Patent ID: 8337741

Claim:
A method for operating a rotary press, comprising a rotor rotatably driven about a vertical axis that has a die-plate and upper and lower rams which, while being guided vertically in guides of the rotor, interact with holes of dies in the die-plate, wherein at least one compression station is provided and has an upper and a lower pressing roller past which the presser rams run along and by which they are moved towards the die-bore for the purpose of compacting the material in the die-hole wherein the upper and lower rams are lifted subsequent to the compression procedure, causing the lower ram to eject a compact from the die and the compact to be stripped by a stripper in the direction of a discharge chute, characterized in that while a compact ejection procedure is under way the upper ram stands upright on top of the compact, by its own weight, and the upper ram and compact are lifted together and the stripper engages the compact laterally while the upper ram is still standing upright on top of the compact, by its own weight.