Folder with multiple-motor drive
US6752751B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F13/62
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A folder includes a first cylinder having at least one first gripper for holding signatures and at least one tucker for tucking the signatures to define a first fold, a second cylinder having at least one first jaw for holding the signatures at the first fold, a first motor driving the at least one first gripper, and a second motor separate from the first motor, the second motor driving the at least one tucker of the first cylinder and the at least one first jaw of the second cylinder.
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