| Ferag AG Patent applications |
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| 20120090958 | Method for Operating a Transport Device and Transport Device for Implementing the Method - The invention relates to a method for operating a transport device ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120085185 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A CONTROLLABLE RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT OF A MOVEABLE MECHANICAL ELEMENT - A device for generating a controllable reciprocal movement of a moveable mechanical element between a first stop point and a second stop point. At least one drive element is moved continuously with reciprocal movement between two turning points. A coupling device with a controllable coupling serves for the selective coupling of the mechanical element to the drive element. The coupling device further features a freewheel and is arranged such that in the active state of the coupling the mechanical element is coupled to the at least one drive element during a first half-cycle of the movement of the drive element and is moved from the first stop point to the second stop point, and during a second half-cycle of the movement of the drive element is substantially uninfluenced by the drive element due to the action of the freewheel. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120038096 | Method and Device for Combining Sheet-like Products with Further Sheet-like Products, and Apparatus for Conveying Sheet-like Products, in Particular Printed Products - The apparatus for conveying printed products has a feeding device which conveys the printed products to a discharge end. The gripper circulatory path of the gripper conveyor moves with the receiving section past the latter. During movement through the receiving section, the grippers use their gripper mouth to grasp the printed products and convey said products further. If the receiving section is located in the central position with respect to the feeding device, the printed products are grasped centrally and conveyed further. If, by contrast, the receiving section is displaced by means of the adjustment device into a side position, the printed products are grasped eccentrically and guided further. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120031733 | Apparatus for Aligning a Sheet Product - The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning a sheet product conveyed on a conveying surface of a conveyor system in a direction of conveyance at a conveying velocity, which product has on its side facing away from the conveying surface an at least partially exposed surface. The apparatus has an alignment unit, which is arranged above the conveying surface and which is intended to change the situation of the product with respect to the conveying surface by means of a force acting upon the exposed surface. The alignment unit has a self-contained, flexible force transmission member, which, on that side of the alignment unit which is facing toward the conveying surface, forms a sagging strand, which latter is intended to rest with a portion on the at least partially exposed surface of the product and thus subject said product to the force. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120007303 | PROCESSING ON A TRANSPORTER - A device and method for transport of flexible, two dimensional products and performance of associated production processing of those products, by which the flexible, two-dimensional products are serially conveyed to a workstation and are conveyed away from the workstation again by the same gripper transporter, which enables the workstation to be selectively removed from the production process being performed along the transport path of the printed products, and to be selectively re-introduced again the transport path, in a flexible manner. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110303107 | Apparatus and method for producing packs of flexible flat objects - The invention proposes a method for operating a print further processing system for producing and processing printed products, in particular for forming stacks or packs of printed product collections comprising completed final printed products such as periodicals and newspapers, which are preferably put together from a main product and a plurality of part products and/or inserts. The printed products are produced in accordance with a predefined production plan and, by means of a stacking device, are processed to form a sequence of packs (S | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110301746 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND CONVEYING METHOD - In a computer-controlled conveying system ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110290618 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPENING PRINTED PRODUCTS - The invention is related to a device for opening and further transporting of printed products ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110284342 | APPARATUSES AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING FLEXIBLE FLAT OBJECTS - An apparatus and a method for transferring flexible flat objects, in particular printed products, between two conveyers wherein the apparatus includes a first gripper conveyor having first grippers moved along a first gripper conveying path for the substantially suspended transport of the objects in a conveyor device by seizing a first object edge, a second gripper conveyor having second grippers moved along a second gripper conveying path for receiving the objects by seizing a second object edge located opposite of the first object edge, at least one actuating apparatus for opening and closing the first and second grippers such that a transfer of the objects from the first grippers to the second grippers can take place in a transfer region. At least one auxiliary conveyor including auxiliary grippers carried along an auxiliary conveyor conveying path together with the first grippers is provided. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110266116 | Collating apparatus - The invention relates to a collating apparatus ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110257782 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A PROCESSING INSTALLATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COLLECTIONS OF PRINTED PRODUCTS - A control device controls a processing installation for the production of collections of printed products, wherein the processing installation comprises installation sections ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110256998 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A FLEXIBLE TUBE FROM A MATERIAL WEB - A device for forming a tube from a material web, in particular a film, which can be used for example for wrapping articles conveyed in a series one behind the other, and relates to a corresponding operating method. The device includes a bearing device for a roll of material web, a deflecting device for the material web and a drawing device, which is capable of moving the material web through the deflecting device. In the deflecting device, at least one first deflecting edge and one second deflecting edge are formed, wherein the first deflecting edge is shaped for deflecting the material web substantially transversely in relation to the longitudinal direction of the material web and wherein the at least one second deflecting edge is formed for folding the material web along at least one line running in the longitudinal direction. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110248438 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLATING TWO-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An apparatus and a method for compiling flat objects, wherein a gripper conveyor is used, the grippers of which either act directly as support elements or contact surfaces for the products to be compiled, thereby constituting a receiving unit, or interact with a separate support element to form a receiving unit. The use of a gripper conveyor having a controllable opening state and a controllable orientation of the gripper jaws of the individual grippers, and/or a controllable orientation of the separate support elements, has the advantage that the orientation of the contact surfaces and the clamping function within a receiving unit can be set independently of the adjoining receiving units. In this way, greater flexibility is attained. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110240441 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING FLAT OBJECTS - An apparatus for conveying and discharging flat, preferably flexible articles, in particular printed products, the apparatus including a plurality of grippers which can be moved in a conveying direction (F) along a continuous conveying path (U) defined by a conveying mechanism. The grippers include a first gripper jaw and a second gripper jaw, which can assume a clamping position and an open position relative to one another. The first gripper jaw is longer than the second gripper jaw and includes a first gripper part, which in the clamping position interacts with the second gripper jaw, and a second gripper part, which in the clamping position projects beyond the second gripper jaw. The orientation of the first and second gripper parts of the first gripper jaw relative to one another is variable and can be adjusted by a control means. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110214545 | DEVICE FOR THE CUTTING OF FLEXIBLE, TWO-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCTS - A device for cutting flexible, two-dimensional products. The device including a first and a second cutting means ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110198796 | GATHERING AND STITCHING MACHINE - A new gathering and stitching machine ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110181896 | OPTICAL DETECTION METHOD DURING PRINT FINISHING - An optical control method for use in print finishing, comprising the following steps: First, guiding a planar printed product along a conveying path past at least one optical sensor ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110158484 | OPTICAL CONTROL METHOD FOR DETECTING PRINTED PRODUCTS DURING PRINT FINISHING - An optical control method for use in print finishing, comprising the following steps: First, guiding a planar printed product ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110109032 | INSERTION APPARATUS AND INSERTION METHOD - An apparatus for, and a method of, inserting flat articles, e.g. printed pre-products or additional products, parts of newspapers, goods samples, leaflets, fliers and other inserts, into folded printed products. Use is made of a rotary system with compartments which run along a closed circular rotary path and are oriented as a tangent or secant to the rotary path (U). This makes it possible for the printed products and the articles to be fed in the direction of rotation, as a result of which the forces acting on the products can be reduced. There are also advantages relating to format adaptation, since the opening angle of the product upon adjustment of the compartment base does not change to such a pronounced extent as is the case with radially oriented compartments. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109031 | APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, INSERTING FLAT OBJECTS INTO A FOLDED PRINTED PRODUCT - A device and a method for inserting flat objects into a folded printed product, wherein the products are held by grippers of a gripper conveyor which opens only briefly for inserting the flat object. In order to also stabilize the product in the open state of the gripper, a support element is provided, which moves between the two product parts before the gripper opens and rests on one of the product parts. If the orientations of the support elements and the grippers are selected in a suitable fashion, this will suffice in order to position the product and keep it open such that the flat object can be inserted and the gripper can then be closed again, while clamping the product with the flat object into position. Optionally, further support elements are present, which additionally support the product from the outside, such as the folded edge. