(19)
(11) EP 2 123 411 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/48

(21) Application number: 09160019.7

(22) Date of filing: 12.05.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B26D 5/02(2006.01)
B42C 5/04(2006.01)
B26D 7/26(2006.01)
B26D 3/14(2006.01)
 B26F 1/12(2006.01)
B26D 5/14(2006.01)
B26D 5/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 20.05.2008 JP 2008131697

(71) Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
Tokyo 100-0005 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hata, Kiyoshi
    Tokyo 100-0005 (JP)

(74) Representative: Alton, Andrew 
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA
Leeds LS2 8PA (GB)

   


(54) Notch forming apparatus, bookbinding apparatus and bookbinding system


(57) A control section of a notch forming apparatus shifts a position of a notch in the first direction for every single sheet or for every plural sheets. When number of the sheets on which the notch is formed reaches at a criterion number, the position of the notch is shifted to a second direction which is an opposite direction in respect to the first direction.







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