EP0540865B1 - Apparatus for sticking inserts on printing products - Google Patents

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EP0540865B1
EP0540865B1 EP92115927A EP92115927A EP0540865B1 EP 0540865 B1 EP0540865 B1 EP 0540865B1 EP 92115927 A EP92115927 A EP 92115927A EP 92115927 A EP92115927 A EP 92115927A EP 0540865 B1 EP0540865 B1 EP 0540865B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42B—PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO
    • B42B9/00—Devices common to machines for carrying out the processes according to more than one of the preceding main groups
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42C—BOOKBINDING
    • B42C1/00—Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes for permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts
    • B42C1/10—Machines for both collating or gathering and interposing 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
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/431—Features with regard to the collection, nature, sequence and/or the making thereof
    • B65H2301/4317—Signatures, i.e. involving folded main product or jacket
    • B65H2301/43172—Signatures, i.e. involving folded main product or jacket attaching subproducts on outer portion of a main product

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  • the present invention relates to a device for gluing inserts to printed products according to the preamble of claim 1 and a use of this device.
  • a device of this type is known from CH-A 538 366.
  • the printed sheets are guided along a straight line past a gluing device by means of a transport chain device with a triangular cross section, by means of which attachments can be glued to the printed sheets.
  • the transport chain device has its flank-forming support elements, arranged one behind the other and parallel to the conveying direction, on which the printed sheets rest.
  • a storage gripper drum of the gluing device is driven in rotation about an axis running at right angles to the conveying direction of the transport chain device and parallel to the support elements of a flank of the transport device and is tangential to the printing sheet in question.
  • a controllable gripper device of the depositing gripper drum detects an insert from a stack of inserts with each revolution and pulls this off.
  • linear adhesive is applied to the insert lying thereon by means of an adhesive application device.
  • the insert then comes into contact with the relevant printing sheet and is pressed onto it with the lay-off gripper drum.
  • the wall elements serve as a counter support for the printed sheets.
  • DE-A 26 31 058 Another device for sticking on inserts Printed products are disclosed in DE-A 26 31 058.
  • This has a rotatingly driven acceleration drum with individually controllable grippers, which pulls printed sheets individually from a lying stack and deflects them adjacent to the acceleration drum by 180 °.
  • the folded printed sheets are opened as a result of the centrifugal force, so that a conveyor device with its bars running at right angles to the conveying direction can move into the opened printed sheets and transport them further.
  • the gluing device has a sticker roll, which is mounted parallel to the acceleration drum and rotates at the same speed, but in the opposite direction, and which pulls an insert from a standing stack and brings it into contact with the printing sheet lying on the acceleration drum.
  • An adhesive application device is provided between the stack of inserts and the acceleration drum, which sprays adhesive onto the respective insert.
  • the gluing device shown in FIGS. 1-3 and designated 10 has a circulating element 12 on which a plurality of support arms 14, in the present case twelve, are arranged.
  • Each support arm 14 carries at its free end a holder 16 which is intended to accept an insert 18, for example a card at a delivery point 20 (FIG. 1), past an adhesive application device 22 and past a printed product 24, for example one Newspaper, a magazine or a part of it to transport and press against it.
  • control means 26 are provided which control the pivoting position of the support arms 14 projecting from the revolving element 12 in the manner of a boom. Additional control means 28 ensure that the holders 16 assume the desired swivel position with respect to the support arms 14.
  • the folded printed products 24 are transported on saddle-shaped support elements 30 of a conveying device 32 lying astride in conveying direction A past the gluing device 10.
  • the longitudinal extension of the support elements 30 arranged one behind the other at a fixed distance extends essentially at right angles to the conveying direction A, and the rear wall element 30 'of the support elements 30, as seen in the conveying direction A, forms a support 34 on which the respective rear part 24 in the area of the adhesive device 10 'of the print product 24 concerned.
  • the circulating member 12 with the support arms 14 and holders 16 is driven circumferentially counter to the conveying direction A in the direction B, so that in each case one support arm 14 with its associated cooler 16 engages between two successive support elements 30 of the conveying device 32 in order to attach the insert 18 to the other Pad 34 adjacent part 24 'of the printed product 24 to glue.
  • the circulating member 12 has a bearing body 36, which around the axis 38 is driven to rotate in the direction of rotation B.
  • Hollow shafts 40 pass through the bearing body 36 in a circle around the axis 38, which carry a head 42 on the side facing the control means 26, in each of which a tubular support arm 14 is fastened.
  • the longitudinal direction of the support arms 14 extends at right angles to the hollow shafts 40, which are freely rotatably mounted on the bearing body 36 parallel to the axis 38.
  • the hollow shafts 40 are closed on the side facing away from the head 32.
  • the holders 16 are mounted on the support arms 14 so as to be freely rotatable about pivot axes 16 ′, which likewise run parallel to the axis 38.
  • the holders 16 have a holder body 44, into which hollow shaft-like bearing pins 14 ', which protrude from the support arm 14 in the direction of the pivot axis 16', engage, around which the holder body 44 can be pivoted.
  • the holder bodies 44 are flat and have two recesses 44 'spaced apart from one another in the direction of the pivot axis 16', which are connected in terms of flow via a channel in the holder body 44 to the bearing pins 14 'and thus to the relevant tubular support arm 14 .
  • Suction heads 46 are inserted into the recesses 44 'and have circumferential lips 46' made of an elastic material, for example made of rubber, which protrude beyond the holder body 44 (cf. in particular FIG. 3). Furthermore, a support member 48, for example made of sheet metal, is fastened to the holder bodies 44 and is flush with the flat side of the holder body 44 in order to support the insert 18 over the entire area with the holder body 44 and to prevent bending and damage.
  • the suction heads 46 of a holder 16 acted on by vacuum hold in each case an insert 18 during transport from the delivery point 20 to the relevant printed product 24 lying on the support 34. To press the insert 18, the holder 16 is pressed in the direction of the support 34 by means of the control means 26, whereby the lips 46 'are elastically deformed and the Cold 16 presses the insert 18 over the entire surface.
  • a control lever 50 projects from the holder body 44 on the side facing away from the flat side, on which a control rod 52 acts in an articulated manner.
  • This control rod 52 crosses the support arm 14 and, at the other end, also acts in an articulated manner, in the radial direction outside the bearing body 36, on an annular disk 54 which is fastened to the bearing body 36.
  • This control rod 52 which serves as a further control means 28, thus defines the pivoting position of the holder 16 as a function of the pivoting position of the support arm 14.
  • the control rods could also attack the bearing body itself.
  • a valve arrangement designated 56 is provided.
  • a hollow shaft 60 which is connected via a line 58 to an overpressure source (not shown) and is concentric with the axis 38, passes through the bearing body 36 at a distance.
  • it has a central bore 62 in which a valve body 64 and a ball bearing 66 are arranged on both sides thereof are ( Figures 2 and 4).
  • the ball bearings 66 are supported on the hollow shaft 60 and on the bearing body 36.
  • the valve body 64 wedged onto the hollow shaft 60 has a valve groove 68 on the circumference, which extends approximately over 180 ° and which is connected to the overpressure source via a radial channel 68 'through the valve body 64 and the hollow shaft 60.
  • Channels 70 run in the radial direction centrally between each two hollow shafts 40 through the bearing body 36, each of which is connected to an ejector valve 74 via a hose line 72.
  • These ejector valves 74 are fastened on the circumferential side to the bearing body 36 and form the vacuum sources for the suction heads 46.
  • the ejector valves 74 are connected to the respective hollow shaft 40 via a vacuum channel 76.
  • the bearing body 36 rotates with the ejector valves 74 around the stationary hollow shaft 60, the ejector valves 74 are therefore always pressurized and the suction heads 46 are therefore subjected to negative pressure when the channels 70 are located in the region of the valve groove 68.
  • the end face of the bearing body 36 is flanged to a hollow bearing shaft 78, which is freely rotatably mounted on a bearing plate 82 via a bearing arrangement 80 and on which a chain wheel 86 is wedged at the other end.
  • This sprocket 86 is operatively connected to a drive arrangement 88 described below via a chain 86 'indicated by a dot-dash line.
  • the control means 26 for controlling the pivoting position of the support arms 14 have a planetary gear 90, which is arranged eccentrically with respect to the axis 38 and offset in the axial direction on a second bearing plate 82 ′ which is supported on a frame 84.
  • the axis of rotation about which the central gear 92 (sun gear) and the web 94 of the epicyclic gear 90 rotate is designated 94 '.
  • the central wheel 92 which is wedged onto a central shaft 96, is also connected to the chain drive 98 via a further chain drive 98 Drive assembly 88 connected.
  • the sprocket of this chain drive 98 which is seated in a rotationally fixed manner on the central shaft 96, is designated 98 '.
  • the central shaft 96 passes through a hollow web shaft 100 and is freely rotatably mounted thereon.
  • the wheel-shaped web 94 is flanged to the end of the web shaft 100 facing the central wheel 92.
  • a chain wheel 102 of a further chain drive 102' is wedged on this, in order to also connect the web 94 to the drive arrangement 88.
  • the web shaft 100 is supported on the second bearing plate 82 'in a freely rotatable manner via a further bearing arrangement 80'.
  • the planet wheels 104 (planet wheels), which are each associated with a support arm 14, are mounted on the web 94.
