Method and apparatus for the intermediate storage of printed products arriving in an imbricated product formation
US4606173A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S271/902
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An imbricated product subformation is formed from one half of the printed products delivered in an imbricated product formation by a conveyor or transporter. This subformation is guided through a deflection or turning device. The printed products are accelerated and separated or singled as they run through this deflection or turning device and are simultaneously inverted. After leaving the deflection or turning device, the printed products are conveyed against a fixed stop member and are then deposited upon a belt conveyor to form a new imbricated product subformation. A second subformation is formed from the other half of the arriving printed products and is deposited upon the first altered subformation and is then conjointly wound up with this first altered subformation to form a coil or wound product package. By dividing the initially arriving imbricated product formation into two subformations and subsequently reuniting these subformations, the winding operation can take place at a speed which is only half as great as the delivery speed of the initially arriving imbricated product formation.
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