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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2025
Applicant:
Horizon Inc., Takashima, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoyuki Shimizu, Takashima, JP;
Masaru Ochi, Takashima, JP;
Assignee:
Horizon Inc., Takashima, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 37/04 (2006.01); B42B 4/00 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 37/04 (2013.01); B42B 4/00 (2013.01); B65H 43/00 (2013.01); B65H 2301/51611 (2013.01); B65H 2513/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a saddle stitch folding apparatus including: a stitcher unit; a reel support unit configured to support a reel rotatably about the axis with a support shaft being inserted in a through-hole formed in the reel; and a rotation detecting mechanism configured to detect a rotation state of the reel, and the rotation detecting mechanism has an adhering member that is rotated while adhered to a bottom face of the reel, a rotating member having an insertion hole inserted in the support shaft, and a rotation detecting unit configured to detect the rotation state of the rotating member.