Book-binding apparatus and image forming apparatus
US5899649A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S412/902
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A book-binding apparatus conveying a bind tape in front of a tape heater and an aligned sheet bundle is urged against the bind tape pre-heated by the tape heater to glue a plurality of sheets by melted adhesive on the bind tape. An aligning time for the sheet bundle is calculated on the basis of attributes of the sheets being aligned and a conveyance start timing for the bind tape is changed in accordance with the calculated aligning time.
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