Patent ID: 9533489
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B41F,B65H

Claim:
1. An apparatus for conveying a sheet-formed item, wherein the apparatus is a through-flow apparatus arranged after a digital printing unit, and a conveyor belt and before another finishing or printing unit, the apparatus including an inlet side and an outlet side, wherein the apparatus between the inlet side and the outlet side includes a set of conveying means for moving items in a conveying direction, where the conveying means include means for aligning an item from one position to another position in relation to one or more reference points, wherein the said means at least include one stop, the stop or stops arranged at right angles to the conveying direction, the conveying means including drive means for driving the conveying means at at least one conveying speed and further adapted for receiving an item conveyed at a receiving speed on a conveyor belt disposed in front thereof, and further including fixing means for fixing an item at a given position in relation to the stop or stops, wherein the apparatus includes means for regulating the speed of the conveying means as a function of the position of the stops on the apparatus and as a function of the position of an item.