Finisher for an image forming apparatus with a binding device that stacks and binds papers
US6343785B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a finisher including at least one stapler for stapling a paper stack, and rotating it relative to the paper stack to thereby staple the paper stack either horizontally or obliquely, the stapler is supported by a support body including two axes of rotation relative to the paper stack. The support body includes a slider and a base. The stapler is rotated with the two axes of rotation rotating about each other, i.e., rotated about one axe of rotation by substantially 45° or about the other axis of rotation by substantially 90°. The finisher is miniature and easy to operate despite that the stapler is rotatable for oblique stapling or for the replenishment of staples.
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