Patent · US Expired

Device for aligning sheets of printed materials

US6726198B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

7References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG · DE

Inventors

Gerhard Glemser · Stuttgart, DE
Jurgen Ries · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
Joachim Schneider · Ehringshausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2002
Grant date	Apr 27, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65H2301/333
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is in the field of aligning sheets of printed materials, of the type that aligns sheets of printed materials for a desired output, for example, from a finishing device. According one aspect of the invention, an alignment device is provided configured as a separate, replaceable unit. According to a further aspect of the invention, an alignment device and process are provided wherein a sheet is inverted about one or both axes.

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