Paperback finishing machine
US6460843B1 · kind B1 · utility
29Cited by
9References
46Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2511/13
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention teaches a paperback book-finishing apparatus comprising a collator, a cover trimmer (with optional scorer), a glue cutter, and a binder. The apparatus can automatically finish books of different thicknesses. The operations of cover trimming, glue cutting and placement, and collating are all carried out by aligning to a common alignment edge. The glue cutter cuts glue strips of variable width and the collator collates printed sheets by synchronized tamping. The apparatus can be used with in-line, on-demand page printers and in-line, on-demand cover printers. The apparatus can be used in book vending machines.
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