DE102019134714A1 - Sheet processing machine with a transport system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a sheet processing machine with a transport system for conveying sheet-shaped printing material in one transport direction, the transport system having an electric linear drive and at least one gripper bridge driven in a rotating manner by the electric linear drive, the electric linear drive comprising a first and a second stator, which transversely to Transport direction are arranged on different sides of the printing material and each form a closed path, the electric linear drive has several movably guided runners along the stators, with a first runner assigned to the first stator and a second runner assigned to the second stator being firmly connected by means of a gripper bridge and at least one third rotor is provided, the at least one third rotor being assigned to the first or the second stator and connected to the first or the second rotor via a coupling or there ss the at least one third runner is firmly connected to the gripper bridge and is assigned to a third stator, which is arranged between the first and the second stator and has an open path.

Description

The invention relates to a sheet-processing machine with a transport system for conveying sheet-shaped printing material in one transport direction, the transport system having an electric linear drive and a gripper bridge driven in rotation by the electric linear drive.

According to the DE 10 2007 033 936 A1 a pre-gripper for feeding sheets from a feed table to a transfer drum is known, which has a non-uniformly rotating sheet holding system. The circumferential sheet holding system is accommodated in a right guide track and in a left guide track. The guideways form a self-contained curve. The guideways are designed as a stator of a linear drive.

Through the DE 10 2004 041 472 A1 a device for transporting a sheet of printing material is known which comprises a holding cross member for holding the printing material sheet and a traveling field motor with a first runner and a second runner for driving the holding cross member. The holding cross-member is supported by a suspension.

The DE 10 2005 048 104 A1 discloses a device for conveying sheets through a rotary printing press with grippers attached to rotating members for conveying a sheet through a gap between two cylinders which cooperate during printing. The links are coupled with separately controllable linear drives. To avoid collisions, the shaft journals of the cylinders are assigned collision disks, which are connected to the cylinders via slip clutches.

From the DE 10 2008 021 317 A1 a device for correcting the position of a printing material held by a gripper bridge and conveyed in a transport direction is known in the lateral direction. The device comprises an electric linear drive with several secondary parts, each assigned to a primary part, which can be arranged on different or the same side of the printing material. The secondary parts, which are designed as trolleys, can be connected to one another by means of couplings and used synchronously with the common propulsion of the gripper bridge. Asynchronous propulsion of the trolleys can align the gripper bridge in a lateral direction.

The DE 10 2008 031 734 A1 describes a method for separating at least two bridges of a segmented transport system for printing materials, the transport system comprising a segmented, electric linear drive having a first and a second primary part and secondary parts, each primary part being designed as a segmented long stator and the secondary parts being designed as a carriage and are coupled in pairs via a traverse.

The invention is based on the object of creating a sheet-processing machine with a transport system that ensures a high level of process reliability when transporting sheet-shaped printing materials.

The object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1.

The advantages that can be achieved with the invention are that the sheet-like printing material is transported with a high transport quality.

In particular, the advantage of the invention is that the transport system is made up of elements which, due to their low moving mass, avoid the excitation of undesired vibrations in the sheet processing machine.

Another advantage can be that damage to the transport system due to the early discharge of unwanted aggregations of sheet-like printing material, for example in the form of double sheets or by discharging only partially fixed sheet-like printing material, can be avoided.

Another advantage can be the gentle way of guiding the sheet.

Another advantage of the invention can be that collisions of the elements involved in the transport of the sheet-like printing material can be avoided even in the event of a fault, in particular in the event of a power failure or the failure of a sensor.

Another advantage of the invention can in particular consist in the fact that the position and / or the alignment of sheet-shaped printing material can be corrected during transport. The sheet-like printing material is preferably separated from a stack, accelerated to machine speed and transferred to the processing units or processing elements of the sheet-processing machine. In this case, it is particularly advantageous that the arrangement of a plurality of accelerating means means that the accelerating means due to the comparatively small delays or Accelerations are only exposed to low mechanical loads.

Embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings and are described in more detail below.

• 1 eine Darstellung des Transportsystems mit vorgelagerter Beschleunigungsvorrichtung;
• 2 eine vereinfachte perspektivische Darstellung einer Greiferbrücke des Transportsystems;
• 3 eine vereinfachte Darstellung des Transportsystems an einem Übergabepunkt zwischen einer Greiferbrücke und einer Anlegtrommel;
• 4 eine Detaildarstellung zu 3;
• 5 eine Detaildarstellung in Transportrichtung zu 4;
• 6 eine schematische Darstellung einer Variante eines Beschleunigungssystems und einer Vereinzelungsvorrichtung;
• 7 eine schematische Darstellung einer zweiten Variante eines Beschleunigungssystems und einer Vereinzelungsvorrichtung;
• 8 eine schematische Darstellung einer dritten Variante eines Beschleunigungssystems und einer Vereinzelungsvorrichtung;
• 9 eine Darstellung des Transportsystems mit einer Führungseinrichtung und Führungselementen;
• 10 eine detaillierte Darstellung der Führungseinrichtung aus 9;
• 11 eine schematische Darstellung des Transportsystems mit Verzögerungsbereich und Beschleunigungsbereich;
• 12 eine vereinfachte Darstellung der Greiferbrücke mit zugeordneten Läufern und Statoren;
• 13 eine vereinfachte Darstellung der Greiferbrücke mit zugeordneten Läufern und in einer Variante zugeordneten Statoren;
• 14 eine schematische Darstellung des Transportsystems mit einer ersten Variante einer Ausschleußvorrichtung;
• 15 eine schematische Darstellung des Transportsystems mit einer zweiten Variante einer Ausschleußvorrichtung;
• 16 eine schematische Darstellung des Transportsystems mit einer dritten Variante einer Ausschleußvorrichtung;
• 17 eine schematische Darstellung des Transportsystems mit Rollenführungen.

