Method and Device for Gathering Loose Book Blocks
OwnerKai Büntemeyer, Karl-Heinz Döpke +1inventors
InventorsKai Büntemeyer, Karl-Heinz Döpke, Thomas Klarhorst
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Abstract
In a method and associated device for gathering loose book blocks (B, B1 . . . 7), loose partial blocks (B, TB) formed of at least two serially printed signatures (7) to be arranged consecutively in a book block (B) are delivered to transport segments (3) with the aid of at least one feeder (10.1 . . . 3) by successively removing the at least two signatures (7) from a magazine (11) of the at least one feeder (10.1 . . . 3).
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A method for gathering loose book blocks (B, B1 . . . 7) formed of single-page or multi-page signatures (7) with a gathering section (2), a revolving conveying device (6) that features equidistantly and consecutively arranged transport segments (3), and several feeders (10.1 . . . 3) that are arranged along the gathering section (2) and for feeding the signatures (7) to the transport segments (3), comprising:
- that loose partial blocks (B, TB) consisting of at least two serially printed signatures (7) to be arranged consecutively in a book block (B) are fed to the transport segments (3) with the aid of at least one feeder (10.1 . . . 3);
- wherein said feeding is by successively removing the at least two signatures (7) from a magazine (11) of the at least one feeder (10.1 . . . 3).
A device for gathering loose book blocks (B, B1 . . . 7) formed of single-page or multi-page signatures (7) comprising:
- a gathering section (2) with a revolving conveying device (6) having equidistantly and consecutively arranged transport segments (3);
- a plurality of feeders (10.1 . . . 3) that respectively include a magazine (11), arranged along the gathering section for separating and feeding the signatures (7) to the transport segments (3);
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- at least one feeder (10.1 . . . 3) that respectively separates at least two signatures (7) that form a partial block (B, TB) and need to be arranged consecutively in a book block (B) and that delivers the partial blocks (B, TB) to the transport segments (3).
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