Method and apparatus for the stacking of rectangular products

US4614473A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gerd-Georg Kwauka · Gütersloh, DE
• Ulrich Kohn · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 1984
• Grant date: Sep 30, 1986
• Expiry date: Apr 17, 2004

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G61/00
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of stacking rectangular products, particularly printed matter such as books, book blocks or magazines and the like, whereby the products are stacked against a stop to form a row of packed material on a moving conveyor belt, the row of packed material subsequently is pushed laterally by a slider onto a horizontal intermediate plate, which is arranged immediately below the upper span and can reciprocate between the upper and lower spans, the intermediate plate is retracted and the row of packed material is thereby swept off by the stationary slider. The invention further relates to a stacking device having a stacking arm (1), which has an endless conveyor belt (2) passing at the end about the roller (7) and has an upper span (3) and a lower span (4), which has a horizontal intermediate plate (5) arranged between the upper and lower spans (3, 4), which intermediate plate (5) can be pushed back and forth in the direction of the arrow (6) and having a slide (8) pointing vertically downward which is arranged above the lower span (4) and can be moved forward and backward, and preferably up and down, as well.