(19)
(11) EP 0 416 489 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.06.1991 Bulletin 1991/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.03.1991 Bulletin 1991/11

(21) Application number: 90116827.8

(22) Date of filing: 01.09.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65H 39/055, B42C 19/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

(30) Priority: 05.09.1989 US 403127

(71) Applicant: AM INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
Chicago Illinois 60606-1265 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hobbs, John
    Troy, Ohio 45373 (US)
  • Bryson, Robert, Sr.
    Huber Hts., Ohio 45424 (US)
  • Bagalos, Al
    Springboro, OH. 45066 (US)

(74) Representative: Rottmann, Maximilian R. 
c/o Rottmann, Zimmermann + Partner AG Glattalstrasse 37
8052 Zürich
8052 Zürich (CH)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Collator with printer


    (57) A collating apparatus is used to form groups of preprinted and folded signatures. The collator includes a printer or printers to print personalized information on one or more of the signatures in each group of signatures. The apparatus includes a longitudinally extending main conveyor of the saddle type. A plurality of signatures feed assemblies are disposed along the main conveyor to sequentially feed preprinted folded signatures onto the main conveyor to form groups of signatures. At least one of the feed assemblies is operable to print personalized information on a major side surface of a signature with lines of characters extending perpendicular to a fold in the signature.







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