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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Yeon-kwan Jung, Seoul, KR;
Umehara Kenji, Tokyo, JP;
Jeong-ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jae-geol Choi, Seoul, KR;
Seung-gweon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yeon-Kwan Jung, Seoul, KR;
Umehara Kenji, Tokyo, JP;
Jeong-Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Geol Choi, Seoul, KR;
Seung-Gweon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
KRDC Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Gradco Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper binding system of an image forming apparatus, such as a printer and a copier, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which finishing processes such as stapling and folding are performed by exactly gripping papers ejected from the image forming apparatus without any scattering. The paper binding system of the image forming apparatus includes a paper moving meansmoving papers ejected from the image forming apparatus, a paper positioning unittemporarily receiving the papers moved from the paper moving means and positioning them, a stapler unitstapling the papers received in the paper positioning unit, a folding meansfolding the stapled papers, and an eject trayreceiving the papers finished through the stapler unit and/or the folding means.