EP0156775B1 - Process and device for sequentially transporting and cutting documents from two continuous stationary webs - Google Patents

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EP0156775B1
EP0156775B1 EP85810137A EP85810137A EP0156775B1 EP 0156775 B1 EP0156775 B1 EP 0156775B1 EP 85810137 A EP85810137 A EP 85810137A EP 85810137 A EP85810137 A EP 85810137A EP 0156775 B1 EP0156775 B1 EP 0156775B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41L—APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES
    • B41L1/00—Devices for performing operations in connection with manifolding by means of pressure-sensitive layers or intermediaries, e.g. carbons; Accessories for manifolding purposes
    • B41L1/04—Devices for performing operations subsequent to manifolding, e.g. for separating single sheets or webs from single form sets, continuous manifold assemblies from carbons
    • B41L1/08—Devices for performing operations subsequent to manifolding, e.g. for separating single sheets or webs from single form sets, continuous manifold assemblies from carbons on continuous manifold assemblies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/16—Associating two or more webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
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    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/431—Features with regard to the collection, nature, sequence and/or the making thereof
    • B65H2301/4311—Making personalised books or mail packets according to personal, geographic or demographic data

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  • the present invention relates to a method for the sequential transport and cutting of documents according to the preamble of independent claim 1 and a device for carrying out the method according to the preamble of independent claim 8.
  • stacker known from the printing works were used, which either lift and arrange the receipts with suction cups, or the receipts were transported or stopped on conveyor belts by means of magnetic pressure. While the first-mentioned system is too slow for the data processing machines, the speed was probably increased with the second-mentioned system, but the bearings on the conveyor belts were hit and these often had to be replaced.
  • CH-A 651 526 it was proposed to arrange a transfer table after the edge and cross cutting table, in which the rolls are divided into two groups in a roll line with rolls arranged at an angle to the transport path, and these two groups are driven at different speeds and, moreover, at least the upstream group is driven to stop.
  • the result was that the downstream document was quickly transported away and the upstream document could be retained if the two documents printed side by side belonged to an unpaired arrangement, in order to avoid an intermediate stacker.
  • the continuous form according to FIG. 1 shows two document groups A1, A2, A3 and B1 to B5, some of which are paired and some unpaired, in such a way that when filing or packing in envelopes it must be ensured that the documents A3, B1 located next to one another don't come together.
  • the continuous form is now first divided along the center line M.
  • the edge and cross cutting table 20 has four toothed belt tractors 10, 11, 30, 31 for engaging in the edge perforation R1, R2 (FIG. 1) of the continuous form.
  • the tractors 10, 30 are driven in pairs by a drive A1 and the tractors 11, 31 by a drive A2.
  • the drives A1, A2 are shown as motors and drive the associated pairs of tractors synchronously with each other via toothed belts. Instead of individual motors a single motor could also be provided and then, for example, electrically switchable clutches would be used as drives A1, A2.
  • the two partial endless forms E1, E2 are now partially overlapping on the cutting table 20, such that the peripheral perforations R1, R2 are inserted in the left-hand and right-hand tractor pairs.
  • the two partial endless forms E1, E2 are thus aligned parallel to one another and can be easily collated with a known actuating and collating machine 40 or stored in actuating compartments 41, 42.
  • the supply to the control compartments 41, 42 takes place via magnetically, hydraulically or pneumatically operated locks 43, 44.
  • electromagnets M1, M2 are provided for their actuation.
  • the lock 43 is open and the lock 44 is shown closed, so that a single form or document 7 can fall into the control compartment 41.
  • rollers 45, 46 which are coupled to a drive A3.
  • This drive can also be a single motor or a controllable clutch, so that the related documents can be transported individually or in pairs to a deposit 50, depending on whether they are paired or unpaired documents.
  • a folding or inserting system could also be provided here directly, so that the documents can be processed with the greatest confidentiality without human work.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows a basic electronic circuit arrangement for controlling the drives and the locks.
  • L1, L2 Fig. 2, 3
  • the characters attached to the edge of the documents with the printer, such as dots or the like, are read.
  • optoelectrical arrangements of known design can be used, with which light-dark blanking can be detected.
  • the signals from the information reader L1, L2 have been amplified in separate amplifiers V1, V2, the information reaches a control unit in which the switch-on time and duration of the drives A1, A2 and A3 are defined.
  • the magnets M1, M2 for actuating the locks 43, 44 are also switched on and off from here.
  • the means of transport are usually arranged on the left and right and coupled in pairs to ensure correct transport.
  • the means of transport are arranged on the left and right one behind the other and can be driven individually or in pairs in order to transport straight endless forms with only one perforated edge.
  • additional collectors could be formed in order to collect forms from one web and to forward forms from the other web.
  • the forms to be collected should advantageously be guided in a lower transport path in order to individually transport the individual forms of the other path in an upper transport path, not shown here, which could also be fed by means of a lock.

