EP0244650A2 - Système de déviation et de sortie de feuilles - Google Patents

Système de déviation et de sortie de feuilles Download PDF

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EP0244650A2
EP0244650A2 EP87105039A EP87105039A EP0244650A2 EP 0244650 A2 EP0244650 A2 EP 0244650A2 EP 87105039 A EP87105039 A EP 87105039A EP 87105039 A EP87105039 A EP 87105039A EP 0244650 A2 EP0244650 A2 EP 0244650A2
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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
    • B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/26—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts
    • B65H2404/261—Arrangement of belts, or belt(s) / roller(s) facing each other for forming a transport nip
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/65—Other elements in face contact with handled material rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular to transport direction, e.g. star wheel
    • B65H2404/659—Other elements in face contact with handled material rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular to transport direction, e.g. star wheel particular arrangement
    • B65H2404/6591—Pair of opposite elements rotating around parallel axis, synchronously in opposite direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
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  • a continuous web of paper is first passed through the printing press which makes the ink impressions on the web.
  • the moving web is then immediately passed through an oven to remove solvents and wetting solution retained from the printing process.
  • the web is then cooled down by passing it over chill rollers. At this point the web is then ready to be folded and cut into its final format.
  • the present invention relates to an improved system for cutting a continuous paper web into separate sheets or signatures, alternately diverting or separating the individual sheets into two paths to create a space or gap between successive sheets and then decelerating and shingling or overlapping the successive sheets for delivery of the sheets to a subsequent process such as a sheet counter or stacker system as described in my pending application serial number 704,676.
  • the present invention operates equally well with signatures which are one sheet thick or with signatures which are several sheets thick such as pamphlets, magazines or newspapers.
  • Previous diverting systems employ various methods and devices for directing sheets.
  • the prior art discloses fixed or static diverters; cutting cylinders which additionally function as diverters; and rotating cam diverters.
  • Fixed or static diverters are disposed across the paper path and these diverters operate by having the sheets physically strike the diverter.
  • the momentum of the moving_sheets and the shape of the diverter surface combine to channel the sheets to the appropriate delivery conveyor.
  • Such fixed diverter systems create the possibility of a lead edge foul condition as the lead edge of each sheet hits the diverter; generate static in the sheets as the sheets move across the stationary surface of the diverter; and are not variable in width to adapt to paper of differing widths.
  • Each of these problems can ultimately jam the system thereby losing valuable time while the jam is cleared, wasting large amounts of paper in getting the system back up to running speed, and potentially damaging the machine itself.
  • Lead edge foul is even more probable with a signature of more than one sheet when the leading edge is open. Due to the speed of travel of the signature, the leading edges of the group of sheets may separate thereby presenting a ripe target for causing a jam with the forward edge of the fixed diverter.
  • the cutting operation can perform the dual function of cutting the web of paper and then alternately diverting the individual sheets.
  • the web is passed between two, opposed knife cylinders, each of which includes a knife edge that is 180° out of phase with the knife edge of the other cylinder.
  • These knife cylinders further include a row of cam operated pins which pierce and grip the web and then deliver the cut sheet to an associated delivery cylinder.
  • Each delivery cylinder includes a cam operated gripper that grabs the leading edge of the cut sheet as the pins in the knife cylinder are withdrawn and deposits the cut sheets in a shingled fashion on a delivery conveyor system.
  • Still further prior art systems disclose rotary cam diverters for alternately diverting successive sheets between two delivery systems.
  • An example is shown in the British Patent 1,208,969.
  • the system disclosed therein because of its construction, creates potential jamming problems. Specifically, as the lower cams divert a sheet to the upper delivery system, the placement of the cams combined with the physical contour of the cams cause the cams to lose contact with the leading edge of the sheet prior to the sheet becoming trapped between the opposed belts of the upper delivery system. This lack of support can cause the leading edge of the sheet to drop and miss the entry into the delivery system. As a result, the sheet would foul and jam the system. Additionally, the static associated with the overlying belt against which the cams trap the sheet would actually repel a single or lightweight sheet prior to the leading edge being engaged by the upper and lower opposed belts of the delivery system. Consequently, the same fouling or jamming would occur.
