Transversal cutting equipment for sheets separable from overlapped continuous forms

Abstract

Cutting equipment () which processes overlapped continuous forms (H,L) is disclosed. The cutting is carried out by means of a cutting device (), which separates the sheets from the forms, introduction devices (H andL), which enter the continuous forms (H,L) into the cutting device and a singularizing device () for overlapped sheets, which includes two transport paths (and), the one above the other, with differentiable transfer times; the singularizing device comprises a diverter () upstream of the transport paths (and); the introduction devices (H andL) are actuatable for temporarily projecting a leading edge of one of the overlapped forms (H,L) with respect to the other form up to a switching zone of the diverter (), or for advancing together the overlapped forms (H,L); the diverter () is configurable for addressing a continuous form or both forms (H,L) to one or to both transport paths (and); and the introduction devices (H andL) are also actuatable, in the case of projecting of one of the continuous forms, for lining up trailing edges of the sheets of the one and the other form for a joint cutting of the overlapped forms (H,L) by means of the cutting device ().