EP0741020A3 - Rotary printing machine having a free mountable folding apparatus - Google Patents

Rotary printing machine having a free mountable folding apparatus Download PDF

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EP0741020A3
EP0741020A3 EP96810254A EP96810254A EP0741020A3 EP 0741020 A3 EP0741020 A3 EP 0741020A3 EP 96810254 A EP96810254 A EP 96810254A EP 96810254 A EP96810254 A EP 96810254A EP 0741020 A3 EP0741020 A3 EP 0741020A3
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rotary printing
folding apparatus
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Goetz Stein
Hans Siegenthalter
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Wifag Maschinenfabrik AG
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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
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/22—Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement
    • B65H45/221—Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement incorporating folding triangles
    • B65H45/225—Arrangements of folding triangles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/0008—Driving devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/008—Mechanical features of drives, e.g. gears, clutches
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/54—Auxiliary folding, cutting, collecting or depositing of sheets or webs
    • B41F13/56—Folding or cutting
    • B41F13/60—Folding or cutting crosswise

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
EP96810254A 1995-05-04 1996-04-19 Rotary printing machine having a free mountable folding apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0741020B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19516445A DE19516445A1 (en) 1995-05-04 1995-05-04 Rotary printing machine with a free-standing folder
DE19516445 1995-05-04

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EP0741020A2 EP0741020A2 (en) 1996-11-06
EP0741020A3 true EP0741020A3 (en) 1997-10-01
EP0741020B1 EP0741020B1 (en) 2000-06-28
EP0741020B2 EP0741020B2 (en) 2005-11-16

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EP96810254A Expired - Lifetime EP0741020B2 (en) 1995-05-04 1996-04-19 Rotary printing machine having a free mountable folding apparatus

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EP (1) EP0741020B2 (en)
DE (2) DE19516445A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2150654T3 (en)

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EP0741020B1 (en) 2000-06-28
US5676056A (en) 1997-10-14
ES2150654T3 (en) 2000-12-01
US5676056B1 (en) 2000-07-11

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