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US 8,800,749 B2Granted
Apparatus for processing flat articles, in particular print products
AssigneeMueller Martini Holding AG
InventorBeat Marbacher
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing flat articles, comprises a first conveyor adapted to convey the flat articles in a product flow, and a separator adapted to divide the product flow into at least two partial flows. The separator comprises a plurality of containers arranged in a row. The containers are adapted to accommodate flat articles. The containers move substantially transverse to the product flow and substantially parallel to the product flow to form the partial flows.
Claims18
An apparatus for processing flat articles, comprising:
- a first conveyor adapted to convey the flat articles in a direction of a product flow;
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- a separator adapted to divide the product flow into at least two partial flows, the separator comprising a plurality of containers arranged in a row, each container adapted to receive a flat article from the first conveyor before the product flow is divided into the at least two partial flows,
- wherein the containers are displaceable substantially transverse to the direction of the product flow to form the partial flows while simultaneously moving substantially parallel to the direction of the product flow.
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