US5568247A
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Image forming system capable of stapling sheets at plural points
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-12-27
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Granted: 1996-10-22
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Expires: 2014-12-27
Abstract
Abstract It is an object of this invention to provide a stapling apparatus which binds sheets like a book by stapling the sheets at two points in a both sides copying mode or in a mode in which a cover is added to the sheets. This stapling apparatus includes a stapling unit for selectively performing stapling at one or a plurality of points of a plurality of sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus, and a control unit for controlling the stapling unit to perform stapling at a plurality of points of sheets ejected when the image forming apparatus is in a specific mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsushige Murata
- 👤 Norifumi Miyake
- 👤 Kazuo Onodera
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:53
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/65; G03G15/6538; G03G15/6541; B; B42; B42C; B42C1/00; B42C1/12; B42C1/125; B65; B65H; B65H2403/00; B65H2403/50; B65H2403/51; B65H2403/511; B65H2408/00; B65H2408/10; B65H2408/11; B65H2408/113; B65H2408/114; B65H2408/1141; B65H2513/00; B65H2513/50; B65H2513/51; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00362; G03G2215/00535; G03G2215/00556; G03G2215/00586; G03G2215/00789; G03G2215/00822; G03G2215/00827; G03G2215/00869
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A stapling apparatus comprising: stapling means for selectively performing stapling at one or plural points of a plurality of sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus; and control means for controlling said stapling means to perform stapling at a plurality of points of sheets ejected when said image forming apparatus is in a mode for forming images on both sides of sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A stapling apparatus comprising: stapling means for selectively performing stapling at one or plural points of a plurality of sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus; and control means for controlling said stapling means to perform stapling at a plurality of points of sheets ejected when said image forming apparatus is in a mode for forming images on both sides of sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stapling means binds a plurality of sheets like a book by performing stapling at a plurality of points.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A stapling method comprising the steps of: selectively performing stapling at one or a plurality of points of a plurality of sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus; and performing stapling at a plurality of points of sheets ejected when said image forming apparatus is in a mode for forming images on both sides of a sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
A stapling method comprising the steps of: selectively performing stapling at one or a plurality of points of a plurality of sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus; and performing stapling at a plurality of points of sheets ejected when said image forming apparatus is in a mode for forming images on both sides of a sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the stapling step binds a plurality of sheets like a book by performing stapling at a plurality of points.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
An image forming system comprising: image forming means for performing image formation on a sheet; stapling means for selectively performing stapling at one or a plurality of points of a plurality of sheets ejected from said image forming means; and control means for controlling said stapling means to perform stapling at a plurality of points of sheets on which said image forming means has performed image formation in a mode for forming images on both sides of a sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
An image forming system comprising: image forming means for performing image formation on a sheet; stapling means for selectively performing stapling at one or a plurality of points of a plurality of sheets ejected from said image forming means; and control means for controlling said stapling means to perform stapling at a plurality of points of sheets on which said image forming means has performed image formation in a mode for forming images on both sides of a sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said stapling means binds a plurality of sheets like a book by performing stapling at a plurality of points.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
117 words
An image forming system comprising: a plurality of sheet feed means; image forming means for forming an image on a sheet fed from any one of said plurality of sheet feed means; stapling means for performing stapling at one or plural points on the sheet on which the image is formed; and selecting means for selecting one of a first mode in which the stapling at plural points is performed by said stapling means, and a second mode in which the stapling at one point is performed; wherein said selecting means selects said first mode when a sheet fed from a designated one of said plurality sheet feed means is included in the sheets to be stapled.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
117 words
An image forming system comprising: a plurality of sheet feed means; image forming means for forming an image on a sheet fed from any one of said plurality of sheet feed means; stapling means for performing stapling at one or plural points on the sheet on which the image is formed; and selecting means for selecting one of a first mode in which the stapling at plural points is performed by said stapling means, and a second mode in which the stapling at one point is performed; wherein said selecting means selects said first mode when a sheet fed from a designated one of said plurality sheet feed means is included in the sheets to be stapled.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
An image forming system according to claim 7, wherein said designated one of said plurality of sheet feed means refeeds to said image forming means the sheet on which the image is formed by said image forming means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image forming system according to claim 7, wherein said designated one of said plurality of sheet feed means feeds the sheet to be a cover.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
An image forming system according to claim 7, wherein said image forming means includes exposure means for exposing an original, and said image forming means forms an image of the original exposed by said exposure means on the sheet.
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