  • a guide element 106 which is penetrated by the relevant support arm 14, is freely rotatably mounted on each planet wheel 104.
  • the support arms 14 are thus slidably mounted on the guide elements 106 in their longitudinal direction.
  • the web 94 and the bearing body 36 are driven in the direction of rotation B at the same speed, whereas the central wheel 92 only rotates at half the speed but in the same direction due to the reduction of the chain drive 98.
  • the diameter ratio between the central wheel 92 and the planet wheels 104 is selected such that the latter make three rotations in the course of one revolution of the web 94.
  • the control means 26 accelerate by pivoting the support arms 14 forward, so that the holders 16 move on the supports 34 and press against them.
  • the holders 16 are decelerated so that they can detach from the support 34 or the insert 18 glued to the corresponding printed product 24 in a direction approximately perpendicular to the support 34 and can be brought out of the area of the support elements 30.
  • the further control means 26 keep the coolers 16 parallel to the support 34 when the supplements 18 are applied and pressed on.
  • the holders 16 are then successively pivoted back into the tangential position which they occupy at the delivery point 20.
  • the drive arrangement 88 has a drive wheel 108 which has tooth gap-like recesses 110 distributed over its circumference. The mutual spacing of these recesses 110 corresponds approximately to the distance between the free ends of the support elements 30 of the conveyor device 32.
  • the support elements 30 engage in these recesses 110 so that the drive wheel 108 meshes with the support elements 30 and thus from the conveyor 32 and is driven synchronously with this.
  • This rotary movement of the drive wheel 108 is transmitted via a further chain drive 112 to a drive shaft 114, onto which the chain wheels 98 ′′ and 102 ′′ of the chain drives 98 and 102 ′ are keyed.
  • a sprocket 86 ′′ which is connected to the bearing body 36 via the chain 86 ′, is seated on this drive shaft 114 in a rotationally fixed manner but adjustable in its rotational position with respect to the drive shaft 14.
  • the rotational position of the bearing body 36 with respect to the web 94 of the epicyclic gear 90 can be adjusted in order to adjust the movement sequence of the holders 16.
  • the bearing plate 82 ' is mounted on a lower frame part 116 (FIG. 1) so as to be pivotable about the axis 116'.
  • a hollow shaft 118 is fastened on this end shield 82 ′, on which a clamping ring 120 is seated, to which the end shield 82 is fastened.
  • the drive shaft 114 passes through this hollow shaft 118 and is freely rotatably mounted thereon.
  • a bearing plate-like lever 122 sits on the drive shaft 114 in a freely rotatable manner, in the free end region of which the drive wheel shaft 108 'is also freely rotatably mounted.
  • the drive wheel 108 is flanged to this drive wheel shaft 108 'and the one chain wheel 112' of the chain drive 112 is wedged onto it, the corresponding chain wheel 112 '' of which is seated on the drive shaft 114.
  • the rotational position of this chain wheel 112 ′′ with respect to the drive shaft 114 can also be adjusted in order to adjust the phase position between the conveyor device 32 and the gluing device 10.
  • the pivoting position of the lever 122 with respect to the second end plate 82 ' can be adjusted via an adjusting device (not shown) in order to adjust the depth of penetration of the holder 16 into the conveying device 32 when the drive wheel 108 is in its working position shown in FIG. 1, in which it meshes with the support elements 30 of the conveyor 32.
  • the location of the inserts 18 with respect to the printed products 24 can be adjusted.
  • the inserts 18 are fed one by one to the delivery point 20 by means of a conveyor 124 (FIG. 1).
  • This conveyor 124 has two self-contained conveyor belts 126, 126 ', which form a conveyor gap 128 for the inserts 18.
  • the conveyor belt 126 is guided around a lower roller 130 rotating about the axis 116 'and an upper roller 130'.
  • the conveyor belt 126 ' is also guided around the lower roller 130 and lies on the active conveyor strand of the conveyor belt 126 up to approximately the upper roller 130'.
  • Guide rollers denoted by 132 press the conveyor-effective strand of the conveyor belt 126 'between the lower and upper roller 130, 130' against the conveyor-effective strand of the conveyor belt 126 such that the end of the conveyor gap 128 at the delivery point 20 with respect to a straight-line connection between the lower one and the upper roller 130, 130 'extends obliquely outwards towards the orbit of the holder 16.
  • the flat part of the holder 16 and the conveyor belt 126 guided around the upper roller 130 ′ each form a tapering take-over gap at the delivery point 20, which guarantees secure take-over of the supplements 18 leaving the feed gap 128 by a holder 16.
  • the self-bouncy trained support members 48 of the holder 16 clamp the inserts 18 resiliently between themselves and the conveyor belt 126.
  • the direction of conveyance of the conveyor 124 thus includes an acute angle at the delivery point 20 with the circulating spell of the holder 16 and the holder 16 itself. It would also be conceivable to direct the conveying direction of the conveyor 124 approximately parallel to the orbit in this area.
  • the upper roller 130 ', the guide rollers 132 and the further guide rollers 132' 'acting on the rear run of the conveyor belt 126' are mounted on a bearing plate, not shown, in a generally known manner, which is pivotable about the axis 116 '.
  • the conveyor belt 126 ' In the area of the lower frame part 116, the conveyor belt 126 'is guided around guide rollers 134 in order to guide the back run at a distance around the lower roller 130 and to form an approximately horizontal take-over area 136 upstream of the conveyor gap 128.
  • the supplements 1 are deposited individually and at the correct distance, for example by means of a feeder, on the conveyor belt 126 '.
  • the conveyor 124 is also driven by the drive shaft 114.
  • the adhesive application device 22 is attached to the bearing plates of the conveyor 124, not shown.
  • An endless adhesive application tape 144 is guided around two deflecting rollers 146, one of which is driven in the direction of arrow C via a chain drive 148 indicated by dash-dotted lines.
  • the adhesive application tape 144 at a distance one behind the other, which corresponds to the distance between the holders 16 in this area, has a plurality of adhesive application beads 150 running at right angles to the direction of rotation C, each applying strip-like adhesive to an insert 18 held by the holder 16 in question.
  • the speed of rotation of the adhesive application belt 144 corresponds to the speed of the holder 16 in the area in which they interact with the adhesive application device 22.
  • a scoop roller 152 is operatively connected to the driven deflection roller 146 via a gear connection, not shown.
  • the scoop roller 152 receives adhesive with its peripheral surface in an adhesive trough 154 and thus wets the adhesive application beads 150 in each case.
  • An adhesive supply bottle 156 constantly compensates for the used adhesive in the adhesive trough 154.
  • the second bearing plate 82 'with all the parts of the gluing device 10 arranged thereon, together with the conveyor 124 and the glue application device 22, can be pivoted back from the working position shown in solid lines in FIG. 1 to a rest position, in which the gluing device 10 extends the effective range of the conveyor 32 is spent.
  • This rest position is indicated in FIG. 1 by the conveyor 124 'shown in broken lines and the correspondingly drawn adhesive application device 22'. In the rest position, no inserts 18 are thus adhered to the printed products.
  • the adhesive device 10 is arranged on a machine frame 160 which can be moved on the floor and its position can be adjusted in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the support elements 30.
  • the machine frame 160 has two supporting shafts 162 which penetrate the lower frame part 116 of the adhesive device 10 and along which the adhesive device 10 can be moved.
  • the lever drive 158 is also mounted on this machine frame 116. It would of course also be conceivable to arrange the adhesive device 10 on its own movable frame and to use it on the conveyor device 32 when in use. In this case, the pivotability of the second bearing plate 82 'could be dispensed with.
  • the device designated with conveyor device 32 is a device for collecting and / or collating and inserting printed products, as is known from the following documents: EP-A-0 354 343 or the corresponding US patent application 07 / 387704, EP-A-0 341 423 or the corresponding US Pat. No. 4,981,291, EP-A-0 341 424 or the corresponding US patent application 07/349302 and EP-A-0 341 425 respectively. the corresponding U.S. Patent 5,052,667. With regard to the structure and operation of these devices, reference is expressly made to these documents.
  • the profile-like support elements 30 are arranged like a drum around a common axis of rotation 164 with a longitudinal extension running parallel to this axis.
  • Each support element 30 forms a saddle-shaped support for it
  • Printed products 24 to be straddled and two adjacent support elements 30 each limit a pocket-shaped receiving part into which the printed products can be inserted.
  • a controllable clamping device 166 (FIG. 3) is assigned to each support element 30 in order to prevent the printed products 24 from falling when passing through the lower part of the drum-like processing device and at the same time to cause a displacement of the printed products 24 in the direction of the rotational axis 164.
  • the clamping device 166 only acts on the printed products after the inserts have been glued on. During the gluing, the printed products are therefore not displaced in the longitudinal direction of the support elements 30.
  • the drum-like device is mounted on the machine frame 160.
  • the gluing device can also be used in machines which do not have a drum-like design for printing products, such as those described in EP-A-0 346 578 or the corresponding US patent application 07/365 616 and EP-A-0 354 343 or the corresponding US - Patent application 07/387 704 are described. All these and the facilities already mentioned above have in common that they have support elements with supports for the printed products which are oriented transversely, preferably at right angles to the conveying direction A.
  • control means it is also conceivable to design the control means differently and to mount the holders on the support arms, for example in a translationally displaceable manner. It is also possible for the control means to act on the control rods 52.
  • grippers controlled on the support arms 14 can be provided for taking over and conveying the inserts 18 to be glued on.
  • pressure strips or the like are preferably provided for pressing the inserts 18 against the printed products 24 in the region of the adhesive application.

