Stapling device and image forming apparatus having a stapling device
US5187534A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00864
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for stapling sheets at a stapling zone includes a conveyor for conveying the sheets to be collated to the stapling zone, a detector for detecting the overall thickness of sheets conveyed by the conveyor to the stapling zone, a first stapler for stapling the sheets collated at the stapling zone, and a second stapler for stapling the sheets collated at the stapling zone. In the device, one of the first and second staplers is selected to be actuated in accordance with the overall thickness of the stack of sheets detected by the detector.
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