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A method of sequentially advancing, cutting and sorting forms attached together serially in two single-path form-webs in which the forms carry a code to identify forms to be assembled together by sorting, comprises the following consecutive steps: introducing the two webs in a superposed state and with an at least partial lateral overlap to a cutting table such that a perforated margin on each web is situated along opposite external edges when viewing the two superposed webs together; engaging each web solely at the outer perforated margin by a tractor device on the cutting table and advancing each web on the cutting table by a perforated margin solely along one longitudinal web edge; transversely severing the forms from the web by a transverse cutter of the cutting table; and sorting and assembling the forms as a function of the code thereon.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum sequentiellen transportieren und schneiden von Dokumenten nach dem Oberbegriff des unabhängigen Patentanspruchs 1 sowie eine Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens nach dem Oberbegriff des unabhängigen Patentanspruchs 8.The present invention relates to a method for the sequential transport and cutting of documents according to the preamble of independent claim 1 and a device for carrying out the method according to the preamble of independent claim 8.

Endlosformulare mit paarig und/oder unpaarig nebeneinander angeordneten Belegen, den sogenannten « two-up in sequence (two-up-Slalom- print)-Belegen sind bekannt. Dabei sind auf einem Endlosformular, mit beidseitigen Randlochungen für den Transport, Belege paarweise in der Breite des Endlosformulars angeordnet. Beispielsweise kann eine solche Anordnung gemäss Fig. mit drei Belegen A1, A2, A3 fünf Belegen B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 oder mit jeweils einem Beleg C und D als two-up in sequence mit unpaariger Zusammengehörigkeit oder sie kann als two-up in sequence mit paariger Zusammengehörigkeit, wie die zwei Belege E1, E2 oder die vier Belege F1. F2, F3, F4 sein.Endless forms with paired and / or unpaired documents arranged side by side, the so-called “two-up in sequence (two-up slalom print) documents, are known. In this case, documents are arranged in pairs in the width of the continuous form on an endless form with perforations on both sides for transport. For example, such an arrangement according to FIG. 3 with three documents A1, A2, A3, five documents B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 or with one document C and D each as a two-up in sequence with unpaired togetherness, or it can be up in sequence with paired togetherness, like the two documents E1, E2 or the four documents F1. F2, F3, F4.

Gleichartige oder zumindest ähnliche Probleme ergeben sich bei zwei einbahnigen bedruckten Endlosformularen mit unterschiedlichen Längenmassen der Formulare in der einen Endlosformularbahn gegenüber den Formularen in der andern Endlosformularbahn. Solche Anordnungen ergeben sich beispielsweise bei Belegen im A4-Hoch-oder A4-Querformat in der einen Bahn und Postzahlungsscheinen in der anderen Bahn, wobei insbesondere die Belege der erstgenannten Bahn mehrere Blätter umfassen können, wie es bei Bankabrechnungen der Fall sein kann, denen dann für den Versand noch ein Bank-Girozettel zugeführt werden muss.Similar or at least similar problems arise with two single-lane printed continuous forms with different lengths of the forms in one continuous form web compared to the forms in the other continuous form web. Such arrangements arise, for example, for receipts in A4 portrait or A4 landscape format in one lane and postal payment slips in the other lane, with the receipts of the former lane in particular comprising several sheets, as can be the case with bank statements, which then a bank giro note must be added for shipping.

Gerade im letztgenannten Fall muss auch die Geheimhaltung zur Sicherung der Privatsphäre garantiert werden können.In the latter case in particular, confidentiality must be guaranteed to ensure privacy.

