EP0169490A1 - Dispositif pour transformer des produits pliés - Google Patents

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EP0169490A1
EP0169490A1 EP85108923A EP85108923A EP0169490A1 EP 0169490 A1 EP0169490 A1 EP 0169490A1 EP 85108923 A EP85108923 A EP 85108923A EP 85108923 A EP85108923 A EP 85108923A EP 0169490 A1 EP0169490 A1 EP 0169490A1
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Hatto Dr. Hechler
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Manroland AG
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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
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • 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
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/44795—Saddle conveyor with saddle member extending transversally to transport direction

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  • the invention relates to a device for further processing the folding products generated in the folder of a rotary printing press with a device for opening the same.
  • the fold copies to be opened are pressed together with the aid of pressure fingers, so that a piercing element can be inserted from the side. It goes without saying that damage to the folded copies or scratching of the fresh printing ink cannot be ruled out by the pressure fingers.
  • FIG. 1 shows an overall schematic representation. This comprises a conventional folder 1, to which one or more print carrier webs 2 are fed. These print carrier webs 2 were not previously in one shown, conventional rotary printing press printed on one or both sides with one or more colors. If necessary, a commercially available dryer can also be used between the rotary printing machine (not shown) and the folder 1.
  • the folder 1 comprises unspecified drawing rollers as well as a cutting device and a collecting cylinder 3 and a folding jaw cylinder 4. From the folding jaw cylinder 4, a lower belt line 5 and an upper belt line 6 lead to the subsequent processing arrangement.
  • the folder 1 can be advantageously preceded by an electrostatic charging device 7, with the aid of which the print carrier web 2 to be subsequently cut is electrostatically charged so that the folder 1 to be reopened in an opening cylinder 8 upcoming prints on the two halves have different loads, so that they have the trend to move away from each other.
  • the folding in the folding apparatus 1 takes place in such a way that, based on the folding back 10, the upper half of the folding copy 9 is longer than the lower half, that is to say that a so-called overfold 11 is formed.
  • the fold copies 9 provided with the overlap 11 are removed with the fold back 10 ahead of the folder 1 and fed to the rotating opening cylinder 8 according to the invention with a delay, since a delay line A is preferably inserted between them.
  • the opening cylinder 8 comprises distributed around its circumference Pre-gripper 12 and back gripper 13. As can be seen in FIG. 1, it is advantageous to provide a larger number of front and back gripper pairs 12, 13 on the circumference of the opening cylinder 8.
  • a chain system 15 used as a circulating transport system runs with an ascending section past the opening cylinder 8 in such a way that the rods 14 arranged on the chain system 15, which are axially parallel to the opening cylinder 8, can be moved past this at exactly this point in time with each approximately tangential upward movement between the parts of the folded copies 9 come apart.
  • the speed of the chain system 15 is matched to the speed of the ribbon cables 5, 6 and to the circumferential speed of the opening cylinder 8. This allows a fold copy 9 which is open on the opening cylinder 8 to be detected in a safe and gentle manner by one rod and when the chain system 15 moves counterclockwise to the top left get picked up.
  • a chain transport system 15 is only provided approximately laterally in the vicinity of the end face of the opening cylinder 8 in order to accommodate the folded copies 9.
  • chain systems 15 could also be used on both sides of the opening cylinder 8, the rods 14 of which should each point inwards.
  • the rods 14 fastened to the chains 15 are preferably rotatable and have an approximately diamond-shaped cross section. This makes it possible to detect the folded copies 9 with the narrow sides by appropriate rotation of the bars, and after the detection, that is behind the opening cylinder 8, the bars 14 can be rotated, so that the wide side of the rhombus pushes apart FalsexempJar halves 9 can be done for the subsequent merging.
  • the folded copies 9 come out of the folder 1 at a relatively high speed, which is also the case when they are taken over by the chain system 15 must be maintained, unless the delay line A is inserted, through which the speed can be reduced by about 60%.
  • the delay line A is inserted, through which the speed can be reduced by about 60%.
  • the distances between the bars 18 that accept the printed copies 9 and are attached to the chain system 17 must be smaller than the distances between the bars 14 arranged on the faster-running chain system.
  • the transfer of the printed copies 9 from the first chain system 15 can also be combined with a collecting process at an intersection, which is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • This collecting process takes place on a section of the chain system 15 which runs approximately horizontally.
  • a further chain section of a chain system 17 runs diagonally from the bottom left to the top right, on which printed specimens which have already been opened and threaded are also attached to rods 18.
