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Combined newspaper press and stuffer, and method of forming newspapers therewith
Assignee: AB Dick Co
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Filing: 1972-02-17
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Granted: 1975-05-06
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Expires: 1992-02-17
Abstract
Abstract Plurality of newspaper stuffers, each of which has one or more feeding hoppers with preprinted newspaper sections, are adapted to receive printing press output of freshly-printed news sections in at least one hopper of each stuffer, to enable online formation of final assembled newspaper product. Control means are provided to divert press output between different stuffers, as needed. System includes means for storing excess press output in an accumulator section and recirculating same to a stuffer on demand, e.g., when the press stops production, or when press supply is insufficient to meed demand of stuffer adjacent to accumulator.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Andrew Bryson
- 👤 James C Wise
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:54
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F13/00; B41F13/54; B41F13/64; B41F13/68
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
277 words
A method of associating sheet material articles in a continuous operation by freshly printing first selected sheet material articles and assembling at least one of the first articles with a second preprinted sheet material article, said method comprising the steps of: printing and conveying first sheet material articles in an overlapped, shingled stream along a first path, forming a stack of said first sheet material articles at a first station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the stack at said first station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a first delivery station, combining a second preprinted sheet material article with the freshly-printed first sheet material article while being conveyed toward the first delivery station, diverting first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the overlapped stream out of said first path and into a second path, conveying the first freshly-printed sheet material articles in an overlapped shingled stream along said second path to a second station, forming another stack of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at said second station whenever an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles exists at said first station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the other stack at said second station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a second delivery station, combining a second preprinted sheet material article with the freshly-printed sheet material article while being conveyed to said second delivery station, and alternating the conveying of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles along said first and second paths as required to maintain an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the respective stacks at said first and second stations.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
277 words
A method of associating sheet material articles in a continuous operation by freshly printing first selected sheet material articles and assembling at least one of the first articles with a second preprinted sheet material article, said method comprising the steps of: printing and conveying first sheet material articles in an overlapped, shingled stream along a first path, forming a stack of said first sheet material articles at a first station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the stack at said first station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a first delivery station, combining a second preprinted sheet material article with the freshly-printed first sheet material article while being conveyed toward the first delivery station, diverting first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the overlapped stream out of said first path and into a second path, conveying the first freshly-printed sheet material articles in an overlapped shingled stream along said second path to a second station, forming another stack of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at said second station whenever an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles exists at said first station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the other stack at said second station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a second delivery station, combining a second preprinted sheet material article with the freshly-printed sheet material article while being conveyed to said second delivery station, and alternating the conveying of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles along said first and second paths as required to maintain an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the respective stacks at said first and second stations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as defined in claim 1 further including the steps of, measuring the stack supply of the first sheet material articles at said first station, and effecting said diverting step upon measurement that a sufficient predetermined stack size exists at the first station.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
287 words
A method of associating sheet material articles in a continuous operation by freshly printing first selected sheet material articles and assembling at least one of the first articles with a second preprinted sheet material articles, said method comprising the steps of: printing and conveying first sheet material articles in an overlapped shingled stream along a first path, forming a stack of said first sheet material articles at a firsT station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the stack at said first station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a first delivery station, diverting first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the overlapped stream out of said first path and into a second path, forming another stack of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at a second station whenever an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles exists at said first station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the other stack at said second station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a second delivery station, combining a second preprinted sheet material article with the freshly-printed sheet material article while being conveyed to said second delivery station, alternating the conveying of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles along said first and second paths as required to maintain an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the respective stacks at said first and second stations. measuring the stack supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at the second station, diverting the first freshly-printed sheet material articles to an accumulator station in response to the measurement that a sufficient predetermined stack exists at said second station, and accumulating the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at the accumulator station.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
287 words
