Patent ID: 11878543
Assignee: R&D AUTOMATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A device for manufacturing a book on demand, comprising:
a cover printing or receiving station arranged to respectively print or receive a cover;
a book block printing or receiving station arranged to respectively print or receive a book block;
a binding station arranged to assemble the book block and the cover; and
transport means arranged and/or programmed to transport the cover and/or the book block between the different stations;
said device being arranged to deposit adhesive on an adhesive bonding area of the cover inside the binding station before assembly of the cover and the book block by adhesion, forming a book;
the device comprising heating means arranged to heat and/or maintain at a heated temperature adhesive deposited on the adhesive bonding area of the cover before assembly of the cover and the book block by adhesion such that the adhesive is located between the cover and the heating means, the heating means comprising:
means for generating heat;
a mouth arranged to limit an extent of a diffusion of the heat; and
a controller arranged and/or programmed to control an opening of the mouth as a function of a quantity and/or a width of adhesive deposited on the adhesive bonding area and/or as a function of a thickness of the book block.