Global Patent Index - EP 1208975 B1

EP 1208975 B1 20060503 - Method and device for determining the overlap of a signature

Title (en)

Method and device for determining the overlap of a signature

Title (de)

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Bestimmung eines Überlapps einer Signatur

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour déterminer le recouvrement d'un cahier

Publication

EP 1208975 B1 20060503 (DE)

Application

EP 01126586 A 20011116

Priority

US 71559100 A 20001117

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1208975A2] The folding system has a folding mechanism (10) with adjustable overlap for folding signatures (18), an optical sensor (28) for measuring the presence of folded signatures and a controller (30) connected to the folding mechanism and optical sensor for determining the overlap of the folded signatures. The folding mechanism is a drum folding mechanism with a pair of folding rollers. Independent claims are also included for the following: a method of folding signatures.

IPC 8 full level

B41F 13/60 (2006.01); B42C 19/04 (2006.01); B65H 45/16 (2006.01); B65H 45/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65H 45/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2511/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2511/514 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2553/41 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2701/13212 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2701/13214 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1208975 A2 20020529; EP 1208975 A3 20031217; EP 1208975 B1 20060503; AT E324980 T1 20060615; DE 10154506 A1 20020711; DE 50109683 D1 20060608; JP 2002205873 A 20020723; US 6606944 B1 20030819

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01126586 A 20011116; AT 01126586 T 20011116; DE 10154506 A 20011107; DE 50109683 T 20011116; JP 2001349281 A 20011114; US 71559100 A 20001117