Patent ID: 7854426

Claim:
A method for inscribing folded printed products which have a first product part and a second product part joined together by a fold, and each product part having a free margin running at least approximately parallel to the fold, comprising the steps of: conveying the printed products one behind the other and with the fold running transversely to a direction of conveyance in the direction of conveyance through an inscribing section by means of a conveyor device having receiving saddles disposed transversely to the direction of conveyance, the printed products being deposited astride the receiving saddles; drawing the printed products by means of the receiving saddles in the inscribing section over a support surface, the printed products thereby bearing upon the support surface; for inscribing on an inner side of the second product part which trails behind in the direction of conveyance (F), raising the leading first product part by means of a supporting member supporting the first product part at an inner side of the first product part at a height, as measured from the fold, of at most approximately one-half of a distance between the fold and the free margin of the first product part, such that the free margin of the first product part is drawn over the support surface and a region of the inner side of the second product part is exposed; and inscribing the second product part in the exposed region, bearing upon the support surface at an inscribing station being assigned to the inscribing section; and for inscribing of an outer side of the first product part, supporting the inner side of the second product part, in the inscribing section, on a further supporting member at a height, as measured from the fold, of at most approximately one-half of a distance between the fold and the free margin of the second product part, whereby the first product part is free of raising by the supporting member such that a region of the outer side of the first product part adjacent to the free margin of said first product part comes into bearing contact with the support surface; and inscribing the first product part in the region bearing upon the support surface adjoining the free margin of the first product part at the inscribing station.