DE10321989B4 - press - Google Patents

Abstract

press with at least two as nine cylinder satellite pressure units (02) executed Satellite printing units (02), which one above the other to a component of a printing tower (T1; T2; T3; T4) are stacked thereby characterized in that on the upper of the two satellite printing units (02) two three-cylinder printing units (123) are arranged, and that for one the printing units of the satellite printing units (02) and on the other the three-cylinder printing units (123) with a width for printing of six juxtaposed, stationary printed pages are executed in newspaper format, and that the two three-cylinder printing units (123) together as a six-cylinder printing unit (124) accomplished are.

Description

The The invention relates to a printing press according to the preamble of the claim 1.

By the EP 06 38 419 A1 is a printing press with printing towers from two stacked nine-cylinder satellite printing units known.

In "The Web Offset Printing" by W. Walenski, Fachschriftenverlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1995, pages 96 to 97 describe a wide variety of configurations for printing units and track guides in offset printing, eg, two stacked nine-cylinder satellite printing units, disclosed.

"Offsetdrucktechnik" by H. Teschner, Fachschriftenverlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1995, disclosed on page 10/32 in 6 a nine-cylinder satellite printing unit on which a three-cylinder color deck for the 4/1 printing is arranged.

The DE 25 28 008 A1 shows a printing machine for a direct printing method with form cylinders, which can be equipped in the axial direction with six and in the circumferential direction with two printing plates, and counterpressure cylinders, which are assignable in the axial direction three and in the circumferential direction with a pressure felt. Both the pressure plates arranged next to one another and the pressure felts arranged next to one another are offset relative to each other in the circumferential direction.

Also the DE 25 10 057 A1 discloses a printing machine with direct printing method, wherein the cooperating with a counter-pressure cylinder form cylinder carries six on its width and on its circumference two printing plates.

The EP 0 878 299 A1 discloses a printing press having a printing tower which has five rubber-to-blank printing units stacked one above the other for two-sided offset printing. The printing cylinder have a width of four juxtaposed newspaper pages and a perimeter of one side.

From "Newspapers & Technology", December 2000, is a printing press with six newspaper pages wide printing units known. The printing units are designed as bridge printing works, the transfer cylinder with blanket sleeves are occupied.

By Finkbeiner G., investment decisions in newspaper printing should always orientated to the planned utilization ', Deutscher Drucker, No. 36 / 30.09.1993, pages W35-W37, XP 000398176 u.a. Printing towers a three or three stacked on a ten-cylinder satellite printing unit Six-cylinder pressure unit and in another version Pressure tower of two stacked nine-cylinder units revealed.

Of the Invention is based on the object in space-saving design to create a printing press, which while maintaining a high product quality increased Requirements for product output and -variability Fulfills.

The The object is achieved by the Characteristics of claim 1 solved.

The particular advantages of the invention are that a simple, inexpensive and space-saving design with high variability in the product or intermediate product allows becomes.

advantages In particular, there is also the fact that compared to a double-width Printing machine at the same to reach the desired thickness of a Product production safety is significantly increased. However, maintaining the number of printing units can also the output of the Printing machine, or each printing unit can be increased by 50%.

The Printing units are designed as nine-cylinder satellite printing units, which on the one hand a high precision in the color register and on the other a low-vibration construction for Episode has.

With the six-cylinder unit and the web guides are made in particular Advantages in that a high variety of products can be achieved and in connection with the mentioned drive situations a flexible one and exact drive possible is.

embodiments The invention are illustrated in the drawings and are in Following closer described.

It demonstrate:

1 a first web guide / a first embodiment;

2 a second web guide / a second embodiment;

3 a third web guide / a third embodiment;

4 a fourth web guide / a fourth embodiment;

5 a fifth web guide / a fifth embodiment.

At least two satellite printing units 02 a printing machine, in particular a web-fed rotary printing press, are two additional three-cylinder printing units 123 assigned, by means of which two each one-sided in the at least one printing tower T1; T2; T3 printed webs B10; B20; B30; B40 on its other side are monochrome printable.

The printing towers T1; T2; T3 have printing units 02 on, which are at least three times wide, ie for the printing of six axially juxtaposed newspaper pages executed.

The two satellite printing units 02 are assigned to each other and components of a printing tower T1; T2; T3 by means of which optionally two tracks B10; B20; B30; B40 each one-sided multicolored or a web B10; B20; B30; B40 can be printed on both sides in multiple colors.

The two satellite printing units 02 are stacked on top of each other. They are each as nine-cylinder satellite printing units 02 executed. The advantageous embodiment of the printing units 02 as nine-cylinder satellite printing units 02 ensures a very good Passerhaltigkeit or a low fan-out.

