Device for continuous folding of flat material
US6468195B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H45/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is related to a device for continuous folding of flat material (14) such as signatures (14) being printed upon on a rotary printing press on one or both sides thereof. Said device according to the present invention includes a driven rotating body (3) such as a cylinder, arranged perpendicular to the conveying direction (37) of flat material (14), such as signatures. Said cylinder (3) rotates about its respective rotation axis (2), having surface sections (7, 8), respectively, assigned to its respective circumference, tapering towards each other upon revolution of the respective cylinder (3).
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