Patent ID: 6048152
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: B41F,B42C,B65H

Abstract:
A binding apparatus wherein a primary continuous form with margin slits formed in opposite edges at regular intervals and cross perforation lines formed at regular intervals is cut into pieces of a predetermined size, and a predetermined number of pieces each having one side edge to which paste is applied in the form of a line or band are put one upon the other and pasted together into a booklet, the apparatus comprising:a cutting mechanism for cutting the primary continuous form vertically into two equal sheets of secondary continuous form;a primary pasting mechanism for pasting a side edge of one of the secondary continuous form sheets in the form of the line or band;a secondary continuous form superposing and feeding mechanism for superposing the other secondary continuous form sheet on said one secondary continuous form sheet so that the cross perforation lines are overlapped with each other and feeding the superposed continuous form sheets;a secondary pasting mechanism for pasting a side edge of said other secondary continuous form sheet in the form of the line or band;a separating mechanism for separating the superposed secondary continuous form sheets along the cross perforation lines so that pieces of superposed sheets are obtained;a piling mechanism for piling two pieces of superposed sheets so that the piece of superposed sheet fed from the separating mechanism creeps under the previously fed piece of superposed sheet, the piling mechanism piling a predetermined number of sets of the pieces of superposed sheets; anda pressing mechanism for pressing the predetermined number of sets of the pieces of superposed sheets so that the pieces are pasted together to be bound into a booklet.