Patent ID: 6283466
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing multi-part printed products which comprise a folded outer part and a number of inner parts arranged within the outer part, comprisinga continuous conveying channel which is open toward the top and which defines a processing route,a conveying arrangement for conveying product parts along the conveying channel,a plurality of supply locations arranged one after the other along the processing route for supplying the outer part and the inner parts,a processing channel arranged above and aligned with the conveying channel, and which is open toward the top and has individual successive processing regions, of which at least some are provided with input parts for receiving the product parts supplied at the supply locations,an advancement arrangement for advancing the product parts along the processing channel, andwherein through-passages are provided in the processing channel between certain successive processing regions which open toward the bottom and by means of which the product parts passing out of a processing region are transferred into the conveying channel located therebeneath.