Spine formation device, post-processing apparatus, and bookbinding system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8109495
APP PUB NO 20110064541A1
SERIAL NO

12805721

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An spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer, a contact member including a first row of grooves provided in a contact surface thereof to house a projection projecting from a folded portion of a bundle of folded sheets, a driving unit to move the contact member, first and second sandwiching units to squeeze the bundle, a discharge unit, and a controller. The first row of grooves extends in parallel to the folded portion of the bundle and includes at least a first pair of grooves inclined in different directions with an interval therebetween varying in size with location of the grooves in a first direction perpendicular to a sheet conveyance direction. The contact member is moved to change the size of interval between the first pair of grooves at a position aligned with the projection projecting from the folded portion of the bundle of folded sheets.

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RICOH COMPANY LIMITED3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asami, Shinji Machida, JP 60 1100
Furuhashi, Tomohiro Fujisawa, JP 131 1665
Gotoh, Kiichiroh Yokohama, JP 9 136
Kikkawa, Naohiro Kawasaki, JP 60 996
Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Kawasaki, JP 240 3020
Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Tokyo, JP 186 3968

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