EP0761472A1 - Gathering and stitching machine - Google Patents

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EP0761472A1
EP0761472A1 EP96810581A EP96810581A EP0761472A1 EP 0761472 A1 EP0761472 A1 EP 0761472A1 EP 96810581 A EP96810581 A EP 96810581A EP 96810581 A EP96810581 A EP 96810581A EP 0761472 A1 EP0761472 A1 EP 0761472A1
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  • the invention relates to saddle stitches for the production of magazines, brochures or the like formed from folded printed sheets, consisting of a conveyor line having a saddle-shaped support, along which feeders forming a collecting section are arranged for loading the collecting section with printing sheets, the collecting section along the support along the investors interacting cyclically, the printed sheets placed at regular intervals to a drive means continuously conveying to a stitching section adjoining the collecting section of the conveying section, and the stitching section is designed with a stapling device of a stitching station which passes through the fold of the printed products formed from collected printed sheets with staples.
  • DE-B-36 16 566 discloses a saddle stitcher in which a plurality of conveying sections are arranged on the circumference of a rotating drum, on which the printed sheets are collected on a collecting section of the conveying section and conveyed to a subsequent stitching section. Stapling takes place with the drum rotating and the printed sheets stationary on the conveyor lines.
  • Saddle stitchers of this type have a double production output compared to the traditional saddle stitchers described above; they are several times more expensive in terms of their nature and their use proves to be economical if long runs are processed. I.e. on the other hand, that orders in smaller print runs prove to be unprofitable, or that the high operating costs would increase the selling price of the printed products to an unbearable level.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to create a saddle stitcher of the type mentioned at the outset, with which the processing of printed products can be improved economically, taking into account the setting times and the order sizes.
  • this object is achieved in that at least one further stapling device driven in a clocked manner with the stapling device along the stitching section Stapling station is arranged.
  • the rotary movement leading to the oscillating movement of the stapling devices for example. by doubling the flight circle of a crank drive used for driving compared to the previous circular path of the crank and the centrifugal forces generated so far with the rotary motion without loss of performance of the saddle stitcher, and on the other hand the possibility arises by increasing the speed of the rotary movements or the oscillating movements of the stapling devices to increase the performance of a saddle stitcher along the stitching section.
  • the conveyor section 2 is designed as a saddle-shaped support on which printed sheets (not shown) astride in the area of the collecting section 3 by means of feeders arranged next to one another in the conveying direction F.
  • Printed products are placed one on top of the other and are fed to a stapling section 7 adjoining the collecting section 3 by a conveying device 4 having a drive means 6 or a driver.
  • the conveying device 4 acting along the conveying path consists of an endlessly rotating traction element, to which the drive means 6 or drivers are fastened at regular intervals.
  • the printed products 5 formed on the collecting section 3 from spread sheets placed one on top of the other are gripped by the drive means 6 striking the rear edge of the printed products 5 for stapling.
  • Both the stitching and the collection of the printed sheets is carried out with the conveyor 4 running continuously, ie during the stitching process on the stitching section 7, the stitching device 9 of the stationary stitching station 10 follows the printed products 5 with the same resp. at approximately the same speed.
  • the stitching device 9 is fastened to a stitching carriage 11 which is guided along the stitching section 7 and is driven in an oscillating manner. As can be seen in FIG.
  • the stapling device 9 which is formed here from two stapling heads 12 in each case, is driven by means of a crank drive 13, which is connected to the stapling carriage 11 via a link 14 shown.
  • the crank drive 13 In the illustrated position of the crank drive 13, the stapling carriage 11 moves at the highest speed, which corresponds to the conveying speed of the printed products 8 on the conveying path 2, and then experiences a delay due to the ongoing change in the crank position, which in the one end position of the carriage by beginning acceleration ends.
  • the stitching carriage 11 is on the way back to the starting position, where the stitching cycle or the stitching movement of the Stapling carriage 11 is initiated with a renewed acceleration to the conveying speed of the printed products 5.
  • the stapling performance of the stapling devices 9, 19 can be increased Stapling stations 10, 20 can be reduced in the sense of a gentle procedure, without having to impair the performance of the saddle stitcher 1.
  • each stapling device 9, 19 staples only every second printed product 5, of which the ones labeled A are exclusively assigned to the stapling device 9 at the stapling station 10 and the printed products 5 denoted A 'are only assigned to the stapling device 19 of the stapling station 20.
  • the staple preparations made in the stapling devices 9, 19 and the stapling itself can be carried out over a longer period of time than before, and consequently the stress on the affected machine parts and their wear on the stapling devices can be considerably reduced.
  • FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a saddle stitcher 1 which, based on the principle of a plurality of stapling stations on a conveyor line according to FIG. 1, is a further considerable improvement allowed to form a saddle stitcher.
  • the stapling devices 9, 19 of two stapling stations 10, 20 located on the stapling section 7 are driven in opposite directions with respect to their movement along the conveyor path 2 and alternately with respect to the stapling. That is, one stapling device 9 carries out a stapling stroke while the other stapling device 19 is on the way back to the starting position, so that the moving masses of the stapling devices are balanced.
  • the arrow positions assigned to the stitching slides 11, 21 and the stitching devices 9, 19 convey this process.
  • crank gear arrangement consisting of two identical crank drives 13, 17, each of which is coupled by a link 14 to a stitching carriage 11, 21 of the stitching devices 10, 20.
  • FIG. 3 shows a drive variant instead of a crank drive.
  • a lever mechanism which is moved by a rotationally driven, endless control track 23 is connected to the stitching carriage 11 of the stitching device 9 at the front in the conveying direction F according to FIG. 1.

