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EP2502862B1 - Procédé et dispositif de traitement de feuilles de différents formats - Google Patents

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EP2502862B1
EP2502862B1 EP11405236.8A EP11405236A EP2502862B1 EP 2502862 B1 EP2502862 B1 EP 2502862B1 EP 11405236 A EP11405236 A EP 11405236A EP 2502862 B1 EP2502862 B1 EP 2502862B1
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Toni Egli
Stephan Riedel
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  • the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing sheets of different formats according to claim 1 or claim 13.
  • Collection devices of this type are for example in the EP 1 471 022 A1 and the EP 1 857 390 A1 disclosed.
  • a collecting drum which can be driven in rotation is present, to which the sheets to be processed are fed by means of a feed device and on which the sheets fed in succession are temporarily held and collected into sheet stacks.
  • the retention of the bow on the periphery of the collecting drums is carried out by mechanical retaining means or by means of electrostatic attraction forces.
  • the peripheral speed of the collecting drum and / or the feeding speed of the feeding device must be changed and adapted to the changing format lengths. This requires a corresponding regulatory effort.
  • the present invention is based on the object to provide a method and an apparatus of the aforementioned type, which or allows it to process sheets of different format, the successive, without too much technical effort.
  • the inventive concept involves the provision of at least two collecting drums, each of which serves to temporarily hold one or more sheets at its periphery.
  • the collecting drums are driven at a peripheral speed corresponding to the feeding speed of the sheets. This makes it possible to continuously process sheets of different format or different format lengths, which occur consecutively in the feed direction, without having to regulate the peripheral speed of the collecting drums and / or the feeding speed of the sheets.
  • the one collecting drum is arranged above the conveying path for the sheets and the other collecting drum which is determined by the feeding device below this conveying path.
  • the collecting drums are driven in this case in opposite directions.
  • newspapers, magazines, brochures and the like can be produced in a rational manner in particular, which consist of sheets printed on both sides, which are preferably printed in a digital printing machine.
  • the individual sheets of newspapers, magazines, brochures and the like are usually printed with four text and / or image pages (hereinafter called double sheet) and are after folded on the collecting cylinders in the middle.
  • Newspapers in particular, may also contain sheets which, compared to the other sheets, have only half the format length and are printed with two text and / or image pages (referred to below as a single sheet).
  • Such newspapers can be produced particularly easily with the aid of the method according to the invention or by means of the device according to the invention. This also applies to newspapers that contain a one-page or multi-page supplement.
  • the sheets of the supplement can be collected on one collecting drum to a first sheet stack and the sheets of newspaper on the other collecting cylinder to a second stack of sheets. If a third collection drum is used, newspapers can be made, which consist of double and single sheets as described above and also contain a side dish. The sheets of the supplement are preferably collected on the third collection drum.
  • a sheet processing device 1 has two rotatably drivable collecting drums 2, 3, which have cylindrical lateral surfaces and whose axes of rotation are designated by 2 'and 3'.
  • the collection drum 2 in the direction of the arrow A and the collecting drum 3 in the direction of the arrow B, that is driven in the opposite sense.
  • the diameter d2 of the one collecting drum 2 is larger than the diameter d3 of the other collecting drum 3.
  • the diameter d2 may for example be twice as large as the diameter d3.
  • the collecting drums 2, 3 is preceded by a feed device 4, which defines a conveyor track 5 for sheet 6.
  • the collection drums 2, 3 are located opposite to this conveyor track 5, wherein in the present embodiment, the collecting drum 2 is arranged with the larger diameter d2 below this conveyor track 5. But it is also possible to arrange the collecting drum 2 above and the collecting drum 3 below the conveyor track 5.
  • the feeding device 4 has a number of conveying roller pairs 7, which are driven in a manner known per se, in such a way that the sheets 6 are conveyed in succession at a specific, substantially constant feeding speed v in a feeding direction F to the collecting drums 2, 3 become.
  • the conveying roller pairs 6 other suitable conveying means may be used, for example a conveyor belt provided with drivers or a vacuum belt.