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The sticking device (10) has a plurality of support arms (14) mounted on a rotary member (12) which have holders (16) at their free ends. At the delivery point (20), the holders (16) each take over an insert (18), transport these past the adhesive applicator device (22), where adhesive is applied to the inserts (18), and transport the latter to the printing products (24), where the inserts are stuck on. The printing products (24) are transported resting on supports (34) extending transversely to the conveying direction (A) and the holders (16) each intervene between two successive supports (34) and are moved by means of the control means (26) against the supports (34) in order to stick the inserts (18) on the printing products (24) and press them. <IMAGE>

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Ankleben von Beilagen an Druckereiprodukte gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 und eine Verwendung dieser Vorrichtung.The present invention relates to a device for gluing inserts to printed products according to the preamble of claim 1 and a use of this device.

Eine Vorrichtung dieser Art ist aus der CH-A 538 366 bekannt. Die Druckbogen werden mittels einer im Querschnitt dreieckförmigen Transportketteneinrichtung längs dieser geradlinig an einer Anklebeeinrichtung vorbeigeführt, mittels welcher an die Druckbogen Beilagen anklebbar sind. Die Transportketteneinrichtung weist ihre Flanken bildende, hintereinander und parallel zur Förderrichtung angeordnete Auflageelemente auf, an welchen die Druckbogen anliegen. Eine Ablegegreifertrommel der Anklebeeinrichtung ist um eine rechtwinklig zur Förderrichtung der Transportketteneinrichtung und parallel zu den Auflageelementen einer Flanke der Transporteinrichtung verlaufende Achse rotierend angetrieben und liegt tangential an dem betreffenden Druckbogen an. Eine steuerbare Greifereinrichtung der Ablegegreifertrommel erfasst bei jeder Umdrehung eine Beilage von einem Beilagestapel und zieht jene von diesem ab. Im Zuge der Weiterdrehung der Trommel wird auf die daran anliegende Beilage mittels einer Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung linienförmig Klebstoff aufgetragen. Die Beilage kommt dann an den betreffenden Druckbogen zur Anlage und wird an diesen mit der Ablegegreifertrommel angedrückt. Die Wandelemente dienen dabei als Gegenauflage für die Druckbogen.A device of this type is known from CH-A 538 366. The printed sheets are guided along a straight line past a gluing device by means of a transport chain device with a triangular cross section, by means of which attachments can be glued to the printed sheets. The transport chain device has its flank-forming support elements, arranged one behind the other and parallel to the conveying direction, on which the printed sheets rest. A storage gripper drum of the gluing device is driven in rotation about an axis running at right angles to the conveying direction of the transport chain device and parallel to the support elements of a flank of the transport device and is tangential to the printing sheet in question. A controllable gripper device of the depositing gripper drum detects an insert from a stack of inserts with each revolution and pulls this off. In the course of the further rotation of the drum, linear adhesive is applied to the insert lying thereon by means of an adhesive application device. The insert then comes into contact with the relevant printing sheet and is pressed onto it with the lay-off gripper drum. The wall elements serve as a counter support for the printed sheets.

Eine weitere Einrichtung zum Ankleben von Beilagen an Druckereiprodukte ist in der DE-A 26 31 058 offenbart. Diese weist eine drehend angetriebene Beschleunigungstrommel mit einzeln steuerbaren Greifern auf, die von einem liegenden Stapel einzelweise Druckbogen abzieht und diese an der Beschleunigungstrommel anliegend um 180° umlenkt. Gegen das Ende dieser Umlenkung werden infolge der Zentrifugalkraft die gefalteten Druckbogen geöffnet, sodass eine Fördereinrichtung mit ihren rechtwinklig zur Förderrichtung verlaufenden Stäben in die geöffneten Druckbogen einfahren und diese weitertransportieren kann. Die Anklebeeinrichtung weist eine zur Beschleunigungstrommel parallelachsig gelagerte, mit gleicher Geschwindigkeit, aber entgegengesetzter Richtung umlaufend angetriebene Aufkleberolle auf, die jeweils von einem stehenden Stapel eine Beilage abzieht und an den an der Beschleunigungstrommel anliegenden Druckbogen zur Anlage bringt. Zwischen dem Beilagenstapel und der Beschleunigungstrommel ist eine Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung vorgesehen, die Klebstoff auf die jeweilige Beilage aufsprüht.Another device for sticking on inserts Printed products are disclosed in DE-A 26 31 058. This has a rotatingly driven acceleration drum with individually controllable grippers, which pulls printed sheets individually from a lying stack and deflects them adjacent to the acceleration drum by 180 °. Towards the end of this deflection, the folded printed sheets are opened as a result of the centrifugal force, so that a conveyor device with its bars running at right angles to the conveying direction can move into the opened printed sheets and transport them further. The gluing device has a sticker roll, which is mounted parallel to the acceleration drum and rotates at the same speed, but in the opposite direction, and which pulls an insert from a standing stack and brings it into contact with the printing sheet lying on the acceleration drum. An adhesive application device is provided between the stack of inserts and the acceleration drum, which sprays adhesive onto the respective insert.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik, ist es eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine gattungsgemässe Vorrichtung zu schaffen, die bei hoher Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit das Ankleben von Beilagen an mittels andersartig aufgebauten Fördereinrichtungen transportierte Druckereiprodukte erlaubt.Starting from this prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a generic device which, at high working speeds, permits the attachment of inserts to printed products transported by means of conveyors of a different design.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch eine gattungsgemässe Vorrichtung gelöst, die die Merkmale im Kennzeichen des Anspruchs 1 aufweist.This object is achieved by a generic device which has the features in the characterizing part of claim 1.

Mit der erfindungsgemässen Lösung ist es möglich, zuverlässig und lagerichtig Beilagen an Druckereiprodukte anzukleben, die an mit grosser Geschwindigkeit vorbeilaufenden Auflagen anliegen, die sich quer zur Förderrichtung erstrecken und hintereinander angeordnet sind.With the solution according to the invention, it is possible to reliably and correctly insert inserts on printed products to be glued, which rest on supports passing at high speed, which extend transversely to the conveying direction and are arranged one behind the other.

Bevorzugte Ausbildungsformen der erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben.Preferred embodiments of the device according to the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

Die vorliegende Erfindung wird nun anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher beschrieben. Es zeigen rein schematisch:

Fig. 1
in Ansicht und vereinfacht eine Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung;
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in Seitenansicht, teilweise geschnitten und bezüglich der Figur 1 vergrössert die Anklebeeinrichtung;
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eine Ansicht entlang der Linie III-III der Fig. 2 mit Teilen der Transporteinrichtung; und
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in Ansicht entlang der Linie IV-IV der Fig. 2 einen Teil der Anklebeeinrichtung.
The present invention will now be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. It shows purely schematically:
Fig. 1
in view and simplified an embodiment of the device according to the invention;
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in side view, partially cut and enlarged with respect to Figure 1, the gluing device;
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a view along the line III-III of Figure 2 with parts of the transport device. and
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in view along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2, part of the gluing device.

Die in den Figuren 1-3 gezeigte und mit 10 bezeichnete Anklebeeinrichtung weist ein Umlauforgan 12 auf, an dem mehrere, im vorliegenden Fall zwölf Tragarme 14 angeordnet sind. Jeder Tragarm 14 trägt an seinem freien Ende einen Halter 16 der dazu bestimmt ist, eine Beilage 18, beispielsweise eine Karte an einer Lieferstelle 20 (Fig. 1) zu übernehmen, an einer Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung 22 vorbei und an ein Druckereiprodukt 24, beispielsweise eine Zeitung, eine Zeitschrift oder ein Teil davon, heranzutransportieren und an dieses anzudrücken. Zu diesem Zweck sind Steuermittel 26 vorgesehen, die die Schwenklage der vom Umlauforgan 12 auslegerartig abstehenden Tragarme 14 steuern. Weitere Steuermittel 28 sorgen dabei dafür, dass die Halter 16 die gewünschte Schwenklage bezüglich der Tragarme 14 einnehmen.The gluing device shown in FIGS. 1-3 and designated 10 has a circulating element 12 on which a plurality of support arms 14, in the present case twelve, are arranged. Each support arm 14 carries at its free end a holder 16 which is intended to accept an insert 18, for example a card at a delivery point 20 (FIG. 1), past an adhesive application device 22 and past a printed product 24, for example one Newspaper, a magazine or a part of it to transport and press against it. For this purpose, control means 26 are provided which control the pivoting position of the support arms 14 projecting from the revolving element 12 in the manner of a boom. Additional control means 28 ensure that the holders 16 assume the desired swivel position with respect to the support arms 14.

Die gefalteten Druckereiprodukte 24 werden auf sattelförmigen Auflageelementen 30 einer Fördereinrichtung 32 rittlingsweise aufliegend in Förderrichtung A an der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 vorbeitransportiert. Die Längserstreckung der in einem festen Abstand hintereinander angeordneten Auflageelemente 30 verläuft im wesentlichen rechtwinklig zur Förderrichtung A, und das in Förderrichtung A gesehen jeweils hintere Wandelement 30' der Auflageelemente 30 bildet eine Auflage 34, an welcher im Bereich der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 der jeweils hintere Teil 24' des betreffenden Druckereiproduktes 24 anliegt.The folded printed products 24 are transported on saddle-shaped support elements 30 of a conveying device 32 lying astride in conveying direction A past the gluing device 10. The longitudinal extension of the support elements 30 arranged one behind the other at a fixed distance extends essentially at right angles to the conveying direction A, and the rear wall element 30 'of the support elements 30, as seen in the conveying direction A, forms a support 34 on which the respective rear part 24 in the area of the adhesive device 10 'of the print product 24 concerned.

