CN101952798A - Plate pallet stock detection - Google Patents

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CN101952798A
CN101952798A CN2009801060384A CN200980106038A CN101952798A CN 101952798 A CN101952798 A CN 101952798A CN 2009801060384 A CN2009801060384 A CN 2009801060384A CN 200980106038 A CN200980106038 A CN 200980106038A CN 101952798 A CN101952798 A CN 101952798A
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P·科罗利克
M·贝雷夕
T·奥尔帕克
S·雷格威
M·西尔弗曼
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/08—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device
    • B65H1/14—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
    • B65H2301/4225—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles in or on special supports
    • B65H2301/42256—Pallets; Skids; Platforms with feet, i.e. handled together with the stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/10—Size; Dimensions
    • B65H2511/15—Height, e.g. of stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/50—Occurence
    • B65H2511/51—Presence
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2553/00—Sensing or detecting means
    • B65H2553/40—Sensing or detecting means using optical, e.g. photographic, elements
    • B65H2553/41—Photoelectric detectors
    • B65H2553/412—Photoelectric detectors in barrier arrangements, i.e. emitter facing a receptor element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1928—Printing plate

Abstract

A plate stock detection apparatus for detecting plates remaining on a plate pallet (13) on an automatic plate pallet loading system (18) configured to load plates into an imaging device, which includes a plate pallet adaptor (11). The plate pallet is placed on top of the adaptor; and plate pallet stock detectors (15, 16, 21, 31) measure plates left on the plate pallet. A plate pallet elevation system (12) elevates the plate pallet in response to feedback plate pallet stock detectors.

Description

The printing plates storage detects
Technical field
The present invention relates to equipment and method that a kind of detection is configured to be loaded into forme storage (stock) remaining in the printing plates (pallet) in computing machine forme (CTP) imaging device.
Background technology
Current known CTP system has realized that the human user input is about the information of forme amount and version type in system controller, and forme is to be loaded in the various forme pallets that are associated with the CTP device.After this, by being carried out countdown, the forme quantity of using during the forme imaging process further upgrades these data by system controller.
The invention provides a kind of automatic technique that does not need manually to import the forme quantitative data.Whether the present invention detects has forme and prompting user when needs replenish forme.
Summary of the invention
In brief, according to an aspect of the present invention, forme storage checkout equipment detects remaining forme on the printing plates on the automatic printing plates loading system be configured to load forme in imaging device.Remaining forme storage in the printing plates storage detectors measure printing plates, the printing plates elevator system promotes printing plates in response to the feedback from printing plates storage detecting device.
When reading following detailed description the in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, these and other purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage will become apparent for those skilled in the art, shown in the accompanying drawing with exemplary embodiments of the present invention has been described.
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Fig. 1 shows the synoptic diagram of the printing plates storage detection system of utilizing the light source place the supporting plate opposite side and detecting device;
Fig. 2 shows the synoptic diagram of the printing plates storage detection system of the reflecting surface that utilizes the light source place supporting plate the same side and detecting device and opposite side; And
Fig. 3 shows the synoptic diagram of the printing plates storage detection system of utilizing the physical detection device.
Embodiment
The invention describes and be used for detecting equipment and the method that the automatic pallet be used to be connected to computing machine forme (CTP) device loads the remaining forme amount of the printing plates of (APL) device.
With reference to figure 1, the printing plates 13 that is attached to printing plates adapter 11 is placed on the printing plates elevator system 12.Printing plates elevator system 12 is used for promoting printing plates 13 towards forme loading system 18.Scrambler 14 detects the winding level of printing plates elevator system 12.
Light source 15 points to photodetector 16 via light path 17, whether has the forme that is ready to by 18 loadings of forme loading system so that detect.Another embodiment shown in Fig. 2 comprises light source 15 and the photodetector 16 that is positioned at supporting plate one side, and light reflects through reflected light path 22 from the reflecting surface 21 that is positioned at the supporting plate opposite side.
Detect the light time at photodetector 16, printing plates elevator system 12 promotes printing plates 13.Repeat this process also carries out till the light of photodetector 16 detections less than light source 15 generations always.
Can be with physical detection device 31 shown in Figure 3, for example microswitch, inductance device or optical devices come alternative source of light 15 and photodetector 16.This will mean that printing plates 13 is arranged in forme loading system 18 just can pick up forme it is loaded into the level height of imaging device from supporting plate 13.This method also makes processor can calculate the quantity for the blank forme that further uses remaining in the supporting plate 13.Carry out this calculating by the hoisting depth of the printing plates elevator system 12 knowing initial forme amount in the printing plates or supporting plate height, derive from scrambler 14 and original lifter position.Simple calculating will determine to remain the quantity of blank forme, and give the user this information indicating, inform that it needs new forme.
Photodetector 16 also helps to avoid the unsafe condition that causes because printing plates 13 risen to uncontrolled height (may damage APL and CTP device).
List of parts
11 printing plates adapters
12 printing plates Hoisting System
13 printing plates
14 scramblers
15 light sources
16 photodetectors
17 light paths
18 forme loading systems
21 reflecting surfaces
22 reflected light paths
31 physical detection devices

Claims (8)

1. forme storage checkout equipment is used for detecting and is configured to load remaining forme on the printing plates on the automatic printing plates loading system of forme to imaging device, and this forme storage checkout equipment comprises:
Printing plates adapter, wherein said printing plates place on the described adapter top;
Printing plates storage detecting device, it is configured to measure the storage of remaining forme on the described printing plates; And
The printing plates elevator system, it is configured to promote described printing plates in response to the feedback from the result of described printing plates storage detecting device.
2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said printing plates storage detecting device comprises light source and the optics photodetector that is positioned two opposite sides of described printing plates.
3. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said printing plates storage detecting device comprises the light source of a side that is positioned described supporting plate and optics photodetector and the reflecting surface that is positioned the opposite side of described printing plates, and described reflecting surface is used for the described photodetector of light reflected back.
4. equipment according to claim 3, wherein said reflecting surface are mirror.
5. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said printing plates storage detecting device comprises the physical detection device.
6. equipment according to claim 5, wherein said physical detection device is machinery or electronic sensor.
7. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said printing plates storage detecting device is a fluorescence detector.
8. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said printing plates storage detecting device is an inductive detector.
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