Buckle folding machine with folding pocket cassette
View Patent ↗A buckle folding machine ( 10 ) includes an operator facing side wall ( 14 ) and a side wall ( 16 ) remote from an operator, the side walls ( 14, 16 ) being arranged at a distance from each other and at least one lower folding pocket ( 22, 24 ) being arranged between the side walls ( 14, 16 ). The lower folding pocket ( 24, 26 ) is guided in a cassette ( 28 ) for displacement from an operating position, in which it adjoins folding rolls ( 26 ), into a release position, in which it is located at a distance from the folding rolls ( 26 ), wherein the lower folding pocket ( 22, 24 ) is located outside of a coverage of the operator facing side wall ( 14 ) when in the release position, and wherein the cassette ( 28 ) is guided such that it can be displaced, perpendicular to the operator facing side wall ( 14 ), from an inserted position, in which the lower folding pocket ( 22, 24 ) is located within the buckle folding machine ( 10 ), into a withdrawn position, in which the lower folding pocket ( 22, 24 ) is located outside the buckle folding machine ( 10 ).
1. A buckle folding machine comprising an operator facing side wall and a side wall remote from an operator, said side walls being arranged at a distance from each other and at least one lower folding pocket being arranged between said side walls, wherein said lower folding pocket is guided in a cassette for displacement from an operating position, in which it adjoins folding rolls, into a release position, in which it is located at a distance from said folding rolls, wherein said lower folding pocket is located outside of a coverage of said operator facing side wall when in said release position, and wherein said cassette is guided such that it can be displaced, perpendicular to said operator facing side wall, from an inserted position, in which said lower folding pocket is located within said buckle folding machine, into a withdrawn position, in which said lower folding pocket is located outside said buckle folding machine.
2. The buckle folding machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said lower folding pocket can be pneumatically moved from said operating position into said release position and back.
3. The buckle folding machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cassette is guided by a telescopic guide.