EP1274641B1 - Procede et dispositif pour former des groupes de feuilles comprenant une ou plusieurs feuilles - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif pour former des groupes de feuilles comprenant une ou plusieurs feuilles Download PDF

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EP1274641B1
EP1274641B1 EP01931634A EP01931634A EP1274641B1 EP 1274641 B1 EP1274641 B1 EP 1274641B1 EP 01931634 A EP01931634 A EP 01931634A EP 01931634 A EP01931634 A EP 01931634A EP 1274641 B1 EP1274641 B1 EP 1274641B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/30—Arrangements for removing completed piles
    • B65H31/3027—Arrangements for removing completed piles by the nip between moving belts or rollers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/24—Pile receivers multiple or compartmented, e.d. for alternate, programmed, or selective filling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B65H33/16—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by depositing articles in batches on moving supports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
    • B65H39/11—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad in superposed carriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
    • B65H2301/4226—Delivering, advancing piles
    • B65H2301/42262—Delivering, advancing piles by acting on surface of outermost articles of the pile, e.g. in nip between pair of belts or rollers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/433—Gathering; Associating; Assembling in trays, i.e. horizontally

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  • the present invention relates to a method and to a device for forming leaf groups from a or several sheets.
  • Paper handling systems are known in the prior art, where, for example, two-use printed sheets one Cutting machine can be fed, separated, and a subsequent machine provided for further processing become.
  • the two-use are printed Sheets using suitable machines, e.g. a merge, stacked on top of each other and thus lie for further processing on subsequent paper handling machines.
  • suitable machines e.g. a merge
  • Sheets instead of of the two-use printed sheets that have one Cutting machine will be provided individually Sheets also go through a sheet feeder following paper handling machines fed, with the leaves for example provided in stacked form in the sheet feeder are.
  • the clock cycle with which individual sheets pass through the cutting machine or the sheet feeder is provided higher than the cycle of the subsequent machines, that is of the inserter or folder.
  • Adopted inserter that receives sheets through a Cutting machine can be provided.
  • Such a cutting machine can e.g. Cut 1000 times while the inserter e.g. only 100 times can insert. This means that in a first case, in which the inserter only processes single sheets that Cutting machine is stopped regularly because there are too many Sheets would be provided by this, whereas in one second case, in which the inserter has 15 sheets each envelopes, the inserter be stopped regularly must, since the cutting machine does not have enough sheets can provide.
  • FIG. 6A is a sheet handling system 600 shown, which has a cutting machine 602 which is followed by a stop or buffer 604.
  • a merger 606 is arranged downstream of the stop point 604, where there is a stop or a buffer 608 connects.
  • At the exit of stop 608 is one Collection station 610 arranged, which forms sheet groups that are then output to a folder 612.
  • the Arrows in the illustration in FIG. 6A in the individual machines indicate a sheet or paper running direction P.
  • An already printed paper web is cut in the cutting machine 602 separated into individual sheets, which are then the stop 604 can be provided.
  • the individual sheets B are, as can be seen in Fig. 6A, side by side in the paper running direction P parallel to a machine center axis X arranged.
  • the Merger 606 causes a superimposition of the sheets lying in the stop 604 in such a way that this is centered in the paper running direction P with respect to the Machine center axis X are arranged one above the other.
  • Merger 606 becomes the merged sheets of Pass another stop 608 from which the leaf groups then be handed over to the collection station 610 in the one leaf group 614 consisting of one or more Scroll is formed.
  • the sheet group 614 is made the collecting station 610 is extended and fed to the folding unit 612, in which the corresponding folding operation is carried out becomes. Subsequently, the Leaves as necessary.
  • 6B is a flow chart showing the output times for two-leaf groups, the odd arranged are, with in the diagram on the X axis Time is plotted, and the respective on the Y axis Output times of the individual machines of the System 600, such as this by the corresponding reference numerals on the Y axis is shown.
  • the merger it should be noted that with the reference number 606R the output times for a sheet is given that is related to the machine center axis X is located on the right at the merge entrance, and with 606L is the output time for a sheet specified at the entrance of the merger is to the left of the machine center axis X.
  • the Cutting machine makes 24000 cuts
  • the length of the Stops are 330 mm each
  • the Merger 606 the outputs individual sheets offset.
