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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Hans Stauber, Grüt, CH;
Martin Keller, Turbenthal, CH;
Hans Stauber, Grüt, CH;
Martin Keller, Turbenthal, CH;
Ferag AG, Hinwil, CH;
Abstract
Groups are formed from flat articles being supplied in a plurality of supply streams by combining the supply streams to form a group stream, and by separating article groups from the head end of the group stream through clamping and accelerating aligned leading article edge zones. The supply streams are superimposed in at least one combining point, wherein in all streams to be combined and in all superimposed streams the articles are arranged parallel in a direction transverse to the conveying direction, have the same article spacings, and are conveyed at the same speed. Projections of the streams to be combined and of the superimposed streams on a plane parallel to the parallel alignment of the articles run parallel to one another or coincide. Projections of the streams to be combined on a plane transverse to the parallel alignment of the articles run together at an acute angle.