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Method and apparatus for collecting flat articles

a flat article and apparatus technology, applied in the field of material handling technology, can solve the problems of complex and awkward operation of apparatus and methods for creating such delivery units, and cannot describe any method for creating delivery units, and the method of creating such delivery units is often complex and awkward to opera

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-07-24
FERAG AG
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This patent describes a method and apparatus for assembling units without dividing them and merging them with other units to create a continuous product flow. The goal is to form units with minimal expense and effort and without requiring major retrofitting for existing installations. The invention also includes a method for creating break lines in paper processing to simplify the folding process.

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The apparatuses and methods for creating such delivery units, however, are frequently complex and awkward to operate.
The apparatus and the associated method are, however, extremely complex.
However, the document does not describe any method for creating delivery units from several flat articles.

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[0132]FIG. 1 shows an unfolded, planar sheet 1.1 which realizes the initial material for forming a partially folded envelope which is open on three sides for receiving flat articles. The sheet 1.1 comprises a bending line 2 which extends from a first sheet edge to a second sheet edge which is located opposite and along which the sheet 1.1 is bent and partially folded in a subsequent method step.

[0133]FIGS. 2 and 3 each show a sheet 1.2 and 1.3 which is partially folded along the bending line 2. The bending line 2 divides the sheet 1.2 into two sheet portions 8a, 8b.

[0134]In the embodiment according to FIG. 2, a fold line 5 which is shorter than the bending line 2 is arranged along a central part section of the bending line 2. It is flanked by two unfolded part sections 4a, 4b which are arranged at the sides along the bending line 2 and lead toward the sheet edges.

[0135]In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, the bending line 2 has two fold lines 6a, 6b which are arranged at the side...

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Abstract

A method for collecting addressed letters in grippers and for conveying the collected letters further in the grippers, wherein the grippers each have a first and second gripper limb, and these limbs form an accommodating space. The method includes supplying a sheet that is partially folded along a folding line to form two sheet portions that are delimited from one another by the folding line, introducing the folded sheet into the accommodating space between the gripper limbs, wherein the folded sheet is subjected to a restraining force in the direction of a planar position of the sheet by the non-folded sections along the folding line, and pushing the portions of the sheet onto the adjacent gripper limbs by the restoring force, with an accommodating pocket being formed in the accommodating space in the process, and retaining the folded sheet in the accommodating space by the contact-pressure force.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention is in the area of materials handling technology and relates to an apparatus and a method for collecting and putting together flat articles to form a unit which is to be supplied for further processing.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Apparatuses for gathering printed products and creating dispatch stacks are known in the prior art. WO 2010 / 051651 and EP 2 107 023, for example, describe an apparatus and a method for gathering printed products and for forwarding the gathered printed products as a stack. To this end, the apparatus comprises a plurality of receiving units which are movable in a conveying direction along a closed conveying path which is defined by a conveying member. In addition, the apparatus also includes a plurality of supporting elements which, at least in a gathering region of the conveying path, define a contact face which is inclined in the conveying direction and onto which the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65H45/04
CPCB65H45/04B65H39/02B65H45/12B65H2301/432B65H2301/4354F24F2221/50E04H6/181B65H2701/176
Inventor HONEGGER, WERNER
Owner FERAG AG
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