| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 493442000 |
Folding by roller
| 46 |
| 493422000 |
Continuous advance with folder moving with work
| 30 |
| 493419000 |
Folding by buckling
| 11 |
| 493436000 |
Continuous advance past folder
| 10 |
| 493441000 |
Folding by endless belt | 5 |
| 20110212816 | FOLDING DEVICE INCLUDING ONE OR SEVERAL BELT(S) CAPABLE OF PERFORMING A TIMED MOVEMENT BETWEEN TWO POSITIONS - A folding device including a folding member, and at least one first belt adapted to act in a forwarding plane on a product to be folded in order to position it opposite the folding member, the device including a movement device for moving the or each first belt relative to the forwarding plane between a first position, in which the first belt exerts a first pressure on the product to be folded, and a second position, in which the first belt exerts a second pressure on the product to be folded that is lower than the first pressure. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120172189 | SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS - A paper folding device is configured so that a folding line is always formed at a predetermined position of paper sheets. A paper supply section is provided with a conveyor belt for conveying paper sheets (P) sequentially supplied from a paper sheet stack. A guide plate ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120238431 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FOLDING A PANT TYPE DIAPER - A method and apparatus for folding and engaging side panels of a training pant are provided. The training pant comprises a leading portion, a trailing portion, a central portion, and a first pair of side panels and a second pair of side panels attached to the central portion. The central portion of the training pant is folded about a transverse axis to form a folded training pant. Portions of the first pair of side panels and second pair of side panels are engaged while the central portion of the folded training pant is received by at least one recessed seat. The at least one recessed seat is located on at least one of a first belt and a second belt of a conveyance system. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20140024515 | FOLDING DEVICE FOR ARTICLE PACKAGING - A folding device for folding over a section or a flap of an outer packaging for articles includes at least one conveyor chain, push chain, and/or sealing chain, which chain in turn includes several pushing or folding elements spaced apart from each other and fastened to the chain at defined distances from each other. Each include a pushing or folding section protruding beyond the conveying plane. A coupling apparatus pivots the pushing or folding section of the respective pushing or folding elements in connection with a direction change and/or deflection of the conveyor, push, and/or sealing chain. Each pushing or folding element includes a carrier section connected to the chain and pivotable relative to the direction of chain movement via the coupling element and, fastened to this carrier section, each pushing or folding element further includes a pushing or folding section toollessly removable from the carrier section. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20150031519 | PACKING UNIT AND METHOD FOR FOLDING A BLANK ON A PACKING MACHINE - A packing unit and method for folding a blank on a packing machine; the packing unit having: a packing conveyor having at least one pocket for receiving the blank; and a feed device for inserting the blank into the pocket on the packing conveyor; the packing conveyor has at least a first conveyor belt defining a bottom wall, of the pocket; at least a second conveyor belt separate from, parallel to, and alongside the first conveyor belt, and defining the bottom wall of the pocket together with the first conveyor belt; a first retaining member, which projects perpendicularly from the first conveyor belt and defines a front wall of the pocket; and a second retaining member, which projects perpendicularly from the second. conveyor belt and defines a rear wall of the pocket. | 01-29-2015 |
| 493418000 |
Folding by direct application of vacuum or fluid | 5 |
| 20080200323 | Method And Apparatus For Folding Or Separate Bags - A folder and method for folding plastic bags includes at least one folding station. The folding station has a folding point where an input, an output and a storage portion meet. The bag travels in the input portion in a different direction than in the storage portion. The output direction is substantially the same as the input direction. A turning air source is disposed to direct the bag into the storage portion and an air source is disposed to direct the bag into the output section. A fin helps guide the bag into the output portion. A turning roll disposed above the turning point, and imparts motion to the bag, generally in the storage direction. A second folding station, similar to the first, is downstream the first folding station. The output direction for the first station is the same as the input direction for the second station, and the bag path between the first and second folding stations is substantially linear. A separator located upstream of the folder includes a separator nip formed by separator rolls that are in, and remain in, the film path in one embodiment. A slow-down section includes servo-driven slow down rolls with projections there on. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20110201486 | SINGLE-FOLD INTERFOLDING MACHINE WITH ABILITY TO PRODUCE OFF-FOLDED TOWEL OR TISSUE PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus are provided, for forming a stack of interfolded sheets of porous material including a leading panel having a partial-panel width joined along a fold line to a trailing panel having a full-panel width, by controlling the position of leading edges of the sheets both upstream and downstream from the nip between the interfolding rolls of the folding machine with vacuum applied through corresponding vacuum ports disposed in the periphery of the folding rolls at circumferential distances equal to the partial panel length ahead of each gripper and tucker in the direction of rotation. Sufficient suction is applied to hold both the leading edge of the leading panel of a given sheet and an underlying portion of the trailing panel of the immediately preceding sheet against the periphery of one of the other of the rolls downstream from the nip. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110251040 | Apparatuses and Methods for Folding an Absorbent Article - Aspects of the present disclosure involve methods and apparatuses for folding absorbent articles. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20160194174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOLDING A PRODUCT | 07-07-2016 |
