EP1418146B1 - Dispositif pour collecter et traiter des produits imprimés pliés - Google Patents

Dispositif pour collecter et traiter des produits imprimés pliés Download PDF

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EP1418146B1
EP1418146B1 EP03025534A EP03025534A EP1418146B1 EP 1418146 B1 EP1418146 B1 EP 1418146B1 EP 03025534 A EP03025534 A EP 03025534A EP 03025534 A EP03025534 A EP 03025534A EP 1418146 B1 EP1418146 B1 EP 1418146B1
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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
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/02—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
    • B65H39/06—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams
    • B65H39/065—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams by collecting in rotary carriers
    • 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
    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/436—Gathering; Associating; Assembling on saddles
    • 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
    • B65H2301/44712—Grippers, e.g. moved in paths enclosing an area carried by chains or bands
    • 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
    • B65H2301/4479—Saddle conveyor with saddle member extending in transport direction

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  • the invention relates to a device for collecting and processing folded printed products according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • the printed sheets can still go through various work steps after printing. Such steps may include: collecting, inserting, stapling, especially saddle stitching, gluing, etc.
  • steps may include: collecting, inserting, stapling, especially saddle stitching, gluing, etc.
  • the apparatus comprises a device generally known as a collecting drum, which has a rotationally driven drum axis with a cylindrical hub, projects from the radially outward pads whose longitudinal extent are aligned parallel to the drum axis.
  • the pads are evenly distributed around the circumference and form several parallel collection routes.
  • Each collection line are associated with conveying elements for conveying the printed products along the supports in the axial direction of the collecting drum.
  • Several in the axial direction successively arranged mooring stations along the collection drum serve to store folded printed products astride one another on the saddle-shaped pads.
  • the collecting drum rotates in unison with the landing stations around its drum axis.
  • the printed products within the conveying direction undergo a movement in the circumferential direction about the drum axis, so that an overall result is a helical-like trajectory for the printed products.
  • a stitching station is provided at the end of the collecting drum, the stitching heads of which are movable on a circular arc section concentrically with the axis of the collecting drum.
  • the stitching heads are each assigned to the edition of a collection and together with the edition guided around the axis of the collection drum on the circular arc section.
  • U-shaped bent wire sections are pushed through the fold of the printed products, so that free ends of the wire sections survive. These free ends of the wire sections are bent into staples using benders, thereby stapling the printed products.
  • CH-645 074 discloses an apparatus for collecting and stapling printed products in zigzag paths.
  • the zigzag paths are each successively stored with a corresponding fold astride the supports of a collecting drum and conveyed in helical trajectories of a collecting drum beginning in the axial direction to a collecting drum end.
  • the stitching of the zigzag paths is again in the end of the collection drum.
  • the collecting drum must be lengthened in the axial direction, which leads to very long lengths and exceeds the spatial possibilities in many places. Also, only working steps can be performed on collecting drums, which can be carried out with an access from the outside to the folded printed products.
  • the device for collecting and stapling folded printed products based in EP-B1-0566531 is disclosed.
  • the saddle-shaped pads are not aligned in the longitudinal direction in the conveying direction as in the devices described so far but the longitudinal extent of the pads is aligned substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction.
  • the pads are seen in the conveying direction one behind the other and arranged substantially parallel to each other. They are part of a circulation conveyor and are moved on a closed conveyor line.
  • on the supports attacking funding, such as chains are provided, which are guided around two deflecting wheels.
  • the printed products are in this device resting on the pads, moved together with the supports in the conveying direction instead of being moved using conveyor elements on the pads.
  • the conveyor line On a section of the circulation conveyor, referred to as the loading area, the conveyor line is associated with landing stations, the folded printed products on the shelves straddle one another.
  • the pads with the collected printed products are then fed to a guide wheel, which is associated with a stapler.
  • the guide wheel has uniformly distributed over its circumference Umbieger, the radially outside the same distance from each other as the supplied pads and are drivingly connected to these.
  • the pads mesh with the Umbiegern and are guided along with the collected printed products and the Umbiegern on the associated stapler over. From the stapler then U-shaped bent wire sections are then pushed through the printed products in a known manner, which are bent into staples using the driven Umbieger.
  • the EP-B1-0399317 shows a circulation conveyor for collecting and stapling printed products.
  • the printed products are conveyed along with the constraints transversely to the conveying direction along a closed conveyor line here.
  • the supports are arranged perpendicular to the conveying direction and viewed in the conveying direction in parallel one behind the other.