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The stapler (1) is for making magazines etc. from folded printed sheets (5). It consists of a section of conveyor (2), along which a collector (3) with printed sheets is moved. The stapling point (7), which connects up with the collectors, has several stapling devices (9), synchronised with each other. One of these stapling devices may oscillate along the stapling point. During the stapling process, in moves in the same direction as that in which the printed products are being conveyed. There may be stapling points for several different types of printed product.

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Die Erfindung betrifft Sammelhefter für das Herstellen von aus gefalteten Druckbogen gebildeten Zeitschriften, Broschuren oder dgl. bestehend aus einer eine sattelförmige Auflage aufweisenden Förderstrecke, entlang welcher einen Sammelabschnitt bildende Anleger zum rittlingsweisen Beschicken des Sammelabschnittes mit Druckbogen angeordnet sind, wobei der Sammelabschnitt längs der Auflage mit den Anlegern taktweise zusammenwirkende, die aufgelegten Druckbogen in regelmässigen Abständen zu einer an den Sammelabschnitt der Förderstrecke anschliessenden Heftabschnitt kontinuierlich fördernde Antriebsmittel aufweist, und der Heftabschnitt mit einer den Falz der aus gesammelten Druckbogen gebildeten Druckprodukte mit Klammern durchsetzenden Heftvorrichtung einer Heftstation ausgebildet ist.The invention relates to saddle stitches for the production of magazines, brochures or the like formed from folded printed sheets, consisting of a conveyor line having a saddle-shaped support, along which feeders forming a collecting section are arranged for loading the collecting section with printing sheets, the collecting section along the support along the investors interacting cyclically, the printed sheets placed at regular intervals to a drive means continuously conveying to a stitching section adjoining the collecting section of the conveying section, and the stitching section is designed with a stapling device of a stitching station which passes through the fold of the printed products formed from collected printed sheets with staples.

Unter den Sammelheftern der eingangs beschriebenen Art gibt es solche, bei denen auf einer Förderstecke die Druckbogen beim Heften kurz angehalten werden und andere, bei denen die zu heftenden Druckbogen durch einen über eine Heftzeit mitlaufenden Heftschlitten am Rückenfalz vereint werden (nachzulesen in der CH - A - 337 177 und dem einschlägigen Stand der Technik). Letztere erreichen eine Produktionsleistung von etwa 18'000 Exemplaren in einer Stunde und stossen damit an eine mechanische Belastungsgrenze des Sammelhefters.Among the saddlestitchers of the type described at the outset there are those in which the printed sheets are briefly stopped during stapling on a conveyor path and others in which the printed sheets to be stapled are moved by a staple running over a stapling time Stitching sled on the back fold can be combined (read in CH - A - 337 177 and the relevant state of the art). The latter achieve a production output of around 18,000 copies in an hour and thus reach a mechanical load limit on the saddle stitcher.