  • the result is the output times for the individual machines for the cutting machine 602 150ms each, for the stop point 604 120ms, for the merger for each sheet 145ms, for the stop 608 for each sheet 70ms, and for the collection station 610 150ms.
  • the output times of the individual components change not, as can be seen from the equally long lines in the diagram 6B.
  • the stop 604 driven to the existing there Leaves at the entrance to Mergers 606 to provide what Lasts 120ms.
  • the cutting machine was already in advance Operation set to ensure that after extending of leaves from stop 604 further leaves from Cutting machine 602 are fed. As seen from Fig. 6B then this cycle repeats itself.
  • the Cycle time is 295ms which corresponds to approximately 12200 cycles per hour. The times given may vary due to tolerances and other mechanical scatter in the components to change.
  • FIG. 7 Another example is shown in FIG. 7, wherein in 7A, another paper handling machine 700 is shown which is a sheet feeder 702, a scale belt 704, a Stop 706 and a collection station 708, which along a machine central axis X in the paper running direction P extend successively.
  • the sheet feeder 702 individual sheets B removed and provided to the scale belt 704, see above that a plurality of leaves are arranged in shingles, as can be seen in Fig. 7A. From the scale band individual sheets are fed to stop 706, from the same from the collecting station 708 to form one Sheet group 710 fed from one or more sheets become.
  • FIG. 7B is a flowchart showing the output times the scale device 704, the stop point 706 and of the collecting station 708, with the Time t is plotted, and the individual on the Y axis Components of the sheet handling system 700.
  • the collection station 708 To ensure that a two-leaf group after the previous group has left the collection station 708 is formed again, it becomes from the shed facility 704 extended leaf after reaching the stop 706 extended out of this again, this with increased speed so that the time is 65ms is.
  • the times given may vary due to tolerances and other mechanical scatter in the components to change.
  • FIG. 8 the gross clock outputs which are based on FIG. 6 and 7 described devices summarized in a table, depending on the number of forms, whereby in Fig. 8A shows the gross clock power for that described with reference to FIG. 6 System, and based on Fig. 8B, the gross clock power for the system described with reference to FIG. 7 are.
  • Fig. 8A in the column "VD group” (form group) indicated that these are either paired, offset or mixed Is 1: 1.
  • the forms are such arranged that these are side by side from the Cutting machine 602 are transferred to stop 604, So leaves of a group of leaves are always there in pairs next to each other.
  • the "staggered arrangement” means that sheets that are assigned to individual sheet groups are not arranged in pairs next to each other, but in succession arranged one behind the other in the direction of sheet travel are, d. H. while one leaf of a leaf group already is located in the stop 604, that is subsequent sheet still in the cutting machine 602.
  • Fig. 8B the gross clock power for that based on the Fig. 7 system described for different numbers of Forms depend on the envelopes or forms processed per hour. A grouping of forms as in Fig. 8A does not occur because the individual sheets are not be provided side by side.
  • sheets are provided in to collect a buffer and after reaching a predetermined one Number of sheets, d. H. after forming a group of leaves to switch a second buffer level so that the one in the first Buffer level contained sheets of further processing can be fed while simultaneously in the second buffer sheets output from the cutting machine can be entered.
  • a device is for example in U.S. Patent 5,083,769.
  • Another solution is the one provided Lay leaves in a single buffer, where to form groups of leaves, the shingled stream by a predetermined Distance that the number of Leaves in the leaf group to be formed, which then be issued.
  • Such a solution is in DE 199 40 405 A and described in DE 199 40 406 A.
  • DE 4333575 A1 describes a method and a device for forming and moving stacks from printed Scroll.
  • the leaves are moved forward one by one and so scaled one on top of the other so that a subsequent leaf is offset comes to rest under the previous sheet.
  • the stack is by hitting the scaly leaves at a stop educated. With little time when moving a finished one Losing stacks of sheets becomes between the last Stack belonging sheet and the following sheet one Gap formed. Once the last sheet is stacked has reached, the stop is moved away, so that the stack is moved away from the sheet conveyor. Thereupon the attack brought back into its stop position and the next stack formed.
  • the present Invention the object of an improved method and an improved device for forming sheet groups to create that the inclusion of new leaves already then if the previous group requires the collection device or have not left the assembly station completely without additional collection areas being provided have to.
