Patent ID: 7900902

Claim:
A method for collecting, transporting and stitching multi-part folded printed products with a device ( 1 ) with at least one endlessly revolving conveyor member ( 11 ) comprising: receiving the printed products along a conveyor path on a plurality of saddle-like rests ( 2 , 30 , 40 , 50 ) mounted in a pivotably movable manner on the conveyor member ( 11 ) and with rest edges ( 13 ) directed transversely to the conveyor path; conveying the saddle-like rests ( 2 , 30 , 40 , 50 ) on the conveyor member ( 11 ) past at least one working station, wherein at least one working station comprises a stitching station ( 9 ) with at least one stitching head ( 20 ) mounted in a pivotably movable manner to a rotating hub ( 22 ), wherein a main conveyor plane (X) is defined by the conveyor member ( 11 ); coordinating the stitching head ( 20 ) and the saddle-like rest ( 2 , 30 , 40 , 50 ) in a region of stitching, through a coordinated pivot movement about a common pivot axis, thereby increasing a time that the stitching head ( 20 ) and saddle-like rest ( 2 , 30 , 40 , 50 ) dwell in a stitching plane (H) whilst retaining an advantageous 180° angular position to one another, whilst they are pivoted with respect to the main conveyor plane (X).