A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet processing unit, a sheet feeder, and a unit cover. The sheet processing unit inserts an inner sheet into a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at one ends as a bonding portion. The sheet feeder is disposed above the sheet processing unit and is movable to open to expose the sheet processing unit. The sheet feeder feeds one of the two-ply sheet and the inner sheet. The unit cover is disposed above the sheet processing unit and opens to expose the sheet processing unit.

A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet entrance portion, a post-processing device, and circuitry. The sheet entrance portion receives a sheet medium conveyed from an upstream apparatus. The post-processing device separates a two-ply sheet, inserts the sheet medium into the two-ply sheet, and performs a heating operation on the two-ply sheet in which the sheet medium is inserted. The circuitry causes the post-processing device to interrupt a post-processing operation, as one of a series of post-processing operations up to the heating operation, in response to an occurrence of an abnormal condition of the upstream apparatus, and resume the post-processing operation interrupted due to the abnormal condition of the upstream apparatus, in response to a recovery from the abnormal condition of the upstream apparatus.

A sheet processing device includes a sheet storage and a sheet displacer. The sheet storage includes a first storage portion that includes a first wall that is one side wall of the sheet storage and a second wall that is part of another side wall of the sheet storage and a second storage portion that includes a third wall continuous to the first wall and the second wall. The sheet displacer displaces a preceding sheet stored in the sheet storage and contacts an upper end of the preceding sheet to displace the preceding sheet such that the upper end of the preceding sheet moves toward the third wall. The second wall and the third wall are coupled via a bent portion that bends in a manner such that a storage space of the second storage portion is greater than a storage space of the first storage portion.

A sheet processing apparatus sandwiches a sheet media in a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlaid and bonded together at a portion of the two-ply sheet. The sheet processing apparatus includes a fixing device, a tray, and a roller. The fixing device applies heat and pressure to the two-ply sheet. The tray is disposed downstream from the fixing device in a conveyance direction of the two-ply sheet, to stack the two-ply sheet. The roller conveys the two-ply sheet vertically downward toward the tray after the two-ply sheet passes through the fixing device.

A dual roll laminating film cartridge refill for a reusable cartridge loadable in a laminating machine. The refill includes a first roll of continuous adhesive-coated translucent laminating film having a first axial end and a second axial end. The refill includes a second roll of continuous adhesive-coated translucent laminating film having a first axial end and a second axial end. A first connector couples the first axial ends of the first and second rolls at a predefined gap distance. A second connector is independent from and spaced from the first connector, the second connector coupling the second axial ends of the first and second rolls at the predefined gap distance. The first and second connectors are uniquely shaped and asymmetrical to provide a keyed interface to the reusable cartridge.

A high-speed, cold laminating system includes a lamination unit for inline use connected with a paper feeder supplying at least 30 ppm. The lamination unit further includes a set of unheated motor-driven laminating pressure rollers along a laminating path, and a cutter between the rollers and an exit. A diverter gate passes the paper sheets to the laminating path or to the exit without passing along the laminating path. The system includes a controller to control the motor, the diverter gate, and functions of the lamination unit. The controller is programmed to control the motor to pause the pressure rollers with a leading sheet therein while a subsequent sheet moves toward the pressure rollers so a laminated spacing distance between a trailing edge of the leading sheet and a leading edge of the subsequent sheet to equal a prescribed spacing distance.

A high-speed cold laminating system including a cartridge having two rolls of pressure-sensitive laminating film. The goes into a receptacle of the laminating system. A steering module is upstream of the pressure rollers and a cutter is downstream of the pressure rollers. The steering module orients and positions sheets with respect to a directional path. The cutter severs a length of the laminating film containing a sheet from the remaining laminating film. A controller controls the conveyance of sheets and is programmed for bi-directional communication with an EEPROM of the cartridge. The EEPROM provides information to the controller regarding the laminating film, and the controller tracks film consumption within the system. The controller is programmed to periodically update the EEPROM of the laminating film cartridge with a current remaining film length during use within the laminating system based on the laminating film consumption tracked by the controller.

Provided are a film cartridge, a film unit, and a layer transfer device capable of restraining a supported layer including a transfer layer from being touched by an operator and restraining the supported layer remaining on the supporting layer remaining on a supporting layer from coming off. A film cartridge includes a supply reel on which a multilayer film including a supported layer with a transfer layer included therein and a supporting layer is wound, and a take-up reel on which to take up the multilayer film. The multilayer film is wound on a supply shaft in such a manner that the supported layer is in contact with the supply shaft, and the multilayer film is wound on the take-up shaft in such a manner that the supported layer is in contact with the take-up shaft.

A sheet separation device includes a sheet separation unit, a displacement detector, a displacement adjuster, and a controller. The sheet separation unit performs a sheet separating operation and a sheet inserting operation. The displacement detector detects a displacement amount of the two-ply sheet when the two-ply sheet is displaced in a width direction of the two-ply sheet and detects a displacement amount of the inner sheet. The displacement adjuster adjusts the displacement of the two-ply sheet in the width direction before the sheet separating operation, based on the displacement amount of the two-ply sheet in the width direction detected by the displacement detector. The controller causes the displacement adjuster to adjust relative positions of the two-ply sheet and the inner sheet between the sheet separating operation and the sheet inserting operation, based on the displacement amount of the inner sheet in the width direction detected by the displacement detector.

A laminator contains: a case, a lamination element, and a motor. The lamination element includes a first shell, a second shell, a first roller, and a second roller. Each of the first shell and the second shell has a cavity, and a laminating channel is defined between the first shell and the second shell and passes through the lamination element. The cavity has at least one anti-jamming film structure horizontally passing through the opening thereof and configured to separate the opening from the laminating channel. An anti-jamming film conduit is defined between any two adjacent anti-jamming film structures and stacks in the laminating channel to prevent the film rolling into the cavity. The cavity has two limiting portions, and the anti-jamming film structure has multiple guide sheets. In addition, each of the first roller and the second roller has multiple slits.