Patent ID: 8210512
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for the timed processing of book blocks, composed of at least one printed sheet or at least one signature, wherein the arrangement comprises: at least one book block feed device; at least one processing station; at least one transfer device, coupled to the at least one book block feed device to further convey the book blocks from the at least one transfer device to the at least one processing station, wherein the transfer device comprises at least one rotary or quasi-rotary translation device to take over the book blocks, wherein the at least one translation device operates in at least two dimensions to further convey the book blocks, wherein the at least one translation device has a uniform or changeable movement speed, and wherein the center axis of the at least one translation device occupies an optional position in space, relative to the at least one processing station; and a control station installed upstream of the at least one transfer device, wherein the control station measures at least the height, the width, and the thickness of a book block.