Recording material processing apparatus and image forming system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11097919-B2
Application number	US-202016846423-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2020
Priority date	Oct 29, 2019
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

A recording material processing apparatus includes first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle; second teeth that move along a linear route toward the first teeth and presses the recording material bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth; and a guide portion that is disposed along the linear route and guides the second teeth moving toward the first teeth.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording material processing apparatus comprising:
first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle;
second teeth that move along a linear route toward the first teeth and presses the recording material bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth;
a guide portion that is disposed along the linear route and guides the second teeth moving toward the first teeth; and
a moving unit that moves the second teeth toward the first teeth,
wherein the moving unit rotates a screw part that meshes with an interlocking portion interlocking with the second teeth in a circumferential direction to move the second teeth toward the first teeth.

2. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the screw part is disposed along the linear route.

3. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the screw part is movable with respect to the interlocking portion in a direction intersecting a direction in which the screw part extends.

4. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a drive source that rotates the screw part,
wherein at least a part of the drive source is located closer to one end than the other end of the screw part in an axial direction or closer to the other end than the one end.

5. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the guide portion guides a rod-shaped part interlocking with the second teeth and extending along the linear route to guide the second teeth.

6. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the rod-shaped part includes a columnar member,
wherein a hole into which the columnar member enters, of which a cross section is formed in a circular shape, and which extends along the linear route is further provided, and
wherein the guide portion guides the columnar member using an inner peripheral surface of the hole to guide the second teeth.

7. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a rod-shaped part that enters a hole provided in an interlocking portion interlocking with the second teeth and extends along the linear route is further provided, and
wherein the guide portion guides the interlocking portion using the rod-shaped part to guide the second teeth.

8. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the moving unit that applies a load to a specific point of the interlocking portion interlocking with the second teeth to move the second teeth toward the first teeth,
wherein the guide portion guides a portion of the interlocking portion interlocking with the second teeth, which is located closer to the second teeth than the specific point, to guide the second teeth.

9. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the guide portions are provided, and
wherein in a case where the plurality of guide portions and the second teeth are viewed from an upstream side or a downstream side in a movement direction of the second teeth, the second teeth are located between one guide portion and another guide portion included in the plurality of guide portions.

10. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material; and
a recording material processing apparatus that performs binding processing on a recording material bundle including a plurality of sheets of recording materials on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus,
wherein the recording material processing apparatus is constituted by the recording material processing apparatus according to claim 2 .

11. A recording material processing apparatus comprising:
first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle;
second teeth that move along a linear route toward the first teeth and presses the recording material bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth;
a guide portion that is disposed along the linear route and guides the second teeth moving toward the first teeth; and
a moving unit that applies a load to a specific point of an interlocking portion interlocking with the second teeth to move the second teeth toward the first teeth,
wherein, assuming a virtual plane passing through the specific point and the second teeth and extending along the linear route, the guide portion is provided in each of two regions facing each other with the plane interposed therebetween,
wherein each of the guide portions provided in each of the two regions is disposed closer to the second teeth than the specific point.

12. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 11 ,
wherein each of the guide portions provided in each of the two regions is disposed on a common straight line extending along a longitudinal direction of the second teeth.

13. The recording material pressing apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein a distance between the guide portion provided in one of the two regions and the plane is equal to a distance between the guide portion provided in the other region and the plane.

14. A recording material processing apparatus comprising:
first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle;
second teeth that move along a linear route toward the first teeth and presses the recording material bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth; and
a guide portion that is disposed along the linear route and guides the second teeth moving toward the first teeth,
wherein the second teeth is movable with respect to the guide portion, and the second teeth is movable in a direction intersecting a direction in which the guide portion extends.

15. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a moving unit that applies a load to a specific point of an interlocking portion interlocking with the second teeth to move the second teeth toward the first teeth; and
a restricting portion that restricts movement of a portion of the interlocking portion that is located on a side opposite to a side on which the second teeth is located with the specific point interposed therebetween.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp

Inventors

• Matsumoto Masashi
• Ozawa Hideaki
• Nobe Yutaka
• Uchiyama Takayuki
• Fukamachi Takayuki
• Makita Takuya
• Terao Naoto
• Kato Hiroshi
• Nakamura Mitsuhiro

Classifications

• B65H2408/1222

  movable transversely to direction of transport · CPC title

• B65H37/04 Primary

  for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching or stapling (adhering replacement to expiring web during change of web roll B65H19/18) · CPC title

• B42B5/00 Primary

  Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching (by deformation thereof B31F; by adhesive peculiar to bookbinding B42C9/00) · CPC title

• G03G2215/00852

  Temporary binding · CPC title

• B31F1/07

  Embossing {, i.e. producing impressions formed by locally deep-drawing, e.g. using rolls provided with complementary profiles}({B31F1/128 takes precedence;} corrugating B31F1/20; embossing in combination with printing B41F19/02, B41M1/24; typewriters for embossing B41J3/38; stamping in combination with deforming B41K3/36) · CPC title