(19)
(11) EP 2 316 658 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(21) Application number: 10188895.6

(22) Date of filing: 26.10.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B42C 11/02(2006.01)
B42C 19/08(2006.01)
 B42C 9/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 27.10.2009 IT TO20090824

(71) Applicant: Abrigo S.p.A.
12055 Ricca Di Diano D'Alba (CN) (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Fissore, Livio
    I-12062, CHERASCO (Cuneo) (IT)
  • Grosso, Roberto
    I-12055, DIANO D'ALBA (Cuneo) (IT)

(74) Representative: Rondano, Davide et al
Corso Emilia 8
10152 Torino
10152 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Casing-in machine


(57) The machine (10) comprises a first machine part (12) arranged to prepare and supply the covers (C) and a second machine part (14) arranged to prepare the book blocks (B) and to apply the covers (C) supplied by the first machine part (14) onto the book blocks (B). The second machine part (14) has a book block loading area (26) for loading the book blocks (B), a working area (28) for applying the covers (C) onto the book blocks (B) and a book unloading area (30) for unloading the cased-in books. The working area (28) comprises a glue spreading station (36) arranged to spread the glue each time onto a book block (B), a cover applying station (38) arranged to insert each time a book block (B) into the respective cover (C), and a pressing station (40) arranged to press each time the assembly formed by a book block (B) and by the respective cover (C). The book block loading area (26), the glue spreading station (36), the cover applying station (38), the pressing station (40) and the book unloading area (30) arc arranged vertically in order from the top to the bottom. The machine further comprises a moving device (58) arranged to move each time a book block (B) from the exit of the book block loading area (26) to the entry of the book unloading area (30) through the working area (28) only by vertical translational movement from the top to the bottom with the book block (B) disposed so as to have its spine facing downwards and oriented horizontally.







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