A method of associating sheet material articles in a continuous operation by freshly printing first selected sheet material articles and assembling at least one of the first articles with a second preprinted sheet material articles, said method comprising the steps of: printing and conveying first sheet material articles in an overlapped shingled stream along a first path, forming a stack of said first sheet material articles at a firsT station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the stack at said first station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a first delivery station, diverting first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the overlapped stream out of said first path and into a second path, forming another stack of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at a second station whenever an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles exists at said first station, feeding the first sheet material articles individually from the other stack at said second station to a continuous conveyor and conveying it toward a second delivery station, combining a second preprinted sheet material article with the freshly-printed sheet material article while being conveyed to said second delivery station, alternating the conveying of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles along said first and second paths as required to maintain an adequate supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles in the respective stacks at said first and second stations. measuring the stack supply of the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at the second station, diverting the first freshly-printed sheet material articles to an accumulator station in response to the measurement that a sufficient predetermined stack exists at said second station, and accumulating the first freshly-printed sheet material articles at the accumulator station.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
290 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material collating mechanism having at least two independent collating sections, each of which has a continuous conveyor movable past a plurality of stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor and wherein feeding means is provided at each stationary feed hopper for feeding individual sheet material articles from the stationary feed hopper to the continuous conveyor, first conveying means for transporting first printed sheet material articles from said press to one hopper of a first collating station and depositing it therein in a stacked relationship for feeding therefrom to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting the first printed sheet material articles to one hopper of the second collating section and depositing them therein in a stacked relationship for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing the first printed sheet material articles toward either said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, pile height sensing means associated with the stack of first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper of said first section, control means responsive to said sensing means for selectively operating said gating means to direct the first printed sheet material articles toward said one hopper of the second station, minimum pile height sensing means associated with said one hopper of said first section, and control means responsive to said minimum pile height sensing means for discontinuing feeding of the first printed sheet material articles from said one hopper upon detection that the height of the stack of the first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper has been reduced to a predetermined minimum level.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
290 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material collating mechanism having at least two independent collating sections, each of which has a continuous conveyor movable past a plurality of stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor and wherein feeding means is provided at each stationary feed hopper for feeding individual sheet material articles from the stationary feed hopper to the continuous conveyor, first conveying means for transporting first printed sheet material articles from said press to one hopper of a first collating station and depositing it therein in a stacked relationship for feeding therefrom to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting the first printed sheet material articles to one hopper of the second collating section and depositing them therein in a stacked relationship for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing the first printed sheet material articles toward either said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, pile height sensing means associated with the stack of first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper of said first section, control means responsive to said sensing means for selectively operating said gating means to direct the first printed sheet material articles toward said one hopper of the second station, minimum pile height sensing means associated with said one hopper of said first section, and control means responsive to said minimum pile height sensing means for discontinuing feeding of the first printed sheet material articles from said one hopper upon detection that the height of the stack of the first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper has been reduced to a predetermined minimum level.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
260 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material collating mechanism having at least two independent collating sections, each of which has a continuous conveyor movable past a plurality of stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor and wherein feeding means is provided at each stationary feed hopper for feeding individual sheet material articles from the stationary feed hopper to the continuous conveyor, first conveying means for transporting first printed sheet material articles from said press to one hopper of a first collating station and depositing iT therein in a stacked relationship for feeding therefrom to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting the first printed sheet material articles to one hopper of the second collating section and depositing them therein in a stacked relationship for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing the first printed sheet material articles toward either said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, pile height sensing means associated with the stack of first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper of said first section, control means responsive to said sensing means for selectively operating said gating means to direct the first printed sheet material articles toward said one hopper of the second section, and control means for the feeding means for each hopper whereby a missed or stopped feed at any one hopper successively interrupts feed of the individual first printed articles from subsequent hoppers of the same invention.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
