Apparatus for temporary storage of printed products between successive processing machines of a production line
US4684118A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1932
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Signatures, newspaper sections or like printed products are temporarily stored between two successive processing machines of a production line by convoluting them onto a rotor with a flexible band so that the products are stored between neighboring convolutions of the band. The products are stored when the output of the preceding machine exceeds the requirements of the next-following machine, and the rotor is caused to pay out stored products when the requirements of the next-following machine exceed the output of the preceding machine. The rotor can store printed products in the form of a stream of spaced-apart products or in the form of a scalloped stream wherein the trailing portion of each preceding product overlaps the leader of the next-following product. A stream of spaced-apart products can be converted into a scalloped stream on its way to the reservoir from a conveyor which connects the preceding machine with the next-following machine.
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