EP0272543B1 - Dispositif à emboîter, en particulier pour des imprimés repliés - Google Patents

Dispositif à emboîter, en particulier pour des imprimés repliés Download PDF

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EP0272543B1
EP0272543B1 EP87118203A EP87118203A EP0272543B1 EP 0272543 B1 EP0272543 B1 EP 0272543B1 EP 87118203 A EP87118203 A EP 87118203A EP 87118203 A EP87118203 A EP 87118203A EP 0272543 B1 EP0272543 B1 EP 0272543B1
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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
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/30—Opening devices for folded sheets or signatures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/54—Auxiliary folding, cutting, collecting or depositing of sheets or webs
    • B41F13/68—Adding inserts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
    • B65H39/115—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad in juxtaposed carriers
    • 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
    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/432—Gathering; Associating; Assembling in pockets, i.e. vertically

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  • the invention relates to an insertion device, in particular for folded products, with a first support structure in which folded products can be held open in a V-shape and a second, support structure arranged approximately parallel to this and to be inserted sheet-shaped products, from which the sheet-shaped products to be inserted start the first carrier structure can be transferred.
  • a plug-in machine with pockets running along an endless path is known, with at least one main sheet feed station and a delivery associated therewith, and at least one insert feeder arranged therebetween.
  • inserting machines for example, an insert can be inserted into a folded newspaper, the latter being opened in the middle by means of a sword and held in this position during the insertion of the supplements.
  • the working speed of such quasi-serial inserting machines is limited as a result of the required operations and, on the other hand, a voluminous arrangement would result if the necessary units were arranged several times to increase the working speed.
  • the object of the invention is to bring folded products or sheet-like or sheet-like products together in a confined space as often as possible in a repeatable and targeted manner, without the need to change the system or the device.
  • storage cassettes 1, 1 ' are preferably used, one above the other, in which zigzag or accordion-like support structures 3, 4 are stored in a compressed state in a narrow space.
  • These carrier structures are preferably divided into two, as can be seen from FIG. 3, the left part of the carrier structure being identified in each case by 3 or 4 and the right part by 3 'or 4'.
  • the products to be combined or mixed, preferably folded products 2, 2 ', are located in these carrier structures 3, 4. If e.g. B.
  • folded products 2 are present in the lower support structure 3 and folded products 2 'in the upper support structure 4, the folded products 2' to be introduced into the folded products 2 of the lower support structure 3 from the upper support structure 4 ,
  • the structures must first be pulled out of the storage cassettes 1, 1 'and pulled apart so that they assume the superimposed position shown in FIG. 2.
  • the folded products 2, 2 'in them are spread by V-shaped tongues 5, 5' and 6, 6 ', since the legs of these tongues 5, 5'; 6, 6 'each spread when the support structures 3, 4 are pulled apart.
  • the tongues 5, 6 are therefore already in the storage cassettes 1, 2 between the folded products 2, 2 'located in the carrier structures 3, 4.
  • the structure of such support structures 3, 4 is known in detail, for example from the unpublished patent application P 36 21 834.
  • both supports are simultaneously Structures 3, 4 with the opened folding products 2, 2 'are pulled out of the storage cassettes 1, 1' along their entire length, so that they are aligned one above the other after the process has ended.
  • the drive chains 8, 8 'and 9, 9' are provided with cams 7 for correct positioning and thus for timely feeding.
  • the lower part chains 8, 8 ' are in the form of back and forth Chen endless chains formed, while the upper drive chains are endless, ie form a closed loop.
  • the drive chains 8, 8 'are driven by arms 10 to 13 which run on longitudinal guides 14 to 17.
