Claims
- 1. A tape transport system for printed products comprising:
a first tape, a first pulley supporting the tape, and an arm supporting the pulley, the arm including a first side rail and a second side rail, the first pulley supported rotatably between the first and second side rails.
- 2. The tape transport system as recited in claim 1 further comprising an arm support, the arm being a movable lever arm supported at one end by the support.
- 3. The tape transport system as recited in claim 1 further including a second arm having a third side arm and a fourth side arm, a second tape, and a second pulley supported between the third side rail and the fourth side rail.
- 4. The tape transport system as recited in claim 1 wherein the first and second side rails are side sheets.
- 5. The tape transport system as recited in claim 1 further comprising an additional pulley between the first side rail and the second side rail.
- 6. The tape transport system as recited in claim 1 further comprising an alignment block between the first side rail and the second side rail.
- 7. A lever support arm for a tape pulley of a folder in a printing press comprising:
a first side sheet, a second side sheet, and a pulley supported between the first side sheet and the second side sheet.
- 8. The lever as recited in claim 7 further comprising an alignment block between the first side sheet and the second side sheet.
- 9. A folder comprising:
a tape transport device having a first tape and a second tape, a first pulley supporting the first tape and a second pulley supporting the second tape, a first arm supporting the first pulley, the first arm including a first side rail and a second side rail, the first pulley supported rotatably between the first and second side rails, a second arm supporting the second pulley and the second tape; and a printed product transfer device including at least one component passable between the first tape and the second tape.
- 10. The folder as recited in claim 9 wherein the transfer device is a deceleration drum and the component a gripper.
- 11. The folder as recited in claim 9 wherein a ratio of a combined width of the first pulley and the first side rail and second side rail at the pulley to that of the tape is less than 2.
- 12. The folder as recited in claim 11 wherein the ration is less than 1.2.
- 13. The folder as recited in claim 9 wherein the second arm includes two side rails, the second pulley being supported between the two side rails.
- 14. The folder as recited in claim 9 further comprising an arm support, the first arm being a movable lever arm supported at one end by the support.
- 15. The folder as recited in claim 9 further comprising an additional pulley between the first side rail and the second side rail.
- 16. The folder as recited in claim 9 further comprising an alignment block between the first side rail and the second side rail.
- 17. The folder as recited in claim 9 further comprising a cutting device.
- 18. The folder as recited in claim 17 wherein the first and second tapes pass through the cutting device.
Parent Case Info
[0001] Priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/317,774, filed Sep. 6, 2001 and incorporated by reference herein, is claimed.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60317774 |
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