  • the present Invention will be the one or more sheets of a Sheet group fed into a collection area.
  • the sheet stack is in Moved towards an output unit. Is the output unit reached, the sheet stack is shifted vertically so that the same is arranged above the collection area that Collection area is created by lifting the finished sheet stack so released so that essentially simultaneously with the extension of the finished stack of sheets subsequent stack of sheets in the collection area can be.
  • the feeding of additional sheets is made possible once a sufficient distance between the raised Stack and the collection area is set.
  • the collecting station comprises a pivotable Collection facility with at least two collection compartments, into one or more leaves of a group of leaves be introduced.
  • the collecting facility pivoted so that another collecting subject at the entrance of the Collection station is assigned while the formed Sheet group is extended from the collecting station.
  • Another advantage of the method and the device according to the invention is that on the complex "double buffer" can be dispensed with, so that compared to such systems, the mechanical effort, the control technology and the costs are reduced.
  • FIGS. 1 and Fig. 2 sheets are in total with the Designated reference numeral B, and stand for one or several leaves of a group of leaves.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic representation of a first Embodiment of the device according to the invention or shown the collection station according to the invention in its Entire is provided with the reference number 100.
  • the collecting station 100 includes a pair of input rollers 102a and 102b in the direction of sheet travel P at the entrance 104 of the collecting station 100 are arranged. Through the dashed line 106 is indicated the plane in which individual sheets in the Enter the collection station. In the sheet direction P after the A support 108 is arranged on input rollers 102a and 102b, which is covered in FIG. 1A by a lifting device 110 is and is therefore only indicated by dashed lines.
  • a sheet B is shown schematically in FIG. 1A.
  • the collecting station 100 further comprises a lifting device 110 with a lifting frame 112, on the closer design discussed in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2 becomes.
  • the lifting frame is connected via a connecting rod 114 112 connected to a lifting drive 116, its actuation a displacement of the lifting frame 112 in the through the arrow V direction perpendicular to the direction of sheet travel P causes.
  • Transport rollers 118a and 118b In the sheet running direction P after the edition 108 is a pair of Transport rollers 118a and 118b arranged.
  • the transport roller 118a is arranged to be movable in the direction V and is over a connecting rod 120 connected to a drive 122, which causes the roller 118a to move in the direction V.
  • the roller 118b is arranged in a stationary position.
  • the collecting station 100 further includes a stop 124 which in the illustrated embodiment as an L-shaped Angle piece is formed, but also in the form of a Rake calculation can be formed.
  • the stop 124 is rotatably supported by a bearing 126, a corresponding Movement of the stop 124 around the bearing 126 by actuating a drive 128 which is a connecting rod 130 moves in the V direction, causing a corresponding tilting of the stop 124 around the bearing 126 done around.
  • An output unit 132 is in the sheet running direction P behind arranged the stop 124 and comprises two discharge rollers 134a and 134b.
  • the discharge roller 134a is via a spring 136 biased against the output roller 134b, and toward V arranged movably.
  • the discharge roller 134b is over one Connecting rod 138 connected to a drive 140, the upon actuation, a displacement of the roller 134b in Direction V and thus also a corresponding one Displacement of the roller 134a in the direction V causes.
  • FIG. 1A shows the situation in which a sheet B enters collection station 100, and for further viewing for the sake of simplicity, assume that the forming leaf group consists of only one leaf B. It however, it is apparent that the present invention not on the formation of leaf groups consisting of only one Sheet is limited, but that the invention Station 100 also has a plurality of sheets of a single one Group records.
  • FIG. 1B The situation that arises is shown in FIG. 1B immediately after it was found that a group of leaves was completely formed.
  • the actuator 128 actuates the connecting rod 130 in such a way to move that the stop 124 after the bearing 126 after tilts downward, as shown in FIG. 1B, so that Path between the platen 108 and the output unit 132 to be released.
  • the actuator 122 is also actuated to the connecting rod 122 and thus the roller 118a against the roller 118b move so by driving the transport rollers 118a and 118b to move the sheet B toward the output unit 132.
  • Fig. 1B the situation is shown in which the sheet B has already arrived between the discharge roller 134a and 134b is.
  • Figure 1C shows what happens after the sheet B has reached the output rollers 134 of the output unit 132.
