Patent ID: 8628457
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A method of folding sheet-like elements in a folding machine having a folding station with at least one folding unit, the method comprising the following steps: feeding the sheet-like elements to the folding station in a transporting direction with leading edges of the sheet-like elements in front, with trailing edges of the sheet-like elements in back and with underlapping of the leading edges of the trailing sheet-like elements under the trailing edges of the leading sheet-like elements; folding the sheet-like elements downward with a first folding length in the at least one folding unit; producing a fold transversely to the transporting direction and creating a first folded product; keeping the leading edge of the first folded sheet-like element ahead of or aligned with the leading edge of a following sheet-like element in the transporting direction in each case; adjusting the underlapping to correspond at most to the first folding length; and wherein the sheets are prevented from meeting with relative movement between the sheets.