machine for binding a packet of sheets of binding elements has a transfer belt designed to magnetically fix the binding elements and to move between a disengagement position in which it receives the binding elements and an engagement position in which it is positioned in a closure zone, closure devices disposed upstream of the transfer belt and designed, in the closure zone, to close the elements, a magnetic binding table disposed upstream of the closure devices, and comprising a fixing zone for holding a series of ends of the elements, and a magnetic top guide disposed upstream of the closure devices and above the binding table, and comprising a fixing zone for holding the other series of ends of the elements, the packet of perforated sheets being inserted between the table and the top guide. | 05-12-2011 |
20120070250 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT SUPPLIES SHEET ON WHICH IMAGE IS FORMED TO RING BOOKBINDING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that enables to execute a bookbinding process for sheet bundles without decreasing productivity. The image forming apparatus is connected to a bookbinding apparatus having a bookbinding unit that binds a book by attaching a ring to a punch hole and a buffer unit that performs a buffering process to convey sheets in piles so that sheets for a next sheet bundle are not ejected onto a sheet bundle that is being processed by the bookbinding unit. A determination unit determines whether a sheet is a type that is prohibited from buffering. A control unit adjusts an ejection order so that the sheet of the type that is prohibited from buffering is not ejected within the predetermined number of sheets from the first sheet of sheets that constitute the sheet bundle, when the determination unit determines that the sheet is the type that is prohibited from buffering. | 03-22-2012 |
20120207565 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A sheet processing apparatus includes: a stacking unit that stacks conveyed sheets; an aligning unit that aligns the sheets stacked on the stacking unit in a sheet conveying direction; a binding unit that moves along an end portion of a bundle of the sheets on a binding portion side and performs a binding process for the bundle of the sheets that have been aligned by the aligning unit; a pressing unit that presses the bundle of the sheets at the end portion thereof on the binding portion side; and an interlocking unit that moves the pressing unit in association with a motion of the binding unit. | 08-16-2012 |
20120219385 | THREAD STITCHING MACHINE - A thread stitching machine to process signatures into book blocks includes a transport system for the signatures including a transport section on which the signatures are straddling for supply to a stitching station. The transport section includes an auxiliary saddle and a driven, continuously moving conveying chain to drive the auxiliary saddle. The conveying chain has spaced-apart, integrated pusher elements. A downstream installed stitching station includes a freely moving stitching saddle immediately following the auxiliary saddle. The stitching saddle includes a separate conveying device for the signatures, operated by a drive. A detection device is arranged at a transition between the auxiliary saddle and the stitching saddle to detect a position of the signature and a time which the signature passes by. The conveying chain is operated with a change in speed that depends on different sheet lengths following each other directly in a sequence of signatures. | 08-30-2012 |
20120251269 | BINDER CLIP - Placing sheets around a retainer or between a retainer and clamp and securing a clamp against the sheets and retainer for compressively fixing the pages against the retainer. | 10-04-2012 |
20130058739 | MULTI-FUNCTION BINDING MACHINE - A multi-function binding machine is proposed. The multi-function binding machine ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130189055 | BINDING ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR BINDING - A binding structure for binding a bundle of sheets and that includes a base and a pair of opposed position legs that are integrally formed with and extend from respective sides of the base. The pair of legs and base together defines a retention area in which the bundle of sheets is held. The pair of legs is constructed and arranged with a resilient bias toward each other, but separable to enable the bundle of sheets to be held therebetween under a biasing force. The legs each have at least one inwardly directed rib arranged for contact with opposed sides of the bundle of sheets, and a thermal adhesive layer is disposed on the base and upon which the bundle of sheets rests, to be later formed in a thermal binding machine. | 07-25-2013 |
