Patent ID: 6277059
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A folding device in which a plurality of sheets are folded together to form a booklet, which comprisesa folding station for double-folding said plurality of sheets, said folding station being provided with folding means disposed of a fixed location and a collecting station for collecting the plurality of sheets, said folding means being positioned for folding the collected sheets together on their intended fold line,a feed path for feeding the sheet to be folded to the folding station andadjustable positioning means for positioning the unfolded sheet with respect to the folding means for folding the sheet on its intended fold line, wherein the feed path is provided with measuring means for measuring the length of a supplied sheet and the adjustable positioning means are adjustable to the length of said supplied sheet as measured by the measuring means, whereby exact positioning of said sheet with its intended fold line positioned opposite the folding means can be achieved.