EP1155992A3 - Method and device for dividing a transport stream of articles - Google Patents

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EP1155992A3
EP1155992A3 EP01810449A EP01810449A EP1155992A3 EP 1155992 A3 EP1155992 A3 EP 1155992A3 EP 01810449 A EP01810449 A EP 01810449A EP 01810449 A EP01810449 A EP 01810449A EP 1155992 A3 EP1155992 A3 EP 1155992A3
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Hans Frei
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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
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
    • B65H29/60—Article switches or diverters diverting the stream into alternative paths
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/02—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/66—Advancing articles in overlapping streams
    • B65H29/6672—Advancing articles in overlapping streams dividing an overlapping stream into two or more streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/445—Moving, forwarding, guiding material stream of articles separated from each other
    • B65H2301/4455—Diverting a main stream into part streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/4471—Grippers, e.g. moved in paths enclosing an area
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/4473—Belts, endless moving elements on which the material is in surface contact
    • B65H2301/44732—Belts, endless moving elements on which the material is in surface contact transporting articles in overlapping stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/50—Gripping means
    • B65H2405/55—Rail guided gripping means running in closed loop, e.g. without permanent interconnecting means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/50—Gripping means
    • B65H2405/55—Rail guided gripping means running in closed loop, e.g. without permanent interconnecting means
    • B65H2405/551—Rail guided gripping means running in closed loop, e.g. without permanent interconnecting means with permanent interconnection allowing variable spacing between the grippers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Control Of Conveyors (AREA)
  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)
  • Discharge By Other Means (AREA)
  • Refuse Collection And Transfer (AREA)
  • Special Conveying (AREA)

Abstract

The method for dividing a stream (2) of printed items (3) into sub-streams (4.1 - 4.3) for further processing comprises feeding grippers (6.1 - 6.3) attached to the conveyors for the substreams to the dividing point (1) in a sequence which corresponds to the sequence in which the items are to be fed into them. The sequence is controlled by sensors and grippers are held in buffer zones (7.1 - 7.3) until required. Independent claims are included for: (a) a machine for carrying out the method; (b) use of the machine for feeding printed items through parallel processing stations; and (c) use of the machine for feeding printed items to several processing machines in parallel product streams.
EP01810449A 2000-05-17 2001-05-09 Method and device for dividing a transport stream of articles Expired - Lifetime EP1155992B1 (en)

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CH986002000 2000-05-17
CH9862000 2000-05-17

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EP1155992A2 EP1155992A2 (en) 2001-11-21
EP1155992A3 true EP1155992A3 (en) 2003-10-15
EP1155992B1 EP1155992B1 (en) 2006-01-04

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EP (1) EP1155992B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE314994T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2347158C (en)
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DE8400542U1 (en) * 1984-01-11 1988-03-10 M.A.N.-Roland Druckmaschinen Ag, 6050 Offenbach Device for pulling apart printed copies offset from each other transversely to the transport direction
US4678172A (en) * 1985-12-27 1987-07-07 Custom-Bilt Machinery, Inc. High speed on-line reshingling of printed products

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DE50108608D1 (en) 2006-03-30
DK1155992T3 (en) 2006-05-08
EP1155992B1 (en) 2006-01-04
US20010045342A1 (en) 2001-11-29
EP1155992A2 (en) 2001-11-21
US6581752B2 (en) 2003-06-24
ATE314994T1 (en) 2006-02-15

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