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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Kazushige Masunari, Tokyo, JP;
Yumiko Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kuniaki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Tokyo, JP;
Kazushige Masunari, Tokyo, JP;
Yumiko Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kuniaki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Tokyo, JP;
Gradco Japan Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A binding apparatus performs a binding process by bonding the end side of the sheet bundle, and is provided with a notch cutter that forms a notch in the end side used in the sheet binding process in the middle of the sheet conveyance path of the binding apparatus. The notch-forming unit includes a pair of sheet conveyance guides for forming a part of the sheet conveyance path, a cutter provided in a rotatably supported bracket, and a biasing means for applying a force to the cutter to face the sheet conveyance path formed by a pair of the sheet conveyance guides at all times.