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AssigneesHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg Harris, Inc.
InventorsGuy Loquet, Rene Renard, Serge Lanvin
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Folding apparatus having a main folder and an associated auxiliary cutting module for cutting into copies at least one longitudinally folded strip or web section originating from a web coming from a rotary printing press, the auxiliary cutting module having an inlet thereto for the at least one strip, and an outlet therefrom for respective copies cut from the at least one strip, the inlet and the outlet defining therebetween a straight travel path for the at least one strip and the copies cut therefrom, respectively, and a cutting cylinder having two angularly offset knives, and a counter-cutting cylinder, respectively, disposed on opposite sides of the straight travel path and of the at least one strip traveling thereon, the cutting cylinder and the counter-cutting cylinder, respectively, cooperating with one another for performing two successive cutting operations in one revolution of the cylinders.
Folding apparatus having a main folder and an associated auxiliary cutting module for cutting into copies at least one longitudinally folded strip or web section originating from a web coming from a rotary printing press, the auxiliary cutting module comprising an inlet thereto for the at least one strip, and an outlet therefrom for respective copies cut from the at least one strip, said inlet and said outlet defining therebetween a straight travel path for the at least one strip and the copies cut therefrom, the auxiliary cutting module having a longitudinally folding former section assigned thereto, the feeding of the web sections being fed to the main folder and the auxiliary cutting module, respectively, being changed vice versa to superimpose said web sections prior to common entry thereof in the main folders or in the auxiliary cutting module.
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