EP0956204A1

EP0956204A1 - Method of inserting printed products into a folded main product

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Publication number: EP0956204A1
Application number: EP98900514A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Rudolf Infanger
Original assignee: Ferag AG
Current assignee: Ferag AG
Priority date: 1997-01-31
Filing date: 1998-01-22
Publication date: 1999-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 2018-01-22
Also published as: JP2001511100A; ATE241479T1; WO1998033656A1; AU5547098A; CN1246093A; CA2278689A1; AU734295B2; NO993492L; US6234466B1; EP1371501A2; ES2196525T3; NO993492D0; DK0956204T3; CN1131789C; EP1371501A3; EP0956204B1; CA2278689C; DE59808535D1; NO324125B1; EP1547803A1

Abstract

To place a printed insert within a preliminary folded section (11) to form a folded printed main body (8), the first section (11) is placed in the inserting assembly while folded together, or it is closed up after positioning. The next section (14,15) is placed next to the first section (11), which is then opened. At least one further printed section (18) is inserted into the first section (11).

Description

Process for inserting printed products into a folded main product

The invention relates to a method for inserting printed products into a folded main product, in which at least one printed product designed as a folded preliminary product and subsequently further printed products are inserted.

Such methods are used to compile any desired printed products, in particular newspapers and magazines, from different printed products in the desired manner.

A disadvantage of the known methods is the fact that the freedom in structuring a printed product is limited, so that in particular the compilation of newspapers consisting of a main product, at least one preliminary product and several inserts is not always possible in the desired structure due to technical limitations .

An object of the invention is to develop a method of the type mentioned at the outset such that greater flexibility with regard to the various possibilities of structuring the printed products is created when compiling printed products, in particular newspapers.

According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the folded intermediate product is inserted into the folded main product in the closed state or after the insertion close and subsequently at least one further printed product coming to lie next to the closed preliminary product is inserted, whereupon the preliminary product is opened and finally at least one further printed product is inserted into the preliminary product.

In the simplest embodiment of the method according to the invention, a preliminary product is therefore inserted into the main product, whereupon, for example, an insert is inserted in addition to the closed preliminary product. The preliminary product is then opened and, for example, a further insert is inserted into the opened preliminary product.

In contrast to previously known methods, in which the preliminary product either has to be inserted into the main product with an insert already included, which requires a so-called pre-insertion with a separate plug-in device, or the insert of the insert intended for the pre-product is inserted immediately after inserting the pre-product into the main product must be carried out, the method according to the invention is characterized in that, after inserting the preliminary product which does not yet contain the respective insert, any other inserting operations can be carried out before finally inserting any operations relating to the preliminary product and carrying out certain insert into the Intermediate product can be inserted. With regard to the point in time and the location of the insertion of an insert into the preliminary product, there is consequently significantly greater freedom when using the method according to the invention compared to the prior art. It is particularly preferred if, according to the invention, a first folded preliminary product is inserted in the closed state or closed after insertion and subsequently at least one second folded preliminary product coming next to the closed first preliminary product is inserted, into which at least one further printed product is in turn inserted, whereupon a Opening of the first preliminary product and finally inserting at least one further printed product into the first preliminary product.

In this embodiment of the method according to the invention, the first preliminary product can thus be parked without an insert, for example, whereupon the second preliminary product is inserted. A parked print or main product is to be understood as holding part or all of the respective product in a defined position. Static fixed or movably controllable holding elements are used to park a product, which hold a product in a defined position in one state in particular and have no direct influence on the position of the product in the other state, so that the product, for example, as a result of the force of gravity occupies a position independently. By parking, a printed product can be controlled either kept open or kept closed. After inserting the second preliminary product, one or more inserts are inserted into it, whereupon the first, parked preliminary product is opened and inserts can be inserted into this first preliminary product. In this way, a printed product or a newspaper can be produced in which two primary products are arranged side by side in a main product, each of which contains more intermediate products or supplements. It is not necessary here to insert the supplements intended for the first preliminary product into the preliminary product immediately after inserting the preliminary product into the main product. The inserts can be inserted into the first intermediate product at any later point in time during the same processing operation. Such a method for inserting the desired arrangement of the printed products in the main product or the structure of the printed product is available.

