Patent ID: 6206817
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for folding a sheet having a length into a folded piece of a fold type having a first edge and an opposing second edge, said apparatus comprising:(a) a folding station for folding the sheet into the folded piece, the folding station further comprising(i) a buckle chute for receiving the sheet entering the folding station:(ii) a folding nip; and(iii) a sheet stop for stopping the sheet which is fed into the buckle chute thereby causing the sheet to buckle toward the folding nip and to be folded by the folding nip into the folded piece;(b) a feeding mechanism to feed the sheet into the folding station in order to fold the sheet into the folded piece;(c) a turn chute having(i) an ingesting mechanism to ingest the folded piece into the turn chute with the first edge leading the second edge;(ii) a reversing stop to stop the ingested folded piece; and(iii) a moving mechanism to move the ingested folded piece out of the turn chute with the second edge leading the first edge and(d) wherein the sheet stop in the folding station and the reversing stop in the turn chute are adjustable to suit the fold type and the sheet length, and the apparatus further comprises a selecting mechanism connected to the folding station and the turn chute so as to simultaneously adjust the sheet stop and the reversing stop.