Das Umlauforgan 12 mit den Tragarmen 14 und Haltern 16 ist entgegen der Förderrichtung A in Richtung B umlaufend angetrieben, so dass jeweils ein Tragarm 14 mit seinem zugeordneten Kalter 16 zwischen zwei aufeinanderfolgende Auflageelemente 30 der Fördereinrichtung 32 eingreift, um die Beilage 18 auf den an der Auflage 34 anliegenden Teil 24' des Druckereiproduktes 24 anzukleben.The circulating member 12 with the support arms 14 and holders 16 is driven circumferentially counter to the conveying direction A in the direction B, so that in each case one support arm 14 with its associated cooler 16 engages between two successive support elements 30 of the conveying device 32 in order to attach the insert 18 to the other Pad 34 adjacent part 24 'of the printed product 24 to glue.

Bei der nun folgenden detaillierten Beschreibung des Aufbaus der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 wird insbesondere auf die Figuren 2 und 3 verwiesen.In the following detailed description of the structure of the adhesive device 10, reference is made in particular to FIGS. 2 and 3.

Das Umlauforgan 12 weist einen Lagerkörper 36 auf, der um die Achse 38 in Umlaufrichtung B rotierend angetrieben ist. Kreisförmig um die Achse 38 herum ist der Lagerkörper 36 von Hohlwellen 40 durchgriffen, die auf der den Steuermitteln 26 zugewandten Seite einen Kopf 42 tragen, in welchem jeweils ein rohrartig ausgebildeter Tragarm 14 befestigt ist. Die Längsrichtung der Tragarme 14 verläuft dabei rechtwinklig zu den Hohlwellen 40, welche parallelachsig zur Achse 38 am Lagerkörper 36 frei drehbar gelagert sind. Auf der dem Kopf 32 abgewandten Seite sind die Hohlwellen 40 verschlossen.The circulating member 12 has a bearing body 36, which around the axis 38 is driven to rotate in the direction of rotation B. Hollow shafts 40 pass through the bearing body 36 in a circle around the axis 38, which carry a head 42 on the side facing the control means 26, in each of which a tubular support arm 14 is fastened. The longitudinal direction of the support arms 14 extends at right angles to the hollow shafts 40, which are freely rotatably mounted on the bearing body 36 parallel to the axis 38. The hollow shafts 40 are closed on the side facing away from the head 32.

Die Halter 16 sind an den Tragarmen 14 um Schwenkachsen 16' frei drehbar gelagert, die ebenfalls parallel zur Achse 38 verlaufen. Die Halter 16 weisen einen Halterkörper 44 auf, in den in Richtung der Schenkachse 16' vom Tragarm 14 abstehende, hohlwellenartige Lagerzapfen 14' eingreifen, um welche der Halterkörper 44 schwenkbar ist. Auf der dieser Lagerung abgewandten Seite sind die Halterkörper 44 ebenflächig ausgebildet und weisen zwei in Richtung der Schwenkachse 16' voneinander beabstandete Ausnehmungen 44' auf, die über einen Kanal im Halterkörper 44 mit den Lagerzapfen 14' und somit dem betreffenden rohrartigen Tragarm 14 strömungsmässig verbunden sind. In die Ausnehmungen 44' sind Saugköpfe 46 eingesetzt, die umlaufende Lippen 46' aus einem elastischen Material, beispielsweise aus Gummi aufweisen, die über die Halterkörper 44 vorstehen (vgl. insbesondere Figur 3). Weiter ist an den Halterkörpern 44 ein Stützorgan 48 beispielsweise aus Blech befestigt, welches mit der ebenflächigen Seite des Halterkörpers 44 fluchtet, um mit dem Halterkörper 44 zusammen die Beilage 18 gesamtflächig abzustützen und ein Umbiegen und Beschädigen zu verhindern. Die mit Unterdruck beaufschlagten Saugköpfe 46 eines Halters 16 halten jeweils eine Beilage 18 beim Transport von der Lieferstelle 20 zum betreffenden an der Auflage 34 anliegenden Druckereiprodukt 24. Zum Andrücken der Beilage 18 wird der Halter 16 mittels der Steuermittel 26 in Richtung gegen die Auflage 34 gedrückt, wodurch die Lippen 46' elastisch verformt werden und der Kalter 16 gesamtflächig die Beilage 18 andrückt.The holders 16 are mounted on the support arms 14 so as to be freely rotatable about pivot axes 16 ′, which likewise run parallel to the axis 38. The holders 16 have a holder body 44, into which hollow shaft-like bearing pins 14 ', which protrude from the support arm 14 in the direction of the pivot axis 16', engage, around which the holder body 44 can be pivoted. On the side facing away from this mounting, the holder bodies 44 are flat and have two recesses 44 'spaced apart from one another in the direction of the pivot axis 16', which are connected in terms of flow via a channel in the holder body 44 to the bearing pins 14 'and thus to the relevant tubular support arm 14 . Suction heads 46 are inserted into the recesses 44 'and have circumferential lips 46' made of an elastic material, for example made of rubber, which protrude beyond the holder body 44 (cf. in particular FIG. 3). Furthermore, a support member 48, for example made of sheet metal, is fastened to the holder bodies 44 and is flush with the flat side of the holder body 44 in order to support the insert 18 over the entire area with the holder body 44 and to prevent bending and damage. The suction heads 46 of a holder 16 acted on by vacuum hold in each case an insert 18 during transport from the delivery point 20 to the relevant printed product 24 lying on the support 34. To press the insert 18, the holder 16 is pressed in the direction of the support 34 by means of the control means 26, whereby the lips 46 'are elastically deformed and the Cold 16 presses the insert 18 over the entire surface.

Vom Halterkörper 44 steht auf der der ebenflächigen Seite abgewandten Seite ein Steuerhebel 50 ab, an dem ein Steuerstab 52 gelenkig angreift. Dieser Steuerstab 52 kreuzt den Tragarm 14 und greift andernends ebenfalls gelenkig, in radialer Richtung ausserhalb des Lagerkörpers 36 an einer Ringscheibe 54 an, die am Lagerkörper 36 befestigt ist. Dieser als weiteres Steuermittel 28 dienende Steuerstab 52 legt somit die Verschwenklage des Halters 16 in Abhängigkeit der Schwenklage des Tragarms 14 fest. Selbstverständlich könnten die Steuerstäbe auch am Lagerkörper selber angreifen.A control lever 50 projects from the holder body 44 on the side facing away from the flat side, on which a control rod 52 acts in an articulated manner. This control rod 52 crosses the support arm 14 and, at the other end, also acts in an articulated manner, in the radial direction outside the bearing body 36, on an annular disk 54 which is fastened to the bearing body 36. This control rod 52, which serves as a further control means 28, thus defines the pivoting position of the holder 16 as a function of the pivoting position of the support arm 14. Of course, the control rods could also attack the bearing body itself.

Um die Saugköpfe 46 nur im Bereich zwischen der Lieferstelle 20 und der betreffenden Auflage 34 mit Unterdruck zu beaufschlagen, ist eine mit 56 bezeichnete Ventilanordnung vorgesehen. Eine über eine Leitung 58 mit einer nicht gezeigten Ueberdruckquelle verbundene, zur Achse 38 konzentrische Hohlwelle 60 durchgreift mit Abstand den Lagerkörper 36. Zu diesem Zweck weist dieser eine zentrale Bohrung 62 auf, in welcher ein Ventilkörper 64 und beidseitig von diesem je ein Kugellager 66 angeordnet sind (Figuren 2 und 4). Die Kugellager 66 stützen sich an der Hohlwelle 60 und am Lagerkörper 36 ab. Der auf die Hohlwelle 60 aufgekeilte Ventilkörper 64 weist umfangsseitig eine Ventilnut 68 auf, die sich ungefähr über 180° erstreckt und welche über einen Radialkanal 68' durch den Ventilkörper 64 und die Hohlwelle 60 mit der Ueberdruckquelle in Verbindung steht. Mittig zwischen jeweils zwei Hohlwellen 40 verlaufen durch den Lagerkörper 36 in radialer Richtung Kanäle 70, die über eine Schlauchleitung 72 je mit einem Ejektorventil 74 verbunden sind. Diese Ejektorventile 74 sind umfangsseitig am Lagerkörper 36 befestigt und bilden die Unterdruckquellen für die Saugköpfe 46. Die Ejektorventile 74 sind zu diesem Zweck über einen Unterdruckkanal 76 mit der jeweiligen Hohlwelle 40 strömungsverbunden. Da der Lagerkörper 36 mit den Ejektorventilen 74 um die stillstehende Hohlwelle 60 rotiert, werden die Ejektorventile 74 somit immer mit Druck und die Saugköpfe 46 somit mit Unterdruck beaufschlagt, wenn die Kanäle 70 sich im Bereich der Ventilnut 68 finden.In order to apply vacuum to the suction heads 46 only in the area between the delivery point 20 and the relevant support 34, a valve arrangement designated 56 is provided. A hollow shaft 60, which is connected via a line 58 to an overpressure source (not shown) and is concentric with the axis 38, passes through the bearing body 36 at a distance. For this purpose, it has a central bore 62 in which a valve body 64 and a ball bearing 66 are arranged on both sides thereof are (Figures 2 and 4). The ball bearings 66 are supported on the hollow shaft 60 and on the bearing body 36. The valve body 64 wedged onto the hollow shaft 60 has a valve groove 68 on the circumference, which extends approximately over 180 ° and which is connected to the overpressure source via a radial channel 68 'through the valve body 64 and the hollow shaft 60. Channels 70 run in the radial direction centrally between each two hollow shafts 40 through the bearing body 36, each of which is connected to an ejector valve 74 via a hose line 72. These ejector valves 74 are fastened on the circumferential side to the bearing body 36 and form the vacuum sources for the suction heads 46. For this purpose, the ejector valves 74 are connected to the respective hollow shaft 40 via a vacuum channel 76. Since the bearing body 36 rotates with the ejector valves 74 around the stationary hollow shaft 60, the ejector valves 74 are therefore always pressurized and the suction heads 46 are therefore subjected to negative pressure when the channels 70 are located in the region of the valve groove 68.

