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

Claim 24:
25. A method for manufacturing a book on demand, comprising:
printing or receiving, respectively at a cover printing or receiving station, a cover;
printing or receiving, respectively at a book block printing or receiving station, a book block;
assembling, at a binding station, the book block and the cover;
transporting, by transport means, the cover and/or the book block between the different stations;
depositing 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; and
heating or maintaining at a heated temperature, by heating means, the adhesive deposited on the adhesive bonding area of the cover before assembly of the cover and the book block by adhesion such that the deposited adhesive is located between the cover and the heating means, the heating or maintaining at a heated temperature comprising:
generating heat;
limiting an extent of a diffusion of this heat by means of a mouth; and
controlling, by means of a controller, 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.