  • the printed products are again stored on top of one another using staging stations astride the saddle-shaped supports.
  • the benders are integrated in the supports in this device.
  • the spacing of the stitching heads is matched to the distance of the pads that they have in the area of the stitching station to each other.
  • the stitching heads move during stapling synchronously with the pads in a plane extending transversely to the pads and act for stapling together in Umbiegern in the pads.
  • EP-B1-0681979 One possibility for more flexible use of space for different work steps is in EP-B1-0681979 disclosed.
  • a collection drum is combined with a circulation conveyor.
  • the collection drum is used in the usual way to collect the printed products.
  • the collected printed products are transferred to the circulation conveyor and can here further operations, such as adhesive binding or stapling are subjected, the adhesive binding in detail in EP-A1-0675005 is described.
  • the axial direction of the collecting drum and the conveying direction in the circulation conveyor are perpendicular to each other in this device. As the printed products are collected, they are moved along the supports to a first collection drum end.
  • the collection drum end is determined by the end of the supports of the collection drum.
  • the hub of the collecting drum extends beyond the end of the collecting drum.
  • Adjacent to the collecting drum end the circulation conveyor is arranged. Chains which serve as conveying means in the circulation conveyor and engage radially on their supports are guided around the part of the hub projecting beyond the collecting drum end.
  • this part of the hub serves as a deflection in the circulation conveyor and is thus a part of the same.
  • a common drive thus simultaneously provides for the rotational movement of the collecting drum and for the conveying movement of the supports in the circulation conveyor.
  • the distance between the supports moved in the circulation path is such that, when conveyed into the region of the collection drum, they are aligned with the supports of the collection drum, whereby a simple transfer of the printed products from the collection drum to the circulation conveyor is possible.
  • the processed in the circulation conveyor printed products can, based on the same construction to another, offset from the first collection drum collecting drum are passed or even on a lower run of the Circulating conveyor to be led back to the first collection drum and transferred to another collection section of the first collection drum
  • the device according to the invention comprises a collecting drum, which can be driven to rotate about its drum axis.
  • the collecting drum has first supports with first saddles on which printed products, which are folded using conveying elements, can be conveyed in the axial direction to a collecting drum end.
  • the device comprises a conveying device with a conveying path whose conveying direction deviates from the axial direction of the collecting drum.
  • the conveyor has movable second supports in the conveying path with second saddles arranged transversely to the conveying direction.
  • the conveyor is arranged adjacent to the collecting drum end in a transfer area in which the printed products can be transferred from the collecting drum to the conveyor or from the conveyor to the collecting drum.
  • the device for conveying the second supports in the conveying path of the conveyor to a conveyor unit detached from the collecting drum.
  • the conveyor since no part of the collecting drum is part of the conveyor, it is possible to place the conveyor more or less independent of the collecting drum in space and to pass the printed products in any area of the conveyor line to the conveyor. The binding to the deflection thus falls away and the use of the available space is thus more flexible.
  • the second saddles at least in the transfer region, are movable parallel to one another at a predetermined, equal distance in the conveying path, the printed products can be transferred more easily. Particularly easy is the transfer, when in the transfer area of the predetermined, equal distance between the second saddles in the conveying path corresponds to the distance between the first saddles in the circumferential direction of the collecting drum.
  • a deflection device is provided in the conveying device in the transfer region, by means of which the second supports are conveyable in the conveying path such that at least the mutually facing sides of the first saddle and the second saddle pass through arcuate sections on mutually adjacent planes, this facilitates the transfer further. It is particularly favorable if the circular arc sections are arranged concentrically with one another. It is also advantageous if the circular arc sections are arranged on mutually parallel planes. If the circular arc sections have the same radius, the transfer becomes even easier.
  • the second supports may be arranged in the conveying path of the conveyor in an angular range of substantially 30 ° to 90 ° transversely to the conveying direction, so that also thereby the required space length or space width can be influenced.
  • Such an arrangement may also be advantageous if the conveying direction of the conveyor and the axis direction of the collecting drum in the transfer area are not perpendicular to each other.
  • the transfer of the printed products can be implemented very simply and inexpensively.
  • conveying elements are provided in the end region of the collecting drum, which convey the printed products beyond the collecting drum end onto the conveying device.
  • conveying elements can be assigned to the second conditions in the conveyor.
  • the usability of the conveyor for various additional steps is particularly improved if the second supports supported on rails are movable in the conveying path of the conveyor.
