Device for folding print copies

US6669619B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG · DE

Inventor

• Herbert Bialek · Neckargemünd, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2001
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2003
• Expiry date: Oct 8, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T83/8845
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for folding printing copies in a web-fed rotary printing machine includes a folding knife, controls for reciprocatingly moving the folding knife at least approximately in one plane, the controls including a first and a second toggle lever, which, at one of the ends thereof, respectively, are movably attached to frame-fixed parts of the printing machine and at the other ends thereof, respectively, are movably attached to the folding knife, and a rotary element simultaneously actable upon both the first and the second toggle levers for operating the controls; a folder including the folding device; and an assembly including the folder with the folding device.