  • the collecting drums 2, 3 are by means of a only schematically shown drive assembly 8 driven such that the peripheral speed u each collection drum 2, 3 is substantially equal to the feed speed v.
  • the drive arrangement 8 has a drive motor 9 which drives the lower collection drum 2 via a drive element 10 (for example drive belt or chain). The latter is drive-connected via a gear 11 to the upper collecting drum 3.
  • a detection device 12 for detecting the passing sheet 6 is arranged, which scans, for example, the leading edge 6v of the sheet 6 or the sheet 6 applied in the feeding direction F.
  • the detection device 12 is connected to a controller, not shown.
  • the sheets 6 are separated by means of a cross-cutting device 13, which is of known type, from a continuously fed material web 14.
  • the sheet 6 are printed, wherein the printing of the sheet 6 and the web 14 is preferably carried out in a digital printing press.
  • the two collecting cylinders 2, 3 are provided with retaining means, not shown, which hold the supplied sheet 6 temporarily on the circumference 2a, and 3a, the collecting drums 2, and 3, as in figure 1 is represented by the bends 6 'and 6 "
  • the retaining means may, for example, be a mechanical retaining mechanism as shown in the EP 1 471 022 A1 be described, or by a working by mechanical means or with electrostatic charge arresting arrangement, as shown in the EP 1 857 390 A1 disclosed, be formed.
  • EP 1 471 022 A1 the working by mechanical means or with electrostatic charge arresting arrangement
  • the sheets 6 to sheet stacks which consist of several superimposed sheets 6, are collected, as in the above-mentioned documents EP 1 471 022 A1 and EP 1 857 390 A1 is explained in more detail.
  • the sheets 6 can also be temporarily held on the periphery 2a, 3a of the collecting drums 2, 3 with other than the above-mentioned retaining means.
  • release elements 15 and 16 are provided, which can be spent independently and in a manner not shown from an inactive position to an active position and vice versa.
  • the detachment elements 15, 16 detach a sheet 6 or a stack of sheets from the associated collecting drum 2, 3 and guide the detached sheet 6 or the detached stack of sheets to a removal device 17 which, for example, is the same as the delivery device 4 may be and driven conveyor roller pairs 18 or other types of funding has.
  • FIGS. 2 to 4 Possible variants of the operation of the device according to FIG. 1 explained.
  • the sheet processing apparatus 1 is shown in simplified form.
  • the drive assembly 8 for the collecting drums 2, 3 and the cross-cutting device 13 are omitted.
  • the sheets 6 are printed on both sides. But this is not absolutely necessary, because the sheet 6 can be printed only on one side or not at all.
  • sheets 6a of a first format and sheets 6b of a second format different from the first format are processed.
  • the width x of the sheets 6a, 6b running transversely to the feed direction F is the same, while the sheets 6a have a format length y1 extending in the feed direction F, which is greater than the format length y2 of the sheets 6b.
  • the format length y1 is about twice as large as the format length y2.
  • the format width x and the format lengths y1 and y2 are representative of the remaining figures only in FIG. 2a entered.
  • a sheet 2a will hereinafter be referred to as a "long sheet” and a sheet 2b as a “short sheet”.
  • the sheets 6a, 6b viewed in the feed direction F, are successively fed to the collecting drums 2, 3.
  • the first variant of the operation of the sheet processing apparatus 1 are each two long sheet 6a and a short sheet 6b to a final or Intermediate brought together.
  • the FIGS. 2a to 2d show temporally successive situations.
  • the short sheet 6b-1 is wound on the upper collecting drum 3 and held at the periphery.
  • the short sheet 6b-1 is completely wound on the collecting drum 3, while the subsequent long sheet 6a-1 is wound on the lower collecting drum 2 and held at the periphery thereof.
  • the second long arc 6a-2 is then passed between the collecting drums 2, 3 thereafter.
  • This second long sheet 6a-2 is simultaneously brought together with the first long sheet 6a-1 and the short sheet 6b-1 so that the leading edges 6v of the three sheets 6a-1, 6a-2 and 6b-1 are aligned with each other.
  • the sheets 6a-1 and 6b-1 are detached by means of the release elements 15 and 16 from the associated collection drum 2 and 3 respectively.
