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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Nobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Awano, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Makita, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoto Terao, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A binding apparatus includes: a set of binding parts configured to press and bind a bundle of recording materials from one side and a remaining side in a thickness direction; a first support part configured to support the bundle of recording materials from the one side by performing rotation toward the bundle of recording materials around a predetermined fulcrum; and a second support part configured to support the bundle of recording materials from the remaining side so as to face the first support part when binding is performed by the set of binding parts.