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EP0355751A2
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Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1989-08-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A sheet stapling apparatus includes sheet accommodating contain (9) for accommodating discharged sheets (p), a stapling device (17) for stapling the sheets (p) received by the sheet accommodating contain (9), a reference (41) for confining edges of the sheets (p) accommodated in the sheet accommodating contain (9) to align the sheets (p), and aligning member (43) for urging the sheets (p) accommodated in the accommodating contain (9) to the reference (41), and for continuing to urge the sheets (p) to the reference (41) when the sheets (p) are stapled by the stapling device (17).
Inventors
- 👤 Masataka Naito
- 👤 Mitsuhiro Mukasa
- 👤 Masakazu Hiroi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:23
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42C; B42C1/00; B42C1/12; B42C1/125; B65; B65H; B65H31/00; B65H31/34; B65H31/38; B65H39/00; B65H39/10; B65H39/11; B65H2403/00; B65H2403/50; B65H2403/51; B65H2403/511; B65H2408/00; B65H2408/10; B65H2408/11; B65H2408/113; B65H2408/114; B65H2408/1141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A sheet stapling apparatus, comprising: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; and aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A sheet stapling apparatus, comprising: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; and aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said sheet accommodating means includes plural bins arranged in substantially vertically, and said aligning means includes a rod extend substantially vertically.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to Claim 2, wherein said reference means includes a plate having a substantially vertical surface at a side of each of the bins.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to Claim 3, wherein said aligning means is swingable toward and away from said reference means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to Claim 4, wherein said aligning means is movable in a movable range which is changed in accordance with sizes of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to Claim 5, wherein after the bins receive one sheet, respectively, said aligning means urges the sheets all at once.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
A sheet stapling apparatus, comprising: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; and aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, each time a sheet is accommodated in said accommodating means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
88 words
A sheet stapling apparatus, comprising: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; and aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, each time a sheet is accommodated in said accommodating means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
An apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein said aligning means is movable to and from a home position, an aligning position determined in accordance with sizes of the sheets and a stand-by position between the home position and the aligning position, and wherein said aligning means reciprocates between the stand-by position and the aligning position each time a sheet is accommodated in said accommodating means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus according to Claim 8, wherein said aligning means moves to the aligning position when a final sheet to be accommodated by said accommodating means is discharged, and is retained at the aligning position until the stapling operation by said stapling means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to Claim 9, wherein said sheet accommodating means includes plural bins arranged in substantially vertically, and said aligning means includes a rod extend substantially vertically.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to Claim 10, wherein said reference means includes a plate having a substantially vertical surface at a side of each of the bins.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to Claim 11, wherein after the bins receive one sheet, respectively, said aligning means urges the sheets all at once.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
110 words
An image forming apparatus, comprising in combination: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means; and whereby the sheets on which images are formed by actuation of an image formation starting button are accommodated in said sheet accommodating means and are stapled by said stapling means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
110 words
An image forming apparatus, comprising in combination: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means; and whereby the sheets on which images are formed by actuation of an image formation starting button are accommodated in said sheet accommodating means and are stapled by said stapling means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
116 words
An image forming apparatus, comprising in combination: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, each time a sheet is accommodated in said accommodating means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means; and whereby the sheets on which images are formed by actuation of an image formation starting button are accommodated in said sheet accommodating means and are stapled.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
116 words
An image forming apparatus, comprising in combination: sheet accommodating means for accommodating discharged sheets; stapling means for stapling the sheets received by said sheet accommodating means; reference means for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating means to align the sheets; aligning means for urging the sheets accommodated in said accommodating means to said reference means, each time a sheet is accommodated in said accommodating means, and for continuing to urge the sheets to said reference means when the sheets are stapled by said stapling means; and whereby the sheets on which images are formed by actuation of an image formation starting button are accommodated in said sheet accommodating means and are stapled.
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