  • the product 19 formed from the sheets 6a-1, 6a-2 and 6b-1 is led away in the direction of the arrow W.
  • the following sheets 6b-1, 6a-1 and 6a-2 now undergo the processing described above.
  • a product 19 By folding the superimposed sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2 along their transverse to the WegLabcardi W center line, a product 19 can be obtained in which the short sheet 6b-1 between the folded long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2.
  • a product 19 may be, for example, a newspaper or newspaper bundle, ie a part of a newspaper, in which the long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2 are each provided with four text and / or Image pages and the short sheet 6b-1 are printed with two text and / or image pages.
  • FIGS. 3a to 3d a second variant of the operation of the sheet processing apparatus 1 is shown, in which, as in the first variant according to the FIGS. 2a to 2d , in each case a short arc 6b-1 and two long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2 are combined to form a product 19, which, however, is constructed differently.
  • FIGS. 3a and 3b illustrated situations correspond to the hand of the FIGS. 2a and 2b explained situations.
  • the short bow 6b-1 is earlier than in the Fig. 2b shown detached from the collecting drum 3 and brought together with the subsequent long sheet 6a-1.
  • the second long sheet 6a-2 is brought together with the overlapping sheets 6a-1 and 6b-1 ( Fig. 3c ).
  • the laying on of the sheets 6a-1, 6b-1 and 6a-2 also takes place so that their leading edges 6v are aligned with each other.
  • the in the 3d figure shown situation corresponds to the situation according to Figure 2d with the exception that the product 19 is assembled differently and consists of the short sheet 6b-1 lying between the long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2.
  • FIGS. 4a to 4f third variant of the operation of the sheet processing apparatus 1 three short sheets 6b and two long sheets 6a, which are fed in the feed direction F successively the collecting drums 2, 3, brought together first to intermediate products and then to a final product.
  • the FIGS. 4a to 4f demonstrate same as in the representations of FIGS. 2a to 2d and Figures 3a to 3d show successive situations.
  • the short sheets 6b-1 and 6b-2 are wound on the upper collecting drum 3 and held on the periphery thereof so that the sheets 6b-1, 6b-2 are aligned with their side edges.
  • the first short arc 6b-1 makes more than one revolution of the collecting drum 3 with it.
  • the third incoming short sheet 6b-3 is brought together with the now detached from the collecting drum 3 sheets 6b-1 and 6b-2, that all three short sheets 6b-1, 6b-2 and 6b-3 are aligned with their side edges ( FIG. 4b ).
  • the next incoming long sheet 6a-2 is brought together with the detached from the collection drum 2 sheets 6a-1 so that the two long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2 are aligned with their side edges to each other.
  • the short sheets 6b-1, 6b-2 and 6c-3 of the first sheet stack S1 can be joined together at the longitudinal edge indicated by L, preferably by means of an adhesive which, for example, during the collection of the sheets 6b-1, 6b-2, 6b -3 has been applied to the collecting drum 3 on this sheet.
  • the sheets are 6b-1, 6b-2, 6b-3 of the sheet stack S1 usually but along the later fold line 21, the extends in the direction of the Weglimraum W, connected to each other.
  • the first sheet stack S1 formed from the short sheets 6b-1, 6b-2, 6b-3 along the fold line 21 (see FIG Figure 4c ) has been folded.
  • the collected on the collecting drum 2 to a second sheet stack S2 long sheets 2a-1 and 2a-2 have been detached from the collecting drum 2 and form a second partial product 20b.
  • the superimposed and aligned sheets 2a-1 and 2a-2 are along a first fold line 22 (see FIG. 4d ), which is transverse to the WegLabcardi W, folded a first time, as in Figure 4e is shown, in which the folded edge formed is designated 22a.
  • the folded partial product 20b is folded a second time along a second fold line 23 (see FIG Figure 4e ) which is perpendicular to the first folded edge 22a.
  • the twice-folded partial product 20b is placed over the other, one-folded partial product 20a, as on the left side of the FIG. 4f is shown.
  • the final product formed is designated 19 and the second folded edge of the partial product 20b is designated 23a.
