Patent ID: 8794116
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A perforating apparatus for conducting perforation processing on sheet material received from an image forming apparatus, comprising: a perforation device including a punch configured to punch holes on said sheet material; a detection disk having at least one cutaway part, the detection disk being rotatably mounted at one end of the perforation device; a first drive motor fixedly mounted on a stay and in axial alignment with the perforation device for driving said perforation device to conduct said perforation processing on said sheet material; a base, having a plurality of rollers, fixedly mounted on the perforating apparatus, the perforation device being insertable into the stay and configured to move lengthwise on the stay; and a home position sensor mounted on the base, wherein said perforation device is axially insertable into and detachable from said first drive motor such that a first end of a rotational spindle of the perforation device is directly contactable with the first drive motor fixed to a non-moving part of the perforation device, and the home position sensor is positioned below the detection disk when the perforation device is operably engaged with the first drive motor.