Abstract: A punching processing unit punches holes in a paper bundle delivered from a preprocessing device. A bookbinding unit includes a cartridge for stocking a plurality of rings, and performs a ring binding by binding the paper bundle with the rings. A detecting unit detects an abnormality of a ring in the cartridge. A control unit exchanges a signal with the preprocessing unit each time when detection information obtained by the detecting unit changes. When any one of the rings is determined as abnormal and an execution of ring binding is set, the control unit inhibits the ring binding.

Abstract: A method for backing printed products includes feeding signatures to a transport and stitching line of a gatherer stitcher by a plurality of feeders. A plurality of signatures are gathered on the transport and stitching line and forms a folded sheet assembly. The folded sheet assembly is stitched to form a brochure along the transport and stitching line. The spine of the brochure is backed along the transport and stitching line by a pressing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention includes an automated binding machine configured for binding a stack of perforated sheets with a binding element. The automated binding machine includes a support member supporting the stack of perforated sheets, a binding element feeder, a plurality of binding elements supported by the binding element feeder, a receiving member configured to receive a first binding element from the plurality of binding elements and to insert at least a portion of the first binding element through the stack of perforated sheets, and a binding mechanism configured to engage the inserted portion and couple the inserted portion to a non-inserted portion of the first binding element.

Abstract: Method for binding a quire formed of folded sheets slipped into each other, characterized in that it consists in providing at least one cut through the sheets of the quire as of a short distance from the folding edge of the quire, whereby every cut through a sheet of the quire defines a lip extending mainly crosswise to the above-mentioned folding edge of the quire and which is connected to the quire with its far end turned towards the folding edge, and whereby said lip has a widening.

Abstract: While a book block (P) is nipped between a pair of clamping plates (1a, 1b) and passes through processing units (B to D) in succession, perfect book bind processing is carried out. Two or more of the processing units (B to D) have pairs of members (2b, 2c; 3c, 3d; 4a, 4b) which engage or come into contact with both sides of a back surface of the book block A thickness of the book block is measured by a measuring unit (6) before the book binding processing is started. When a thickness of next book block is measured by a measuring unit during the book bind processing of a previous book block, a control section (7) stores a measured value of the thickness of the next book block in a memory (8). When the previous book block reaches a predetermined position on a conveying path, a gap between the pair of members of the processing unit located upstream of a position of the previous book block is adjusted based on the measured value stored in the memory.

Abstract: A method for printing on both sides of a roll sheet including superimposing and pressing a thermal transfer sheet and the roll sheet between a platen roller and a thermal head so that the bottom surface of the thermal transfer sheet touches the top surface of the roll sheet and the bottom surface of the roll sheet touches the platen roller, and printing an image on the top surface of the roll sheet while conveying the sheets; and superimposing and pressing a thermal transfer sheet and the roll sheet between a platen roller and a thermal head so that the top surface of the thermal transfer sheet touches the bottom surface of the roll sheet and the top surface of the roll sheet touches the platen roller, and printing an image on the bottom surface of the roll sheet while conveying the sheets.

Abstract: A bookbinding system comprising: an image forming apparatus; and a bookbinding apparatus; wherein both the image forming apparatus and the bookbinding apparatus include a communication section respectively, for transmitting information from the image forming apparatus to the bookbinding apparatus; the bookbinding apparatus comprises a coating section for coating adhesive on a stack of sheets, a replenishing section for replenishing adhesive to the coating section, and a controller for controlling the replenishing section; and the controller controls replenishment rate of the adhesive by the replenishing section, based on information transmitted from the image forming apparatus through the communication section.

Abstract: A cutting device that cuts an edge portion of a sheet bundle to an even length, in which a plurality of sheet have been stacked, using a cutting blade, the cutting device includes: a paddle shaft capable of being rotated, which is connected to a drive source provided in the vicinity of the cutting blade; and a plurality of paddles provided on the paddle shaft in a rotary axis direction thereof; wherein the plurality of paddles are arranged in a single line with the same phase as each other on the paddle shaft.