  • FIGS. 4c to 4f The following sheets 6b-1, 6b-2, 6b-3, 6a-1 and 6b-2 are processed in the manner described above to the next partial products 20a and 20b and then to the next final product 19.
  • FIG. 4f representing the representation of Figure 4c corresponds, the first sheet stack S1 'for the next partial product 20a is shown.
  • end product 19 may be a newspaper, which consists of a supplement (booklet, booklet or the like), which is inserted in the actual newspaper.
  • the partial product 20a forms the supplement and the partial product 20b the actual newspaper.
  • Both the sheets 6b-1, 6b-2, 6b-3 of the partial product 20a (supplement) as well as the sheets 6a-1, 6a-2 of the other partial product 20b (newspaper) are printed with four text and / or image pages.
  • FIG. 5 is in a perspective side view (corresponding to the representations in the FIGS. 2 to 4 ) shows a second embodiment of a sheet processing apparatus 1 'according to the invention.
  • the sheet processing device 1 'in this FIG. 5 in comparison to the presentation of the FIG. 1 simplified shown.
  • This sheet processing apparatus 1 'according to FIG. 5 corresponds with the exception of the diameter d2, d3 of the collecting drums 2, 3 in the FIG. 1 shown sheet processing apparatus 1, wherein in FIG. 5 certain components, such as the drive assembly 8, the Detecting device 12 and the cross-cutting device 13, are omitted.
  • the same reference numerals used are in the FIGS. 1 and 5 the same reference numerals used.
  • the two collecting drum diameters d2 and d3 are the same size.
  • a product 19 ' is produced from the short sheet 6b-2 and the subsequently fed long sheets 6a-3 and 6a-4, in which the short sheet 6b-3 rests on the long sheet 6a-4, which in turn rests on the other long bow 6a-3 rests (see also FIG. 6 which serves to illustrate this mode of operation).
  • the short sheet 6b-2 is first temporarily held on the upper collecting drum 3 and then laid on the long sheet 6a-4, while the other long sheet 6a-3, which is first temporarily held on the lower collecting drum, of is applied to the bottom of the bow 6a-4.
  • the third Short sheet 6b-3 is temporarily held on the circumference of the upper collecting drum 3.
  • the collection drums 2, 3 are always fed with two short sheets 6b-1 and 6b-2 followed by two long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2, and products 19, 19 'are produced in which, as shown, respectively two long sheets 6a-1, 6a-2 and 6a-3, 6a-4 and a short sheet 6b-1 and 6b-2 are superimposed.
  • the first short sheet 6b-1 as described is brought together with the subsequent long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2, while the second short sheet 6b-2 is held on the upper collecting drum 3 until it with the next arriving long bows 6a-3 and 6a-4.
  • FIG. 7 which from the representation ago the FIG. 6 corresponds, a third embodiment of a sheet processing apparatus 1 "according to the invention will be described below.
  • This sheet processing apparatus 1 '' is compared to in the FIG. 1 shown sheet processing device 1 is simplified and different from this in that in addition a third collection drum 25 is provided, which has a substantially cylindrical lateral surface and which is rotatable about an axis of rotation.
  • the sheet processing apparatus 1 "corresponds to the sheet processing apparatus 1 according to FIG. 1 , For themselves corresponding parts are in the FIG. 7 the same reference numerals as in the FIGS.
  • the diameter of the third collecting drum 25 may be the same or different as compared with the diameters d2, d3 of the collecting drums 2, 3. With the provision of a third collecting drum 25, it is possible to produce end products which differ from the end products 19, which by means of the in the FIGS. 1 to 5 can be produced. The following is with reference to the FIG. 7 a possible operation of the sheet processing apparatus 1 '' described.
  • three sheets 6c-1, 6c-2 and 6c-3 of a third format are fed to collecting drums 2, 3, 25 first, which are referred to below as "supplementary sheets" for the sake of simplicity.
  • These supplementary sheets 6c differ in format from the formats of the long sheets 6a and 6b of the short sheets.
  • 25 supplied sheet flow to the additional sheets 6c-1, 6c-2 and 6c-3 is followed by a short arc 6b-1 and two long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2.
