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US 6,684,787 B1Granted
Method and device for processing printed materials
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHartmut Karl Sauer
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Abstract
Sheets or strips of printed materials, with each sheet or strip having a printed image including plural individual copies, are inspected. Each copy is inspected by an inspection device. The sheets or strips of printed materials are separated into individual ones of the copies. Defective copies are sorted out based on the results of the inspection device.
Claims28
A method for processing printed materials including:
- providing printed materials with each said printed material having a printed image, each said printed image including a plurality of printed copies;
- providing a printed image inspection device;
- inspecting said plurality of printed copies on each of said printed materials using said printed image inspection device;
- using said printed image inspection device and detecting defective ones of said plurality of printed copies on each said printed image;
- providing a first conveying track for printed materials each having no defective ones of said plurality of printed copies;
- providing a second conveying track for printed materials each having at least one defective one of said plurality of printed copies;
- removing said printed materials having at least one defective one of said plurality of printed copies from said first conveying track;
- directing said printed material having at least one defective one of said plurality of printed copies to said second conveying track;
- separating said printed materials on both of said first and second conveying tracks into said plurality of printed copies and
- removing said defective ones of said printed copies in said second conveying track.
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A method for processing printed materials including:
- providing printed materials each having a printed image including a plurality of printed copies;
- providing a printed image inspection device;
- inspecting said plurality of printed copies on each of said printed materials using said printed image inspection device;
- detecting a position of defective printed copies on each of said printed materials using said printed image inspection device;
- providing a printed material separating device after, in a direction of printed material travel, said printed image inspection device;
- separating said printed materials into individual printed copies using said printed material separating device;
- arranging said individual printed copies in stacks of printed copies;
- using said detected position of defective ones of said printed copies for determining a location of said defective printed copies in said stacks of printed copies and;
- separating said defective printed copies in said stacks of printed copies using said detected position of defective printed copies provided by said printed image inspection device located before said printed material separating device.
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A device for processing printed materials comprising:
- a printed materials conveying device;
- an inspection device adapted to inspect plural printed copies of printed images on printed materials conveyed by said printed materials conveying device and to determine a position of defective ones of the printed copies;
- a cutting device adapted to separate printed materials into individual printed copies, said cutting device being located after said inspection device in a direction of travel of the printed materials;
- a counting device for counting individual ones of the plural printed copies of printed images on printed materials, said counting device being located downstream of said cutting device in said direction of travel of printed materials;
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- means for operating said counting device in response to said inspection device to remove defective ones of the printed copies from the plural printed copies of printed images.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.