EP0564288B1 - Verpackungsmachine mit thermischem Drucker - Google Patents

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EP0564288B1
EP0564288B1 EP19930302583 EP93302583A EP0564288B1 EP 0564288 B1 EP0564288 B1 EP 0564288B1 EP 19930302583 EP19930302583 EP 19930302583 EP 93302583 A EP93302583 A EP 93302583A EP 0564288 B1 EP0564288 B1 EP 0564288B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65B61/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • B65B61/025—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging for applying, e.g. printing, code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B41J15/06—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles characterised by being applied to printers having stationary carriages

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  • This invention relates generally to a packaging machine equipped with a printing apparatus and, more particularly, to the control of the feed of a web to be imprinted by a thermal imprinter as it is fed along a path of travel, the machine being of the type with which a web in the form of a chain of bags is fed from a supply to a load station for loading the bags with products sequentially and one at a time to form packages.
  • Thermal imprinters are frequently utilized for such printing. Thermal imprinters operate by bringing the item to be printed into contact with a transfer material, such as foil, and applying heat with a print head at points of contact.
  • thermal imprinters Problems associated with thermal imprinters include maintaining proper tension of the item being printed and maintaining the proper print area on each item. Additionally, movement of the foil between a supply reel and a take-up reel causes a static build-up due to the contact with the items. This problem is especially bad on cool and dry days and effects the electronics of the imprinter.
  • a proposed imprinter would have a paper sheet that is transported by a platen roller in conjunction with first and second pinch rollers.
  • the pinch rollers would be positioned in parallel with a shaft of the platen roller on each side of the platen roller.
  • the pinch rollers would be rotatably attached to respective pairs of substantially U-shaped arms that would be respectively mounted on each of two walls of a bracket.
  • the arms would respectively be connected to the walls by springs so that the pinch rollers would urge the paper into contact with the surface of the platen roller.
  • a pulse motor would selectively rotate its shaft in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions in accordance with supplied control signals.
  • the platen roller would thereby cause the paper sheet to move in either a forward or backward direction.
  • the pulse motor would receive signals which would cause the motor to drive the paper in either a forward or reverse direction as needed for printing.
  • Another proposed imprinter would utilize a microprocessor to compare the output of a paper take-up encoder with a stepper drive pulse count over a corresponding interval of time.
  • the microprocessor would compare the output of the encoder and the drive pulse count to determine an indication of the current operating radius of paper wound upon a paper take-up reel. This comparison would be stored in a RAM.
  • the microprocessor would then access a second function table stored in a ROM to determine the adjustment necessary in a take-up drive and thereby adjust the output torque of a take-up motor.
  • the present invention is defined in the appended claims and relates to a thermal transfer printing apparatus for use with another type of machine, in this case a packaging machine, for printing a continuous web such as a chain of bags.
  • the apparatus comprises a frame structure having an imprinter mounted thereon.
  • the imprinter includes a print head, as well as a transfer material supply reel and a transfer material take-up reel for providing transfer material, typically in the form of foil.
  • a plurality of idlers supports the web and defines a path of travel for the web of items. A segment of the path of travel is adjacent the imprinter and its print head.
  • a rockable arm is connected to the frame structure.
  • the arm carries rollers that contact the web along a top surface of the web at spaced locations, one upstream of the print head and the other downstream of the print head.
  • the arm is connected to the frame structure for rotation about a pivot axis and rocks about this pivot axis during a printing process in a manner similar to a "teeter-totter.”
  • Two drive rollers are located along the path of travel and control the advance of the web during the printing process.
  • the drive rollers are controlled by a stepper motor that operates the drive rollers intermittently to control web feed within the segment of the path of travel adjacent to the imprinter.
  • the stepper motor preferably advances the drive rollers at least one step for each line printed by the print head during the printing process.
  • a nip is connected to the imprinter near an end opposite the print head and cooperates with one of the drive rollers to engage the web during the printing process thereby clamping the web between the nip and drive roller.
  • the print head is positioned to engage the foil adjacent the second drive roller during the printing process thereby clamping the foil and web between the print head and the second drive roller. Movement of the nip and the print head are controlled by air cylinders.
  • a sensor is provided for sensing indicia on the web.
  • the sensor controls the initiation operation of the imprinter in response to sensing such indicia.
  • the air cylinders clamp the web between the print head and nip and their respectively associated drive rollers to maintain proper feed control of the selected portion as the printing process proceeds.
  • the stepper motor drives the drive rollers and the rockable arm pivots about its pivot axis thereby controlling the intermittent advance of the web.
  • the transfer supply reel and the transfer take-up reel are isolated from the rest of the imprinter by a ground plane shield that separates the reels from the rest of the imprinter. This minimizes the subjection of the imprinter control electronics to static electricity generated during the printing process.
  • a further feature of the printing apparatus is the mounting of the imprinter on the frame structure.
