Velocity adjustable grippers on sliding carriage
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorRobert Paul Cassoni
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Abstract
A movable gripper unit including a housing and a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm for gripping a printed product. The first and second gripper arms are slidingly supported with respect to the housing. The housing is movable along a track. Also disclosed is a method of gripping a printed product including gripping a printed product in a gripper unit and moving the printed product with respect to the gripper unit while the printed product remains gripped.
Claims21
A movable gripper unit in combination with a printed product comprising:
- a printed product;
- and
- a movable gripper unit including a housing;
- and a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm gripping the printed product, the first and second gripper arms slidingly supported with respect to the housing.
A movable gripper unit comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm for gripping a printed product, the first and second gripper arms slidingly supported with respect to the housing;
- wherein the housing includes a first slot and a second slot, and further comprising a first carriage movable in the first slot and a second carriage movable in the second slot, the first and second gripper arms being connected to the first and second carriages.
A movable gripper unit comprising:
- a housing;
- a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm for gripping a printed product, the first and second gripper arms slidingly supported with respect to the housing;
- and
- a cam connected to the first and second gripper arms for sliding the first and second gripper arms with respect to the housing.
A movable gripper unit comprising:
- a housing;
- a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm for gripping a printed product, the first and second gripper arms slidingly supported with respect to the housing;
- and
- an actuating lever connected to the second gripper arm for closing the second gripper arm against the first gripper arm.
A movable gripper unit comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm for gripping a printed product, the first and second gripper arms slidingly supported with respect to the housing;
- wherein the first gripper arm is non-rotatable and the second gripper arm is rotatable.
A movable gripper unit comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm for gripping a printed product, the first and second gripper arms slidingly supported with respect to the housing;
- wherein the first gripper arm is connected to at least one roller and the housing includes at least one prong, the at least one roller for rolling along the at least one prong.
A gripping device comprising:
- a track;
- and
- a plurality of gripper units running in the track, each gripper unit including a housing, and a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm for gripping a printed product, the first and second gripper arms slidingly supported with respect to the housing.
A method of gripping a printed product comprising the steps of:
- gripping a printed product in a gripper unit;
- and
- moving the printed product with respect to the gripper unit while the printed product remains gripped, the moving step including sliding the printed product with respect to the gripper unit.
A method of gripping a printed product comprising the steps of:
- gripping a printed product in a gripper unit;
- moving the printed product with respect to the gripper unit while the printed product remains gripped, and
- moving the gripper unit at a constant velocity, and decelerating the printed product during the moving of the printed product step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.