| 摘要 |
<p>The invention combines the binding techniques described in application Serial No.09/320,060 titled Binding Sheet Media Using Imaging Material with a buckle chute type folding device to form self mailers and other folded and bound or sealed document. The device for folding and binding sheet media using imaging material as the binder includes a buckle chute (28 or 30), a binder (26) downstream in the paper path from the buckle chute (28 or 30), an input driver (32 or 34) proximate to and upstream in the paper path from the buckle chute (28 or 30), and an exit driver (34 or 36) proximate to and between the buckle chute (28 or 30) and the binder (26) in the paper path. The input driver (32 or 34) directs the media sheet (10) into the buckle chute (28 or 30) and, in cooperation with the buckle chute (28 or 30), buckles the media sheet (10) along a fold line (50 or 52). The exit driver (34 or 36) receives the media sheet (10) from the buckle chute (28 or 30), folds the media sheet (10) along the fold line (50 or 52) and directs the media sheet (10) towards the binder (26). The binder (26) then reactivates imaging material applied to the binding region (12) of the media sheet (10) using the toner fusing or other techniques described in the '060 application. <IMAGE></p> |