  • the imprinter is pivotally mounted near its downstream end to a shaft and is removably secured near its upstream end to another shaft. This allows the imprinter to be tilted forward about a pivot axis for easy access to the print head, which requires service from time to time for cleaning and repair.
  • Another feature of the present invention is the ability to mount two or more imprinters side by side on the same machine frame structure. This allows two or more webs to be fed through the machine simultaneously and be imprinted. Additionally, wide webs can be fed through the machine and can be imprinted at adjacent locations simultaneously by the multiple imprinters.
  • An adjustment arm is located along the path of travel downstream from the imprinter and is used to adjust the length of the path of travel section between the imprinter and, with the disclosed apparatus, a packaging station.
  • the adjustment arm is adjusted according to the length of the items within the web and helps maintain proper coincident registration of a web portion to be imprinted and an item at a packaging or other downstream work station.
  • a packaging machine that handles continuous webs of interconnected plastic, pre-opened bags for loading the bags with product is illustrated generally at 10.
  • the machine 10 includes a packaging station 10a, a frame structure 11 and an imprinter 12 mounted on the frame structure 11.
  • the machine also includes a supply reel 13 for supplying a web of items W.
  • the machine 10 is a packaging machine as described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 3,965, 653 entitled PACKAGING APPARATUS, and in other patents deriving from the applications that resulted in this patent, and has been sold commercially by Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.
  • a machine described and claimed in U.S. patent 4,899,520 entitled PACKAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD functions in a manner similar to the machine described in U.S. Patent No. 3,965,653 but has additional capabilities including the ability concurrently to utilize two chains of interconnected bags for "double up" packaging.
  • the web W of bags that is preferably used with packaging machines of this type is disclosed and claimed in U.S. patent 3,254,828 entitled FLEXIBLE CONTAINER STRIPS. All three patents are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the imprinter 12 includes a transfer material supply reel 14 and a transfer material take-up reel 15. Transfer material T is fed between the transfer material supply reel 14 and the transfer material take-up reel 15 and is supported along a path between the two reels 14, 15. The path is defined in part by rolls 16, 17, 18.
  • the transfer material is preferably any commercially available foil that is commonly used with thermal imprinters.
  • a prototype machine 10 utilized foil supplied by International Imaging Materials Inc. (IIMAC), 310 Commerce Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2396, having part number FAP106PZ.
  • the transfer material take-up reel 15 and roll 16 are both driven.
  • the take-up reel 15 is drivingly connected to a gear 20 by a belt 21.
  • the belt 21 projects laterally from the gear 20 and take-up reel 15, and is at one end of the take-up reel 15 and gear 20.
  • the gear 20 is in mesh with a drive gear 22 that is driven by a stepper motor (not shown).
  • the driven roll 16 is drivingly connected to the drive gear 22 by a belt 23.
  • the belt 23 projects laterally from the gear 22 and driven roll 16, and is at one end of the driven roll 16 and gear 22. Both belts 21, 23 are in a space approximately 3/16 of an inch (about 4.75mm) wide.
  • the imprinter includes a print head 25 pivotally mounted at 27.
  • a nip 24 is pivotally connected to the imprinter 12 at 26.
  • Two air cylinders 30, 31 are located on the imprinter 12 above the nip 24 and print head 25, respectively.
  • a "doctor" blade 32 is located at a downstream end 33 of the imprinter 12 for separating the transfer material from the web after the printing process is complete. The transfer material travels around the blade 32 at a sharp angle.
  • the imprinter 12 is pivotally mounted near its downstream end 33 to shaft 34.
  • the imprinter 12 is releasably secured near its upstream end 33a to shaft 35 by a latch or clamp mechanism 36.
  • the latch mechanism 36 holds the imprinter 12 in place and prevents lateral movement of the imprinter along shaft 34.
  • release of the latch mechanism 36 disconnects the imprinter 12 from shaft 35, thereby allowing the imprinter to be tilted about shaft 34 for such things as access to print head 24, which requires service from time to time for cleaning and repair.
  • the only requirement for tilting of the imprinter 12 other than release of the latch 36 is that the blade 32 be tilted forward.
  • the imprinter also includes a control panel 12a and a display 12b.
  • multiple imprinters 12 can be mounted on the machine 10. This allows wide webs to be imprinted at adjacent locations simultaneously by the multiple imprinters. Additionally, multiple webs can be processed through the machine 10 simultaneously with both webs being imprinted. Multiple imprinters can be mounted side by side because of the tall, narrow silhouette of each imprinter.
  • the transfer material is slightly wider than the print head 24 and the imprinter 12 is slightly wider than the transfer material. In the preferred embodiment, 3/16 of an inch (about 4.75mm) is provided between each outer edge 37,38 of the imprinter 12 and the transfer material. This allows the imprinters to be mounted in a juxtaposed relationship by matching and printing can be accomplished with only,a separation of 3/8 of an inch (about 9.5mm) between areas being printed.
  • the web W moves along a path of travel that is defined in part by a plurality of idlers 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44.