Bei einem automatisierten Ablauf des Schneidens, Ordnens, Ablegens und/oder Couvertierens solcher Belege ergaben sich Probleme mit dem Schichten, damit von den paarig angeordneten Belegen jeweils der nacheilende Beleg in einem Ablagefach auf den voreilenden Beleg gelegt wird und ferner auch damit, dass bei unpaarig angeordneten Belegen der nacheilende einen genügend grossen Abstand zum voreilenden erhält, oder bei ungleichen Formaten die Zuordnung ermöglicht wird, um so zwischen solchen sich nachfolgenden Belegen genügend Zeit zu haben, um das Ablagefach zu wechseln und den nacheilenden Beleg in ein folgendes Ablagefach zu befördern.In the automated process of cutting, sorting, filing and / or inserting such receipts, problems arose with the layering, so that the lagging voucher of the paired vouchers is placed in a storage compartment on the leading voucher and also with that in the case of unpaired Arranged documents that lagging receive a sufficiently large distance from the leading one, or the assignment is made possible in the case of different formats, so that there is enough time between such subsequent documents to change the storage compartment and to transport the lagging document into a subsequent storage compartment.

Dazu wurden aus der Druckerei bekannte Stapier benützt, die entweder mit Saugnäpfen die Belege anheben und ordnen, oder mittels Magnetdruck wurden die Belege auf Transportbändern transportiert oder angehalten. Während das erstgenannte System für die datenverarbeitenden Maschinen zu langsam ist, konnte mit dem zweitgenannten System wohl die Geschwindigkeit erhöht werden, jedoch ergaben sich Schläge auf die Lager bei den Transportbändern und diese mussten oft ersetzt werden.For this purpose, stacker known from the printing works were used, which either lift and arrange the receipts with suction cups, or the receipts were transported or stopped on conveyor belts by means of magnetic pressure. While the first-mentioned system is too slow for the data processing machines, the speed was probably increased with the second-mentioned system, but the bearings on the conveyor belts were hit and these often had to be replaced.

Gemäss der CH-A 651 526 wurde vorgeschlagen, dem Rand- und Querschneidtisch einen Transfertisch nachzuordnen, bei dem in einer Walzenstrasse mit schräg zum Transportweg angeordneten Walzen, die Walzen in zwei Gruppen unterteilt sind und diese beiden Gruppen mit unterschiedlichen Drehzahlen angetrieben sind und überdies wenigstens die stromaufwärtige Gruppe stillsetzbar angetrieben ist. Damit konnte bewirkt werden, dass der stromabwärtige Beleg rasch wegtransportiert wurde und der stromaufwärtige Beleg zurückgehalten werden konnte, wenn die beiden nebeneinandergedruckten Belege zu einer unpaarigen Anordnung gehörten, um so einen Zwischenstapler zu vermeiden.According to CH-A 651 526, it was proposed to arrange a transfer table after the edge and cross cutting table, in which the rolls are divided into two groups in a roll line with rolls arranged at an angle to the transport path, and these two groups are driven at different speeds and, moreover, at least the upstream group is driven to stop. The result was that the downstream document was quickly transported away and the upstream document could be retained if the two documents printed side by side belonged to an unpaired arrangement, in order to avoid an intermediate stacker.

Es ist eine Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine derartige Anordnung zu vereinfachen und damit zu verbilligen.It is an object of the invention to simplify such an arrangement and thus to make it cheaper.

Erfindungsgemäss wird dies durch ein Verfahren mit den Merkmalen im kennzeichnenden Teil des Patentanspruches 1 erreicht. Eine Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens ist im Patentanspruch 8 gekennzeichnet. Besonders vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen sind in den abhängigen Patentansprüchen charakterisiert.According to the invention, this is achieved by a method with the features in the characterizing part of patent claim 1. A device for performing the method is characterized in claim 8. Particularly advantageous embodiments are characterized in the dependent claims.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung erläutert. Es zeigen :

  • Figur 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines Endlosformularsatzes mit paarig und unpaarig angeordneten Dokumenten,
  • Figur 2 eine Seitenansicht einer Vorrichtung zum sequentiellen Transport der Dokumente,
  • Figur 3 eine Draufsicht auf die Vorrichtung nach Fig.2, und
  • Figur 4 ein Blockschema der elektronischen Steueranordnung.
An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawing. Show it :
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a continuous form set with documents arranged in pairs and unpaired,
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of a device for the sequential transport of the documents,
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the device of Figure 2, and
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram of the electronic control arrangement.

