EP0351356B1 - Sortiereinrichtung - Google Patents

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EP0351356B1
EP0351356B1 EP89810439A EP89810439A EP0351356B1 EP 0351356 B1 EP0351356 B1 EP 0351356B1 EP 89810439 A EP89810439 A EP 89810439A EP 89810439 A EP89810439 A EP 89810439A EP 0351356 B1 EP0351356 B1 EP 0351356B1
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Willy Maier
Thomas Bachmann
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Grapha Immobilien 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
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
    • B65H39/11—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad in superposed 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
    • B65H2408/00—Specific machines
    • B65H2408/10—Specific machines for handling sheet(s)
    • B65H2408/11—Sorters or machines for sorting articles
    • B65H2408/112—Sorters or machines for sorting articles with stationary location in space of the bins and in-feed member movable from bin to bin

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  • the invention relates to a sorting device according to the preamble of independent claim 1.
  • a sorting device of this type is known from US-A-3,941,369. This has a transport device for the products to be sorted and a sorting trolley. If the sorting trolley is moved downwards along insertion surfaces, each compartment is inevitably raised with a lever arranged under the compartment in order to enlarge the insertion opening. In the case of a plate conveyor according to CHA-677 100 published on April 15, 1991, this lifting of each compartment would be unfavorable, since the sensitive printing plates stored in it would be moved each time the sorting trolley passed through. Since only one sorting trolley is available and possible, all compartments with this sorting device must be operated with a single sorting trolley.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a sorting device of the type mentioned, which can also have several sorting trolleys and thus faster loading of the compartments is possible. she should are also suitable for sensitive printing plates, which are therefore moved as little as possible when sorted and stored.
  • the object is achieved by the invention according to claim 1.
  • the printed products discharged into the sorting device can be conveyed vertically from top to bottom into the compartments, whereby they never stand still on their conveying path and therefore a very quick loading of the compartments is possible. It is essential that the subjects can be loaded in free order, i.e. in any case, the top empty compartment can be taken into account.
  • the conveying path of the printing plates can thus be kept optimally short. Two or more printing plates can also be stored in one compartment. This then doubles the number of storable printing plates.
  • the transport device provided for conveying the printing plates has at least one guide rail with vacuum openings to which the upright moving printing plates can be pulled with low pressure, which enables the printing plates to be treated particularly gently and to load the compartments safely.
  • the distance between the trays can be selected to be optimally short if the sorting trolley has means with which the upper tray in the selected compartment is pivoted and the insertion opening is thereby enlarged.
  • each compartment 3 is accessible at the top via an insertion opening 31 and can be emptied at the bottom via a removal opening 32.
  • the distance between two compartments 3 is selected so that at least one pressure plate 1 can be stored therein.
  • At least one sorting carriage 2 is arranged between the compartments 3 and the transport device 6 and can be moved up and down with a drive element 5 driven by a motor 7. With a control device, not shown here, the sorting trolley 2 can be moved to a desired compartment 3. If there are many, for example forty-five compartments 3, several sorting trolleys 2 are preferably provided. For example, three sorting trolleys are provided in the embodiment according to FIG. 4. These are firmly connected to each other and each sorting trolley serves a number of compartments, for example the top sorting trolley fifteen compartments and the second sorting trolley the following fifteen compartments. The bottom fifteen compartments are served accordingly by the bottom sorting trolley. This is possible in both exemplary embodiments.
  • the sorting trolley 2 is equipped with a flap 2 ', which can be switched in two positions. In the one position shown here, a pressure plate 1 moved from top to bottom is detached from the transport device 6 and guided into the controlled compartment 3. As FIG. 1b clearly shows, the pressure plates 1 can be lifted out upwards on plate holders 22 which are fastened to cycle chains 21. The flap 2 'engages with its upper edge in the position shown behind the pressure plate 1. So that the pressure plate 1 is vertical during transport downwards and does not fall forward at the top, the guide rails 51 have openings 52 which are connected to a vacuum pump 7 are. In addition to the openings 52 arranged in a row, belts 24 run at the speed of the clock chains 21, between which the openings 23 are exposed. If the vacuum pump 8 is started, the pressure plates 1 are pressed flat against the belts 24. The pressure plates 1 can thus be moved down along the guide rails 51 without friction.
  • each compartment 3 is pivotally mounted on its lower edge by means of bearing pins 14 in recesses 26 of a carrier 27.
  • Two laterally projecting pins 13 are also attached to the upper edge and rest in recesses 28 on further supports 29.
  • the sorting trolley 2 or each sorting trolley has one or more plungers 10 on a plate 11, which is pivoted at the front with a compartment B, which lies above the compartment A to be occupied, shortly before the printing plate 1 is inserted.
  • compartment B with spacers 16 attached to it abuts a compartment D, which is also pivoted, but by a smaller angle.
  • the following compartment D is generally no longer pivoted.
  • the plunger 10 is actuated, for example, with a pneumatic pressure cylinder 9. As soon as the pressure plate 1 is inserted into the compartment 3, the tappet 10 moves back into the basic position and the compartments A to C also fall back into their basic position due to their own weight. The sorting trolley 2 can now be moved to another, empty compartment.
  • each compartment 3 has recesses 20 at the lower edge.
  • the angled edges 19 also provided at the lower edge prevent the printing plates 1 from falling out.
  • the printing plates 1 are stored in compartments 56.
  • a compartment 56 is predetermined for each printing plate by electronically controlled preselection. The electronics recognize free compartments 56 and assign the printing plates 1 to them.
  • a screen 57 shows in which of the compartments 56 which printing plate 1 is located. This makes it possible to store the printing plates 1 sorted on the respective folder before the start of the printing.
  • the sorting device is equipped with three sorting trolleys 70 which are guided on a guide 71 and which operate fifteen compartments 56 in each case.
  • the sorting trolleys are firmly connected to each other and have a fixed distance from each other.
  • Each sorting cart 70 is with a flap 54 equipped, which can be switched in two positions. In the working position, the flap 54 is pivoted in and lifts the incoming pressure plate 1 out of the plate holders 53, which are moved by means of a transport device 50 and are attached to an endless drive chain 72. In the other position, the flap 54 is pivoted out and allows the pressure plate 1 to pass.
  • the printing plates 1 are flexible plastic films which are known under the name “flexo plates”.
  • the drive chains 72 and the guide rails 51 can also be formed in this embodiment as shown in Fig. 1b.
  • the trays can also be designed to be pivotable here and the sorting trolleys 70 have a device for pivoting these trays.
  • electronic detection with light barriers 74-77 and a screen 57 are also provided.

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  • Supply, Installation And Extraction Of Printed Sheets Or Plates (AREA)
  • Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
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EP89810439A 1988-07-11 1989-06-09 Sortiereinrichtung Expired - Lifetime EP0351356B1 (de)

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CH2641/88A CH680201A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1988-07-11 1988-07-11
CH2641/88 1988-07-11

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EP0351356A2 EP0351356A2 (de) 1990-01-17
EP0351356A3 EP0351356A3 (en) 1990-08-01
EP0351356B1 true EP0351356B1 (de) 1993-03-31

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CH (1) CH680201A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE58903928D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES2039091T3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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EP0351356A2 (de) 1990-01-17
DE58903928D1 (de) 1993-05-06
JPH0255135A (ja) 1990-02-23
CH680201A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1992-07-15
ES2039091T3 (es) 1993-08-16
EP0351356A3 (en) 1990-08-01

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