Protective device for a delivery device

A method for operating a machine that processes printing substrates in sheet form, in particular, a printing press, including a delivery device ( 1 ) which contains a drive ( 2 ) for conveying the substrate sheets and at least one opening ( 8 ) through which the substrate sheets are conveyed from th...

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Main Authors Donges, Markus, Meyer, Helmut, Mueller, Robert, Scholz, Holger
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.04.2004
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Summary:A method for operating a machine that processes printing substrates in sheet form, in particular, a printing press, including a delivery device ( 1 ) which contains a drive ( 2 ) for conveying the substrate sheets and at least one opening ( 8 ) through which the substrate sheets are conveyed from the inside ( 4 ) of the delivery device ( 1 ) to an externally accessible region ( 6 ), and further including a control device which controls at least one closing device ( 7 ) for opening or closing the opening ( 8 ) and which is operatively connected to the drive ( 2 ) of the delivery device ( 1 ). Also provided is a device for carrying out the method. The present invention has the feature that the opening ( 8 ) is closed or is closed by the control device when no substrate sheet is conveyed through the opening ( 8 ).