Patent ID: 6161827
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A method of collecting printed products to form final printed products, such as newspapers, magazines, brochures and/or books, wherein the printed products are supplied to one or more processing locations along at least one supply line, the method comprising feeding at least two of the printed products for a final printed product so as to be combined at a collecting point located in a supply line, and further transporting the combined printed products in the supply line, wherein the printed products are transported along the supply line in a clamping device, further comprising temporarily releasing each printed product at the collecting point from the open clamping device, transporting the printed products together with the open clamping device and, after feeding another printed product into the open clamping device, grasping both printed products by means of the clamping device, and wherein the printed products are combined placed next to each other when being grasped by the clamping device, further comprising temporarily grasping the printed products supplied along the supply line at the collecting point by means of an intermediate conveyor which accompanies the supply line and alternatingly interacts with the clamping device.