Method and apparatus for storing continuously arriving flat structures, especially printed products arriving in an imbricated product formation
US4528798A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1932
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The precursive or leading portion of printed products or other processed articles arriving in an imbricated formation is first wound up on an auxiliary winding drum or core to form an intermediate coil or package defining a first subformation. The subsequent, second portion of the imbricated formation defining a second subformation is then deposited on this first subformation as the latter is wound off the intermediate coil or package. Both superposed subformations are now jointly fed to a rotatable and driven main winding drum or core and wound up thereupon to form a main storage coil or product package. In order to obtain a compact main storage coil, the two superposed subformations are fed to the main winding drum such that the leading edges of both subformations lie on the upper sides thereof, i.e. the sides oriented towards the main winding drum.
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