Patent ID: 6497544
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B42C

Abstract:
A machine for casing inner books into book cases by gluing outer end papers of an inner book to inner surfaces of covers of a book case, having a conveyor, which at cyclical intervals feeds successive inner books with a spine directed upwards in a vertical plane of motion to a cyclically fed book case, which is held in position in the plane of motion of the inner book, and having means for moving the covers up against the inner book and joining an end papers and book covers, wherein the improvement comprises a feeding conveyor, which feeds the inner book with the spine directed upwards to a lower receiving point and has a device for spreading apart the outer end papers of the inner book, and a gripper, which grasps the inner book between the spread-apart outer end papers and conveys it from the lower receiving point to an upper joining point.