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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kimiaki Hayakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Kusumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshimasu Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Kosasa, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Yamanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Kozo Sakakibara, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42B / ; B42C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 5819 ; 355324 ; 270 5809 ;
Abstract
A book binding apparatus has a sheet storing device for temporarily storing a sheet, a binding device for binding sheets as a sheet bundle, a transfer device for conveying the bound sheet bundle, a discharge opening for discharging the sheet bundle conveyed by the transfer device out of the apparatus, and a stacker for storing the sheet and arranged in a confronting relation to the discharge opening with the interposition of the transfer device.