20130236268 | BOOKBINDING CONTROL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, BOOKBINDING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BOOKBINDING - A bookbinding control device includes an acquisition unit that acquires print data including post-processing-not-required pages requiring no post-processing and post-processing-required pages requiring post-processing, a first accumulation controller that performs control so as to accumulate sheets with the printed post-processing-not-required pages in a first accumulation unit, and a bookbinding controller that performs control so as to perform bookbinding after the sheets with the printed post-processing-not-required pages in the first accumulation unit and the post-processing-required pages subjected to the post-processing are accumulated in an accumulation unit of a bookbinding device in a prescribed order, wherein the post-processing-not-required pages subjected to the post-processing are accumulated in a second accumulation unit different from the first accumulation unit. | 09-12-2013 |
20130266402 | APPARATUS FOR BINDING STACKS OF FLAT PARTS - An apparatus for binding stacks of flat parts comprising a fixing unit for fixing a stack consisting of a plurality of flat parts, a binder application device for applying liquid binder along a narrow face of the stack, and an irradiating unit for curing the binder by irradiating the binder on the narrow face of the stack, a light-emitting diode unit being used for irradiation. | 10-10-2013 |
20130266403 | Spring Loaded Corrugated Stitcher Head and Method of Stitching - A stitching head is provided for stitching books or printed products. The stitching head includes a supporter and a driver. The supporter has a corrugated supporter surface including first ridges and first grooves. The driver interacts with the supporter and has a channel and a corrugated driver surface which includes second ridges and second grooves. The first grooves and first ridges of the supporter mesh with the second ridges and second grooves of driver and the channel supports stitching material between the corrugated supporter surface and the corrugated driver surface. A method is also provided. | 10-10-2013 |
20130287525 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A printing system for controlling to allow various settings by one job and reducing output of unnecessary printed materials is provided. To accomplish this, the present invention sets a post-process to be executed for a plurality of sheets that are printed by execution of a job as a first setting, sets a post-process to be executed for part of the sheets included in the plurality of sheets as a second setting, and causes a post-processing unit to execute post-processes according to the setting of the post-processes set as the first setting and the second setting. | 10-31-2013 |
20140003885 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 01-02-2014 |
20140017038 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN APPARATUS - An apparatus for applying adhesive to a book block spine has an application nozzle, a nozzle opening of the application nozzle being variable and able to be adapted to the thickness of a book block to be processed. The application nozzle has a first chamber for providing adhesive and a second chamber. A first slide is provided in the region of the first chamber for changing a width of the first chamber. A second slide is provided in the region of the second chamber for changing the volume of the second chamber. The changing takes place in such a way that, when there is a change in the width of the first chamber, the sum of the volume of the first chamber and the second chamber remains constant. The apparatus allows a strictly defined application of adhesive possible even when there is a changeover to a narrower book block spine. | 01-16-2014 |
20140044501 | THREAD SEWING MACHINE - A method for operating a thread sewing machine to process printed sheets to form book blocks includes transporting the printed sheets lying astride a first transport section of a transport system. The first transport section is operated by a conveying mechanism. The conveying mechanism is operated with a speed change that depends on a direct sequence of different sheet lengths of the printed sheets. The printed sheets are fed from the first transport section to a second transport section of the transport system. The second transport section is operated by a conveying device having at least one of a controller and an operative connection to a stop so as to ensure an individual positioning of a sub-format printed sheet relative to a standard-format printed sheet. The printed sheets are fed from the second transport system to a downstream sewing station. | 02-13-2014 |
20140086707 | MAKING BOUND DOCUMENT HAVING FASTENER AND SPACER - Sheets are bound to form a bound document by fastening together the sheets and a binding strip. A spacer is applied to a back sheet adjacent to the feet of the fasteners. A wraparound portion of the binding strip is folded around the spine edges of the sheets so that adhesive on the strip contacts the spacer or the back sheet farther from the spine than the feet of the fasteners. The adhesive is affixed to the back sheet. The binding strip includes a spacer adjacent to the heads of the fasteners, protruding above the face-attachment portion at least as far as the heads of the fasteners do. | 03-27-2014 |
