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US 7,762,385 B2Granted
Conveyor-technology device
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorsCarl Conrad Maeder, Walter Reist
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method as well as to a conveyor-technology device for processing printed products. The conveyor-technology device includes a guide and conveyor which may be moved along the guide, for conveying printed products which are fed by way of feeders. The guide is curved in several spatial directions. The conveyor-technology device includes a holding device which serve for the temporary fixing of printed products in a manner such that these at least in regions may be conveyed against gravitational force.
Claims2
A method for processing printed products, the method comprising the steps of:
- feeding printed products to a plurality of conveying conveyor means by means of feed conveyors;
- temporary fixing said printed products by means of holding means functionally connected to the conveyor means such that printed products are conveyable against the effect of gravity and such that the printed products remain in their position relative to their dedicated conveyor means during the conveying process;
- conveying the conveyor means along a spatially curved guide with an essentially helical section to an active region of at least one processing station;
- processing the printed products at the least one processing station.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.