  • the second supports are supported supported on at least one side of the saddle on at least one rail.
  • the second supports are additionally movable in their saddle near half on the side facing away from the collecting drum on or in a rail movable, which increases the stability.
  • the conveying means advantageously engage the rollers or carriages of the supports.
  • Particularly simple can be associated with rail-based second editions of the conveyor line other workstations, such as plug-in stations, gluing stations, other collection stations and the like more. In this way, the conveyor can be used very efficiently.
  • the second saddles of the second supports are movable parallel to one another at a predetermined, equal distance from one another in the entire conveying path. In this way, these workstations can namely be assigned without adjustment to different locations of the conveyor line. If folding devices are integrated in the second supports, then the conveyor section can also be assigned to a stapling device at different locations without difficulty.
  • Predetermined, equal distances of the second saddle to each other on the entire conveyor line can be realized particularly easily when conveying means are provided in the conveyor, which cooperate with the second conditions in the semi-saddle half.
  • the second supports consist of two legs articulated to one another in the saddle region and each leg is articulated at its end opposite the second saddle to the leg of the adjacent second support.
  • the conveyor can be designed as a circulation conveyor with an upper and a lower run, but it can also be configured in the form of a Fördevorraum with substantially horizontal conveyor line, conveyor line is designed so that the promoted in her pads can cope with certain level differences.
  • the conveyor is designed as a circulation conveyor with upper and lower run, it is very advantageous if in the area of the lower run and in the area of the upper run to the lower strand deflection device, a security system is provided which prevents the printed products against falling from the second Conditions guaranteed.
  • the upper and lower run of the circulating conveyor can be used for Use the processing of printed products.
  • plug-in stations and / or stations for sticking cards or trial packs can be provided in the area of the lower run.
  • Particularly favorable locations for these stations are the areas of the conveyor line in which the second supports are oriented substantially horizontally downwards or up to 35 ° from the horizontal inclined downwards.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show an inventive device 10 for collecting and processing folded printed products 12.
  • FIG. 1 is the device 10 in side view with printed products 12, in FIG. 2 shown in plan view without printed products 12.
  • a collecting drum 14 known per se, which is indicated by dashed lines, has on its hub 16, over its circumference, uniformly distributed and radially outwardly projecting first supports 18 with first saddles 20.
  • the supports 18 are in their longitudinal extent, the direction in Fig. 2 is indicated by the double arrow marked L1, aligned parallel to the drum axis 22 of the collecting drum 14.
  • conveying elements (not shown) on the supports 18 Togelte printed products 12 in the axial direction S of the collecting drum 14 from a collecting drum start (not shown) of the collecting drum 14 to a lying in the axial direction S collecting drum end 24 of the collecting drum 14 transportable.
  • the collecting drum 14 is drivable in the direction of rotation D using a motor 17, rotating about its drum axis 22, so that printed products 12 deposited on the first supports 18 and transported using the conveying elements in the axial direction S describe a helical path of movement.
  • the necessary for collecting landing stations or feeders, which are seen along the collecting drum 14 in the axial direction S arranged one behind the other and store in a known manner, the printed products 12 one above the other on the supports 18 are not shown.
  • a frame 26 Adjacent to the drum end 24, a frame 26 is placed, which carries a conveyor 30 in the form of a circulation conveyor 30 '.
  • the circulating conveyor 30 ' comprises one-piece or multi-part closed-loop rails 28, 28' attached to the frame 26 are attached.
  • an additional rail section may be provided for support in sections, which may then cooperate with specially provided support elements on the second supports 32.
  • the rails 28, 28 ' define an annular conveying path 31, which in Fig.
  • the second supports 32 are movable at an angle a in the region of essentially 90 ° ⁇ 30 ° transversely to the conveying direction F in the conveying path 31.
  • the second supports 32 are guided in the rails 28, 28 'in such a way that their saddles 34 maintain a predetermined equal distance a radially outward along the entire conveying path 31, which equals the distance a' of the first supports 18 in the circumferential direction the collecting drum 14 are.
  • the circulating conveyor 30 'shown here by way of example is configured with two axles 36, 36', which are arranged substantially parallel to one another and in a horizontal plane in the embodiment shown here.
  • the first axis 36 is here arranged in alignment with the drum axis 22 of the collecting drum 14, so that the axial direction S and the conveying direction F are substantially perpendicular to each other, wherein the conveying direction F has the same direction of rotation D as the collecting drum 14.
