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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2021
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Terumitsu Noso, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A staple unit is secured to a second movable body that is provided on a first movable body so as to be swayed. The first movable body is moved linearly in a width direction of a bundle of sheets. The second movable body includes a first engagement member and a second engagement member, and the movement of the first engagement member and the second engagement member in accordance with the linear movement of the first movable body is guided by a parallel groove, a first sway groove, and a second sway groove of a posture control unit. The first engagement member is in constant contact with the first sway groove while the first engagement member moves in the first sway groove, and the second engagement member is in constant contact with the second sway groove while the second engagement member moves in the second sway groove.