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Variable folding system comprising linear drives, especially for printing machines

US8960059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2010
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/202
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for producing individual material sections, particularly sheets of paper, according to a certain format, from a web-type, for example imprinted object (object web), more particularly a web of paper or material, using a cutting means for cutting off the individual material sections from the object web and then removing said sections from the cutting means, wherein during the course of actuation of the cutting means at least one carrier is engaged with the object web, wherein following the cutting process, the carrier is displaced, together with the object web gripped by said carrier, by means of a controllable linear drive, over a displacement stroke, which is adjusted and/or varied in a controlled manner by the linear drive according to a section format that is predefined for the material section.

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