  • the intermediate product 26 formed by the sheet stack S1 is a newspaper consisting of two double pages, ie the long sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2, and a single half-size sheet, ie the short sheet 6b-1.
  • the double pages (sheets 6a-1 and 6a-2) are printed with four, the single page (sheet 6b-1) with two text and / or image pages.
  • the other intermediate 27 formed by the stack of sheets S2 is a leaflet (magazine or booklet), which is preferably a tabloid.
  • a sheet stack S can be formed from sheet 6 of the same format or from sheet 6 of different format. If the circumferential length permits, two or more sheets 6 or sheet stacks S can be held at the same time on the circumference of a collection drum 2, 3, 25, as shown in FIG FIG. 5 is shown at the collecting drum 3.
  • the arc 6 so brought together that in the resulting product 19 are aligned with their leading edge 6v each other.
  • the sheets 6 it is also possible for the sheets 6 to align with one another when brought into contact with their trailing, rear edge or with one of their side edges which extend in the feed direction F.
  • the sheets 6 can be dispensed with a mutual alignment of the sheet 6.
  • products 19 can also be produced one after the other which differ in composition from one another, e.g. in terms of the number of sheets 6 or the combination of sheets 6 with different formats.
  • the sheet 6 can be held either on one or the other collection drum 2, 3, 25. It will not necessarily all the sheets 6 wound on the circumference of the collecting drums 2, 3, 25, because certain sheets 6 are passed between the collecting drums 2, 3 and past the collecting drum 25, as the hand on the Figures 2 . 3 and 5 and 7 has been explained.
  • the collecting drums 2, 3, 25 supplied sheet 6 may also have more than two or three different formats.
  • the sheets 6 of different format may have the same width b and different format lengths y or the same format length y and different widths b.
  • the sheets 6 may be made of paper, plastic, a textile material or any other suitable material.
  • a preferred field of application of the method according to the invention and of the sheet processing device according to the invention is the production of newspapers, magazines, brochures and the like from sheets of different format printed in a digital printing machine.
  • other products which consist of sheets printed in a digital printing machine can also be produced, e.g. Calendar, lottery tickets and the like

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  1. Méthode pour le traitement de feuilles de formats différents, présentant les étapes suivantes:
    alimenter des feuilles (6a, 6b) dans une direction d'alimentation (F) l'une derrière l'autre et à une certaine vitesse d'alimentation (v) vers au moins un premier et un deuxième tambour-collecteur (2, 3) qui présentent des surfaces latérales essentiellement cylindriques,
    entraîner chaque tambour-collecteur (2, 3) autour d'un axe de rotation (2a, 3a) à une vitesse circonférentielle (u), qui correspond essentiellement à la vitesse d'alimentation (v) des feuilles (6a, 6b),
    attacher temporairement au moins une partie des feuilles (6a, 6b) sur chaque fois un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3), et
    détacher les feuilles (6a, 6b) attachées du premier respectivement du deuxième tambour-collecteur (2, 3) et
    traiter ultérieurement les feuilles (6a, 6b) détachées,
    caractérisée en ce que
    les feuilles (6a, 6b) présentent différents formats et
    en ce que les feuilles (6a) d'un premier format sont attachées au premier tambour-collecteur (2) et les feuilles (6b) d'un autre, deuxième format sont attachées sur l'autre, deuxième tambour-collecteur (3).
  2. Méthode selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que chaque fois plusieurs feuilles (6) sont collectées en une pile de feuilles (S) sur au moins un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3), et en ce que la pile de feuilles (S) est détachée du tambour-collecteur (2, 3) associé et enlevée pour un traitement ultérieur.
  3. Méthode selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que chaque fois plusieurs feuilles (6b) du premier format sont collectées au premier tambour-collecteur (2, 3) pour former une première pile de feuilles (S1) et chaque fois plusieurs feuilles (6a) du deuxième format sont collectées sur le deuxième tambour-collecteur (2, 3) pour former une deuxième pile de feuilles (S2), et en ce que la première et la deuxième piles de feuilles (S1, S2) sont détachée du tambour-collecteur (2, 3) associé et enlevées pour un traitement ultérieur.
