Device for transporting printed products

• US 20030001332A1
• Filed: 06/19/2002
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Muller Martini Holding Ag (Muller Martini Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Muller Martini Holding Ag (Muller Martini Corporation)
• Inventors: Eugster, Albert
• Granted Patent: US 6,705,607 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 271/204
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2404/14231 enclosing an area
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 29/005 by chains or bands having mechanical grippers engaging the side edges of articles, e.g. newspaper conveyors

Abstract

A device for transporting printed products has an endless circulating traction member having support frames. Receiving elements configured to pick up supplied printed products and to release the printed products are fastened on the endless circulating traction member at regular spacings on the support frames and are in the form of rollers having a circumference. The rollers cooperate in roller pairs with one another and define between its circumference, respectively, a conveying gap. The support frames have axles extending perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the printed products. The rollers are drivingly supported with one end thereof on the axles.

Claims

1. A device for transporting printed products, the device comprising:

an endless circulating traction member having support frames;

receiving means configured to pick up supplied printed products and to release the printed products, wherein the receiving means are fastened on the endless circulating traction member at regular spacings;

wherein the receiving means are in the form of rollers having a circumference;

wherein the rollers cooperate in roller pairs with one another and wherein the roller pairs define between the circumference thereof, respectively, a conveying gap;

wherein the support frames have axles extending perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the printed products; and

wherein the rollers are drivingly supported with one end thereof on the axles, respectively.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the rollers of the roller pair is configured to be connected with a drive member.

3. The device according to claim 2, comprising at least one supply station and at least one dispensing station in the form of drive members arranged along the traction member.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the drive members are formed by stationary control curves or adjustable control curves.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein the control curves of the at least one supply station and the at least one dispensing station are arranged alternatingly on opposite sides along the traction member.

7. The device according to claim 3, wherein the drive members are driven control means.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the driven control means of the at least one supply station and the at least one dispensing station are arranged alternatingly on opposite sides along the traction member.

9. The device according to claim 1, comprising gear wheels arranged on the roller for drivingly connecting the roller pairs.

10. The device according to claim 3, wherein the at least one roller of the roller pair configured to be driven by the drive members has at least one drive bead arranged on the circumference.

11. The device according to claim 3, wherein the drive members are configured to be switched on as needed.

12. The device according to claim 10, further comprising a removal station arranged between the at least one supply station and the at least one dispensing station and comprised of two separately arranged and actuatable control curves or control means correlated with the at least one drive bead of two sequential receiving means, respectively.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the drive members along the conveying path are configures such that a rotational direction of the rollers is reversible.

5. The device according to clean 4, wherein the stationary control curves or adjustable control curves have a length corresponding to one or several divisions between two neighboring ones of the receiving means fastened on the endless circulating traction member.