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US 2010/0138033 A1Published application
Method and device for inserting, collecting or collating a plurality of flexible, planar products
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorErwin Müller
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InventorErwin Müller
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The invention relates to a device for inserting, collecting or collating a plurality of flexible, planar products, preferably printed products, wherein the device (10, 10a, 10b) comprises a product collection unit (12, 12a), a first processing unit (14, 14′), and a second processing unit (16, 16′, 16′) for the synchronized processing, for example feeding, of products. The product collection unit (14, 14′) comprises a main drive controller (18), which is operatively connected to a main drive (20, 20′) for driving a conveying means (22). The first processing unit (14, 14′) comprises a first drive controller (24, 24′), which is operatively connected to a first drive (26, 26′, 26′), and the second processing unit (16, 16′, 16′) comprises a second drive controller (28, 28′, 28′), which is operatively connected to a second drive (30, 30′). The first processing unit (14, 14′) additionally comprises a first data collector (34, 34′), which is connected to the main drive controller (18) and to the first drive controller (24, 24′) via a first data bus (32, 32′), while the second processing unit (16, 16′, 16′) comprises a second data collector (36, 36′), which is connected to the first drive controller (24, 24′) and the second drive controller (28) via the first data bus (32, 32′).
An apparatus (10, 10a, 10b) for collecting a multiplicity of flexible, two-dimensional products, preferably printer's products, the apparatus (10, 10a, 10b) comprising:
A method for inserting, collecting or collating a multiplicity of flexible, two-dimensional products, preferably printer's products, with an apparatus (10, 10a, 10b) which has a product collection unit (12), a first handling unit (14, 14′) and a second handling unit (16, 16′, 16″), wherein the first handling unit (14, 14′) and the second handling unit (16, 16′, 16″) are designed for synchronized handling, for example supply of products, the main drive control system (18) is operatively connected to a main drive (20, 20′) for driving a conveyor means (22), the first handling unit (14, 14′) includes a first drive control system (24, 24′) and a first drive (26, 26′, 26″) which is controlled by means of the first drive control system (24, 24′), the second handling unit (16, 16′, 16″) includes a second drive control system (28) and a second drive (30) which is controlled by means of the second drive control system (28), the main drive control system (18) and also the first and second drive control systems (24, 24′, 28) interchange data via a first data bus (32, 32′), wherein the first handling unit (14, 14′) includes a first data collector (34, 34′) and the second handling unit (16, 16′, 16″) includes a second data collector (36, 36′), and data from the main drive control system (18) which are intended for the second drive control system (26, 26′, 26″) are transmitted to the second drive control system (28, 28′, 28″) successively via the first data collector (34, 34′), the first drive control system (24, 24′) and the second data collector (36, 36′).
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