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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2023
Ruki Midorikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Shimodate, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichiro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Takai, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Ruki Midorikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Shimodate, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichiro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Takai, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A laminating system sandwiches a sheet medium in a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and partially joined together and applies heat and pressure to bond the two-ply sheet. The laminating system includes a sheet separating device, a laminate-fixing device, and a conveyor. The sheet separating device separates the two sheets of the two-ply sheet and sandwiches the sheet medium between the two sheets. The laminate-fixing device heats and presses the two-ply sheet sandwiching the sheet medium. The conveyor conveys the two-ply sheet sandwiching the sheet medium from the sheet separating device to the laminate-fixing device. The laminate-fixing device is disposed above the sheet separating device.