EP0479067B1 - Collar with crossing conveyors - Google Patents

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EP0479067B1
EP0479067B1 EP19910116030 EP91116030A EP0479067B1 EP 0479067 B1 EP0479067 B1 EP 0479067B1 EP 19910116030 EP19910116030 EP 19910116030 EP 91116030 A EP91116030 A EP 91116030A EP 0479067 B1 EP0479067 B1 EP 0479067B1
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Heikki Saarinen
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B65H33/16—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by depositing articles in batches on moving supports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/23—Belts with auxiliary handling means
    • B65H2404/231—Belts with auxiliary handling means pocket or gripper type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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  • the invention relates to a collator for collecting and storing signatures with a circumferential, first receiving device with a plurality of exceptions open to the outside, into which the individual signatures are inserted and from which they are combined to form a book block and delivered to a transport device with rear stops for each book block .
  • Signatures are book parts that in such a collator form complete book blocks, i.e. to be bound books.
  • the first receiving device is designed there as an impeller, the blades of which can be pivoted in a controlled manner.
  • a collator according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from document AT-B-322 498.
  • the object of the invention is to design it in such a way that the desired number of signatures can be collected with the collator for the book blocks. It should be explained that the number of signatures that form one of the book blocks generally fluctuates from order to order. The range of fluctuation lies often between seven and seventeen signatures for each book block.
  • the invention is characterized in that the first receiving device delivers the signatures to a second receiving device, which takes the signatures with the aid of compartments with rear stops from the receptacles of the first receiving device and delivers them to the transport device, with the two overlapping Recording devices the inclination of the first recording device is adjustable.
  • the rear stops of the second recording device take more or less of the signatures in the recordings of the first recording device and thus combine them to form the book blocks, which are then stored on the transport device and occasionally further be transported.
  • the height of the rear stops of the second receiving device can be adjustable, which creates a further parameter with which the object of the invention is achieved.
  • the conveying speeds of a separator upstream of the first pick-up device, the first pick-up device itself and / or the second pick-up device can also be adjustable, which also promotes the solution of the task of the invention.
  • the three parameters mentioned are preferably all increased or decreased by the same proportions.
  • the first receiving device For the adjustment of the first receiving device it is provided in a structurally simple manner that it is guided over an upper, a middle and a lower roller, of which the lower roller is laterally adjustable. Depending on the degree of lateral adjustment of the lower roll, more or less the signature is collected to the book blocks and transported on.
  • the transport of the signatures in the collator is particularly precise and trouble-free if the receptacles of the first receiving device are designed as horizontal compartments at least in the area in which they are loaded with the signatures, because the signatures are then inserted into the compartments in the horizontal direction and can be taken from them.
  • the compartments can also form an acute angle with the horizontal, which has the advantage that the signatures easily get into the bottom of the compartments by means of gravity.
  • the bottoms of the compartments of the second receiving device are also aligned horizontally, although this is also not mandatory.
  • the book blocks can thus be precisely aligned at high working speeds.
  • the collator is characterized by a noticeable increase in performance compared to known collators.
  • the signatures are slowed down after leaving the conveyor system of the upstream singler. A defined number of signatures are collected in the correct order for the book block. There is an exact switchover after reaching the predetermined number of pages to the next book block.
  • the book block is placed securely on the conveyor belt system that leads to the binding road.
  • a strand package 2 arriving in the direction of arrow 1 runs to a cross cutter 3, where it is cross-cut into signatures 4.
  • a separator 5 is provided behind the cross cutter 3 and consists of a pair of belts 6, 6, which transport the signatures 4 at an increased speed and thereby separate them.
  • the signatures 4 reach a first receiving device for the signatures, indicated as a whole at item 7.
  • This is designed as an elongated conveyor with a conveyor belt 8, which is placed around an upper roller 9, a middle roller 10 and a lower roller 11.
  • a large number of receptacles 12 are fastened to the conveyor belt, in each of which one of the signatures 4 is inserted.
  • the receptacles can be designed as in the above-described patent specification 37 25 225, i.e. they consist of side rods that leave space between them for gripping stops 13 of a second receiving device 14.
  • the second receiving device 14 is also designed as an elongated conveyor with a conveyor belt 15 which runs around rollers 16.
  • the rear stops 13 are supplemented by shelves 17 to compartments.
  • the separated signatures 4 are inserted individually into the receptacles 12 of the first receptacle device 7, from which they pass through the compartments 13, 17 of the second Receiving device 14 collected to book blocks can be removed and transported further.
  • the example of FIG. 1 shows that five of the signatures 4 are combined into one of the book blocks 18.
  • the number of signatures that make up a book block is determined by the height of the stops 13.
  • the book blocks 18 are then placed on a transport device 19 which is designed as a conveyor belt 20 with rear stops 21 for each of the book blocks.
  • a so-called pin transport chain is preferably used, as is also described in the aforementioned German patent.
  • the inclination of the lower part of the first receiving device 7 can be adjusted. This is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, which show two different positions of the lower roller 11. As a result, the distance between the recordings 12 measured in the vertical direction is more or less shortened, so that the stops 13 collect more signatures to form a book block.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 This is also shown schematically in FIGS. 4 to 6, where the stop 13 - here with a constant height - is indicated.
  • the stop 13 - here with a constant height - is indicated.
  • five of the signatures are collected from a compartment 13, 17, in FIG. 5 these are six of the signatures and in FIG. 6 there are eight signatures.
  • the first receiving device 7 is coupled to the cycle of the cross cutter 3 such that each signature 4 is inserted into one of the receptacles 12.
  • the inclination of the first receiving device is changed so that the stops 13 - the height of which can also be adjustable - always take the desired amount of signatures with them.
  • the second receiving device therefore takes on the function of a collecting device; it can have a constant speed.
  • the speed of the receiving and transport devices 7, 14 is the same, thereby preventing the signatures from being pinched and squeezed.
  • the collecting process is quiet and clean, since the horizontal speed component between the devices 7, 14 is small, with which the signatures are pushed out of the receptacles 12 (pockets).