  • drives 116 and 140 operated to lift frame 112 and discharge rollers 134a, 134b to move into a sheet exit plane 142 that is vertical from the sheet entry plane 106 by a predetermined distance D is spaced.
  • the drive 122 is activated, around the transport roller 118a from the transport roller 118b to move vertically as seen in Fig. 1C is so as to impede the transportation of the sheet B. avoid.
  • the drive 128 is operated, so to cause over the rod 130 that the stop 124 in his closed position returns. As in Fig.
  • the lifting frame 112 comprises one Lifting frame support 144, on which when lifting the lifting frame 112 the sheet B is at rest and the support 108 remains stationary in their original position. Once the in Fig. 1C shown situation can be started to insert a new sheet B 'into the collecting station 100.
  • the collection station 100 enables that as soon as a group B is collected, the stop 124 opened the upper transport roller 118a of the transport that is in front of the stop 124 against the lower transport roller 118b is pressed so that group B accelerates becomes.
  • the stop 124 group B from the next transport roller 134a / 134b of the Output unit taken over, and once that's done, will this transport roller, the stop 124 and at the same time the part of the group that is still in the collection area, raised so far by the lifting device 110 that the first Sheet B 'of the next group under the previous group B can drive up to the stop 124.
  • the output group is now discharged via the stop 124.
  • the Lifting device past the sheets already collected lowered again, which is explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2 is described.
  • FIGS. 1D to 1F are used below to describe the invention Device or the collecting station according to the invention explained in more detail according to a second embodiment. Similar or equivalent elements that already exist 1A to 1C have been explained, the same reference numerals and will not be described again.
  • the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that the collecting station has a pivotable collecting device 150 which at least a first collecting subject 152 and a second collecting subject 154 includes.
  • the first collecting subject 152 and the second Tray 154 includes an entrance 152a and 154a and one, respectively common output 156.
  • Inputs 152a and 154b are located adjacent to entrance 104, and the common Exit is adjacent to transport rollers 118a and 118b arranged. Because of this arrangement, both use compartments 152 and 154 together the stop 124.
  • the collectors 152 and 154 are separated by a partition plate 158, so that the two in the collecting device 150 Form compartments 152 and 154.
  • the collector 150 is pivoted in its entirety, the Bearing (not shown) so adjacent to the common exit 156 is arranged so that when the collecting device moves 150 in the direction of that shown in FIG. 1D Arrows move the entrances 152a, 154a of the bins 152 or 154 towards the entrance 104 or from the entrance 104 is made possible, while at the same time the common Exit 156 a position adjacent to the transport rollers 118a, 118b not changed.
  • controller 146 is operative to provide a corresponding one Movement of the collector 150 depending on the leaf groups to be formed and the other elements of the To effect collection station 100, as will be described in more detail below is explained.
  • FIG. 1D a starting situation is shown in which leaves over the entrance 104 and the rollers 102a and 102b the first collecting compartment 152 are fed.
  • Is schematic in Figure 1D only one sheet B is shown for the sake of clarity Preserve representation.
  • Sheet B is moved such that it in the first collecting compartment 152 against the stop 124 moves. Additional sheets are placed in the bin 152 until a desired number or a permissible number is picked up by leaves.
  • the entrance 104 with a so-called lock provided which enables the sheets to be adjusted accordingly of their arrival at the collecting station 100 either in ascending order or to be arranged in descending order in the collecting subjects, i.e. that the Sheets either on the previous sheet or under the previous sheet.
  • controller 146 determines that the desired one Number of sheets of the sheet group is formed in the collecting compartment 152, this causes the stop 124 to move downward, as shown in Figure 1E, in which the motor 128 accordingly is operated. At the same time, the transport rollers 118a and 118b by operating the motor 122 so moved that they engage with the leaf group, and move it towards the output 132. At the same time with the movement of sheet group B towards output 132 the controller 146 causes the collecting device to pivot 150, as shown by the arrow in Figure 1E so that the input 154a of the second collecting compartment 154 in To move towards the entrance 104 of the collection station 100.
  • control begins feeding of sheets assigned to the second sheet group are in the second collecting compartment 154.