| 20170231830 | Method and Apparatus for Advancing an Absorbent Article | 08-17-2017 |
| 493417000 |
And provision to precisely align for folding | 2 |
| 20110021331 | CREASING DEVICE, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH, CREASING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CREASE-ADDED PRINTING METHOD - A creasing device includes a feeding mechanism, a creasing mechanism, sensors, and an aligning mechanism. The feeding mechanism conveys paper on which an image has been formed in a post-processing apparatus main body direction. The creasing mechanism makes a crease on the paper. The sensors detect a deviation of the paper with respect to the feeding direction. The aligning mechanism, based on an amount of deviation in a result of a detection by the sensors, causes the creasing mechanism to rotate in such a way that the creasing mechanism is aligned parallel to a crease direction of the paper. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120083400 | Sheet Processing Apparatus And Image Forming System - A sheet processing apparatus includes: a correcting unit that corrects alignment of a sheet; a post-processing unit that performs post-processing on the sheet after the correcting unit corrects the alignment of the sheet; and a creasing unit that forms a crease on the sheet after the correcting unit corrects the alignment of the sheet. | 04-05-2012 |
| 493446000 |
Folding by passive reaction member | 1 |
| 20130079209 | METHOD FOR ROLLING UP A SHEET, AND HOLDER FOR A ROLLED-UP SHEET - The invention relates to an assembly of a rolled-up sheet and a holder. The rolled-up sheet has edge regions which touch each other near a first pair of opposite edges, wherein a flat end region is formed. A curved centre region is rolled around a longitudinal axis to form a rolled-up end region. The holder is provided with a first support surface for supporting the flat end region of the rolled-up sheet, and with a bearing part for supporting one of the first pair of opposite edges. The holder furthermore has a clamping part which can be fixed in a holding position with respect to the first support surface in which the rolled-up sheet can be clamped between the clamping part and the first support surface. | 03-28-2013 |
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| 20090275454 | Sheet finishing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same - A sheet finishing apparatus includes first and second conveyance devices for conveying a sheet on a sheet conveyance path, a folding roller device for folding the sheet disposed between the first and second conveyance devices, a folded sheet conveyance path for conveying a folded sheet from the folding roller device, and first and second stopper devices. The first and second stopper devices are respectively disposed downstream and upstream of the sheet conveyance path relative to the folding roller device. The first stopper device positions and aligns a leading edge of the sheet, and guides the sheet conveyed by the first conveyance device to the folding roller device, and the second stopper device positions and aligns a trailing edge of the sheet, and transfers the sheet reversely by the second conveyance device to the folding roller device. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100093509 | Apparatus for Manipulating Flat Articles, Such as Sheets of Paper, Plastic, Cardboard and the Like - A device for manipulation of flat articles such as sheets of paper, plastic, cardboard and the like has at least one adjustable conveying unit with conveying elements, especially rollers. The at least one conveying unit is adjustable between at least two positions for performing at least two manipulations on the article. At least one switch that is adjustable between at least two positions for performing at least two manipulations on the article is provided. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100167898 | RUCKERS CAPABLE OF RUCKING FIXED DIAMETER COVERINGS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Methods, apparatus and associated devices for rucking sleeves of covering material onto a chute body include a translating member disposed in a housing having an axis of movement configured to reciprocally translate a chute body about the axis of movement; and at least one gripping member disposed in the housing in cooperating alignment with the translating member. Each at least one gripping member has a gripping edge portion that defines a gripping surface. The at least one gripping member configured to reciprocally translate substantially orthogonal to the axis of movement. In operation, the at least one gripping member has an automated stroke cycle whereby the at least one gripping member is configured to travel inwardly a distance sufficient to snugly abut an outer surface of the chute body while the chute body travels in a first direction about the axis of movement and to travel outwardly a sufficient distance to prevent contact with the chute body while the chute body travels in a second opposing direction about the axis of movement. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100190628 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FOLDED SHEET - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for producing a folded sheet, the sheet being fed using a feeding mechanism, being aligned using an aligning device, and being folded using a folding device. The aim of the invention is to simplify production, render the production process more flexible, and reduce costs. Furthermore, an alternative apparatus should allow the production costs to be reduced by improving the quality. In the disclosed method, said aim is achieved by positioning the sheet at an angle from the direction of travel during the feeding process, aligning the sheet that has been positioned at an angle, and transferring the aligned sheet into a folding device to produce at least one fold that extends at an angle to the edges of the sheet. In a first embodiment, said aim is also achieved by an apparatus in which the folding device is a buckle folding unit, the shape of the first buckle of which is adapted to the edges of the sheet that are positioned at an angle. In a second embodiment, said aim is further achieved by an apparatus in which the aligning device has at least one stop which can be rotated about an axis of rotation in the direction of travel of the aligned sheet in order to allow the sheet to be conveyed. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100279843 | METHODS OF RUCKING USING LOW PROFILE RUCKERS CAPABLE OF RUCKING FIXED DIAMETER COVERINGS - Methods for rucking sleeves of covering material onto a chute body include a plurality of spaced apart rotatable wheels having a primary axis of movement, wherein, in operation, the plurality of wheels have an automated stroke cycle whereby each is configured to travel inwardly a distance sufficient to snugly abut an outer surface of a chute body and remain in contact with the chute body while the wheels travel in a first direction about the primary axis of movement and in an opposing second direction about the primary axis of movement. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110003673 | MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR FOLDING NAPPY/DIAPER BLANKS - Blanks used in the manufacture of nappies/diapers are folded on a machine comprising a first aspirating roller ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110065562 | CUSTOMIZED TAB MACHINE - Disclosed is a tabbed divider making apparatus preferably adapted for use with smaller, more individualized jobs in an office or the like. The apparatus preferably includes a paper feeder, a film provider, a knife package for shearing a portion of the paper to create a tab, at least one strut, a pivotable arm, at least one spring, and a cam having an oblong shape. The rotation of the cam preferably causes movement between loaded and unloaded positions of the spring, which causes the knife package to shear the paper. Also disclosed is a removable film cartridge for use with the apparatus. The cartridge preferably includes a housing, a roll of film, one or more rollers, a creasing finger for creasing the film, and two or more opposed extensions for folding the film along the crease. Further disclosed is a method of producing a tabbed divider utilizing the above-mentioned apparatus. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110136643 | Folder with Signature Support and Method - A method for folding signatures is provided. The method includes the steps of forcing a trail edge of a first signature away from a folding cylinder using a signature support, tucking a second signature held by a gripper using a tucker at a first fold location and performing a mode change to tuck a further signature at a second fold location different from the first fold location, the mode change including moving the gripper and the signature support automatically with respect to the tucker. A signature support is also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110177930 | DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND FOLDING BLANKS - A device for folding blanks has a bottom conveyor ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110190110 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus - Disclosed is a sheet processing apparatus that forms folding lines at a predetermined position of a sheet after image formation and outputs the sheet. The apparatus includes a contact unit with which a tip end or a rear end of the conveyed sheet comes into contact and by which a deflection is formed at a middle part of the sheet; folding units that form the folding lines by conveying the middle part of the sheet, at which the deflection is formed by the contact unit, between the folding units; and a deflection controlling unit that controls the deflection at the middle part of the sheet formed by the contact unit. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110287919 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPOSABLE WORN ARTICLE, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method including: a step of carrying a continuous web; a cut-off step of cutting the continuous web into individual worn articles | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110301011 | Creasing device and image forming system - A creasing device that creases sheets on a per-sheet basis and includes: a first member extending perpendicularly to a sheet conveying direction and including a convex blade; a second member extending perpendicularly to the sheet conveying direction and including a concave blade, into which the convex blade is to be fitted; a drive unit that brings the first and the second members into and out of contact with each other, thereby producing a crease in a sheet interposed between the first and the second members; a sheet retainer driven by the drive unit and brought into contact with the second member with the sheet therebetween to retain the sheet across its full width; and a holding unit that holds the sheet retainer in a retaining state during creasing where the contact between the first and the second members starts at one point and develops in one direction. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110319244 | PAPER FOLDING DEVICE FOR THREE-FOLDING SHEET OF PAPER - In a paper folding device, a first driving unit for forming a first folding line on the paper moves a first folding plate member to the paper fed to a first feeding position until load on the first folding plate member reaches a prescribed value or higher. A time period from the start of driving of the first folding unit by the first driving unit to the start of driving of a second folding unit by a second driving unit is determined based on characteristic of paper. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120035039 | Web guiding apparatus - A web guiding apparatus is provided. The web guiding apparatus includes an angle bar and an angle bar support supporting the angle bar. The angle bar support has a first end portion and a second end portion. The web guiding apparatus also includes a first actuator coupled to the angle bar support for moving the first end portion along a vertical axis and a second actuator coupled to the angle bar support for moving the second end portion along a horizontal axis. A folder for a printing press is also provided. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035040 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING AN INCLINED POSITION OF A PRODUCT EXITING A GAP OF TWO FOLDING ROLLERS OF A LONGITUDINAL FOLDING MACHINE AND SAID LONGITUDINAL FOLDING MACHINE - An inclined position of a product, leaving a nip between two folding rollers of a longitudinal folding machine, is corrected. The product is pressed into the nip between the rollers by a folding blade that can be moved up and down relative to a folding table. The product thus leaves the nip between the rollers and is transported in a direction of transport. The time of passage of a leading or a trailing edge of a product is detected at two measurement points which are spaced apart from each other and which are arranged transversely to the direction of transport of the product to be folded. Based on the times of passage that are detected by the two measurement points, and on commutation and/or data processing techniques, a deviation between a time offset detected during the passage of the corresponding product edge at the two measurement points, and a nominal time offset, is determined and analyzed. In the event that the deviation exceeds at least a tolerance range, a measure is initiated, by the use of a control device, in order to act against the deviation. The measure that is to be taken is based on retaining the product to a greater or lesser extent when the product is passing the folding rollers and/or in the provision of more or less friction between the braking elements and the product. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120065044 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes: an accumulating unit accumulating a sheet having been conveyed; a center-folding unit folding a central portion, in a conveying direction in which the sheet is conveyed, of the sheet, which has been accumulated by the accumulating unit, and a pressing force moving unit that applies a pressing force to the sheet, which has been folded by the center-folding unit, and moves a portion, at which the pressing force is applied, on the sheet in the conveying direction. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120142510 | SHEET BUNDLE TREATMENT APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PERFORM PROCESSES ON CREASE OF FOLDED SHEET BUNDLE - A sheet bundle treatment apparatus may include a folding device, a conveying unit, a flattening device, and a control unit. The folding device performs a folding process on a sheet bundle to produce a folded sheet bundle. The conveying unit conveys the folded sheet bundle. The flattening device performs a flattening process to press a folded portion of the sheet bundle from the folded portion toward a fore edge to flatten the folded portion after the conveyance of the sheet bundle. The control unit causes the sheet bundle to be conveyed at a first velocity when the flattening process is not to be performed, and causes the sheet bundle to be conveyed at a second velocity which is slower than the first velocity when the flattening process is to be performed, thereby stopping the sheet bundle at a position where the flattening process is to be performed. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120157286 | FOLDING APPARATUS HAVING ROLLS WITH VARIABLE SURFACE SPEEDS AND A METHOD OF FOLDING A PRODUCT - An apparatus for folding a product having a first portion and a second portion has a receiving roll with a drive assembly for rotating the receiving roll at variable surface speeds in a first direction of rotation. The receiving roll is adapted to selectively hold the first and second portions of the product thereto. A folding roll has a drive assembly for rotating the folding roll at variable surface speeds in a second, opposite direction of rotation. The folding roll is adapted to selectively hold the first portion of the product thereto. An oscillating member is adapted to transfer the first portion of the product from the receiving roll to the folding roll. The oscillating member has a drive assembly for moving the oscillating member at variable surface speeds in both the first direction and the second direction. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120220440 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus is provided with a conveying path forming member that forms a sheet conveying path having a curved portion through which a front edge of the sheet passes, a sheet conveying unit that conveys the sheet along the sheet conveying path, a sheet folding unit that folds the sheet along the folding line in the sheet conveying path, and then conveys the sheet toward a discharge direction with the folding line discharged first as a front edge, and a sheet position defining unit that defines a position of the front edge of the sheet in the curved portion of the sheet conveying path so that a target position of the folding line on the sheet coincides with a folding position of the sheet folding unit. The sheet position defining unit can adjust an inclination of the front edge of the sheet. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120316047 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR FOLDING WEB MATERIALS - A device for making, on a web element (W), which is advancing, a fold along a line of fold (W | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120329628 | FOLDING APPARATUS FOR FOLDING OF NON-RIGID MATERIAL PARTS - A folding apparatus for folding of non-rigid material parts has a folding unit for folding of individual non-rigid material parts, a storage unit for receiving the folded non-rigid material parts from the folding unit, a supply unit for keeping non-folded non-rigid material parts on hand, and a transport unit for feeding the non-folded non-rigid material parts from the supply unit to the folding unit, and a provisioning unit keeping set items on hand for the folding unit. The provisioning unit has a withdrawal unit for storage of unsorted set items and a deposit unit for receiving sorted set items. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130005555 | METHOD OF CREATING A CROSS-MACHINE DIRECTION FOLD LINE BOUNDARY - Apparatus and methods are provided to allow for creation of a cross-machine direction fold boundary, so that a laminate with a defined foldover can be created. A laid open two-ply material can then undergo processing operations such as addition of discrete disposable product components, or printing, and then be laid closed and sealed to form disposable products. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130203579 | SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS, SHEET FOLDING METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS - A sheet folding apparatus includes a sheet transport system, adjustable folding members arranged to bend and fold a sheet fed by the transport system, and a control system arranged to adjust the folding members to set positions in accordance with information on sheet properties. The control system stores a table that specifies different set positions of the folding members for different bending properties of the sheets and is adapted to read information on the bending properties of the sheets to be folded and to adjust the folding members to set positions as specified by the bending properties. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140018226 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet transport path along which a sheet is transported and plural folding members that perform folding processing on the sheet, wherein any folding member of the plural folding members includes a transport unit that includes first and second transport members coming into contact with each other and transports a sheet, which is sent to a contact portion between the first and second transport members, to the downstream side, a first sending member that is positioned on the upstream side of the transport unit and sends the sheet to the contact portion so that a portion of the transported sheet becomes a head, and a second sending member that is positioned on the upstream side of the transport unit and sends the sheet to the contact portion so that any of upstream and downstream end portions of the transported sheet becomes a head. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140100100 | SHEET FOLDING DEVICE, SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet folding device includes a first folding unit, a retreat path, a sheet retaining mechanism, and a second folding unit. The first folding unit forms a first fold in a sheet. The retreat path is entered by the sheet having the first fold formed by the first folding unit, and has a stop portion to be contacted by the first fold. The sheet retaining mechanism moves a movable member with respect to the sheet that enters the retreat path, and regulates movement of the sheet in the retreat path in a direction of thickness of the sheet. The second folding unit forms a second fold in the sheet having the first fold while allowing the sheet that has contacted the stop portion to exit the retreat path. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140135196 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF A SECONDARY PACKAGE - A method for producing a lid for a secondary package, the secondary package intended to encase primary packages, wherein the method comprises: folding the lid from a cardboard blank, comprising: side areas along a length of the blank, and the method comprises: picking the cardboard blank from a magazine with a picking unit; moving the picking unit, holding the cardboard blank to a position adjacent to a folding unit; transferring the cardboard blank from the picking unit to the folding unit, whereby the folding unit acts as an anvil and the picking unit acts as a stamp; thereby folding the side areas of the cardboard blank to form long lid sides, and forming short edges of the cardboard blank to short lid sides by folding them and holding them together, to form the lid for the secondary package. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the method. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140171283 | SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet folding apparatus includes: a folded part forming unit that forms a folded part on the sheet by nipping a curved portion formed on a part of the sheet between an upstream first sheet conveying unit and a downstream second sheet conveying unit by holding a part of the sheet by the first sheet conveying unit and applying conveying force to the sheet to reverse the sheet upstream by the second sheet conveying unit; and a sheet leading end detection unit disposed downstream of or at almost same position as the second sheet conveying unit. The sheet is conveyed based on a detection timing of the sheet leading end detection unit such that the leading end of the sheet protrudes by a predetermined protrusion amount from the second sheet conveying unit immediately before applying conveying force to the sheet to reverse the sheet. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140187407 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention is concerning to a sheet processing apparatus comprising: a pressing member configured to press a folding line portion of a sheet bundle being folded; and a moving unit configured to move the pressing member to a folding line direction of the sheet bundle, wherein the pressing member pressurizes a part of the sheet bundle corresponding to a downstream side of a conveyance direction of the sheet bundle. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140206516 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus includes a flexure forming unit configured to flex sheets to include a portion on which no fold line is formed in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction; a first pressing member pair configured to press a flexure portion of the flexed sheets to form a fold line thereon; and a moving unit configured to move a pressing position of the first pressing member pair in the direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206517 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - The present invention is concerning to a sheet processing apparatus comprising: a pressing unit configured to provide additional folding to a fold line portion of a sheet bundle by pressing the fold line portion; a carriage unit configured to reciprocate the pressing unit in width directions of the sheet bundle; a guiding shaft configured to support the pressing unit and guides movement of the pressing unit; and a supporting unit configured to support the pressing unit and moves on a structure provided to the sheet processing apparatus. