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US 8,939,443 B2Granted
Imaging apparatus and methods for bindery systems
AssigneeR.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
InventorsTy Daniel Wyble, Todd Tracy Rose
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Abstract
Imaging apparatus and methods for bindery systems. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a platform having a plurality of openings to provide suction through a surface of the platform and a first track that moves across the surface of the platform. The first track has a plurality of apertures to fluidly couple the suction to an upper surface of the first track.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a platform having a plurality of openings to provide a suction through a surface of the platform;
- a first track to move across the surface of the platform, the first track having a plurality of apertures to fluidly couple the suction to an upper surface of the first track;
- and
- a separator to receive a signature assembly, the separator comprising:
- an end to engage the signature assembly to separate a first page from the signature assembly;
- a tapered surface to guide the first page toward the first track;
- and
- a side extending from the tapered surface to guide a second page of the signature assembly toward a side of the platform.
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A method comprising:
- moving a first track across a surface of a platform;
- applying a suction to the surface of the platform;
- and
- separating a first page of a book from a plurality of pages of the book to cause the first page to move across the surface via the first track and the plurality of pages to move alongside the first track, the first track having apertures to fluidly couple the suction to the first page to hold the first page against an upper surface of the first track when the first page is positioned on the first track.
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A method, comprising:
- moving a first track across a surface of a platform;
- applying a suction to the surface of the platform;
- receiving a signature assembly from a second track
- separating a first page from a plurality of pages of the signature assembly to cause the first page to move across the surface via the first track, the first track having apertures to fluidly couple the suction to the first page to hold the first page against an upper surface of the first track when the first page is positioned on the first track;
- and
- driving the first track at a first speed and driving the second track at a second speed, the first speed being based on a ratio value of the second speed.
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A method, comprising:
- moving a first track across a surface of a platform;
- applying a suction to the surface of the platform;
- separating a first page from a plurality of pages of a signature assembly to cause the first page to move across the surface via the first track, the first track having apertures to fluidly couple the suction to the first page to hold the first page against an upper surface of the first track when the first page is positioned on the first track;
- and
- guiding a second page of the plurality of pages adjacent a side surface of the first track.
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An apparatus comprising:
- means for moving a first page of a book across a surface of a platform;
- means for providing a suction to the surface of the platform;
- means for fluidly coupling the suction to the surface of the platform;
- means for fluidly coupling the means for providing the suction to the surface of the platform to the first page to hold the first page against the means for moving when the first page is positioned on the means for moving;
- and
- means for separating the first page from a plurality of pages such that only the first page is positioned on the means for moving and the plurality of pages are positioned on a side of the means for moving.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a platform to provide a suction through a surface of the platform;
- a first track to move across the surface of the platform, the first track having a plurality of apertures to fluidly couple the suction to an upper surface of the first track;
- a separator to receive a signature assembly, the separator to separate a first page from the signature assembly and guide the first page toward the first track, the suction to hold the first page against the upper surface of the first track when the first page is positioned on the first track;
- a second track to receive the signature assembly;
- a first drive to drive the first track at a first speed;
- and
- a second drive to drive the second track at a second speed, the first speed being based on a ratio value of the second speed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.