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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Andreas Fricke, Eberbach, DE;
Michael Puckl, Mildenau ot Arnsfeld, DE;
Ludwig Reinhard, Heidelberg, DE;
Matthias Schuster, Heidelberg, DE;
Gunter Siebdrath, Chemnitz, DE;
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
A device for picking up a sheet trailing edge from an upstream cylinder and transferring the sheet trailing edge to a gripper system of a downstream drum, as viewed in sheet travel direction, includes a sucker guide mechanism having a movably mounted sucker carrier whereon sucker heads subjectible to an application of vacuum or suction air are disposed. The sucker carrier is constructed as a tubular part having a longitudinal axis and being movable perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis thereof. The tubular part is formed with a vacuum or suction air duct extending in the interior thereof and is formed of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic-material laminate.