Saddle stitching machine for signatures and the like
US4614290A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/321
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A saddle stitching machine wherein the pitch of the chain conveyor which transports successive signatures through the stapling station can be changed by changing the ratio of a transmission which receives torque from the timing shaft of the machine. The conveyor transports the signatures along a straight path and the machine has a reciprocable carriage which is moved back and forth along such path by an adjustable crank drive so that the stroke of the carriage can conform to the selected pitch of the conveyor. The tools which are carried by the carriage are actuated by cams which are movable independently of each other at right angles to the straight path. The cams extend in parallelism with the path of signatures at the stapling station.
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