In the embodiment of the method according to the invention described below, it is possible to freely choose not only the time at which inserts are inserted into the first preliminary product but also the time at which inserts are inserted into the second preliminary product.

In this embodiment of the method for inserting printed products into a folded main product, in which at least one printed product designed as a folded preliminary product and then further printed products are inserted, a first folded preliminary product is inserted into an opened main product, the preliminary product either being inserted in the closed state or is closed after the plugging in, and subsequently at least one second folded preliminary product coming to lie next to the closed first preliminary product is inserted in the closed state or closed after the insertion. The method runs in such a way that after these actions both the first and the second preliminary product are in a parked state, and in which at least one further printed product to be located next to the parked first and / or next to the parked second preliminary product is inserted can. At this stage of the process, it is of course also possible to insert a plurality of further printed products in any structure.

Depending on the printed product to be produced, the main product can be designed as a main part, an envelope or a title page.

After inserting this further printed product or these additional printed products, the first or second preliminary product can be opened and at least one further printed product inserted into the first or second preliminary product, whereupon the second or first preliminary product can then be opened and at least inserted another printed product in the second or first preliminary product is possible. Both the first and the second preliminary product can be provided with inserted inserts or inserted further printed products at freely selectable times.

A printed product can be parked in an open or a closed position. In particular, it is possible, after parking the first and the second preliminary product in a closed position, to insert a third preliminary product which lies between the parked preliminary products and to in turn provide this with printed products or supplements to be inserted. In this way, a printed product can be obtained in which a total of three adjacent preliminary products are contained within a product, in which individually inserted printed products or inserts can be contained in each case.

The method according to the invention can be carried out with a wide variety of devices for assembling printed products. For example, it is possible Main product to keep in a pocket during the insertion process, wherein a plurality of pockets can be arranged side by side or one behind the other. The pockets arranged side by side and / or one behind the other can be moved, for example, by means of a pulling or other drive means along an at least partially linear path or also along a curved path. When the pockets move along a curved path, one can advantageously achieve that the pockets, when acted upon by the traction means, perform one or more tilting movements by means of which the main and / or preliminary products can be opened. The bag can also be pivotally connected to the traction means and can perform a tilting movement, for example, through the action of a backdrop.

The pockets arranged side by side can also be coupled to a rotating drum instead of using a traction means, so that when the drum rotates, the pockets essentially move along a circular or helical line or a combination of circular and helical lines. Even with such an arrangement, the pockets are tilted through which the opening movements mentioned can be achieved.

The pockets can also be designed as elongated pockets and the printed products located in these pockets can be moved in a conveying direction by means of grippers or sliders. These elongated pockets can be pivotally mounted or can also be coupled to a rotating drum, so that the printed products conveyed in the rotating, elongated pockets essentially move along a circular or helical line or a combination of circular and helical lines.

According to the invention, it is possible to insert the preliminary products to be parked and then opened directly into the main product, so that the main product and the preliminary product come into contact immediately after the insertion process. In this way, a device for carrying out the method according to the invention can be designed in a particularly simple manner, since it is not necessary, for example, to use double-walled pockets or pockets which have a plurality of nested sections. Rather, it is sufficient to use simple pockets which have only a single input section and also only a single wall.

The preliminary product parked according to the invention or the preliminary products parked according to the invention is preferably opened by means of a preliminary fold. Using such a pre-fold, the side of the pre-product having the pre-fold can be lifted or moved away from the side of the pre-product which has no pre-fold, with the result that opening of the pre-product can ultimately be achieved.

Further preferred embodiments of the method according to the invention are described in the subclaims.

