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US 6,929,710 B1Granted
Method and device for winding up at least one paper web
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsWolfgang Günter Ruckmann, Horst Bernhard Michalik
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Abstract
Paper webs are wound up or supplied to units of a rotary printing press, such as a longitudinal fold former. Flexible endless or open ended traction devices are used. Paper webs are secured to the traction devices in a positive manner. The paper webs or their starting ends can be secured together only for purposes of being fed through the longitudinal fold former.
Claims2
A method for drawing in paper webs through a longitudinal folding hopper of a rotary printing press including:
- providing a plurality of paper webs;
- providing a longitudinal folding hopper having a folding hopper inlet;
- fastening said plurality of paper webs to each other and forming a paper web train before drawing in said fastened-together paper web train into said longitudinal folding hopper inlet;
- providing a paper web draw-in device starting before said folding hopper inlet, and extending through said longitudinal folding hopper;
- providing paper web holding devices on a portion of said paper web draw-in device;
- engaging said fastened-together paper web train with said paper web holding devices of said portion of said paper web draw-in device prior to said longitudinal folding hopper inlet;
- securing said fastened together paper web train to said paper web holding devices on said portion of said paper web draw-in device before entry of said fastened-together paper web train into said longitudinal folding hopper inlet;
- drawing said fastened together paper web train through said longitudinal folding hopper during drawing-in of said fastened-together paper web train using said paper web draw-in device;
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- moving said portion of said paper web draw-in device out of contact with said fastened-together paper web train prior to operation of said rotary printing press for separating said fastened-together paper web train from said paper web holding devices of said portion of said paper web draw-in device after accomplishing said drawing in of said paper web train through said longitudinal folding hopper.
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