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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Bookbinding apparatus, control method therefor, image forming apparatus, and control method therefor
Takashi Nagaya, Moriya, JP;
Akihito Mori, Toride, JP;
Nobuo Sekiguchi, Moriya, JP;
Keita Takahashi, Abiko, JP;
Takashi Nagaya, Moriya, JP;
Akihito Mori, Toride, JP;
Nobuo Sekiguchi, Moriya, JP;
Keita Takahashi, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bookbinding apparatus which is capable of suppressing volatile components of an adhesive causing abnormal odor from leaking out of the bookbinding apparatus, to thereby reduce discomfort to nearby operators and an operator exchanging a deodorizing filter. The bookbinding apparatusis connectable to an image forming apparatusand carries out bookbinding by bonding a plurality of sheets outputted from the image forming apparatuswith the adhesive. An adhesive heaterheats the adhesiveand a temperature sensordetects a temperature of the adhesive. An adhesive temperature controllercontrols a heating temperature of the adhesiveby the adhesive heater, based on the temperature of the adhesivedetected by the temperature sensorand a target temperature. When the adhesive temperature controllerreceives an instruction from the image forming apparatusto set the temperature of the adhesiveto a predetermined temperature that is lower than the target temperature, the adhesive temperature controllercontrols the heating temperature of the adhesiveby the heating device, so that the temperature of the adhesivebecomes lower than a predetermined temperature that is lower than the target temperature.