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EP 0383721 A3 19910313 - DEVICE FOR SUBDIVIDING A ZIG-ZAG FOLDED CONTINUOUS PAPER WEB

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR SUBDIVIDING A ZIG-ZAG FOLDED CONTINUOUS PAPER WEB

Publication

EP 0383721 A3 19910313 (DE)

Application

EP 90810075 A 19900201

Priority

CH 46689 A 19890211

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0383721A2] In this device, an overlapping arrangement consisting of a continuous paper web (12) folded in zig-zag fashion is pulled apart by means of a transport system consisting of two series-arranged belts (2, 3) and then the paper webs are separated at this pulled-apart position using a special separating element (18). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65H 35/10

IPC 8 full level

B65H 33/12 (2006.01); B65H 35/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65H 29/66 (2013.01); B65H 33/12 (2013.01); B65H 35/10 (2013.01); B65H 2404/254 (2013.01); B65H 2701/11231 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] DE 8700249 U1 19870226
[A] EP 0202503 A2 19861126 - RIENSCH & HELD [DE]
[A] DE 3114102 A1 19820225 - DRG UK LTD [GB]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0383721 A2 19900822; EP 0383721 A3 19910313; CH 677779 A5 19910628

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90810075 A 19900201; CH 46689 A 19890211