Das Endlosformular gemäss Fig. 1 zeigt zwei Dokumentgruppen A1, A2, A3 und B1 bis B5 mit zum teil paariger und zum Teil unpaariger Zusammengehörigkeit, derart, dass beim Ablegen oder Verpacken in Umschlägen darauf zu achten ist, dass die nebeneinander befindlichen Belege A3, B1 nicht zusammenkommen.The continuous form according to FIG. 1 shows two document groups A1, A2, A3 and B1 to B5, some of which are paired and some unpaired, in such a way that when filing or packing in envelopes it must be ensured that the documents A3, B1 located next to one another don't come together.

Gemäss dem erfindungsgemässen Verfahren wird nun zuerst das Endlosformular entlang der Mittellinie M geteilt. Es entstehen damit zwei Endlosformularstapel 2A und 2B (Fig. 2, 3). Der Rand- und Querschneidetisch 20 hat vier Zahnband-Traktoren 10, 11, 30, 31 für den Eingriff in die Randlochung R1, R2 (Fig. 1) des Endlosformulares.According to the method according to the invention, the continuous form is now first divided along the center line M. This creates two continuous form stacks 2A and 2B (Fig. 2, 3). The edge and cross cutting table 20 has four toothed belt tractors 10, 11, 30, 31 for engaging in the edge perforation R1, R2 (FIG. 1) of the continuous form.

Von diesen Traktoren sind die Traktoren 10, 30 einerseits durch einen Antrieb A1 und die Traktoren 11, 31 durch einen Antrieb A2 paarweise angetrieben. Die Antriebe A1, A2 sind als Motoren dargestellt und treiben über Zahnriemen die zusammengehörigen Paare von Traktoren synchron miteinander an. Anstelle von einzelnen Motoren könnte auch ein einzelner Motor vorgesehen sein und als Antriebe A1, A2 wären dann beispielsweise elektrisch schaltbare Kupplungen zu verwenden.Of these tractors, the tractors 10, 30 are driven in pairs by a drive A1 and the tractors 11, 31 by a drive A2. The drives A1, A2 are shown as motors and drive the associated pairs of tractors synchronously with each other via toothed belts. Instead of individual motors a single motor could also be provided and then, for example, electrically switchable clutches would be used as drives A1, A2.

Die beiden Teilendlosformulare E1, E2 werden nun sich teilweise überdeckend auf den Schneidetisch 20 gelegt, derart, dass die Randlochungen R1, R2 in die linksseitigen und rechtsseitigen Traktorenpaare eingesetzt sind. Die beiden Teilendlosformulare E1, E2 sind damit parallel zueinander ausgerichtet und können auf einfache Weise mit einer bekannten Aussteuer- und Zusammentragemaschine 40 zusammengetragen oder in Aussteuerfächer 41, 42 abgelegt werden. Die Zuführung zu den Aussteuerfächern 41, 42 erfolgt über magnetisch, hydraulisch oder pneumatisch betätigte Schleusen 43, 44. In diesem Beispiel sind Elektromagnete M1, M2 zu deren Betätigung vorhanden. Die Schleuse 43 ist offen und die Schleuse 44 geschlossen dargestellt, so dass ein einzelnes Formular oder Dokument 7 in das Aussteüerfach 41 fallen kann.The two partial endless forms E1, E2 are now partially overlapping on the cutting table 20, such that the peripheral perforations R1, R2 are inserted in the left-hand and right-hand tractor pairs. The two partial endless forms E1, E2 are thus aligned parallel to one another and can be easily collated with a known actuating and collating machine 40 or stored in actuating compartments 41, 42. The supply to the control compartments 41, 42 takes place via magnetically, hydraulically or pneumatically operated locks 43, 44. In this example, electromagnets M1, M2 are provided for their actuation. The lock 43 is open and the lock 44 is shown closed, so that a single form or document 7 can fall into the control compartment 41.

