Apparatus for processing flat objects, especially printed products
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorWalter Reist
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing flat objects, such as sheet-like printed products. The apparatus has a rail system which defines a closed path of travel, and a plurality of conveyor elements are supported by the rail system for free and independent movement along the path of travel. The conveyor elements in turn mount product carrier elements. A plurality of stations, including a product feed station, a product processing station, and a product output station, are disposed along the path of travel, and the stations each include a dedicated drive arrangement for the conveyor elements and thus the product carrier elements along the path of travel at a spacing and speed required by the associated station.
Claims15
An apparatus for processing flat products, comprising:
- a rail system extending along a path of travel,
- a plurality of conveyor elements supported by the rail system for individual movement along the path of travel,
- a plurality of product carrier elements mounted to respective ones of the conveyor elements, with each of said carrier elements being configured for supporting thereon a flat product to be processed,
- a plurality of stations disposed serially along the path of travel, and including a product feed station wherein the products are delivered to the product carrier elements, a product processing station, and a product output station wherein the products are removed from the product carrier elements, and
- at least one of the stations including a dedicated drive arrangement for the conveyor elements for transporting the conveyor elements and thus the product carrier elements along the path of travel at a spacing and speed required by the associated station.
An apparatus for processing flat products, comprising:
- a rail system extending along a closed path of travel,
- a plurality of conveyor elements supported by the rail system for individual movement along the path of travel,
- a plurality of product carrier elements mounted to respective ones of the conveyor elements, with each of said carrier elements being configured for supporting thereon a flat product to be processed,
- a plurality of stations disposed serially along the path of travel, and including a product feed station wherein the products are delivered to the product carrier elements, a product processing station, and a product output station wherein the products are removed front the product carrier elements, and
- each of the stations including a dedicated drive arrangement for the conveyor elements for transporting the conveyor elements and thus the product carrier elements along the path of travel at a spacing and speed required by the associated station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.