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kollator zum Sammeln und Ablegen von Signaturen mit einer umlaufenden, ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung mit einer Vielzahl von zur Außenseite offenen Ausnahmen, in die die vereinzelten Signaturen eingelegt und aus denen sie zu Buchblock vereinigt an eine Transportvorrichtung mit rückwärtigen Anschlägen für jeden Buchblock abgegeben werden.The invention relates to a collator for collecting and storing signatures with a circumferential, first receiving device with a plurality of exceptions open to the outside, into which the individual signatures are inserted and from which they are combined to form a book block and delivered to a transport device with rear stops for each book block .

Signaturen sind Buchteile, die in einem derartigen Kollator zu kompletten Buchblocks, d.h. zu ungebundenen Büchern, kollationiert werden.Signatures are book parts that in such a collator form complete book blocks, i.e. to be bound books.

Ein Kollator mit den eingangs genannten Merkmalen ist in der deutschen Patentschrift DE-C-37 25 225 beschrieben. Die erste Aufnahmevorrichtung ist dort als Flügelrad ausgebildet, dessen Flügel gesteuert verschwenkt werden können.A collator with the features mentioned at the outset is described in German Patent DE-C-37 25 225. The first receiving device is designed there as an impeller, the blades of which can be pivoted in a controlled manner.

Ein Kollator gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 ist aus Dokument AT-B-322 498 bekannt.A collator according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from document AT-B-322 498.

Dieser bekannte Kollator hat sich an und für sich bewährt. Die Anzahl der zu einem Buchblock zu vereinigenden Signaturen ist dort bestimmt durch die Höhe der rückwärtigen Anschläge der Transportvorrichtung (Zapfentransportkette). Diese Anschläge haben aber eine feste Höhe.This well-known collator has proven itself in and of itself. The number of signatures to be combined into a book block is determined there by the height of the rear stops of the transport device (pin transport chain). However, these attacks have a fixed height.