Anschliessend an die Schleusen 43, 44 sind Rollenpaare 45, 46 vorhanden, die mit einem Antrieb A3 gekoppelt sind. Auch dieser Antrieb kann ein einzelner Motor oder eine steuerbare Kupplung sein, damit die zusammengehörigen Dokumente einzeln oder paarweise zu einer Ablage 50 transportiert werden können, je nachdem ob es paarig oder unpaarig angeordnete Dokumente sind.Following the locks 43, 44 there are pairs of rollers 45, 46 which are coupled to a drive A3. This drive can also be a single motor or a controllable clutch, so that the related documents can be transported individually or in pairs to a deposit 50, depending on whether they are paired or unpaired documents.

Anstelle einer Ablage 50 könnte hier auch direkt eine Falz- oder Kuvertieranlage vorgesehen sein, so dass die Dokumente ohne menschliche Arbeit mit grösster Geheimhaltung verarbeitet werden können.Instead of a tray 50, a folding or inserting system could also be provided here directly, so that the documents can be processed with the greatest confidentiality without human work.

Schliesslich wird in Fig.4 der Vollständigkeit halber noch schematisch eine grundsätzliche elektronische Schaltungsanordnung für die Steuerung der Antriebe und der Schleusen gezeigt. Mit zwei Informationslesern L1, L2 (Fig. 2, 3) werden die am Rand der Dokumente mit dem Drucker angebrachten Zeichen, wie Punkte oder dergleichen gelesen. Dazu können optoelektrische Anordnungen bekannter Bauart verwendet werden, mit denen hell-dunkel Austastungen erfassbar sind. Nach Verstärkung der Signale aus dem Informationsleser L1, L2 in separaten Verstärkern V1, V2 gelangen die Informationen zu einer Steuereinheit, in der die Einschaltzeit und - Dauer der Antriebe A1, A2 und A3 festgelegt werden. Ausserdem werden von hier aus auch die Magnete M1, M2 für die Betätigung der Schleusen 43, 44 ein- und ausgeschaltet.Finally, for the sake of completeness, FIG. 4 schematically shows a basic electronic circuit arrangement for controlling the drives and the locks. With two information readers L1, L2 (Fig. 2, 3), the characters attached to the edge of the documents with the printer, such as dots or the like, are read. For this purpose, optoelectrical arrangements of known design can be used, with which light-dark blanking can be detected. After the signals from the information reader L1, L2 have been amplified in separate amplifiers V1, V2, the information reaches a control unit in which the switch-on time and duration of the drives A1, A2 and A3 are defined. In addition, the magnets M1, M2 for actuating the locks 43, 44 are also switched on and off from here.

Mit einer solchen Anordnung, die sich von einem als einzelnes Gerät ausgebildeten Längs-und Querschneidtisch dadurch unterscheidet, dass die Traktoren 10, 11, 30, 31 paarweise links und rechts je einzeln oder gekoppelt angetrieben werden, können Bankbelege, Kontoauszüge, Buchungsbelege, Fakturen, Rechnungen für Elektrizität, Wasser und Telefon usw. auch unabhängig von ihrer Lage kombiniert ausgedruckt und sequentiell richtig zusammengetragen werden. Durch diese relativ einfache Aenderung einer sonst bekannten Maschine entfallen die bisher verwendeten Anordnungen mit zwei separaten Schneidemaschinen oder die Schaffung von Leerstellen beim Druck zur Aenderung von ungeradzahlige auf geradzahlige paarweise Ausdrucke. Auch wurde schon versucht, den Rechnungen jeweils ein ESR-Beleg beizulegen, der dann, wenn nicht benötigt, wieder entfernt werden musste. Wenn über dies die Arbeit ohne menschliche Mithilfe zwecks Wahrung der Geheimhaltung durchgeführt werden musste, waren aufwendige Sequenzen, zweibahniges Fahren und Umsetzen auf eine Bahn, üblicherweise mittels mehrerer Maschinen, notwendig.With such an arrangement, which differs from a longitudinal and cross-cutting table designed as a single device in that the tractors 10, 11, 30, 31 are driven individually or in pairs, on the left and right, bank documents, account statements, booking documents, invoices, Bills for electricity, water and telephone etc. can also be printed out combined regardless of their location and sequentially correctly compiled. This relatively simple modification of an otherwise known machine eliminates the arrangements previously used with two separate cutting machines or the creation of empty spaces in printing for changing from odd to even numbered printouts. Attempts have also already been made to enclose an ISR receipt with the invoices, which then had to be removed if not required. If this meant that the work had to be carried out without human assistance in order to maintain confidentiality, complex sequences, two-lane driving and transfer to a lane, usually by means of several machines, were necessary.

