US 11,878,543 B2
Device for the robotic printing of individually-printed books, and associated method
Hubert Pedurand, Coulanges la Vineuse (FR)
Assigned to R&D AUTOMATION, Monswiller (FR)
Appl. No. 17/310,974
Filed by R&D AUTOMATION, Monswiller (FR)
PCT Filed Feb. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/053184
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/177978, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1902286 (FR), filed on Mar. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0134791 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B42C 19/08 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01); B42C 5/04 (2006.01); B42C 7/00 (2006.01); B42C 9/00 (2006.01); B42C 11/04 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B42C 19/08 (2013.01) [B26D 7/06 (2013.01); B42C 5/04 (2013.01); B42C 7/005 (2013.01); B42C 9/0056 (2013.01); B42C 11/04 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B26D 2007/0081 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for manufacturing a book on demand, comprising:
a cover printing or receiving station arranged to respectively print or receive a cover;
a book block printing or receiving station arranged to respectively print or receive a book block;
a binding station arranged to assemble the book block and the cover; and
transport means arranged and/or programmed to transport the cover and/or the book block between the different stations;
said device being arranged to deposit adhesive on an adhesive bonding area of the cover inside the binding station before assembly of the cover and the book block by adhesion, forming a book;
the device comprising heating means arranged to heat and/or maintain at a heated temperature adhesive deposited on the adhesive bonding area of the cover before assembly of the cover and the book block by adhesion such that the adhesive is located between the cover and the heating means, the heating means comprising:
means for generating heat;
a mouth arranged to limit an extent of a diffusion of the heat; and
a controller arranged and/or programmed to control an opening of the mouth as a function of a quantity and/or a width of adhesive deposited on the adhesive bonding area and/or as a function of a thickness of the book block.