  • the prior art further shows the addition of guide members or steeples, as are shown in U.S. Patent 4,373,713, which act in combination with the cams to provide continued support for the sheets while they are diverted to the delivery conveyors. While solving the support problem these guide plates create still greater static problems. As with a fixed diverter, the sheets are required to slide across the guide member which action creates static electricity. The generated static is sufficient to impede and misalign, if not jam, single or lightweight sheets. Consequently, the system disclosed is not only limited in the number, type and weight of sheets it can run but, more importantly, the system creates additional problems which it does not solve.
  • Another prior art delivery system employs a fan like element to shingle the sheets.
  • sheets are caused to fall into a receptive slot in a rotating fan-like delivery means.
  • the delivery means rotates the sheets fall out one after the other in an overlying or shingled arrangement.
  • the timing of the entire delivery system is subject to the gravitational forces working on the sheet.
  • lightweight sheets could severely slow down a system otherwise capable of operating at higher speeds.
  • the delivery system of the present invention improves upon this arrangement by maintaining continuous and positive control of each and every sheet, which this prior art system cannot do, and by increasing the operating speed with respect to this prior art system.
  • the present invention overcomes all of the aforementioned problems by maintaining a positive control over the sheets exiting the opposed, high-speed belts, during the decelerating process of the snubbers and during subsequent delivery.
  • the snubber wheels trap the individual sheets against the lower, slow speed belts while the tail of the sheets are still engaged by the opposed high-speed belts or immediately after the sheet has left the high-speed belts. While this may create a slight overfeed of the tail end of the sheets, it is not significant enough to permanently crease the sheets.
  • the continual positive control allows the removal of the squaring roller which, in turn, allows the system to operate at a faster speed.
  • a continuous web of paper is caused to travel by a first conveyor at a constant, high speed.
  • the web is engaged by a pair of opposed nip rollers which maintain the alignment of the web.
  • the web then passes between a rotary knife cylinder, with four blades, and an opposed anvil cylinder which cuts four equal length sheets or signatures from the web for every revolution of the knife cylinder.
  • the leading edge of the web defined by the stroke of the previous blade, engages a pair of opposed nip rollers arranged downstream of the cutter. These nip rollers rotate at an angular velocity which is approximately eight percent faster than the speed of the web.
  • the nip rollers ensure that the leading edge of the next successive sheet to be cut from the web is held positively and securely in place and the acceleration experienced by the lead edge of the web insures that the web is under tension while the next sheet is cut away from the web.
  • the pair of nip rollers following the cutting cylinder define the entrance to the two delivery systems.
  • the upper nip roller is part of a second conveyor system which comprises an upper delivery section.
  • the lower nip roller is part of a third conveyor system which comprises a lower delivery section.
  • the two delivery systems will function just as well in any relative orientation.
  • the sheet diverter as the name implies, diverts the sheets from their original path into either the upper delivery section or the lower delivery section.
  • the sheet diverter includes two sets of multiple diverting cams which rotate in opposite directions about a pair of cam shafts. In operation, each set of rotating diverter cams are synchronized to alternately engage the successive sheets being fed from the cutting cylinder and divert the sheets to either the upper delivery section or the lower delivery section.
  • the lower set of rotary cams engage a sheet and, through their rotation, divert the sheet upwardly where the top surface of the sheet engages a series of upper, high speed conveyor belts.
  • These high speed conveyor belts are part of the upper delivery section and traiiverse the upper nip roller.
  • the surface of the diverter cam remains in underlying contact with the sheet, guiding the sheet between the surface of the cam and the upper high-speed belts until the lead edge of the sheet passes over an idler roller comprising the beginning of an underlying high-speed conveyor.
  • the leading edge of the sheet is now trapped between the upper high-speed belts and the underlying high-speed belts and the cams are still positively guiding the remainder of the sheet against the upper belts.
