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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Makita, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Awano, Yokohama, JP;
Kojiro Tsutsumi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiyasu Yukawa, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Harada, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Ogino, Ebina, JP;
Masashi Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Nobe, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Kurihara, Yokohama, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A binding member includes: an upper tooth that has an upper tooth form for forming unevenness in a bundle of recording materials; and a lower tooth that has a lower tooth form for forming unevenness in the bundle of recording materials and that forms a pair with the upper tooth. At least one of the upper tooth form and the lower tooth form is formed such that, in a sectional shape, a groove is formed in a trough portion of a concave portion of a tooth form and a length of an inclined portion which comes into contact with the bundle of recording materials is made small compared to a case where the inclined portion of the tooth form has reached a bottom of the trough portion.