Ausgehend von dem Kollator gemäß AT-B-322 498 liegt demgegenüber somit der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, diesen so auszugestalten, daß die jeweils gewünschte Anzahl der Signaturen mit dem Kollator zu den Buchblocks gesammelt werden kann. Hierzu sei erläutert, daß die Zahl der Signaturen, die einen der Buchblöcke ergeben von Auftrag zu Auftrag im allgemeinen schwankt. Die Schwankungsbreite liegt häufig zwischen sieben und siebzehn Signaturen für jeden Buchblock.On the other hand, starting from the collator according to AT-B-322 498, the object of the invention is to design it in such a way that the desired number of signatures can be collected with the collator for the book blocks. It should be explained that the number of signatures that form one of the book blocks generally fluctuates from order to order. The range of fluctuation lies often between seven and seventeen signatures for each book block.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die Erfindung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die erste Aufnahmevorrichtung die Signaturen an eine zweite Aufnahmevorrichtung abgibt, der die Signaturen mit Hilfe von Gefachen mit rückwärtigen Anschlägen aus den Aufnahmen der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung entnimmt und an die Transporteinrichtung abgibt, wobei im Überschneidungsbereich der beiden Aufnahmevorrichtungen die Neigung der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung einstellbar ist.To achieve this object, the invention is characterized in that the first receiving device delivers the signatures to a second receiving device, which takes the signatures with the aid of compartments with rear stops from the receptacles of the first receiving device and delivers them to the transport device, with the two overlapping Recording devices the inclination of the first recording device is adjustable.

Je nach der einmal eingestellten Neigung des betreffenden Teils der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung nehmen somit die rückseitigen Anschläge der zweiten Aufnahmevorrichtung mehr oder weniger der in den Aufnahmen der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung befindlichen Signaturen mit und vereinigen diese somit zu den Buchblocks, die dann auf der Transportvorrichtung abgelegt und vereinzelt weiter transportiert werden.Depending on the inclination of the part of the first recording device in question, the rear stops of the second recording device take more or less of the signatures in the recordings of the first recording device and thus combine them to form the book blocks, which are then stored on the transport device and occasionally further be transported.

Zusätzlich kann die Höhe der rückwärtigen Anschläge der zweiten Aufnahmevorrichtung einstellbar sein, wodurch ein weiterer Parameter geschaffen wird, mit dem die Erfindungsaufgabe gelöst wird.In addition, the height of the rear stops of the second receiving device can be adjustable, which creates a further parameter with which the object of the invention is achieved.

Auch können die Fördergeschwindigkeiten eines der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung vorgeschalteten Vereinzelers, der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung selbst und/oder der zweiten Aufnahmevorrichtung einstellbar sein, was ebenfalls die Lösung der Erfindungsaufgabe fördert. Die erwähnten drei Parameter werden vorzugsweise alle um gleiche Proportionen erhöht oder erniedrigt.The conveying speeds of a separator upstream of the first pick-up device, the first pick-up device itself and / or the second pick-up device can also be adjustable, which also promotes the solution of the task of the invention. The three parameters mentioned are preferably all increased or decreased by the same proportions.

Für die Verstellung der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung ist in konstruktiv einfacher Weise vorgesehen, daß diese über eine obere, eine mittlere und eine untere Rolle geführt ist, von denen die untere Rolle seitlich verstellbar ist. Je nach dem Grad der seitlichen Verstellung der unteren Rolle werden mehr oder weniger der Signature zu den Buchblocks gesammelt und weitertransportiert.For the adjustment of the first receiving device it is provided in a structurally simple manner that it is guided over an upper, a middle and a lower roller, of which the lower roller is laterally adjustable. Depending on the degree of lateral adjustment of the lower roll, more or less the signature is collected to the book blocks and transported on.

Der Transport der Signaturen im Kollator erfolgt besonders exakt und störungsfrei, wenn die Aufnahmen der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung zumindest in demjenigen Bereich, in dem sie mit den Signaturen beladen sind, als waagerechte Gefache ausgebildet sind, weil dann die Signaturen in waagerechter Richtung in die Gefache eingelegt und aus ihnen entnommen werden. Grundsätzlich können die Gefache aber auch einen spitzen Winkel mit der Horizontalen einschließen, was den Vorteil mit sich bringt, daß die Signaturen mittels der Schwerkraft ohne weiteres in den Grund der Gefache gelangen.The transport of the signatures in the collator is particularly precise and trouble-free if the receptacles of the first receiving device are designed as horizontal compartments at least in the area in which they are loaded with the signatures, because the signatures are then inserted into the compartments in the horizontal direction and can be taken from them. In principle, however, the compartments can also form an acute angle with the horizontal, which has the advantage that the signatures easily get into the bottom of the compartments by means of gravity.

