Programmed operation of rotary duplicator machine capable of whole-page, paragraphwise and linewise printing upon whole-page sheets and smaller-format cards or slips

摘要

The printing form on the printing drum of the machine bears an image in the form of a multi-line text. A counterpressure element can be moved to an operative position to effect transfer of the whole text onto whole-page sheets or transfer of individual lines or line groups to smaller-format cards or slips. The counterpressure element is moved by an activatable moving unit. A sheet feeding unit is activatable for feeding whole-page sheets to the printing location. A card feeding unit is activatable for feeding smaller-format cards to the printing location. A diverting unit is activatable for diverting printed whole-page sheets directly to the delivery station and smaller-format cards to a branch path in which they are turned over and then deposited at the delivery station in the printing sequence. A marking unit is activatable for providing routing markings on the various sheets and cards. A programmable control system is automatically operative for activating preselectable ones of the aforementioned activatable units preselectable numbers of times in preselectable sequences.