  • the collecting device By pivoting the collecting device during the extension of the first Leaf group and if necessary by accelerated extension the first group of sheets compared to the run-in further leaves will be a sufficiently large distance between the two leaf groups, so that if the first group of sheets has not been fully extended is, by feeding more sheets into the second Collective subject 154 can be started.
  • the stop 124 As soon as the first group of leaves is fully extended, the stop 124 in moved back to its closed position as shown in figure 1F, and the leaves of the second group of leaves recorded in the second collecting compartment 154.
  • the movement of the collecting device 150 is carried out by a corresponding device, which is shown schematically in FIG 160, and which is for example similar to the engine for the lifting device of the first embodiment can be designed.
  • the advantage of the present invention is that a significant increase in performance can be achieved, and furthermore a safe function of the stop is achieved, which is not influenced by the group size, none mechanical controls and not subject to wear is.
  • the present invention enables already during the output of a collected group by collecting the to start the next group, thereby increasing the collection performance of the Systems can be increased significantly.
  • the collecting station 100 configured to either cut sheets or two sheets lying one above the other, ascending or descending to collect.
  • the inlet and outlet speed, i.e. H. the speeds of the transport rollers 102 and 134 are as well as the stop position of the sheets freely programmable.
  • the control of the individual drives and transport rollers is carried out by a controller 146 of the collecting station, which in Fig. 1 is shown schematically.
  • the controller 146 is in the Location, sheet information required for processing are to be managed and buffered, e.g. the number the leaves in a group of leaves and the like.
  • FIG Lifting device 110 The principle of operation of FIG Lifting device 110 according to the first exemplary embodiment explained in more detail. 2 is only for the sake of simplicity the lifting frame 112 is shown.
  • the lifting frame 112 includes one first side element 202 and a second side element 204, that in the sheet running direction P (in Fig. 2 the direction perpendicular to the sheet plane) are arranged parallel to each other, essentially identical in construction to each other and adjustable in height.
  • the movable side elements 202 and 204 becomes a first shot area 206 and a second Receiving area 208 is formed in the lifting element 112.
  • the first and the second receiving area 206 and 208 are through a protrusion 202a or 204a in the respective side elements separated from each other.
  • the upper receiving area 206 is by the protrusions 202a and 204a as well as by covers 202b and 204b.
  • FIG. 2 is also shown the stationary edition 108, which already was described with reference to FIG. 1. This edition is stationary arranged, d. H. it does not change its position.
  • Fig. 2A the situation is shown that of that Fig. 1A corresponds to, namely the situation in the one group of leaves B is formed.
  • sheet group B is directed towards the output unit (Fig. 1, 132) moves, and when reached the same, the lifting frame 112 is raised to the in Fig. 2B to achieve the position shown.
  • the lifting frame 112 becomes the sheet group B on the protrusions 202a and 204a from the sheet infeed plane moved into the sheet outlet plane.
  • the lifting frame 112 has reached the raised position, one can another sheet B 'of a subsequent sheet group in the second recording area 208 can be recorded, as in FIG. 2B is shown.
  • 3 to 5 are examples of Sheet handling systems described that the invention Collection station and the inventive method for Use sheet groups.
  • 3A is a first example of a sheet handling system 300, which shows a cutting machine 302, a first stop or buffer 304, a merger 306, a second stop or a second buffer 308, the collecting station 100 according to the invention and a folding unit 310, which is switched in the paper running direction P one after the other are.
  • the cutting machine 302 becomes a printed one Paper web provided by the cutting machine in individual sheets B is singled out in the first stop 304 lying side by side to the machine center axis X are introduced.
  • the Collecting device 100 specifies the sheet groups formed the folder 310 for further processing.
  • FIG. 3B shows a flow chart in which over the x-axis the time t is recorded, and over the y-axis the individual components of the device 300 are recorded are.
  • the output times are the individual components.
  • the cycle time for this is Designing 215ms, which is about 16,740 cycles per hour equivalent. This implies a reduction in the cycle time 80 ms compared to the conventional described with reference to FIG. 6 System.
  • FIG. 4A shows another sheet handling system 400, which is a sheet feeder 402, a scale belt 404, a stop or buffer 406 and the invention Collection station 100 successively in the paper running direction includes.
  • the sheet feeder 402 gives individual sheets to the scale band 404, which scales the same cached and at the exit of individual sheets the stop 406 outputs, which in turn leaves the inventive Feeds collecting device 100.
