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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Hans-Ulrich Stauber, Grut, CH;
Erwin Muller, Durnten, CH;
Ferag AG, Hinwil, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for trimming multiple-sheet, folded printed products utilizing two processing drums adjacently arranged. The drums are each rotated about a horizontal axis by a drive mechanism. Each processing drum comprises radial compartments for receiving the printed products to be trimmed. Arranged on each end side of the first processing drum are two stationary cutting elements, one of which is in the operative position. The cutting element interacts with cutting elements which are fastened on the end side of the compartments on the compartment walls. In the first processing drum, the printed products are trimmed on their side borders running at right angles to the folding edge. Arranged on the circumferential edge of the second processing drum are stationary cutting elements with a cutting element in an operative position to interact with cutting elements which are assigned to the individual compartments and are arranged circumferentially in the compartments. The trimming of the open side edge, located opposite the folding edge of the printed products, takes place in the second processing drum. The transfer of the printed products which have been trimmed in the first drum to the second processing drum takes place by means of a conveying arrangement which comprises grippers arranged at regular intervals on a circulating drawing member.