EP0388646A2 - Dispositif de lavage - Google Patents

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EP0388646A2
EP0388646A2 EP90103286A EP90103286A EP0388646A2 EP 0388646 A2 EP0388646 A2 EP 0388646A2 EP 90103286 A EP90103286 A EP 90103286A EP 90103286 A EP90103286 A EP 90103286A EP 0388646 A2 EP0388646 A2 EP 0388646A2
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washing device
membrane part
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pressure element
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Gerhard Dipl.-Ing. Loos
Nikolaus Dr. Ing. Spiegel
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F35/00—Cleaning arrangements or devices
    • B41F35/06—Cleaning arrangements or devices for offset cylinders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2235/00—Cleaning
    • B41P2235/10—Cleaning characterised by the methods or devices
    • B41P2235/20—Wiping devices
    • B41P2235/24—Wiping devices using rolls of cleaning cloth
    • B41P2235/246—Pressing the cleaning cloth against the cylinder

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  • the invention relates to a washing device for a printing press, for cleaning the surface of a roller or a cylinder, for example for cleaning the blanket of the blanket cylinder.
  • a washing device has a supply spool and a dirty cloth spool for a washing cloth, the washing cloth being able to be soaked with washing liquid.
  • the washcloth is pulled off the supply spool. It runs over a pressure element, which can be actuated to bring the washcloth into contact, for example on the rubber blanket of the rubber blanket cylinder to be cleaned.
  • the pressure element is an elastic membrane part, which is gripped on a spacer.
  • the pressure element can be actuated by building up a compressed air cushion between the membrane part and the spacer part.
  • the spacer ensures the permanent spacing of the edge regions of the membrane part, which only just enables the compressed air cushion to be built up between the membrane part and the spacer.
  • Such a washing device is known for example from DE-OS 30 05 469.
  • the spacer part is formed in the form of a U-profile, the membrane part covering the opening of the U-profile in a cross-sectional illustration.
  • the edge areas of the membrane part are fastened in a sealed manner on legs of the U-profile.
  • the sealing attachment of the membrane part is perceived as very complex.
  • the edge areas of the membrane part are fastened to the legs of the U-profile with a plurality of screws with the interposition of a strip. A such attachment is to be made on both long sides of this spacer.
  • the object of the invention is to design and further develop the known washing device in such a way that the pressing element is simple and easy to use in terms of production technology.
  • the spacer is accommodated in a holder part in the manner of a sliding block.
  • the edge regions of the membrane part are tightly clamped between the spacer part and the holding part. More precisely, the edge areas are clamped between the guide projections of the holding part and the assigned edge areas of the spacer part.
  • the spacer is used to form a closed pressure chamber on the side of the membrane part facing away from, for example, a blanket cylinder, i.e. on the underside of the membrane part, the spacer forming the bottom of the pressure chamber, and as a part which, as it were, spans the membrane part actuated state by the holder of the edge areas allows the bulging of the membrane part.
  • the spacer is used directly for holding the edge regions of the membrane part, as described above.
  • the pressure element extends essentially over the length of the roller or cylinder to be cleaned, so that the longitudinal edge regions mentioned address those which extend essentially parallel to the axis of the roller or cylinder.
  • the spacer part can advantageously be designed as an insertion part.
  • the membrane part which can be preformed with corresponding edge areas.
  • the membrane part can be inserted into the holding part together with the spacer part and then clamped in the inserted state.
  • the membrane part expediently has preformed, outwardly facing edge regions which automatically engage behind the guide projections of the holding part when inserted.
  • the membrane part is immediately in the holder part perpendicular to the direction of insertion when inserted into the holder part - which also applies to the spacer.
  • the invention further proposes that the spacer is pretensioned against the guide projections of the holding part by means of tensioning screws which are supported on the holding part. Between the holder part and the spacer part, with the interposition of the membrane part, there is a closed tension circuit, the essential longitudinal edges of the membrane part and the holder part on the one hand and the spacer part on the other hand interacting positively.
  • the membrane part does not need to be preformed, or only slightly, for example with regard to the edge regions.
  • the spacer is decisive for the shape of the membrane part in the unactuated state if no compressed air cushion is built up between the membrane part and the spacer, as will be explained in more detail below.
  • the spacer is then responsible for the formation of a curvature that presses the washcloth onto the blanket cylinder, for example.
  • the membrane part can already be largely adapted to the shape of the spacer part, in particular with regard to the aforementioned laterally projecting edge regions which are clamped in as a seal between the spacer part and the holding part.
  • the spacer is by means of the clamping screws in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the longitudinal guide projections.
  • the clamping screws act in a cross-sectional view approximately in the middle of the spacer.
  • the membrane part consists of a rubber-elastic material, while the spacer part and the holding part can be, for example, drawn metal profile parts.
  • the membrane part is inflated pneumatically to actuate the pressure element.
  • a compressed air connection is provided on the spacer, which passes freely through the holding part, but is firmly connected to the spacer.