20140133938 | PRINTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING ORDER OF IMAGE FORMATION ON A PLURALITY OF PAGES TO BE POST-PROCESSED, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A mechanism that makes it possible to output a saddle-stitched brochure in a correct page order when a post-processing apparatus that executes a saddle-stitching process by switching back a sheet is caused to execute the saddle-stitching process. Sheets discharged from a printing apparatus are switched back by reverse rotation of a conveying roller pair, and are conveyed into a conveying path for a saddle-stitch bookbinding process. The sheets are accumulated in an accumulation tray for the saddle-stitch bookbinding process. When the saddle-stitch bookbinding process is caused to be executed on the accumulated sheets by the post-processing apparatus, the order of image formation is decided such that the order of pages of images printed on the saddle-stitched sheets becomes correct. The images are printed on the sheets in the decided order of image formation. | 05-15-2014 |
20140140789 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, STORING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A control includes causing a processing unit to perform a saddle-stitching binding process in which a plurality of sheets are subjected to a binding process and a folding process or a center-folding binding process in which a plurality of sheets are subjected to the folding process, permitting the processing unit to perform the saddle-stitching binding process or the center-folding binding process on a predetermined number of sheets, and controlling such that the number of sheets which are permitted to be subjected to the center-folding binding process is smaller than the number of sheets which are permitted to be subjected to the saddle-stitching binding process. | 05-22-2014 |
20140154031 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Even when a binding process for binding a plurality of sheets without using a staple is performed after performing printing on both faces of the sheets, the binding process can be performed so that the bound sheets are not easily separated. A control method for controlling a printing apparatus, comprises: performing a binding process for binding, without using a staple, a sheet on which an image is printed based on image data; specifying an area where the binding process is to be performed, the area being included in the image data; deleting image data of the specified area; and printing the image on the sheet based on the image data on which deleting is performed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140154032 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a sheet processing apparatus capable of accurately recognizing where sheets are separated based on a concave and convex mark on a sheet without use of a specific partition sheet by utilizing a binding method for performing a binding process on sheets without use of a staple. A control method for controlling a sheet processing apparatus includes performing a binding process for binding a plurality of sheets without use of a staple by a binding unit, setting a sheet on which a concave and convex mark is to be formed by the binding unit, and controlling the binding unit so as to form the concave and convex mark on the set sheet. | 06-05-2014 |
20140178153 | Paper sheet having a hinge adjacent to its spine edge, a plurality of the sheets being bound into a book whereby the sheets lay flat when the book opened - A method for binding a plurality of paper sheets to form a book, grooves being formed in both surfaces of each sheet adjacent the sheet spine. The sheets lay flat when the book is opened. | 06-26-2014 |
20140205397 | System and Method for Providing a Photobook - The present disclosure provides a photobook including a plurality of pages including a plurality of printed images, and a bound edge that binds an edge of each of the plurality of pages, wherein the bound edge includes at least one recessed void along its length, wherein the recessed void increases the flexibility of the bound edge. The disclosure also provides a system and method of making the photobook provided herein. | 07-24-2014 |
20140219747 | SHEET BINDING DEVICE, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET BINDING METHOD - A sheet binding device binds a sheet bundle by causing a movable-crimping-member moving unit to move a movable crimping member thereby holding a sheet bundle between crimping members. The movable-crimping-member moving unit includes: a link mechanism that includes a first link member rotatably connected to the movable crimping member, a second link member rotatably connected to a fixed member fixed to a device body and connected to the first link member through a connecting part; a connecting member rotatably connected to the connecting part, and capable of moving between a first position causing the link mechanism to be extended and a second position causing the link mechanism to be more flexed than in the first position; and a connecting-member moving unit that includes a rotary member capable of rotating on a displaceable rotating shaft, and reciprocates the connecting member by rotation of the rotary member in one direction. | 08-07-2014 |