  • 4B is a flowchart showing the output times of the individual components of system 400 are shown, with over the time t is plotted on the x-axis, and over the y-axis the individual components.
  • 5A and 5B are those with the present invention achievable gross cycle performance in tabular form for different numbers of forms in a group specified, and also a comparison to the systems from 6 and 7 given a conventional collection station use.

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  1. Procédé pour former des groupes de feuilles (B, B') composés d'une ou de plusieurs feuilles, avec l'étape suivante consistant à :
    (a) alimenter un nombre de feuilles prédéterminé vers une première position dans un plan d'entrée de feuilles (106) dans un poste collecteur (100), pour former un premier groupe de feuilles (B) ;
       caractérisé par les étapes suivantes consistant à :
    (b) lorsque le premier groupe de feuilles est formé, déplacer le premier groupe de feuilles (B) de la première position dans le plan d'entrée de feuilles dans le poste collecteur (100) vers une deuxième position (142) en dehors du niveau d'entrée de feuilles dans le poste collecteur (100), et sortir le premier groupe de feuilles (B) du poste collecteur ; et
    (c) alimenter un nombre de feuilles prédéterminé vers la première position dans le plan d'entrée de feuilles (106) dans le poste collecteur (100), pour former un deuxième groupe de feuilles (B'), tandis que le premier groupe (B) sort du poste collecteur.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel, à l'étape (b), le premier groupe (B) est déplacé dans une direction perpendiculaire à la direction d'alimentation de feuilles (P) vers un plan de sortie de feuilles (142).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le premier groupe (B) est déplacé en direction d'une unité de sortie (132) du poste collecteur (100).
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel, à l'étape (a), les feuilles sont déplacées, dans une direction d'avance des feuilles (P), jusqu'à une butée (124).
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, dans lequel l'étape (b) comporte les étapes suivantes consistant à :
    (b.1.) déplacer la butée (124) vers une position d'ouverture ;
    (b.2.) déplacer le groupe (B) constitué vers une unité de sortie (132); et
    (b.3.) lorsque l'unité de sortie (132) est atteinte, déplacer l'unité de sortie (132) et le premier groupe (B) dans une direction perpendiculaire à la direction d'avance des feuilles (P) et à déplacer la butée (124) vers une position fermée.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel l'alimentation de feuilles du deuxième groupe (B') commence lorsque la butée (124) atteint, à l'étape (b.3.), la position fermée.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le poste collecteur (100) présente un dispositif de collection (150) avec au moins deux casiers de collection (152, 154), à l'étape (a) se trouvant au moins une entrée d'un premier casier de collection (152) dans le plan d'entrée de feuilles et les feuilles étant alimentées vers le premier casier de collection (152), à l'étape (c) se trouvant au moins une entrée d'un second casier de collection (152) dans le plan d'entrée de feuilles et les feuilles étant alimentées vers le deuxième casier de collection (154), et l'étape (b) comportant l'étape suivante consistant à :
    déplacer le dispositif de collection (150) de sorte que le deuxième casier de collection (154) soit prêt, à l'étape (c), pour l'alimentation de feuilles.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le groupe de feuilles et le dispositif de collection (150) sont, à l'étape (b), déplacés sensiblement en même temps.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans lequel le premier groupe est déplacé en direction d'une unité de sortie (132) du poste collecteur (100).
  10. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, dans lequel, à l'étape (a), les feuilles sont déplacées, dans une direction d'avance de feuilles (P), jusqu'à une butée (124).
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, dans lequel l'étape (b) comporte les étapes suivantes consistant à :
    déplacer la butée (124) vers une position ouverte ;
    déplacer le groupe constitué vers une unité de sortie (132) ; et
    lorsque l'unité de sortie (132) est atteinte, déplacer le dispositif de collection (150) de sorte que le deuxième casier de collection (154) soit prêt, à l'étape (c), pour l'alimentation de feuilles.
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 11, dans lequel l'alimentation de feuilles du deuxième groupé commence lorsque le second casier de collection (154) est prêt pour l'alimentation de feuilles, la butée (124) étant déplacée vers une position fermée lorsque le premier groupe est sorti.
  13. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel le poste collecteur est monté de telle manière qu'une sortie du premier casier de collection et du deuxième casier de collection se situent sensiblement dans le plan de sortie de feuilles.