In der DE - B - 36 16 566 ist ein Sammelhefter offenbart, bei dem mehrere Förderstrecken am Umfang einer rotierenden Trommel angeordnet sind, auf der die Druckbogen auf einem Sammelabschnitt der Förderstrecke gesammelt und zu einem anschliessenden Heftabschnitt gefördert werden. Das Heften erfolgt bei drehender Trommel und auf den Förderstrecken stillstehenden Druckbogen.DE-B-36 16 566 discloses a saddle stitcher in which a plurality of conveying sections are arranged on the circumference of a rotating drum, on which the printed sheets are collected on a collecting section of the conveying section and conveyed to a subsequent stitching section. Stapling takes place with the drum rotating and the printed sheets stationary on the conveyor lines.

Sammelhefter dieser Art verfügen gegenüber dem oben beschriebenen traditionellen Sammelheftern über eine zweifache Produktionsleistung; hinsichtlich ihrer Beschaffenheit sind sie um ein Mehrfaches teurer und ihr Einsatz erweist sich dann als wirtschaftlich, wenn hohe Auflagen verarbeitet werden. D.h. andererseits, dass Aufträge in geringerer Auflagegrösse sich als unrentabel erweisen, bzw. dass die hohen Betriebskosten den Verkaufspreis der Druckprodukte auf ein unerträgliches Mass erhöhen würden.Saddle stitchers of this type have a double production output compared to the traditional saddle stitchers described above; they are several times more expensive in terms of their nature and their use proves to be economical if long runs are processed. I.e. on the other hand, that orders in smaller print runs prove to be unprofitable, or that the high operating costs would increase the selling price of the printed products to an unbearable level.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es deshalb, einen Sammelhefter der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, mit dem die Verarbeitung von Druckprodukten unter Berücksichtigung der Einstellzeiten und der Auftragsgrössen wirtschaftlich verbessert werden kann.The object of the present invention is therefore to create a saddle stitcher of the type mentioned at the outset, with which the processing of printed products can be improved economically, taking into account the setting times and the order sizes.

Erfindungsgemäss wird diese Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, dass entlang dem Heftabschnitt wenigstens eine weitere mit der Heftvorrichtung taktverbunden angetriebene Heftvorrichtung einer Heftstation angeordnet ist.
Dadurch können vorerst einerseits die zur Oszillationsbewegung der Heftvorrichtungen führenden Drehbewegung -bspw. durch Verdoppelung des Flugkreises eines zum Antrieb verwendeten Kurbeltriebes gegenüber der bisherigen Kreisbahn der Kurbel- und die mit der Drehbewegung bislang erzeugten Fliehkräfte ohne Leistungseinbusse des Sammelhefters entsprechend reduziert werden, und andererseits entsteht die Möglichkeit durch Erhöhen der Geschwindigkeit der Drehbewegungen bzw. der oszillierenden Bewegungen der Heftvorrichtungen entlang des Heftabschnittes die Leistung eines Sammelhefters zu steigern.According to the invention, this object is achieved in that at least one further stapling device driven in a clocked manner with the stapling device along the stitching section Stapling station is arranged.
As a result, the rotary movement leading to the oscillating movement of the stapling devices, for example. by doubling the flight circle of a crank drive used for driving compared to the previous circular path of the crank and the centrifugal forces generated so far with the rotary motion without loss of performance of the saddle stitcher, and on the other hand the possibility arises by increasing the speed of the rotary movements or the oscillating movements of the stapling devices to increase the performance of a saddle stitcher along the stitching section.

Anschliessend wird die Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung, auf die bezüglich aller in der Beschreibung nicht näher erwähnten Einzelheiten verwiesen wird, anhand zweier Ausführungsbeispiele erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine schematische Darstellung eines Sammelhefters mit zwei an einer Förderstrecke angeordneten Heftstationen,
Fig. 2
eine alternative Ausführungsform und
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eine auszugsweise Darstellung eines Antriebes für die Heftvorrichtung einer Heftstation.
Subsequently, the invention is explained with reference to the drawing, to which reference is made with regard to all details not mentioned in the description, using two exemplary embodiments. Show it:
Fig. 1
1 shows a schematic illustration of a saddle stitcher with two stapling stations arranged on a conveyor line,
Fig. 2
an alternative embodiment and
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a partial representation of a drive for the stapling device of a stapling station.

