Patent ID: 7922852
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: B65C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Method of affixing a supplementary product, in particular a section of adhesive tape, to a printed product, comprising the following steps: conveying printed products with a spacing (d) from one another to a discharge point; moving holding elements, which have at least one suction element, along a closed circulation path in a circulation direction (U) from a pick-up point to the discharge point; picking up a supplementary product at the pick-up point by suction by means of the suction element; pressing the supplementary product onto the printed product at the discharge point as a result of interaction between the holding element and a supporting element; characterized by the following steps: picking up the supplementary product in a substantially flat state; bending the supplementary product to an at least approximately V shape before or when reaching the discharge point by displacing a bending element, without the bending element seizing the supplementary product actively, said bending element being moved along the circulation path together with the holding element; and pressing the supplementary product onto two opposite sides of the printed product in such a way that it reaches over one edge of the printed product.