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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Horizon International Inc., Shiga, JP;
Kou Ohuchiyama, Shiga, JP;
Takakazu Hori, Shiga, JP;
Masayuki Kashiba, Shiga, JP;
Hiroki Yamamoto, Shiga, JP;
Horizon International Inc., Shiga, JP;
Abstract
This system is provided with: a conveying devicethat conveys paper P along a conveying path F; a sheet paper supply device, paper-folding device, or cutter connected to an upstream end of the conveying path; a gathering devicedisposed midway through the conveying path; a saddle stitch deviceconnected to a downstream end of the conveying path; and a management unitthat collectively controls the conveying device, the sheet paper supply device, the paper-folding device, the cutter, the gathering device, and the saddle stitch device. The gathering device can switch operation between a non-operating mode, a first operating mode for operating as a primary gathering device, and a second operating mode for operating as a paper insertion device.