260 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material collating mechanism having at least two independent collating sections, each of which has a continuous conveyor movable past a plurality of stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor and wherein feeding means is provided at each stationary feed hopper for feeding individual sheet material articles from the stationary feed hopper to the continuous conveyor, first conveying means for transporting first printed sheet material articles from said press to one hopper of a first collating station and depositing iT therein in a stacked relationship for feeding therefrom to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting the first printed sheet material articles to one hopper of the second collating section and depositing them therein in a stacked relationship for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing the first printed sheet material articles toward either said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, pile height sensing means associated with the stack of first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper of said first section, control means responsive to said sensing means for selectively operating said gating means to direct the first printed sheet material articles toward said one hopper of the second section, and control means for the feeding means for each hopper whereby a missed or stopped feed at any one hopper successively interrupts feed of the individual first printed articles from subsequent hoppers of the same invention.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
263 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material collating mechanism having at least two independent collating sections, each of which has a continuous conveyor movable past a plurality of stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor and wherein means is provided at each stationary feed hopper for feeding individual sheet material articles from the stationary feed hopper to the continuous conveyor, first conveying means for transporting first printed sheet material articles from said press to one hopper of a first collating station and depositing it therein in a stacked relationship for feeding therefrom to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting the first printed sheet material articles to one hopper of the second collating section and depositing them therein in a stacked relationship for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing the first printed sheet material articles toward either said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, pile height sensing means associated with the stack of first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper of said first section, control means responsive to said sensing means for selectively operating said gating means to direct to first printed sheet material articles toward said one hopper of the second section, an accumulator conveyor having storage capacity for said first printed sheet material articles, and second gating means for selectively diverting the first printed sheet material articles either to said one hopper of said second section or to said accumulator conveyor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
263 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material collating mechanism having at least two independent collating sections, each of which has a continuous conveyor movable past a plurality of stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor and wherein means is provided at each stationary feed hopper for feeding individual sheet material articles from the stationary feed hopper to the continuous conveyor, first conveying means for transporting first printed sheet material articles from said press to one hopper of a first collating station and depositing it therein in a stacked relationship for feeding therefrom to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting the first printed sheet material articles to one hopper of the second collating section and depositing them therein in a stacked relationship for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing the first printed sheet material articles toward either said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, pile height sensing means associated with the stack of first printed sheet material articles in said one hopper of said first section, control means responsive to said sensing means for selectively operating said gating means to direct to first printed sheet material articles toward said one hopper of the second section, an accumulator conveyor having storage capacity for said first printed sheet material articles, and second gating means for selectively diverting the first printed sheet material articles either to said one hopper of said second section or to said accumulator conveyor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
188 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced along the path of circulation of the pockets and having at least two independent stuffing sections, first conveying means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first stuffing section and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first stuffing section and one hopper of a second stuffing section, gating means along said first conveyor means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first stuffing section or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed papers from each stuffing section comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffing section, an accumulator conveyor having a storage capacity for newspaper sections, and gating means alOng said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections either to said one hopper of said second stuffer section or to said accumulator conveyor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
188 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced along the path of circulation of the pockets and having at least two independent stuffing sections, first conveying means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first stuffing section and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first stuffing section and one hopper of a second stuffing section, gating means along said first conveyor means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first stuffing section or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed papers from each stuffing section comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffing section, an accumulator conveyor having a storage capacity for newspaper sections, and gating means alOng said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections either to said one hopper of said second stuffer section or to said accumulator conveyor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention set forth in claim 7 including means for converting a stream of newspaper sections on said accumulator conveyor into vertical stacks.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The invention set forth in claim 8 wherein said accumulator conveyor is associated at a discharge end thereof with means to return accumulated stacks of newspaper sections to said one hopper of said second stuffing section.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
215 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced along the path of circulation of the pockets and having at least two independent stuffing sections; first conveying means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first stuffing section and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first stuffing section and one hopper of a second stuffing section, gating means along said first conveyor means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first stuffing section or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed papers from each stuffing section comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffing section, the freshly-printed sections form the jacket of each completed newspaper, into which jacket the preprinted newspaper sections from other hoppers are inserted, and control means is provided for a feeding means for each hopper, whereby a missed or stopped feed at any one hopper successively interrupts feed from subsequent hoppers of the same stuffing section to a pocket or pockets containing an improperly formed newspaper.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
