US 12,044,998 B2
Stapleless binder with enhanced binding force
Eiji Fukasawa, Pangyo (KR); Seounguk Han, Seongnam Si (KR); and Jeong-Yeon Park, Seongnam Si (KR)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/911,217
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 3, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/044715
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/183175, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0031150 (KR), filed on Mar. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108507 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 37/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/6544 (2013.01) [B65H 37/04 (2013.01); B65H 2301/5162 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A post-processing device comprising:
a paper alignment tray on which a plurality of papers is aligned;
a stapleless binder comprising a stapleless binding portion to compress and bind the plurality of papers, wherein the stapleless binding portion comprises a first binding block and a second binding block;
a heater to heat water to form water vapor, wherein the heater is located on at least one of the first binding block and the second binding block; and
a nozzle provided in the stapleless binding portion to supply the water vapor to the plurality of papers.