Aus demselben Grunde wird es ebenfalls bevorzugt, wenn die Böden der Gefache der zweiten Aufnahmevorrichtung ebenfalls waagerecht ausgerichtet sind, obgleich auch dies nicht zwingend vorgeschrieben ist.For the same reason, it is also preferred if the bottoms of the compartments of the second receiving device are also aligned horizontally, although this is also not mandatory.

Mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Kollator können somit die Buchblocks bei hoher Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit genau ausgerichtet werden. Der Kollator zeichnet sich durch eine fühlbare Leistungssteigerung gegenüber bekannten Kollatoren aus. Die Signaturen werden nach dem Verlassen des Bändersystems des vorgeschalteten Vereinzelers abgebremst. Es wird eine definierte Anzahl der Signaturen in der richtigen Reihenfolge zu dem Buchblock gesammelt. Es erfolgt ein exaktes Umschalten nach Erreichen der vorbestimmten Seitenzahl zum nächsten Buchblock. Der Buchblock wird sicher auf dem Förderbandsystem abgelegt, das zur Bindestraße führt.With the collator according to the invention, the book blocks can thus be precisely aligned at high working speeds. The collator is characterized by a noticeable increase in performance compared to known collators. The signatures are slowed down after leaving the conveyor system of the upstream singler. A defined number of signatures are collected in the correct order for the book block. There is an exact switchover after reaching the predetermined number of pages to the next book block. The book block is placed securely on the conveyor belt system that leads to the binding road.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand eines Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert, aus dem sich weitere wichtige Merkmale ergeben. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1 -
schematisch in einer Seitenansicht die wesentlichen Bauteile eines erfindungsgemäßen Kollators mit lotrecht ausgerichteter erster Aufnahmevorrichtung;
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die Situation von Fig. 1, wobei der untere Teil der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung gegenüber der Ausgangssituation nach Fig. 1 um einen vorbestimmten Winkel nach links verschwenkt ist;
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die Situation nach Fig. 1 und 2, wobei die erste Aufnahmevorrichtung um einen noch größeren Winkel verschwenkt ist;
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schematisch die Situation von Fig. 1 zur Erläuterung weiterer Einzelheiten;
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schematisch die Situation nach Fig. 2;
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schematisch die Situation nach Fig. 3.
The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of an exemplary embodiment from which further important features result. It shows:
Fig. 1 -
schematically in a side view the essential components of a collator according to the invention with a vertically aligned first receiving device;
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the situation of Figure 1, wherein the lower part of the first receiving device is pivoted by a predetermined angle to the left compared to the initial situation of Figure 1.
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the situation of Figures 1 and 2, wherein the first receiving device is pivoted through an even larger angle.
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schematically the situation of Figure 1 to explain further details.
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schematically the situation of FIG. 2;
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schematically the situation according to FIG. 3.

Zunächst sei anhand von Fig. 1 der grundsätzliche Aufbau des erfindungsgemäßen Kollators erläutert.First, the basic structure of the collator according to the invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 1.

Ein in Pfeilrichtung 1 ankommendes Strangpaket 2 läuft zu einem Querschneider 3, wo es zu Signaturen 4 quergeschnitten wird.A strand package 2 arriving in the direction of arrow 1 runs to a cross cutter 3, where it is cross-cut into signatures 4.

Hinter den Querschneider 3 ist ein Vereinzeler 5 vorgesehen, der aus einem Paar Bänder 6, 6 besteht, die die Signaturen 4 mit erhöhter Geschwindigkeit transportieren und dadurch voneinander trennen.A separator 5 is provided behind the cross cutter 3 and consists of a pair of belts 6, 6, which transport the signatures 4 at an increased speed and thereby separate them.

