EP0509210B1 - Schaufelradausleger mit formatabhängig einstellbaren Falzproduktführungen - Google Patents

Schaufelradausleger mit formatabhängig einstellbaren Falzproduktführungen Download PDF

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EP0509210B1
EP0509210B1 EP92102805A EP92102805A EP0509210B1 EP 0509210 B1 EP0509210 B1 EP 0509210B1 EP 92102805 A EP92102805 A EP 92102805A EP 92102805 A EP92102805 A EP 92102805A EP 0509210 B1 EP0509210 B1 EP 0509210B1
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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
    • B65H29/38—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by movable piling or advancing arms, frames, plates, or like members with which the articles are maintained in face contact
    • B65H29/40—Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
    • 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
    • B65H2404/657—Means for varying the space between the elements
    • 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
    • B65H2511/10—Size; Dimensions
    • B65H2511/12—Width

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  • the invention relates to a bucket wheel boom with format-dependent adjustable folding product guides.
  • a bucket wheel boom is known in which one or more brake tongues which are inserted into the spaces between the individual bucket wheel disks , brake the folded copies when entering the paddle wheel pockets. An axial displacement of the brake tongues is not disclosed.
  • US Pat. No. 4,522,387 shows a paddle wheel in which individual paddle wheel disks are offset from one another and serve to dissipate kinetic energy during the transport of sheets.
  • the folded copies entering the slots between the paddlewheel disks are slowed down by friction and deformation. Since the fold copies that run into the slots between the paddlewheel disks are deformed differently, this also results in different distances between the side edges of the fold copies. On the one hand, this looks unattractive when the folded copies are displayed and, on the other hand, it complicates precise further processing, for example stapling the folded copies.
  • a precise display of the folded copies could only be achieved by an additional and complex vibrating device that would have to be installed between the delivery belts. This requires expensive installation space and should be avoided if possible.
  • the disadvantages of the prior art indicated are remedied by the invention.
  • the invention has for its object to improve a bucket wheel boom so that different at high speeds Folded product formats can be processed with high delivery accuracy.
  • the adjustment device can be operated remotely.
  • the advantage of this solution is the extension of the lateral maneuverability of the folded products to be laid out.
  • the folded product guides can be positioned precisely on the side edges of the folded products and ensure high accuracy in the delivery of the folded products, even at high machine speeds.
  • the remote controllability of the side folding product guides allows further automation in the folder, as well as remote control from the central control of the printing press.
  • the paddle wheel disks are slidably mounted on the drive shaft in the axial direction. This allows a further increase in the setting range, as well as a Fine adjustment of the folded product guides on the side edges of the folded products.
  • the respective paddlewheel disks are shaped to extend outward with pockets formed between them, and a first fold product guide serves as the side stop for the small format of the fold copies, while the arcuate recess of the first of the adjustable fold product guides is placed in phase opposition to the pockets between the paddle wheel disks are.
  • lateral guidance of smaller folded products can be achieved with simple means, which do not extend over the entire width of all paddle wheel disks arranged on the drive shaft.
  • a first, non-adjustable fold product guide serves as the side stop for the large format of the fold copies, while the arcuate recesses of the first adjustable fold product guide and the second adjustable fold product guide lie in phase with the pockets between the paddle wheel disks.
  • adjustable folding product guides with respective bolts on the adjustable paddle wheel disks are movably attached and can be adjusted into the "in phase” and “counter phase” positions via a respective rotary lever connected to the adjustable folding product guides.
  • adjustable folded product guides to the adjustable bucket wheel disks creates additional installation space in order to guide conveyor belts into between the individual bucket wheel disks. These can then be moved in accordance with the adjustments of the adjustable paddlewheel disks. There is also space available for actuators. By appropriately handling the respective rotary lever, a simple movement of the adjustable folding product guides can be realized in two positions.
  • the bucket wheel boom includes actuating cylinders which can be activated by the use of a pressure medium and which are connected on the one hand to the remote control system and on the other hand to the rotary levers for the purpose of control.
  • the bucket wheel boom includes an electromagnetic element which connects the central remote control system with the rotary levers for adjusting the adjustable folding product guides.
  • the folded product guides are stored in accordance with the Print order specific information integrated in the automatic of the product display.
  • the folded product guides are made of plexiglass.
  • a drive shaft 1 is supported in bearings 4 and 5 in the folder.
  • the bearing 4 is supported by a side wall 3.
  • a feather key 2 is embedded in the drive shaft 1, via which the paddle wheel disks 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d and 6e are brought into rotation.
  • the bucket wheel disks 6a and 6b have support disks 33 which are fastened to the drive shaft 1, whereas the bucket wheel disks 6c, 6d and 6e Have support disks 33 which are arranged displaceably in the axial direction of the drive shaft 1 along the feather key 2.
  • the displacement range is indicated in Fig. 1 by a horizontal, double-headed arrow.
  • the carrier disk 33 of the paddle wheel disk 6a which is fixedly arranged on the drive shaft 1, is provided with a folded product guide 7, which serves as a lateral guide for the folded products and aligns the side edge of the folded products.
  • the carrier disk 33 of the bucket wheel disk 6e which is slidably mounted on the drive shaft 1, has a folded product guide 8, which is fastened to the bucket wheel disk 6e by a bolt 18 and a sleeve 17.
  • the displaceable paddle wheel disks 6c and 6d are each equipped with an adjustable folded product guide 9a and 9b, which are adjustable in the circumferential direction of the paddlewheel disks 6c and 6d (see also FIG. 3).
