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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
David George Field, Dover, NH (US);
Assignees:
Heidelberg Harris Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493424 ; 493432 ; 493357 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a folder apparatus including a first cylinder for transporting a product and a folding cylinder rotatably engaged with the first cylinder at a nip. A product guiding device is assigned to a transition area between surfaces of the first cylinder and the folding cylinder, the guiding device having a smoothing element which includes different sections of product contacting elements being angled in opposite directions.