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• 1 a representation of the transport system with an upstream acceleration device;
• 2 a simplified perspective illustration of a gripper bridge of the transport system;
• 3 a simplified representation of the transport system at a transfer point between a gripper bridge and a feed drum;
• 4th a detailed representation too 3 ;
• 5 a detailed representation in the direction of transport 4th ;
• 6th a schematic representation of a variant of an acceleration system and a separation device;
• 7th a schematic representation of a second variant of an acceleration system and a separation device;
• 8th a schematic representation of a third variant of an acceleration system and a separation device;
• 9 a representation of the transport system with a guide device and guide elements;
• 10 a detailed representation of the guide device 9 ;
• 11 a schematic representation of the transport system with deceleration area and acceleration area;
• 12th a simplified representation of the gripper bridge with associated rotors and stators;
• 13th a simplified representation of the gripper bridge with associated rotors and, in one variant, associated stators;
• 14th a schematic representation of the transport system with a first variant of a discharge device;
• 15th a schematic representation of the transport system with a second variant of a discharge device;
• 16 a schematic representation of the transport system with a third variant of a discharge device;
• 17th a schematic representation of the transport system with roller guides.

The sheet processing machine can be designed as a rotary printing machine, as an inkjet printing machine, as a painting machine or as a punching machine.

According to one embodiment, the sheet-processing machine can have a feeder, a delivery and one or more offset printing units and / or coating units and / or non-impact printing units, in particular inkjet printing units, arranged between the feeder and the delivery. Each offset printing unit and / or each coating unit preferably comprises at least one sheet guide cylinder with fixing means for grasping the leading edges of the sheet, the fixing means being able to be embodied, for example, by mechanical or pneumatic gripper systems.

An offset printing unit preferably has a sheet guide cylinder designed as a printing cylinder and a blanket cylinder interacting with the printing cylinder and a plate cylinder interacting with the blanket cylinder. Each plate cylinder is assigned an inking unit for inking a printing plate that can be fixed on the plate cylinder, and preferably, but not necessarily, a dampening unit. Each coating unit preferably comprises a plate cylinder which is directly assigned to the printing cylinder and has means for clamping a coating plate.

The non-impact printing units can have one or more sheet guiding cylinders with gripper systems for gripping the leading edges of the sheet and one or more non-impact printing devices, in particular inkjet printing units, assigned to one or more of the cylinders.

Instead of the sheet guide cylinder, a non-impact printing unit can also have a sheet transport device in the form of a circulating belt, in particular a suction belt, to which a non-impact printing device is assigned.

The display preferably includes a chain conveyor system. It can have chains revolving over the rear and front sprockets. Gripper devices that rotate with the chains are preferably arranged on the chains.

The feeder preferably comprises a stacking space with a stack carrier, in particular a stack support plate, with a stack that can be positioned on the stack carrier 35 is vertically displaceable by means of a lifting system. For separating the as a stack 35 present sheet-shaped printing material can be a separating device 36 , especially a bow separator 36 be provided, the is preferably arranged above the stack support plate in the stacking space.

The bow separator 36 can be designed in a manner known per se as a leading edge separator or as a trailing edge separator and comprise lifting suction devices and drag suction devices. The suction cups lift a respective top sheet of the stack 35 from this and preferably hand it over to the suction cups for further transport in the transport direction 05 Sheet guide cylinder. Sheet-like printing material is understood to mean a single sheet or a series of sheets.

The separation of the top sheet from the pile 35 can be supported by blowing air from separating blowers, not shown, or by blowing air from a button foot, also not shown.

The arch separator 36 can be in one transport direction 05 the sheet processing machine has an acceleration system 26th be subordinate. The speed system 26th can be one driven by a drive or several transversely to the transport direction 05 include spaced apart and by several drives independently driven or drivable acceleration members. An accelerating element can be carried by a circulating conveyor belt 37 , in particular a suction belt can be formed. Such a conveyor belt is preferred 37 at least in some areas on a suction box 40 guided. The conveyor belt 37 or any conveyor belt 37 be guided in such a way that it forms a guide surface facing an underside of the printing material to be transported. In this case, the sheet-like printing material, in particular the sheets, is lying on the conveyor belt 37 guided.

The conveyor belt 37 , in particular the suction belt, can also be placed on a suction box, at least in some areas 40 be guided and form a guide surface facing an upper side of the printing material to be transported. In this case, the sheet-like printing material, in particular the sheets, is guided hanging and temporarily fixed on the suction belt.

The suction belts are preferably designed as endless, circumferential belts which are pierced by suction openings and have an acceleration run. In the area of the acceleration strand, the suction belts are the suction box 40 assigned in such a way that in the suction box 40 trained suction openings are swept by the suction openings in the suction tapes. Used in the suction box 40 If a vacuum is generated by a suction air source (not shown), it spreads through the suction openings in the suction box 40 and the suction openings in the suction tapes and causes the fixation of sheet-shaped printing material, in particular the undersides or topsides of sheets, when they come into the effective area of the suction air.

Likewise, the speed system 26th include an accelerator, which is driven by at least one rotating suction roll 38 and / or a plurality of suction rolls 38 whose surface lines form a guide surface is formed. In particular, there is at least one surface line of each suction roll 38 with at least one surface line of every other suction roll 38 in a plane that corresponds to the guide surface.

Between the separating device 36 and the speed system 26th can be a rotating transport roller 45 and one on the transport roller in time with the machine 45 and moving away from this timing roller 46 be arranged. The machine cycle can be the cycle of revolving gripper systems, in particular the cycle of a revolving gripper bridge 02 correspond.

