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US 10,189,671 B2Granted
Device and method for the subsequent processing of printed products
AssigneeMuller Martini Holding AG
InventorsGerd Kache, Stefan Winkelmann
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Abstract
A device and method for the processing of printed products with one or more transport systems for transporting the printed products between processing stations comprises a transport path lighting system that is divided into segments, wherein the type of illumination of such a segment is with respect to its color, intensity and/or variation in time defined by certain properties of the product located in this section or its production history.
Claims19
A device for processing printed products (4,5) comprising,
- a transport device (10,12) for transporting printed products (4) along a transport path (100), wherein said transport device includes a plurality of transport members (11,13) arranged behind one another in the transport direction (101) for respectively transporting a printed product (4) to be processed;
- a plurality of processing devices (3,6,7,8) that are arranged along the transport path (100) for sequentially modifying the transported printed products (4);
- a controller (9) operatively connected to the transport device (10,12) and at least one of the processing devices (3,6,7,8) for mutual communication of control signals;
- a lighting system (20) extending along the transport path (100) and operatively connected to the controller (9);
- wherein
- the lighting system (20) is divided into individual lighting segments (21.1,21.n) along the transport path;
- each lighting segment (21.1, . . . , 21.n) comprises at least one activatable light source (22);
- and
- each lighting segment (21.1, . . . , 21.n) is operatively connected to the controller (9) for receiving a segment control signal,
- wherein the controller (9) monitors the control signals for information on the presence and status of the printed products (4) and in response to said information, generates a control signal to separately activate a light source in each individual lighting segment (21.1, . . . , 21.n) to provide a visual indication of the current status of a printed product (4) in proximity to the activated lighting segment (21.1, . . . , 21.n).
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A method for processing a sequence of printed products (4), comprising:
- with a transport device (10,12), transporting spaced apart printed products (4) in a transport path (100) along a series of processing devices (3,6,7,8) in order to modify the printed products (4);
- designating a plurality of lighting segments (21.1, . . . , 21.n) along the transport path, for segmented illumination of the transport path;
- monitoring input signals for information on at least one of the presence and status of printed products (4) in a particular lighting segment (21.1, . . . , 21.n);
- and
- controlling illumination of lighting segments (21.1, . . . , 21.n) based upon said input signals to activate a light source (22) in the lighting segment (21.1, . . . , 21.n) commensurate with the condition of
- the printed product (4) located in the respective lighting segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.