Stapling apparatus and method of controlling stapling apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11034180
APP PUB NO 20200171872A1
SERIAL NO

16693891

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A stapling apparatus including a holding portion that receives and holds a plurality of mediums, a first matching portion positioned downstream of the holding portion, a paddle that applies sending force to the mediums so that leading edge sides of the mediums reach the first matching portion, a stapler that binds the mediums, the leading edge sides of the mediums having been matched by the first matching portion, a folding mechanism portion that folds the mediums that have been bound by the stapler. In the stapling apparatus, the first matching portion is configured to move and is configured to transport the mediums to a performing position of the stapler and a performing position of the folding mechanism portion by moving, and a position where the paddle applies sending force to the mediums differs according to lengths of the mediums in a transport direction.

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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION1-6 SHINJUKU 4-CHOME SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO 160-8801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harada, Yutaro Shiojiri, JP 28 25
Mizushima, Nobuyuki Shiojiri, JP 35 247
Ueno, Kohei Matsumoto, JP 51 89
Yamaguchi, Shunpei Shiojiri, JP 13 8

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