The cycle roller 46 can be driven by a piezo actuator to move them. The lower transport roller 45 can be accelerated to the transport speed of the sheet guide system, which can be designed in the form of a sheet guide cylinder or a sheet guide belt. The cycle roller 46 is preferably freely rotatably mounted on a roller lever and, when pivoted, brings it in the direction of the lower transport roller 45 one between the lower and the timing roller 46 sheet in contact with the transport roller 45 thereby reducing the speed of the lower transport roller 45 is accelerated. The transport roller 45 can also rotate at a speed that is greater than the transport speed of the sheet guide system.

Immediately to the separating device 36 downstream or as a component thereof can also be a valve shaft 47 be arranged, which is pivoted or is pivotable in the machine cycle and forms a stop in one position and a sheet guide surface in another position.

The drag suction device transports a respective sheet into the one between the transport roller 45 and the timing roller 46 formed gap. Instead of the pair of transport rollers 45 and timing roller 46 or a pair of rollers can also be arranged downstream of this, which is formed from two rollers which interact with one another and which always rotate at the same speed.

The separating devices are preferred 36 , especially the arch separator 36 and / or the speed system 26th designed or controlled in such a way that between two successive sheets in the transport direction 05 considered an arc gap is formed. In this way, in contrast to the imbricated stream that is customary in particular in conventional printing presses, a non-imbricated, in particular a single sheet system is implemented.

Between the separating device 36 and the speed system 26th can be an ejection device 41 be designed for printing material. The discharge device 41 can be switched between two operating modes and feeds the separating device in one operating mode 36 individual printing material to the acceleration system 26th and leads in the other operating mode from the separating device 36 scattered printing material of a printing material tray 42 to. The discharge device 41 is used in particular to eject double sheets.

Double sheets are understood to mean, in particular, sheet aggregations made up of two of the sheets that adhere more to one another. Double sheets arise, for example, from technical malfunctions or incorrect settings of the separating device 36 .

A double sheet sensor is used to detect such double sheets 51 formed, the upstream of the discharge device on the transport path 41 is arranged. Preferably the double sheet sensor is 51 the discharge device 41 upstream and / or in the area of the separating device 36 arranged or the separating device 36 immediately downstream. The discharge device 41 preferably stands with the double sheet sensor 51 in signal connection. It is particularly dependent on the signal from the double sheet sensor when changing its operating state 51 educated. The discharge device 41 can comprise a sheet deflector which has a displaceable sheet guide element 43 having. The sheet guiding element 43 can be a pair of rollers having a conveying gap 44 be assigned, depending on the position of the displaceable sheet guide element 43 Printing material can be supplied for removal.

The pair of rollers is preferred 44 above or below the speed system 26th arranged. The discharge device 41 can be a substrate tray 42 include whose angular position is adjustable relative to the horizontal. Due to the adjustability, the loading of the substrate tray 42 with printing material during discharge on the one hand and the removal of printing material from the printing material tray 42 on the other hand, be facilitated. The printing material tray is preferably 42 below the speed system 26th arranged.

The sheet processing machine comprises a transport system for conveying sheet-shaped printing material in one transport direction 05 that is in the direction of transport 05 considered the separating device 36 is subordinate. The transport system can be the separating device 36 directly, in particular without the interposition of an acceleration system 26th and / or a transport roller 45 be subordinate. Between the separating device 36 and the transport system can also be a speed system 26th be trained.

The transport system has an electric linear drive 01 and at least one of the electric linear drive 01 all-round driven gripper bridge 02 on.

The gripper bridge 02 preferably comprises a pivotably mounted gripper finger 14th load-bearing gripper shaft 18th . The gripper shaft 18th has a gripper opening lever 22nd ; 54 on, the one with a stationary gripper opening curve 48 cooperates. The gripper opening lever 54 can the hook shaft 18th be assigned centrally or at one end based on their axial extent.

The electric linear drive 01 comprises at least a first and a second stator 03 ; 04 that are transverse to the direction of transport 05 viewed are arranged on different sides of the printing material. Part of the electric linear drive 01 several are movable along the stators 03 ; 04 guided runners 06 ; 07 , one each to the first stator 03 assigned first runner 06 and one to the second stator 04 assigned second runner 07 by means of a gripper bridge 02 are coupled. The stators 03 ; 04 can be designed as segmented long stators. The transport system can have a plurality of gripper bridges 02 , in particular three or six.

The runners 06 ; 07 are due to electromagnetic interaction in the direction of transport 05 displaceable and at least in sections and / or at times individually controllable in their movement / type of movement.

Preferably are between the runners 06 ; 07 and the stators 03 ; 04 Roller guides formed the respective runner 06 ; 07 along respective stators 03 ; 04 to lead. In particular, the runners 06 ; 07 be designed as a carriage. In this case, the rollers of the roller guides are rotatably mounted via bearing points formed on the carriage.

In particular, every runner can 06 ; 07 be assigned a roller guide, each with a front guide roller 20th and a rear guide roller 21 includes. The front leadership role 20th and the rear guide roller 21 can via a guide paddock 24 are connected to each other. The guide coupling is preferably 24 firmly to the gripper bridge 02 connected. The axis of rotation in the direction of transport 05 rear guide roller 21 is preferably aligned with the pivot axis of the gripper shaft 18th .

Preferably form the stators 03 ; 04 a closed path on which the gripper bridges 02 are all around. The movement of the gripper bridges 02 preferably takes place exclusively in one direction on the orbit along the closed path. The closed path and thus the orbit is in a vertical plane parallel to the direction of transport 05 oriented.