  • the second supports 32 are guided on their radially inner side facing away from the second saddles 34, using small carriages 38, into two rails 28 arranged parallel to one another, of which only one is visible in the figures.
  • the rails 28 essentially consist of a hollow profile 40 with a rectangular cross-section, which is provided radially outwards with a guide groove, through which the carriages 38 are connected via a frame 42 to the supports 32.
  • the distance between the two rails 28 to each other substantially corresponds to the longitudinal extent of the second pads 32.
  • another rail 28 ' is arranged, with the help of the second pads 32 in the conveyor line 31 are guided laterally.
  • the rail 28 ' is also formed as a hollow profile 40' with a rectangular cross-section, wherein for the lateral guidance of the second supports 32 a guide groove on the second supports 32 facing side is arranged. Again, the guide is done using small car 38 'whose racks 42' are connected by the lateral guide groove through the second pads 32.
  • all other known and suitable for this purpose rail profiles can be used with appropriate cars or roles.
  • a conveyor unit 35 is fastened to the frame 26, which is operatively connected to a conveying means guided in the saddle-close rail 28 '(not shown), which is connected to the carriages 38' of the second supports 32 is engaged.
  • the conveyor unit is, for example by means of a transmission, connected to the motor 17, which drives the collecting drum 14, which simplifies the coordination of the conveying speed in the conveying path 31 with the rotational speed of the collecting drum 14. It is also conceivable, however, a separate motor 17 'for the conveyor unit 35 of the conveyor 30.
  • the conveyor unit 35 comprises a sprocket promoting the chain.
  • the printed products 12 are secured by a securing system 46 against falling from the second supports 32.
  • the securing system 46 consists of a parallel to the lower run of the circulating conveyor 30 'guided support belt 47 at a distance a of the second saddle 34 mutually arranged support grooves 48.
  • the end of the lower run is in this example a Wegcultivated Rhein 82 with grippers 84th intended.
  • the first deflection device 44 is configured in such a way that the sides of the second saddle 34 adjacent to the collecting drum end 24 lie parallel to the saddles 20 of the first supports 18 of the collecting drum 14 in a transfer region 50 of the circulation conveyor 30 ' are guided on concentric circular arc sections which lie adjacent to each other, substantially parallel planes and have the same radius. It is also conceivable for the circular arc sections to lie on planes which are inclined relative to one another, in particular when the second supports 32 are aligned with their longitudinal extension at an angle deviating from 90 ° transversely to the conveying direction F.
  • the circular arc sections can also be slightly offset from one another instead of concentric or also have different radii.
  • the second deflection device 44 ' can also be offset in height or, for example in the case of an S-shaped rail guide between the deflection devices 44, 44 ', can be arranged laterally offset from the first axis 36.
  • the rail radius of the second deflection device 44 ' may differ from that of the first deflection device 44 and be both larger and smaller.
  • a stapling apparatus 52 with stapling heads 54 is arranged in the region of the upper run, as shown in FIG EP-A1-0546326 .
  • EP-B1-0399317 or EP-B1-0606555 are described.
  • the stapler 52 is slidably mounted along rails 56 parallel to the upper run of the circulating conveyor 30 'so that it can be placed at any point on the upper run.
  • the stitching heads 54 of the stapler 52 are arranged to each other so that they have the same distance a to each other when working as the saddle 34 of the second pads 32.
  • the second pads 32 have in the example shown here integrated Umbiege Rhein 57, as in Fig.
  • the stapling apparatus 50 has a folding device, which is fastened, for example, to a support arm which is pivotably arranged on the stapler 50 and whose pivoting position can be controlled. The pivoting positions are controlled so that the Umbiege adopted each laterally below the saddle 34, which is just introduced to staple printed products 12 and for stapling with the stitching heads 54 of the stapler 52 cooperates.
  • the stapler 52 can be used without problems and without retooling in the example shown here in the region of the entire upper run of the circulating conveyor 30 '.
  • the frame-supported rail construction of the circulation conveyor 30 ' opens up a large accessibility both radially inward as well as radially outward and from the side, so that it is possible without problems to provide further work stations along the circulation path 31.
  • a radially inward insertion station 58 is shown.
  • the insertion station 58 is formed as an insertion drum 59 with clamping compartments 60, and laterally in the region 62 of the insertion drum 59 with the Hästeckenden printed products 12 'fed Kulissenteil the clamping compartments 60 and transport the printed products 12' into the lower portion of the insertion drum 59, where they also open scenery controlled and drop the constructivesteckenden printed products 12 'in the collected printed products.
