Patent ID: 6279890
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B41F,B65H

Abstract:
A printing press folder, comprising:a frame, a moving web of printed material being adapted to move relative to the frame and be cut into individual signatures;a folding cylinder mounted to the frame adapted to form the signatures, the folding cylinder including a folding blade adapted to extend radially therefrom to initiate a fold in each signature, the folding cylinder being configurable into either a rotary mode or a jaw mode;a jaw cylinder mounted to the frame and positioned proximate the folding cylinder, the jaw cylinder including a plurality of clamp assemblies extending radially therefrom, each clamp assembly being adapted to receive the folding blade and a signature therein when the folding cylinder is in the jaw mode, the jaw cylinder being adapted to complete the fold; anda rotary mode assembly mounted to the frame and positioned proximate the folding cylinder, the rotary mode assembly including a pair of second fold rollers divided by a nip, the nip being adapted to receive the folding blade and a signature therein when the folding cylinder is in the rotary mode, the rotary mode assembly being adapted to complete the fold.