  • the opposed high-speed belts transport the sheet to the shingling section of the upper delivery section.
  • the cams engage and support the entire sheet, including most importantly, the leading edge, up until the leading edge is engaged by the opposed high-speed belts of the delivery section. This guarantees positive control of the sheets during the entire diverting process and prevents the problems associated with the prior art devices. Particularly, the generation of static is prevented because the sheets do not have to slide over any fixed or stationary objects. Instead, the cams rotate at approximately the same speed as the overlying high speed conveyor belts. As the cams continue their rotation, the tail of the sheet is disengaged and the cams and the entire sheet is now disposed between the opposed high-speed belts. The cams then complete their revolution and engage another sheet.
  • the diverting of sheets to the lower delivery section operates in much the same manner. Due to the synchronized movement of the rotary cams, after the lower diverter cams have completed diverting a sheet into the upper delivery section, the upper diverter cams are in position to divert the next subsequent sheet into the lower delivery section. In this instance, however, the surface of the upper cams divert the sheet downwardly and trap the lower surface of the sheet against a series of high-speed belts comprising part of the lower delivery section. During completion of the revolution of the upper diverter cams the sheet passes beneath a series of overlying high-speed belts which, in conjunction with the underlying high-speed belts, trap the sheet and transport it to the shingling portion of the lower delivery system. As with diverting sheets to the upper delivery section, the sheets are subject to continuous positive control.
  • the synchronized rotating cams operate to alternately divert sheets cut from the web without the use of cam controlled pins or grippers.
  • the rotating cams are an improvement over prior art fixed diverters which lie in the path of the incoming sheets. Fixed diverters, such as these, are pointed toward incoming sheets, and cause fouling or jamming of the system when the leading edge of an incoming sheet hits the leading edge of the fixed diverter. Additionally, the static build up associated with sheets passing over stationary surfaces is avoided by the present invention.
  • the diverter cams rotate at an angular velocity corresponding to the speed of the sheets and, therefore, the sheets do not slide over any stationary surface.
  • the upper and lower delivery sections are the same. Because the sheets are subject to the same operations, only one delivery section will be described.
  • the delivery sections decelerate and shingle the sheets so that they are in a format for delivery to a counter and stacker operation.
  • a similar delivery system is described in my ; pending application serial number 768,897, however, the delivery sections of the present invention contain important differences and improvements which will become apparent upon comparison.
  • the sheets are fed into the deceleration and shingling portion at high speed by opposed, face to face, high-speed conveyor belts.
  • the lower, high-speed conveyor belt ends short of the deceleration and shingling portion.
  • a low-speed conveyor belt begins just downstream of the terminating end of the lower, high-speed conveyor belt and is dropped relative to the plane of the latter.
  • the continuing upper, high-speed belts as well as the lower, low-speed belts are slightly declined at a downward angle of approximately three degrees. This ensures that the sheets exiting between the opposed, high-speed belts maintain contact with the continuing upper, high-speed belts.
  • one set of the dual snubber wheels drives the sheets downwardly and against the low-speed belts. Because the sheets are continuing their forward movement the snubbers actually trap the tail end of each sheet against the low speed belt.
  • the preferred embodiment employs dual snubber wheels, 180 degrees apart, rather than single snubber wheels, to provide longer contact with the sheets, thereby allowing greater control and positive deceleration.
  • the snubbers rotate at a one to one ratio with the knife cylinder which cuts four sheets for every single rotation and the snubbers.
  • the sheets are alternately diverted between the upper and lower delivery sections, a gap exists between the sheets and the snubbers must only decelerate two sheets per revolution. Having two snubber wheels 180 degrees apart, the snubber wheels can maintain longer contact with the individual sheets than if the snubber had only one wheel.
