Feeder, gatherer-stitcher and method for index punching
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorLutz Richter
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Abstract
A feeder for feeding flat products to a conveyor device includes a magazine for storing the products, a separating device for separating the products from the magazine and a device for producing an index in the products. A gatherer-stitcher includes a plurality of the feeders. A method is provided for producing an index cut in a product being fed.
Claims11
A feeder for feeding flat products to a conveyor device, comprising:
- a magazine for storing the products;
- a seperating drum for seperating the products from the magazine;
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- a device positioned along an axis of said seperating drum for producing an index in the products.
A gatherer-stitcher for collating printed products, comprising a gathering chain, and a plurality of feeders for feeding flat products to said gathering chain, said feeders each respectively having a magazine for storing the products and a separating device for separating the products from the magazine, at least one of said feeders having a device for producing an index in the products.
A method for producing an index cut in a product being transported by a separating device in a feeder from a magazine in the feeder to a conveyor device, the method which comprises producing the index in the product with a device in the feeder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.