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US 7,850,588 B2Granted
Folder with common chopper
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Adrian St. Ours, Mark Anthony Wingate, David Elliot Whitten
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Abstract
A folder includes a first signature conveyor conveying first signatures along a first signature path; a second signature conveyor conveying second signatures along a second signature path; and a chopper located between the first and second signature paths imparting a fold on both the first and second signatures. A chopper and method are also provided.
Claims9
A folder comprising:
- a chopper located between a first signature path and a second signature path alternately folding both the first signatures and second signatures, the chopper including a chopper blade folding both the first signatures and second signatures alternately;
- a first signature conveyor conveying the first signatures to the chopper along the first signature path;
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- a second signature conveyor conveying the second signatures to the chopper along the second signature path.
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A folder comprising:
- a first signature conveyor conveying first signatures along a first signature path;
- a second signature conveyor conveying second signatures along a second signature path;
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- a chopper located between the first and second signature paths including a chopper blade having a folding tip, the chopper blade folding both the first and second signatures by alternately contacting the first and second signatures with the folding tip.
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A folder comprising:
- a chopper drum rotating about a first axis;
- a chopper blade rotating with respect to the chopper drum about a second axis;
- a first chopper table above the chopper drum having a first gap;
- a second chopper table below the chopper drum having a second gap;
- a first signature conveyor between the chopper drum and the first chopper table conveying first signatures along a first signature path;
- a second signature conveyor between the chopper drum and the second chopper table conveying second signatures along a second signature path;
- wherein the chopper blade pushes each of the first signatures through the first gap and pushes each of the second signatures through the second gap.
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