Patent ID: 8210787

Claim:
A device for feeding brochure covers in an adhesive binding machine having book block clamps for engaging sides of book blocks above respective downward facing book block spines, and continuously moving the book blocks with the downward facing spines on a plane of motion to a pressing position, comprising: a scoring device for scoring each brochure cover and thereby producing a cover spine region between score lines; a pressing device that receives the scored brochure covers with a cover inside facing upward and a cover outside facing downward, and at the pressing position with the spine region of the covers below the spine of the books, presses the inside of the spine region of said covers upwardly against the book block spine while the sides of the book block are clamped; a transport device for feeding covers decollated from a magazine, including a conveyor that is arranged underneath the plane of motion of the book block spines, pushers for engaging the cover from behind and feeding the scored covers to the pressing position of the book blocks at the pressing device, and a cover turning device upstream of the pressing device such that the outside of the brochure covers faces at least partially upward during their infeed and then faces downward before reaching the pressing device; and a printing unit that prints content onto the outside of the cover, located above the transport device.