Der Lagerkörper 36 ist an einer hohlen Lagerwelle 78 stirnseitig angeflanscht, die über eine Lageranordnung 80 an einem Lagerschild 82 frei drehbar gelagert ist und auf welche andernends ein Kettenrad 86 aufgekeilt ist. Dieses Kettenrad 86 ist über eine strichpunktiert angedeutete Kette 86' mit einer weiter unten beschriebenen Antriebsanordnung 88 wirkverbunden.The end face of the bearing body 36 is flanged to a hollow bearing shaft 78, which is freely rotatably mounted on a bearing plate 82 via a bearing arrangement 80 and on which a chain wheel 86 is wedged at the other end. This sprocket 86 is operatively connected to a drive arrangement 88 described below via a chain 86 'indicated by a dot-dash line.

Die Steuermittel 26 zum Steuern der Schwenklage der Tragarme 14 weisen ein Umlaufgetriebe 90 auf, welches bezüglich der Achse 38 exzentrisch und in Axialrichtung versetzt an einem zweiten Lagerschild 82', der an einem Gestell 84 abgestützt ist, angeordnet ist. Die Drehachse, um welche das Zentralrad 92 (Sonnenrad) und der Steg 94 des Umlaufgetriebes 90 drehen, ist mit 94' bezeichnet. Das auf eine Zentralwelle 96 aufgekeilte Zentralrad 92 ist über einen weiteren Kettentrieb 98 ebenfalls mit der Antriebsanordnung 88 verbunden. Das auf der Zentralwelle 96 drehfest sitzende Kettenrad dieses Kettentriebs 98 ist mit 98' bezeichnet. Die Zentralwelle 96 durchgreift eine hohle Stegwelle 100 und ist an dieser frei drehbar gelagert. An der den Zentralrad 92 zugewandten Ende der Stegwelle 100 ist der radförmig ausgebildete Steg 94 angeflanscht. Auf der den Kettenrad 98' zugewandten Seite der Stegwelle 100 ist auf dieser ein Kettenrad 102 eines weiteren Kettentriebs 102' aufgekeilt, um den Steg 94 ebenfalls mit der Antriebsanordnung 88 zu verbinden. Ueber eine weitere Lageranordnung 80' stützt sich die Stegwelle 100 frei drehbar am zweiten Lagerschild 82' ab. Am Steg 94 sind die Umlaufräder 104 (Planetenräder) gelagert, die je einem Tragarm 14 zugeordnet sind. An jedem Umlaufrad 104 ist exzentrisch ein Führungselement 106 frei drehbar gelagert, das vom betreffenden Tragarm 14 durchgriffen ist. Die Tragarme 14 sind somit an den Führungselementen 106 in ihrer Längsrichtung verschiebbar gelagert.The control means 26 for controlling the pivoting position of the support arms 14 have a planetary gear 90, which is arranged eccentrically with respect to the axis 38 and offset in the axial direction on a second bearing plate 82 ′ which is supported on a frame 84. The axis of rotation about which the central gear 92 (sun gear) and the web 94 of the epicyclic gear 90 rotate is designated 94 '. The central wheel 92, which is wedged onto a central shaft 96, is also connected to the chain drive 98 via a further chain drive 98 Drive assembly 88 connected. The sprocket of this chain drive 98, which is seated in a rotationally fixed manner on the central shaft 96, is designated 98 '. The central shaft 96 passes through a hollow web shaft 100 and is freely rotatably mounted thereon. The wheel-shaped web 94 is flanged to the end of the web shaft 100 facing the central wheel 92. On the side of the web shaft 100 facing the chain wheel 98 ', a chain wheel 102 of a further chain drive 102' is wedged on this, in order to also connect the web 94 to the drive arrangement 88. The web shaft 100 is supported on the second bearing plate 82 'in a freely rotatable manner via a further bearing arrangement 80'. The planet wheels 104 (planet wheels), which are each associated with a support arm 14, are mounted on the web 94. A guide element 106, which is penetrated by the relevant support arm 14, is freely rotatably mounted on each planet wheel 104. The support arms 14 are thus slidably mounted on the guide elements 106 in their longitudinal direction.

Der Steg 94 und der Lagerkörper 36 sind in Drehrichtung B mit gleicher Drehzahl angetrieben, wogegen das Zentralrad 92 infolge der Untersetzung des Kettentriebs 98 nur mit halber Drehzahl aber in gleichem Drehsinn dreht. Das Durchmesserverhältnis zwischen dem Zentralrad 92 und den Umlaufrädern 104 ist derart gewählt, dass letztere im Zuge einer Umdrehung des Steges 94 drei Umdrehungen ausführen.The web 94 and the bearing body 36 are driven in the direction of rotation B at the same speed, whereas the central wheel 92 only rotates at half the speed but in the same direction due to the reduction of the chain drive 98. The diameter ratio between the central wheel 92 and the planet wheels 104 is selected such that the latter make three rotations in the course of one revolution of the web 94.

Diese Ausbildung der Steuermittel 26 und weiteren Steuermittel 28 hat nun den aus der Figur 1 erkennbaren Bewegungsablauf der Halter 16 zur Folge. Im Bereich der Lieferstelle 20 sind die Halter 16 derart ausgerichtet, dass ihre ebenflächige Seite etwa in tangentialer Richtung zu ihrer Umlaufbahn verläuft und bezüglich dieser Umlaufbahn gegen Aussen gerichtet ist. Diese Lage wird auch beim Vorbeitransport an der Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung 22 beibehalten, welche der Lieferstelle 20 nachgelagert ist. Beim weiteren Umlauf in Pfeilrichtung B werden dann die Halter 16 derart verschwenkt, dass die ebenflächige Seite etwa in radialer Richtung verläuft und vorlaufend ist. Der Bereich, in welchem die Beilagen 18 an die Druckereiprodukte 24 angeklebt und angedrückt werden, liegt bezüglich der Drehachse 38 des Lagerkörpers 36 der Lieferstelle 20 etwa diametral gegenüber. In diesem Bereich beschleunigen die Steuermittel 26 durch nach vorne schwenken der Tragarme 14 die Halter 16, so dass diese sich auf die Auflagen 34 zu bewegen und gegen diese drücken. Nachfolgend werden die Halter 16 verzögert, so dass sich diese von der Auflage 34, bzw. der auf das entsprechende Druckereiprodukt 24 angeklebten Beilage 18 in einer Richtung etwa rechtwinklig zur Auflage 34 lösen und aus dem Bereich der Auflageelemente 30 gebracht werden können. Es ist zu beachten, dass die weiteren Steuermittel 26 beim Anlegen und Andrücken der Beilagen 18 die Kalter 16 parallel zur Auflage 34 halten. Im Zuge des weiteren Umlaufs werden dann die Halter 16 wieder sukzessive in die Tangentiallage zurückverschwenkt, welche sie bei der Lieferstelle 20 einnehmen.This design of the control means 26 and further control means 28 now results in the movement sequence of the holders 16 which can be seen in FIG. In the area of the delivery point 20, the holders 16 are aligned in such a way that their flat side runs approximately in the tangential direction to their orbit and with respect to this orbit is directed towards the outside. This position is also maintained when it is transported past the adhesive application device 22, which is located downstream of the delivery point 20. During further circulation in the direction of arrow B, the holders 16 are then pivoted such that the flat side runs approximately in the radial direction and is leading. The area in which the inserts 18 are glued and pressed onto the printed products 24 is approximately diametrically opposite to the delivery point 20 with respect to the axis of rotation 38 of the bearing body 36. In this area, the control means 26 accelerate by pivoting the support arms 14 forward, so that the holders 16 move on the supports 34 and press against them. In the following, the holders 16 are decelerated so that they can detach from the support 34 or the insert 18 glued to the corresponding printed product 24 in a direction approximately perpendicular to the support 34 and can be brought out of the area of the support elements 30. It should be noted that the further control means 26 keep the coolers 16 parallel to the support 34 when the supplements 18 are applied and pressed on. In the course of further circulation, the holders 16 are then successively pivoted back into the tangential position which they occupy at the delivery point 20.

