Stapling device with exchangeable driving tool
AssigneeAndreas Lüttich
InventorAndreas Lüttich
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for stapling printed products, preferably automatically, comprising a stapling head for driving a staple through a printed-product back and a bender for bending the open ends of the staple. Said device is characterized in that the stapling head has a modular design, wherein the stapling head comprises a driving tool (1) and a driving-tool holder (2) for equipping with the driving tool, and wherein the driving tool can be fastened to the driving-tool holder in an exchangeable manner, e.g., by means of locking bolts (3) fastened to a crossmember (4) or by means of a groove (5)/feather-key connection. The invention further relates to a corresponding stapling head.
Claims17
A device for stapling printed products, having a stapling head for driving a staple through a printed product back, and having an anvil for bending the free ends of the staple, wherein the stapling head has a modular design, wherein the stapling head comprises a driving tool and a driving tool retainer that is to be equipped with the driving tool, wherein the driving tool is secured on the driving tool retainer such that it can be exchanged, wherein the driving tool is placed and inserted into the driving tool retainer of the stapling head via a tongue-and-groove system,
- wherein the driving tool is retained on the driving tool retainer with a mount and at least one bolt,
- wherein the mount, the driving tool, or the mount and the driving tool can be locked in place on the driving tool retainer by an interlocking means, and
- wherein the interlocking means has a motorized design.
A stapling head, comprising a driving tool and a driving tool retainer that is to be equipped with the driving tool, wherein the driving tool is secured on the driving tool retainer such that it can be exchanged in a modular manner, wherein the driving tool is placed and inserted into the driving tool retainer of the stapling head via a tongue-and-groove system,
- wherein the driving tool is retained on the driving tool retainer with a mount and at least one bolt,
- wherein the mount, the driving tool, or the mount and driving tool can be locked in place on the driving tool retainer by an interlocking means, and
- wherein the interlocking means has a motorized design.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.