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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Hans Frei, Oetwil am See, CH;
Hans Frei, Oetwil am See, CH;
Ferag AG, Hinwil, CH;
Abstract
Folded printed products () are supplied with trailing fold-edges () from above towards a clamping gap () and are pushed out of the clamping gap (), in order to be deposited on, for example, saddle-like supports (). As soon as the leading edge of each printed product () exits from the clamping gap (), the printed product () is opened by two printed product parts (and) being separated from each other, and the opened printed products are positioned above the support (). Gripper elements () are provided for gripping the trailing fold-edge () of each printed product (), before it exits the clamping gap (), thus preventing a free fall of the printed products () onto the support () when the trailing fold-edge () exits the clamping gap (). The gripper elements () grip and guide the printed products towards the support (). If a plurality of supports () is provided, and these are conveyed continuously and in succession past, below the stationary clamping gap (), the fold-edges () of the printed products () are moved by the gripper elements () to track the supports ().