Fig. 1 veranschaulicht eine Förderstrecke 2 eines Sammelhefters 1 am Ende eines Sammelabschnittes 3, an den ein Heftabschnitt 7 anschliesst. Die Förderstrecke 2 ist als sattelförmige Auflage ausgebildet, auf welcher im Bereich des Sammelabschnittes 3 durch in Förderrichtung F nebeneinander angeordnete Anleger (nicht ersichtlich) Druckbogen rittlings zu Druckprodukten übereinander aufgelegt und durch eine Antriebsmittel 6 bzw. Mitnehmer aufweisende Fördereinrichtung 4 einem an den Sammelabschnitt 3 anschliessenden Heftabschnitt 7 zugeführt werden. Die entlang der Förderstrecke wirkende Fördereinrichtung 4 besteht aus einem endlos umlaufenden Zugorgan, an welchem in regelmässigen Abständen die Antriebsmittel 6 bzw. Mitnehmer befestigt sind. Die auf dem Sammelabschnitt 3 aus übereinander gespreizt aufgelegten Druckbogen gebildeten Druckprodukte 5 werden von den an der hinteren Kante der Druckprodukte 5 aufstossenden Antriebsmitteln 6 erfasst zum Heften geführt. Sowohl das Heften wie auch das Sammeln der Druckbogen wird bei kontinuierlich laufender Fördereinrichtung 4 durchgeführt, d.h. während dem Heftvorgang auf dem Heftabschnitt 7 folgt die Heftvorrichtung 9 der stationären Heftstation 10 den Druckprodukten 5 mit gleicher resp. mit annähernd gleicher Geschwindigkeit.
Zu diesem Zweck ist die Heftvorrichtung 9 an einem Heftschlitten 11 befestigt, welcher entlang des Heftabschnittes 7 geführt und oszillierend angetrieben ist.
Wie Fig. 1 zu entnehmen ist, erfolgt der Antrieb, der hier aus jeweils zwei Heftköpfen 12 gebildeten Heftvorrichtung 9 mittels Kurbelantrieb 13, der über einen dargestellten Lenker 14 mit dem Heftschlitten 11 verbunden ist. In der dargestellten Lage des Kurbelantriebs 13 bewegt sich der Heftschlitten 11 mit der grössten Geschwindigkeit, die der Fördergeschwindigkeit der Druckprodukte 8 an der Förderstrecke 2 entspricht, und erfährt anschliessend durch die laufende Änderung der Kurbelstellung eine Verzögerung, die in der einen Endstellung des Schlittens durch eine beginnende Beschleunigung endet. Bei dieser Beschleunigung, die in eine Verzögerung übergeht, befindet sich der Heftschlitten 11 auf dem Rückweg in die Ausgangsstellung, wo der Heftzyklus bzw. die Heftbewegung des Heftschlittens 11 mit einer erneuten Beschleunigung auf die Fördergeschwindigkeit der Druckprodukte 5 eingeleitet wird. Durch das Anordnen einer weiteren Heftstation 20 an dem Heftabschnitt 7 der Förderstrecke 2, deren Heftvorrichtung 19 über den ihr zugeordneten Heftschlitten 21 und eine Verbindungsvorrichtung 15 bzw. Verbindungsstange mit der Heftvorrichtung 9 der Heftstation 10 verbunden ist, kann die Heftleistung der Heftvorrichtungen 9, 19 der Heftstationen 10, 20 im Sinne einer schonenden Vorgehensweise reduziert werden, ohne dabei die Leistung des Sammelhefters 1 beeinträchtigen zu müssen. D.h., jede Heftvorrichtung 9, 19 heftet nurmehr jedes zweite Druckprodukt 5, von denen die mit A bezeichneten ausschliesslich der Heftvorrichtung 9 an der Heftstation 10 und die mit A' bezeichneten Druckprodukte 5 nurmehr der Heftvorrichtung 19 der Heftstation 20 zugeordnet sind. Dadurch können die in den Heftvorrichtungen 9, 19 vorgenommenen Heftklammervorbereitungen und das Heften selbst (= Heftzyklus) über eine längere Zeit als bisher durchgeführt und mithin die Beanspruchung der betroffenen Maschinenteile und deren Verschleissaufkommen an den Heftvorrichtungen