  4. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-3, caractérisée en ce que les feuilles (6) ou les piles de feuilles (S) détachées de l'un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3) sont rassemblées avec les feuilles (6) ou piles de feuilles (S) détachées de l'autre tambour-collecteur (2, 3), préférablement les feuilles (6) ou les piles de feuilles (S) détachées de l'un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3) sont déposées sur les feuilles (6) ou piles de feuilles (S) détachées de l'autre tambour-collecteur (2, 3).
  5. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-4, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins les feuilles (6) qui sont collectées sur un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3) en une pile de feuilles (S) sont connectées les unes aux autres.
  6. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-5, caractérisée en ce qu'une pile de feuilles (S1) détachée de l'un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3), qui est formée de feuilles (6b) d'un format plus petit connectées les unes aux autres, est insérée à l'intérieur d'une pile de feuilles (S2) pliée, qui a été détachée de l'autre tambour-collecteur (2, 3) et est formée de feuilles (6a) d'un format plus grand, préférablement deux fois plus grand.
  7. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-5, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins une feuille (6b) d'un format plus petit détachée de l'un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3) est insérée à l'intérieur d'une pile de feuilles (S) pliée, qui a été détachée de l'autre tambour-collecteur (2, 3) et est formée de feuilles (6a) d'un format plus grand, préférablement deux fois plus grand.
  8. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-7, caractérisée en ce que sur le tambour-collecteur (2, 3), sur lequel plusieurs feuilles (6) sont collectées, les feuilles (6) sont attachées sur le tambour-collecteur (2, 3) avec l'un de leurs bords (6v) s'étendant orienté transversalement par rapport à la direction d'alimentation (F).
  9. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-8, caractérisée en ce que chaque fois des feuilles (6a, 6b) de différents formats sont collectées au moins sur un des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3).
  10. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-9, caractérisée en ce que des feuilles d'un autre format sont enroulées sur un troisième tambour-collecteur (25) avec une surface latérale essentiellement cylindrique et sont attachées temporairement à la circonférence de ce tambour-collecteur (25).
  11. Méthode selon l'une des revendications 1-10, caractérisée en ce qu'il sert à attacher et à collecter des feuilles (6) imprimées, en particulier au moyen d'une station d'impression digitale, qui sont préférablement une partie d'un journal, d'un périodique, d'une brochure ou ce genre de produits.
  12. Dispositif pour le traitement de feuilles de formats différents présentant:
    un dispositif d'alimentation (4) pour alimenter des feuilles (6a, 6b) de différents formats dans une direction d'alimentation (F), les unes derrière les autres, et avec une certaine vitesse de convoyage (v),
    au moins un premier et un deuxième tambour-collecteur (2, 3) disposés en aval du dispositif d'alimentation (4), avec des surfaces latérales essentiellement cylindriques, et qui peuvent tourner autour d'un axe de rotation (2a, 3a),
    des moyens de fixation pour attacher temporairement à la circonférence des tambours-collecteurs (2, 3) des feuilles (6a, 6b) alimentées, et
    un dispositif d'entraînement (8) pour entraîner les tambours-collecteurs (2, 3) en rotation à une vitesse circonférentielle (u), qui correspond essentiellement à la vitesse d'alimentation (v) du dispositif d'alimentation (4)
    caractérisé en ce que
    les feuilles (6a) d'un premier format sont attachées au premier tambour-collecteur (2) et les feuilles (6b) d'un autre, deuxième format sont attachées sur l'autre, deuxième tambour-collecteur (3).
  13. Dispositif selon la revendication 12, caractérisé par un troisième tambour-collecteur (25), disposé en aval du dispositif d'alimentation (4), qui a une surface latérale essentiellement cylindrique, qui peut tourner autour d'un axe de rotation et présente des moyens de fixation, pour attacher temporairement des feuilles (6) alimentées à sa circonférence.
  14. Dispositif selon la revendication 12 ou 13, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation sont des moyens de fixation qui fonctionnent mécaniquement ou au moyen de forces électrostatiques.
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