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110044510 | OPTICAL CONTROL METHOD FOR FURTHER PRINT PROCESSING - Optical control method and apparatus for application in the further print processing of large-area printed products, in which the large-area printed products are moved along a conveyance path past at least one optical sensor ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110043830 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION - Method and apparatus ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110031092 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING A UNIFIED PRINTED PRODUCT FLOW FROM TWO FED PRINTED PRODUCT FLOWS - Two supply streams of printed products are combined to form a combined printed-product stream. For this purpose, the supply streams are conveyed into a combining region (V) in a main conveying direction (F) in a state in which they, for example, rest loosely on conveying surfaces, are parallel to one another, adjacent to one another and on the same level, inner and outer edges of the printed products (P) of the two supply streams being oriented parallel to the main conveying direction (F). At the entrance to the combining region (V), the inner edge region of each printed product of the first supply stream is raised and, as they are conveyed through the combining region (V), the printed products of the two supply streams are pushed transversely to the main conveying direction (F) and towards one another. An inner edge region of a printed product of the second supply stream is, thus, respectively pushed beneath the raised inner edge region of the printed product of the first supply stream, in which case these supply streams end up located one upon the other, and are conveyed away in this state. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110027527 | Device and method for folding a paper article - A device for folding a multi-sheet paper article that includes conveyor means for conveying the paper article in a direction of conveyance (F | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110024972 | Device and method for depositing products - A device and a method for the depositing of products, in particular print shop products that are folded and/or conveyed in an copy stream (S, S | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110005893 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPENING PRINTED PRODUCTS - In a method and a device for opening printed products ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100326795 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PLANAR PRODUCTS - A method and to a device for conveying planar products ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100314220 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING PLANAR PRODUCTS - The conveyor system for planar products ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100313522 | METHOD FOR CLOSING A FLAT PRODUCT, AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for closing a flat product ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100300847 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY STABILISING FLEXIBLE, TWO-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - The invention relates to a device ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100269457 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING OBJECTS - A device and a method are provided for packaging flat objects into a packaging material web ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100230888 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR TAKING OVER AND FURTHER PROCESSING OF FLEXIBLE, FLAT OBJECTS - Receiver units ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100230887 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING OVER FLEXIBLE, FLAT OBJECTS - A device and a method for taking over flexible, two-dimensional objects ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100200368 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TRANSFER OF FLEXIBLE FLAT ARTICLES - A device and method for the transfer flexible flat articles between two conveyors. The device includes a first gripper conveyor with first grippers moved along a first gripper conveyor track for suspended transportation of the articles in a conveying direction, and a second gripper conveyor with second grippers moved along a second gripper conveyor track. Opening and closing of the grippers is controlled so that a transfer of the articles from the first to the second grippers is able to take place. In doing so, a spacing between the first grippers differs from the spacing between the second grippers such that, in a transfer zone, one gripper conveyor track, the grippers of which include the greater spacing between one another, defines a concave course, and the other gripper conveyor track, the grippers of which have the smaller spacing between one another, defines a correspondingly convex course. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100200363 | SYSTEM FOR COMBINING GROUPS OF FLAT OBJECTS - A system for combining groups of flat objects includes a matrix-like arrangement of a plurality of group conveyors and a plurality of feed conveyors disposed above the group conveyors, wherein all conveyors are operated continuously and the operation of all group conveyors and all feed conveyors is rigidly coupled. At feed points, which are regions in which a feed conveyor crosses over a group conveyor, group conveyors and feed conveyors are rectified. Both the group conveyors and the feed conveyors can be returned, and the steps for receiving objects by the feed conveyors, for transferring the objects to the group conveyors, and for transferring groups to a removing conveyor or further processing station are strictly synchronized and are selectively performed or suppressed in a controlled manner. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100199600 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FLAT ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR PRINTED PRODUCTS - A device for processing flat objects ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100198675 | METHOD FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN A USER AND A RECEIVER OF A PRINTED PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method for interaction between a user ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100171261 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TRANSFER OF FLEXIBLE, ELONGATE OBJECTS - A device and method for transferring flexible flat objects, in particular printed products, between two conveyors. The device includes a first gripper conveyor with first grippers moved along a first gripper conveyor path for hanging transport of the objects in a conveyor direction by gripping a first object edge, a second gripper conveyor with second grippers moved along a second gripper conveyor path, for receiving the objects by gripping a second object edge which lies opposite the first object edge, and at least one actuation device for opening and closing the first and second grippers such that, in a transfer region, the objects may be transferred from the first grippers to the second grippers. The distances of the first and the second grippers are different to one another in front of the transfer region, wherein the distances of the first grippers are smaller than that of the second grippers. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100162529 | STRAPPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - A device for strapping lying stacks of printed products with a strap, as well as to a corresponding operating method. The device includes a handling device with two press jaws for pressing together and conveying the stack in a conveyor direction running in the stack longitudinal direction, from a stack formation region into a strapping region, as well as a strapping unit with a stack rest and with a strap channel. The strapping unit is traversable in an ejection direction running transversely to the conveyor direction. The strap channel is arranged in a plane orientated perpendicularly to the ejection direction. The strap channel includes a movable channel section, so that the strap channel may assume an open and a closed condition, wherein a stack in the open condition may be brought in the conveyor direction into a strapping region enclosed by the strap channel. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100126319 | CUTTING DEVICE AND CUTTING METHOD FOR PRINTED PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a cutting device for cutting continuously conveyed printed products ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100116975 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUNTING AND DETECTING FLAT PRODUCTS, - The device ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100101916 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FLAT PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for processing flat products ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100084882 | CLAMPING ELEMENT FOR FITTING ON A CLAMPING TONGUE OF A GRIPPER AS WELL AS GRIPPER FITTED WITH SUCH A CLAMPING ELEMENT - The invention concerns a clamping element ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100078292 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND ALIGNING FLAT PRODUCTS - A conveying device for conveying and aligning flat products or stacks of flat products, in particular printed products, includes comprises leading pins for stop on a leading edge of conveyed products and trailing pins or pushers for stop on a trailing edge of the conveyed products. The products are insertable between the leading and trailing pins and are thus aligned by the pins. A distance between successive pushers is adjustable without parts of the device having to be exchanged. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100072028 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS - The invention relates to a device ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100052235 | CONVEYING APPARATUS - A conveying apparatus with conveying compartments ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100032476 | PRINTED PRODUCT RFID - A method for processing flexible, two-dimensional products ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100025189 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UNIFYING IMBRICATED FLOWS - A method and a device are provided for combining overlapping flows (S | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100023159 | PALLETING DEVICE AND A PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH SUCH DEVICE - A palleting device ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100012461 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PLANAR PRODUCTS - A method and a device for the conveyance of planar products ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090308713 | DIVERTER - A diverter ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090305006 | Printed product and method for the production thereof - The invention proposes a new printed product and a new production method and a new system for producing printed products which exploit weblogs and the blog articles contained therein as a source of news for conventional printed media. A decisive difference from known electronic products and corresponding methods in which blog articles or postings are made available online is that, according to the present invention, the blog articles are fed into the prepress stage in a novel manner and are processed there in order to be supplied to printing forme production following layout creation which is preferably automated depending on the printing method. The methods and systems according to the invention allow the blog articles or postings to be checked, categorized and assessed in such a manner that the actual amount of editing can be considerably reduced in the prepress area. This results in massive savings since a relevant editor is advantageously provided with a preferably precategorized preselection of blog articles, ideally in the form of ranking lists, by means of assessment methods and systems, which are described in more detail below, and optionally upstream checking methods and systems. The new method preferably uses postings by bloggers who have agreed to commercial use of their blog articles for publication in the printed product according to the invention and possible subsequent uses as part of an online registration and certification process via a blog portal. The legal certainty for the commercial operator of the blog portal and the producer of the new printed product is thus increased tremendously. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090301838 | ACCUMULATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATION OF STREAM OF CONVEYED OBJECTS - An accumulation device ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090293432 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING OF FLAT OBJECTS - A method for packaging flat objects ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090289409 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL FLAT, BENDABLE OBJECTS FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF A STACK OF SUCH OBJECTS AND FOR TRANSPORTING THE SEPARATED OBJECTS AWAY - A device for separating of individual, flat objects from the underside of a stack of this kind of objects ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090272630 | GRIPPER FOR HOLDING AND CONVEYING FLAT OBJECTS - A gripper for holding and conveying flat objects (P) in a firmly held manner, in particular printed material such as newspapers, magazines or brochures, includes two clamping tongues ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090255219 | METHOD AND DEVICE PACKAGING FLAT OBJECTS - In order to package flat objects ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090250311 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING A FLOW OF FLAT PRODUCTS IN A PREDEFINED SEQUENCE - The invention relates to a method and to a device for creating a product flow according to a predefined sequence (S). The products (A, B, C) are fed from different feed flows of a grouping path (G) and there, according to the sequence (S), are deposited onto a conveyor ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090194930 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL FLAT OBJECTS FROM A STACK AND FOR TRANSPORTING AWAY THE SEPARATED OBJECTS - For separating individual flat and bendable objects ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090165613 | DEVICE FOR THE CUTTING OF FLEXIBLE, TWO-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCTS - With a device for cutting flexible, two-dimensional products, first and second cutting means ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090115117 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSERTING FLAT ARTICLES INTO PRINTED PRODUCTS - Flat articles are inserted into printed products ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090102116 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDING ONE INSERT EACH TO FOLDED OR BOUND PRINTED PRODUCTS - Folded inserts (B) are added to folded or bound printed products (P) which, held individually by transfer grippers ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090020938 | APPARATUS FOR COLLATING FLAT OBJECTS AND FOR CONVEYING THE COLLATED OBJECTS FURTHER - Different printed products ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090013841 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING CONTINUOUSLY CONVEYED MATERIAL WEBS - Material webs ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20080317576 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING A NUMBER OF FLAT SUBPRODUCTS TO A SERIAL SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING - For supplying individual quantities of flat and in particular diverse part products to a serial further processing, the part products are arranged in a row of part product groups ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080315509 | STACK-LIKE ARRANGEMENT OF FLAT OBJECTS AS WELL AS METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING THE ARRANGEMENT - A stack-like arrangement of printed products with folded edges, in which arrangement the printed products are all arranged with identical orientation, has an increased stability, if it comprises stack sections, within which the folded edges of the printed products indeed lie on top of each other, but wherein the stack sections are arranged displaced in relation to each other, such that the stack sections with folded edges protruding from the arrangement alternate with stack sections with edges opposite the folded edges protruding from the arrangement. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080308996 | Method and Device for Creating a Unified Printed Product Flow From Two Fed Printed Product Flows - Two supply streams ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080298641 | Method and Device for the Selective Processing of Printed Products - Printed products are optionally processed in a preliminary stage ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080284084 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPENING PRINTED PRODUCTS - A device for opening folded or bound printed products, comprises a feeder device ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080277859 | MODULAR PROCESSING DEVICE AS WELL AS A CONSTRUCTION KIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH A PROCESSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a processing device for processing printed products, in particular for collecting individual printed sheets for manufacturing an assembled printed product. The device includes a drum rotatable about a rotation axis and at least two feed stations arranged distanced from one another in the direction of the rotation axis, for feeding printed products, and at least one lead-away station for leading away processed printed products. The drum includes several guides, in particular saddle-like rests or conveyor compartments which are arranged in succession in the peripheral direction of the drum and are movable along a closed revolving path, as well as advance elements controlled by a control unit, for displacing the printed products in the direction of the rotation axis. For increasing the flexibility, the device is composed of modules. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080271623 | Method and Device for Producing Printed Products - The invention relates to printed products which are folded once, twice or three times, are ejected by a rotary printing machine, or produced by a rotation, are stored temporarily, and then ejected by storage units. The printed products are folded essentially in the center and stitched optionally along the additional fold (F). They are then cut in such a way that the first folded edges (F. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080241454 | FOLDER OR FOLDABLE SHEET FOR FASTENING ON A PRINTED PRODUCT OR ON ANOTHER FLAT OBJECT - A folded or foldable sheet ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080231039 | Covering Sheet for a Printed Product and Method for Packaging Newspapers or Magazines by Means of Said Covering Sheet - Printed products ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080210521 | Conveying System - A conveying system to be used in the printing industry, especially in mailroom technology, includes a revolvingly driven conveying member that is provided with supporting elements that are fixed to a traction rope in a stationary and optionally torsion-proof manner. The conveying member can be provided with another rope that has the same length as the traction rope, revolves substantially parallel thereto, and is used as a guide rope or second traction rope. Grippers that are disposed laterally on the belt-shaped conveying member, which is formed by ropes and supporting elements, are arranged on the supporting elements in order to grab and hold individual printed products or groups of printed products. The conveying members is deflected onto different deflection planes via guiding devices while being twisted between such deflections such that the three-dimensional position of the supporting elements and the conveyed printed products can be modified. The guiding devices are equipped with revolving guiding members that are positioned so as to be in contact with the supporting elements. | 09-04-2008 |