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206518 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus comprises a pressurizing unit including a first pressurizing member and a second pressurizing member; and a moving unit moving the pressurizing unit and including a driving motor, wherein the position where a sheet bundle is pressurized by the first pressurizing member and the position where the sheet bundle is pressurized by the second pressurizing member are shifted in the direction of the fold line of the sheet bundle, and a driving condition of the driving motor is changed between a first orientation in which the pressurizing unit moves in the positional relation that the first pressurizing member precedes the second pressurizing member and a second orientation in which the pressurizing member moves in the positional relation that the second pressurizing member precedes the first pressurizing member. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206519 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET-BUNDLE ADDITIONAL FOLDING METHOD - A sheet processing apparatus includes a pressing unit including a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The pressing unit is configured to press a fold in a folded sheet bundle by holding the fold between the first pressing member and the second pressing member. The sheet processing apparatus also includes a moving unit configured to move a pressing position of the pressing unit in a direction of the fold in the sheet bundle; and a position changing unit configured to change relative positions of the first pressing member and the second pressing member in the direction of the fold in the sheet bundle. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206520 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING FLAT ARTICLES - A method for collecting addressed letters in grippers and for conveying the collected letters further in the grippers, wherein the grippers each have a first and second gripper limb, and these limbs form an accommodating space. The method includes supplying a sheet that is partially folded along a folding line to form two sheet portions that are delimited from one another by the folding line, introducing the folded sheet into the accommodating space between the gripper limbs, wherein the folded sheet is subjected to a restraining force in the direction of a planar position of the sheet by the non-folded sections along the folding line, and pushing the portions of the sheet onto the adjacent gripper limbs by the restoring force, with an accommodating pocket being formed in the accommodating space in the process, and retaining the folded sheet in the accommodating space by the contact-pressure force. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140213424 | SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS - A sheet folding apparatus for folding sheets comprising a curved conveyance path along which the sheets are moved successively in first and second opposite directions, the curved conveyance path being such that the sheets cannot naturally register to reach a folding position by simple effect of gravity, wherein to register the sheets before to fold them transport rollers having loaded the sheets in the first direction moves back in the second opposite direction for compressing the sheets against an adjustable low stop member to generate an elastic deformation of the sheets sufficient to compensate friction in the curved conveyance path and automatically register the sheets. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213425 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus includes: an abutting member that abuts against a sheet surface to bend a sheet; a first moving unit that moves the abutting member; a folding unit that performs a folding process on the sheet bent by the abutting member; a pressing unit that presses a folded portion of the sheet subjected to the folding process; a second moving unit that moves the pressing unit in a direction along a fold of the sheet; and a single operation unit that allows the first moving unit and the second moving unit to be operated. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20150065324 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus including: a supporting section over which a sheet is hung to be supported from below, the sheet being folded in a mountain shape with a folding line formed at a central portion; a conveyance section which conveys the sheet supported by the supporting section in a direction orthogonal to the folding line in a horizontal plane including the folding line; a control section which controls a sheet conveyance operation by the conveyance section; a first pressing section which presses the folding line of the sheet supported by the supporting section from above; and a second pressing section which presses the sheet from a rear side in an advancing direction when the conveyance section conveys the sheet. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065325 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus vertically conveys a sheet which includes a crease at a center of the sheet and which is in a vertical state where the crease is on the top and a fore edge of the sheet is on the bottom. The apparatus includes the first holder which clamps and holds the sheet and the second holder which clamps and holds the sheet while corrugating the sheet. The second holder holds the sheet while the first holder holds the first part of the sheet, and then, while the second holder holds the sheet, the first holder releases the first part of the sheet, moves along the sheet and holds the second part of the sheet. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150094195 | METHOD OF FOLDING ITEMS OF LAUNDRY - In apparatuses for automatically folding items of laundry, items of laundry of different lengths usually are folded in an irregular sequence, resulting in idling and/or delays in particular in the longitudinal-folding station ( | 04-02-2015 |
