Apparatus for producing multiple-part printed products
US5657978A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/4361
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for producing printed products comprising a plurality of part-products, for example newspapers, periodicals and the like, includes a processing drum which is divided into portions and is driven in rotation. The processing drum is provided with saddle-like rests which are distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction. A transporting device transports the products along the saddle-like rests from a product-feeding station which is arranged in the axial drum end region to a product-removal station which is spaced apart in the axial direction from said product-feeding station and is arranged in the opposite drum end region. Provided between the product-feeding station and the product-removal station are at least two product-processing stations. Provided between two product-processing stations and thus also between the product-feeding station and the product-removal station is at least one further product-removal station which can be optionally activated or deactivated. This makes it possible for the drum portions, which are separated from one another by this further product-removal station, to be operated in parallel with respect to one another or in series.
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