Precollect method and device
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorJohn Sheridan Richards
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Abstract
A method and device for combining folios between a first and a second web in a rotary printing press. A first folio is cut from a third web in the rotary press, the first folio is stored on a storage device and then transferred from the storage device to a position between the first and second webs. Also, a web product moveable in a rotary printing press that includes a first web, a second web, a first folio, and a second folio. The first and second folios are stacked relative to one another and sandwiched between the first and second continuous webs.
Claims20
A method for combining folios between a first and a second web in a rotary printing press, the method comprising:
- cutting a first folio from a third web in the rotary press;
- storing the first folio on a storage device;
- and
- transferring the first folio from the storage device to a position between the first and second webs.
A device for combining folios between first and second webs in a rotary printing press, the device comprising:
- a cutting cylinder configured to cut a first folio from a third web;
- a storing device in operative connection with the cutting cylinder, the storing device configured to store the first folio;
- and
- a positioning device adjacent the storing device configured to transfer the stored first folio from the storing device to a position between the first and second webs.
A web product moveable in a rotary printing press, the web product comprising:
- a first web;
- a second web;
- and
- a first folio cut from a third web, wherein the first folio is sandwiched between the first and second webs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.