  • a single wheel snubber would have to rotate at twice the speed in order to match the output of the knife cylinder. Moreover, if there was no gap between the sheets, but instead, one sheet was immediately behind the next sheet, the time for deceleration would be drastically reduced. As a result, more snubbers would have to be added. The three snubbers of the preferred embodiment of the present invention would not be able to sufficiently slow the sheets if the deceleration time was reduced. Consequently, a more efficient system is achieved by the present invention by alternately diverting the sheets prior to deceleration and, thereby, using fewer snubbers to achieve the desired deceleration.
  • the snubber wheels continue their rotation in the direction of sheet travel and lift off the surface of the sheet just as the leading edge of the next sheet is emerging from between the opposed high-speed belts.
  • the second set of snubber wheels engage the lead edge of this sheet and decelerate the sheet in the same manner as previously described.
  • the previous sheet, traveling at a slower speed is overlapped by this next succeeding sheet thereby achieving the desired shingling of the sheets.
  • the specific length of the shingle or overlap is readily adjustable by changing the speed of the lower, low-speed belt.
  • controlling rollers positioned downstream of the dual snubber wheels.
  • the controlling rollers should be positioned so that the leading edge of each sheet is engaged before the next subsequent sheet is decelerated against it by the snubbers. This will prevent the underlying sheets from becoming misaligned and jamming the system.
  • the sheets are delivered to the next process such as counting and stacking.
  • the present invention relates to a system for cutting a continuous paper web into separate sheets or signatures, alternately diverting the individual sheets to one of two paths, thereby creating a space or gap between successive sheets, and then decelerating and shingling the successive sheets for delivery to a subsequent process.
  • the device of this invention is intended to be integrated into a full service printing system, and will supply shingled sheets of printed material to a subsequent processing station such as a counting and stacking operation.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the sheet diverting and delivery system 10 of the present invention. Much of the frame structure is not shown to more clearly illustrate the belt, roller and cam configurations of the diverter and delivery sections.
  • a continuous web of paper 11 is drawn into the sheet diverting and delivery system 10 between opposed nip rollers 13 and 15 at a speed of approximately 2000 feet per minute.
  • the leading edge of the web passes between the anvil cylinder 17 and the rotary knife cylinder 19 and engages a second pair of opposed nip rollers 21 and 23.
  • These nip rollers 21 and 23 rotate at a velocity approximately eight percent faster than the speed of the incoming web 11, and the resulting acceleration of the lead edge of the web creates tension in that portion of the web between the first set of nip rollers 13 and 15 and the opposed nip rollers 21 and 23 passing between the anvil cylinder 17 and rotary knife cylinder 19.
  • one of the four blades 25 of the rotary knife cylinder 19 rotates into position and cuts a sheet from the web 11.
  • the blades 25 are straight but it is also possible to use serrated blades.
  • the anvil surface would need to be constructed of some type of resilient material such as urethane or the anvil would need slots for the tips of the serrated blades to recess during cutting.
  • the anvil cylinder 17 is rotatably mounted to the frame 12 by means of an axle 29 housed within appropriate bearings as is well known in the art. Power is supplied to the anvil cylinder 17, and consequently to the rest of the diverter and delivery system, from a printing press (not shown) through the drive gear 31 engaging the main drive gear 33 on the anvil cylinder axle 29 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. By being directly driven by the printing press, proper timing between the respective sections of the entire operation is assured.
  • the nip rollers 13 and 15 are rotatably mounted to the frame 12 by means of axles housed within appropriate bearings (not shown). These nip rollers 13 and 15 each have a corresponding drive gear 14 and 16, respectively (Fig. 3), mounted on the axle about which the nip rollers rotate.
  • the infeed nip roller gear 16 is in contact with, and is driven by the interconnecting drive gear 27 which, in turn, is in contact with and is driven by the main drive gear 33 fixably mounted on the axle 29 of the anvil cylinder 17.
  • the interaction between the nip roller gear 14 and the nip roller gear 16 causes the nip roller 13 to rotate.
  • the speed of paper feed can be adjusted and, therefore, the length of sheets cut from the web easily adjusted.
  • making the lower nip roller 15 smaller will cause the web speed to decrease. Consequently, the sheets cut by the knife cylinder 19 will be shorter.
