Method and apparatus for storing continuously arriving flat products, especially printed products, and product package formed from such products
US4575988A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1932
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Firstly, a leading first portion of the continuously arriving stream of printed products is stored in the form of an intermediate package present on a winding core journaled for rotation. Subsequently the printed products are again unwound from the intermediate package and joined with a successive second portion of the stream of printed products. In so doing the products in the second portion come to lie in superimposed fashion upon the printed products withdrawn from the intermediate package. Both of the superimposed imbricated product streams are conjointly wound-up upon a rotationally driven winding core to form a primary product package. During exchange of the completed primary product package against a further winding core, the printed products arriving within the period of time needed for this exchange operation are again fed to the intermediate winding core which has now been emptied. These printed products are then wound-up to form an intermediate product package. Therefore, the continuously arriving stream of products does not have to be interrupted during the exchange of a completed primary product package for a new empty winding core.
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