Patent ID: 7494117

Claim:
A device for gathering signatures, conveyed straddling, to form printed products, said device comprising: a conveying arrangement, which forms a saddle-shaped gathering line over which the signatures are positioned straddling; a machine frame for the conveying arrangement having a plurality of frame parts lined up side-by-side and connected to the conveying arrangement; at least one signature feeder that is arranged along the gathering line of the conveying arrangement, said at least one signature feeder being respectively driven by the same or a changeable angle of rotation and being controlled to operate synchronously with the conveying arrangement, said at least one signature feeder being connected to the machine frame via a secured connection such that it can be adjusted and secured in place to adjust or change the distance relative to the conveying arrangement; a separate support upon which each at least one signature feeder is respectively mounted; and a height and side adjustment device for adjusting or changing the distance between the at least one signature feeder and the conveying arrangement, the adjustment device being arranged between the separate support and the respective, at least one signature feeder wherein the adjustment device is designed for adjusting the height and side position of the signature feeder relative to the conveying arrangement; wherein the at least one signature feeder is respectively connected detachably via the separate support to at least one of the frame parts of the machine frame in a secured connection, said plurality of frame parts of said machine frame being formed by at least two frame parts that are arranged in a row parallel to the conveying direction and accommodate the conveying arrangement, and wherein the separate support for the at least one signature feeder is mounted detachably on a frame part of the machine frame, the frame part of the machine frame having two side panels for detachably receiving the separate support by inserting the separate support between side guides of the frame part.