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(11) EP 0 390 126 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.05.1991 Bulletin 1991/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/40

(21) Application number: 90105947.7

(22) Date of filing: 28.03.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B42C 9/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 29.03.1989 JP 76996/89
29.03.1989 JP 76997/89
14.07.1989 JP 181930/89

(71) Applicants:
  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Canon Aptex Kabushiki Kaisha
    Mitsukaido-shi Ibaraki-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kitahara, Makoto, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Hayakawa, Kimiaki, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Yabe, Shuichi, c/o Daiichi Seiki Kogyo K.K.
    Mitsukaido-shi, Ibaraki-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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    (54) A sheet binder


    (57) A sheet material binding apparatus (1) for binding sheet materials (33-105) with a cover material (32-106) by a heat-adhesive bonding agent (63-113) includes a heating plate (20-52-103) on which a bottom of the covering material (32-105) having the bonding agent (63-113) is placed, the heating plate (20-52-103) heats the bonding agent (63-113); a guide (5-6-53-55-101-102) for supporting the covering material (32-106) and the sheet materials (33-105) vertically on the heating plate (20-52-103); a guide driver for moving the guide (5-6-53-55-101-102) in a direction of a thickness of a set of the sheet materials (33-105) to facilitate setting and removing of the covering material (32-106) and the sheet materials (33-105); and a controller (29) for controlling the guide driver.






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