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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Max Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Chigira, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuaki Yagi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Igata, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Hakozaki, Tokyo, JP;
MAX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A staple removing device includes a device body, a removing part provided in the device body and configured to execute a staple removing operation of removing a staple from a sheet bundle, an accommodation unit detachably mounted to the device body and configured to accommodate the staple removed by the removing part, a count unit configured to count a number of operation times of the staple removing operation, a detection unit configured to detect whether the accommodation unit is attached or detached with respect to the device body, a measurement unit configured to measure an elapsed time after the detection unit detects that the accommodation unit is removed from the device body, and an operation-times reset unit that resets the number of operation times when the elapsed time becomes a predetermined time or longer.