The invention is explained below using exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings; in these show:

Fig. La - lh: A schematic representation of various process steps in the implementation of the inventive method of a first device suitable for this purpose,

2a-2h: A schematic representation of different method steps when carrying out the method according to the invention of a second device suitable for this purpose,

3: a schematic top view of a device according to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2,

4a-4h: A schematic representation of different method steps when carrying out the method according to the invention of a third device suitable for this purpose, and

5a-5b show a schematic top view of a device according to FIG. 4.

1 shows a pocket 1 which has an interior 2 for receiving printed products and which, according to the positions shown in FIGS. 1a) -lh), can perform tilting or pivoting movements about an axis running perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. These tilting or swiveling movements are preferably generated in the manner already explained above in that the pocket 1 is moved along a curved path, in which the conveyor path has a curve, which is followed by the movement of the pocket 1, or in which the pocket 1 can be pivoted the conveyor track is connected and moved, for example, controlled by scenes. The The bag can also be coupled to a rotating drum.

The interior 2 of the pocket 1 is delimited by a base area 3 and two side walls 4, 5 which adjoin this base area 3 and which run in a V-shape with respect to one another.

At the end of the left side wall 4 facing away from the base area 3, a product holding element 6 is arranged, which can be pivoted between an active position (for example Fig. 1c) and a passive position (for example Fig. 1 a) causing a retention of at least one printed product .

At the end of the right side wall 5 facing away from the base area 3, a pre-fold holding element 7 is provided which is designed such that it can hold back the pre-fold area of printed products. Depending on requirements, this pre-fold holding element 7 can also be pivoted between an active position (e.g. FIG. 1 a) which retains at least one pre-fold and a passive position (e.g. FIG. 1 h).

The product holding element 6 and the pre-fold holding element 7 differ essentially in that, in contrast to the pre-fold holding element 7, the product holding element 6 can also hold back printed products without a pre-fold, since it is in its active position compared to the pre-fold holding element 7 extends further in the direction of the base 3.

The method sequence for assembling a printed product shown in FIG. 1 is described below: According to FIG. 1 a, a folded main product 8, which finally comes to lie on the outside in the finished printed product (end product), is inserted into the pocket 1, which comes to rest on the right side wall 5 in the closed state due to a corresponding tilting of the pocket 1. The main product 8, which could also be an envelope, is provided with a pre-fold 9, which is fixed by the pre-fold holding element 7. The side of the folded main product 8 which has the pre-fold 9 faces the right side wall 5 in the position shown in FIG. 1 a, while the side of the folded main product 8 which has no pre-fold 9 faces the left side wall 4.

According to FIG. 1b, the pocket 1 is next tilted counterclockwise, so that the side of the main product 8 which has no pre-fold 9 is pivoted in the direction of the left side wall 4 until it comes to rest there. The main product 8 is opened by this movement.

According to FIG. 1b, a folded preliminary product 11 having a preliminary fold 10 is inserted into the opened main product 8 together with an insert 12 lying next to the preliminary product 11.

The preliminary product 11 and the insert 12 then tilt together due to the inclined position of the pocket 1 in the position shown in FIG. 1c, ie in the direction of the left side wall 4. After this tilting, the product holding element 6 is pivoted downward in the direction of the base 3, as this is shown in Fig. lc. In this position, the product holding element 6 prevents the between Product holding element 6 and left side wall 4 of printed products 11, 12 and one half of the printed product 8 located there when the pocket 1 is pivoted from the position shown in FIG. 1c to the position shown in FIG. 1d.

In the positions shown in FIGS. 1 to 1, the preliminary product 11 is in its parking position.

In the process step according to FIG. 1c, a further, folded, pre-product 14 having a pre-fold 13 is inserted into the main product 8 together with an insert 15 lying next to the pre-product 14 such that the pre-product 14 comes to lie next to the pre-product 11.

