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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred Glanzmann, Reiden, CH;
Heinz Boss, Strengelbach, CH;
Assignee:
Grapha-Holding AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271277 ; 271314 ;
Abstract
To load a gathering segment of a gather-stitcher, a printed sheet feeder includes a conveyor drum that draws printed sheets from the bottom of a stack. A stop apparatus halts the printed sheets at the end of their circulating path at the conveyor drum and is disposed downstream of a guide device which, with the conveyor drum, forms a guide gap. An opening apparatus follows the stop apparatus and is disposed upstream of the printed sheets. The guide gap is adjustable by the conveyed printed sheets.