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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2010
Jean-claude Rebeaud, Le Mont, CH;
Marco Cardillo, Lausanne, CH;
Jean-Claude Rebeaud, Le Mont, CH;
Marco Cardillo, Lausanne, CH;
Bobst Mex SA, , CH;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for placing plate-like elements () within a processing machine (): the machine including a feeder () for placing the elements () in a plurality of gripping members () of a conveyor () in successive stations (). The feeder () has a fixing device () for elements. The feeder () is driven by a computation and control unit (). The method includes successive steps during advancement of each plate-like element () of measuring the longitudinal and angular placement error of the plate-like element () relative to a theoretical position, by detecting its front or rear edge, controlling the feeder () according to the measured placement errors, activating the fixing device () to attach the plate-like element () to the feeder (), then measuring the longitudinal, the transverse and angular placement error of the plate-like element () attached to the feeder (), relative to a theoretical position, by detecting register marks () printed on the element ().