When the pocket 1 is subsequently tilted into the position shown in FIG. 1d, the closed preliminary product 14 is pivoted together with the supplement 15 in the direction of the right side wall 5, where the supplement 15 comes to rest on the section of the main product 8 which has the preliminary fold 9. After this swiveling movement, the pre-fold holding element 7 is reversed such that it not only holds the pre-fold 9 of the main product 8, but also also the pre-fold 13 of the pre-product 14 in the region of the right side wall 5 of the pocket 1.

By tilting the pocket 1 again counterclockwise into the position shown in FIG. 1e, the section of the preliminary product 14 which does not have a preliminary fold 13 is pivoted in the direction of the left side wall 4, as a result of which the preliminary product 14 comes into an open state. By briefly pivoting the product holding element between the method steps according to FIGS. 1d and 1e 6 from its active position to its passive position and back the section of the intermediate product 14 which does not have a pre-fold 13 reaches the area between the product holding element 6 and the left side wall 4.

A further folded printed product 16, which does not have a pre-fold, is inserted into the preliminary product 14 opened according to FIG. 1, together with an insert 17 lying next to this printed product 16.

After this insertion process, the pocket 1 is tilted clockwise into the position shown in FIG. 1f, the product holding element 6 being pivoted into its passive position at the same time, whereby the elements positioned between the product holding element 6 and the left side wall 4 are released and can perform a pivoting movement in the direction of the right side wall 5.

The pre-fold holding element 7 is reversed according to FIG. 1f in such a way that it now retains the pre-fold 10 of the pre-product 11. The pre-folds 9, 10 and 13 are thus in the position shown in FIG. 1f between the pre-fold holding element 7 and the right side wall 5.

Subsequently, the pocket 1 is tilted counterclockwise into the position shown in FIG. 1g, the section of the preliminary product 11 having no pre-fold 10 being pivoted in the direction of the left side wall 4. After this swiveling movement, the preliminary product 11 is opened. The product holding element - 6 is moved into its active position after the said pivoting movement has been carried out, so that the section of the preliminary product 11 which has no pre-fold 10, the insert 12 and the section of the main product 8 which has no pre-fold 9 between the product holding element 6 and the left side wall 4 are fixed. In the illustrated position of the pocket 1, the product holding element 6 could also remain in the passive position, as shown in FIG. 1b, if the opened state is ensured by the force of gravity acting in the illustrated position until the printed product 18 is inserted.

In the open state of the preliminary product 11 shown in FIG. 1g, a further printed product 18 which does not have a preliminary fold is inserted into the preliminary product 11.

By subsequently pivoting the product holding element 6 into its passive position and also tilting the pocket 1 clockwise into the position shown in FIG. 1h, and by pivoting the pre-folding holding element 7 into its passive position, the finished printed product (end product) is released for a removal process, not shown.

The finished printed product shown in FIG. 1h is characterized in that two primary products 11, 14 lying next to one another are arranged in a main product 8, into each of which further printed products 18 or 16 and 17 are inserted. It is particularly advantageous that the insertion of the printed product 18 cannot take place immediately after inserting the preliminary product 11, but at a later, selectable point in time. The printed product shown is of course only one embodiment from a multitude of possibilities to put together a printed product comprising a main product 8 and preliminary products 11, 14, further printed products 16, 17, 18 and inserts. The inserted printed products, inserts and preliminary products could also have different sizes.

2 shows the sequence of a method according to the invention in a device in which the pockets 1 do not tilt.

The pockets 1 are constructed in accordance with the pockets shown in FIG. 1, which is why the reference numerals 2, 3, 4 and 5 are used in an analogous manner for the interior, the base area, the left side wall and the right side wall.

A product holding element 19 is arranged on the end of the right side wall 5 facing away from the base area 3 and can be pivoted between an active position (e.g. FIG. 2c) and a passive position (e.g. FIG. 2b) causing at least one printed product to be retained.

