EP0503750A1 - Verfahren zum Montieren einer Druckplatte auf einem Plattenzylinder - Google Patents

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EP0503750A1
EP0503750A1 EP92250058A EP92250058A EP0503750A1 EP 0503750 A1 EP0503750 A1 EP 0503750A1 EP 92250058 A EP92250058 A EP 92250058A EP 92250058 A EP92250058 A EP 92250058A EP 0503750 A1 EP0503750 A1 EP 0503750A1
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Nobuaki C/O Toride Plant Saito
Masaaki C/O Toride Plant Ishida
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F27/00—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
    • B41F27/12—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes
    • B41F27/1206—Feeding to or removing from the forme cylinder

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  • the present invention relates to a plate mounting apparatus for causing a plate lockup apparatus to grip a printing plate (to be referred to as a plate hereinafter) held in a printing press near the circumferential surface of a plate cylinder in the printing press so as to mount the plate on the plate cylinder.
  • a plate to be referred to as a plate hereinafter
  • a gap having almost a rectangular section and a length almost equal to the overall length of a plate cylinder is formed in the circumferential surface of the plate cylinder for each of a variety of printing presses.
  • a plate lockup apparatus consisting of a leading-side lockup device for fixing the leading end of a plate and a trailing-side lockup device for fixing the trailing end of the plate, fixed by the leading-side lockup device and then wound around the circumferential surface of the plate cylinder, is axially fixed on the bottom surface of the gap.
  • Each of the conventional leading- and trailing-side lockup devices comprises an elongated lockup table extending in the axial direction of the plate cylinder, a plurality of gripper plates, swingably supported at an edge portion of this lockup table, for gripping or releasing the plate with or from the lockup table by being opened or closed as they swing, and a plurality of cams which can be respectively engaged with gaps at the edges of the gripper plates.
  • the plurality of cams are aligned along a pivotal cam shaft.
  • a plurality of compression coil springs are interposed between the lockup table and the gripper plates to bias the gripper plates in an open direction.
  • lockup tables and gripper plates extend along the radial direction of a plate cylinder so that trailing-side gripper surfaces which were formed in the circumferential direction of a conventional plate cylinder are formed along the radial direction of the plate cylinder.
  • a trailing-side end portion of the plate is bent at a right angle by a separate plate bending machine.
  • the trailing-side end portion of the plate wound around the circumferential surface of the plate cylinder and having the leading-side end portion gripped by the leading-side lockup device is gripped such that the bent portion is inserted between the lockup table and the gripper plates of the trailing-side lockup device and is gripped while the gripper plates are swung by a cam mechanism.
  • the trailing-side lockup device as a whole is then moved in the circumferential direction, and the plate is uniformly kept taut while being kept in contact with the circumferential surface of the plate cylinder.
  • a conventional semi-automatic plate mounting apparatus includes a holding apparatus for holding a plate in a space between a plurality of printing units for multi-color printing, which is on the circumferential surface side of the plate cylinder.
  • the plate is inserted into the leading-side lockup device while being held by the holding apparatus, and at the same time the plate is wound around the circumferential surface of the plate cylinder.
  • the trailing-side end portion of the plate released from the holding apparatus is gripped by the trailing-side lockup device.
  • U-shaped notches are formed in the leading- and trailing-side end portions of the plate, and reference pins which engage with these notches extend on the leading- and trailing-side plate devices, respectively.
  • the end portions of the plate are held by hands, and the plate is inserted into the plate lockup devices.
  • the plate lockup devices are closed while the reference pins are kept engaged with the notches, respectively. If the bottoms of the notches are separated from the reference pins upon closing of the plate lockup devices or if the bottom portions of the notches do not abut against the reference pins from the beginning, respectively, the plate mounting positions of the plate lockup devices become inaccurate. An error occurs in printing alignment, thereby degrading the quality of printed matters.
  • an apparatus for mounting a plate on a plate cylinder comprising a safety cover, having an upper end portion supported by a support member on a printing press having the plate cylinder so that the safety cover is suspended from the support member, for vertically opening/closing, and a plate holding member, mounted on the safety cover, for urging a trailing-side end portion of the plate downward when the plate is inserted into a plate fixing means of the plate cylinder.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 show an apparatus for mounting a plate on a plate cylinder according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows the apparatus when viewed from its side
  • Fig. 2 partially shows the front left portion of the apparatus.
  • a printing unit 1 comprises a pair of right and left frames 2 to cover the side surfaces of the printing unit 1.
