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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin Lauren Cote, Durham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/512 ;
Abstract
A ribbon is cut into signatures with a cutting cylinder having a fixed diameter and rotating at a variable angular velocity. During the cutting operation, the cutting cylinder rotates at an angular cutting velocity that is substantially equal to the constant velocity of the ribbon. The angular velocity of the cutting cylinder is varied between the cutting operations in order to cut signatures of a desired length. A cutting cylinder system is also provided.