Patent ID: 7867157

Claim:
A folding machine comprising a machine stand, a cross-fold module having a cross-fold folding blade, a sheet-supporting device arranged below said cross-fold folding blade and on which an incoming sheet comes to rest, and a roller frame arranged below said sheet-supporting device and into which a sheet is introduced by said cross-fold folding blade, and a three-fold module arranged downstream of said roller frame of said cross-fold module and having a three-fold folding blade arranged perpendicularly with respect to said cross-fold folding blade, said cross-fold folding blade and said sheet-supporting device of said cross-fold module being fitted on a cross-fold frame which is pivotally mounted to said machine stand in a manner such that said cross-fold frame pivots upwards about a horizontal pivot axis on said machine stand together with said cross-fold folding blade and said sheet-supporting device, said three-fold module and said roller frame of said cross-fold module being arranged on a rotary stand arranged below said cross-fold frame and comprising a rotary pillar being rotatable through at least 180° about a vertical axis on said machine stand when said cross-fold frame is pivoted upwards, the roller frame of the cross-fold module not being pivoted together with said cross-fold frame.