  14. Dispositif pour former des groupes de feuilles (B, B') composés d'une ou de plusieurs feuilles, avec :
    une surface de collection stationnaire (108) destinée à recevoir un nombre de feuilles prédéterminé d'un groupe de feuilles (B, B') ;
       caractérisé par
       un dispositif de levage mobile (110) qui déplace un groupe de feuilles (B, B') reçu sur la surface de collection (108) de la surface de collection (108) vers une autre position (142) ; et
       une unité de commande (146) qui fait que la surface de collection (108) reçoit un nombre de feuilles prédéterminé d'un premier groupe de feuilles (B), que le dispositif de levage (110) déplace le premier groupe de feuilles (B) vers l'autre position (142), que la surface de collection (108) reçoit des feuilles d'un deuxième groupe de feuilles (B'), et que le premier groupe (B) sort pendant l'alimentation de feuilles du deuxième groupe (B').
  15. Dispositif selon la revendication 14, dans lequel le dispositif de levage (110) déplace le premier groupe (B) dans une direction (V) perpendiculaire à une direction (P) dans laquelle des feuilles sont alimentées vers la surface de collection (108).
  16. Dispositif selon la revendication 14 ou 15, avec un dispositif de sortie (132), le dispositif de commande (146) faisant que le dispositif de sortie (132) sorte le premier groupe (B) pendant l'alimentation de feuilles du deuxième groupe (B').
  17. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 14 à 16, avec une butée (124) qui se trouve en position fermée, pour former des groupes de feuilles (B, B') sur la surface de collection (108), et qui se trouve en position ouverte, pour déplacer un groupe de feuilles (B, B') hors de la surface de collection (108).
  18. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 14 à 17, dans lequel le dispositif de levage (110) présente une première et une deuxième surface de dépôt latérale réglables en hauteur (202, 204), dont la distance dans une direction transversale au sens d'avance des feuilles du (P) est réglable, pour être plus grande ou plus petite qu'une largeur d'une feuille du groupe de feuilles (B, B').
  19. Dispositif pour former des groupes de feuilles composés d'une ou de plusieurs feuilles, avec :
    un dispositif de collection (150) avec au moins deux casiers de collection (152, 154) destinés à recevoir un nombre de feuilles prédéterminé d'un groupe de feuilles ;
       caractérisé par
       un dispositif (160) destiné à déplacer le dispositif de collection (150), pour préparer un casier de collection des au moins deux casiers de collection (152, 154) pour recevoir des feuilles ; et
       un dispositif de commande (146) qui fait qu'un premier casier de collection (152) reçoit un nombre de feuilles prédéterminé d'un premier groupe de feuilles, que le premier groupe de feuilles sort du premier casier de collection, que le dispositif déplace le dispositif de collection (150) de telle sorte, et qu'un deuxième casier de collection (154) est prêt pour l'alimentation de feuilles et reçoit des feuilles d'un deuxième groupe de feuilles, tandis que le premier groupe de feuilles sort du premier casier de collection.
  20. Dispositif selon la revendication 19, avec une unité de sortie (132), le dispositif de commande (146) faisant que l'unité de sortie (132) sorte le premier groupe pendant l'alimentation de feuilles du deuxième groupe.
  21. Dispositif selon la revendication 19 ou 20, avec une butée (124) qui se trouve en position fermée, pour former des groupes de feuilles dans le casier de collection (152, 154) et en position ouverte pour déplacer un groupe de feuilles hors du casier de collection (152, 154).
  22. Dispositif selon la revendication 21, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (146) provoque un déplacement de la butée (124) en une position ouverte, un déplacement du groupe constitué vers une unité de sortie (132), lorsque l'unité de sortie (132) est atteinte, un déplacement du dispositif de collection (150) de telle sorte que le deuxième casier de collection (154) soit prêt pour l'alimentation de feuilles, et la sortie du premier groupe du poste collecteur (100).
  23. Dispositif selon la revendication 22, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (146) provoque l'alimentation de feuilles du deuxième groupe lorsque le deuxième casier de collection (154) est prêt pour l'alimentation de feuilles, le dispositif de commande (146) provoquant un déplacement de la butée (124) en une position fermée lorsque le premier groupe est sorti.
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