  • the nip roller 15 is made of larger diameter. Additionally, to allow this adjustability, it will be necessary to place the axles of both the lower nip roller 15 and the interconnecting drive gear 27 on eccentrics to allow for vertical adjustment in accommodating any changes in size of the roller.
  • the rotary knife cylinder 19 is rotatably mounted to the frame 12 by means of the knife cylinder axle and bearing assembly (not shown) disposed in overlying relation to the anvil cylinder 17.
  • the four knife blades 25 are affixed to the rotary knife cylinder 19, by commonly known means at 90° intervals, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the rotary knife cylinder 19 and the anvil cylinder 17 are positioned so that the cutting edge of each blade 25 will just contact the anvil cylinder at the lowest point in the rotation path of the blade 25.
  • the vertical position of the rotary knife cylinder 19 and the cutting blades 25 may be adjusted to accommodate signatures or sheets of varying thicknesses.
  • the drive shaft 35 supplies power to the diverter and delivery sections of the present intention through the main drive gear 33 driving a bevel gear 34 mounted on the anvil cylinder axle 29, which bevel gear 34 drives receptive bevel gear 36 mounted on the drive shaft 35.
  • the main drive gear 33 drives the rotary knife cylinder 19 by means of a knife cylinder gear 37, shown in Fig. 3, mounted on the rotary knife cylinder axle (not shown).
  • the size of the anvil cylinder 17 and the knife cylinder 19 as well as the respective drive gears 33 and 37 are appropriately selected so that the knife cylinder 19 and anvil cylinder 17 rotate at a ratio of 1 to 1.
  • the rotating diverting cams are positioned and synchronized so that sheets are alternatively directed toward either the upper delivery system 50 or the lower delivery system 52.
  • the upper nip roller 21 is a part of the conveyor system defined by a pair of upper, high-speed belts 51, while the lower nip roller 23 is a part of the conveyor system defined by belts 53.
  • the nip rollers 21 and 23 are rotating at a surface velocity approximately eight percent greater than the speed of the web 11. Consequently, each successive sheet experiences a slight acceleration as it is cut from the web.
  • Line 4-4 of Fig. 2 defines the center line of the system.
  • the function and structure of the components above line 4-4 is largely the same as that below the line.
  • a top view of the lower structure is shown in greater detail in Fig. 4 and will be described in detail below.
  • the main drive gear 33 engages gear 55 mounted on the end of axle 57.
  • Axle 57 supplies rotational power to the drive roller 59.
  • the drive roller 59 is in contact with the pair of friction belts 53, Fig. 2, which belts 53 constitute the lower, high-speed conveyor system of the lower diverter and delivery sections of the invention.
  • the belts 53 also traverse the nip roller 23 and the idler rollers 61 and 63.
  • the ratio between the main drive gear 33 and gear 55 is such that drive roller 59 drives the lower, high-speed belts 53 at a speed approximately eight percent faster then the speed of the incoming continuous web 11 of paper.
  • the drive roller gear 55 drives the lower camshaft gear 65 mounted on the lower camshaft axle 67 of the lower diverter cam shaft 69 which is rotatably mounted in the frame 12 in appropriate bearing means.
  • the lower diverting cams 45, 47 and 49 are rigidly mounted on the lower camshaft 69.
  • an upper diverting system similar to the lower diverting system just described is disposed above the lower diverting system.
  • This upper diverting system employes a set of upper diverting cams 39, 41, 43 mounted on an upper camshaft 71 which is mounted in the frame 12 in the same manner as the lower camshaft 69.
  • the upper camshaft 71 is directly driven by the lower camshaft 69 through the engagement of the upper camshaft gear 73, mounted on the upper camshaft 71, and the lower camshaft gear 65 mounted on the lower camshaft 69.
  • the upper and lower camshafts 71 and 69 rotate at the same speed, but in opposite directions.
  • the upper and lower rotating diverter cams are positioned and synchronized so as to alternately engage the successive sheets continuously cut from the web and entering the diverter section of the present invention.
