Staple cartridge system
US6715654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB27F7/38
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Outer shape dimensions of a staple cartridge for binding 100 sheets and a staple cartridge for binding 50 sheets are made the same. Staple detecting holes are provided at bottom faces of both of them, and a cartridge identifying hole for identifying a type of a cartridge is formed at one of them. A cartridge identifying sensor and a staple detecting sensor are provided at the inside of an electric stapler. Charge of the staple cartridge, determination of a cartridge type and presence or absence of a staple at the inside of the staple cartridge are detected by signals of the sensors.
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