Abstract: The conveying apparatus has a feed conveyor which is intended for conveying printed products against a stop. The printed products arrive at the conveying apparatus in an imbricated formation in which each printed product rests on the following printed product. The distance (A) between the stop and the directing member can be changed in time with the arriving printed products, with the result that, when the distance (A) is shortened, the directing member engages beneath the printed product respectively butting against the stop and directs it into the range of action of the removal conveyor.

Abstract: An apparatus for the adhesive binding includes a plurality of receiving parts which are arranged one behind the other in a circulation direction. A printed product is introduced at a feed location in each receiving part. The receiving parts are driven continuously in the circulation direction, and the printed products are machined upon being transported past a plurality of machining stations. The machining stations necessary for the adhesive binding are arranged one behind the other. The adhesively bound finished products are removed, in a discharge region, from the receiving parts in order to be further transported.

Abstract: A device for stitching printed products wherein the circulating path of the supports runs through a stitching region. The supports are parallel and extend at right angles to the circulating direction. The printed products are stitched together by means of the adhesive stitching arrangement during passage through the stitching region. The printed products are deposited astride on the supports. A number of stitching heads circulate along the closed movement path, meet together with the supports in the stitching region and move along with the latter in a section. Penetrating tools of the stitching heads, are used to produce passages in the region of the fold of the printed products. Adhesive is transferred to the sheets of the printed products over the whole length of the passages to produce point-like adhesive stitching.

Abstract: The folded edges (F) of paper products (P), such as newspapers and magazines, are creased in accordance with the process of the invention, in that at least one pair of creasing tools (W. 1, W.2) act at a creasing point from either side against the folded edge and the creasing point is moved along the folded edge (F) by a relative movement between the product (P) and at least one of the creasing tools. The facing creasing surfaces of the creasing tools (W.1, W.2) are advantageously designed and arranged in such a way that the folded edge is curved at the creasing point, which is achieved in that a perpendicular on the creasing surfaces forms an acute angle at the creasing point with the movement direction (B) of the latter. The creasing tools can also be pressed against one another with a pressing force. During the creasing process the product must be held by holding means. The latter simultaneously serve as conveying means, e.g.

Abstract: Printed products are transported in the direction of conveyance suspended, held by their fold, from transporting clamps of a conveying device. The end area of the printed products rests on a supporting mechanism and the uppermost product part protrudes with its marginal section over the bottommost product part. To the two product parts there is in each case assigned a gripper of the opening device. The grippers are disposed on a revolutionally driven drawing member. The clamping tongue of the first gripper grips underneath the marginal section and, upon running up against an opening crank, lifts the product part from the bottommost product part. The second gripper grasps the lifted-off product part in the marginal section and, when the clamping tongue is lowered into the closed position, the latter clamps the product part between itself and the clamping jaw of the first gripper, by the end edge. The first gripper revolves at a greater velocity than the second gripper.

Abstract: The interface according to the invention for printed products conveyed in imbricated formation is used between an imbricated stream-delivering apparatus and an imbricated stream-receiving apparatus. The object of the interface is to change the stream parameters of the input stream (S.sub.i) in such a way that an output stream (S.sub.o) which meets the requirements of the downstream imbricated stream-receiving apparatus is produced from it. The interface has an input (I) for an input stream (S.sub.i) and an output (O) for an output stream (S.sub.o) and, between input and output, a serial arrangement of functional elements (UE, PE, RE). The interface has at least one deflecting element (UE) and at least one other functional element (PE, RE) and the serial arrangement is such that a deflecting element (UE) is always interposed between two other functional elements (PE, RE).

Abstract: A belt conveyor leads past a processing station. Printing products lie on the conveyor belt in an imbricated formation, each printing product lying on the preceding one with edges to of the printing products running at an angle to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor. As a result of this incline, the printing products are exposed in a surface region and in the sections of the edges. Printing products are acted upon mechanically in the work station in these exposed regions. Individual printing products are thus taken up in a trouble-free manner and detached from the imbricated formation.

Abstract: Buffer storage of printed products conveyed in scale formation on a conveyor belt (10) is brought about by buffer device (12.1, 12.2, 12.3 etc.), running in a conveying section with a speed which is lower than the speed of the conveyor belt (10) and having a fixed reciprocal spacing and are switched by the printed products to be buffer stored into a state in which they decelerate the printed products and set same to the spacing of the buffer devices. The number of buffer devices on the conveying section is constant and the number of active buffer devices is a function of the number of printed products located on the conveying section provided for buffer storage. The buffer devices can be brake claws, which are arranged centrally between two parallel conveyor belts on a drag chain in such a way that in a lowered, inactive state they are lowered below the conveying surface of the belts, but in their non-lowered, active state project at least partly above the conveying plane.

Abstract: Printed products are transported in the direction of conveyance suspended, held by their fold, from transporting clamps of a conveying device. The end area of the printed products rests on a supporting mechanism and the uppermost product part protrudes with its marginal section over the bottommost product part. To the two product parts there is in each case assigned a gripper of the opening device. The grippers are disposed on a revolutionally driven drawing member. The clamping tongue of the first gripper grips underneath the marginal section and, upon running up against an opening crank, lifts the product part from the bottommost product part. The second gripper grasps the lifted-off product part in the marginal section and, when the clamping tongue is lowered into the closed position, the latter clamps the product part between itself and the clamping jaw of the first gripper, by the end edge. The first gripper revolves at a greater velocity than the second gripper.