  • the configuration of driving gears between the anvil cylinder 17 and the camshafts is such that the camshafts complete two revolutions to every single revolution of the knife cylinder 19 and the anvil cylinder 17.
  • a sheet destined for the lower delivery system will pass between the pair of opposed front nip rollers 21 and 23 and will be positively controlled therebetween until the upper rotating diverter cams 39, 41 and 43 contact the sheet and guide it against the pair of lower, high-speed belts 53.
  • the leading edge of the sheet enters the nip created between the opposed upper, high-speed belts 75 and the lower, high-speed belts 53 before the trailing edge exits the grasp of the opposing nip rollers 21 and 23.
  • the surface shape of the cams ensures that the entire length of each sheet is supported between the opposed nip rollers 21 and 23 and the opposed, high-speed belts 53 and 75. This further ensures continued positive control of the sheets during this same length of travel.
  • the sheet is released by the diverter cams 39, 41 and 43 only after the sheet has been positively engaged between the opposed belts 53 and 75, and the sheet thereafter continues to proceed between these belts toward the lower delivery section 52.
  • the upper, high-speed belts 75 traverse a series of idler rollers 77, 79, 80, 81 and 82 and a drive roller 83.
  • the drive roller 83 drives these belts 75 by frictional engagement.
  • a bevel gear 85 mounted on the drive shaft 35 supplies rotary power to the drive roller 83 through the combination of the receptive bevel gear 87 the transfer gear 89 and the drive roller gear 91.
  • Both the receptive bevel gear 87 and the transfer gear 89 are mounted on an axle 93 which axle is rotatably mounted in the frame 12 in appropriate bearing means.
  • the transfer gear 89 drives the drive roller gear 91 which is fixed on the drive roller axle 95 of the drive roller 83.
  • the drive roller 83 rotates about the drive roller axle 95 which axle 95 rotates in the frame 12 in an appropriate bearing means.
  • the initial idler rollers 77 are rotatably mounted on the plates 99. These plates 99 are, in turn, mounted on the shafts 101 affixed to the frame 12.
  • the idler rollers 103 of the upper diverter system are similarly attached to the plates 99. In order to accommodate sheets of varying widths, these plates 99, and consequently, the idler rollers 77 and 103 are laterally adjustable along the shafts 101.
  • the upper and lower diverting cams are laterally adjustable along the respective camshafts and the upper and lower, high-speed belts are laterally adjustable as well. The lateral adjustability is desirous in order that the edges of the individual sheets are always supported to thereby avoid the edges becoming torn or possibly jamming the system.
  • each camshaft 69 and 71 may be provided with a clutch assembly to allow the camshaft axle as well as the supporting gears to continue rotating if the sheets should jam and stop the movement of the diverter cams.
  • the lower camshaft gear 65 which drives the lower camshaft 69 may contain a clutch assembly 105.
  • the clutch assembly 105 comprises a ball bearing 107 which is forced into a detent 109 in the axle bushing 110 by the spring biased member 111.
  • the spring biased member 111 is, in turn, connected to a clutch plate 113 at its distal end, which clutch plate, when extended outwardly, trips a system shutdown switch 115.
  • the camshaft gear 65 rotates the camshaft 69 by means of the ball bearing 107 positioned in the detent 109. Should the paper jam and the diverter cams stop rotating, the axle bushing 110 will also stop. However, instead of stripping the gears, the ball bearing 107 will be forced out of the detent 109 pushing the clutch plate 113 out and activating the system shutdown switch 115.
  • the switch shuts down the printing press and also activates two pneumatic cylinders operatively connected to the axle of the nip roller 13 thereby lifting the eccentrically mounted upper nip roller 13 off of the web of paper. This action immediately stops the flow of paper into the diverting section thereby preventing damage to the machine. Additionally, because the gear 65 is no longer connected to the axle bushing 110, the gear can continue to rotate while the system loses its momentum and finally stops as a result of the printing press being shut down.
  • the sheets emerge from between the opposed, high-speed belts 53 and 75 where they are promptly decelerated and shingled for delivery to a subsequent handling process.
