Bookbinding: process and apparatus – Apparatus – With measuring – testing – or inspection means
Patent
1992-01-08
1992-09-29
Eley, Timothy V.
Bookbinding: process and apparatus
Apparatus
With measuring, testing, or inspection means
412 12, B42C 1300
Patent
active
051509989
ABSTRACT:
A sheet binding apparatus includes a support for supporting a set of sheets; a puncher for punching the sets of sheets on the support; binder for binding the sheets by penetrating a ring member through punched holes of the sheets punched by the puncher; a detector for detecting a size of the ring member supported on the binder; a changing device for changing a degree of opening of the ring member in accordance with a size of the ring member; a conveyer for conveying the set of sheets punched by the puncher to the ring member supported on the binder; a second support for supporting the binder for movement between an automatic mode position wherein the binder receives the set of sheets conveyed by the conveyer and a manual mode position wherein the set of sheets can be received without use of the conveyer; a second detector for detecting the manual mode position of the binder and for prohibiting conveyance of the sheets by the conveyer; ring controller for controlling the degree of opening of the ring member during the manual mode; wherein the ring controller opens the ring member to the degree of opening predetermined in accordance with the size of the ring member.
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Iizumi Kenichi
Matsuo Kazuhiro
Murakami Koichi
Tagawa Yoichi
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Daiichi Seiki Kaisha Kabushiki Kaisha
Eley Timothy V.
Fridie, Jr. William
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