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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2023
Kohta Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Mishina, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohta Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Mishina, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier, a crimper, a stapler, and circuitry. The liquid applier applies liquid to a liquid application position of a medium. The crimper presses and deforms at least a part to which the liquid is applied by the liquid applier, to bind a plurality of media including the medium to which the liquid is applied. The stapler performs stapling with a staple on a medium bundle in which the plurality of media is bound by the crimper. The circuitry controls operations of the crimper, the liquid applier, and the stapler, and selectively switches between first binding performed by the liquid applier and the crimper and second binding performed by only the stapler, in accordance with information on the medium or a binding position at which the medium bundle is bound by the crimper.