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US 4,477,067 AGranted
Method and apparatus for assembling sheet material assemblages
AssigneeHarris Graphics Corporation
InventorJames C. Wise
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AssigneeHarris Graphics Corporation
InventorJames C. Wise
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A method and apparatus for assembling newspapers which have a jacket and a plurality of inserts within the jacket are disclosed. The apparatus includes a circular array of stations and a rotor carrying a plurality of pockets which move below the stations. A two-speed transmission is provided so that the rotor can be driven at either of two speeds. At each station there is a hopper for feeding a jacket or insert into the pockets as they move below. The jacket feeding stations are grouped into a group of two or more adjacent stations. The insert feeding stations are likewise grouped into groups of adjacent stations having two or more in each group. All groups have the same number of stations and the stations in each group all feed an identical jacket or insert. In addition there is a single opener station for opening jackets before inserts are fed into the jackets and a single delivery station for each group of jacket feeding stations. In one embodiment each group includes two stations. There is a single opener station and a single delivery station. The rotor is provided with a plurality of groups of pockets.
A method of assembling newspapers having a jacket and a plurality of inserts in the jacket, said method comprising the steps of providing a pair of adjacent jacket feeding stations each having a jacket feeding hopper;
An apparatus for assembling newspapers comprising a pair of adjacent jacket feeding stations, each of said jacket feeding stations including a hopper for feeding a jacket, a plurality of pairs of insert feeding stations, each of said insert feeding stations including a hopper for feeding an insert and the stations of each pair being adjacent to each other, a rotor having a plurality of pockets for receiving jackets and inserts from said hoppers, drive means for turning said rotor to move said pockets relative to said stations at either one of two speeds, an opener for opening the jackets fed by said jacket feeding hoppers, and a delivery station for receiving assembled newspapers from one of said pockets.
A method of assembling sheet material assemblages having a jacket and a plurality of inserts in the jacket, said method comprising the steps of providing a group of adjacent jacket feeding stations, each jacket feeding station having a hopper for feeding a jacket, the jackets fed from each hopper being identical, providing a plurality of groups of adjacent insert feeding stations, each insert feeding station having a hopper for feeding an insert, the inserts fed from the hoppers in each group being identical, the number n of jacket feeding stations in said group and the number of insert feeding stations in each one of said groups being equal, providing a plurality of pockets for receiving jackets and inserts from the hoppers at the stations, moving said plurality of pockets sequentially past said group of adjacent jacket feeding stations and said plurality of groups of insert feeding stations at a speed selected from a number of speeds, the number of speeds corresponding to said number n, and feeding a jacket and an insert from a respective one of said hoppers in said group of adjacent jacket feeding stations and from a respective one of said hoppers in each of said groups of adjacent insert feeding stations into a pocket as said pockets move past said hoppers.
An apparatus for assembling sheet material assemblages which have a jacket and a plurality of inserts, said apparatus comprising a group of adjacent jacket feeding stations, the number n of adjacent jacket feeding stations in said group of adjacent jacket feeding stations being equal to at least two, each of said jacket feeding stations having a hopper for holding a supply of jackets identical to the jacket held by the hoppers at the other jacket feeding stations,
A method of assembling sheet material assemblages having a first sheet material and a plurality of other sheet materials, said method comprising the steps of providing a group of adjacent first sheet material feeding stations, each first sheet material feeding station having a hopper for feeding first sheet material, the first sheet material fed from each hopper being identical, providing a plurality of groups of adjacent other sheet material feeding stations, each other sheet material feeding station having a hopper for feeding other sheet material, the other sheet materials fed from the hoppers in each group being identical, the number n of first sheet material feeding stations in said group and the number of said other sheet material feeding stations in each one of said groups being equal, providing support means for receiving first sheet material and other sheet material from the hoppers at the stations, moving said support means past said group of adjacent first material feeding stations and said plurality of groups of adjacent other sheet material feeding stations at a speed selected form a number of speeds, said number of speeds corresponding to said n number, selected speed registering a feed location on said support means for a first sheet material to a corresponding feed location on said support means for associated other sheet material, and feeding a first sheet material and other sheet material from a respective one of said hoppers in said group of adjacent first sheet material feeding stations and from a respective one of said hoppers in each of said groups of adjacent other sheet material feeding stations to said corresponding feed locations on said support means as said support means moves past said hoppers.
An apparatus for assembling sheet material assemblages which have a first sheet material and a plurality of other sheet materials, said apparatus comprising a group of adjacent first sheet material feeding stations, the number n of adjacent first sheet material feeding stations in said group of adjacent first sheet material feeding stations being equal to at least two, each of said first sheet material feeding stations having a hopper for holding a supply of first sheet materials identical to the first sheet materials held by the hoppers at the other first sheet material feeding stations,
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