  • the arms 10 to 13 are in turn moved by chains 18, 18 ', which in turn are connected to a drive, not shown.
  • an auxiliary holding and insertion device 19 to 26 is used, the structure and function of which is described below.
  • This holding device comprises holding arms 19, 19 'which are fastened on longitudinal guides 20, 20' and which can be inserted or pushed into the upper support structure 4 from the side (cf. between FIGS. 1 and 5).
  • the longitudinal guides 20, 20 ' are fastened to support arms 21, 21', which in turn are movable in longitudinal guides 22, 22 ', i.e. are movable.
  • the longitudinal guides 22, 22 ' are firmly connected to a carrier 23.
  • the auxiliary holding and inserting device comprises, preferably from above, retractable, preferably triangular counter-holding elements which are referred to as structures 26 and which are arranged on a support 24 which is connected to the support 23 via a displaceable longitudinal guide 25 from above , so that the structures can be moved up and down in height.
  • the carrier structures 26 when the carrier structures 26 are lowered, they can be inserted into the V-shaped folded products 2 'which are opened upwards. Before this takes place, however, care must be taken to ensure that the auxiliary holding device 19 to 26 detects the folded products 2 'located in the carrier structures 4.
  • a short movement of the longitudinal guides 20, for example in the direction of the arrows 27 and a short movement of the longitudinal guide 20 'against the direction of the arrow 28, results in a clamping of the support structures 4 and 4 'located folding products 2', so that the holding arms 19 and 19 'come into contact with the folding products 2' and press them against the structures 26.
  • 8 and 9 show how, with the aid of the auxiliary holding device 19 to 26, the folded products or printed copies 2 'are lowered to such an extent that their lower ends are positioned briefly above the trains 5, 5' in the opened folded products or printed copies 2 .
  • the grippers 34, 34 ' each seated on rails 33 and 33', grasp the fold copies 2 from below in a counter-rotating movement in accordance with the directions of arrows 35, 36 from below Center.
  • the support structures 3, 3 'seated on the rails 37, 37' are then moved apart sideways in the direction of the arrows 38 and 39, respectively.
  • the finished specimens which are supported by a sliding plate 40, can be removed from the device by retracting the drive chains 8, 8'.
  • This process is shown in Fig. 13. While the carrier structures 3, 3 'and 4, 4' form a package 43 or 44 by moving the drive chains 8, 8 'or 9, 9' in the direction of the arrows 41 and 42, which then in the empty storage cartridges 1, 1st 'is returned, the mixed or merged products 2, 2' are discharged through ribbon lines 45, 46 shown in FIG. 13.
  • a gripper chain 47 shown in FIG. 14 can also be used for removal. It also shows how the specimens can be taken directly from a stacker 48 of a known type.
  • FIGS. 15 to 17 it will now be shown how flawless cassettes can be formed from cassettes partially filled with waste.
  • a cassette 50 partially filled with waste is placed over an empty cassette 49.
  • both carrier structures are moved out simultaneously.
  • a sensor 52 scans the specimens 51.
  • the drive of the chains 8, 8 'and 9, 9' is switched off. Now, in the manner already described, the flawless copies 51 are transferred into the empty carrier structure 3, 3 ', the waste copies against Falling down from the sheet 55 are supported. Thereafter, the drive chains 9, 9 'are in motion again, while the drive chains 8, 8' remain at rest. If the sensor 52 registers one end of the waste copies 53, these are discharged via the belt line 54 after the chain 9, 9 'has been stopped (FIG. 16). Thereafter, both chains 8, 8 'and 9, 9' are simultaneously in motion, as shown in FIG. 17, in order to fill the lower cassettes 49 with perfect printed copies 51 in the manner already described.
  • the pocket-like chambers of the carrier structure 3, 3 'and 4, 4' which are suitably filled by appropriate devices can contain different printed products which can be recorded by a central computer by appropriate local identification of the carrier structure. This enables them to be transferred to other structures in a targeted manner. It would be e.g. This makes it easily possible to insert different types of inserts, i.e. different from bag to bag, into a main product, e.g. to insert in a daily newspaper.

