DEVICE FOR SELECTING, INSERTING AND ASSEMBLING PRINTED MATTER Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: printing. SUBSTANCE: device has intake pockets and saddle-shaped cover plates arranged around common axis of rotation. Each pocket has carriage moving along guide provided with bottom and with at least one clamp. Movement of corresponding clamp can be controlled by moving guide section, irrespective of movement of carriage. When selecting and inserting, printer's sheets are fed into pockets at first charging position. In process of rotation printer's sheets are held by corresponding clamps and are transported to following charging position where other sheets are fed into pockets. During following rotation, selected or inserted sheets are delivered to output position. In assembling, sheets are placed on cover plates so that each sheet is held by each of its halves getting into pockets by one clamp for transportation along cover plate at rotation. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 9 cl, 7 dwg