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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303522 | Parallel folding device of folding machine A parallel folding device includes: a folding cylinder which transfers a signature; a first jaw cylinder having gripper boards; an upper second jaw cylinder in contact with the first jaw cylinder and having grippers; a lower second jaw cylinder in contact with and t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7214175 | Folding gear comprising a cylinder with adjustable circumference A folding gear is comprised of a cylinder that is mounted to a frame for rotation. At least one clamp is arranged on the outer surface of the cylinder. The at least one clamp can be positioned by an actuator which includes a flexible toothed shell that is shaped by ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7115087 | Cutting device A cutting device is used to accomplish the transverse cutting of at least a first material web. The cutting device includes a cutting cylinder and a first counter cylinder. These two cylinders rotate cooperatively and define a first gap through what a first transpor... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073747 | Guiding roller and adjusting method A guiding roller, that is used to turn a web of material, has a jacket surface provided with holes over at least a portion of its periphery. An inner surface of the guiding roller is provided with compressed air. A piston is axially displaceable in the roller inner ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6997450 | Sheet folding and accumulation system for a booklet maker A sheet folding and accumulation system and method inverts folded sheets onto a saddle where the sheets are accumulated and bound into a booklet. The inverting of the sheets onto the saddle for accumulation and binding eliminates the need for the saddle or other she... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971280 | Cam mechanism on a folding cylinder A cam mechanism for a folding cylinder or gripping cylinder of a printing machine have a cam disk assembly with two cam disks located adjacent to one another. The cam mechanism has good kinematic properties and is subject to low wear, the outer casing of the cam rol... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945923 | Method for producing a newspaper A method of producing a newspaper having at least one section which is formed from at least one centrally folded printed sheet. The following steps are carried out according to the invention: a) individual sequentially printed sheets, which are intended for forming ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923752 | Folding cylinder with expansion segment A folding cylinder includes a frame having a work-side support and a gear-side support, at least one expansion segment for providing an effective diameter of the cylinder, the expansion segment being located between the work-side support and the gear-side support an... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6588739 | Device for feeding a web of material into a folding machine A device for feeding a web of material utilizes a pair of low angle bar superstructures situated adjacent to each other. Two cross or transverse folding devices are situated on the same or on different planes after, in the direction of web travel, the sup... | 07/08/2003 |
| 5707054 | Folding apparatus having a copy-forming auxiliary module Folding apparatus having a main folder and an associated auxiliary cutting module for cutting into copies at least one longitudinally folded strip or web section originating from a web coming from a rotary printing press, the auxiliary cutting module havi... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5685528 | Paper web feed for a folding apparatus A pair of partial paper web receiving superstructure units are placed above a transverse folding unit in a folding apparatus. Either a drawing unit or a longitudinal folder and its associated folder hopper inlet can be placed between the superstructure un... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5573231 | Folding apparatus A folding apparatus for a rotary printing machine utilizes a plurality of belt guide systems to retain signatures against the surfaces of the collecting, folding and gripper cylinders of the folding apparatus. The position of a longitudinal folder or of a... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5405126 | Format-variable combination folder A folder having, disposed in succession in a web-and-copy traveling direction, at least a first longitudinal folding device, driven severing members, and cross-folding devices formed of folding cylinders to which a first copy delivery is assigned, and a s... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5121910 | System for interleaving and mixing a plurality of webs, particularly slit webs received from a printing machine To permit web portions (16, 17; 18, 19; 20, 21) slit from longitudinal webs (2a, 2b, 2c) to be selectively interleaved or interlaced, with or without turning over, pairs of turning bars or rods (6, 7; 8, 9; 10, 11; 12, 13) are located in essentially verti... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5080338 | Folding apparatus for rotary printing machine A folding apparatus for a rotary printing machine with two folding formers arranged one behind the other, nip rollers and cutting cylinders for two paper webs longitudinally folding by the folding formers, as well as deflectors, fans and deliveries for st... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5048810 | Apparatus for adjusting an anglebar or a compensator roller in a folder of a printing press An anglebar and/or a compensator roller in a folder of a printing press is adjustable. A motor has an output shaft operatively connected with the anglebar and/or the compensator roller to, when driven, adjust the position of the anglebar and/or the compen... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4892036 | Combination collection and folding cylinder system To permit central control of shifting of folding blades and puncture needles on a combination collection or assembly and folding cylinder (9), the cams (23, 25l) have associated therewith rotatable cam cover disks (62, 61) which are driven from the main m... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4720089 | Dual folding former printed product folding apparatus The dual former (1, 2) apparatus includes a central housing and support (7) within which is retained a central common drive train (8). Located symmetrically with respect to a center line (21) through the housing and support (7) are respective transport ro... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4671501 | Turning-bar-less folding machine of W-width rotary press A folding machine is composed of a mechanism for longitudinally dividing W-width travelling webs into two parts and overlaying one web on the other, the mechanism being mainly constituted by a former having the configuration of an inverted triangle with t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4360194 | Web unit handling method and apparatus A web unit handling method and apparatus wherein a plurality of web units are separately advanced along a plurality of delivery paths which are aligned along a lineal collection path, each web unit being transferred into the collection path and thereafter... | 11/23/1982 |