The gripper bridges 02 are preferably moved discontinuously, in particular driven.

The following is a simplified example of the transport system with reference to a gripper bridge 02 described, these each also representing a plurality of gripper bridges 02 stands.

The gripper bridge 02 can be from more than one to the first stator 03 assigned first runner 06 and one to the second stator 04 assigned second runner 07 be driven. In particular, at least one third runner can 56 be provided via a coupling 57 with the first or the second runner 06 ; 07 connected is. It goes without saying that every first runner 06 and every second runner 07 with more than a third runner 56 can be connected.

Accordingly, the first runner can 06 firmly to the gripper bridge 02 be connected and a positive connection between the first runner 06 and the third runner 56 over a paddock 57 consist, with the third runner 56 the first runner 06 is assigned leading or trailing. The first runner 06 can also have a leading and a trailing third runner 56 connected, in particular coupled. Instead of a single paddock 57 can also have a plurality of hingedly interconnected couplings 57 be designed, which form a parallelogram.

A third runner 56 can also be fixed to the gripper bridge 02 connected and a third, between the first and the second stator 03 ; 04 arranged third stator 55 , cooperating with this, be assigned. The third stator 55 has an open path. The third stator 55 is in the direction of transport 05 oriented and centered or eccentric between the first and second stator 03 ; 04 arranged.

A gripper bridge 02 can also be done with several third runners 56 be firmly connected. In this case are between the first and the second stator 03 ; 04 several third stators 55 trained, each with a third runner 56 assigned.

The areas in which one or more third stators 55 are arranged, allow a particularly strong acceleration or deceleration of the gripper bridge 02 . Because such an acceleration or deceleration of the gripper bridge 02 only in certain areas of the orbit of the gripper bridge 02 third stators may be required 55 limited to these areas.

A feed drum can be attached to the transport system 12th or a sheet-guiding cylinder can be arranged downstream of the gripper bridge 02 guided arches are passed. The third stator 55 or all third stators 55 preferably extend over one along the transport path between the acceleration system 26th or the separating device 36 on the one hand and the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder on the other hand acceleration area formed 52 the gripper bridge 02 .

The third stator 55 or all third stators 55 can also use a proportionately along the travel path of the at least one gripper bridge 02 between the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder on the one hand and the acceleration system 26th or the separating device 36 on the other hand formed delay area 53 the gripper bridge 02 extend. On the way to the speed system 26th or to the separating device 36 guides the gripper bridge 02 no bow. The delay area 53 is preferably in the range from 1 to 50 percent of the length of the entire travel path of the at least one gripper bridge 02 between the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder on the one hand and the acceleration system 26th or the separating device 36 on the other hand trained. More preferably, the delay range extends 53 right up to the speed system 26th or to the separating device 36 . Outside the delay range 53 and / or the acceleration range 52 is preferably not a third stator 55 educated.

The movement of at least one gripper bridge 02 is preferably controlled in such a way that the acceleration of this gripper bridge 02 the delay of another gripper bridge 02 corresponds, in particular from the point of view of the Energy consumption and the vibration excitation has a beneficial effect. A plurality of gripper bridges can also be used 02 are accelerated and decelerated in such a way that their accelerations and decelerations correspond at every point in time. To take over a sheet from a separating device upstream of the transport system 36 can in the movement sequence of a respective gripper bridge 02 a rest can be provided.

Preferably the organs of the acceleration system 26th and / or the linear drive 01 the gripper bridge 02 controlled as a function of sensor-detected position values of a sheet to be transported or transported.

This can be done between the separating device 36 and the transport system at least one sensor 39 be arranged, which detects the position of the printing material and interacts with a controller that depends on the signals of the at least one sensor 39 the linear drive 01 and / or the drive of an accelerator and / or several drives from transverse to the transport direction 05 spaced apart accelerators controls independently.

The independent control of the drives of a plurality of acceleration elements enables, in particular, the correction of the inclined position of a respective one of the acceleration system 26th transported sheet before it is transferred to a respective gripper bridge 02 .

The interaction of the separating device 36 with the speed system 26th and the transport system can be described as follows.

First, the separating device separates 36 , especially the arch separator 36 , Bow from a pile 35 and pushes a respective sheet leading edge into the detection area of the transport roller 45 and timing roller 46 . Immediately behind the cycle roller 46 one or more suction belts take over the sheet by means of negative pressure from below or from above and transport it to the transfer area to the gripper bridge 02 .

On this route, the suction belt or the suction belts accelerate the sheet to almost machine speed, so that the sheet flake is pulled apart and each sheet lies individually.

At the beginning and / or at the end of the path on which the suction belt or suction belts convey sheets, there is at least one sensor 39 arranged, which detects the position of the sheet leading edge, in particular the inclined position.

Using the signals from the at least one sensor located at the beginning of the path 39 the multiple suction belts are controlled independently of each other to correct the inclination of a respective sheet.

Alternatively or additionally, the signals from the at least one sensor located at the end of the path are used 39 the linear drive 01 controlled so that the inclination of the gripper bridge 02 detected sheet by a change in position, in particular inclined position, of the gripper bridge 02 is corrected.

Regardless of the procedure for correcting the inclination of the sheet leading edge, the gripper bridge accelerates 02 the sheet at machine speed.

Are the acceleration organs as transverse to the direction of transport 05 If suction rolls are formed at a distance from one another, the procedure is the same, the suction rolls taking the place of the suction belts.

The at least one sensor 39 can be used to detect the inclined position and / or the phase position of the leading edge of the sheet during the transport of the sheet-like printing material through the acceleration system 26th or the separating device 36 be trained. In particular, two sensors designed as light scanners or reflex scanners can be used 39 be arranged upstream of the transport system to detect the inclination and / or the phase position of the sheet leading edge.

