Apparatus for notching the back of a book
First Claim
1. An apparatus for notching the back of a book, said apparatus comprising:
- conveyor means for moving the book along a conveyor path with the back exposed;
cutter means for forming notches in the back of the book, said cutter means includes at least one blade and a cutter shaft connected with said blade and supporting said blade for rotation about a longitudinal axis of said cutter shaft;
a cutter support disc for supporting said cutter shaft adjacent the conveyor path, said cutter support disc being rotatable about its axis for moving said cutter means along a path extending transverse to the conveyor path;
first drive means connected with said cutter support disc for rotating said cutter support disc about the axis to form notches in the back of the book with said cutter means; and
second drive means connected with said cutter shaft for rotating said cutter shaft about its longitudinal axis, which is coaxial with said disc axis, relative to said cutter support disc to form notches in the back of the book.
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Abstract
An apparatus for notching the back of a book. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving the book along a conveyor path with the back of the book exposed. A cutter is provided for forming notches in the back of the book. A cutter support disc supports the cutter adjacent the conveyor path and supports the cutter for movement along a path extending transverse to the conveyor path. A first drive is connected with the cutter support dics for moving the cutter along a path extending transverse to the conveyor path. The first drive is operable in a timed relationship with the conveyor to form notches in the back of the book. A second drive is connected with the cutter for moving the cutter relative to the cutter support disc to form notches in the back of the book. The second drive is operable independent of the first drive to maintain the cutter at a speed sufficient to form notches in the back of the book regardless of the speed of movement of the cutter support disc.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for notching the back of a book, said apparatus comprising:
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conveyor means for moving the book along a conveyor path with the back exposed; cutter means for forming notches in the back of the book, said cutter means includes at least one blade and a cutter shaft connected with said blade and supporting said blade for rotation about a longitudinal axis of said cutter shaft; a cutter support disc for supporting said cutter shaft adjacent the conveyor path, said cutter support disc being rotatable about its axis for moving said cutter means along a path extending transverse to the conveyor path; first drive means connected with said cutter support disc for rotating said cutter support disc about the axis to form notches in the back of the book with said cutter means; and second drive means connected with said cutter shaft for rotating said cutter shaft about its longitudinal axis, which is coaxial with said disc axis, relative to said cutter support disc to form notches in the back of the book. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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