Sheet-material associating – Associating and folding – Stapling or stitching
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-12
2006-12-12
Tran, Khoi H. (Department: 3651)
Sheet-material associating
Associating and folding
Stapling or stitching
C270S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07147217
ABSTRACT:
A paper binding system of an image forming apparatus, such as a printer and a copier, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which finishing processes such as stapling and folding are performed by exactly gripping papers ejected from the image forming apparatus without any scattering. The paper binding system of the image forming apparatus includes a paper moving means150moving papers ejected from the image forming apparatus, a paper positioning unit88temporarily receiving the papers moved from the paper moving means and positioning them, a stapler unit84stapling the papers received in the paper positioning unit, a folding means151folding the stapled papers, and an eject tray135receiving the papers finished through the stapler unit and/or the folding means.
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Choi Jae-Geol
Jung Yeon-Kwan
Kenji Umehara
Kim Jeong-Ho
Lee Seung-Gweon
Gradco Ltd.
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
KRDC Co., Ltd.
Tran Khoi H.
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