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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2003
Claude Duhamel, Mogneville, FR;
Claude Duhamel, Mogneville, FR;
Goss International Montataire, S.A., Montataire, FR;
Abstract
A folding apparatus () having at least one conveyor belt () which is used to convey signatures () at least on a section of a path () of the signatures () through the folding apparatus (). The folding apparatus () features at least one monitoring device () with which the conveyor belt () is associated. The monitoring device () contains a detector () for radiation () scattered from at least a part () of the conveyor belt (). The condition of the conveyor belt () can be determined and classified in an advantageous manner so that the machine operator can receive a signal for timely replacement so as to avoid an unexpected breakage of the conveyor belt ().