  • the three paddle wheel disks 6c, 6d and 6e which are displaceable on the drive shaft 1 are connected by screw connections 14 to a hub 15, the axial adjustment of which is carried out via an auxiliary frame 10.
  • the auxiliary frame 10 is mounted in a frame bearing 11 on the hub 15. When the subframe 10 is moved in a direction of the horizontal arrow, the support disks 33 of the paddlewheel disks 6c, 6d and 6e follow this movement. On the opposite side, the supporting disks 33 and thus the paddle wheel disks 6a and 6b are connected to the hub 16 via screw connections 13.
  • the folded product guide 7 serves as a lateral guide on the bucket wheel disk 6a.
  • An adjustable folded product guide 9a on the paddle wheel disc 6c is set to the "counter phase” position by remote control and thus forms a lateral guide for the folded products.
  • the adjustable one Folded product guide 9a shifted to the paddle wheel disc 6a to such an extent that the paddle wheel pockets 24 between the individual airfoil blades 23 are covered by the adjustable folded product guide 6a (see also FIG. 3). Fine adjustments are possible by operating the subframe 10, which also allows adaptation to unusual product formats.
  • the adjustable folding product guide 9b on the paddle wheel disk 6d. If, on the other hand, folded products with a large format 12b run into the paddle wheel disks 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d and 6e, the adjustable folded product guides 9a and 9b are in the "in phase” position. The arcuate recesses 27 of the adjustable folding product guides 9a and 9b are in the same phase position with the bucket wheel pockets 24 of the bucket wheel disks 6c and 6d (see FIG. 3). The lateral guidance of the folded products is ensured by the folded product guide 8 attached to the outer paddle wheel disk 6e. An extension of the lateral displacement range can in turn be carried out by adjusting the subframe 10 in the respective direction of the horizontal arrow, it also being possible to achieve fine adjustment.
  • Fig. 2 shows a side view of the folded product feed into the paddle wheel pockets. Behind a pair of cutting cylinders 19, the individual folding products pass between conveyor belts 20.
  • the conveyor belts 20 are each re-tensioned by tensioning rollers 21 and transport the folding products to the bucket wheel boom.
  • Bearing plates 22 take up the storage of further rollers and cylinders in the folder.
  • the folded products emerging at the lower end of the circulating conveyor belts 20 reach the paddle wheel pockets 24 of the paddle wheel disc 6c and can enter them without hindrance.
  • the adjustable folded product guide 9a is adjusted so that the Paddlewheel pockets 24 of the paddlewheel disc 6c and the arcuate recesses 27 of the adjustable folded product guide 9a are "in phase" to one another, as shown under the reference numeral 25.
  • FIG. 3a shows the position of a folded product guide in the "in phase” position and in FIG. 3b in the "counter phase” position.
  • the adjustable bucket wheel disc 6c has 23 bucket wheel pockets 24 between the individual bucket blades.
  • An adjustable folded product guide 9a is movably attached to the paddle wheel disc 6c. This is supported in the paddle wheel disc 6c by bolts 18 which can be displaced in the circumferential direction in elongated holes 28.
  • the paddle wheel pockets 24 in the paddle wheel disc 6c are aligned with the arcuate recesses 27 of the adjustable folded product guide 9a. This corresponds to the setting position that is set when large-sized folded products are processed in the bucket wheel boom, the width of which extends over more than three bucket wheel disks.
  • the travel distance from the "in phase” position to the "counter phase” position is determined by the length of the elongated holes 28 in the circumferential direction and can be individually adapted.
  • the changeover from the setting position "in phase” 25 to the setting position "counter phase” 26 is effected in that the rotary lever 29 is pivoted via an actuating lever 31 and, supported by the force of a spring 30, not shown here, but only indicated by dashed lines, the adjustable one Folded product guide 9a is adjusted to the "counter phase” 26 position.
  • the adjustable folding product guide 9a is opposite the paddle wheel pockets 24 of the paddle wheel disc 6c shown rotated so that the paddle wheel pockets 24 are closed by the folded product guide 9a. This is the case, for example, when folded products with a small format 12a run into the bucket wheel boom and are to be designed correctly. If the width of such smaller folding products extends over the three paddle wheel disks 6a, 6b and 6c, the folding product guide 9a is brought into the "counter phase" 26 position by remote control. Lateral guidance of even smaller folded products is now guaranteed, and with the fine adjustment due to the lateral displacement, gentle handling of the folded products and high laying quality are achieved.
  • the support disk 33 is connected to the impeller disk 6c via a plurality of screw connections 34.
  • the drive shaft 1 is driven by a drive wheel 32.
  • the folded product guides 9a, 9b can consist of thin, rigid material, such as plastic or plexiglass.
  • the adjustable folding product guides 9a and 9b can be adjusted electromagnetically or by means of actuating cylinders pressurized with pressure medium, which are installed in the area of the connection between the support disk 33 and the paddlewheel disks 6c and 6d. This enables integration into the remote control.
  • the installation space of the actuating cylinders which takes up little space, also allows conveyor belts to the bucket wheel boom, or delivery belts, on which the folded products are laid out in a shingled arrangement, to be guided into the spaces between the individual bucket wheel disks 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d and 6e.
  • the conveyor belts or delivery belts can then also be moved in parallel with an axial displacement in one or the other direction of the horizontal arrow (see FIG. 1). This can then be done both in the context of an order-specific pre-setting and during machine operation respectively. This allows the operating personnel to be relieved of adjustment work and to focus their attention on monitoring activities.

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  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
EP92102805A 1991-04-19 1992-02-20 Schaufelradausleger mit formatabhängig einstellbaren Falzproduktführungen Expired - Lifetime EP0509210B1 (de)

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US07/687,964 US5156389A (en) 1991-04-19 1991-04-19 Fan delivery with format-dependent adjustable signature guides
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