The signals of the at least one sensor 39 can also be used to pre-align the gripper bridge 02 be evaluated.

For this purpose there is one with the at least one sensor 39 connected control of the linear drive 01 educated. The at least one sensor 39 detects the position of the sheet-like printing material before it is fixed by the gripper fingers 14th the gripper bridge 02 , generates a signal representing the position of the sheet-like printing material and feeds it to the controller. The control is preferably for controlling the electric linear drive 01 formed as a function of the signal representing the position of the sheet-like printing material.

In particular, the sensor records 39 the inclined position of the sheet leading edge of the sheet-like printing material before it is fixed by the gripper fingers 14th and introduces the control system Inclined position of the leading edge of the sheet to represent the signal.

The control is for controlling the electric linear drive 01 formed depending on the signal representing the inclined position of the sheet leading edge, in such a way that the at least one gripper bridge 02 before the sheet-shaped printing material is fixed by the gripper fingers 14th due to uneven deceleration or acceleration of the runners 06 ; 07 to whose leading edge of the sheet can be pre-aligned or is aligned.

The at least one sensor 39 can also be used to detect the phase position of the sheet leading edge of the sheet-like printing material in the transport direction 05 before the sheet-shaped printing material is fixed by the gripper fingers 14th be trained. In particular, it can generate a signal representing the phase position of the sheet leading edge and feed it to the controller. The control is preferably for controlling the electric linear drive 01 formed depending on the signal representing the phase position of the leading edge of the sheet, in such a way that the at least one gripper bridge 02 before the sheet-like printing material is fixed to its leading edge, it can be pre-aligned or is aligned.

The phase position of a respective sheet can be used in addition to or as an alternative to controlling the movement of the gripper bridge 02 also through the targeted control of the acceleration system 26th and / or the separating device 36 Getting corrected. For this purpose, the at least one sensor detects 39 the phase position of the leading edge of the sheet in the direction of transport 05 before the sheet-shaped printing material is fixed by the gripper fingers 14th and supplies the controller with a signal representing the phase position of the sheet leading edge. The controller is preferably for controlling the acceleration system 26th and / or a separating device 36 formed as a function of the signal representing the phase position of the leading edge of the sheet and controls the drive or drives of the acceleration elements and / or the elements of the separation device 36 corresponding. In contrast to the correction of the inclination of a respective arc, when the phase position is corrected by the acceleration system 26th the drives of the accelerator elements are synchronized with one another but controlled leading or lagging the machine cycle.

In the event that no speed system 26th is provided, the correction of the phase position of a respective sheet takes place through the targeted control of the gripper bridge 02 and / or the separating device 36 .

In the area of the transport system, at least one second, the position of the sheet transversely to the transport direction 05 during fixation by the gripper fingers 14th sensing sensor 50 and / or at least a third, the phase position of the sheet leading edge of the sheet in the transport direction 05 during fixation by the gripper fingers 14th and / or the inclined position of the sheet when it is fixed by the gripper fingers 14th sensing sensor 49 be provided. In particular, two third sensors designed as light scanners or reflex scanners can be used 49 and / or a second sensor designed as a camera 50 be provided.

The at least one second and / or the at least one third sensor 50 ; 49 are preferably with a control of the electric linear drive 01 connected. The control is preferably for controlling the electric linear drive 01 depending on the signals or a signal sequence of the at least one second and / or the at least one third sensor 50 ; 49 educated.

The through the at least one second sensor 50 and / or the at least one third sensor 49 Acquired values for the phase position and / or for the inclination of a respective sheet are used in particular for its readjustment.

The realignment can follow the pre-alignment of the arch.

The interaction of the transport system with the separating device 36 and if one is designed, also with the speed system 26th , can be described as follows for the implementation of pre-alignment and post-alignment.

A sheet is made by a separating device 36 a gripper bridge 02 fed to the transport system. Before the transfer, the sheet position is measured on the feed line by two sensors in particular 39 .

The two sensors 39 can be permanently arranged in the minimum format range, since they only contain sufficiently precise values for a pre-alignment of the gripper bridge 02 must deliver with respect to the fed sheet leading edge of the sheet. Then the gripper bridge 02 until the sheet is taken over by the gripper bridge 02 by controlling the linear motor 01 pre-aligned to the leading edge of the sheet fed in. This is advantageous, so that there is also a sheet with a greater positional offset from the gripper fingers 14th can be safely gripped.

Closing the gripper fingers 14th takes place with a stationary gripper opening curve 48 in the specified transfer line. The gripper opening curve 48 is with the gripper opening lever to be controlled 54 the looper shaft 18th arranged in the center of the machine. This is made possible in contrast to a laterally, in particular eccentrically arranged gripper opening lever 22nd that the closing and opening movements of the gripper fingers 14th can take place at the specified time, even if the gripper bridge due to the pre-alignment or the subsequent re-alignment 02 assumes an inclined position.

After being taken over by the gripper bridge 02 , especially by fixing it with the gripper fingers 14th , becomes the gripper bridge 02 perpendicular to the direction of transport 05 aligned by being pivoted back by the pre-alignment path. Subsequent to this or superimposed on this, the phase position can be corrected.

At this point, the pre-alignment of each sheet is completed, which can be followed by a re-alignment. For this purpose, the sheet position is measured with the at least one second sensor 50 and / or the at least one third sensor 49 captured again, and the linear drive 01 for relocating the gripper bridge 02 controlled accordingly to correct the inclination and / or the phase position, which is superimposed on a transport movement of the gripper bridge 02 in transport direction 05 can be done.

