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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichiro Isobe, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuyoshi Hayakawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Takashi Kuwata, Shizuoka, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Junichi Sekiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/704 ; G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/704 ; G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A cover for forming an outer appearance of a stapler unit for performing a stapling process to a sheet bundle serves also as a part of an outer shell of an apparatus body, and the stapler unit is provided selectively to the apparatus body movably between a position for stapling the sheet bundle and a position for replacing staple cartridges, to thereby make it possible to readily perform a jam process or staple replacement.