Booklet maker

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1998-09-29

2000-08-08

Pitts, Andrea L.

Bookbinding: process and apparatus

Apparatus

Book working apparatus

412 1, 412 3, 412 4, 412 6, 412 18, 412 19, 412 20, 412 21, 412 22, 412 23, 412 24, 412 16, B42C 100, B26D 520, B42B 402, B27F 717

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060992255

ABSTRACT:
A low cost, high speed, high resolution laser printer method and apparatus for re-writable media is presented. A method for finishing of printed sheets into booklets is described. Novel mechanical operations permit the manufacture of a very low-cost, off-line booklet maker for use with desktop laser and ink jet printers. The technology can scale to medium-speed, in-line booklet manufacture. The method is novel because most of the finishing operations are performed on a sheet-by-sheet basis using precision paper positioning and a transverse tool carrier that cuts, scores, folds, punches, and staples the sheets. To form a finished saddle-stitched booklet, each sheet is cut to length determined by its sequence in the booklet and paper thickness, scored, punched (if required), folded, accumulated in a stack, and stapled. The sheet-wise method allows finishing operations to be done with low-cost tools and low actuation forces.

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