Hinter dem Vereinzeler 5 gelangen die Signaturen 4 in eine als Ganzes bei Pos. 7 angedeutete erste Aufnahmevorrichtung für die Signaturen. Dieser ist als länglicher Förderer ausgebildet mit einem Förderband 8, das um eine obere Rolle 9, eine mittlere Rolle 10 und eine untere Rolle 11 gelegt ist. Am Förderband ist eine Vielzahl von Aufnahmen 12 befestigt, in die jeweils eine der Signaturen 4 eingelegt wird. Die Aufnahmen können wie in der eingangs beschriebenen Patentschrift 37 25 225 ausgebildet sein, d.h. sie bestehen aus seitlichen Stangen, die zwischen sich Platz zum Durchgreifen von Anschlägen 13 einer zweiten Aufnahmevorrichtung 14 lassen.Behind the separator 5, the signatures 4 reach a first receiving device for the signatures, indicated as a whole at item 7. This is designed as an elongated conveyor with a conveyor belt 8, which is placed around an upper roller 9, a middle roller 10 and a lower roller 11. A large number of receptacles 12 are fastened to the conveyor belt, in each of which one of the signatures 4 is inserted. The receptacles can be designed as in the above-described patent specification 37 25 225, i.e. they consist of side rods that leave space between them for gripping stops 13 of a second receiving device 14.

Die zweite Aufnahmevorrichtung 14 ist ebenfalls als länglicher Förderer mit einem Förderband 15 ausgebildet, das um Rollen 16 läuft. Die rückwärtigen Anschläge 13 werden durch Böden 17 zu Gefachen ergänzt.The second receiving device 14 is also designed as an elongated conveyor with a conveyor belt 15 which runs around rollers 16. The rear stops 13 are supplemented by shelves 17 to compartments.

Im Betrieb werden also die vereinzelten Signaturen 4 in die Aufnahmen 12 der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung 7 vereinzelt eingelegt, aus denen sie durch die Gefache 13, 17 der zweiten Aufnahmevorrichtung 14 zu Buchblocks gesammelt entnommen und weiter transportiert werden. Das Beispiel von Fig. 1 zeigt, daß jeweils fünf der Signaturen 4 zu einem der Buchblocks 18 vereinigt werden. Die Anzahl der Signaturen, die einen Buchblock ergeben, ist durch die Höhe der Anschläge 13 bestimmt.During operation, the separated signatures 4 are inserted individually into the receptacles 12 of the first receptacle device 7, from which they pass through the compartments 13, 17 of the second Receiving device 14 collected to book blocks can be removed and transported further. The example of FIG. 1 shows that five of the signatures 4 are combined into one of the book blocks 18. The number of signatures that make up a book block is determined by the height of the stops 13.

Die Buchblocks 18 werden dann auf einer Transportvorrichtung 19 abgelegt, die als Förderband 20 mit rückwärtigen Anschlägen 21 für jeden der Buchblocks ausgebildet ist. Hier wird vorzugsweise eine sogenannte Zapfentransportkette verwendet, wie sie auch in der eingangs erwähnten deutschen Patentschrift beschrieben ist.The book blocks 18 are then placed on a transport device 19 which is designed as a conveyor belt 20 with rear stops 21 for each of the book blocks. Here, a so-called pin transport chain is preferably used, as is also described in the aforementioned German patent.

Die Neigung des unteren Teils der erten Aufnahmevorrichtung 7 kann verstellt werden. Dies zeigen die Fig. 2 und 3, die zwei verschiedene Positionen der unteren Rolle 11 zeigen. Dadurch wird der in lotrechter Richtung gemessene Abstand zwischen den Aufnahmen 12 mehr oder weniger verkürzt, so dap die Anschläge 13 mehr Signaturen zu einem Buchblock sammeln.The inclination of the lower part of the first receiving device 7 can be adjusted. This is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, which show two different positions of the lower roller 11. As a result, the distance between the recordings 12 measured in the vertical direction is more or less shortened, so that the stops 13 collect more signatures to form a book block.

Dies ist auch schematisch in den Fig. 4 bis 6 gezeigt, wo der Anschlag 13 - hier mit konstanter Höhe - angedeutet ist. Im Beispiel von Fig.4 werden fünf der Signaturen von einem Gefach 13, 17 abgesammelt, in Fig. 5 sind dies sechs der Signaturen und in Fig. 6 sind es acht Signaturen.This is also shown schematically in FIGS. 4 to 6, where the stop 13 - here with a constant height - is indicated. In the example in FIG. 4, five of the signatures are collected from a compartment 13, 17, in FIG. 5 these are six of the signatures and in FIG. 6 there are eight signatures.

