Max K Haenel

US Patent:

51375060, Aug 11, 1992

Filed:

Nov 2, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/610838

Inventors:

Max K. Haenel - Centerville OH
Gary N. Kilmer - Medway OH

Assignee:

The Standard Register Company - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65H 3510
B65H 3706

US Classification:

493417

Abstract:

A system and method for automatically producing folded and sealed printed products from form sheets includes a high-speed printer interconnected with a conveyor which directs form sheets from the outfeed of the printer to the infeed of a folder gluer. In an alternative embodiment for producing such products from a form web, the system and method includes a burster interconnected with a conveyor to separate the printed form web into form sheets. Means for controlling the system include jam detection means for sensing and stopping all system components in the event of a form jam. Means for communicating between the printer and conveyor align those elements without need for conventional hard wiring or mechanical fasteners. Means for communicating between the burster and conveyor includes a simple cable and cable connections.