Abstract: A machine for binding a packet of sheets of binding elements has a transfer belt designed to magnetically fix the binding elements and to move between a disengagement position in which it receives the binding elements and an engagement position in which it is positioned in a closure zone, closure devices disposed upstream of the transfer belt and designed, in the closure zone, to close the elements, a magnetic binding table disposed upstream of the closure devices, and comprising a fixing zone for holding a series of ends of the elements, and a magnetic top guide disposed upstream of the closure devices and above the binding table, and comprising a fixing zone for holding the other series of ends of the elements, the packet of perforated sheets being inserted between the table and the top guide.

Abstract: Methods for creating customized children's storybooks with fingerprint art using fingerprint-ready image templates stored in association with a software application running on a standard home computer system. The systems and methods include the use of preconfigured templates and prompted discussions that elicit responses from the child to create the text for the storybook. Initially, the appropriate size of the child's fingerprint is determined and the storybook scenes are scaled to fit that size. Fingerprint-ready image templates are used to facilitate the creation of fingerprint art. An image template is formed by including within it at least one fingerprint-sized area. A completed image is formed by inserting a fingerprint into the fingerprint-sized area, and if desired, coloring the image or drawing a scene around the image. In one technique, an entire scene is produced including one or more fingerprint-ready image template(s).

Abstract: An spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer that conveys the bundle of folded sheets with a folded portion of the bundle of folded sheets forming a front end portion of the bundle of folded sheets, a spine formation unit disposed downstream from the sheet conveyer in a sheet conveyance direction for forming the spine of the bundle of folded sheets by squeezing the folded portion of the bundle from a folded leading side, a front side, and a back side of the bundle, a discharge unit to discharge the bundle of folded sheets outside the spine formation device, disposed downstream form the spine formation unit in the sheet conveyance direction, and a controller to cause the spine formation unit to operate in one of multiple selectable control modes for controlling the spine formation unit in accordance with at least one of multiple predetermined sheet-related variables.

Abstract: A bookbinding system that includes: a center folding unit configured to perform center folding on an integrated sheet bundle; an additionally folding unit configured to additionally perform folding of a folded portion of the center-folded sheet bundle; a back surface forming unit configured to form a back surface on the sheet bundle by pressing a front end of the folded portion of the center-folded sheet bundle and both surfaces of the sheet bundle; and a control unit configured to change the content of additionally folding according to whether to perform the back surface forming or not.

Abstract: The invention presents a book apparatus and a bookbinding method using a book cover with a front cover, rear cover, and a middle portion, bound through the rear cover with two parallel rows of offset cover holes, and a helix coil component configured to hold pages inside the book cover, so the book may lie flat when opened.

Abstract: A book block and/or set of print matter is contemplated to be bound in individual sections through various techniques. These sections will be unbound or stitched to section covers or glued to section covers. These sections will then be augmented with attachment members to allow sections to be secured to each other or a book cover. These attachment members may be secured to the sections through a permanent or non-permanent manner, ranging including tension and/or clamping and/or crimping and/or sewing/stitching and/or gluing. The user of the book will then be allowed to select and detach individual sections of the book block or set of print matter without destroying the integrity of the entire book block or set of print matter. Likewise, publishers of the book are now able to update and/or replace sections of an entire book block and/or print matter without needing to reprint and republish the whole book or set of print matter.

Abstract: A bookbinding apparatus provided with an accumulating portion, which accumulates sheets into a sheet bundle, a bundle position correcting device, which corrects an adhesive application position of the sheet bundle, an adhesive applying portion, which applies an adhesive to the sheet bundle, and a bookbinding device, which cases the sheet bundle having the adhesive applied thereto in a cover for casing-in a book.

Abstract: In bookmaking, a sheet bundle is held in a substantially vertical posture. At first an adhesive is applied to a bottom edge of the sheet bundle in a condition that the bottom edge of the sheet bundle and an adhesive application member are pressed together with a first contact pressure to apply the adhesive between the sheets. Then, the adhesive is applied to the bottom edge in a condition that the bottom edge of the sheet bundle and adhesive application member are pressed together with a second contact pressure weaker than the first contact pressure, or are in a non-contact situation.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of preparing edges of sheets to be bound in a text body. The method includes cutting a printed sheet along a straight line passing through the center of the sheet using an irregular cutting edge having an irregularity selected to form cut sheets with a rough edge having a roughness that is a function of desired adhesive wicking; and aligning the cut sheets on top of each other with the rough edges adjacent one another.

