Patent ID: 7784784
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring printed products conveyed in a shingled flow in a conveying direction by a conveyor to a transporter positioned above the conveyor, comprising: conveying the shingled flow with circulating clamps of the conveyor such that each printed product respectively projects with a leading end over a front end of a following printed product in the conveying direction and the circulating clamps respectively clamp the leading end of the printed products; lifting up each printed product from below along both sides of the shingled flow in a transfer region formed by the shingled flow and the above-positioned transporter which moves at approximately the same speed and in the same direction as the conveyor and; after the lifting step, gripping a trailing end of each printed product by a clamp of the transporter and then further transporting the printed products.