Fold-off guiding method and device for a folding apparatus
US5807227A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/561
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a folder apparatus including a first cylinder for transporting a product and a folding cylinder rotatably engaged with the first cylinder at a nip. A product guiding device is assigned to a transition area between surfaces of the first cylinder and the folding cylinder, the guiding device having a smoothing element which includes different sections of product contacting elements being angled in opposite directions.
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