Press Board Patents (Class 412/23)
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Patent number: 8550760Abstract: A device is provided to shape a spine of a book casing positioned horizontally spread out flat and oriented to be distributed evenly over a spine of a book block. Two fold-shaping rails are arranged extending in a direction parallel to one another. A movable, shaping tool is arranged to face the inside of the book casing spine to shape a web on the book casing spine with the aid of the two fold-shaping rails. The shaping tool includes two spaced-apart support bars that extend parallel to the fold-shaping rails and are arranged to be adjustable so that together they adjust the web width of the book casing spine in a direction transverse to the direction of extension of the fold-shaping rails.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Mueller Martini Holding AGInventors: Holger Schilling, Thomas Friese
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Patent number: 8282330Abstract: A press plate (8) with a cover (12) is moved upwardly from a standby position to a press position to press the cover against a book block (4) by first and second elevation units. The book block (4) is clamped by nip plates (9, 10), together with the cover (12). The height of each of first and second ends (X, Y) of the press plate (8) at the press position can be set separately by separately controlling the first and second elevation units by a control section (30).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Horizon International Inc.Inventor: Nobuyuki Kojima
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Patent number: 7819615Abstract: A method of finishing a plurality of sheets for a bound document. The method comprises accumulating a stack of sheets at a first position, scoring the sheets at the first position, and outputting the stack of scored sheets from the first position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard DevelopmentInventors: Steven William Trovinger, Miquel Boleda, Abdolreza Movaghar, Greg Burke, Eng-Long Goh
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Patent number: 7182567Abstract: A method and device for additional pressing during a page nipping event in the adhesive binding of books or corresponding objects. One part of the cover (1) and the spine of the book are folded around the block (2) formed by the book's pages and glued on the spine of the block. The other part of the cover is folded into shape by means of a moveable jaw (8). The aforementioned folding of the cover (1) is accomplished by the aid of an additional compactor (9) acting by way of a stiffening brace (10) supporting the block (2). Alternatively, the process may be aided directly by the flexible support (7) by, for example, making a fold in the support (7) which causes it to function as a spring.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2002Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Maping KYInventors: Lisakki Huotari, Lauri Huotari, Jaakko Huotari, Henri Huotari, Markku Siikamaki, Peter Archer
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Patent number: 7134823Abstract: A book pressing machine (1) comprises a pressing station for pressing the book cover (2b) on to the book block (2a), which pressing station includes a pressing table (4) and a pressing plate (5) movable perpendicularly to the pressing table (4) for all-over pressing of the book (2) with the book (2) lying flat, and comprises means (15a,b) for aligning the book (2) in the pressing station and an endless conveyor belt (6) which conveys the book (2) in and out, the upper belt section of which rests on the upper face of the pressing table (4) as a support for the book (2).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Kolbus GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Manfred Albrecht, Björn Hoffmann, Christoph Schmücker
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Patent number: 6843473Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing book covers having a board feed for supplying cover boards and a spine insert having a covering material feed for supplying covering material, having a covering material cylinder, by means of which the supplied covering material is taken over, conveyed past a glue spreading roller and assembled with the supplied cover boards and having a folding and pressing apparatus as well as having a delivery apparatus and having a drive apparatus for the covering material feed, the board feed the covering material cylinder and the folding and pressing apparatus it is provided that at least the covering material feed the board feed and the folding and pressing apparatus are drivable in each case independently of one another. The covering material cylinder is preferably also provided with an independent drive.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2001Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: Kolbus GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Volker Bohn, Günter Geldmeier, Frank Tautz
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Patent number: 6736581Abstract: A book clamp for a book binding machine has a first clamp member and a second clamp member. The second clamp member is adapted to the first clamp member and the second clamp member comprises a flexible spring plate which is coupled to the second clamp member.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1999Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Robert Paul Cassoni, Alan Hardy Bailey
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Patent number: 6669429Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing book-binding covers including a board-feeding-in system for feeding in cover boards and a back insert and a copy-feeding-in system for feeding in reference copies. A copy cylinder grips the reference copies, guides them past a glue-applying roll, and joins them to the cover boards and back insert. A tucking-in and pressing-on device folds the protruding reference-copy edges round the board edges and presses the book covers on. A feeding-out device delivers the book covers in stacks. The material flow of the book boards, back inserts, reference copies, and book covers is orientated in an ascending manner in relation to the horizontal surface on which the apparatus stands. The gain in height thus achieved compensates for the losses in height in the board magazine, in the tucking-in system, in the feeding-out device, and on the onward conveyers so that the laying-on of the cover boards takes place at virtually the same, ergonomic working height as the taking-off of the book covers.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Kolbus GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jens E. Beermann, Gerhard Lintelmann, Peter Gross, Frank Tautz
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Patent number: 6158940Abstract: A device for the back rounding of book blocks in a book binding machine cooperating with a conveyor device. The device includes a driving arrangement and rounding elements driven in rotation by the driving arrangement. The rounding elements taking up the book block following release of the book block by the conveyor device. The rounding elements acting on both sides of the book block through pressurized rotational movement thereof. When the book blocks are gripped by the rounding elements, the rounding elements may selectively travel in a lifting movement which is separate from the rotational movement into preselectable, defined vertical positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: Kolbus GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Dieter Nehring
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Patent number: 6099225Abstract: A low cost, high speed, high resolution laser printer method and apparatus for re-writable media is presented. A method for finishing of printed sheets into booklets is described. Novel mechanical operations permit the manufacture of a very low-cost, off-line booklet maker for use with desktop laser and ink jet printers. The technology can scale to medium-speed, in-line booklet manufacture. The method is novel because most of the finishing operations are performed on a sheet-by-sheet basis using precision paper positioning and a transverse tool carrier that cuts, scores, folds, punches, and staples the sheets. To form a finished saddle-stitched booklet, each sheet is cut to length determined by its sequence in the booklet and paper thickness, scored, punched (if required), folded, accumulated in a stack, and stapled. The sheet-wise method allows finishing operations to be done with low-cost tools and low actuation forces.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Ross R. Allen, Steven W. Trovinger
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Patent number: 5330229Abstract: A bindery system captures pages of a bound or unbound book in a hard or soft cover case with a metal U-shaped channel which in turn is bonded to the inside spine surface of the hard or soft covers.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1992Date of Patent: July 19, 1994Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: John D. Zoltner
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Patent number: 4975010Abstract: In the manufacture of a book cover, a cover sheet is glued to cardboard panels and portions of the sheet are folded around edges of the panels. The glued unit is then passed through a press comprising pairs of press rolls spaced apart in the direction of travel of the glued unit. One roll of each pair contains circumferentially spaced recesses along its outer periphery. The recesses prevent the application of pressing forces to the unit when the recesses reach the unit, whereby an interrupted pressing action is achieved. Each pair of rolls is operated to apply pressing forces to regions of the cover not pressed by the other pair of rolls.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1988Date of Patent: December 4, 1990Assignee: Michael Horauf Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Oskar Karolyi