  • the pair of lower, low-speed belts 121 move at a speed approximately one-sixth or one-seventh the speed of the belts 53 and 75.
  • the sheets are decelerated by means of a pair of snubber assemblies 123 comprised of a pair of snubber wheels 125 and 127 freely rotatable on the snubber support plates 129.
  • the snubber support plates 129 are mounted to a snubber shaft 131 which is driven at a ratio of 1 to 1 with respect to the rotation of the rotary knife cylinder 19.
  • the respective different diameters of the snubber support plates 129 and the knife cylinder 19 cause the snubber support plates 129 to rotate at a reduced speed in comparison to the knife cylinder 19.
  • the snubber wheels 125 and 127 are freely rotatable,_they are free to adapt to the speed of the snubbed sheet S and the sheet is undamaged during its rapid deceleration.
  • the snubber wheels 125 and 127 may be manufactured from resiliently deformable or compressible material, such as rubber, to further prevent damage to the sheets upon impact of the snubber.
  • a deckplate (not shown) may be positioned beneath the lower, low-speed belts to provide a solid platform against which the snubber wheels can trap the respective sheets. Without a deckplate the snubbers trap the sheets only against the lower, low-speed belts. Consequently, the lower, low-speed belts 119 must be subjected to an on-going tensioning means 133 in order to provide sufficient opposing support during snubbing.
  • the snubber support plates 129 are timed to complete one revolution about the snubber shaft 131 in the time four sheets are cut by the rotary knife cylinder 19, two of which will be diverted in the previously described alternating manner to the lower delivery system 52.
  • the snubber assembly of the lower delivery system is driven by a gear train consisting of a bevel gear.135, a receptive bevel gear 137, a transfer gear 139 and the snubber shaft gear 141.
  • Also affixed to the transfer axle 143 is the transfer gear 139 which drives the snubber shaft gear 141 mounted on the snubber shaft 131.
  • the snubber shaft 131 is rotatably mounted to the frame 12 by appropriate bearing means. The ratio of revolutions of the knife cylinder to the snubber shaft is 1 to 1.
  • the lower, low-speed belts 121 traverse an idler roller 145 and a drive roller 147.
  • the drive roller 147 is driven by a separate, variable speed motor (not shown) by belt 148 (Fig. 4) to allow variation of the speed of the lower, low-speed belts 121 independent of the remainder of the system. This allows the length of overlap, when shingling the sheets, to be varied. If the lower, low-speed belts 121 were driven by the drive shaft 35, the only way to vary the length of sheet overlap would be to change the gear ratios by physically changing the gears.
  • the tensioning means 133 permits adjustment of the amount of tension on the belts 129.
  • the tensioning means 133 includes a tensioning roller 134 in rotational contact with the belts 121.
  • the belts 121 are subject to constant tensioning through the tensioning roller 134 by the pneumatic tensioning means 136 commonly known in the art.
  • the sheet has been decelerated by the snubbers, it is now laid flat against the lower, low-speed belts 121 and travelling at a much reduced speed. Simultaneously, the snubber wheels 125 are lifting off the sheet and the next subsequent sheet is emerging from between the opposed, high-speed belts 53 and 75.
  • the snubber support plate 120 may be provided with a pair of masks 130 which act to dampen any movement of the sheets after the snubber wheels lift off the sheet surface.
  • the snubber support plates 129 continue their rotation and the second snubber wheels 127 now positively guide and trap the next subsequent sheet in the same manner as previously described.
  • next subsequent sheet travelling at a higher speed, is caused to overlap the previous sheet thereby achieving the desired shingling of the sheets.
  • the length of the overlap is determined by the speed of the lower, low-speed belts 121.
  • the upper snubber assembly 151 described below, operates in the same manner.
  • controlling rollers 153 Downstream of the snubber area are a plurality of controlling rollers 153 for maintaining alignment of the now shingled stream of sheets.
  • the controlling rollers 153 are rotatably mounted on the arms 155 which arms 155 are attached to the controlling roller shaft 157.
