Bookbinding apparatus and image forming system

a technology of image forming system and bookbinding apparatus, which is applied in the directions of electrographic process, transportation and packaging, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of increased production cost, increased apparatus size, and insufficient strength of booklet pasted and bound

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-01
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH INC
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When the pasting and bookbinding apparatus disclosed in the Patent Document 1 is used, the strength of the booklet having been pasted and bound is insufficient due to the limited pasting area on the spine portion of a sheet bundle.
In a bookbinding apparatus wherein multiple notched grooves are formed on the end side of a sheet bundle using a milling machine, and adhesive is then applied to the end side of the sheet bund...

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[0027] Next, a bookbinding apparatus of the invention and an image forming system provided with the bookbinding apparatus will be explained as follows, referring to the drawings.

[0028] [Image Forming System]

[0029]FIG. 1 is an entire structure diagram of an image forming system equipped with image forming apparatus body A, bookbinding apparatus B and sheet ejection apparatus C and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an appearance of the image forming system.

[0030] [Image Forming Apparatus Body]

[0031] Image forming apparatus body A has an image forming unit wherein charging unit 2, image exposure unit 3, developing unit 4, transfer unit 5A, neutralizing unit 5B and cleaning unit 6 are arranged around rotary image carrier 1. In the image forming unit, exposure scanning based on image data obtained from a document through reading by a laser beam of the image exposure unit 3 is conducted after a surface of the image carrier 1 is charged evenly by the charging unit 2, to form a latent image...

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Abstract

A bookbinding apparatus for providing wrapping-binding of a booklet by bonding a cover sheet on the spine portion of a sheet bundle to wrap the sheet bundle with the cover sheet, wherein the sheet conveyance path of the bookbinding apparatus includes a notch forming device to form notches on the end to be coated with adhesive when the sheet is subjected to bookbinding process.

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[0001] This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-251000 filed on Aug. 31, 2005 in Japanese Patent Office, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a bookbinding apparatus that makes a booklet by covering the spine portion, the from and the back of the bundle of sheets with a cover sheet, and in particular, to an image forming system equipped with a bookbinding apparatus which can be connected to an image forming apparatus body such as a copying machine, a facsimile machine or a printer to be applied. [0003] Bookbinding is known as a method of binding a bundle of sheets as a collection of printed sheets by stapling or pasting. [0004] Apparatuses known as a pasting and bookbinding apparatus include a device to jet paste on a sheet by using a paste jetting nozzle, a device wherein a paste roller is installed in a paste container, and paste adheres to an outer circumferenc...

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IPC IPC(8): B65H33/04
CPCB42C5/04G03G2215/00936G03G15/6544B42C9/0025B42C1/12B42C11/04
Inventor YOSHIE, KOHJISHIMIZU, SABUROHAMA, RIICHIKANEKO, MASAHIROHATA, KIYOSHI
Owner KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH INC
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