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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Awano, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshinori Nakano, Yokohama, JP;
Takuya Makita, Yokohama, JP;
Kojiro Tsutsumi, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Harada, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Kusumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Hagiwara, Yokohama, JP;
Emiko Shiraishi, Yokohama, JP;
Junichi Hirota, Yokohama, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A binding member is provided and includes: upper teeth having a tooth form configured to form a convex-concave portion on a recording material bundle; and lower teeth having a tooth form configured to form the convex-concave portion on the recording material bundle, and paired with the upper teeth. At least one of the upper teeth and the lower teeth includes: a first tooth row having a first tooth form having a first shape suitable for binding a first binding number of sheets; and a second tooth row having a second tooth form having a second shape suitable for binding a second binding number of sheets which is smaller than the first binding number of sheets.