Device for processing flat, flexible objects with one or more pieces
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorsWalter Reist, Willi Leu
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Abstract
The apparatus has a feed conveyor (12) which is assigned an opening apparatus (18). Located at the downstream end of the feed conveyor (12) is the transfer region (16), through which the movement path (26) of clamps (24) runs. The clamp (24) has two clamp elements (30), which can be moved from an open position into a closed position (60′) for gripping and retaining an article (10). The clamp (24) is assigned a holding-open element (28) which, when the article (10) is gripped by means of the clamp (24), ends up between the two parts (22, 22′) of the article (10) lifted off from one another by means of the opening apparatus (18), and which is intended for holding the article (10) open when the clamp (24) is closed.
Claims11
An apparatus for processing flexible, sheet-like articles, such as printed products, with two or more parts, having a feed conveyor (12) which is intended for feeding articles (10) one after the other to a transfer location (16), and having a removal arrangement (14) with clamps (24) which are arranged one behind the other, are driven along a movement path (26), running past the transfer location (16), and is intended for gripping in each case one article (10) at the transfer location (16) and securing it in order to transport it further, wherein the feed conveyor (12) is assigned an opening apparatus (18) which is intended for opening the articles (10), at least in certain regions, by lifting off two parts (22, 22′) of the respective article (10) from another, and wherein the removal arrangement (14) has holding-open means (28) which are intended for engaging between the parts (22, 22′) of the respective article (10) lifted off from one another by the opening arrangement (18), which run along with the clamps (24) and which hold the article (10) open as it is transported further.
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