Global Patent Index - EP 2108607 B1

EP 2108607 B1 20150318 - Apparatus for collating sheets and method for collating sheets in said apparatus

Title (en)

Apparatus for collating sheets and method for collating sheets in said apparatus

Title (de)

Bögenzusammentragvorrichtung und Verfahren für Zusammentragen von Bögen in solcher Vorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de collecte de feuilles et procédé de collecte de feuilles dans ledit appareil

Publication

EP 2108607 B1 20150318 (EN)

Application

EP 09157728 A 20090409

Priority

GB 0806494 A 20080410

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2108607A2] An apparatus for collating sheets, the apparatus comprising: a collating station (2) having a collating position limited at its downstream end by a stop member (14) against which the sheets abut whilst they are being collated; means (4,5) for conveying sheets to the collating position so as to form a collated sheet set comprising a predetermined number of stacked sheets; a collating station eject device (23) for moving the collated sheet set away from the collating position to an exit position; and means (20) for conveying the collated sheet set from the exit position out of the apparatus to a downstream sheet handling device (23); wherein the collating station eject device comprises at least one movable pawl (22a) arranged to push each collated sheet set away from the collating position to the exit position and wherein the apparatus is adapted to collate a second sheet set at least partially overlying the first sheet set.

IPC 8 full level

B65H 31/30 (2006.01); B65H 29/14 (2006.01); B65H 29/18 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 31/26 (2006.01); B65H 31/36 (2006.01); B65H 39/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B65H 29/145 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65H 29/18 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 31/02 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B65H 31/26 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 31/3027 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 31/3081 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 31/36 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 39/00 (2013.01 - GB); B65H 39/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2301/4213 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2301/42262 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2404/696 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2553/43 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2601/421 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2601/523 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2801/66 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2108607 A2 20091014; EP 2108607 A3 20140917; EP 2108607 B1 20150318; GB 0806494 D0 20080514; GB 2459113 A 20091014; US 2009278299 A1 20091112

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09157728 A 20090409; GB 0806494 A 20080410; US 42046209 A 20090408