erheblich gemildert werden.1 illustrates a conveyor section 2 of a saddle stitcher 1 at the end of a saddle section 3 to which a saddle section 7 is connected. The conveyor section 2 is designed as a saddle-shaped support on which printed sheets (not shown) astride in the area of the collecting section 3 by means of feeders arranged next to one another in the conveying direction F. Printed products are placed one on top of the other and are fed to a stapling section 7 adjoining the collecting section 3 by a conveying device 4 having a drive means 6 or a driver. The conveying device 4 acting along the conveying path consists of an endlessly rotating traction element, to which the drive means 6 or drivers are fastened at regular intervals. The printed products 5 formed on the collecting section 3 from spread sheets placed one on top of the other are gripped by the drive means 6 striking the rear edge of the printed products 5 for stapling. Both the stitching and the collection of the printed sheets is carried out with the conveyor 4 running continuously, ie during the stitching process on the stitching section 7, the stitching device 9 of the stationary stitching station 10 follows the printed products 5 with the same resp. at approximately the same speed.
For this purpose, the stitching device 9 is fastened to a stitching carriage 11 which is guided along the stitching section 7 and is driven in an oscillating manner.
As can be seen in FIG. 1, the stapling device 9, which is formed here from two stapling heads 12 in each case, is driven by means of a crank drive 13, which is connected to the stapling carriage 11 via a link 14 shown. In the illustrated position of the crank drive 13, the stapling carriage 11 moves at the highest speed, which corresponds to the conveying speed of the printed products 8 on the conveying path 2, and then experiences a delay due to the ongoing change in the crank position, which in the one end position of the carriage by beginning acceleration ends. At this acceleration, which changes into a deceleration, the stitching carriage 11 is on the way back to the starting position, where the stitching cycle or the stitching movement of the Stapling carriage 11 is initiated with a renewed acceleration to the conveying speed of the printed products 5. By arranging a further stapling station 20 on the stapling section 7 of the conveyor section 2, the stapling device 19 of which is connected to the stapling device 9 of the stapling station 10 via the stapling carriage 21 assigned to it and a connecting device 15 or connecting rod, the stapling performance of the stapling devices 9, 19 can be increased Stapling stations 10, 20 can be reduced in the sense of a gentle procedure, without having to impair the performance of the saddle stitcher 1. That is, each stapling device 9, 19 staples only every second printed product 5, of which the ones labeled A are exclusively assigned to the stapling device 9 at the stapling station 10 and the printed products 5 denoted A 'are only assigned to the stapling device 19 of the stapling station 20. As a result, the staple preparations made in the stapling devices 9, 19 and the stapling itself (= stapling cycle) can be carried out over a longer period of time than before, and consequently the stress on the affected machine parts and their wear on the stapling devices can be considerably reduced.

