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US 2006/0065140 A1Published application
Conveyor unit for conveying flat objects
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorBerthold Held
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Abstract
A conveyor unit for conveying flat objects includes at least first, second and third endless belts, together with a cylinder. The first endless belt extends along a part of the circumference of the cylinder and forms, with the cylinder circumference, a section of a path of conveyance for the objects. The second and third belts define another section of the path of conveyance.
Claims7
A conveyor unit for conveying flat objects comprising:
- a collection cylinder having a circumferential surface, said collection cylinder being located after, in a direction of object travel, a cutter unit;
- a first endless belt extending around a portion of said collection cylinder and cooperating with said collection cylinder circumferential surface and defining a section of a conveying path;
- a second endless belt and a cooperating third endless belt defining a balance of said conveying path, said first and third endless belts defining a first side of said conveying path, said second conveyor belt and said collection cylinder circumferential surface defining a second side of said conveying path;
- a drive mechanism for driving said second and third endless belts at a controlled speed;
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- a third endless belt deflection roller and a first endless belt deflection roller positioned directly adjacent each other, said third endless belt deflection roller defining an end of said third endless belt conveying path, said first endless belt deflection roller defining a start of said first endless belt conveying path, said first endless conveying belt being arranged for transporting signatures in cooperation with said collection cylinder.
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