Abstract: A device for applying a liquid adhesive to an object conveyed past the object includes a trough for containing the liquid adhesive and an electric motor. The motor includes a stator held by the trough and a rotor arranged at least partially in the trough and operatively associated with the stator for rotating when an electric current is applied to the stator. The rotor includes an application roller for applying liquid adhesive contained in the trough to the object conveyed past the device.

Abstract: A device is provided for trimming an edge of printed products which are fed continuously at regular distances to a conveying arrangement. The conveying arrangement includes circulating, pocket-like conveying units that are loaded from above with printed products. The edges of the printed products project at the conveying units so that the edges extend through a cutting arrangement laterally disposed at the conveying arrangement and including a blade. A support arrangement includes a shoulder disposed on a rear side of the printed product relative to the blade. The support arrangement is set back from the projecting edge of the printed product and is disposed opposite the blade during the cutting process. The support arrangement is movable into position at least approximately over a length of a cut by the blade and is driven in the same direction and at the same cadence as the printed products that are fed to the cutting arrangement.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving and transporting flat articles respectively supplied by an overhead loader includes a conveying device comprising a first traction mechanism and transport containers attached to the first traction mechanism. The transport containers have intake openings facing in a direction of the overhead loader for receiving the flat articles from above the conveying device. A guide arrangement is disposed above the conveying device and includes an endlessly rotating second traction mechanism and a plurality of guide elements attached to the second traction mechanism. The guide elements move in the same direction as the conveying direction of the transport containers and approximately parallel to the intake openings of the transport containers. The guide elements are interspersed in the trajectory of the flat articles from the loader into the transport containers.

Abstract: An installation for sorting or commissioning objects includes at least one transfer or delivery unit with an inlet where the objects arriving from a conveyor can be loaded onto the transfer or delivery unit and an outlet where the objects are discharged, wherein the transfer or delivery unit can be filled between the inlet and the outlet with objects which have been loaded onto the transfer or delivery unit. The transfer unit includes a timed belt in front of the outlet and at least one additional belt arranged in front of the timed belt, wherein at least one object can be positioned on the at least one additional belt for the controlled transfer to the timed belt.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing folded printed sheets includes a work station for processing the folded printed sheets and a conveying device driven with a transporting movement in a direction along a conveying path that is arranged alongside the work station. Saddle-shaped supports are attached to the conveying device and have supporting edges on which the printed sheets can be supported respectively along their fold by straddling the supporting edge of the respective saddle-shaped support. The saddle-shaped supports are conveyed along the conveying path so that the supporting edges are positioned transverse to the conveying path at a distance to each other and move successively past the work station which cooperates with the saddle-shaped supports respectively while the saddle-shaped supports are transported past the work station.

Abstract: To load a gathering segment of a gather-stitcher, a printed sheet feeder includes a conveyor drum that draws printed sheets from the bottom of a stack. A stop apparatus halts the printed sheets at the end of their circulating path at the conveyor drum and is disposed downstream of a guide device which, with the conveyor drum, forms a guide gap. An opening apparatus follows the stop apparatus and is disposed upstream of the printed sheets. The guide gap is adjustable by the conveyed printed sheets.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for making books, brochures and similar products with a perfect binding. Signatures are continuously gathered in a specific sequence in a direction of conveyance, to form loose signature blocks. The loose signature blocks are collected by holders that include a mechanism that applies a compression force to the signature blocks. The signature blocks are transferred, with the compression force still applied to the signature blocks, in an approximately perpendicular feeding movement to a circulating clamping arrangement which is driven in the same direction as the direction of conveyance.

Abstract: In a web-fed rotary press for processing web-shaped materials, the latter run between two working rollers (3, 4) that are arranged in side bearing housings (8, 9). The working rollers (3, 4) that are connected via the bearing housings (8, 9) to a machine column (14) are prestressed in the operating position by a lifting mechanism (15) and are lifted away from each other as well as installed and removed.

Abstract: A gathering and wire stitching machine for producing magazines, booklets and similar products from folded printed sheets comprises a conveyor path including a gathering segment and an adjoining wire stitching segment. The conveyor path including a saddle-shaped support for receiving printed sheets in a straddling arrangement from feeders arranged along the gathering segment. The gathering segment includes continuously conveying drive devices along the support for moving the printed products in a transport direction and which operate jointly and in cycle with the feeders to convey the deposited printed sheets at regular intervals to the adjoining wire stitching segment. The wire stitching segment includes a first wire stitching station having a first wire stitching device and a second wire stitching station spaced apart from the first wire stitching station along the conveyor path and having a second wire stitching device connected for being driven in cycle with the first wire stitching device.

Abstract: A device for feeding a gathering section of a gather-stitcher includes a rotatingly driven conveyor drum which pulls printed sheets off a stack of a printed sheet magazine with the fold in front. The printed sheets are conveyed around the circumference of the conveyor drum in an approximately circular path to an arresting device and then into a trajectory extending in an opposite direction from the arresting device which trajectory terminates in a functional area of a rotating gripper device of an opening device which opens the printed sheets. A sweeping device comprising a deflection element is arranged for moving into the trajectory of the printed sheets. A guide element is located opposite the sweeping device during its movement, the sweeping device sweeping the respective printed sheets on the oppositely located guide element and into a gripping position associated with the gripper device.