Selbstverständlich erlaubt diese Anordnungsweise auch die Verwendung zweier gekuppelter Kurbelantriebe 13, von denen anstelle der Verbindungsvorrichtung 15 jeder auf eine Heftvorrichtung 9, 19 einwirkt.Of course, this arrangement also allows the use of two coupled crank drives 13, each of which acts on a stapling device 9, 19 instead of the connecting device 15.

Im übrigen sind in der Zeichnung mit 16 die Heftklammern der gehefteten Druckprodukte 5 bezeichnet.Otherwise, the staples of the stapled printed products 5 are denoted by 16 in the drawing.

In Fig. 2 ist eine Ausführung eines Sammelhefters 1 gezeigt, die aufbauend auf dem Prinzip mehrerer Heftstationen an einer Förderstrecke gemäss Fig. 1 eine weitere erhebliche Verbesserung der Ausbildung eines Sammelhefters erlaubt.FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a saddle stitcher 1 which, based on the principle of a plurality of stapling stations on a conveyor line according to FIG. 1, is a further considerable improvement allowed to form a saddle stitcher.

Im Unterschied zu Fig. 1 sind bei der Ausführung gemäss Fig. 2 die Heftvorrichtungen 9, 19 zweier an dem Heftabschnitt 7 liegender Heftstationen 10, 20 hinsichtlich ihrer Bewegung entlang der Förderstrecke 2 gegenläufig oszillierend und bezüglich des Heftens alternierend angetrieben. D.h., die eine Heftvorrichtung 9 führt einen Hefthub aus während die andere Heftvorrichtung 19 sich auf dem Rückweg in die Ausgangsstellung befindet, sodass ein Ausgleich der bewegten Massen der Heftvorrichtungen entsteht. Diesbezüglich vermitteln die den Heftschlitten 11, 21 und den Heftvorrichtungen 9, 19 zugeordneten Pfeilstellungen diesen Hergang. Während Heftvorrichtung 9 Druckprodukt A folgend die Heftung vornimmt, läuft Heftvorrichtung 19 gegen die Förderrichtung F in die Ausgangsstellung, um anschliessend in eine gleichsinnige Bewegungsrichtung wie das unter ihr angekommene Druckprodukt A' umzukehren. Gemäss Fig. 2 dient wiederum eine Kurbelgetriebeanordnung, bestehend aus zwei gleichen Kurbelantrieben 13, 17, die jeweils durch einen Lenker 14 mit einem Heftschlitten 11, 21 der Heftvorrichtungen 10, 20 gekuppelt sind.In contrast to FIG. 1, in the embodiment according to FIG. 2, the stapling devices 9, 19 of two stapling stations 10, 20 located on the stapling section 7 are driven in opposite directions with respect to their movement along the conveyor path 2 and alternately with respect to the stapling. That is, one stapling device 9 carries out a stapling stroke while the other stapling device 19 is on the way back to the starting position, so that the moving masses of the stapling devices are balanced. In this regard, the arrow positions assigned to the stitching slides 11, 21 and the stitching devices 9, 19 convey this process. While the stapling device 9 then carries out the printing product A, the stapling device 19 runs against the conveying direction F into the starting position in order to then reverse in the same direction of movement as the printing product A 'which has arrived below it. According to FIG. 2, again a crank gear arrangement is used, consisting of two identical crank drives 13, 17, each of which is coupled by a link 14 to a stitching carriage 11, 21 of the stitching devices 10, 20.

In Fig. 3 ist eine Antriebsvariante anstelle eines Kurbelantriebs dargestellt. Ein mit einer drehend angetriebenen, endlosen Steuerbahn 23 bewegtes Hebelgetriebe ist mit dem Heftschlitten 11 der in Förderrichtung F vorderen Heftvorrichtung 9 gemäss Fig. 1 verbunden.3 shows a drive variant instead of a crank drive. A lever mechanism which is moved by a rotationally driven, endless control track 23 is connected to the stitching carriage 11 of the stitching device 9 at the front in the conveying direction F according to FIG. 1.

Bei einer Ausführung wie in Fig. 2 veranschaulicht, sind zwei phasenverschoben angetriebene Steuerbahnen 23 erforderlich, um die Heftvorrichtungen 9, 19 an der Förderstrecke 2 gegenläufig oszillierend anzutreiben.In the case of an embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 2, two control tracks 23 which are driven out of phase are required in order to drive the stapling devices 9, 19 on the conveyor section 2 in an oscillating manner in opposite directions.