Die Antriebsanordnung 88 weist ein Antriebsrad 108 auf, das an seinem Umfang verteilt zahnlückenartige Ausnehmungen 110 aufweist. Der gegenseitige Abstand dieser Ausnehmungen 110 entspricht ungefähr dem Abstand zwischen den freien Enden der Auflageelemente 30 der Fördereinrichtung 32. Bei an die Fördereinrichtung 32 angestellter Anklebeeinrichtung 10 greifen die Auflageelemente 30 in diese Ausnehmungen 110 ein, so dass das Antriebsrad 108 mit den Auflageelementen 30 kämmt und somit von der Fördereinrichtung 32 und synchron zu dieser angetrieben ist. Diese Drehbewegung des Antriebsrades 108 wird über einen weiteren Kettentrieb 112 auf eine Antriebswelle 114 übertragen, auf welche die Kettenräder 98'' und 102'' der Kettentriebe 98 und 102' aufgekeilt sind. Weiter sitzt auf dieser Antriebswelle 114 drehfest, aber in seiner Verdrehlage bezüglich der Antriebswelle 14 einstellbar ein Kettenrad 86'', das über die Kette 86' mit dem Lagerkörper 36 verbunden ist. Dadurch lässt sich die Verdrehlage des Lagerkörpers 36 bezüglich dem Steg 94 des Umlaufgetriebes 90 einstellen, um den Bewegungsablauf der Halter 16 zu justieren.The drive arrangement 88 has a drive wheel 108 which has tooth gap-like recesses 110 distributed over its circumference. The mutual spacing of these recesses 110 corresponds approximately to the distance between the free ends of the support elements 30 of the conveyor device 32. When the adhesive device 10 is attached to the conveyor device 32, the support elements 30 engage in these recesses 110 so that the drive wheel 108 meshes with the support elements 30 and thus from the conveyor 32 and is driven synchronously with this. This rotary movement of the drive wheel 108 is transmitted via a further chain drive 112 to a drive shaft 114, onto which the chain wheels 98 ″ and 102 ″ of the chain drives 98 and 102 ′ are keyed. Furthermore, a sprocket 86 ″, which is connected to the bearing body 36 via the chain 86 ′, is seated on this drive shaft 114 in a rotationally fixed manner but adjustable in its rotational position with respect to the drive shaft 14. As a result, the rotational position of the bearing body 36 with respect to the web 94 of the epicyclic gear 90 can be adjusted in order to adjust the movement sequence of the holders 16.

Das Lagerschild 82' ist an einem Gestellunterteil 116 (Fig. 1) um die Achse 116' schwenkbar gelagert. An diesem Lagerschild 82' ist ein Hohlschaft 118 befestigt, auf welchem ein Klemmring 120 sitzt, an dem das Lagerschild 82 befestigt ist. Durch Lösen des Klemmrings 120 kann die gegenseitige Schwenklage der beiden Lagerschilder 82, 82' eingestellt werden, ebenfalls um den Bewegungsablauf der Halter 16 zu justieren. Die Antriebswelle 114 durchgreift diesen Hohlschaft 118 und ist an diesem frei drehbar gelagert. Weiter sitzt auf der Antriebswelle 114 frei drehbar ein lagerschildartiger Hebel 122, in dessen freiem Endbereich die Antriebsradwelle 108' ebenfalls frei drehbar gelagert ist. An diese Antriebsradwelle 108' ist das Antriebsrad 108 angeflanscht und auf ihr ist das eine Kettenrad 112' des Kettentriebs 112 aufgekeilt, dessen entsprechendes Kettenrad 112'' auf der Antriebswelle 114 sitzt. Auch die Verdrehlage dieses Kettenrads 112'' bezüglich der Antriebswelle 114 ist einstellbar, um die Phasenlage zwischen der Fördereinrichtung 32 und der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 einzustellen.The bearing plate 82 'is mounted on a lower frame part 116 (FIG. 1) so as to be pivotable about the axis 116'. A hollow shaft 118 is fastened on this end shield 82 ′, on which a clamping ring 120 is seated, to which the end shield 82 is fastened. By loosening the clamping ring 120, the mutual swivel position of the two end shields 82, 82 'can be set, likewise in order to adjust the movement sequence of the holders 16. The drive shaft 114 passes through this hollow shaft 118 and is freely rotatably mounted thereon. Furthermore, a bearing plate-like lever 122 sits on the drive shaft 114 in a freely rotatable manner, in the free end region of which the drive wheel shaft 108 'is also freely rotatably mounted. The drive wheel 108 is flanged to this drive wheel shaft 108 'and the one chain wheel 112' of the chain drive 112 is wedged onto it, the corresponding chain wheel 112 '' of which is seated on the drive shaft 114. The rotational position of this chain wheel 112 ″ with respect to the drive shaft 114 can also be adjusted in order to adjust the phase position between the conveyor device 32 and the gluing device 10.

Weiter ist die Verschwenklage des Hebels 122 bezüglich dem zweiten Lagerschild 82' über eine nicht gezeigte Justiereinrichtung einstellbar , um die Eindringtiefe der Halter 16 in die Fördereinrichtung 32 hinein einzustellen, wenn das Antriebsrad 108 sich in seiner in der Figur 1 gezeigten Arbeitstellung befindet, in welcher es mit den Auflageelementen 30 der Fördereinrichtung 32 kämmt. Dadurch und durch die Verschiebbarkeit der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 quer zur Förderrichtung A lässt sich der Ort der Beilagen 18 bezüglich der Druckereiprodukte 24 einstellen.Furthermore, the pivoting position of the lever 122 with respect to the second end plate 82 'can be adjusted via an adjusting device (not shown) in order to adjust the depth of penetration of the holder 16 into the conveying device 32 when the drive wheel 108 is in its working position shown in FIG. 1, in which it meshes with the support elements 30 of the conveyor 32. As a result of this and due to the displaceability of the adhesive device 10 transversely to the conveying direction A, the location of the inserts 18 with respect to the printed products 24 can be adjusted.

Die Beilagen 18 werden mittels einem Förderer 124 (Fig. 1) einzelweise hintereinander der Lieferstelle 20 zugeführt. Dieser Förderer 124 weist zwei in sich geschlossene Förderbänder 126, 126' auf, die einen Förderspalt 128 für die Beilagen 18 bilden. Das Förderband 126 ist um eine um die Achse 116' drehende, untere Walze 130 und eine obere Walze 130' geführt. Das Förderband 126' ist ebenfalls um die untere Walze 130 geführt und liegt am förderaktiven Trum des Förderbandes 126 bis etwa zur oberen Walze 130' an. Mit 132 bezeichnete Führungswalzen drücken dabei zwischen der unteren und oberen Walze 130, 130' den förderwirksamen Trum des Förderbandes 126' derart gegen den förderwirksamen Trum des Förderbandes 126, dass das Ende des Förderspaltes 128 bei der Lieferstelle 20 bezüglich einer geradlinig gedachten Verbindung zwischen der unteren und oberen Walze 130, 130' in Richtung schräg nach aussen gegen die Umlaufbahn der Halter 16 geneigt verläuft. Der ebenflächige Teil der Halter 16 und das um die obere Walze 130' geführte Förderband 126 bilden jeweils bei der Lieferstelle 20 einen sich verjüngenden Uebernahmespalt, der ein sicheres Uebernehmen der den Förderspalt 128 verlassenden Beilagen 18 durch einen Halter 16 garantiert. Die selbstfedernd ausgebildeten Stützorgane 48 der Halter 16 klemmen dabei die Beilagen 18 federnd zwischen sich und dem Förderband 126 ein. Die Förderrichtung des Förderers 124 schliesst somit bei der Lieferstelle 20 mit der Umlaufbann der Halter 16 und den Haltern 16 selber einen spitzen Winkel ein. Es wäre auch denkbar, in diesem Bereich die Förderrichtung des Förderers 124 etwa parallel zur Umlaufbahn zu richten.The inserts 18 are fed one by one to the delivery point 20 by means of a conveyor 124 (FIG. 1). This conveyor 124 has two self-contained conveyor belts 126, 126 ', which form a conveyor gap 128 for the inserts 18. The conveyor belt 126 is guided around a lower roller 130 rotating about the axis 116 'and an upper roller 130'. The conveyor belt 126 'is also guided around the lower roller 130 and lies on the active conveyor strand of the conveyor belt 126 up to approximately the upper roller 130'. Guide rollers denoted by 132 press the conveyor-effective strand of the conveyor belt 126 'between the lower and upper roller 130, 130' against the conveyor-effective strand of the conveyor belt 126 such that the end of the conveyor gap 128 at the delivery point 20 with respect to a straight-line connection between the lower one and the upper roller 130, 130 'extends obliquely outwards towards the orbit of the holder 16. The flat part of the holder 16 and the conveyor belt 126 guided around the upper roller 130 ′ each form a tapering take-over gap at the delivery point 20, which guarantees secure take-over of the supplements 18 leaving the feed gap 128 by a holder 16. The self-bouncy trained support members 48 of the holder 16 clamp the inserts 18 resiliently between themselves and the conveyor belt 126. The direction of conveyance of the conveyor 124 thus includes an acute angle at the delivery point 20 with the circulating spell of the holder 16 and the holder 16 itself. It would also be conceivable to direct the conveying direction of the conveyor 124 approximately parallel to the orbit in this area.

Die obere Walze 130', die Führungswalzen 132 und die weiteren, auf den Rücktrum des Förderbandes 126' einwirkenden Führungswalzen 132'' sind an einem nicht gezeigten Lagerschild in allgemein bekannter Art und Weise gelagert, welches um die Achse 116' schwenkbar ist. Im Bereich des Gestellunterteils 116 ist das Förderband 126' um Leitwalzen 134 geführt, um den Rücktrum mit Abstand um die untere Walze 130 zu leiten und einen dem Förderspalt 128 vorgelagerten, etwa horizontalen Uebernahmebereich 136 zu bilden. In diesem Uebernahmebereich 136 werden die Beilagen 1 einzelweise und im richtigen Abstand, beispielsweise mittels eines Anlegers auf das Förderband 126' abgelegt.The upper roller 130 ', the guide rollers 132 and the further guide rollers 132' 'acting on the rear run of the conveyor belt 126' are mounted on a bearing plate, not shown, in a generally known manner, which is pivotable about the axis 116 '. In the area of the lower frame part 116, the conveyor belt 126 'is guided around guide rollers 134 in order to guide the back run at a distance around the lower roller 130 and to form an approximately horizontal take-over area 136 upstream of the conveyor gap 128. In this takeover area 136, the supplements 1 are deposited individually and at the correct distance, for example by means of a feeder, on the conveyor belt 126 '.

