Binding device and image forming system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10173457
APP PUB NO 20180272790A1
SERIAL NO

15697700

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A binding device includes a first pressing member that presses a recording-medium stack from one surface side of the recording-medium stack, a second pressing member disposed at a position opposed to the first pressing member to press the recording-medium stack from the other surface side of the recording-medium stack, and a reduction part provided in at least one pressing member of the first pressing member and the second pressing member to reduce creases in recording media of the recording-medium stack in a binding operation when a number of the recording media in the recording-medium stack is smaller than a maximum number of recording media to be bound by the first pressing member and the second pressing member.

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FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP7-3 AKASAKA 9-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Awano, Hiroaki Kanagawa, JP 67 346
Harada, Katsumi Kanagawa, JP 48 166
Makita, Takuya Kanagawa, JP 34 57
Ogino, Takashi Kanagawa, JP 125 1277
Tsutsumi, Kojiro Kanagawa, JP 68 429
Yukawa, Toshiyasu Kanagawa, JP 26 32

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