Method and device for inserting supplements into multipage printed products
US8371571B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1932
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for inserting a supplement into a multipage printed product having a back and composed of signatures and/or individual sheets, and being transported with the back oriented parallel to a conveying direction. The multipage printed product is supplied with a signature or an individual sheet projecting from the multipage printed product to define a predetermined separating location between the projecting signature or individual sheet and an adjacent signature or sheet. The multipage printed product is opened at the predetermined separating location and then the opening is expanded. The supplement is thereafter inserted into the expanded separating location.
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