Device and method for automatically trimming the open side edges of bound printed products
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically trimming three open side edges of printed products bound along a fourth edge to a desired format for each printed product, the printed products being transported in a transport direction along a surface of a trimming table, comprising:
- first, second and third trimming stations located one after the other in the transport direction along the trimming table, each trimming station including;
a trimming device having at least one stationary blade that can be driven in a plane extending perpendicular to the surface of the trimming table, a positioning device for positioning one of the open side edges of a respective printed product on the trimming table to be cut and a pressing device, with which a respective positioned printed product can be pressed over essentially the entire format during a cut of the positioned open side edge; and
a transport device for transporting a respective printed product from the first trimming station to the second trimming station, and from the second trimming station to the third trimming station.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for automatically trimming tree open side edges of printed products bound along a fourth edge to a desired format for each printed product. The printed products are transported in a transport direction along a surface of a trimming table. First, second and third trimming stations are located one after the other in the transport direction along the trimming table. Each trimming station includes a trimming device having at least one stationary blade that can be driven in a plane extending perpendicular to the surface of the trimming table, a positioning device for positioning one of the open side edges of a respective printed product on the trimming table to be cut, and a pressing device, with which a respective positioned printed product can be pressed over essentially the entire format during a out of the positioned open side edge. A transport device transports a respective printed product from the first trimming station to the second trimming station, and from the second trimming station to the third trimming station.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatically trimming three open side edges of printed products bound along a fourth edge to a desired format for each printed product, the printed products being transported in a transport direction along a surface of a trimming table, comprising:
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first, second and third trimming stations located one after the other in the transport direction along the trimming table, each trimming station including;
a trimming device having at least one stationary blade that can be driven in a plane extending perpendicular to the surface of the trimming table, a positioning device for positioning one of the open side edges of a respective printed product on the trimming table to be cut and a pressing device, with which a respective positioned printed product can be pressed over essentially the entire format during a cut of the positioned open side edge; and
a transport device for transporting a respective printed product from the first trimming station to the second trimming station, and from the second trimming station to the third trimming station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for automatically trimming three open side edges of printed products bound along a fourth edge to a desired format for each printed product, comprising:
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transporting the printed products in a transport direction along a surface of a trimming table to three consecutive trimming stations, each trimming station including a blade, a positioning device and a pressing device;
positioning each printed product in each station for cutting a different one of the open side edges;
pressing each positioned printed product in each printing station essentially over the entire format; and
cutting the different one of the open side edges in each trimming station. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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