摘要 |
A page binding device for binding pages 11 from an inkjet printhead assembly 13. The device has an adhesive applicator 16 for applying adhesive to printed pages 11. The adhesive applicator 16 is adapted to apply adhesive onto the pages 11 as they are fed to the support tray. A page conveyor 12 for sequentially feeding pages 11 from the printhead assembly 13 to the support tray via the adhesive applicator 16. The adhesive applicator 16 is adapted to apply adhesive to a trailing edge of each page, the trailing edge extending transverse to the paper path. By applying the adhesive to the trailing edge of the page, it is not necessary to precisely synchronize the motion of the adhesive applicator with the velocity of the paper fed along the paper path.
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