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(11) EP 0 676 302 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.11.1995 Bulletin 1995/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.10.1995 Bulletin 1995/41

(21) Application number: 95106413.8

(22) Date of filing: 19.12.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G03G 15/00, B42B 4/00, B42C 1/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 02.01.1991 US 636785
02.01.1991 US 636786
02.01.1991 US 636792

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
92903799.2 / 0517903

(71) Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester, New York 14650 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Shea, Robert Howard, c/o Eastman Kodak Company
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Hacknauer, Frank, c/o Eastman Kodak Company
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Russel, Steven Matthew, c/o Eastman Kodak Company
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)

(74) Representative: Blickle, K. Werner, Dipl.-Ing. et al
KODAK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Patentabteilung
70323 Stuttgart
70323 Stuttgart (DE)


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    (54) Saddle stitcher apparatus for a modular finisher apparatus


    (57) A saddle stitcher apparatus (90) for forming completely finished reproduction sets of a series of reproductions produced on sheets, respectively by a reproduction apparatus (12), is one of a group of modular devices (30, 50, 70, 90, 150) of a modular finisher apparatus (10). The saddle stitcher apparatus (90) comprises a support frame (118) including means (100) for mating with means for detachably accepting the saddle stitcher with a housing (32) of the modular finisher apparatus (10). Means associated with the support frame (118) define a sheet feed path (P₃) communicating with reproduction sheet receiving means (E). The saddle stitcher apparatus (90) comprises means (96) for stapling the registered sheets at the mid-line thereof, means (94) for folding a stapled set along the mid-line thereof, and an output hopper (98) for collecting folded stapled reproduction sets.






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