Die erste Aufnahmevorrichtung 7 ist so zu dem Takt des Querschneiders 3 gekoppelt, daß jede Signatur 4 in eine der Aufnahmen 12 eingelegt wird.The first receiving device 7 is coupled to the cycle of the cross cutter 3 such that each signature 4 is inserted into one of the receptacles 12.

Damit die schräge, zweite Aufnahmevorrichtung 14 von der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung 7 die gewünschte Menge an Signaturen aufnimmt, wird die Neigung der ersten Aufnahmevorrichtung so geändert, daß die Anschläge 13 - deren Höhe auch einstellbar sein kann - immer die gewünschte Menge der Signaturen mitnehmen. Die zweite Aufnahmevorrichtung übernimmt also die Funktion einer Sammellvorrichtung; sie kann hierbei eine konstante Geschwindigkeit haben.So that the oblique, second receiving device 14 from the First recording device 7 receives the desired amount of signatures, the inclination of the first receiving device is changed so that the stops 13 - the height of which can also be adjustable - always take the desired amount of signatures with them. The second receiving device therefore takes on the function of a collecting device; it can have a constant speed.

Bei konstanter Geschwindigkeit und konstanter Höhe der Anschläge 13 und bei konstanter Transportgeschwindigkeit der Transportvorrichtung 19 kann eine unterschiedliche Anzahl der Signaturen gesammelt werden, wie dies die Figuren zeigen. Diese drei Konstanten können auch veränderlich sein, wobei sie vorzugsweise alle um gleiche Proportionen erhöht oder erniedrigt werden.With a constant speed and a constant height of the stops 13 and with a constant transport speed of the transport device 19, a different number of signatures can be collected, as the figures show. These three constants can also be variable, all of which are preferably increased or decreased by the same proportions.

In der lotrechten Richtung ist die Geschwindigkeit der Aufnahme- und Transportvorrichtungen 7, 14 gleich, wodurch ein Klemmen und Quetschen der Signaturen verhindert wird. Der Sammelvorgang geschieht ruhig und sauber, da auch die waagerechte Geschwindigkeitskomponente zwischen den Vorrichtung 7, 14 klein ist, mit der die Signaturen aus den Aufnahmen 12 (Taschen) geschoben werden.In the vertical direction, the speed of the receiving and transport devices 7, 14 is the same, thereby preventing the signatures from being pinched and squeezed. The collecting process is quiet and clean, since the horizontal speed component between the devices 7, 14 is small, with which the signatures are pushed out of the receptacles 12 (pockets).

Mit Hilfe der waagerechten Transportvorrichtung 19 (Zapfentransporteur) werden die Buchblocks aus den Winkelladen 13, 17 entnommen und weiter transportiert.With the help of the horizontal transport device 19 (pin conveyor), the book blocks are removed from the angular drawers 13, 17 and transported further.

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  1. Collator for collecting and depositing signatures, having a circulating first receiving device (7) which is constructed as an oblong conveyor with a plurality of receiving portions (12) open towards the outside into which the separate signatures (4) are inserted and from which, combined to form book blocks (18), they are delivered to a transport device (19) with rear stops (21) for each book block (18), characterised in that the first receiving device (7) delivers the signatures (4) to a second receiving device (14) which removes the signatures (4) with the aid of partitions with rear stops (13) from the receiving portions (12) of the first receiving device (7) and delivers them as book blocks (18) to the transport device (19), the inclination of the first receiving device (7) being adjustable in the intersection region of the two receiving devices (7, 14).
  2. Collator according to claim 1, characterised in that the height of the rear stops (13) of the second receiving device (1) can be adjusted.
  3. Collator according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the conveying speeds of a separator (5) connected upstream of the first receiving device, of the first receiving device (7) and/or of the second receiving device (14) can be adjusted.
  4. Collator according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the first receiving device (7) is guided over an upper, a middle and a lower roller (8, 9, 10), the lower roller (10) of which can be laterally adjusted.
  5. Collator according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the receiving portions (12) of the first receiving device (7) are constructed as horizontal partitions at least in the region in which they are loaded with the signatures (4).
  6. Collator according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the bases (17) of the partitions of the second receiving device (14) are orientated horizontally.
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