Apparatus for handling signatures before binding

Details Apparatus for handling signatures before binding Apparatus for handling signatures before binding

1987-02-17

1988-02-16

Werner, Frank E.

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414 35, 414 36, 414 46, 414 49, 414 96, B65G 5700, B65H 3138

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047251808

ABSTRACT:
This invention provides an apparatus for handling signatures before binding comprising a signature stacking unit for piling signatures delivered from a rotary press or the like into stacks of a given number of signatures, a liftable table for receiving the stacks from the stacking unit, a stack collecting unit for piling up a number of signature stacks, a lateral feed member for pushing the stack as placed on the table to a specific position, and a turntable rotatable through an angle of 180.degree. in a direction about a vertical axis and reversibly rotatable through an angle of 90.degree. about the axis for horizontally rotatingly reversing stacks of signatures, the apparatus being characterized in that the liftable table is connected to a hydraulic cylinder-plunger for lifting the table, the liftable table being of the divided type and upwardly and downwardly movable without contacting a hydraulic cylinder-plunger for driving the lateral feed member, the liftable table for receiving the signature stack laterally delivered from the liftable table by the lateral feed member, the turntable being provided with an upward feed member for upwardly transporting the signature stack from the turntable to the position of the stack collecting unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3115090 (1963-12-01), Elander
patent: 3599807 (1971-08-01), Hedrick et al.
patent: 4432685 (1984-02-01), Stauber

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