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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A Novick, New Durham, NH (US);
Roger R Belanger, Dover, NH (US);
Assignees:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Heidelberg Harris, Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 42 ; 271279 ; 271302 ;
Abstract
A device for diverting signatures into pockets of at least two slow-down devices is provided. The device includes a set of high-speed tapes (3) arranged downstream of a pair of cutting cylinders (2). A set of diverting belts (6) comprises raised surface portions (6.3) and non-raised surface portions (6.4). The set of high-speed tapes (3) is assigned to the diverting belts (6) to ride on the raised and non-raised surface portions (6.3, 6.4) thereof, thus, periodically altering a signature conveying path (1) of signatures.