Abstract: Binding element in the form of a U-shaped profile (2) made of a heat-conducting material, which. U-shaped profile (2) consists of a back wall (3) and two standing side walls (4), such that a space (5) is enclosed whereby, in the above-mentioned space (5), on the above-mentioned back wall (3) is provided a layer of glue (6) which melts under the influence of heat, and whereby on at least one of the above-mentioned side walls (4) is provided an end leaf (8), characterized in that in the above-mentioned space (5), at least on the side wall (4) onto which the above-mentioned end leaf (8) is provided, is also provided a layer of glue (7) which melts under the influence of heat.

Abstract: A method of binding a sheet stack having a mounting hole includes the steps of: slidably inserting two fastening arms into the mounting hole of the sheet stack at a top side thereof until a first binding portion of a binding body is biased against the top side of the sheet stack at an edge portion thereof; adjustably bending a second binding portion of the binding body to bias against a bottom side of the sheet stack at the edge portion thereof with respect to a thickness of the sheet stack; aligning an elongated guiding slot of the binding body with the mounting slot; and bending the fastening arms for resting on the bottom side of the sheet stack to reinforce the edge portion of the sheet stack being securely sandwiched between the first and second binding portions of the binding body.

Abstract: A bookbinding device includes a punch unit to punch a line of ring holes, an aligning unit disposed downstream from the punch unit in the sheet transport direction, including a pair of first aligning members to align a first sheet, each including a sheet loading surface and a side wall perpendicular to the sheet loading surface, and a pair of rotatable second aligning members, each including a lower surface facing the sheet loading surface of the first aligning member and a contact surface perpendicular to the lower surface to align a second sheet smaller than the first sheet, a swing shaft extending perpendicular to the sheet transport direction, rotatably supporting the second aligning members, a driving source to rotate the second aligning members away from and toward the sheet loading surfaces of the first aligning members, and a ring-binding unit.

Abstract: A book binding machine includes a collating machine, a perfect binder and a transfer device disposed between the collating machine and the perfect binder. The collating machine and the perfect binder are actuated by a common control device. In each case, one transport segment is assigned to a respective book block clamp by the control device. The control device also has a program which, if a defective or missing book block clamp is detected, actuates the collating machine in such a way that no book block is collated for that book block clamp. A method for operating a book binding machine is also provided.

Abstract: A method collates multiple-layer brochures containing a plurality of n signatures having a gathering and stitching machine. Here, in a first step, the depositing of a first signature takes place by a first feeder into a first transport segment and, in a second step, the depositing of a second signature takes place by a second feeder into a second transport segment. Correspondingly further depositing of further signatures can take place by further feeders into further transport segments. Finally, depositing of an n-th signature takes place by an n-th feeder into an n-th transport segment. The signatures which are deposited on a gathering element in this way are transported through the stitching station and the trimming station and are delivered in the delivery station. A gathering and stitching machine performs the method and has a control unit which has a machine program for collating multiple-layer brochures having a plurality of n signatures.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an instruction unit configured to give an instruction for executing divided stapling, an acquisition unit configured, when the instruction is given, to acquire a number of staplable sheets, a determination unit configured to determine a location at which the divided stapling is executed based on the acquired number of staplable sheets and a number of sheets necessary for each chapter, and a staple setting unit configured to set a staple attribute for instructing a printing apparatus to execute stapling by using the determined location as a unit of the divided stapling.

Abstract: In a method for producing large-scale pages of a book, one or a plurality of long sheets of paper or other flexible material is folded in an alternative forward and reverse direction along a single axis, yielding an accordion fold structure. Such pages are bound along a single edge to yield a book of enormous proportion. According to one exemplary embodiment, each page of the book is of approximately five feet by seven feet in dimension, yielding a compelling visual display that may contain life-sized portraits, brilliant landscapes, detailed maps, a panoply of disparate visual images, text, diagrams, or blank pages for creative uses. Methods of binding may include tabbing folds of the pages and then stitching through the tabs.

