Patent ID: 6338707
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B41F,B65H

Abstract:
A folding apparatus for a web-fed rotary printing press comprising:at least one longitudinal fold former for receiving a web of material and for forming a longitudinal fold in the web of material, said at least one longitudinal fold former having an upper end for receipt of the web of material, and a lower end for discharge of the longitudinally formed web of material, said lower end of said at least one longitudinal fold former being located at a first level in said folding apparatus; a folding cylinder group in said folding apparatus, said folding cylinder group including at least one cutter cylinder, one folding blade cylinder and one folding jaw cylinder, said at least one folding jaw cylinder cooperating with said folding blade cylinder to fold web segments received from said folding blade cylinder and formed from the longitudinally formed web received from said at least one longitudinal fold former and cut into the web segments by said cutter cylinder and said folding blade cylinder; an axis of rotation of said at least one folding jaw cylinder, said axis of rotation of said folding jaw cylinder being located at a second level, said second level being located above said first level in said folding apparatus and above a horizontal line extending through said lower end of said at least one longitudinal former.