Furthermore, a gripper 20 is provided in the area of the pocket 1, which can be pivoted in the direction of arrow A between the right side wall 5 and the left side wall 4. The gripper 20 is designed such that it can only hold the pre-folding area of printed products, for example the pre-folding 21 of a main product 22 in the position shown in FIG. 2a. In the position shown in Fig. 2a, the main product 22 is inserted into the bag 1 and is in its closed state. By moving the gripper 20 in the direction of the left side wall 4, with the product holding element 19 in its passive position, the section of the main product 22 having the pre-fold 21 is pivoted in the direction of the left side wall 4, whereby the main product 22 is opened.

In this open position of the main product 22, according to FIG. 2 b, a folded preliminary product 24 having a pre-fold 23 is inserted into the main product 22 together with an insert 25.

According to FIG. 2c, the preliminary product 24 and the insert 25 then tilt in the direction of the right side wall 5, whereupon the product holding element 19 is pivoted into its active position, so that the section of the main product 22 which has no prefold, the preliminary product 24 and the supplement 25 between the product -Holding element 19 and right side wall 5 are held.

In this position, insertion takes place of another, folded, a pre-fold 26 having precursor 27, wel ^¬ ches comes to lie to the left of the insert 25th

The preliminary product 24 is in the positions according to FIGS. 2c to 2f in a parking position.

Following the preliminary product 27 inserted into the main product 22, the gripper 20 swivels in the direction of the right side wall 5, where it is now additionally to the preliminary fold 21 of the main product. duct also pre-fold 26 of pre-product 27 engages. This state is shown in Fig. 2d.

The gripper 20 then swivels together with the sections of the main product 22 or the preliminary product 27, each having a preliminary fold 21 or 26, in the direction of the left side wall 4, as a result of which the preliminary product 27 is opened according to FIG. 2e.

In this position, an insert 28 can be inserted into the preliminary product 27.

After this insertion process, according to FIG. 2f, the gripper 20 is pivoted in the direction of the right side wall 5, as a result of which the main product 22 is closed with the inserted printed products. The gripper 20 is now reversed such that it grips not only the pre-fold 21 and the pre-fold 26, but also also the pre-fold 23 of the parked pre-product 24.

When the gripper 20 moves from the position shown in Fig. 2f to the position shown in Fig. 2g, i.e. in the direction of the left side wall 4, the preliminary product 24 is opened so that a further insert 29 can be inserted into the preliminary product 24.

When the gripper 20 moves from the position shown in FIG. 2f in the direction of the left side wall 4 according to FIG. 2g, the product holding element 19 must be moved into its passive position, so that the section of the preliminary product 24 having the pre-fold 23 in the direction of the left Side wall 4 can be pivoted. Then, as shown in FIG. 2h, the gripper 20 is pivoted in the direction of the right side wall 5, so that the finished printed product lies against the right side wall 5. Finally, both the product holding element 19 and the gripper 20 are moved into their passive position, so that the finished printed product can be removed from the pocket 1.

The method illustrated in FIG. 2 ultimately produces a printed product in which two primary products 24 and 27 lie side by side within a main product 22, an insert 25 being arranged between the two primary products 24, 27. In each of the two preliminary products 24 and 27, an insert 29 and 28 is inserted. It is advantageous that the insertion of the insert 29 into the intermediate 24 does not have to take place immediately after the intermediate 24 has been inserted into the main product 22, but can take place at a later time.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic top view of a device for carrying out the method illustrated by means of FIG. 1 or FIG. 2. The pockets 1 are arranged perpendicular to the conveying direction B and are conveyed in the direction of arrow B by a pulling or driving means 45. From Fig. 3 it can be seen that a series of juxtaposed, adjacent pockets 1 is formed, which pockets 1 are conveyed in the direction of arrow B, in particular along an orbit.

