Sheet binding apparatus capable of performing two kinds of binding processes
US5592280A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00864
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sheet stapling apparatus includes a storage unit for storing sheets ejected out from an image forming apparatus, and a stapling unit for stapling to the sheets stored in the storage unit. The sheet stapling apparatus can execute a first bending process for bending the feet of a staple which were pierced through the sheets to the inside and a second bending process for bending the feet of the staple which were pierced through the sheets to the outside. In the facsimile mode or the printer mode, the second bending process is executed.
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