Cutter sequencing method and apparatus
US7611134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/4148
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved apparatus and method for cutting and processing sheets from a web of printed material comprising first and second side-by-side portions of sheets along a length of the web. A first transport is arranged to transport the web in a first horizontal direction. A web splitter splits portions of the web as they are transported on the first transport. An extended path transport, in line with the first transport, transports the second portion of the web in an extended path. A direct path transport, in line with the first transport, transports the first portion of the web on a more direct path. As a result of these different paths sheets within the first and second web portions are re-sequenced in a manner suitable for processing by downstream modules, such as a right angle turn module.
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