A feed drum can be attached to the transport system 12th with a slidable gripper mounted on this 19th or a sheet-guiding cylinder with a slidable gripper mounted on this 19th be subordinate. The slidably mounted gripper 19th can be used to correct the position of a respective sheet transversely to the transport direction 05 be used.

For this purpose, in the area of the transport system there is preferably at least a second, the position of a sheet-like printing material transverse to the transport direction 05 sensing sensor 50 arranged and connected to a controller that has a drive for moving the gripper 19th with the one from the gripper 19th fixed sheet-like printing material transversely to the transport direction 05 depending on the signals from the second sensor 50 controls. After relocating the gripper 19th the realignment is complete.

Preferably the sensor 39 and / or the second sensor 50 and / or the third sensor 49 designed as a CCD camera or video camera or formed by a video technical device. The video technology device can also be used for a further application such as an image inspection or an inspection of the printing material.

As part of the pre-alignment, the correction of the phase position of a sheet to be aligned can also be performed solely using the isolation device 36 respectively. In this case, an activation of the elements of the separating device occurs ahead of or behind the machine cycle 36 in place of the pre-alignment of the gripper bridge 02 before the respective sheet is fixed by the gripper fingers 14th . All other pre-alignment and fine-alignment steps remain unchanged.

For the optimization of the movement sequences and for increasing the transport speed, it has proven to be particularly advantageous to use the gripper bridge 02 to be trained low-mass. The gripper bridge can accordingly 02 Gripper pads 13th and gripper fingers cooperating with them 14th for capturing the printing material as well as the gripper pads 13th Identify the load-bearing profile. The profile is preferably with a first wall 15th formed in a plane to which the transport direction 05 the normal forms, extends. In the direction of transport 05 has the first wall 15th preferably an extent which is many times smaller than the further extent of the first wall 15th at right angles to the plane in which the gripper pads are 13th move during the transport of sheet-shaped printing material. The further extension of the first wall 15th is in particular 5 to 12 times or 6 to 10 times the extension in the direction of transport 05 . The first wall 15th can in the transport direction 05 be interspersed with breakthroughs.

Preferably the gripper pads are 13th releasable or non-releasable on the first wall 15th attached or part of the first wall 15th . The gripper fingers 14th are preferably interchangeable on a gripper shaft 18th arranged. The gripper shaft 18th can in on the first wall 15th trained or on the first wall 15th attached bearing blocks be pivotally mounted.

The first wall can be on its side facing the arcuate printing material 15th with a second wall 16 of the profile. The connection of both walls 15th ; 16 points across the direction of transport 05 viewed an L-shaped cross-section. In particular, the longer leg is through the first or the second wall 15th ; 16 educated. The second wall is preferably 16 of the profile at right angles to the direction of transport 05 interspersed with perforations made by the gripper fingers 14th are penetrated. That in the direction of transport 05 front end of the second wall 16 can with the not with the second wall 16 connected end of the first wall 15th over a third wall 17th or a truss structure or a honeycomb structure or supporting rods can be connected. The gripper shaft 18th is the profile in the transport direction 05 considered the first wall 15th upstream or downstream. To minimize the weight, the gripper bridge 02 and / or the profile and / or the gripper fingers 14th be formed from a fiber composite material and / or a carbon fiber composite material and / or aluminum and / or an aluminum alloy and / or a steel alloy and / or a titanium alloy. The at least one gripper bridge are preferably 02 and / or the gripper fingers 14th manufactured in an additive manufacturing process. The first or the second wall 15th ; 16 made of a carbon fiber material and the other wall 15th ; 16 be formed from aluminum.

To avoid unwanted deflection of the gripper bars 02 to prevent can be between the first and the second stator 03 ; 04 a fixed support 08 be formed with one on the gripper bridge 02 trained guide element 09 cooperates. The support 08 can be used as a guide track or groove curve and / or the guide element 09 can be rotatable on the at least one gripper bridge 02 be formed supported roller. Preferably the support is 08 centrally between the first and the second stator 03 , 04 arranged

Instead of a single one, two supports can also be used 08 across the direction of transport 05 be arranged at a distance from one another and each with one of two on the at least one gripper bridge 02 trained guide elements 09 cooperate. In the case of the formation of two supports 08 are these in the Bessel points or at the level of the Bessel points of the at least one gripper bridge 02 formed or arranged.

The formation of two supports 08 is particularly advantageous when the gripper opening lever 54 the looper shaft 18th based on their axial extent centered between the first and second rotor 06 ; 07 assigned.

The stators 03 ; 04 each preferably have a closed path with at least one curved section 10 and a straight section 11 on, with one or more supports 08 at least or exclusively in a curved section 10 or curved sections 10 are arranged.

Between that of the stators 03 , 04 on the straight section 11 guided gripper bridge 02 and a feed drum assigned to the transport system 12th or a sheet-guiding cylinder assigned to the transport system can form a transfer point for transferring the sheets.

Between the gripper fingers 14th are preferably in the direction of transport 05 Fixed guide elements extending over the entire length or over a region of the transport path 29 educated. The guiding elements 29 are designed in such a way that they have a respective one between the gripper fingers 14th and the gripper pads 13th fixed sheet when conveying through the gripper bridge 02 on his of the at least one gripper bridge 02 facing side. That of the at least one gripper bridge 02 facing side of a respective sheet corresponds to its underside. The guiding elements 29 use the between the gripper fingers 14th formed gaps. The extension of the guide elements 29 across the direction of transport 05 , that is, the extension in the axial direction of the gripper shaft 18th , is smaller than the distance between adjacent gripper fingers 14th . The gripper shaft moves when sheets are conveyed 18th below the guide elements leading to the respective sheet 29 , that is to say on the side of the guide elements facing away from the underside of the sheet being transported 29 . The gripper fingers 14th protrude beyond the leading edge of the sheet being transported.