The satellite printing unit 02 has four printing units 13 on, by which color of an inking unit on at least one as a forme cylinder 16 executed cylinder 16 can be applied to the web ( 1 ). In this example, the printing unit is 13 as an offset printing unit 13 executed for the wet offset and has in addition to the inking a dampening unit and another as a transfer cylinder 17 executed cylinder 17 on. The transfer cylinder 17 forms with an abutment forming pressure cylinder 18 a pressure point. The printing cylinder 18 is as a satellite cylinder 18 executed, which with other transfer cylinders 17 other printing works 13 forms further pressure points in pressure-on position.

The length of the usable bale of the forme cylinder 16 is dimensioned in the axial direction for receiving at least six juxtaposed standing printed pages, in particular newspaper pages in broadsheet format. The scope is z. B. for receiving two stationary printed pages, z. B. newspaper pages in broadsheet format, by means of two in the circumferential direction of the form cylinder 16 successively fixable elevators, z. B. flexible printing forms formed.

When Length of the usable bale here is the width or length of the To understand bale, which is suitable for receiving elevators is.

The two three-cylinder printing units 123 are advantageous (space, assembly) together as a six-cylinder printing unit 124 executed.

Advantageously, the two three-cylinder printing units 123 (the six-cylinder printing unit 124 ) above a last printing point of the two associated satellite printing units 02 arranged. The two three-cylinder printing units 123 are z. B. on the associated printing tower T1; T2; T3 stacked arranged. Depending on the production, however, they can be operated on a printing tower T1 assigned by railway technology. T2; T3 different, in particular adjacent, printing tower T1; T2; T3 be stacked.

The satellite printing units 02 and the two three-cylinder printing units 123 are associated with each other in the sense (railway technology) that a web optionally in a first mode of operation by both satellite printing units 02 in a second mode of operation by one of the satellite printing units 02 and through one of the three-cylinder printing units 123 , and in a third mode of operation only by the two three-cylinder printing units 123 is guided.

The satellite printing units 02 and the two three-cylinder printing units 123 are also associated with each other in the sense (in terms of railway technology) in that, optionally, in a first operating mode, a first path through both satellite pressure units 02 and a second path through the two three-cylinder printing units 123 , and in a second mode two lanes each through one of the satellite printing units 02 and through one of the three-cylinder printing units 123 , are guided.

Two tracks are z. B. in the way by the printing tower T1; T2; T3 and the six-cylinder printing unit 124 led that they are printed after printing on one side multi-colored and on the other side monochrome.

One of two lanes is z. B. by the printing tower T1; T2; T3 and another train only by the six-cylinder printing unit 124 performed in such a way that the one web is multicolored on both sides and the other web both sides monochrome (S-guide) or one-sided bicolor (C-guide, not shown) is printed.

At least the printing press has several, two satellite printing units each 02 having printing towers T1; T2; T3 and in addition to least two three-cylinder printing units 123 on.

The printing machine has z. B. at least two pairs adjacent printing towers T1; T2; T3, wherein the at least one six-cylinder printing unit 124 on one of the three printing towers T1; T2; T3 is stacked.

In the example, the printing press comprises (at least) three printing towers T1 adjacent to one another in pairs; T2; T3, wherein the at least one six-cylinder printing unit 124 on one of the three printing towers T1; T2; T3 is stacked. The three printing towers T1; T2; T3 is a common six-cylinder printing unit 124 assigned, which on the middle of the three towers T1; T2; T3 is stacked.

Three tracks are z. B. in the manner by two of the three printing towers T1; T2; T3 and the two three-cylinder printing units 123 led that two of the webs after printing on each side of multicolor and on the other side monochrome, and the third web are printed on both sides multi-colored.

Two of three lanes are through two of the three towers T1; T2; T3 and a third lane is only through the two three-cylinder printing units 123 led in such a way that the first two sheets on both sides multi-colored and the third web both sides monochrome (or one-sided bicoloured) is printed. The printing press advantageously has means (deflection rollers and / or drawing-in paths, etc.) for guiding the webs, which enables an optional operation of the printing press in this and the aforementioned productions.

Four webs are in an advantageous example in the way by the three printing towers T1; T2; T3 and the two three-cylinder printing units 123 led that two of the webs after printing on each side of multi-colored and on the other side monochrome, and the other two webs are printed on both sides multi-colored. In another web guide are three of four tracks through the three towers T1; T2; T3 and the fourth lane only by the six-cylinder printing unit 124 performed in such a way, so that the first three tracks on both sides multicolour and the third web is printed on both sides monochrome or one-sided two-tone. The printing machine advantageously has means for guiding the webs, which allows an optional operation of the printing press according to the two (or three) said modes.