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Sammelhefter (1) für das Herstellen von aus gefalteten Druckbogen gebildeten Zeitschriften, Broschuren oder dgl., bestehend aus einer eine sattelförmige Auflage aufweisenden Förderstrecke (2), entlang welcher einen Sammelabschnitt (3) bildende Anleger zum rittlingsweisen Beschicken des Sammelabschnittes (3) mit Druckbogen angeordnet sind, wobei der Sammelabschnitt (3) längs der Auflage mit den Anlegern taktweise zusammenwirkende, die aufgelegten Druckbogen in regelmässigen Abständen zu einer an den Sammelabschnitt (3) der Förderstrecke (2) anschliessenden Heftabschnitt (7) kontinuierlich fördernde Antriebsmittel (6) aufweist, und der Heftabschnitt (7) mit einer den Falz mit Klammern (16) durchsetzenden Heftvorrichtung (9) einer Heftstation (10) ausgebildet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass entlang des Heftabschnittes (7) wenigstens eine weitere mit der Heftvorrichtung (9) taktverbunden angetriebene Heftvorrichtung (19) einer Heftstation (20) angeordnet ist.Saddle stitcher (1) for the production of magazines, brochures or the like formed from folded printed sheets, consisting of a conveyor line (2) with a saddle-shaped support, along which a feeder section forms a collecting section (3) for loading the collecting section (3) with printed sheets are arranged, the collecting section (3) along the support intermittently interacting with the feeders, the printed sheets placed at regular intervals to a stitching section (7) adjoining the collecting section (3) of the conveying section (2), drive means (6), and the stitching section (7) is designed with a stitching device (9) of a stitching station (10) passing through the fold with clips (16), characterized in that at least along the stitching section (7) a further stapling device (19) of a stapling station (20) which is driven in a clocked manner with the stapling device (9) is arranged. Sammelhefter nach Anspruch 1, mit einer entlang des Heftabschnittes oszillierend angetriebenen, während dem Heftvorgang gleichsinnig zur Förderrichtung der Druckprodukte sich bewegenden Heftvorrichtung einer Heftstation.Saddle stitcher according to claim 1, with a stapling device of a stapling station driven in an oscillating manner along the stapling section and moving in the same direction as the conveying direction of the printed products during the stapling process. Sammelhefter nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass wenigstens zwei bzw. n jeweils einer Heftstation zugeordnete Heftvorrichtungen entlang des Heftabschnittes (7) angeordnet und im 1/2 - bzw. n-tel Takt der Förderbewegung der Druckbogen resp. Druckprodukte auf der Förderstrecke bzw. dem Sammelund Heftabschnitt angetrieben sind.Saddle stitcher according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least two or n stapling devices each assigned to a stapling station are arranged along the stapling section (7) and in 1/2 - or n-th cycle of the conveying movement of the printed sheets or. Print products are driven on the conveyor line or the collection and stitching section. Sammelhfter nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zahl der Heftstationen der bestimmten Anzahl Druckprodukte (8) einer Druckproduktegruppe A, A' entspricht und die Heftstationen jeweils einem Druckprodukt (8) der Druckproduktegruppe verteilt zugeordnet sind.Saddle stitcher according to claim 3, characterized in that the number of stapling stations corresponds to the specific number of printed products (8) of a print product group A, A 'and the stapling stations each correspond to a printed product (8) distributed to the print product group. Sammelhefter nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heftvorrichtungen (9, 19) stromaufwärts betrachtet in der Reihenfolge der ankommenden Druckprodukte (8) diesen zugeordnet sind.Saddle stitcher according to claim 4, characterized in that the stapling devices (9, 19) viewed upstream in the order of the incoming print products (8) are assigned to them. Sammelhefter nach den Ansprüchen 4 und 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heftstationen (10, 20) im Abstand wenigstens einer Teilung zweier sich folgender Druckprodukte (8) nebeneinander an dem Heftabschnitt (7) angeordnet sind.Saddle stitcher according to claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the stapling stations (10, 20) are arranged next to each other on the stapling section (7) at a distance of at least one division of two successive printed products (8). Sammelhefter nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heftvorgänge der Heftvorrichtungen (9, 19) phasenverschoben gesteuert sind.Saddle stitcher according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the stapling operations of the stapling devices (9, 19) are controlled out of phase. Sammelhefter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heftvorrichtungen (9, 19) entlang des Heftabschnittes (7) gegenläufig angetrieben sind.Saddle stitcher according to claim 7, characterized in that the stitching devices (9, 19) along the stitching section (7) in opposite directions are driven. Sammelhefter nach den Ansprüchen 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heftvorrichtungen (9, 19) mit einer Kurbelantriebsanordnung (13, 17) gekuppelt sind.Saddle stitcher according to claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the stapling devices (9, 19) are coupled to a crank drive arrangement (13, 17). Sammelhefter nach den Ansprüchen 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heftvorrichtungen (9, 19) mit einer aus Steuerkurven gebildeten Steueranordnung antriebsverbunden sind.Saddle stitcher according to claims 7 or 8, characterized in that the stapling devices (9, 19) are drive-connected to a control arrangement formed from control cams.
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