Patent ID: 8417369
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A device for processing flat objects which are conveyed in a conveyor direction one after another in a continuous manner at a conveyor speed, or a continuously conveyed, material web, said device comprising: at least one tool driven in a revolving manner on a revolving path, a drive unit for moving the at least one tool on the revolving path, a control unit for controlling the drive unit, at least one cam, stationary with respect to the revolving path, that is adapted to change the direction of the tool relative to the revolving path during the tool movement along the revolving path, wherein the revolving path comprises a processing region that is aligned parallel to the conveyor direction of the objects or material web, wherein the objects or material web may be processed by way of the at least one tool moved through the processing region, and wherein the at least one tool may be moved through the processing region by the drive unit at a processing speed adapted to the conveyor speed, and wherein the at least one tool is pivotable relative to the revolving path in a controlled manner, in a manner such that its pivot position is adaptable in a controlled manner to the objects to be processed or to the material web, independently of an orientation of the revolving path.