Machine for finishing printed sheets

Details Machine for finishing printed sheets Machine for finishing printed sheets

1994-12-07

1997-05-27

Hughes, S. Thomas

Bookbinding: process and apparatus

Apparatus

With control means responsive to sensed condition

412 4, 412 8, 412 19, 412 37, 270 5218, 270 5812, B42C 100, B42C 900

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056325878

ABSTRACT:
A finishing machine is proposed for printed sheets delivered individually in rapid succession by a reproduction machine such as a printing press or a copier. The machine renders possible the manufacture in a production line in a completely automatic manner of brochures, leaflets or booklets without trimming edges. The machine comprises as its main part a station for takeover of the delivered sheets; a device for controlled retardation of the sheets received from the take-over station; a station for horizontal stacking of the retarded stacks; means for the alignment of the stacked sheets; a device for gripping the stack of aligned sheets a device for pivoting of the gripped stack from a horizontal position to an on-edge position; and a device for encasing the stack in a cover.

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patent: 4371155 (1983-02-01), Astero et al.
patent: 5083768 (1992-01-01), Ertavi et al.
patent: 5114292 (1992-05-01), Geiser
patent: 5295775 (1994-03-01), Andjelic et al.

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