US 7,364,148 B2
Sheet combining device and a method for combining sheets
Burkard Otto Herbert, Würzburg (Germany); and Stefan Wander, Helmstadt (Germany)
Assigned to Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft, Wurzburg (Germany)
Appl. No. 10/539,810
PCT Filed Dec. 05, 2003, PCT No. PCT/DE03/03993
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jun. 20, 2005,
PCT Pub. No. WO2004/054914, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 01, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 102 59 655 (DE), filed on Dec. 18, 2002; application No. 103 21 021 (DE), filed on May 10, 2003; and application No. 103 25 226 (DE), filed on Jun. 04, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2006/0144507 A1, Jul. 06, 2006
Int. Cl. B65H 37/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 270—52.09  [270/5.01; 270/5.02; 270/5.03; 270/40; 270/41; 270/52.07; 493/436; 493/439] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A continuous web mixing device comprising:
a first former;
a first longitudinal cutting device associated with said first former and adapted to cut a first continuous web, constituted of a first plurality of parallel webs into first and second cut partial first continuous webs each constituted of said first plurality of parallel webs;
at least one first former guide path;
a first stapler associated with said first former guide path;
a second former;
a second longitudinal cutting device associated with said second former, and adapted to cut a second continuous web, constituted of a second plurality of parallel webs into first and second cut partial second continuous webs each constituted of said second plurality of said parallel web;
at least one second former guide path;
a second stapler associated with said second former guide path;
an outlet for said continuous web mixing device; and
at least a first deflection roller intermediate said first and second formers and said outlet, one of said first continuous web and of said first and second ones of said first and second cut partial continuous webs, each associated with its separate one of said first and second formers, being conducted through said one of said first and second staplers which is associated with the other of said first and second formers together with one of said second continuous web and of said first and second ones of said first and second cut partial continuous webs associated with the other one of said first and second formers.