215 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced along the path of circulation of the pockets and having at least two independent stuffing sections; first conveying means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first stuffing section and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first stuffing section and one hopper of a second stuffing section, gating means along said first conveyor means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first stuffing section or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed papers from each stuffing section comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffing section, the freshly-printed sections form the jacket of each completed newspaper, into which jacket the preprinted newspaper sections from other hoppers are inserted, and control means is provided for a feeding means for each hopper, whereby a missed or stopped feed at any one hopper successively interrupts feed from subsequent hoppers of the same stuffing section to a pocket or pockets containing an improperly formed newspaper.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
184 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer comprising a rotary machine having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced about the periphery thereof, and being divided in at least two sectors, first conveying means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first sector and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first sector and one hopper of a second sector, gating means along said first conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first sector or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed newspapers from each sector comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffer sector, an accumulator conveyor having storage capacity for newspapers sections, and gating means at the end of said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections either to said one hopper of said second sector or to said accumulator conveyor.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
184 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer comprising a rotary machine having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced about the periphery thereof, and being divided in at least two sectors, first conveying means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first sector and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first sector and one hopper of a second sector, gating means along said first conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first sector or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed newspapers from each sector comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffer sector, an accumulator conveyor having storage capacity for newspapers sections, and gating means at the end of said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections either to said one hopper of said second sector or to said accumulator conveyor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention set forth in claim 11 including means for converting a stream of sections on said accumulator conveyor into vertical stacks.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention set forth in claim 12 wherein said accumulator conveyor is associated at a discharge end thereof with means to return accumulated stacks of newspaper sections to said one hopper of said second sector.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
245 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer comprising a rotary machine having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced about the periphery thereof, and being divided in at least two sectors, first conveyiNg means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first sector and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first sector and one hopper of a second sector, gating means along said first conveyor means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first sector or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed newspaper from each sector comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffer sector, an accumulator conveyor having storage capacity for newspaper sections, gating means at the end of said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections either to said one hopper of said second sector or to said accumulator conveyor, the freshly-printed sections form the jacket of each completed newspaper, into which jacket the preprinted sections from other hoppers are inserted, and control means is provided for a feeding means for each hopper, whereby a missed or stopped feed at any one hopper successively interrupts feed from subsequent hoppers of the same sector to the pocket or pockets containing an improperly-formed newspaper.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
245 words
In a combined newspaper printing press and newspaper stuffer for printing and assembling a freshly-printed newspaper section with at least one preprinted section, said stuffer comprising a rotary machine having circulating pockets and stationary bottom-feed hoppers spaced about the periphery thereof, and being divided in at least two sectors, first conveyiNg means for transporting a stream of printed sections from said press to one hopper of a first sector and depositing them therein for feeding to said pockets, second conveying means, a receiving portion of which lies intermediate said one hopper of the first sector and one hopper of a second sector, gating means along said first conveyor means for selectively diverting printed sections to either said one hopper of the first sector or said second conveying means, means for delivering completed newspaper from each sector comprising a delivery conveyor cooperating with each stuffer sector, an accumulator conveyor having storage capacity for newspaper sections, gating means at the end of said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sections either to said one hopper of said second sector or to said accumulator conveyor, the freshly-printed sections form the jacket of each completed newspaper, into which jacket the preprinted sections from other hoppers are inserted, and control means is provided for a feeding means for each hopper, whereby a missed or stopped feed at any one hopper successively interrupts feed from subsequent hoppers of the same sector to the pocket or pockets containing an improperly-formed newspaper.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
206 words
A method of making newspapers in a continuous operation by freshly printing newspaper jackets and inserting into each jacket a plurality of preprinted newspaper sections, comprising the steps of: delivering folded jackets to a first jacket-collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets one at a time, conveying the opened jackets toward a first delivery station, inserting preprinted newspaper sections into each jacket while being conveyed to the first delivery station, measuring the supply of jackets at said first collecting station, diverting freshly-printed jackets toward a second jacket-collecting station upon measurement that a sufficient predetermined jacket supply exists at said first collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets in said second collecting station one at a time, conveying said opened jackets toward a second delivery station, inserting preprinted newspaper sections into said opened jackets while being conveyed to said second delivery station, measuring the supply of jackets at said second collecting station, diverting freshly-printed jackets toward an accumulator station upon measurement that a sufficient predetermined supply exists at said second collecting station, forming an accumulation of jackets at said accumulating station, and feeding accumulated jackets to said second jacket-collecting station upon measurement that the supply of jackets at said second collecting station is below the predetermined supply.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