  • a plate cylinder 3 and a blanket cylinder 4 are arranged in contact with each other inside the frames 2.
  • An inking apparatus and a dampening apparatus (neither are shown) for supplying ink and dampening water to the surface of the plate mounted on the plate cylinder 3 are arranged above the plate cylinder 3 and on the side thereof, respectively.
  • An air cylinder 5 serving as a driving unit is pivotally supported on an upper horizontal surface 2a of one frame 2 through a bracket 6.
  • a piston rod 7 of the air cylinder 5 is pivotally mounted on a lever 10 of a support shaft 9 pivotally supported on a bearing 8 on the horizontal surface 2a.
  • Another bearing 8 is also arranged on the other frame 2.
  • the support shaft 9 is bridged between the right and left frames 2.
  • a pair of right and left L-shaped arms 11 are fixed on the support shaft 9 mounted with the lever 10, so that the arms 11 are set in phase and have a predetermined angle with respect to the lever 10.
  • the right and left arms 11 are pivoted through about 90° through the lever 10 and the support shaft 9, as indicated by solid lines and broken lines in Fig. 1, respectively.
  • the arms 11 located at positions indicated by the solid lines are close to the horizontal surfaces 2a and vertical surfaces 2b of the right and left frames 2.
  • the lower end portions of the right and left arms 11 are connected by a cover support shaft 12.
  • Right and left vertical bars 14 constituting a safety cover 13 are pivotally supported at the two end portions of the cover support shaft 12.
  • Bars 15 shorter than the vertical bars 14 are pivotally mounted on the lower end portions of the vertical bars 14, respectively.
  • Pins 16 fixed at the lower end portions of the bars 15 are fitted to be vertically movable in guide bars 17 having U-shaped sections and suspended along the frames 2, respectively.
  • Reference numerals 18, 19, and 20 denote upper, middle, and lower divided cover bodies. Both sides of the cover bodies 18 and 19 are fixed to the vertical bars 14, and both sides of the cover body 20 are fixed to the bars 15, respectively.
  • the safety cover 13 constituted by the vertical bars 14, the bars 15 and the cover bodies 18, 19, and 20 is linear, i.e. in an essentially flush-lying position, in a closed state. In an open state, however, the cover 13 is bent between the cover body 20 and the cover bodies 18 and 19 by the vertical bars 14 and the bars 15 in an L-shaped manner.
  • a plate reception member 21 parallel to the cover support shaft 12 at the upper end of the safety cover 13 having the structure described above is supported at its two ends by arms 22 fixed almost perpendicularly to the vertical bars 14.
  • a plate holder 23 having an L-shaped section and slightly shorter than the safety cover 13 extends from the lower end portion of the middle cover body 19.
  • the upper end portion of a plate 24 is supported by the plate reception member 21, and the lower end portion of the plate 24 is supported by the plate holder 23.
  • Plate guides 25 each having an arcuated section when viewed from the side and an L shape when viewed from the front extend from the right and left end portions of the middle cover 19. The plate guides 25 are spaced apart from the cover body 19.
  • a plate press member 26 having almost the same length as that of the plate holder 23 extends at the upper end portion of the middle body 19 so as to insert the trailing end of the plate 24.
  • a plate lockup table 30 and gripper plates 29 of a leading-side plate lockup device 28 are disposed inside a gap 27 formed in the circumferential surface of the plate cylinder 3. These members are schematically illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • Reference numeral 31 denotes each reference pin for engaging with a corresponding notch formed at the lower end of the plate 24.
  • Fig. 3 shows a developed state of a plate in a state wherein reference pins are fitted in reference notches, respectively.
  • two reference notches 32 are formed at a leading-side end portion 241 of the plate 24.
  • the U-shaped reference notches 32 are open to the edges of the plate so that they are perfectly engaged with the reference pins 31, respectively.
  • the safety cover 13 is kept closed, as indicated by the solid lines in Fig. 1, thereby covering the front surface of the printing unit 1.
  • the plate 24 to be mounted is prepared such that its upper end portion is supported by the plate reception member 21, and the lower end portion of the plate 24 is supported by the plate holder 23. At this time, the plate 24 is clamped between the plate press member 26 and the plate reception member 21 without any play.
  • compressed oil is supplied to the air cylinder 5 to move the piston rod 7 backward to the illustrated position.
  • the support shaft 9 is pivoted through the lever 10, so that the right and left arms 11 supported by the support shaft 9 are pivoted to the positions indicated by the broken (chain and double-dotted) lines.