  • the insertion station 58 is advantageously arranged in the region of the circulation conveyor 30 ', in which the saddle 34 of the second supports 32 is inclined downwards substantially vertically or up to 35 ° from the vertical are aligned.
  • other workstations such as a gluing station for gluing cards or trial packs or the like may be provided. Also radially outward may be provided along the circulation conveyor 30 'such gluing stations, feeders for placing additional printed products, another stitching station in the form of another stapler or combinations of these workstations.
  • the number, type and order of the workstations can be combined with each other along the circulation conveyor 30 'in a meaningful way.
  • Fig. 4 is in analog representation to the representation in Fig. 2 a second embodiment of the inventive device shown.
  • the device is basically the same structure as in the Fig. 1 and 2 described device.
  • Axial direction S and conveying direction F are in turn perpendicular to each other. But different is the orientation of the longitudinal extent L2 of the second runs in the conveyor line 31.
  • the second supports 32 with the conveying direction F angle a of about 70 °.
  • a further embodiment of the device 10 according to the invention is shown, in which the conveying device 30 is designed as a conveying device 30 "with a substantially horizontal conveying path 31. Thus, no upper and lower run is present
  • the second supports 32 of the conveyor 30 are movable on rails 28 remote from the second saddles 34 in conveying direction F.
  • a deflection device 45 is provided in the conveyor 30 on which the supports 32 are guided in such a way that at least the mutually facing sides of the first saddle 20 and the second saddle 34 through concentric circular arc sections on mutually adjacent planes.
  • the arc sections have a gl Oak radius.
  • the second saddle 34 have when passing through the transfer area 50 a predetermined equal distance a equal to the distance a 'of the supports in the circumferential direction of the collecting drum.
  • the second supports 34 of the conveyor 30 each meet simultaneously with the first pads 18 of the collecting drum 14 in Transfer area 50 and go through this same fast as this. This is possible by a vote of the conveyor unit 35 introduced into the conveyor 30 conveying speed with the rotational speed of the collecting drum 14. Also conceivable is a transfer area 50 without deflecting device 45 in the conveying path 31, which would be associated with a slower transfer of the printed products 12.
  • Fig. 6 schematically shows a special embodiment of second pads 32, which are guided guided in rails.
  • the second pads 32 each have a first leg 90 and a second leg 91 which are hinged together in the saddle area 92 by means of a hinge 94.
  • the respective first leg 90 is also connected to the respective second leg 91 of the adjacent second support 32 via a hinge 94, so that the supports form a chain similar to an accordion.
  • FIG. 7 a further embodiment of a second edition 32 is shown.
  • a bending device 57 is integrated in the second edition 32.
  • the bending device 57 is arranged on the side opposite the printed products 12 side of the second pads 32. It comprises two pivotable in the lateral end portions 64 of the supports 32 about axes of rotation 66 lever means 68, each with two opposing lever arms 70, 70 '.
  • On the mutually facing Hebalarmen 70 is a parallel to the longitudinal extent L2 of the second support 32 extending support member 72 is mounted on the two spaced apart punches 74 are supported with associated Umbiegern 76.
  • the punches 74 with the benders 76 are arranged on the support member 72 so that they can cooperate with the stitching heads 54 of the stapler 52 arranged on the circulating conveyor 30 '.
  • Pressure elements 78 which can be actuated in the manner of a stage (arrow 80) are operatively connected to the respectively second lever arms 70 'of the lever device 68.
  • the stitching heads 54 push U-shaped wire sections through the collected printed products 12, whose wire ends survive. Press the Pressure elements 78, the second lever arm 70 'away from the saddle 34 of the support 32, the support member 72 is pressed by the second lever arm 70' in the saddle 34 and the punch 74 actuate the Umbieger 76, which bend over the protruding wire ends.
  • the separation of the drives of the collecting drum and the conveying device makes it possible to achieve a great creative freedom of the device design and thus also a higher space efficiency.

