Binding machine for a signature machine
AssigneeMcCain Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsWilliam B. McCain, George D. Higgins
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Abstract
A signature machine for assembling books has a binding machine which can accommodate variable book thicknesses without adjustment during operation. The binding machine has multiple binding stations each of which is pre-set to bind a book of a particular thickness. Each book is bound at the station set up to operate on the corresponding book thickness. The stations are disabled when presented with books of thickness different from that assigned to the particular station.
Claims4
In a signature machine for assembling books, a plurality of signature feeders for feeding signatures onto a conveyor which advances unbound books to a binding machine, the improvement comprising a binding machine which can accommodate variable book thicknesses without adjustment during operation, the binding machine having multiple binding stations, each book being bound at one of the stations, the binding stations being independently adjustable such that each station can be set up prior to operation of the binding machine to bind books of a given thickness which is different from the thicknesses of books stitched at the other stations.
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