Conveyor for conveying printed products and system provided with such a conveyor

摘要

An apparatus for conveying printed products, includes a first accumulating section and at least one second accumulating section to convey the printed products from at least one intake area to at least one discharge area. The apparatus includes a feeding device to supply the printed products to one of the first or second accumulating sections in the at least one intake area. The apparatus further includes a discharge device to remove the printed products from one of the first or second accumulating sections in the at least one discharge area.

主权项

1. An apparatus for conveying printed products, comprising:
a conveyor having a first accumulating section to convey the printed products in a transporting direction and at least one second accumulating section to convey the printed products in the same transporting direction, wherein the first and second accumulating sections are configured to convey the printed products in parallel from at least one intake area to at least one discharge area, wherein the first and second accumulating sections are each divided into at least two zones; an individual drive provided for each of the at least two zones of each of the first and second accumulating sections, wherein the individual drives are configured to convey the printed products from the at least one intake area to the at least one discharge area; a feeding device configured to supply the printed products in sequence to the first and second accumulating sections in the at least one intake area in order to simultaneously convey printed products on the first and second accumulating sections; and a discharge device configured to remove the printed products from the first and second accumulating sections in the at least one discharge area, wherein the individual drives are separately controlled and configured such that the sequence of printed products supplied by the feeding device is maintained for printed products removed by the discharge device from the first and second accumulating sections; wherein at least one of the feeding device and the discharge device comprises a lift; wherein the lift comprises an upper and a lower table.