Method of and apparatus for, interim storing of printed products, typically newspapers, periodicals and the like, arriving in an imbricated product formation
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorWerner Honegger
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Abstract
The apparatus contains a winding unit for winding up printed products arriving in an imbricated product formation. The winding unit comprises a hollow substantially cylindrical winding core. Upon the outer surface of the winding core there is wound up a winding band. Prior to the start of a product winding-up operation the winding band is unwound from the winding core and wound upon a spool member. Subsequently the winding band is wound up onto the winding core together with the printed products.
Claims14
A method of interim storing of printed products, typically newspapers, periodicals and the like which arrive in an imbricated product formation, said method comprising the steps of:
- winding up a predetermined length of at least one winding band on the outer surface of a winding body which is subsequently used for winding up thereupon an imbricated formation of printed products;
- arranging a spool member for receiving a predetermined required length of the at least one winding band and in operative association with said winding body;
- preparing at said outer surface of said winding body a winding surface for winding up thereupon said imbricated formation of printed products by unwinding said predetermined required length of said at least one winding band from said predetermined length of said at least one winding band wound up upon said outer surface of said winding body;
- conjointly with unwinding said predetermined required length of said at least one winding band, winding up said predetermined required length of said at least one winding band on said spool member operatively associated with said winding body;
- rotatably driving said winding body in order to wind up for interim storage at said winding surface of said winding body, the arriving imbricated product formation conjointly with said predetermined required length of said at least one winding band;
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- said step of conjointly winding up said imbricated product formation and said at least one winding band on said winding surface of the winding body, entailing the steps of infeeding said arriving imbricated formation to said winding body and conjointly therewith unwinding said predetermined required length of said at least one winding band in a tensioned state from said spool member and thereby forming a product package for interim storing said printed products.
A winding arrangement for interim storing of printed products, typically newspapers, periodicals and the like which arrive in an imbricated product formation, comprising:
- a winding body for winding up thereupon an imbricated formation of printed products;
- said winding body defining an outer surface;
- at least one winding band having one end;
- said one end of said at least one winding band being fixedly connected to said winding body;
- said at least one winding band being wound up on said outer surface of said winding body to form a wound supply of said at least one winding band;
- means for unwinding a predetermined required length of the wound supply of the at least one winding band in preparation for winding up the imbricated formation of printed products upon the winding body;
- said means for unwinding including a spool for receiving said predetermined required length of said at least one winding band;
- means for winding said imbricated product formation conjointly with said predetermined required length of the at least one winding band onto the outer surface of said winding body;
- and whereby said outer surface of said winding body and any remaining length of the at least one winding band still wound upon said outer surface of the winding body after unwinding said predetermined required length serves for supporting a wound product package formed from the imbricated formation of printed products which has been wound upon the winding body conjointly with said predetermined required length of the wound supply of the at least one winding band.
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