Auch der Förderer 124 ist von der Antriebswelle 114 her angetrieben. Auf ihr und der mit der unteren Walze 130 drehfesten Welle 140 sitzen je ein Kettenrad 142, 142', welche über eine Kette 142'' miteinander verbunden sind.The conveyor 124 is also driven by the drive shaft 114. A sprocket 142, 142 ', which are connected to one another via a chain 142' ', are seated on the shaft 140 and the shaft 140 which is fixed to the lower roller 130.

Am oberen Ende des Förderes 124 ist die Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung 22 an den nicht gezeigten Lagerschildern des Förderes 124 befestigt. Ein endloses Klebstoffauftragband 144 ist um zwei Umlenkwalzen 146 geführt, von welchen die eine über einen strichpunktiert angedeuteten Kettentrieb 148 in Pfeilrichtung C angetrieben ist. Das Klebstoffauftragband 144 weist in einem Abstand hintereinander, der dem Abstand der Halter 16 in diesem Bereich entspricht, mehrere rechtwinklig zur Umlaufrichtung C verlaufende Klebstoffauftragwulste 150 auf, die jeweils auf eine vom betreffenden Halter 16 gehaltene Beilage 18 streifenförmig Klebstoff auftragen. Dabei enspricht die Umlaufgeschwindigkeit des KlebstoffauftragbandeS 144 der Geschwindigkeit der Halter 16 in jenem Bereich, in welchem sie mit der Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung 22 zusammenwirken. Eine Schöpfwalze 152 ist über eine nicht gezeigte Zahnradverbindung mit der angetriebenen Umlenkwalze 146 in Wirkverbindung. Die Schöpfwalze 152 nimmt mit seiner Umfangsfläche in einem Klebstofftrog 154 Klebstoff auf und benetzt damit jeweils die Klebstoffauftragwulste 150. Eine Klebstoffvorratsflasche 156 gleicht dauernd den verbrauchten Klebstoff im Klebstofftrog 154 aus.At the upper end of the conveyor 124, the adhesive application device 22 is attached to the bearing plates of the conveyor 124, not shown. An endless adhesive application tape 144 is guided around two deflecting rollers 146, one of which is driven in the direction of arrow C via a chain drive 148 indicated by dash-dotted lines. The adhesive application tape 144, at a distance one behind the other, which corresponds to the distance between the holders 16 in this area, has a plurality of adhesive application beads 150 running at right angles to the direction of rotation C, each applying strip-like adhesive to an insert 18 held by the holder 16 in question. The speed of rotation of the adhesive application belt 144 corresponds to the speed of the holder 16 in the area in which they interact with the adhesive application device 22. A scoop roller 152 is operatively connected to the driven deflection roller 146 via a gear connection, not shown. The scoop roller 152 receives adhesive with its peripheral surface in an adhesive trough 154 and thus wets the adhesive application beads 150 in each case. An adhesive supply bottle 156 constantly compensates for the used adhesive in the adhesive trough 154.

Es ist selbstverständlich auch möglich, die Klebstoffabgabe an das Klebstoffauftragsband 144 bzw. an dessen Klebstoffauftragswulste 150 wahlweise zu unterbrechen, vor allem bei Lücken in der Zufuhr von anzuklebenden Beilagen 18.It is of course also possible to optionally interrupt the delivery of adhesive to the adhesive application belt 144 or to the adhesive application beads 150 thereof, especially if there are gaps in the supply of inserts 18 to be glued.

Ueber ein Hebeltrieb 158 ist das zweite Lagerschild 82' mit sämtlichen daran angeordneten Teilen der Anklebeeinrichtung 10, zusammen mit dem Förderer 124 und der Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung 22 aus der in der Figur 1 mit ausgezogenen Linien dargestellten Arbeitslage in eine Ruhelage zurückverschwenkbar, in welcher die Anklebeeinrichtung 10 aus dem Wirkbereich der Fördereinrichtung 32 verbracht ist. Diese Ruhelage ist in der Figur 1 durch den strichpunktiert gezeichneten Förderer 124' und die entsprechend gezeichnete Klebstoffauftrageinrichtung 22' angedeutet. In Ruhelage werden somit keine Beilagen 18 an die Druckereiprodukte angeklebt.Via a lever drive 158, the second bearing plate 82 'with all the parts of the gluing device 10 arranged thereon, together with the conveyor 124 and the glue application device 22, can be pivoted back from the working position shown in solid lines in FIG. 1 to a rest position, in which the gluing device 10 extends the effective range of the conveyor 32 is spent. This rest position is indicated in FIG. 1 by the conveyor 124 'shown in broken lines and the correspondingly drawn adhesive application device 22'. In the rest position, no inserts 18 are thus adhered to the printed products.

Die Anklebeeinrichtung 10 ist an einem auf dem Boden verfahrbaren Maschinengestell 160 angeordnet und ihrer Lage in Richtung der Längserstreckung der Auflageelemente 30 verstellbar. Zu diesem Zweck weist das Maschinengestell 160 zwei Tragschafte 162 auf, welche den Gestellunterteil 116 der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 durchdringen und entlang welchen die Anklebeeinrichtung 10 verfahrbar ist. An diesem Maschinengestell 116 ist ebenfalls der Hebeltrieb 158 gelagert. Es wäre selbstverständlich auch denkbar, die Anklebeeinrichtung 10 auf einem eigenen verfahrbaren Gestell anzuordnen und bei Gebrauch an die Fördereinrichtung 32 anzustellen. Dabei könnte auf die Verschwenkbarkeit des zweiten Lagerschildes 82' verzichtet werden.The adhesive device 10 is arranged on a machine frame 160 which can be moved on the floor and its position can be adjusted in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the support elements 30. For this purpose, the machine frame 160 has two supporting shafts 162 which penetrate the lower frame part 116 of the adhesive device 10 and along which the adhesive device 10 can be moved. The lever drive 158 is also mounted on this machine frame 116. It would of course also be conceivable to arrange the adhesive device 10 on its own movable frame and to use it on the conveyor device 32 when in use. In this case, the pivotability of the second bearing plate 82 'could be dispensed with.

Bei der mit Fördereinrichtung 32 bezeichneten Einrichtung handelt es sich im vorliegenden Fall um eine Vorrichtung zum Sammeln und/oder Zusammentragen und Einstecken von Druckereiprodukten, wie sie aus folgenden Dokumenten bekannt ist: EP-A-0 354 343 bzw. der entsprechenden US-Patentanmeldung 07/387704, EP-A-0 341 423 bzw. der entsprechenden US-PS 4,981,291, EP-A-0 341 424 bzw. der entsprechenden US-Patentanmeldung 07/349302 und EP-A-0 341 425 bez. der entsprechenden US-PS 5,052,667. Was den Aufbau und die Funktionsweise dieser Vorrichtungen betrifft wird ausdrücklich auf diese Dokumente verwiesen.In the present case, the device designated with conveyor device 32 is a device for collecting and / or collating and inserting printed products, as is known from the following documents: EP-A-0 354 343 or the corresponding US patent application 07 / 387704, EP-A-0 341 423 or the corresponding US Pat. No. 4,981,291, EP-A-0 341 424 or the corresponding US patent application 07/349302 and EP-A-0 341 425 respectively. the corresponding U.S. Patent 5,052,667. With regard to the structure and operation of these devices, reference is expressly made to these documents.

Die profilartigen Auflageelemente 30 sind trommelartig um eine gemeinsame Umlaufachse 164 mit parallel zu dieser Achse verlaufender Längserstreckung angeordnet. Jedes Auflageelement 30 bildet eine sattelförmige Auflage für darauf rittlingsweise abzulegende Druckereiprodukte 24 und zwei benachbarte Auflageelemente 30 begrenzen jeweils einen taschenförmigen Aufnahmeteil, in welchen die Druckereiprodukte einführbar sind. Im weiteren ist jedem Auflageelement 30 eine steuerbare Klemmeinrichtung 166 (Figur 3) zugeordnet, um das Herunterfallen der Druckereiprodukte 24 beim Durchlaufen des unteren Teils der trommelartigen Verarbeitungseinrichtung zu verhindern und dabei gleichzeitig eine Verschiebung der Druckereiprodukte 24 in Richtung der Umlaufachse 164 zu bewirken. Wie dies Figur 3 zeigt, kommt die Klemmeinrichtung 166 erst auf die Druckereiprodukte zur Einwirkung nachdem die Beilagen angeklebt worden sind. Während dem Ankleben erfahren die Druckereiprodukte somit keine Verschiebung in Längsrichtung der Auflageelemente 30. Die trommelartige Einrichtung ist am Maschinengestell 160 gelagert.The profile-like support elements 30 are arranged like a drum around a common axis of rotation 164 with a longitudinal extension running parallel to this axis. Each support element 30 forms a saddle-shaped support for it Printed products 24 to be straddled and two adjacent support elements 30 each limit a pocket-shaped receiving part into which the printed products can be inserted. In addition, a controllable clamping device 166 (FIG. 3) is assigned to each support element 30 in order to prevent the printed products 24 from falling when passing through the lower part of the drum-like processing device and at the same time to cause a displacement of the printed products 24 in the direction of the rotational axis 164. As shown in FIG. 3, the clamping device 166 only acts on the printed products after the inserts have been glued on. During the gluing, the printed products are therefore not displaced in the longitudinal direction of the support elements 30. The drum-like device is mounted on the machine frame 160.

