Method and device for conveying flat objects
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1. A method for conveying a succession of objects in a longitudinal direction, comprising conveying the objects in the longitudinal direction;
- pivoting each object while conveying the object at a first longitudinal displacement speed (V1) during the pivoting and in a pivoting zone;
conveying each object at a second longitudinal displacement speed (V2) in a second zone adjacent along the longitudinal direction to the pivoting zone,wherein the second longitudinal displacement speed is different from the first longitudinal displacement speed and lower than the first longitudinal displacement speed, when the second zone follows the pivoting zone in the direction of movement of the objects, so that the objects change from a longitudinal position in the conveying direction to a transverse position, and a spacing between two successive objects is reduced in the second zone; and
wherein the second longitudinal displacement speed is greater than the first longitudinal displacement speed, when the second zone precedes the pivoting zone in the direction of movement of the objects, so that the objects change from a transverse position in the conveying direction to a longitudinal position, and a spacing between two successive objects is increased in the pivoting zone.
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Abstract
In a method for conveying a succession of flat objects in a longitudinal direction, each object is pivoted while being conveyed at a first longitudinal displacement speed (V1) during the pivoting phase in a pivoting zone. Each flat object is conveyed at a second longitudinal displacement speed (V2) in a second zone adjacent to the pivoting zone, the second speed being different from the first speed. This sets spacing between objects in the zones before and after the pivoting zone.
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1. A method for conveying a succession of objects in a longitudinal direction, comprising conveying the objects in the longitudinal direction;
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pivoting each object while conveying the object at a first longitudinal displacement speed (V1) during the pivoting and in a pivoting zone; conveying each object at a second longitudinal displacement speed (V2) in a second zone adjacent along the longitudinal direction to the pivoting zone, wherein the second longitudinal displacement speed is different from the first longitudinal displacement speed and lower than the first longitudinal displacement speed, when the second zone follows the pivoting zone in the direction of movement of the objects, so that the objects change from a longitudinal position in the conveying direction to a transverse position, and a spacing between two successive objects is reduced in the second zone; and wherein the second longitudinal displacement speed is greater than the first longitudinal displacement speed, when the second zone precedes the pivoting zone in the direction of movement of the objects, so that the objects change from a transverse position in the conveying direction to a longitudinal position, and a spacing between two successive objects is increased in the pivoting zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for conveying a succession of objects in a longitudinal direction, comprising:
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providing a device for processing and conveying of objects, the device comprising; at least one pivoting zone for the objects, a first conveying device configured and operable for conveying the objects in a longitudinal direction at a first longitudinal displacement speed (V1) in which the objects are conveyed by the first conveying device at the first longitudinal displacement speed (V1); a second zone adjacent to the first pivoting zone; a second conveying device for the objects, the second conveying device being configured to convey the objects through the second zone by the second conveying device at a second longitudinal displacement speed (V2) which is different from the first longitudinal displacement speed (V1), wherein the first and second conveying devices are configured so that the second longitudinal displacement speed is greater than the first longitudinal displacement speed, the second zone preceding the pivoting zone in the direction of movement of the objects; the method comprising the steps of; conveying the objects in the longitudinal direction; pivoting each object in the pivoting zone while conveying the object at the first longitudinal displacement speed (V1) during the pivoting; conveying each object at the second longitudinal displacement speed (V2) in the second zone along the longitudinal direction to the pivoting zone, wherein due to the second longitudinal displacement speed being greater than the first longitudinal displacement speed, and the second zone preceding the pivoting zone in the direction of movement of the objects, the objects change from a transverse position in the conveying direction to a longitudinal position, and a spacing between two successive objects is increased in the pivoting zone.
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10. A device for processing and conveying of objects, the device comprising:
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at least one pivoting zone for the objects, a first conveying device for the objects, the first conveying device being configured and operable for conveying the objects through the at least one pivoting zone by the first conveying device at a first longitudinal displacement speed (V1) in which the objects are conveyed by the first conveying device at the first longitudinal displacement speed (V1); a second zone adjacent to the first pivoting zone; a second conveying device for the objects, the second conveying device being configured and operable to convey the objects through the second zone by the second conveying device at a second longitudinal displacement speed (V2) in which the objects are conveyed by the second conveying device at the second longitudinal displacement speed (V2), the second longitudinal displacement speed (V2) being different from the first longitudinal displacement speed (V1), wherein the first and second conveying devices are configured so that the second longitudinal displacement speed is greater than the first longitudinal displacement speed, the second zone preceding the pivoting zone in the direction of movement of the objects so that the objects change from a transverse position in the conveying direction to a longitudinal position, and a spacing between two successive objects is increased in the pivoting zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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