Abstract: An improved structure for book cover includes a cover layer, a left positioning plate and a right positioning plate, wherein the left and the right positioning plates are disposed above the cover layer and the edges of the cover layer can be folded inwardly for being adhered or stitched at the edges of the left and the right positioning plates, and the left and the right positioning plates respectively have a protruded left binding portion and a protruded right binding portion which both have plural holes corresponding to each other for fixing loose leaf papers between the left and the right positioning plates directly by a spiral so as to form a book. Through the improved structure of book cover in the present invention, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the cost of labor and material can be saved.

Abstract: A binding spine for binding together stacks of sheets. The binding spine includes a first member, a second member spaced from the first member, and a connector connecting the first member and the second member to define a preliminary stack insertion gap therebetween prior to binding. The connector allows the first member and the second member to be collapsed toward each other to define a final gap therebetween that is less than the preliminary stack insertion gap.

Abstract: A saddle stitcher for making paperback books is provided by the present invention. The saddle stitcher is provided for manually assembling one or a few (or a greater number if desired by the user) booklets in a cost-effective, yet professional manner. The saddle stitcher generally includes a tray, a saddle, and a plurality of staplers. The tray is provided for receiving a plurality of pages to be made into a booklet and in which the pages are stitched to form the booklet. The staplers are provided for stitching the plurality of pages to form a booklet and are pivotally and slidably mounted within the tray in order to accommodate booklets of varying sizes. An engagement device is provided for engaging each of the staplers in tandem in order to fabricate a booklet.

Abstract: A book-binding apparatus having: a reception vessel to receive glue in liquid form; application section to apply the glue in the reception vessel to a sheet; a hopper to receive a raw material of the glue for refill; a refilling section to refill the raw material of the glue from the hopper to the reception vessel; and a control section to control the refilling section, wherein the raw material of the glue is refilled into the reception vessel in a period where application of the glue is not carried out after application of the glue is completed.

Abstract: A control includes causing a processing unit to perform a saddle-stitching binding process in which a plurality of sheets are subjected to a binding process and a folding process or a center-folding binding process in which a plurality of sheets are subjected to the folding process, permitting the processing unit to perform the saddle-stitching binding process or the center-folding binding process on a predetermined number of sheets, and controlling such that the number of sheets which are permitted to be subjected to the center-folding binding process is smaller than the number of sheets which are permitted to be subjected to the saddle-stitching binding process.

Abstract: A binder cartridge (51) that can accommodate a large number of binders (61), which are connected in parallel to each other by an engaging mechanism. A right angle crank-shaped guide groove (55) is formed in a gate portion (54) at the front end of the binder cartridge. A binder in the front row of the binder cartridge is moved by a binder lateral movement mechanism (7) along the crank-shaped guide groove in the lateral direction and is separated from the other binders. A pair of upper and lower pushers (12, 13) of a bind mechanism portion (5) pinch division ring portions of the binder in the vertical direction and insert the division ring portions into a punch hole formed on the sheets of paper.

Abstract: A method of binding a stack of papers having a plurality of holes with a binding element having a plurality of fingers insertable in the holes. The method includes clamping the stack of papers with a paper clamp; moving at least one of the paper clamp and a binding element applicator relative to the other; and binding the stack of papers with a binding element held by the binding element applicator by operating the binding element applicator to insert the fingers of the binding element into holes of the stack of papers.

Abstract: A dual function binding machine for making journal notebooks at home includes a hole punching mechanism and a binding mechanism. A punch die includes a plurality of rectangular punch teeth in a graduated configuration to minimize the amount of force required to penetrate through the journal book materials. A guide provides different positions for punching through covers, inner pages and continuous punching of both. This allows the perfect alignment and fit of the outside covers with the inside pages. A spring biased lever operates the punch die in a horizontal direction. The binding mechanism included in the same machine has a vertical outer vise wall that is horizontally movable to compress the binding material to the pages and covers of the journal notebook.

Abstract: Provided is a bookbinding apparatus including: a conveying unit which sequentially conveys sheets; a gluing unit which glues the sheets conveyed by the conveying unit; a stacking unit which sequentially stacks the sheets glued by the gluing unit; a pressurizing unit which pressurizes glued portions of the sheets stacked on the stacking unit; and a control unit which temporarily stops a stacking process carried out by the conveying unit onto the stacking unit and causes the pressurizing unit to execute a pressurizing process on the sheets stacked on the stacking unit when an operation interrupting event occurs during the stacking process.

