Patent ID: 7673864
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A folding device for folding continuous paper, which is previously provided with fold lines at given intervals, along the fold lines in a zigzag pattern, the folding device comprising: a feeding member of the continuous paper; a swinger fin that swings using one end thereof as a fulcrum like a pendulum in synchronization with the fold lines while feeding the continuous paper into the inside thereof; a paddle member for pressing a fold line portion of the continuous paper fed to the swinger fin; a table to be surmounted by the continuous paper that has been folded; and top-and-bottom length setting means arranged for designating a top-and-bottom length of the continuous paper from a length manually set by an operator of the folding device; wherein the paddle member includes: wherein the folding device further comprises comparison means arranged for comparing the top-and-bottom length designated by the top-and-bottom length setting means with the distance between the paddle units detected by the distance-detecting member; and the folding device displays a warning and/or inhibits the start of a folding operation when the designated top-and-bottom length differs from the detected distance between the paddle units.