206 words
A method of making newspapers in a continuous operation by freshly printing newspaper jackets and inserting into each jacket a plurality of preprinted newspaper sections, comprising the steps of: delivering folded jackets to a first jacket-collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets one at a time, conveying the opened jackets toward a first delivery station, inserting preprinted newspaper sections into each jacket while being conveyed to the first delivery station, measuring the supply of jackets at said first collecting station, diverting freshly-printed jackets toward a second jacket-collecting station upon measurement that a sufficient predetermined jacket supply exists at said first collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets in said second collecting station one at a time, conveying said opened jackets toward a second delivery station, inserting preprinted newspaper sections into said opened jackets while being conveyed to said second delivery station, measuring the supply of jackets at said second collecting station, diverting freshly-printed jackets toward an accumulator station upon measurement that a sufficient predetermined supply exists at said second collecting station, forming an accumulation of jackets at said accumulating station, and feeding accumulated jackets to said second jacket-collecting station upon measurement that the supply of jackets at said second collecting station is below the predetermined supply.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 15 wherein the jacket accumulation is formed as stacks, and further including the step of: converting the stacks of accumulated jackets into a shingled stream prior to reintroduction to said second collecting station.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of making newspapers in a continuous operation by freshly printing newspaper jackets and inserting into each jacket a plurality of preprinted newspaper sections, comprising the steps of: delivering folded jackets to a first jacket-collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets one at a time, conveying the opened jackets toward a first delivery station, inserting preprinted newspaper sections into each jacket while being conveyed to the first delivery station, measuring the supply of jackets at said first collecting station, diverting freshly-printed jackets toward a second jacket-collecting station upon measurement that a sufficient predetermined jacket supply exists at said first collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets in said second collecting station one at a time, conveying said opened jackets toward a second delivery station, inserting preprintEd newspaper sections into said opened jackets while being conveyed to said second delivery station, and inhibiting feeding and opening of jackets at said first and second collecting stations upon measurement that a predetermined minimum supply remains thereat.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of making newspapers in a continuous operation by freshly printing newspaper jackets and inserting into each jacket a plurality of preprinted newspaper sections, comprising the steps of: delivering folded jackets to a first jacket-collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets one at a time, conveying the opened jackets toward a first delivery station, inserting preprinted newspaper sections into each jacket while being conveyed to the first delivery station, measuring the supply of jackets at said first collecting station, diverting freshly-printed jackets toward a second jacket-collecting station upon measurement that a sufficient predetermined jacket supply exists at said first collecting station, feeding and opening collected jackets in said second collecting station one at a time, conveying said opened jackets toward a second delivery station, inserting preprintEd newspaper sections into said opened jackets while being conveyed to said second delivery station, and inhibiting feeding and opening of jackets at said first and second collecting stations upon measurement that a predetermined minimum supply remains thereat.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
203 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material handling mechanism having at least two independent sections each of which is adapted to deliver assembled sheet material therefrom at discharge ends thereof and each of which has a continuous conveyor and stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor, said hoppers being adapted to sequentially deposit sheet material on their respective conveyors, first conveying means for transporting printed material from said press to one hopper of a first section and depositing it therein for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting printed material to one hopper of a second section and depositing it therein for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing printed sheet material toward either of said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, means for delivering assembled sheet material from each section at discharge ends thereof, an accumulator conveyor having a storage capacity for freshly-printed sheet material, and gating means along said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sheet material either to said one hopper of said second section or to said accumulator conveyor.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
203 words
In a combined printing press and sheet material handling mechanism having at least two independent sections each of which is adapted to deliver assembled sheet material therefrom at discharge ends thereof and each of which has a continuous conveyor and stationary feed hoppers spaced along the path of said conveyor, said hoppers being adapted to sequentially deposit sheet material on their respective conveyors, first conveying means for transporting printed material from said press to one hopper of a first section and depositing it therein for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, second conveying means for transporting printed material to one hopper of a second section and depositing it therein for feeding to its respective continuous conveyor, gating means connected with said first and second conveying means for selectively directing printed sheet material toward either of said one hopper of the first section or toward said one hopper of the second section, means for delivering assembled sheet material from each section at discharge ends thereof, an accumulator conveyor having a storage capacity for freshly-printed sheet material, and gating means along said second conveying means for selectively diverting printed sheet material either to said one hopper of said second section or to said accumulator conveyor.
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