Patent ID: 6743161
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
Method of setting a folding-nip width of a plurality of pairs of folding rollers which are provided on a folding machine, each pair of folding rollers including at least one adjustable folding roller, comprising the following steps:the two folding rollers of said plurality of pairs of folding rollers are brought into contact with one another, a sheet is passed between said two folding rollers of said plurality of pairs of folding rollers, whereby said at least one adjustable folding roller moves in relation to the other, so that a folding nip is formed, a value corresponding to said folding-nip width being detected for each of said plurality of pairs of folding rollers as said sheet is passed therebetween, and said folding-nip widths of said each pair of said plurality of pairs of folding rollers is set by adjustment of said at least one adjustable folding roller by means of a drive, which is connected kinematically thereto, based on the corresponding detected value which has been detected for the corresponding pair of folding rollers.