Patent ID: 6712924
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B41J,B42C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of generating bound documents, the method comprising to steps of:conveying sheets of a print medium through a printing station; carrying out a printing process on the sheets in the printing station; conveying the sheets through an adhesive application station; applying one part of a two-part adhesive to one side of each sheet and another part of the two-part adhesive to an opposed side of each sheet proximate an edge of each sheet in the adhesive application station; stacking a predetermined number of the sheets on a support tray assembly, to form a stack of sheets with respective strips of adhesive aligned with each other; applying a damped vibratory movement to the support tray assembly to facilitate settling of the sheets; and applying pressure to the stack at a position aligned with the adhesive strips of the sheets so that the adhesive strips serve to bind together said predetermined number of sheets to define a document.