  • the safety cover 13 having the vertical bars 14, the upper end portions of which are pivotally supported by the lower end portions of the arms 11, is moved to the position indicated by the broken
  • the unnecessary plate mounted on the plate cylinder 3 is removed from the printing press by opening/closing of the leading-side plate lockup device 28 and a trailing-side plate lockup device (not shown) and rotation of the plate cylinder 3.
  • the plate 24 prepared in a manner as described above is gripped, and its lower end portion is removed from the plate holder 23.
  • the plate 24 is allowed to move downward by its own weight along the inner surfaces of the plate guides 25.
  • the plate 24 is inserted between the plate lockup table 30 and the gripper plates 29 of the leading-side plate lockup device 28 of the plate cylinder 3 stopped at the illustrated position.
  • the plate denoted by reference numeral 24B is curved and supported along the arcuated inner surfaces of the plate guides 25, the U-shaped reference notches 32 formed at the lower edge of the plate 24B inserted between the plate lockup table 30 and the gripper plates 29 are engaged with the corresponding reference pins 31, respectively. Since the plate 24B is received by the plate guides 25 by its own weight so that the reference notches 32 respectively abut against the bottom portions of the reference pins 31 and are engaged therewith, the plate 24B is accurately engaged with the plate lockup devices and will not be disengaged therefrom as in the conventional case wherein the plate is manually held.
  • the plate 24B is flexed, and the upper edge as the trailing-side end portion of the plate 24B is inserted into the downwardly open plate press member 26.
  • the plate 24B is kept abutted against the plate press member 26, the plate guides 25, and the reference pins 31.
  • the plate 24B in the flexed state is properly urged against the reference pins 31. Since the positions of the plate press member 26, the plate guides 25, and the reference pins 31 are kept unchanged relative to each other, a force acting on the reference pins 31 from the plate 24B is always kept constant. Therefore, the state of the plate 24 mounted upon closing of the plate lockup devices is kept constant, and the reference pins 31 are properly engaged with the reference notches, thereby solving the problem of misalignment.
  • the plate press member 26 is exemplified as a plate holding member for pressing the plate downward while the upper end portion of the plate is inserted in the plate lockup device.
  • the plate holding member is not limited to this.
  • trailing-side end portion of a plate can be clamped by suction pads, rollers, or the like.
  • two or more plate press members 26 or plate holders 23 each may be arranged.
  • the structures of the plate holder 23, the plate reception member 21, and the plate guides 25 are not limited to the structures exemplified in this embodiment. Any member can be used if the plate is not removed. Furthermore, if a mechanism for clamping the trailing-side end portion of the plate is employed, the above members can be omitted.
  • the present invention is also applicable to a structure in which a safety cover is manually opened, as a matter of course.
  • the plate holding member for holding the plate so as to urge it downward is arranged in the vertically openable safety cover, the upper end portion of which is supported by a printing press member so that the safety cover is suspended from the printing press member, the recesses formed at the lower end of the plate can be accurately urged against and engaged with the reference pins of the plate lockup device by the weight of the plate and the behavior of the plate holding member.
  • Mounting precision of the plate can be improved, and printing alignment precision can be improved accordingly.
  • the alignment adjustment time can be almost eliminated to shorten the plate mounting time, thereby improving operation efficiency of the printing press and reducing the waste paper.
  • the plate can be easily mounted without specific skill, thereby achieving energy saving.

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JP3103702A JP2722022B2 (ja) 1991-03-14 1991-03-14 版胴への刷版装着装置

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GB2277903A (en) * 1993-05-12 1994-11-16 Deritend Eng Ltd Changing roller-mounted printing plates
DE4414836A1 (de) * 1994-04-28 1995-11-02 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Schutzvorrichtung an Druckmaschinen
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FR2738183A1 (fr) * 1995-08-29 1997-03-07 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Dispositif de protection de machines a imprimer
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GB2277903A (en) * 1993-05-12 1994-11-16 Deritend Eng Ltd Changing roller-mounted printing plates
US5511478A (en) * 1993-11-18 1996-04-30 Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag Apparatus for the automated changing of printing plates of a printing machine
DE4414836A1 (de) * 1994-04-28 1995-11-02 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Schutzvorrichtung an Druckmaschinen
FR2738183A1 (fr) * 1995-08-29 1997-03-07 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Dispositif de protection de machines a imprimer
EP1086811A2 (de) * 1999-09-14 2001-03-28 Komori Corporation Plattenabführvorrichtung in einer Rotationsdruckmaschine
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