Abstract: A method of binding a sheet stack having a mounting hole includes the steps of: slidably inserting two fastening arms into the mounting hole of the sheet stack at a top side thereof until a first binding portion of a binding body is biased against the top side of the sheet stack at an edge portion thereof; adjustably bending a second binding portion of the binding body to bias against a bottom side of the sheet stack at the edge portion thereof with respect to a thickness of the sheet stack; aligning an elongated guiding slot of the binding body with the mounting slot; and bending the fastening arms for resting on the bottom side of the sheet stack to reinforce the edge portion of the sheet stack being securely sandwiched between the first and second binding portions of the binding body.

Abstract: A method for adhesive binding and assembly of text bodies having plural sheets to a cover to form a bound document. Exemplary embodiments include applying an adhesive to a contacting surface of a plurality of sheets of the text body on an individual sheet-wide basis and adhering the plurality of sheets to the cover on an individual sheet-wide base by making line contact between the contacting surface and the cover and by curing the adhesive. Alternatively, the plurality of sheets can be positioned in a stand-off position from the cover and the adhesive can be applied into the gap. A system for binding a text body to a cover to form a bound document is also disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus and method of increasing adhesion of thermal binder strips to coated papers by conditioning an edge of the sheet by splitting the edge which results in an expansion of the edge followed by compressing the edge so as to reduce or eliminate the expansion. In the case of a stack of sheets, the edge of the stack is conditioned by piercing the edge of the stack and in the case of an individual sheet, the conditioning is carried out by splitting at least a portion of the edge of the sheet.

Abstract: A number of ½ ring parts (13 and 14) are arranged at constant intervals on both sides of the spine portion (12) of binders, and the spine portion (12) and the ½ ring parts (13 and 14) on both upper and lower sides are coupled together via thin hinges. As the spine portion (12) is not in double-split hinge structure, which is different from the case of conventional binders, it is ensured that the spine portion is held until the termination of the binding operation when a binding apparatus is used for causing a holding mechanism to clutch the spine portion of the binders so as to set the binders to face the back of sheets of loose-leaf paper and also causing an engaging mechanism to close and engage the ½ ring parts.

Abstract: A kit for manufacturing a stitch-bound printed book comprises a book cover (10), a collection of pre-perforated sheets (15) that can be printed to make up a printed bookblock (18), and endpapers (20a,20b) for assembling the printed bookblock in the cover. The pre-perforated loose sheets (15) have along one edge that corresponds to the book's spine a series of binding perforations (16). The pre-perforated loose sheets (15) are printable on one or both sides in an A4 printer to constitute printed pages of the book. A bookblock (18) is formed by reconstituting the printed pre-perforated pages as a collection with their perforations (16) aligned and by sewing through the perforations (16). This involves stitch-binding of individual sheets (15) instead of the usual stitch-binding of folded sheets, which makes it feasible to print the prepared collection of pre-perforated sheets using desktop publishing equipment.

Abstract: A bookbinding system to bind together a batch of sheets transported from an image forming apparatus. The bookbinding system includes a punch unit to form a predetermined number of ring holes in a predetermined portion along a side of the sheets to be bound one by one or in a batch, a ring-binding unit disposed downstream from the punch unit in a direction in which the sheet is transported to insert rings of a ring member into the ring holes formed on the batch of sheets by the punch unit, a ring detector disposed at a portion where the ring member is set to detect a type of the ring member, and a determination unit to determine whether or not an ring-binding operation is executable based on a type of the ring member and a size of the sheets to be bound together.

Abstract: A binder strip cassette including a binder strip roll disposed within a cassette housing, with the roll including a multiplicity of elongated binder strips, each of said binder strips including a flexible substrate and an adhesive disposed on the substrate. The cassette is further provided with a drive apparatus for unwinding the binder strip roll to provide an unwound portion of the binder strip roll together with a separating apparatus disposed within the cassette housing for separating the binder strips from the elongated carrier of the unwound portion of the binder strip roll to produce a separated binder strip. The unwinding by the drive apparatus causes the separated binder strip to be at least partially ejected through a binder strip eject opening in the cassette housing.