20150110578 | Bookbinding by Inserting a Helical Plastic Coil into the Aligned Holes at the Edge of the Book - A helical coil is inserted into holes at an edge of a book by a machine which is adjustable for different diameters of coil. The face of the book sits on a platen and the coil is driven by a roller while the edge of the book is supported on a plurality of spine formers having an arced surface for shaping the edge of the book and an end of the book is engaged by a side lay member at an angle to incline the holes at the angle to receive the turns of the coil. The flat spine formers are carried on supports which rotate so as to allow the turns of the coil at the pitch angle to pass the spine formers. For different book thickness and coil diameter, the arced shape of the spine formers, the spine former angle and the lay angle are changed manually. | 04-23-2015 |
20150110579 | TECHNIQUES FOR CREASING A COVER OF A CASE - Techniques for creasing a cover of a case are described herein. In an example, a creasing tool includes a first plate portion and a second plate portion substantially parallel to the first plate portion such that the first plate portion and the second plate portion define a slot between the first plate portion and the second plate portion for creasing a cover of a case. | 04-23-2015 |
20160144651 | DATA PAGE FOR A SECURITY DOCUMENT AND/OR VALUE DOCUMENT - A method for producing a book-like security and/or value document includes: A) at least two layers of a data sheet formed from organic polymeric materials are brought together, one inner layer having smaller dimensions than at least one adjacent layer, the data sheet forming a gap or a step along an edge, the gap/step being filled with an auxiliary piece having a thickness which substantially corresponds to the thickness of the inner layer and formed from a material which is not laminable with the at least two layers, B) all layers of the stack of step A) are laminated with each other, not with the auxiliary piece, C) auxiliary piece is removed, D) a data sheet region of a cover tab is introduced into the gap/step and connected with the data sheet, E) a cover region of the cover tab is bound into the cover of the security and/or value document. | 05-26-2016 |
20160176217 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING PORTIONS OF A BACKLINING MATERIAL TO THE BACK OF A BOOK BLOCK | 06-23-2016 |
20190143733 | PAPER BINDING APPARATUS AND PAPER BINDING METHOD | 05-16-2019 |
412007000 | Marginally perforated sheet | 11 |
20090263212 | Bookbinding system, bookbinding method, and computer program product - A bookbinding device receives a sheet on which an image is formed from an image forming apparatus. In the bookbinding device, a punching unit performs a punching process on a sheet; an aligning unit aligns a plurality of sheets on which holes are punched; and a ring binding unit mounts, in the holes of the sheets aligned by the aligning unit, a ring-shaped binding tool to create a booklet. A prohibiting unit, if a sheet received from the image forming apparatus is a punched sheet having a hole thereon, causes the punching unit not to perform the punching process on the punched sheet. | 10-22-2009 |
20090269166 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MECHANICALLY BINDING A BOOK SPINE - Method and system for permanently fastening an in-line plastic book spine utilizing bind spine tabs. Paper sheets can be formed into an aligned book block. A set of rectangular holes can be configured on binding edges of the paper sheets and book covers. Each bind spine tab can be inserted into the rectangular holes and connected with a binding strip utilizing a mechanical material fastening process, an ultrasonic sealing/welding process and/or a mechanical tab fastening process. The mechanical material fastening process can fasten the book spine together by a stitch or piercing a mechanical material therein. The ultrasonic sealing/welding process can apply ultrasonic waves on the spine tab and the strip to bond together. The mechanical tab fastening process can insert a pre-cut series of mechanical tabs into die-cut slots on a mating side of the book spine. | 10-29-2009 |
20090269167 | Bookbinding device, bookbinding system, bookbinding method, and computer program product - A current processing mode is judged. The current processing mode can be a first mode, in which both a punching process and a binding process are performed, and a second mode, in which only the punching process is performed. A paper unit spacing, which is an interval between a last sheet of paper in a preceding paper unit and a first sheet of paper in a subsequent paper unit, is set depending on the current processing mode. A paper unit spacing for the first mode is longer than a paper unit spacing for the second mode. | 10-29-2009 |
