A high-speed automated assembly system for printed products, especially suited, for example, for printing books on demand. More particularly, at least one robotic processing station, and separate book assembly processing sub-stations, replace a standard bindery equipment in order to improve system flexibility, speed and efficiency.

A high-speed automated assembly system for printed products, especially suited, for example, for printing books on demand. More particularly, at least one robotic processing station, and separate book assembly processing sub-stations, replace a standard bindery equipment in order to improve system flexibility, speed and efficiency.

A bound collection of leaves having a spine and a method of its manufacture are disclosed. Each leaf of a first plurality of leaves of the bound collection includes a first pattern of tabs by which that leaf is bound. The tabs of the first pattern are distributed along a binding axis of that leaf that is parallel to a spine axis of the spine. Each leaf of a second plurality of leaves of the bound collection includes a second pattern of tabs different than the first pattern by which that leaf is bound. The tabs of the second pattern are distributed along a binding axis of that leaf that is parallel to the spine axis. Each tab of the first pattern and second pattern of tabs extends in a direction orthogonal to the binding axis from within an unbound region to a binding-side edge of that leaf.

A printer includes a paper discharge tray that is configured to accumulate paper discharged from a discharge portion; and a holding member that is provided at a position where the paper discharged from the discharge portion is stacked, the holding member configured to be integrated with the paper discharge tray or held to be extractable from the paper discharge tray. The holding member includes a pair of side edge guide portions that are configured to guide opposite side edges of the paper. The holding member is configured to be held to be movable to a position of the paper in a width direction where the paper is stored between the pair of side edge guide portions in response to a force acting when the discharged paper comes into contact with the pair of side edge guide portions.

A printer includes a paper discharge tray that is configured to accumulate paper discharged from a discharge portion; and a holding member that is provided at a position where the paper discharged from the discharge portion is stacked, the holding member configured to be integrated with the paper discharge tray or held to be extractable from the paper discharge tray. The holding member includes a pair of side edge guide portions that are configured to guide opposite side edges of the paper. The holding member is configured to be held to be movable to a position of the paper in a width direction where the paper is stored between the pair of side edge guide portions in response to a force acting when the discharged paper comes into contact with the pair of side edge guide portions.

A printer includes a paper discharge tray that is configured to accumulate paper discharged from a discharge portion; and a holding member that is provided at a position where the paper discharged from the discharge portion is stacked, the holding member configured to be integrated with the paper discharge tray or held to be extractable from the paper discharge tray. The holding member includes a pair of side edge guide portions that are configured to guide opposite side edges of the paper. The holding member is configured to be held to be movable to a position of the paper in a width direction where the paper is stored between the pair of side edge guide portions in response to a force acting when the discharged paper comes into contact with the pair of side edge guide portions.

A printer includes a paper discharge tray that is configured to accumulate paper discharged from a discharge portion; and a holding member that is provided at a position where the paper discharged from the discharge portion is stacked, the holding member configured to be integrated with the paper discharge tray or held to be extractable from the paper discharge tray. The holding member includes a pair of side edge guide portions that are configured to guide opposite side edges of the paper. The holding member is configured to be held to be movable to a position of the paper in a width direction where the paper is stored between the pair of side edge guide portions in response to a force acting when the discharged paper comes into contact with the pair of side edge guide portions.

A bookbinding apparatus has: a first transport unit that transports a book along a first path; a gluing unit that glues the spine of the book transported along the first path; an attaching unit that attaches a cover to the spine of the glued book; a second transport unit that transports the book with the cover along a second path and discharges it to the transport apparatus; a book supply unit that supplies the book with the cover from the first path to the second path; and a casing accommodating the first transport unit, the gluing unit, the attaching unit, the second transport unit, and the book supply unit. The second path is longer than the distance between a position where the book is supplied from the book supply unit to the second path and a position where the book is discharged from the second path to the transport apparatus.

A bookbinding apparatus has: a first transport unit that transports a book along a first path; a gluing unit that glues the spine of the book transported along the first path; an attaching unit that attaches a cover to the spine of the glued book; a second transport unit that transports the book with the cover along a second path and discharges it to the transport apparatus; a book supply unit that supplies the book with the cover from the first path to the second path; and a casing accommodating the first transport unit, the gluing unit, the attaching unit, the second transport unit, and the book supply unit. The second path is longer than the distance between a position where the book is supplied from the book supply unit to the second path and a position where the book is discharged from the second path to the transport apparatus.