| 摘要 |
A binding system in an output system having a plurality of discrete functional modules is disclosed. The output system includes an accumulator module in which sheet material is accumulated in respective jobs to be bound. The binding system includes a cover feed module adapted and constructed to input one of a plurality of different covers into the output system. The binding system further includes a binding module connected to the cover feed module and to the accumulator module. The binding module is adapted to receive a cover from the cover feed module and a job to be bound from the accumulator module, and to place the job to be bound inside the received cover in a desired registration, and to bind the materials within the cover. The cover feed module can include a cover selection mechanism with a measuring arrangement to determine at least one size parameter of the job to be bound. A cover selection arrangement can be provided for selecting a cover corresponding to the measured size parameter from one of the plurality of different covers. The binding system can also include a transport mechanism adapted and constructed to move a selected cover from the cover feed module to the binding module. A cover opening mechanism can be provided to open the selected cover a sufficient amount to permit insertion of the job to be bound into the cover. A job insertion mechanism can be included to insert the job to be bound into the opened cover, and a folding mechanism can be applied to fold the cover around the job after the job has been inserted into the opened cover. The binding module can include a sealing apparatus adapted and constructed to seal the job to be bound in the selected cover. The sealing apparatus can be provided as a heating mechanism.
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