  • the controlling rollers 153 and the arms 155 are free to follow the height of the stream of shingled paper.
  • the controlling rollers 153 maintain a positive control over the sheets to prevent misalignment of the sheets.
  • the controlling roller shaft 157, and consequently the controlling rollers 153 are also horizontally adjustable along the sheet path. This adjustability is important for maintaining positive control over the sheets when sheet lengths are changed.
  • the previous and now underlying sheet comes within the positive control of the controlling rollers 153. In this way, when the sheet is decelerated against the previous sheet, the previous and underlying sheet cannot become misaligned and foul the system.
  • the elements of the upper diverter and delivery system are functionally the same as the corresponding elements described previously with respect to the lower diverter and delivery system, although the elements of the upper system are not shown in detail. Nonetheless, the upper system is easy to understand.
  • the lower diverter cams 45, 47 and 49 guide the sheet against the upper, high-speed belts 51 and support the sheet against the upper, high-speed belts 51 until the sheet totally passes between the opposed upper, high-speed belts 51 and lower, high-speed belts 97 of the upper delivery section.
  • the upper, high-speed belts 51 and the lower, high-speed belts 97 then deliver the sheets to the snubbing area of the upper delivery system 50.
  • the upper, high-speed belts traverse idler rollers 21, 26 and 150 and a driving roller 152.
  • the drive roller 152 is driven by a drive gear 154 mounted on the end of the axle of the drive roller 152.
  • the drive gear 154 is driven by the drive gear 91 of the drive roller 83 of the lower delivery section 52 by means of the interconnecting gear 92 (Fig. 3).
  • the lower, high-speed belts traverse the idler rollers 103 and 104 and a drive roller 117.
  • the drive roller 117 is driven through a gear linkage to the drive shaft 35 (not shown).
  • the upper snubber assembly 151 is driven by the lower snubber shaft gear 141 on the lower snubber shaft 131 through gear 159 engaging upper snubber shaft gear 161.
  • This allows both snubber shafts l31_and 132 to rotate at the same ratio as the anvil cylinder 17 and the rotary knife cylinder 19.
  • the snubber shafts being of smaller diameter, rotate slower thereby allowing the snubber wheels to remain in longer contact with the individual sheets during deceleration.
  • the upper snubber assembly 151 like the lower snubber assembly 123, comprises two rotatably mounted snubber wheels 163 and 165 rotatably mounted on the snubber support plates 167.
  • the lower, low-speed belts 119 against which the upper snubber system 151 traps and decelerates sheets, traverses an idler roller 169 and a drive roller 171.
  • the drive roller 171 as with the drive roller 147 of the lower delivery system, is driven by a variable speed motor for reasons also described previously.
  • the lower, low-speed belts 119 are subject to continuous tensioning means 173.
  • a deckplate may be inserted beneath the lower, low-speed belts, at the point the snubbers contact the lower, low-speed belts 119, to assist in decelerating the sheets and to obviate the need for the tensioning means.
  • deck plates increase static in the system which is highly undesirable.
  • a series of controlling rollers 180 maintain positive control over the sheets as they are conveyed to the next operation.
  • An alternative embodiment to the present invention would add an additional pair of opposed nip rollers downstream of the nip rollers 21 and 23 which mark the entry to the diverting section. These additional nip rollers would be located inside the path of the diverting cams and would be mounted on the plates 99 in the same manner as the idler rollers 77 and 103, previously described, are presently mounted. This structure would allow the diverter cams to rotate unobstructed. In this arrangement, both these newly added opposed, nip rollers as well as the nip rollers 21 and 23 would be horizontally adjustable along the conveyor path.
  • This additional nip will act to further stabilize and control the individual sheets as they are cut from the web by delaying the diverting action until the sheets are held between both sets of opposed nip rollers. Additionally, by adding the nip rollers at a position closer to the diverters, the angle at which the individual sheets are diverted is decreased and, similarly, the stress associated with the diverting is decreased.

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