20100119334 | BINDING OF STACKED FLAT PARTS - A wire comb for binding stacked flat parts, a method of binding stacked flat parts with the wire comb, and a device for binding stacked flat parts with the wire comb. The wire comb includes loop-like or hairpin-like sections insertable into perforations formed in the flat parts, and wire sections arranged next to each other in a longitudinal direction that combine together the loop-like or hairpin-like sections. In an open state before insertion of the loop-like or hairpin-like sections into the perforations, the wire comb has a cross-section in which the loop-like or hairpin-like sections are straight on an insertion side and in which a side facing the straight loop-like or hairpin-like sections is bent or prerounded. | 05-13-2010 |
20120076616 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING RING BINDING FUNCTION - An image forming system including a control section provides control in such a way that, the ring binder of the size determined for the first set of copies is adopted so that ring binding is performed for a second set of copies or copies thereafter in a case of executing a job for ring binding of a plurality of copies. When at least one of a status change in the sheet feed section, a main power source being turned off, or a change in a job ticket is occurred from a suspension to a resumption of the job, since the thickness of a bundle of sheets may change, the thickness measuring section is caused to measure the thickness of the bundle in a first set of copies subsequent to resumption. And the control section judges continuation or suspension of a job. | 03-29-2012 |
20120183374 | PRODUCTION OF BOUND PAPER PRODUCTS - Method and apparatus for producing bound flat parts, each having a sheet stack. Method includes conveying unbound sheet stack from sheet stack dispensing device into cassette of circulating conveyor, so that sheet stack is received into cassette, after receiving sheet stack in the cassette, driving circulating conveyor so cassette with sheet stack is conveyed to binding apparatus, and binding sheet stack in cassette at binding apparatus so that fingers formed as binding tongues are disposed in perforations so fingers are curved in the shape of a spiral. At least one of: adhesive-free area of each finger brought into overlapping contact with area of respective finger, adhesive-free area of each finger brought into overlapping contact with area of respective finger provided with adhesive, and overlapping contact areas of fingers are bound together. Removing at a dispensing station bound sheet stack from cassette, and delivering empty cassette to sheet stack dispensing device. | 07-19-2012 |
20120195714 | METHOD FOR FASTENING LOOSE PAPER SHEETS - A method of temporary fastening together a stack of loose paper sheets, in which at least one opening has been formed. The method includes threading at least one connecting element through at least one opening of the sheets in the stack. The connecting element is spiral-shaped, is made of a resilient material, and includes at least one loop. | 08-02-2012 |
20140255125 | BINDING MACHINE - A punching and binding machine used to bind sheets to discs. The machine may include a lever with a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm. Each arm may be pivotally and slidably connected to minimize the force required by a user to punch cutouts in a stack of sheets. The lever may include a flipper connected to a binding member to actuate punching and binding simultaneously. | 09-11-2014 |
20140341677 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND IMPLEMENTING BOOK BINDING GEOMETRIES AS A FUNCTION OF STACK THICKNESS - A system and method are provided for forming and implementing book binding geometries as a function of image receiving medium stack thicknesses for automated book binding in image forming devices. The disclosed schemes optimize book binding employing a plurality of strip-like binding elements to form loops in a process that employs heat and pressure to reduce residual stresses in the strips as they are formed into loops. The disclosed schemes mechanically modify a process of bending individual book-binding elements in a manner that more effectively employs less expensive material elements to provide consistent and durable “right-sized” book binding of finished documents. A combination of heat and pressure are introduced with a molded structure that results in controlling a radius of formation to be consistently followed by the “folded” binding elements in order to relieve the stress and preserve the integrity of those binding elements in the finished product. | 11-20-2014 |
20150086296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SPIRAL-BOUND BOOKS - The invention relates to the production of books with wire or spiral bindings or other comparable bindings, wherein sub-layers ( | 03-26-2015 |
20160159132 | RivetBooks - The present invention relates to a completed book which comprises a front cover ( | 06-09-2016 |