The pockets 1 thus pass through several positions a to h during one revolution, in each of which the method steps a to h according to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 are carried out. The pivoting of the pockets 1 shown in FIG. 1 can be generated, for example, by the pockets 1 being firmly connected to the pulling or driving means 45, the pulling or driving means 45 in places having a, for example, hump-shaped profile that deviates from the horizontal direction, so that the pockets 1 assume the positions shown in FIG. 1. The pivoting of the pockets 1 shown in FIG. 1 can also be generated in that the pockets 1 are pivotally attached to the traction or drive means 45 and scenes arranged along the conveyor path and acting on the pockets 1 cause pivoting. In the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction B, of course, several, for example two or three pockets 4 can also be arranged next to one another and conveyed by the same pulling or driving means 45.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic representation of various process steps in the implementation of the method according to the invention with a further device, the main difference compared to a device according to Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 is that elongated pockets 30, for example pivotally mounted or on the circumference of a Rotating drum, not shown, are arranged, wherein printed products located in the pockets 30 are conveyed in a direction parallel to the folding line of the respective product by means of a gripper or slide, also not shown. Suitable grippers or slides for generating the aforementioned conveying movement are described, for example, in German patent application DE 24 47 336. The method shown in FIG. 4 is used to put together a printed product which largely corresponds to the printed product which can be produced using a method according to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2.

The construction of an apparatus for carrying out the method according to FIG. 4 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5:

FIG. 4 shows the sectional view of an elongated pocket 30, while FIG. 5 illustrates the top view of such an elongated pocket 30, the left part of the pocket 30 in the upper part of FIG. 5 and the right part in the lower part of FIG. 5 is shown.

At the upper end of the right side wall 5 of the pocket 30 there is an L-shaped retaining plate 34, the long leg of which extends in the direction of the base 3 of the pocket 30. 5, the holding plate 34 is interrupted several times in the longitudinal direction of the pocket 30 by pivotable opening elements 35.

These opening elements 35 serve to detect the pre-fold of a printed product when it is conveyed in the direction of arrow C according to FIG. 5 and to guide it from an area in front of the holding plate 34 behind the holding plate 34. This takes place, for example, with the section of the preliminary product 37 according to FIG. 4 having a preliminary fold 36 when the printed products move from the position according to FIG. 4d into the position according to FIG. 4e. The device shown in FIGS. 4 and .5 is only suitable for moving sections of preliminary products from an area in front of the holding plate 34 behind the holding plate 34. In practice, however, it is also conceivable to provide devices to create further structuring options, with which printed products or sections of printed products can be moved from a position behind the holding plate 34 into the area in front of the holding plate 34.

The holding plates 34 also form a precisely defined product guide level for opening and inserting a printed product.

At the upper end of the left side wall 4, in the longitudinal direction of the pockets 30, a plurality of product holding elements 38 are arranged spaced apart from one another, which are each designed in accordance with the product holding elements 6, 19 according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The compilation of printed products according to FIGS. 4 and 5 is only briefly described below, since it essentially corresponds to the process already described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2:

The pre-fold 39 of the main product 31 by means of a hinged opening member 35 ge behind the holding plate 34 passes ^¬ thereby opening the main product 31 (4b Fig. 4a). A preliminary product 32 and an insert 33 are then inserted into the opened main product 31 according to FIG. 4b. These inserted printed products 32, 33 are then, as shown in FIG. 4c, behind the product holding element 38. hold, whereupon a further preliminary product 37 and a further supplement 40 are inserted into the main product 31.

According to FIGS. 4d, 4e, the pre-fold 36 of the pre-product 37 is now guided behind the holding plate 34 by means of the opening element 35. In addition, the bag is tilted counterclockwise, which opens the intermediate 37 according to FIG. 4e.

An insert 41 is now inserted into this opened intermediate product 37.

The product part with pre-fold 42 of the pre-product 32 parked in positions 4c to 4e is then moved behind the holding plate 34 according to FIGS. 4f, 4g. By tilting the pocket 1 counterclockwise and by simultaneously conveying the product, the preliminary product 32 is now opened, into which a further insert 43 can be inserted according to FIG. 4g.