Die Funktionsweise der in den Figuren gezeigten Einrichtung ist wie folgt:
Bei einer mit 168 bezeichneten Zuführstelle wird auf jedes Auflageelement 30 ein gefalztes Druckereiprodukt 24 rittlingsweise abgelegt. Im Zuge der Drehung in Pfeilrichtung A um die Umlaufachse 164 kommt dieses Druckereiprodukt 24, welches in diesem Bereich des Verarbeitungsweges an der Auflage 34 anliegt, in den Wirkbereich der Anklebeeinrichtung 10, wo eine mittels der Klebstoffauftragseinrichtung 22 mit einem Klebstoffauftrag versehene Beilage 18 durch den in einen taschenförmigen Aufnahmeteil eingreifenden Halter 16 auf den Teil 24' des Druckereiproduktes 24 angeklebt und angedrückt wird. Nach dem Vorbeitransport an der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 kommt auf die jeweiligen mit einer Beilage 18 versehenen Druckereiprodukte 24 die Klemmeinrichtung 166 zur Einwirkung und verschiebt jene in Richtung der Umlaufachse 164 zur Weiterverarbeitung. Es ist selbstverständlich klar, dass auf diese Druckereiprodukte 24 bei einer weiteren Zuführstelle wiederum ein Druckereiprodukt abgelegt werden kann und dass mit einer weiteren Anklebeeinrichtung 10 an dieses Druckereiprodukt eine weitere Beilage angeklebt werden kann.The functioning of the device shown in the figures is as follows:
At a feed point denoted by 168, a folded printed product 24 is placed astride each support element 30. In the course of the rotation in the direction of arrow A about the axis of rotation 164, this printed product 24, which rests on the support 34 in this area of the processing path, comes into the effective area of the adhesive device 10, where a supplement 18 provided with an adhesive application by means of the adhesive application device 22 by the in a pocket-shaped receiving part engaging holder 16 is glued and pressed onto part 24 'of the printed product 24. After being transported past the gluing device 10, each is provided with an insert 18 Printed products 24 the clamping device 166 for action and moves them in the direction of the axis of rotation 164 for further processing. It is of course clear that a printed product can in turn be placed on these printed products 24 at a further feed point and that a further insert can be glued to this printed product with a further adhesive device 10.

Es ist selbstverständlich auch denkbar, bei den Zuführstellen 168 Druckereiprodukte beispielsweise mit dem Falz voraus, in die von zwei benachbarten Auflageelementen 30 begrenzten Aufnahmeteile einzuführen. Auch auf solche Druckereiprodukte kann mittels der Anklebeeinrichtung 10 eine Beilage angeklebt werden.It is of course also conceivable to insert printed products at the feed points 168, for example with the fold ahead, into the receiving parts delimited by two adjacent support elements 30. An insert can also be glued to such printed products by means of the gluing device 10.

Die Anklebeeinrichtung kann auch bei nicht trommelartig ausgebildeten Druckereiprodukte verarbeitenden Maschinen eingesetzt werden, wie sie beispielsweise aus der EP-A-0 346 578 beziehungsweise der entsprechenden US-Patentanmeldung 07/365 616 und der EP-A-0 354 343 bzw. der entsprechenden US-Patentanmeldung 07/387 704 beschrieben sind. All diesen und den bereits weiter oben genannten Einrichtungen ist gemeinsam, dass sie quer, vorzugsweise rechtwinklig zur Förderrichtung A ausgerichtete Auflageelemente mit Auflagen für die Druckereiprodukte aufweisen.The gluing device can also be used in machines which do not have a drum-like design for printing products, such as those described in EP-A-0 346 578 or the corresponding US patent application 07/365 616 and EP-A-0 354 343 or the corresponding US - Patent application 07/387 704 are described. All these and the facilities already mentioned above have in common that they have support elements with supports for the printed products which are oriented transversely, preferably at right angles to the conveying direction A.

Es ist selbstverständlich auch denkbar die Steuermittel andersartig auszubilden und die Halter an den Tragarmen beispielsweise translatorisch verschiebbar zu lagern. So ist es auch möglich, dass die Steuermittel auf die Steuerstäbe 52 einwirken.Of course, it is also conceivable to design the control means differently and to mount the holders on the support arms, for example in a translationally displaceable manner. It is also possible for the control means to act on the control rods 52.

Statt wie beschrieben der an den Haltern 16 vorgesehenen Saugköpfe 46 können an den Tragarmen 14 gesteuerte Greifer zum Uebernehmen und Fördern der aufzuklebenden Beilagen 18 vorgesehen werden. Bei einer solchen Ausführungsform werden vorzugsweise noch Andrückleisten oder dergleichen zum Andrücken der Beilagen 18 an die Druckereierzeugnisse 24 im Bereich des Klebstoffauftrages vorgesehen.Instead of the suction heads 46 provided on the holders 16 as described, grippers controlled on the support arms 14 can be provided for taking over and conveying the inserts 18 to be glued on. In such an embodiment, pressure strips or the like are preferably provided for pressing the inserts 18 against the printed products 24 in the region of the adhesive application.

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  1. Apparatus for the adhesive attachment of inserts onto printed products which are transported such that they butt against rest elements (30) rotating in the conveying direction (10), having an adhesive-attachment device (10) having a controllable retaining means (16) which is driven in rotation along a continuous movement path and is intended for respectively receiving an insert (18) at a delivery location (20), for transporting the insert (18) past an adhesive-application device (22) and for transporting the insert (18) up to the relevant printed product (24); and having means for pressing the inserts (18) onto the printed products (24) in the direction of the rest elements (30); characterized in that the adhesive-attachment device (10) exhibits a plurality of carrying arms (14) which are arranged in the manner of extension arms on a rotary member (12), one behind the other at intervals in the direction of rotation (B), each carry a retaining means (16) and are intended for introducing the retaining means (16) between successive rest elements (30) which are arranged one behind the other at intervals and transversely with respect to the conveying direction (A) and against which in each case one printed product (24) butts; and in that control means (26) are provided in order to move the retaining means (16) in the direction of the respective rest element (30) and, for the pressing-on of the inserts (18), to press the retaining means in the direction of said rest element.
  2. Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the carrying arms (14) are arranged in an articulated manner on the rotary member (12) and can be pivoted in the direction of rotation (B), and counter thereto, by the control means (26).
  3. Apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the retaining means (16) are mounted pivotably on the carrying arms (14); and in that further control means (28) are provided in order, upon positioning and pressing the inserts (18) onto the printed products (24), to align the retaining means (16) essentially parallel to rests (34), provided on the rest elements (30), for the printed products (24).
  4. Apparatus according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the rotary member (12) exhibits a bearing body (36) which can rotate about an axis (38) running transversely with respect to the conveying direction (A) and on which the carrying arms (14) are mounted in an axis-parallel manner.
  5. Apparatus according to Claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the further control means (28) exhibit control bars (52) which act on the retaining means (16) and, if appropriate, are connected to the bearing body (36).
  6. Apparatus according to Claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the control means (26) exhibit a planetary gear mechanism (90) which is preferably arranged eccentrically with respect to the axis (38) of the bearing body (36) and on the planet wheels (104) of which guide elements (106), for the carrying arms (14) and/or control bars (52), are mounted eccentrically.
  7. Apparatus according to Claim 6, characterized in that the web (94), carrying the planet wheels (104), of the planetary gear mechanism (90) can be driven synchronously with, and in the same direction of rotation (B) as, the bearing body (36).
  8. Apparatus according to Claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the carrying arms (14) are mounted such that they can be displaced in the guide elements (106).
  9. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the adhesive-attachment device (10) exhibits a drive wheel (108) which is mounted such that it can rotate freely, if appropriate, on a framework (84) and exhibits tooth-space-like cutouts (110) which are spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction approximately by the spacing of the rest elements (30) and are intended to permit the rest elements (30), upon moving past the adhesive-attachment device (10), to engage into the cutouts (110) in order to drive the adhesive-attachment device (10).
  10. Apparatus according to Claim 9, characterized in that adjustment of the position of the rotary member (12) and of the control means (26) with respect to the drive wheel (108) is possible in order to adjust the penetration depth of the retaining means (16) between the rest elements (30).
  11. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the retaining means (16) exhibit elastic suction heads (46) which can be connected, via a controlled valve arrangement (56), to a subatmospheric-pressure source preferably exhibiting ejector valves (74) fed by compressed air, in order to retain the inserts (18) from the delivery location (20) until pressing-on takes place.
  12. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the adhesive-attachment device (10) exhibits a conveyor (124), preferably a belt conveyor (126, 126') for feeding the inserts (18) to the delivery location (20).
  13. Apparatus according to Claim 12, characterized in that at the delivery location the conveying direction of the conveyor (124) runs approximately tangentially, or at an acute angle, with respect to the path of rotation and in the same direction as the direction of rotation (B) of the retaining means (16); the retaining means (16) can be pivoted, for receiving in each case one insert (18) at the delivery location (20), into a position which is approximately parallel to their direction of rotation (B); and the conveyor (124) is provided in order to feed the inserts (18) at the same interval as the retaining means (16).
  14. Use of the apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 13 in a processing station, which exhibits a plurality of rotating rest elements (30) which are arranged one behind the other at intervals and transversely with respect to the direction of rotation (A) and onto which the folded printed products (24) can be deposited in a straddling manner and/or which form pocket-like receiving parts into which the printed products (24) can be introduced.
  15. Use according to Claim 14, the rest elements (30) being arranged in the manner of a drum around a common axis of rotation (164).
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