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  1. Dispositif pour collecter et traiter des produits imprimé pliés (12), comprenant
    a) un tambour collecteur (14) pouvant être mené en rotation autour de son axe (22) et présentant des premiers éléments d'appui (18) qui sont uniformément répartis sur le pourtour, dont l'étendue longitudinale (L1) est parallèle à l'axe (22) dudit tambour, et qui sont dotés de premiers selles (20), ainsi que des éléments de convoyage pour convoyer les produits imprimés (12) sur les premiers selles (20) dans la direction axiale (S), le long desdits premiers éléments d'appui (18),
    b) et un système de convoyage (30) comportant un trajet de convoyage (31) à direction de convoyage (F) s'écartant de ladite direction axiale (S), au moins dans une zone de transfert (50), ainsi que des seconds éléments d'appui (32) mobiles sur ledit trajet de convoyage (31) et munis de seconds selles (34) agencés à distance les uns des autres et transversalement vis-à-vis de la direction de convoyage (F),
    c) ledit système de convoyage (30) occupant, dans la zone de transfert (50), une position voisine d'une extrémité (24) du tambour collecteur (14), de telle sorte que les produits imprimés (12) puissent être transférés depuis ladite extrémité (24) du tambour collecteur jusque sur le système de convoyage (30), ou inversement,
    caractérisé par le fait
    d) qu'une unité de convoyage (35), dissociée d'avec le tambour collecteur (14), est prévue pour les seconds éléments d'appui (32) mobiles sur le trajet de convoyage (31).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les seconds selles (34) sont mobiles sur le trajet de convoyage (31), au moins dans la zone de transfert (50), parallèlement les uns aux autres et selon un espacement identique prédéterminé.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que, dans la zone de transfert (50), l'espacement identique prédéterminé (a) des selles (34) correspond, sur le trajet de convoyage (31), à l'espacement (a') entre les premiers selles (20) dans la direction périphérique du tambour collecteur (14).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que la vitesse de rotation du tambour collecteur, et la vitesse de convoyage induite dans le système de convoyage au moyen de l'unité de convoyage (35), peuvent être mutuellement coordonnées de façon telle qu'un premier selle (20) et un second selle (34) atteignent toujours respectivement la zone de transfert (50) pour l'essentiel en simultanéité, par leurs côtés tournés les uns vers les autres, et défilent également pour l'essentiel à des vitesses identiques.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que le système de convoyage (30) offre, dans la zone de transfert (50), un système de déviation (45) ou un système de renvoi (44, 44') sur lequel les seconds éléments d'appui (32) sont mobiles de façon telle qu'au moins les côtés des premiers selles (20) et des seconds selles (34), tournés les uns vers les autres, parcourent des régions en arc de cercle dans des plans mutuellement voisins, lesdites régions en arc de cercle étant de préférence concentriques.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que la direction axiale (S) et la direction de convoyage (F) sont, pour l'essentiel, perpendiculaires l'une à l'autre au moins dans la région de l'extrémité (24) du tambour collecteur.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que les seconds éléments d'appui (32) sont mobiles en prenant appui sur des rails (28, 28').
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que les seconds éléments d'appui (32) sont en appui sur au moins un rail (28), du côté tourné à l'opposé des seconds selles, et/ou sont mobiles en prenant appui sur un rail (28'), dans leur moitié proche desdits selles, au moins sur un côté délimitant l'étendue longitudinale desdits seconds éléments d'appui (32).
  9. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 8, caractérisé par le fait que des postes de travail tels que des postes d'assemblage, des postes d'agrafage, en particulier des postes de pose d'agrafes métalliques, des postes d'encollage, des postes collecteurs supplémentaires, etc., peuvent être associés au système de convoyage (30).
  10. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé par le fait que les seconds selles (34) des seconds éléments d'appui (32) sont mobiles parallèlement les uns aux autres sur tout le trajet de convoyage (31), selon un espacement identique prédéterminé (a), le système de convoyage (30) étant de préférence équipé, à cette fin, de moyens convoyeurs qui coopèrent avec lesdits seconds éléments d'appui (32) dans la moitié de ces derniers proche desdits selles.
  11. Dispositif selon les revendications 9 et 10, caractérisé par le fait que les postes de travail peuvent être associés au système de convoyage (30) selon un ordre de succession interchangeable.
  12. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 9 à 11, caractérisé par le fait que des systèmes de rabat (57) sont, de préférence, intégrés dans les seconds éléments d'appui (32) et au moins un appareil d'agrafage (52), pouvant être associé au système de convoyage (30) en tant que poste de travail, est de préférence monté mobile sur un rail (56) dont le tracé est parallèle au trajet de convoyage (31).
  13. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé par le fait que le système de convoyage offre un trajet de convoyage (31) sensiblement horizontal, en tant que système (30') de convoyage en révolution comprenant des brins supérieur et inférieur, ou bien revêtant la forme d'un dispositif de convoyage (30").
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