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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Pfu Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PFU LIMITED, Ishikawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 11/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 11/00 (2013.01); B07C 5/3422 (2013.01);
Abstract
A binding member removal apparatus includes a removal unit that removes a binding member that binds a bound medium from the bound medium, an image capturing unit that captures an image in which a portion of the bound medium appears, a driving unit that moves the removal unit, and a control unit that controls the driving unit such that the removal unit is disposed at a predetermined position with respect to the binding member, on the basis of the image.