Abstract: A portable thermal document binding machine which uses a strip of thermal hot melt material melted by a heating element, which is then cooled by a cooling element to use gravity to securely seal the documents being bound. A portable trimming board and thermal strip trimmer are used to finish the binding process.

Abstract: Improved lay-flat book products such as a book block (20) are provided which include a plurality of individual, marginally notched, alternating sheets (22, 24) having offset inner binding notches (30, 32); adhesive (36) is applied to essentially fill the notches (30, 32) in order to bind the sheets (22, 24) together. Preferably, tape (38) is applied to the spine surface (34) of the book block (20) and to adjacent portions of the outermost sheets thereof. Hard covers (48) and cloth binding (52) can also be added if desired. In a preferred method, a supply of marginally notched, unprinted A and B sheets (22, 24) are fabricated and the sheets may then be printed using digital equipment (e.g., programmable copiers) followed by adhesive binding. This permits economical production of short-run book products.

Abstract: A method of forming a bound document includes providing a text body defining a first sheet and a last sheet, aligned edges of the sheets defining a spine, the spine being bound with an adhesive strip to define a first wing and a second wing of the adhesive strip, wherein the first wing extends beyond the first sheet of the text body, and the second wing extends beyond the last sheet of the text body. The method further includes compressing the first wing of the adhesive strip against the first sheet to form a first exposed adhesive bead; compressing the second wing of the adhesive strip against the last sheet to form a second exposed adhesive bead; and applying a cover over the text body and against the first and second exposed adhesive beads to attach the cover to the bound text body as a floating cover.

Abstract: An alignment device for substantially aligning a plurality of signatures of a book block comprising a projection and an actuator coupled to the projection. The actuator may be actuable to move the projection within a path of the book block such that the projection contacts an edge of at least one of the plurality of signatures and positions the at least one of the plurality of signatures into substantial alignment with the other signatures of the book block.

Abstract: A non-cellulose based deformable substrate having at least one fold line is configured to be able to be directly mounted on a frame or included in a publication. The substrate is configured to reduce the propagation of stress along the at least one fold line.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of binding a sheet of paper. The method includes the steps of feeding an end of a sheet of paper to be bound into a partially folded elongate binding strip which defines a longitudinal axis and has two portions angularly disposed to each other, the end of the sheet of paper being fed in a feed direction that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the binding strip into a region between the two portions and mating the end of the sheet of paper and the binding strip, with the end of the sheet of paper located in the region between the two portions. The method also relates to an apparatus for binding a sheet of paper, according to the method of the invention.

Abstract: A plastic or metal substrate is included in a publication.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a book from a stack of sheets and a hardcover assembly having first and second relatively rigid cover sections separated by a spine region. A layer of pressure sensitive adhesive is disposed over the inner surfaces of the cover sections, with there being a pair of release liners covering both the pressure sensitive adhesive layers. The first cover section is then secured to one side of the stack by sequentially removing the corresponding release liners so as to expose the underlying adhesive. The second cover section is then applied by folding the second cover section over the other side of the stack, removing the release liners and securing the cover section to the stack by way of the adhesive.

Abstract: Whether fascicle setting of bookbinding printing is designated is determined. When printing in several bundles is designated, imposition processing and drawing processing are performed on a plurality of printing surfaces on the basis of the fascicle setting. After each fascicle is printed, notification processing which prompts a printer driver to issue a saddle stitch command is executed. Fascicle processing of bookbinding printing can be transmitted as one printing job to a printer, and the fascicle bookbinding printing function can be realized.

Abstract: A stack of pages can be bound along a binding edge to form a book by positioning a first side of an elongated conductive metal foil strip in contact with the binding edge. The strip has opposed ends, opposed side edges extending between the ends, and an adhesive with a predetermined melting temperature in contact with at least a portion of a first side thereof. The strip has been altered from a first configuration to a second configuration so as to enhance a resistance of the strip between the ends from a first value to a second value substantially greater than the first value. A voltage is applied across the strip sufficient to melt the adhesive to bind the stack of pages together along the binding edge.