Patent ID: 7840174

Claim:
A bookmaking apparatus comprising: a sheet conveyance path configured to sequentially convey printed sheets; sheet conveyance means arranged on the sheet conveyance path for sequentially conveying the sheets; stacking tray means for stacking the sheets from the sheet conveyance means to provide a sheet bundle; sheet holding means for holding the sheet bundle from the stacking tray means at a predetermined adhesive application position; and adhesive application means for applying adhesive to the sheet bundle held by the sheet holding means; wherein the adhesive application means comprises a container including heating means for melting thermo-fusion type adhesive, an applicator member arranged in the container for applying adhesive to an edge of the sheet bundle, and temperature control means for maintaining the adhesive in the container at a predetermined temperature with the heating means; wherein the temperature control means controls the heating means which heats the adhesive in the container to a predetermined melting temperature when power is supplied to the apparatus; and wherein the sheet conveyance means includes a control unit for conveying and stacking the sheets sequentially from the sheet conveyance path to the stacking tray means while the temperature control means melts the adhesive, and the sheet holding means is controlled to convey the stacked sheet bundle from the stacking tray means and to hold the stacked sheet bundle at a predetermined adhesive application position while the temperature control means controls the heating means to simultaneously warm-up and melt the adhesive in the container following power being supplied to the apparatus with the adhesive in a non-fused state.