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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Sugiyama, Yamanashi, JP;
Yuta Gemma, Yamanashi, JP;
Yoshihiko Minagawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Aya Kumagai, Chiba, JP;
Kota Hihara, Yamanashi, JP;
Takashi Saito, Yamanash, JP;
Fumihide Sakamoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 37/04 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 2402/442 (2013.01); B65H 2551/15 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1829 (2013.01); B65H 2801/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A staple-less binding unitis disposed between a front coverand a sheet stacking tableand an insertion portis formed on a first surfaceof the front coverso that manual binding by the staple-less binding unitcan be executed from the front side of the apparatus. The staple-less binding unitis provided at a position overlapping a stapling unitpositioned at a replacement position in a front-rear direction.