The Multicolor means in the aforementioned z. B. four-color.

In one mode of operation of the printing press, the four webs with the three printing towers T1; T2; T3 and the two three-cylinder printing units 123 led in the way that the two on one side more and on the other side monochrome printed webs come to rest on a way to a funnel structure TR or folding structure between the two printed on both sides multi-color printed webs after printing. The two on one side more and on the other side printed on one side pass through this z. B. the middle of the three towers T1; T2; T3 and a three-cylinder printing unit 123 ,

In another mode of operation, the four lanes with the three towers T1; T2; T3 and the two three-cylinder printing units 123 led in such a way that the two on one side more and on the other side monochrome printed webs come to rest on a way to a funnel structure TR below the two printed on both sides multicolored webs after printing. The two on one side more and on the other side monochrome printed webs go through this z. B. the funnel structure TR nearest the three towers T1; T2; T3 and a three-cylinder printing unit 123 ,

In another mode of operation, the four lanes with the three towers T1; T2; T3 and the three-cylinder printing unit 123 imprinted in such a way that the two come on one side more and on the other side monochrome printed webs after printing on a way to a funnel structure TR above the two sides printed on both sides multicolored tracks. The two printed on one side more and on the other side monochrome webs in this case run through the funnel structure TR remote lying of the three printing towers T1; T2; T3 and the three-cylinder printing unit 123 ,

Also In this case, the printing press preferably has means for guiding the Webs, which an optional operation of the printing press according to the three the latter modes of operation.

The satellite printing unit has a plurality, in particular four, pairs of cylinders each of form 16 and transfer cylinder 17 , and at least one with at least one of the transfer cylinders 17 interacting satellite cylinder 18 on. Advantageously, four pairs is a satellite cylinder 18 assigned.

In one embodiment, two of the pairs are each driven as drive composites by a common, independent of the other drive network drive motor. For example, the satellite cylinder 18 (or one of each two) driven by one of the drive assemblies.

The satellite cylinder is advantageous 18 but driven by at least one own drive motor, independent of the pairs.

The Couples are in an advantageous embodiment each by at least one own drive motor regardless of driven to the other couples. Here, each cylinder of the Couples have their own drive motor.

In a less expensive design coupled the two cylinders of the pair and through a common Drive motor driven.

The individual drives contribute to high flexibility and to avoid vibrations in the mechanical drive system, and thus also to high quality in the product. An inking unit is in a less expensive version of the drive of the associated forme cylinder 16 driven. However, it can also be independent of the drive of the associated forme cylinder 16 be driven by its own drive motor.

The six-cylinder printing unit 124 shows two pairs of cylinders each made of 16 and transfer cylinder 17 , and one pair each with one of the transfer cylinders 17 cooperating impression cylinder 125 on.

The Couples are in preferred embodiment each by at least one own drive motor independent of driven by another couple.

It can z. B. each cylinder of the pairs own drive motor exhibit. In an advantageous embodiment, however, are the two Cylinder of the pair coupled and by a common drive motor, independently driven by the other pair of cylinders.

An inking unit is in a less expensive version of the drive of the associated forme cylinder 16 driven. However, it can also be independent of the drive of the associated forme cylinder 16 be driven by its own drive motor.

The impression cylinder 125 are driven in an advantageous embodiment, each by its own drive motor, regardless of the pairs and each other. This is advantageous in view of the independent positioning of the two printing units.

It may but if necessary, the two impression cylinders 125 driven by at least one common drive motor, independent of the pairs.

In the simplest version, the impression cylinder can 125 each driven by the associated pair ago.

In a preferred embodiment, the cylinders of the pairs are each in pairs by a respective drive motor and the impression cylinder 125 each driven individually by a respective drive motor.

By means of the printing press, a printed product (or web strand) can be produced, so that of four after the printing on the way to funnel inlet adjacent tracks two tracks each on one side multicolor, in particular four-color, and on the other side monochrome, and the other two tracks printed on both sides multicolored, in particular four-color:
For example, a printed product of four webs viewed from the bottom up with the following color: bottom web 1: 4 (bottom one color: top four colors), second bottom web 4: 1, third bottom bottom 4: 4 and fourth fourth web : 4 ( 3 ).

For example, a printed product of four webs viewed from the bottom up with the following color: bottom web 4: 4 (bottom four colors: top four colors), second bottom web 1: 4 third bottom web 4: 1 and fourth web 4: 4 ( 4 ).

For example, a printed product of four webs viewed from the bottom up with the following color: bottom web 4: 4 (bottom four colors: top four colors), second bottom web 4: 4 third bottom web 1: 4 and fourth web 4: 1 ( 5 ).

