Patent ID: 7810807
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A device for centering an overlapped flow of printed products, said device comprising: a driven conveyor, provided with at least one transport element for moving the overlapped flow of products in a horizontal direction wherein the at least one transport element is disposed underneath the flow of the printed products to be moved in the horizontal direction; a support located in one section of the driven conveyor, said support having arranged thereon driven alignment units for aligning both sides of the overlapped flow of products, said alignment units including a first alignment unit, arranged on the left side of the driven conveyor as seen in a transporting direction, and a second alignment unit arranged on the right side of the driven conveyor as seen in the transporting direction, wherein the first and second alignment units define an upstream-arranged intake region and a downstream-arranged steady-flow region, wherein the first and second alignment units in the intake region are conically converging and the first and second alignment units in the steady-flow region are non-conically converging; and a device arranged on the at least one transport element for loosening up the overlapped flow of products from below in both the intake and steady-flow regions.