Pre-cylinder signature collector
US6439562B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/2613
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A web press has cutting cylinders for cutting a web into signatures and a transfer cylinder for receiving the signatures. A pre-cylinder signature collector includes a diverter station for diverting the signatures received from the cutting cylinders. At least two tape paths having different lengths receive the signatures from the diverter station. At least one collection point collects the signatures from all of the tape paths on top of one another for passage to the transfer cylinder.
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