Patent ID: 6443447
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A continuous web cutter for cutting a web of material into groups of cut sheets, wherein each group of cut sheets comprises at least a first sheet and a second sheet, and wherein the first and second sheets are moved side-by-side from the web cutter toward a right angle transport device for causing the first and second sheets to turn over and change moving direction from a first direction to a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, with the first sheet leading the second sheet in an overlapping manner having an overlapped amount in the second direction, said web cutter comprising:a first movement mechanism for moving the first sheet toward the right angle transport device with a first moving speed, and a second movement mechanism for moving the second sheet toward the right angle transport device with a second moving speed greater than the first moving speed for increasing the overlapped amount.