Patent ID: 8382106

Claim:
A method for separating at least two bridges of a segmented transport system for printing materials, the method comprising the following steps: providing the transport system with a segmented electric linear drive; providing the electric linear drive with a first and a second primary part, each primary part being constructed as a segmented long-stator; providing the electric linear drive with a plurality of secondary parts constructed as carriages, coupling a respective secondary part assigned to the first primary part and a respective secondary part assigned to the second primary part with a respective crossmember to form a respective movable bridge of the transport system; jointly moving first and second bridges located in the same segment of the transport system under open-loop control; and individually moving the first bridge, reaching into a further segment as a result of the jointly open-loop controlled movement, under closed-loop control for separating the first bridge from the second bridge to locate the first and second bridges in different segments during a further movement.