Abstract: A sorting conveyor for packets is provided with a plurality of carriages circulating along an endless track. Each carriage supports at least one carrier arrangement for the packets which is tiltable at predetermined unloading points. Each carrier arrangement includes a plate which is tiltable in only one direction for unloading and is tensioned in the tilt direction. The plate is supported on the carriage against the tension force by a detachable support arrangement.

Abstract: A tipping arrangement in a sorting system includes a carriage body, a shaft connected to the carriage body, a projection secured to the carriage body, and a component pivotally connected to the shaft to be tippable out of a locked base position into at least one tipped position. An actuating apparatus is provided for tipping the component and includes at least one resilient yoke having a first end rigidly secured to the component, and a second end displaceable within a limited range relative to the component. The yoke includes a latching lug defining a stop surface and being located between the first end and the second end. The stop surface engages with the projection for latching the yoke to lock the component in the locked base position. At least one actuating rod is hinged to the second end of the yoke. The at least one actuating rod unlatches the yoke and tips the component into the tipped position.

Abstract: Each carriage (1) of a carriage chain has a running gear (5) at one end that has two running rollers (18) and two guide rollers (19). At the opposite end, it is coupled with the preceding carriage (1) by way of a spherical bearing (25) and a rod (26) which is guided so as to be longitudinally displaceable in this carriage. Toothed racks (8) disposed on the underside of the carriage body (3) and connected directly to each other by way of joint rods (10) serve in driving.

Abstract: An apparatus for reeling up and unreeling of flat printed products onto and from, respectively, a reel core. The reel core has a horizontal reel axis and is fixedly arranged in a reel stand to form one piece so that the reel stand and reel core can be driven together about the horizontal reel axis. A reeling strap mandrel is detachably seated in the reel stand and has a horizontal axis that is parallel with the rotational axis of the reel core. A reeling strap is wound on the reeling strap mandrel and has one end connected to the reel core and a second end connected to the reel mandrel. The reeling strap rolls off the reeling strap mandrel and is fed to the reel core in an undershot manner for forming reeled layers of printed product on the reel core.

Abstract: A gathering and wire-stitching machine for printed sheets has a gathering section and includes at least one run of an endlessly circulating pulling apparatus and supporting elements fastened to the pulling apparatus and forming at least a part of a saddle-shaped support for the printed sheets which are successively deposited thereon in a straddled position. The gathering section leads into an adjoining downstream stitching section for stitching the printed sheets which are deposited one on top of the other. The saddle-shaped support extends over the gathering section as well as the stitching section and includes, at least in a partial section, supporting elements arranged side by side above the pulling apparatus, with each supporting element having one side with a sloping support surface.

Abstract: A conveyor assembly for reorienting items includes a conveyor for advancing items in a conveying direction; and a turning device disposed upstream of the discharge end of the conveyor as viewed in the conveying direction for engaging an underface of the items and for turning the items into a predetermined orientation, while being conveyed by the conveyor, before the items reach the discharge end.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring and ascertaining respective changes in an operating condition of an electrically operated engine that occur due to stress. Operating parameters are measured to acquire the influences of different types of stresses which promote the wear of the engine. The operating parameters are transferred to an electronic, non-volatile memory module. The operating parameters are converted to respective wear contributions indicative of a degree of wear of the engine. The wear contributions are evaluated to determine the actual wear of the engine at any point in time.

Abstract: A device for processing printed sheets and for feeding processed printed sheets to a machine for further processing the processed printed sheets. The device includes a feeder for separating the printed sheets from a stack of printed sheets and for conveying the printed sheets. The device also includes a conveying device disposed downstream of the feeder for conveying the printed sheets to the machine, and a conveying element disposed between the feeder and the conveying device for conveying and processing the printed sheets. The conveying element is driven to convey the printed sheets in a similar conveying direction and at a similar clock pulse as the feeder and the conveying device.

Abstract: A method is provided for attaching a cover sheet by adhesive bonding to a spine of a book block formed of bound printed sheets, wherein after a binding process a plurality of such book blocks follow one another on a transport path at regular distances. The book blocks are arranged to be in a transverse position on the transport path. The cover sheets are clamped so that each cover sheet presents a spine portion and preformed cover side portions extending from the spine portion so that the cover side portions are freed of deformation after the spine portion of the cover sheet has been pressed to the spine of the book block. The book blocks are fed, respectively, an inner side of a clamped cover sheet oriented for adhesive bonding, facing the spine of the book block. The inner side of the cover sheet is pressed to the spine of the book block and to lateral flanks of the spine of the book block.

Abstract: A conveyor apparatus has a plurality of pivotable load-bearing elements which are disposed one behind the other and travel along an endless track that has at least one unloading station where the load-bearing elements are unloaded by a pivoting action. Two switching elements disposed at the unloading station are switchable individually between an inactive state and an active state for pivoting the load-bearing element. One of the switching elements is divided into first and second switching parts so that a load-bearing element disposed in the region of the unloading station can be operated selectively with one or the other of the switching parts for the purpose of pivoting the load-bearing element for unloading.