The guiding elements 29 can be designed in one piece and / or as support rods. The guide elements preferably have 29 a fixed storage 32 on the outside of one of the at least one gripper bridge 02 drive through path is formed. The gripper bridge also preferably has 02 in the area of the guide elements 29 Recesses on.

On the transport system and thus on the guide elements 29 The side facing away from the transport path is preferably a pneumatic guide device 30th educated. The pneumatic guide device 30th can be designed as a sheet guide plate. On the side of the guide device facing the transport path 30th can be a guide surface 31 with air nozzles 33 or be designed with suction nozzles. The suction nozzles can be supplied with suction air. An air supply is required to act on the suction nozzles 34 educated.

The pneumatic guide device is preferred 30th designed for suspended levitation of printing material. It can have a guide surface on its side facing the transport path 31 with air nozzles 33 have, the blow nozzles 33 to generate a guide surface 31 parallel or approximately parallel air flow are formed. The air nozzles 33 are pressurized with blown air. The air nozzles 33 are designed in particular as Venturi nozzles. With the air nozzles 33 are preferred across the direction of transport 05 Air currents aligned in the direction of the side edges of the transport path are generated or can be generated.

The arch is thus held using the effect of the aerodynamic paradox.

In particular, the pneumatic guide device 30th a guide surface facing the transport path 31 have, for each point of the guide surface 31 the shortest distance to one of the gripper pads 13th when conveying the web traversed by printing material lies in the range of 4 to 12 millimeters or is 8 millimeters.

On the side of the transport path facing away from the transport system, a device for sheet numbering and / or an imprinting unit for a partial area and / or an imprinting unit for a full area and / or a format-wide panel marking station and / or transversely to the direction of transport can be installed 05 adjustable panel marking stations and / or a device for inspecting printing material and / or a device for measuring color and / or a device for measuring opaque white and / or a device for detecting the tension of the printing material.

In order to have sufficient forces to drive the at least one gripper bridge for all applications 02 to apply, the electric linear drive 01 Appropriate currents are applied, which can result in undesirable heating. In order to dissipate the heat, the first and / or the second stator 03 ,; 04 a cooling system through which a heat-exchanging medium flows. The cooling system preferably comprises a heat exchanger or is designed with a circulation system. The heat exchanger can also interact with the circulatory system or be part of the circulatory system. In particular, heat exchangers along the way through the stators 03 ; 04 ; 55 formed paths to the stators 03 ; 04 ; 55 be assigned. Assign the stators 03 ; 04 each have a closed path, are preferably heat exchangers through which the medium flows and which are located at least in some areas along the stators 03 ; 04 extend the stators 03 ; 04 allocated within the closed path. The heat exchangers can be the stators 03 ; 04 ; 55 also only be assigned in certain areas. So can the stators 03 ; 04 ; 55 exclusively in the area of the stators 03 ; 04 ; 55 that is located directly between the speed system 26th and the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder extends, be associated with heat exchangers. Preferably they have on the stators 03 ; 04 arranged heat exchangers each on their one or the acceleration system 26th facing side an inlet 27 for tempered medium and on its the acceleration system 26th remote side an outlet 28 for heat-laden medium. The cooling system can comprise one or more cooling units.

Such a cooling unit can be connected to at least one further system of the sheet processing machine for its temperature control directly via lines or indirectly with the interposition of a heat exchanger. Such a cooling unit can also be assigned to the further system of the sheet processing machine in structural proximity or be part of the same. In this case, an original cooling system of a further system of the sheet processing machine would be used in addition to cooling the stators 03 ; 04 ; 55 used. The at least one further system can be an ink distributor temperature control and / or a dampening solution temperature control and / or an oil temperature control of a main drive having a gear train for several units of the sheet processing machine.

A feed drum can be attached to the transport system 12th or a sheet-guiding cylinder with grippers protruding beyond its outer surface 19th and gripper pads 25th be subordinate. The grapple 19th take over the sheets conveyed by the transport system, with them with the gripper pads 25th cooperate. The grapple 19th the one feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder correspond fully or almost fully in their function and / or in their nature to the gripper fingers 14th the gripper bridge 02 of the transport system. The gripper fingers 14th the at least one gripper bridge 02 of the transport system are in the direction of the axis of rotation of the feed drum 12th or of the sheet-guiding cylinder, viewed at a distance from one another, forming gaps. When transferring sheets, the gripper pads are aligned 13th ; 25th the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder and the gripper bridge involved in the transfer 02 together. In particular, they lie on a virtual straight line that extends transversely to the direction of transport 05 extends.

Also between the grippers 19th the feed drum 12th or of the sheet-guiding cylinder, gaps are formed when viewed in the direction of the axis of rotation of the sheet-guiding cylinder. The location of the gaps between the gripper fingers 14th the at least one gripper bridge 02 in the direction of the axis of rotation of the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder, corresponds to the position of the grippers 19th the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder. In other words, they are the gripper fingers 14th corresponding to gaps between the grippers 19th and the grippers 19th corresponding to gaps between the gripper fingers 14th arranged. Between a circumferential contour of the at least one gripper bridge 02 and a circumferential contour of the outer surface of the feed drum 12th or of the sheet-guiding cylinder is a clearance area 23 is formed exclusively by the gripper fingers 14th , the Gripper pads 13th ; 25th and the grippers 19th is run through.

The distance range 23 So in particular not of other elements of the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder or the at least one gripper bridge 02 drive through. In particular, the jacket surface is the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder is designed with a diameter dimensioned in the aforementioned sense and also has no other raised area.

