Global Patent Index - EP 0908406 B1

EP 0908406 B1 20021127 - Device and method for conveying and switching individually held products

Title (en)

Device and method for conveying and switching individually held products

Title (de)

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Fördern und Ablenken von individuell gehaltenen Produkten

Title (fr)

Dispositif et procédé pour transporter et aiguiller des produits maintenus individuellement

Publication

EP 0908406 B1 20021127 (DE)

Application

EP 98117877 A 19980921

Priority

US 94669197 A 19971008

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0908406A1] A sheet handling system has individual grips for each sheet, or folded sheet, moving along a guide track. Each grip has a pair of gripping jaws to pick up single items. A switching point (61) enables selected grips to be diverted into a reject track (107). These comprise grips holding faulty sheets, misaligned sheets, multiple sheets, no sheets etc. The remaining grips are moved along the main track (106) to the next process station, with the missing gaps closed up.

IPC 1-7

B65H 29/02; B65H 29/60

IPC 8 full level

B65H 29/02 (2006.01); B65H 29/60 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65H 29/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 29/60 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2405/55 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0908406 A1 19990414; EP 0908406 B1 20021127; DE 59806424 D1 20030109; US 6007064 A 19991228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98117877 A 19980921; DE 59806424 T 19980921; US 94669197 A 19971008