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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1996
Guy Loquet, Liancourt, FR;
Rene Renard, Montigny les Cormeilles, FR;
Serge Lanvin, Cires les Mello, FR;
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Heidelberg Harris, S.A., Montataire Cedex, FR;
Abstract
Folding apparatus having a main folder and an associated auxiliary cutting module for cutting into copies at least one longitudinally folded strip or web section originating from a web coming from a rotary printing press, the auxiliary cutting module having an inlet thereto for the at least one strip, and an outlet therefrom for respective copies cut from the at least one strip, the inlet and the outlet defining therebetween a straight travel path for the at least one strip and the copies cut therefrom, respectively, and a cutting cylinder having two angularly offset knives, and a counter-cutting cylinder, respectively, disposed on opposite sides of the straight travel path and of the at least one strip traveling thereon, the cutting cylinder and the counter-cutting cylinder, respectively, cooperating with one another for performing two successive cutting operations in one revolution of the cylinders.