The printed product 44 assembled in this way is then moved into an area E (FIG. 5) in which the holding plate 34 is either no longer present or ends above the printed product 44 according to FIG. 4h. In this area, the finished printed product can be removed.

The embodiment of an elongated pocket 30 shown in FIG. 4 requires a tilting or swiveling movement. However, the method according to the invention can also be operated with a statically arranged, elongated pocket 30. An elongated pocket ■ 30 according to the design example 4 could, for example, be fixed and immovable in a position which is rotated 45 degrees clockwise in relation to the position shown in FIG. 4a. The grippers or slides (not shown) for generating the conveying movement run along the bottom of the elongated pocket 30, for example in a horizontal direction. A pocket 30 arranged in this way has the property that all printed products or parts of printed products located above the holding plate 34 always experience a force acting against the holding plate 34 due to the acting gravity. Since the printed products are shifted in the direction of the elongated pocket 30, a so-called deflector plate can be used, which extends from the holding plate 34 to the opposite wall of the elongated pocket 30, so that the printed products resting on the holding plate 34 during the conveying movement in the direction of the opposite Wall are moved, and thereby an opening is created in which at least one additional printed product can be inserted. By means of a hold-open plate which adjoins the deflector plate in the conveying direction, the printed products resting on this plate can be kept open in the elongated pocket 30 over a definable length of the conveying path or over a definable length. At the end of the holding plate, the opened printed products are moved towards the holding plate 34 due to the force of gravity. A plurality of such deflector plates, possibly in combination with an open holding plate, can be arranged at a distance from one another in the direction of extension of the elongated pocket 30, the distances in particular being so large that a printed product is inside such a distance from the area of influence of the deflector or hold-open plate and move towards the hold plate 34. An elongated pocket 30 arranged statically in this way allows the same printed products 44 to be produced as is possible with a pivotable or tiltable elongated pocket 30 according to the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 4. Instead of the actively moving means, passive deflector and hold-open plates are used.

The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described above; a large number of further structuring options can be realized, for example by differently designed printed products, by a different chronological or local sequence of insertion of the printed products or by a suitable combination of holding elements, grippers, holding plates , Deflector plates, holding plates and / or opening elements. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1, the product holding element 6 and / or the pre-folding holding element 7 per pocket 1 could also be designed several times and can be controlled individually, so that there are additional possibilities for printed products located in the pocket 1 on the product Holding elements 6 or pre-folding holding elements 7 certain places too open. Likewise, in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 2, the gripper 20 and / or the product holding element 19 could be multiple and designed and individually controllable.

Claims

claims

1. A method for inserting printed products into a folded main product, in which at least one printed product designed as a folded intermediate product and then further printed products are inserted, characterized in that at least one intermediate product (11, 24, 32) is inserted in the closed state or after insertion closed and subsequently at least one further printed product (14, 15, 26, 40) to be located next to the closed preliminary product (11, 24, 32) is inserted, whereupon an opening of the preliminary product (11, 24, 32) and finally an insertion at least another printed product (18, 29, 43) into the preliminary product (11, 24, 32).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that a first folded preliminary product (11, 24, 32) inserted in the closed state or closed after insertion and subsequently at least one next to the closed first preliminary product (11, 24, 32) coming to lie second folded preliminary product (14, 27, 37) is inserted, in which at least one further printed product (16, 17, 28, 41) is inserted, whereupon at least opening the first preliminary product (11, 24, 32) and finally inserting it of a further printed product (18, 29, 43) into the first preliminary product (11, 24, 32).