  • the spacer part is braced against the holding part, the compressed air connection which is stationary in the holding part can move freely with respect to the holding part.
  • the compressed air connection opens into a corresponding hole in the spacer.
  • the membrane part By building up a compressed air cushion, the membrane part is lifted from the spacer part when actuated, as mentioned to form a curvature.
  • the wash cloth running outside on the membrane part is pressed against the cylinder to be washed or the roller to be washed.
  • the membrane part With regard to the frontal fastening of the membrane part, it is provided that the membrane part is firmly attached to an end face of the spacer part.
  • the membrane part can be connected to the end face of the spacer part by means of fastening screws. This results in an advantageous addition to the inventive concept of sealingly clamping the membrane part on both sides between the holding part and the spacer part, with the spacer part being designed in the manner of a sliding block.
  • the membrane part can be firmly connected to the spacer part by the end bracket before the spacer part is inserted.
  • the spacer can then be pushed into the holding part together with the membrane part in a simple manner. After tightening the clamping screws, the membrane part is sealed on the whole or held against the spacer.
  • a tensioning plate is interposed between the membrane part and the heads of the fastening screws with regard to the end-face fastening, which ensures a uniform contact pressure over the width of the end face.
  • a washing device 1 which in the installed state, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, is assigned to a blanket cylinder 2 of a printing press.
  • the washing device 1 has a supply spool 3 for a wash cloth 5, which can be wound up on a dirty cloth spool 4.
  • the dirty cloth spool 4 can be actuated step by step by means of a pneumatic device 6.
  • the wash cloth 5 can be wetted with washing liquid from a dispensing device 7.
  • washing device 1 shown is designed as a slide-in device which is held in a machine-fixed holder 22 by means of bolts 8.
  • the washcloth 5 is pulled by winding it on the dirty-cloth spool 4 via a pressure element 9, which is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in the actuated state.
  • the pressure element 9 has a membrane part 10, which is sealed on a spacer 11.
  • a compressed air connection 12 see FIG. 4
  • a compressed air cushion can be built up between the outside upper side 13 of the spacer part 11 and the facing underside of the membrane part 10, for pressing the washcloth 5 against a cylinder or a roller during a washing process.
  • the membrane part 10 lies against the essentially rectangular, flat outer surface of the spacer part 11. In the actuated state, the membrane part 10 bulges out, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the spacer 11 and the membrane part 10 are received in a bracket part 14 like a sliding block.
  • the guide projections 15, 15 'of the holding part are gripped by edge regions 16 and 17 of the spacer 11 and the membrane part 10.
  • clamping screws 18, which are supported on the mounting part 14 the spacer 11 is braced against the guide projections 15, 15 ', between two position of the membrane part 10 or more precisely the edge regions 17 of the membrane part 10.
  • the spacer 11 is in this case acted on by means of the clamping screws 18 perpendicular to an extension direction of the guide projections 15, 15 '. 3 that the clamping screws 18 act approximately centrally on the spacer 11.
  • the membrane part 10 advantageously has preformed, outwardly facing edge regions 17. Just like the spacer part 11, it can simply be pushed into the mounting part 14 for assembly.
  • the guide protrusion 15 ' can be formed protruding towards the blanket cylinder 2 (see. Fig. 2), for guiding or deflecting the washcloth 5th
  • the compressed air connection 12 is shown in detail in FIG. 4. It passes freely through a passage 19 in the holding part 14 and is screwed into the spacer 11 by means of a thread 20. During assembly, when the spacer 11 is braced against the guide projections 15, 15 ', the spacer 11 migrates in the direction of the guide projections 15, 15'. The compressed air connection can easily follow this movement.
  • the compressed air connection 12 is also connected to a compressed air line 21 which is led out of the washing device 1 for the supply of compressed air, which is not shown in detail here.
  • the membrane part 10 which consists of a rubber-elastic material, is shown overall in perspective.
  • the outward-facing longitudinal edge regions 17 can be seen.
  • the end face 23 of the membrane part 10 is drawn deeper by the projection 27 than the longitudinal edge of the membrane part 10.
  • two fastening openings 24 are formed in the end face 23 in order to enable a screw connection, as further described in detail in FIGS 6 and 7 is shown.
  • the end face that is not visible in FIG. 5 is designed accordingly.
  • the procedure can be such that the membrane part 10 is first firmly connected to the spacer 11 on the end face 23 and the spacer 11 is then inserted into the guide part 14 together with the membrane part 10 already attached to it.

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DE3909114 1989-03-20
DE3909114A DE3909114C2 (de) 1989-03-20 1989-03-20 Druckmittelbeaufschlagte Stelleinrichtung zum Anstellen eines Waschtuchs einer Wascheinrichtung einer Druckmaschine

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EP0388646A2 true EP0388646A2 (fr) 1990-09-26
EP0388646A3 EP0388646A3 (fr) 1991-04-10
EP0388646B1 EP0388646B1 (fr) 1993-08-11

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JP (1) JPH0649372B2 (fr)
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EP0388646B1 (fr) 1993-08-11
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EP0388646A3 (fr) 1991-04-10
JPH02279339A (ja) 1990-11-15
CA2010494A1 (fr) 1990-09-20
CA2010494C (fr) 1992-09-22
DE59002240D1 (de) 1993-09-16
DE3909114A1 (de) 1990-09-27
JPH0649372B2 (ja) 1994-06-29

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