1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a pair of portions that sandwiches a plurality of sheets between the pair of portions to bind the plurality of sheets without a staple;
a motor that generates a driving torque corresponding to a value of a current flowing through the motor, the driving torque being applied to one portion of the pair of portions to sandwich the plurality of sheets by the pair of portions; and
an adjustment unit that adjusts the value of the current flowing through the motor so that
in a state in which the pair of portions sandwiches the plurality of sheets, a current of a predetermined value is flowed through the motor for a predetermined time period.
2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the motor is capable of normally rotating and reversely rotating, and
wherein the motor normally rotates so as to move the one of the pair of portions in such a direction that the plurality of sheets are sandwiched between the pair of portions and then the motor reversely rotates so as to move the one of the pair of portions in the direction away from the another of the pair of portions.
3. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time period is determined in accordance with a physical property of a sheet.
4. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the physical property of the sheet includes at least one of a thickness, a Young’s modulus, and a moisture content.
5. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time period is determined in accordance with at least one of temperature and humidity.
6. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cam configured to be rotated by the motor and to move one of the pair of portions.
7. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
a detection unit that detects a value of a current flowing through the motor,
wherein, if the plurality of sheets have been sandwiched by the pair of portions and then the detection unit detects that the value of the current flowing through the motor has reached the predetermined value, the adjustment unit makes an adjustment so that a current of the predetermined value is flowed through the motor for the predetermined time period.
8. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the pair of portions includes a convex surface and another of the pair of portions includes a concave surface, the plurality of sheets are sandwiched between the convex surface and the concave surface.
9. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a detection unit that detects a value of a current flowing through the motor,
wherein, when the plurality of sheets have been sandwiched between the convex surface and the concave surface and then the detection unit detects that the value of the current flowing through the motor has reached the predetermined value, the adjustment unit adjusts the current flowing through the motor so that a current of the predetermined value is flowed through the motor for the predetermined time period.
10. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the pair of portions is a member having teeth.
11. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a binding unit that includes a convex portion and a concave portion, and sandwiches and binds a plurality of sheets by using the convex portion and the concave portion;
a cam that moves at least one of the convex portion and the concave portion with respect to another of the convex portion and the concave portion;
a motor capable of rotating the cam;
a power source that drives the motor;
an adjustment unit that adjusts a value of a current flowing through the motor from the power source in accordance with a magnitude of a driving torque to be generated by the motor so that the binding unit sandwiches the plurality of sheets;
a detection unit that detects a value of a current flowing through the motor; and
if the plurality of sheets have been sandwiched between the convex portion and the concave portion by the cam moving the one of the convex portion and the concave portion and then the detection unit detects that the value of the current flowing through the motor has reached a predetermined value, a control unit that controls the adjustment unit so that a current of the predetermined value is flowed through the motor for a predetermined time period.
12. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the control unit rotates the motor reversely so as to move the one of the convex portion and the concave portion in a direction away from the another of the convex portion and the concave portion after the predetermined time period has elapsed.
13. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined time period is determined in accordance with a physical property of a sheet.
14. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the physical property of the sheet includes at least one of a thickness, a Young’s modulus, and a moisture content.
15. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined time period is determined in accordance with at least one of temperature and humidity.
16. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming unit configured to form an image; and
a pair of portions that sandwiches a plurality of sheets having a image formed by the image forming unit between the pair of portions to bind the plurality of sheets without a staple;
a motor that generates a driving torque corresponding to an amount of a current flowing through the motor, the driving torque being applied to one portion of the pair of portions to sandwich the plurality of sheets by the pair of portions; and
an adjustment unit that adjusts the value of the current flowing through the motor so that in a state in which the pair of portions sandwiches the plurality of sheets, a current of a predetermined value is flowed through the motor for a predetermined time period.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for decontamination of a compartment, the method comprising:
detecting presence of one or more contaminants;
selecting decontamination conditions for use in the compartment based on the presence of the one or more contaminants in the compartment,
the decontamination conditions comprise at least
a decontaminating agent for dispending in an aerosolized form in the compartment,
an operating temperature of a heated air for flowing through the compartment during the decontamination, and
a relative timing of dispensing the decontaminating agent and flowing the heated air;
dispensing the decontaminating agent in the aerosolized form in the compartment; and
flowing the heated air through the compartment at the operating temperature,
wherein the operating temperature is selected for efficacy of the decontaminating agent with respect to the one or more contaminants.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating temperature is between about 100 degrees Fahrenheit and 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating temperature is between about 120 degrees Fahrenheit and 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating temperature is selected to minimize duration of the heated air flowing through the compartment.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating temperature is selected to minimize a concentration of the decontaminating agent.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the decontaminating agent comprises hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein a concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the decontaminating agent is less than 1% by weight.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein a concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the decontaminating agent is less than 0.01% by weight.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the decontamination conditions further comprise a temperature ramping profile.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the temperature ramping profile is linear.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the decontaminating agent is dispensed prior to flowing the heated air through the compartment at the operating temperature.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the decontaminating agent is dispensed after flowing the heated air through the compartment at the operating temperature.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the decontamination conditions further comprise a relative humidity of the heated air flowing through the compartment.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the relative humidity of the heated air is between 40% and 80%.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the decontaminating agent in the aerosolized form comprises droplets that are between about 1 micron and 20 microns in size.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a decontamination system,
the decontamination system comprising a decontaminating agent dispenser, an air heater, an air blower, and a controller,
the controller being configured to determine the decontamination conditions.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the decontamination system is integrated into an aircraft.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the decontamination system is separate from an aircraft.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein the decontamination system further comprises one or more sensors for determining presence of the one or more contaminants.
20. A system for decontamination of an compartment, the system comprising:
a controller for selecting decontamination conditions for use in the compartment based on presence of one or more contaminants,
the decontamination conditions comprise at least
a decontaminating agent for dispending in an aerosolized form in the compartment,
an operating temperature of a heated air for flowing through the compartment during the decontamination, and
a relative timing of dispensing the decontaminating agent and flowing the heated air;
a decontaminating agent dispenser for dispensing the decontaminating agent in the aerosolized form in the compartment;
an air heater for heating the air to the operating temperature; and
an air blower for flowing the heated air through the compartment,
wherein the operating temperature is selected for efficacy of the decontaminating agent with respect to the one or more contaminants.