Multipurpose machine for the automatic application of covers or flyleaves and spines
Assignee4 B-FOUR BIND S.r.l.
InventorGianni Tognin
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a new multipurpose machine for the automatic application of covers or flyleaves and spines, comprising a vice (1) that carries the body of the book and any flyleaves from a jogger (2) on one side to a first lateral glue applicator assembly (3) and a first milling cutter (4) for trimming the body of the book, and on the other side to a second milling cutter (5) for trimming the back of the text blocks, with a second assembly (6) for applying lateral and dorsal glue, and also comprising a device for positioning spines and a press (7) for attaching spines or paperback covers.
Claims17
A machine for the automatic application of covers or flyleaves and spines to the body of books, defined more simply as a multipurpose machine, comprising:
- a travelling vice having two gripping planes for carrying the body of the book placed with its back facing downwards;
- at least one jogger having a generically horizontal plane for knocking up backs of the text blocks;
- at least one edge pressing unit having two plates with an opening and closing movement;
- at least one milling cutter for trimming the back of sheets or text blocks;
- at least one lateral glue applicator device;
- at least one applicator assembly for applying glue laterally and on the back of at least one of the sheets, text blocks or flyleaves;
- at least one manually or automatically adjustable assembly for positioning the spines,
- wherein:
- said travelling vice includes a suction device that bring a suction action to bear on two flyleaves,
- said travelling vice includes means for partially loosening said gripping planes and displacing them vertically with respect to said jogger, consequently lifting the two flyleaves held integrally with said gripping planes by said suction action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.