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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Thomas Peier, Zofingen, CH;
Inventor:
Thomas Peier, Zofingen, CH;
Assignee:
Muller Martini Holding AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for gathering signatures, positioned straddling, into printed products such as newspapers, magazines, and brochures includes a conveying arrangement that has a saddle-shaped gathering section, and at least one signature feeders. The at least one signature feeder is arranged along the gathering section and are respectively controlled via a motor with the same or changeable angle of rotation and are driven cycle-synchronously with the conveying arrangement. For this, the signature feeders are connected detachably to a machine frame that accommodates the conveying arrangement.