Method according to claim 1, characterized in that a first folded preliminary product is inserted in the closed state or closed after insertion, that subsequently at least one second folded preliminary product lying next to the closed first preliminary product is inserted in the closed state or is closed after insertion, that at least one further printed product coming next to the closed first preliminary product and / or next to the closed second preliminary product is subsequently inserted, that subsequently the first or second preliminary product is opened and at least one further printed product is inserted into the first or second preliminary product , and that finally the second or first preliminary product is opened and at least one further printed product is inserted into the second or first preliminary product.

Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inserted and closed preliminary product (11, 24, 32) or the inserted and closed preliminary products before inserting further printed products (18, 29, 43) into the preliminary product (11, 24, 32) or the preliminary products are held in a parking position by appropriate means (6, 19, 38).

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the main product (8, 22, 31) is kept in a pocket (1,30) during the insertion processes.

6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the preliminary product (11, 24, 32) is inserted directly into the main product (8, 22, 31), so that immediately after the insertion process, the main product (8, 22 , 31) and intermediate (11, 24, 32) is given.

7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that together with the preliminary product (11, 24, 32) next to the preliminary product (11, 24, 32) lying inserts (12, 25, 33) are inserted.

8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the folded pre-product (11, 24, 32) or the folded pre-products is opened by means of a pre-fold (10, 23, 42).

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the opening of a pre-product (11) by holding back the pre-fold (10) by means of a pre-folding holding element (7) and under the influence of gravity by tilting the respective pocket (1,30) to the fold line of the intermediate (11) is essentially parallel axis.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the pre-folding holding element (7) only retains the pre-folding area (9, 10, 13) of printed products (8) or pre-products (11, 14).

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the pre-fold holding element (7) is moved, in particular pivoted, as required between an active position holding back at least one pre-fold (9, 10, 13) and a passive position.

12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that on the opposite side of the pre-fold holding element (7) (4) of the pocket (1), a product holding element (6) as required between a holding back at least one Active product effecting printed product and a passive position is moved, in particular pivoted.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that the product holding element (6) also comprises printed products or

Withholds intermediate products without pre-fold.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that a preliminary product (11) after insertion behind the product holding element (6) in the closed state parks after inserting further printed products to be placed next to the closed preliminary product (11)

(14, 15) released by the product holding element (6), by the pre-fold holding element (7) in the region of its pre-fold

(10) is gripped and opened by tilting the pocket (1).

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the opening of a pre-product (24) by gripping the pre-fold (23) by means of a gripper (20) and by pivoting the gripper (20) to the fold line of the pre-product ( 24) substantially parallel axis.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that only the pre-folding area (21, 23, 26) of printed products (22) or pre-products (24, 27) are held by means of the gripper (20).

17. The method according to any one of claims 15 or 16, characterized in that the gripper (20) is reversed between an operating position holding printed products and an operating position releasing printed products.

18. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that one or more printed products or printed product halves are held by means of the gripper (20).

19. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that on one side (5) of the bag, a product holding element (19) is moved, in particular pivoted, as required between an active position which retains at least one printed product and a passive position .

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that the product holding element (19) also retains printed products or preliminary products without a preliminary fold.

21. The method according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that a preliminary product (24) after insertion behind the product holding element (19) parked in the closed state, after the insertion of further printing products to be located next to the closed preliminary product (24) (26) released by the product holding element (19), gripped by the gripper (20) in the region of its pre-fold (23) and opened by a movement of the gripper (20).

22. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 21, characterized in that the pockets (1, 30) arranged essentially next to one another are moved by a pulling or driving means (45) along an at least partially linear path or along a curved path.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that the pockets (1, 30) arranged essentially next to one another move along a circular or helical line or along a combination of circular and helical lines, wherein they are preferably coupled to a rotating drum.

24. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the printed products during or between the insertion processes by means of grippers or sliders in elongated pockets (30) in a direction parallel to the fold line of the main or preliminary product (31, 32, 37) are promoted.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the opening of a preliminary product (32, 37) takes place by conveying it past an opening element which is stationary in the conveying direction and which moves the preliminary fold (36, 42) of the preliminary product in the opening direction.