Apparatus for diverting a continuous stream of flat products to alternate paths
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorMark Anthony Wingate
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a diverting device for a continuous sequence of flat products travelling in a product travel plane. A first product exit path and a second product exit path emerge both from said product travel plane. An upper set of supply tapes and a lower set of supply tapes each comprise actuatable diverter guide members, respectively. The diverter guide members, form upper and lower diverting planes, respectively, with exit tapes upon movement of the diverter guide members about respective axes.
Claims19
Diverting device for a continuous sequence of flat products, including:
- a product travel plane, a first product exit paths and a second product exit path emerging from said product travel plane;
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- an upper set of supply tapes, a lower set of supply tapes, and at least two actuatable diverter guide members, wherein said diverter guide members form upper and lower diverting planes with upper and lower exit tapes upon movement of the diverter guide members about respective axes, such that a flat product passes between the two diverter guide members to either of said upper and lower diverting planes.
Folding apparatus comprising a diverting device for a continuous sequence of flat products, including:
- a product travel plane;
- a first product exit path and a second product exit path emerging from said product travel plane;
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- an upper set of supply tapes, a lower set of supply tapes and at least two actuatable diverter guide members, wherein said diverter guide members form upper and lower diverting planes with upper and lower exit tapes upon movement of the diverter guide members about respective axes such that a flat product passes between the two diverter guide members to either of said upper and lower diverting planes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.