  • the bars 18 coming from below pick up the folded copy 9 hanging on the latter when the respective associated bar 14 passes. As can be seen in FIG.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show an arrangement in which collection is possible by moving the bars in the axial direction.
  • the different sub-products are moved with the chain systems on different levels so that the open rod ends face each other.
  • a chain system 19 is guided at a medium height, to which holders 20 for the bars 21 and fixed guide plates 22 are fastened.
  • Holders 24 for the rods 25 and guide plates 26 are arranged on the higher chain system 23.
  • the chain system 27 is guided with the holders 28, to which the rods 29 are attached.
  • the guide plate 26 is provided for moving the fold copies 9 from the chain system 23 to the chain system 19 or from the rods 25 to the rods 21, while the fold copies 9 can be pushed from the rods 21 onto the rods 29 with the guide plate 22. This enables multiple collections.
  • FIG. 6 shows a variant, wherein in the absence of baffles 22 and 26, respectively, the rods 33 fastened to a chain system 32 are inclined, relative to the rods 35 guided approximately horizontally on the chain system 34 Usually, without additional measures, the copies 9, possibly with the aid of spreading devices, fall onto the folded copies 9 above the bars 35.
  • FIG. 7 shows an advantageous form of a transfer and delay device with which the product streams are also divided.
  • a chain system 38 with bars 50 is guided parallel to a chain system 36 with bars 37.
  • the chain system 38 runs at a higher speed than the chain system 37.
  • the distances between the bars 37 on the chain system 36 are smaller than the distances between the bars 50 on the chain system 38.
  • the chain systems 36 and 38 are parallel around guide or deflection rollers 39, 40, 41, 42 overlapped.
  • the folded copies 9 can be transferred from the bars 37, for example all or only partially, to the bars 50 of the chain system 38 or vice versa.
  • a cross conveyor belt 49 with a rough surface can be inserted between the guide rollers 39, 40 and 41, 42 to facilitate transfer. 7, the printed copies 9 can be delayed or accelerated depending on the type of transfer or direction. Chain crossings are of course only possible with one-sided storage.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 show a device for delivering end products in the form of a shingled stream, which are gathered from folded copies 9.
  • the principle is that the ratio between the holder spacing (i.e. scale) is the same as the number of deliveries and that this ratio must remain constant.
  • the products hanging on bars 44 of a chain system 43 are deposited in a scale-like manner on a delivery belt 45.
  • the delivery belt 45 runs partially over a table 46 and is guided around deflection rollers 47.
  • the fold copies 9 which are deposited in the form of scales on the band 45 are pushed away from the bars 44, so that they come to rest on the delivery band 45 in the form of scales. Skewing can be avoided by the chain system 43 and delivery belt 45 having the same speed.
  • Another advantage of the invention is that the collection can take place continuously and at low speed.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles By Means Other Than Belts Or Rollers (AREA)
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EP0190641A2 (fr) * 1985-02-07 1986-08-13 M.A.N.-ROLAND Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de chargement et de déchargement pour produits pliés
EP0250772A2 (fr) * 1986-06-28 1988-01-07 M.A.N.-ROLAND Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de transport pour produits pliés
EP0451573A1 (fr) * 1990-04-09 1991-10-16 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de dérivation pour mécanisme de pliage
EP0518063A1 (fr) * 1991-06-10 1992-12-16 Ferag AG Procédé et dispositif pour ouvrir et pour déposer sur un support en forme de selle des produits pliés d'imprimerie
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EP0278286B1 (fr) * 1987-02-11 1993-08-11 Ferag AG Dispositif pour assembler des feuilles imprimées pliées
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EP0190641A2 (fr) * 1985-02-07 1986-08-13 M.A.N.-ROLAND Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de chargement et de déchargement pour produits pliés
EP0190641A3 (en) * 1985-02-07 1988-03-30 M.A.N.-Roland Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Loading and unloading device for folded products
EP0250772A2 (fr) * 1986-06-28 1988-01-07 M.A.N.-ROLAND Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de transport pour produits pliés
EP0250772B1 (fr) * 1986-06-28 1991-07-10 M.A.N.-ROLAND Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de transport pour produits pliés
EP0451573A1 (fr) * 1990-04-09 1991-10-16 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de dérivation pour mécanisme de pliage
EP0518063A1 (fr) * 1991-06-10 1992-12-16 Ferag AG Procédé et dispositif pour ouvrir et pour déposer sur un support en forme de selle des produits pliés d'imprimerie
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