Patent ID: 7694947
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: B26D,B42C,B42P

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for on demand printing and binding a book, the latter comprising a cover and a book block having a plurality of pages with one edge of said book block constituting a spine, said apparatus comprising: a page printer for printing the pages of said book, wherein said page printer prints said pages using an electronic file corresponding to said book to be on demand printed; an accumulator receiving said pages of said book printed by said page printer; a first clamp gripping said book block with said spine exposed; an adhesive applicator applying an adhesive so as to be disposed between a portion of said cover and said spine of said book block as said cover and said book block are brought together so as to bind the cover to the book block; a second clamp engageable with said cover so as to clamp said cover to said book block adjacent said spine thereby to effect the adhesive binding of said cover to said book block; and said accumulator including an accumulator clamp for holding said pages.