The formation of the spacing area 23 has the advantage that there is a collision between the feed drum 12th or the sheet-guiding cylinder and a gripper bridge 02 is impossible.

List of reference symbols

01

linear actuator

02

Gripper bridge

03

Stator, first

04

Stator, second

05

Transport direction

06

Runner, first

07

Runner, second

08

Support

09

Guide element

10

Section, more curvilinear

11

Section, straighter

12th

Feed drum

13th

Gripper support

14th

Gripper fingers

15th

Wall, first

16

Wall, second

17th

Wall, third

18th

Gripper shaft

19th

Grapple

20th

Leadership role, front

21

Leading role, rear

22nd

Grapple opening lever, end

23

Distance range

24

Guide paddock

25th

Gripper support

26th

Speed system

27

inlet

28

Outlet

29

Guide element

30th

Guide device

31

Guide surface

32

storage

33

Air nozzle

34

Air supply

35

stack

36

Separation device, sheet separator

37

Conveyor belt

38

Suction roll

39

sensor

40

Suction box

41

Discharge device

42

Substrate tray

43

Sheet guiding element

44

Pair of rollers

45

Transport roller

46

Cycle roller

47

Flap shaft

48

Gripper opening curve

49

Sensor, third

50

Sensor, second

51

Double sheet sensor

52

Acceleration range

53

Delay range

54

Gripper opening lever, in the middle

55

Stator, third

56

Runner, third

57

Paddock

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Patent literature cited

• DE 102007033936 A1 [0002]
• DE 102004041472 A1 [0003]
• DE 102005048104 A1 [0004]
• DE 102008021317 A1 [0005]
• DE 102008031734 A1 [0006]

Claims (12)

Sheet processing machine with a transport system for conveying sheet-shaped printing material in one transport direction (05), the transport system having an electric linear drive (01) and at least one gripper bridge (02) driven in a rotating manner by the electric linear drive (01), the electric linear drive (01) a first and a second stator (03; 04) which are arranged transversely to the transport direction (05) on different sides of the printing material and each form a closed path, the electric linear drive (01) several movable along the stators (03; 04) guided rotors (06; 07; 56), a first rotor (06) assigned to the first stator (03) and a second rotor (07) assigned to the second stator (04) being firmly connected by means of a gripper bridge (02) and at least one third runner (56) is provided, characterized in that the at least one third runner (56) is attached to the first or the second St ator (03; 04) and is connected to the first or the second runner (06; 07) via a coupling (57) or that the at least one third runner (56) is permanently connected to the gripper bridge (02) and a third, between the first and the second stator (03; 04) arranged third stator (55) is assigned, which has an open path. Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 , characterized in that the first runner (06) is firmly connected to the gripper bridge (02) and is connected to the third runner (56) via a coupling (57), and in the transport direction (05) leading to the first stator (03) is assigned to the first runner (06) and / or the first runner (06) is firmly connected to the gripper bridge (02) and is connected to the or a further third runner (56) via a coupling (57) which is in the transport direction ( 05) is assigned to the first stator (03) following the first rotor (06). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that a plurality of first and second rotors (06; 07) are provided and each first rotor (06) is coupled to at least one third rotor (56) assigned to the first stator (03) and every second rotor (07) to at least is coupled to a third rotor (56) assigned to the second stator (04). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 , characterized in that the third stator (55) is arranged centrally or eccentrically between the first and the second stator (03; 04). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that a plurality of third stators (55) are formed between the first and the second stator (03; 04), each of which is assigned a third rotor (56) firmly connected to the gripper bridge (02). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 , 4th or 5 , characterized in that an acceleration system (26) and / or a separating device (36) is arranged upstream of the transport system and a feed drum (12) or a sheet-guiding cylinder is arranged downstream and the third stator (55) or all third stators (55) are connected via a along the transport path between the acceleration system (26) or the separating device (36) on the one hand and the feed drum (12) or the sheet-guiding cylinder on the other hand the acceleration area (52) of the gripper bridge (02). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 , 4th , 5 or 6th , characterized in that an acceleration system (26) and / or a separating device (36) is arranged upstream of the transport system and a feed drum (12) or a sheet-guiding cylinder is arranged downstream and the third stator (55) or all third stators (55) are connected via a proportionately along the travel path of the at least one gripper bridge (02) between the feed drum (12) or the sheet-guiding cylinder on the one hand and the acceleration system (26) or the separation device (36) on the other hand, the deceleration area (53) of the gripper bridge (02) extend. Sheet processing machine after Claim 7 , characterized in that the length of the delay area (53) in the range of 1 to 50 percent of the length of the entire travel path of the at least one gripper bridge (02) between the feed drum (12) or the sheet-guiding cylinder on the one hand and the acceleration system (26) or the Isolation device (36) on the other hand is. Sheet processing machine after Claim 6 , 7th or 8th , characterized in that no third stator (55) is formed outside of the deceleration area (53) and / or the acceleration area (52). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 , 2 , 3 , 4th , 5 , 6th , 7th , 8th or 9 , characterized in that a stationary support (08) is formed between the first and the second stator (03; 04) which cooperates with a guide element (09) formed on the at least one gripper bridge (02). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 , 2 , 3 , 4th , 5 , 6th , 7th , 8th , 9 or 10 , characterized in that between the runners (06; 07; 56) and the stators (03; 04; 55) are formed with roller guides which guide respective rotors (06; 07; 56) along respective stators (03; 04; 55). Sheet processing machine after Claim 1 , 2 , 3 , 4th , 5 , 6th , 7th , 8th , 9 , 10 or 11 , characterized in that the sheet processing machine is a rotary printing machine with several offset printing units or an inkjet printing machine or a painting machine or a punching machine.

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