Method and device for trimming print products
AssigneeMuller Martini Holding AG
InventorsHanspeter Hediger, Daniel Rolli
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Abstract
A trimming apparatus comprises a conveying device, a movable upper knife, an immovable lower knife, a movable press crosshead, a first drive, and a control unit. The print product is pressed down with the press crosshead. The pressed down print product is trimmed with the upper and lower knives. The press crosshead is lifted following the step of trimming operation. Subsequent to lifting the press crosshead, the upper knife is lifted. The trimmed print product is conveyed with the conveying device.
Claims12
A method for trimming print products in a trimming apparatus, the apparatus comprising a conveying device, a movable upper knife, an immovable lower knife, a movable press crosshead, a first drive, and a control unit, the method comprising:
- pressing down the print product with the press crosshead;
- trimming the pressed down print product with the upper and lower knives;
- lifting the press crosshead following the step of trimming operation;
- subsequent to lifting the press crosshead, lifting the upper knife;
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- conveying the trimmed print product with the conveying device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.