Next, a printed product can be produced, so that of four after printing on the way to the funnel inlet adjacent tracks three lanes on both sides multi-color, especially four-color, and the fourth web are printed on both sides monochrome: For example, considered a printed product of four lanes from bottom to top with the following colors: bottom 4: 4 (bottom four colors: top four colors), second bottom 1: 1, third bottom 4: 4 and fourth 4: 4 (bottom 4: 4) 1 ).

For example, a printed product of four webs viewed from the bottom up with the following color: bottom web 4: 4 (bottom one color: top four colors), second bottom web 4: 4 third bottom web 1: 1 and fourth web 4: 4 ( 2 ).

The described embodiment of the printing machine, in particular with the six-cylinder printing unit 124 , allows the variety described in the production, without umsteuerba re printing units would be required. The cylinders of the satellite printing units 02 and the six-cylinder printing unit 124 can always be operated in the same direction of rotation. This provides advantages in terms of the use of Minigap technology, ie the narrow opening, and in terms of effort in equipment and drive. A slot width of the lift ends receiving opening on the forming and transfer cylinder 16 ; 17 in the circumferential direction is less than 5 mm and is preferably in the range of 1 mm to 3 mm.

The printing machine is z. B. with printing units, which have a width of six widths of stationary printed pages, especially in the newspaper format. The scope of at least the form cylinder 16 corresponds essentially to the length of two lengths of two printed pages, especially in the newspaper format.

For the cylinders of the three-cylinder printing units 123 are the above ratios and designs to the cylinders 16 ; 17 apply.

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02

Printing unit Satellite printing unit, nine-cylinder satellite printing unit

Ten-cylinder satellite printing unit

13

printing units

16

Cylinder, form cylinder

17

Cylinder, transfer cylinder

18

Pressure cylinder, satellite cylinder

123

Three-cylinder printing units

124

Six-cylinder printing unit

125

Impression cylinder

B10

train

B20

train

B30

train

B40

train

T1

printing tower

T2

printing tower

T3

printing tower

Claims (16)

Printing machine with at least two as nine-cylinder satellite printing units ( 02 ) satellite pressure units ( 02 ), which are stacked one above the other to form a component of a printing tower (T1; T2; T3; T4), characterized in that on the upper of the two satellite printing units ( 02 ) two three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ), and that, on the one hand, the printing units of the satellite printing units ( 02 ) and on the other the three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) having a width for printing six juxtaposed stationary printed pages in the newspaper format, and in that the two three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) together as a six-cylinder printing unit ( 124 ) are executed. Printing machine according to Claim 1, characterized in that the printing press has at least three printing towers which are adjacent to one another in pairs, and in that the two three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) are stacked on one of the three printing towers. Printing machine according to Claim 2, characterized in that the two printing towers have two common three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ), which are arranged stacked on the middle of the three printing towers. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that with the two additional three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) two printed on each side in the at least one printing tower printed webs (B10, B20, B30, B40) on its other side are monochrome printable. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that by means of the two associated satellite printing units ( 02 ) optionally two webs (B10; B20; B30; B40) each one-sidedly multicolored or a web (B10; B20; B30; B40) can be printed on both sides in multiple colors. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that two webs in the way through the printing tower and the two three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) Are guided that they are printed after printing on one side in several colors and on the other side monochrome. Printing machine according to Claim 1, characterized in that one of two webs passes through the printing tower and another web only through the two three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) are guided in such a way that one web is printed on both sides multi-colored and the other web both sides monochrome. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the satellite printing unit ( 02 ) four cylinder pairs of each form and transfer cylinder ( 16 ; 17 ) and a satellite cylinder cooperating with at least one of the transfer cylinders ( 18 ) having. Printing machine according to claim 8, characterized in that the satellite cylinder ( 18 ) is driven by at least one own drive motor independently of the pairs. Printing machine according to claim 8, characterized in that the pairs each by min at least one own drive motor are driven independently of the other pairs. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the two three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) each have a pair of cylinders consisting of forming and transfer cylinder ( 16 ; 17 ) and each pair with the transfer cylinder ( 17 ) have cooperating impression cylinder. Printing machine according to claim 11, characterized in that the pairs of three-cylinder printing units ( 123 ) are each driven by at least one own drive motor independently of the other pair. Printing machine according to claim 11, characterized in that that the impression cylinders each by its own drive motor, independently are driven by the couples and each other. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the circumference of at least the forme cylinder ( 16 ) of the printing works substantially corresponds to a length for receiving two stationary printed pages in the newspaper format. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the forme cylinder ( 16 ) of the printing units in the axial direction six plates side by side. Printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the cylinders of the satellite printing units ( 02 ) and the six-cylinder printing unit ( 124 ) with minigap technology, ie with narrow openings for receiving the lifts, are executed.