Patent ID: 7927054
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B42C

Abstract:
1. A binding-in machine for pressing in and joint forming books having a case, a book block with a fore edge cut and a spine, the machine including devices for aligning the book block relative to the case, comprising: a multitude of pressing devices that respectively feature a pair of opposite pressing plates, the distance between which can be varied in order to exert full-surface pressure upon the sides of the book, and a case joint forming device provided with each of said pressing devices including a pair of opposite heated joint forming rails, the distance between which can be varied in order to form case joints on the books, said pressing devices with the case joint forming devices being driven such that they circulate along a closed path that essentially lies in a vertical plane, said pressing plates being oriented parallel to this plane and said joint forming rails lying in planes parallel to this plane.