Bei gewöhnliche Endlosformulare transportierenden Maschinen sind üblicherweise die Transportmittel links und rechts und paarweise gekoppelt zur Gewährleistung des korrekten Transportierens angeordnet. Im vorliegenden Fall sind die Transportmittel links und rechts hintereinander angeordnet und können einzeln oder paarweise angetrieben werden, um Teilendlosformulare mit nur einer Randlochung einwandfrei gerade zu transportieren.In the case of conventional machines that transport endless forms, the means of transport are usually arranged on the left and right and coupled in pairs to ensure correct transport. In the present case, the means of transport are arranged on the left and right one behind the other and can be driven individually or in pairs in order to transport straight endless forms with only one perforated edge.

Durch die Steuerung mit den Schleusen 43, 44 könnten noch zusätzliche Sammler gebildet werden, um Formulare der einen Bahn zu sammeln und Formulare der andern Bahn weiterzuleiten. Vorteilhafterweise sollten dazu beispielsweise die zu sammelnden Formulare in einer unteren Transportbahn geführt werden, um die einzelnen Formulare der andern Bahn in einer oberen, hier nicht dargestellten Transportbahn, die ebenfalls mittels einer Schleuse gespeist werden könnte, individuell zu transportieren.By controlling the locks 43, 44, additional collectors could be formed in order to collect forms from one web and to forward forms from the other web. For this purpose, for example, the forms to be collected should advantageously be guided in a lower transport path in order to individually transport the individual forms of the other path in an upper transport path, not shown here, which could also be fed by means of a lock.

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1. A process for sequentially transporting and cutting documents (A1-F4) which occur in two single-line strips of forms (E1, E2) and originate either from two-strip printing-out on a single endless form with even-numbered and/or odd- numbered inter-relationship or two single-strip endless forms, and which are provided with an identification in respect of the inter-relationship, which is printed on each document, characterised in that the two strips of forms (E1, E2) are guided over an edge and transverse cutting table (20) in overlapping relationship in part from the side and that transportation of each endless form portion (E1, E2) is effected solely il1 accordance with the identification by means of the respective outwardly disposed edge perforation (R1, R2).
2. A process according to claim 1 for single-line strips of forms originating from two-strip printing-out characterised in that the two-strip form is firstly cut in the longitudinal direction to form two single-line strips of forms which are then fed as two separate single-line strips of forms to the edge and transverse cutting table (20).
3. A process according to claim 2 characterised in that the cutting operation in the longitudinal direction is effected individually in accordance with the specified widths of the forms.
4. A process according to claim 1 for two single-line strips of forms characterised in that the perforated edge part is firstly cut off on opposite sides before the two strips of forms are fed synchronously to the edge and transverse cutting table.
5. A process according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterised in that the strips of forms are fed to the transverse cutting member at the same speed of transportation.
6. A process according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterised in that the strips of forms are fed to the transverse cutting member at different speeds of transportation.
7. A process according to claim 5 or claim 6 characterised in that after the operation of transversely cutting the strips of forms the separated forms at least of the one strip are collected in at least one intermediate stacker and then, with at least one document of the other strip of forms transported in a leading or trailing position, are fed together without a change in direction to a station.
8. A device for carrying out the process accord- ing to claims 1 to 7 characterised in that the edge and transverse cutting table (20) is provided with individually driven edge perforation transport means (10, 11, 30, 31) and that there are means (L1, L2) for reading the identification, which can be passed as control information to an electronic control means (SE) for controlling the drives (A1, A2) for the edge perforation transport means.
9. A device according to claim 8 characterised in that the means (L1, L2) for reading the identification are arranged between the edge cutting blades (21, 22) and the transverse cutting blades (23, 24).
10. A device according to claim 9 characterised in that disposed downstream of the edge and transverse cutting machine (20) is a delivery and compiling machine (40) and that the drive means thereof can be actuated from said electronic control means (SE).
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