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US 5,551,682 AGranted
Method of supplying enclosures to multiple-page printed sheets collected to form printed products
AssigneeGrapha-Holding AG
InventorErnst Luthi
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for supplying at least one enclosure to multiple-page printed sheets collected to form printed products at the edge opposite the last folded edges. The printed products are gripped at the fold side on collecting carriers and removed from the collecting apparatus. The products are supplied with enclosures on a further conveying path with the open edge facing a feeder.
Claims12
A device for supplying enclosures to printed products produced from a plurality of printed sheets, comprising:
- a plurality of collecting carriers spaced from one another at regular intervals and being arranged to rotate past a transfer location, each for collecting and conveying a respective printed product to the transfer location;
- a conveyor apparatus having a movable traction mechanism;
- and a plurality of gripping pliers secured to the traction mechanism, each gripping plier being associated with a respective one of said collecting carriers, and being moved past the transfer location to grip the respective printed product at the transfer location and remove the printed product from the respective collecting carrier;
- separating means positionable inside a fold of the printed product gripped by the respective plier for opening the printed product;
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- a feeder for delivering the enclosures along a path of movement to the printed product gripped by the respective plier;
- whereby the printed products are moved by the pliers along a conveyor path approximately transversely to the path of movement of the enclosures in an opened supplying form for receiving at least one enclosure delivered by the feeder.
4 more elements
A device for supplying enclosures to printed products produced from a plurality of printed sheets, comprising:
- a stapling apparatus for stapling the printed sheets together to form a respective printed product;
- a plurality of collecting carriers spaced from one another at regular intervals and being arranged to rotate past a transfer location, each for collecting the printed sheets and conveying the printed sheets to the stapling apparatus, and conveying the resulting printed product to the transfer location;
- a conveyor apparatus having a movable traction mechanism;
- and a plurality of gripping pliers secured to the traction mechanism, each gripping plier being associated with a respective one of said collecting carriers, and being moved past the transfer location to grip the respective printed product at the transfer location and remove the printed product from the respective collecting carrier;
- separating means positionable inside a fold of the printed product gripped by the respective plier for opening the printed product;
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- a feeder for delivering the enclosures along a path of movement to the printed product gripped by the respective plier;
- whereby the printed products are moved by the pliers along a conveyor path approximately transversely to the path of movement of the enclosures in an opened supplying form for receiving at least one enclosure delivered by the feeder.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.