Abstract: A method for transforming a scale flow of printed products into a delivery flow of printed products in forced formation, typically a delivery flow in which each printed product is guided by a gripper, essentially comprises four method steps, namely a first deflection or reversal (1) through which a scale flow (B) with downwardly directed leading printed product edges is formed; a timing step (2) in which the spacings between the printed products are made uniform, increased; decreased and/or differentiated, a second deflection or reversal (3) in which a scale flow (D) with upwardly directed leading edges is produced; and an acceptance (4) in which the printed products are individually or groupwise taken over by grippers. The first and/or second deflection or reversal can be omitted. The apparatus for performing the method essentially comprises a supply belt conveyor (5) and a conveying away means (6), between which are arranged a timing element (21) and at least one intermediate belt conveyor.

Abstract: A conveying method permits conveying of printed products, particularly in the form of a scale flow, with a constant or variable speed over conveying distances of random length, which can also contain rising or falling portions in the conveying direction, as well as curves. The method is based on the fact that each individual printed product or small group of printed products is conveyed by a conveying a element over a step length (S) which is small compared with the entire conveying distance and is then taken over by the next conveying element, while the first conveying element is moved back to its starting point. This process is repeated in a time cycle with the cycle length (T). The corresponding apparatus comprises a fixed support and a plurality of conveying elements, which are driven in a timed manner. A conveying distance or section can comprise a plurality of conveying modules, no transfer units being required between the individual modules.

Abstract: Printing products (44) are inclined in an imbricated formation (S) and with respect to a conveying direction (F) and are led into a pressing nip defined by two pressing rolls (22') pretensioned toward one another. The pressing roll (22') thus rolls in the course of the further conveying of the printing products (44) along a folded edge (46) of the printing product, which results in an especially good pressing action.

Abstract: For cutting multilayer printed products in a continuous process single or multiple printed products 92) are associated with a first knife part (3) which is moved together with the printed products. During the movement, the printed products and the first knife part are engaged along a cutting edge (4) and subsequently moved past a second knife part (5). Through the cooperation between the first (3) and second (5) knife parts, the printed products (2) are cut along the intended cutting edge (4). A corresponding apparatus has a plurality of conveying units for the printed products moving along a circular path. The conveying units are preferably constructed as counterknives while the associated cutting knives are fixed. Thus, even when large quantities are conveyed and the printed products are thick, a top-quality three-sided cut is obtained.

Abstract: A right parallelepipedal stack space (12) for receiving a stack of folded printing products (14) is arranged above a stack rest (1), which is formed by dividing rollers (2) driven in a circulating manner. The stack space (12) is slanted with one corner (12a) facing against the direction of movement (A) of the dividing rollers (2). In the region of this corner (12a) of the stack space (12), there is arranged a suction member (18) which can enter periodically between two neighboring dividing rollers (2) for taking up and drawing through the corner of the respectively lowermost printing product (14). The printing products (14) detached from the stack by the dividing rollers (2) moved along the stack base area are laid onto a removal conveyor (24) lying one above the other in the manner of roof tiles.

Abstract: At a first feed station a first inner part is fed into an accommodation part which is driven so that it rotates in a conveyance direction. At a second feed station a second inner part is added side by side next to the first inner part. At a third feed station a folded outer part is placed, with its open side edge lying opposite the fold first, astride the thus collated inner parts. The end product thus formed has an outer part and two inner parts disposed therein, the folds of the inner parts running along the side edge of the outer part.

Abstract: For counting printed products (D) conveyed in a scale flow, a contact element (K) is moved in the printed product conveying direction at a speed (v.sub.2) higher than the conveying speed (v.sub.1). Thus, the contact element (K) contacts the trailing edge (F.sub.k) of a printed product (D.sub.k) and on each contact a counting pulse is emitted and the contact element is subsequently returned to its starting position. This process is cyclically repeated correlated with the average time interval between two succeeding printed products (D.sub.k, D.sub.k-l).

Abstract: Cable-type supporting elements (26) are stretched between the two serially arranged belt conveyors (10, 12). The supporting elements (26) are fixed in the end or starting region of the belt conveyors (10, 12) on supporting plates (24) over which the conveying sides of the conveyor belts (14) slide. The supporting elements (26) support the leading edges (30) of the printed products (28) in the region between the two belt conveyors (10, 12).

Abstract: A conveying apparatus delivers a succession of printing products in a first imbricated formation to a take-over region where the products are transferred to a delivery conveyor and conveyed away in a second imbricated formation. In the takeover region, the successive products are formed into an arched configuration, when viewed perpendicularly to the direction of their travel. This assists in ensuring that the products are delivered singly to the delivery conveyor even if the products are received at the takeover region in congruent fully overlapping pairs.

Abstract: Printed products arriving in an imbricated formation are wound on a hollow cylindrical winding core together with a winding band in a wind-up station. A magazine or storage unit for the finished wound product packages is arranged in the vicinity of the wind-up station. After a wound product package has been fully wound up, it is rolled out of the wind-up station into the magazine or storage unit. A pallet is located in this magazine or storage unit onto which the finished wound product package is rolled. This pallet is displaced substantially perpendicular to the rolling direction of the finished wound product package. In this way, a plurality of wound product packages are arranged adjacent one another, typically in side by side relationship on one pallet. Blocking elements prevent the finished wound product packages from rolling off the pallet.

Abstract: Printed products arriving in an imbricated formation are wound-up into a product or package roll about which there is placed a wrapper or envelope which retains together the package roll. For easier handling of the product or package roll such is provided with an endless carrying loop. This endless carrying loop is formed by a carrying element, such as a knotted cord, rope, string or the like which extends through an internal opening or hollow interior of the product or package roll and to the outer side or surface of such product or package roll.