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1. Dispositif d'encartage notamment pour produits pliés, comprenant un dispositif d'encartage, notamment pour produits pliés, qui comprend une première structure porteuse (3, 3') dans laquelle des produits pliés peuvent être positionnés, tenus ouverts en V, et une deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4'), disposée à peu près parallèlement à la première, et qui reçoit des produits (2') en forme de feuille qu'il s'agit d'ajouter, et d'où les produits en forme de feuille qu'il s'agit d'ajouter peuvent être transférés à la première structure porteuse (3, 3'), caractérisé en ce qu'au niveau de la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4') est disposé un dispositif auxiliaire de retenue (19 à 26) qui saisit individuellement les produits en forme de feuille (2') à transférer, en ce que la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4') peut être écartée par translation ou par pivotement au moyen du dispositif auxiliaire de retenue (19 à 26) pour le transfert consécutif des produits en forme de feuille (2') de sorte que le dispositif auxiliaire de retenue (19 à 26) peut ainsi encarter ces produits dans les produits pliés (2) contenus dans la première structure porteuse (3, 3') ou à côté de ces produits pliés.
2. Dispositif d'encartage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les structures porteuses (3, 3'; 4, 4') sont des structures porteuses en deux pièces, qui peuvent être resserrées et déployées par translation, qui sont disposées l'une au-dessus de l'autre et peuvent coulisser sur des barres (29, 29'; 37, 37') sous l'action de chaînes d'entraînement (8, 8'; 9, 9') et en ce que des languettes en forme de V (6, 6'; 5, 5') logées dans les structures porteuses (3, 3'; 4, 4') maintiennent les produits (2, 2') ouverts en V.
3. Dispositif d'encartage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif auxiliaire de retenue (19 à 26) comprend des bras de retenue (19, 19') qui peuvent être introduits entre la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4'), en arrivant par les côtés des produits (2'), et des structures triangulaires (26) qui peuvent être abaissées de haut en bas, en qualité de contre-éléments de retenue, et en ce que, pour serrer les produits à encarter (2') dans la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4') après l'introduction des structures (26) et des bras de retenue (19, 19'), ces derniers peuvent être déplacés en translation transversalement.
4. Dispositif d'encartage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4') divisée en deux pièces peut être écartée latéralement après avoir saisi les produits à introduire (2') et que le dispositif auxiliaire de retenue (19 à 26) peut être abaissé de sorte que les produits à introduire (2') peuvent être partiellement engagés dans la première structure porteuse (3, 3'), après quoi la première structure porteuse (3, 3') peut être écartée latéralement et les produits (2') peuvent être encartés dans les produits pliés (2) de la première structure porteuse (3, 3'), jusqu'au dos du pli de ces produits, en étant guidés par le dispositif auxiliaire de retenue (19 à 26).
5. Dispositif d'encartage selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que, après que les produits (2, 2') ont été réunis dans la première structure porteuse (3, 3'), cette dernière peut être à nouveau resserrée latéralement, de sorte que les languettes en forme de V (5, 5') prévues sur cette structure pénètrent chacune entre les produits réunis encartés (2').
6. Dispositif d'encartage selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première structure porteuse (3, 3'), placée en position basse, peut être entraînée par une chaîne d'entraînement sans fin (8, 8') mobile en va-et-vient, et la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4'), placée au-dessus, peut être entraînée par une chaîne d'entraînement sans fin (9, 9').
7. Dispositif d'encartage selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au-dessous de la première structure porteuse (3, 3') est disposée une tôle de glissement (40), sur laquelle les produits pliés (2) peuvent se poser lorsque les demi-structures porteuses (3, 3') qui ont été écartées latéralement, et en ce que les produits pliés (2) peuvent être évacués par des transporteurs à bandes (45, 46) au-dessous de la première structure porteuse (3, 3').
8. Dispositif d'encartage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un capteur (52) est disposé au-dessous de la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4') pour détecter les maculatures et en ce que la maculature détectée peut être éjectée par l'intermédiaire de la première structure porteuse (3, 3') dans un transporteur à bande (54) disposé au-dessous de la deuxième structure porteuse (4, 4').
EP87118203A 1986-12-24 1987-12-09 Dispositif à emboîter, en particulier pour des imprimés repliés Expired - Lifetime EP0272543B1 (fr)

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