Patent ID: 7980442

Claim:
A clinch positioning mechanism comprising: a driver unit which includes a driver for driving out a staple; a clincher unit which includes a clincher for bending and clinching a leg portion of the staple, and which is arranged being opposed to the driver, wherein at least one of the driver unit and the clincher unit is movably arranged, the driver unit includes a first guide portion for guiding the driver and the clincher unit includes a second guide portion for guiding the clincher so that the driver and the clincher are aligned with each other when one of the driver unit and the clincher unit moves toward the other of the driver unit and the clincher unit in operation at the latest when clinching the leg portion of the staple by the clincher, the first guide portion and the second guide portion are directly engaged with each other, and the first guide portion slides along the second guide portion when one of the driver unit and the clincher unit moves toward the other of the driver unit and the clincher unit for clinching the leg portion of the staple.