  • the idlers guide and support the web as it moves from the supply reel 13 and under the imprinter during operation of the machine 10.
  • Idler 39 is connected to the free structure 11 by a dancer arm 39a. The idler 39 and dancer arm 39a help maintain proper tension within the web during advancement of the web through the machine 10.
  • Drive rollers 45, 46 are connected by bells 47, 48 to a stepper motor 49 to control the advance of a web section S adjacent the imprinter during operation of the imprinter.
  • the drive rollers control the advance of the web such that a web portion to be printed is properly advanced at an appropriate rate as the printing by the print bead 25 proceeds.
  • a rockable arm (or “teeter-totter” or “seesaw”) 50 has spaced idlers 51,52 journaled near its ends. The idlers 51,52 engage the web along a top surface of the web.
  • the teeter-totter 50 is mounted on a shaft 53.
  • An air cylinder 55 is connected to the teeter-totter and is utilized to cause the teeter-totter to rock back and forth about a pivot 54.
  • the teeter-totter idlers 51, 52 respectively control the sizes of upstream and downstream web accumulator loops 56, 57.
  • the upstream web accumulator loop 56 is of maximum size.
  • the upstream accumulator loop 56 has been reduced a given amount as the web section S is transferred past the imprinter 12 concurrently the downstream accumulator loop 57 has been increased by an amount equal to the size reduction of the upstream loop.
  • An adjustment arm 60 is connected to the shaft 53.
  • the adjustment arm 60 has a length control idler 61 located near an upper end of the adjustment arm.
  • the web is fed under the idler 61 and above an upper portion 62 of the adjustment arm 60.
  • the adjustment arm has an adjustment slop 63 which projects through and engages an adjustment slot 64 defined within support bracket 64a.
  • the idler 61 raises or lowers the web downstream from the imprinter 12.
  • the adjustment arm 60 is adjusted by manually loosening the stop 63 and moving the stop within the slot 64 and then retightening the slop.
  • This adjustment is utilized to adjust the path length between the imprinter 12 and the station 10a.
  • This path length adjustment enables concurrent registration of a bag at the packaging station 10a and the web section S to be imprinted. This path adjustment is necessary because the length of the individual bags within the web W for one packaging operation is often different than the bag length for another.
  • ground plane shields 66, 67 are therefore provided.
  • the ground plane shields 66, 67 isolate the supply reel and take-up reels 14, 15 from the rest of the imprinter 12.
  • Another ground plane shield 68 is located between the segment of the path of travel adjacent the imprinter and the imprinter itself. The ground plane shields protect the imprinter electronics from static electricity.
  • the packaging station 10a has feed rolls 70, 71 and a load station shown generally at 73.
  • the feed rolls 70, 71 advance the web through the entire machine 10.
  • the packaging station 10a also includes a sealing section 76 that seals loaded bags by clamping the bags between a seal bar 77 and a heater bar 78.
  • the web of items W is advanced along the path of travel defined by the idlers 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, the drive rollers 45, 46 and the teeter-totter idlers 51, 52, the length control idler 61 and the feed rolls 70, 71, and into the load station 73.
  • the feed rolls 70, 71 of the packaging station 10a draw the web through the machine 10 along the path of travel.
  • control means including a detector preferably in the form of a spark gap detector (shown schematically at 75) within the packaging station 10a communicate with the electronics of the imprinter 12 and cause the air cylinders 30, 31 to move the nip 24 and print head 25 respectively as illustrated in Figure 2B (approximately 6mm (1/4 of an inch)) thereby isolating a selected bag (web section S) to be printed.
  • the print head 25 clamps the transfer material T and web W against the drive roller 46 while the nip 24 clamps against the drive roller 45.
  • the stepper motor 47 then drives the drive rollers 45, 46 as the air cylinder 55 causes the teeter-totter to pivot about pivot 54 as illustrated in Figure 2B thereby advancing the web section S under the imprinter.
  • This causes the selected bag to advance relative to the imprinter 12 and thereby the bag is advanced past the print head 25.
  • the print head 25 prints on the selected bag by heating the transfer material.
  • the drive gear 22 drives the transfer material take-up reel 15 thereby advancing the transfer material T past the print head.
  • the sharp angle at which the transfer material passes the blade causes the transfer material T to separate from the web W. The manner of separation improves the print quality.
  • control means communicate with the imprinter to disengage the air cylinders 30, 31 from the print head 25 and nip 24. This "releases" the web so that the feed rolls 70, 71 can freely advance the web.
  • control means will coordinate operation of the imprinters so that each web is properly imprinted as it advances through the machine.
  • the imprinters may be in "communication" with one another to control proper imprinting for each web.
  • a prototype imprinter 12 has suitable electronics for operating the imprinter that have been developed and produced by MicroCom, 8333 Green Meadows Dr. North, Westerville, Ohio 43081. This is provided by electronics having part numbers 050012, 050013, 630002, 630003, 570017, 060013, 060014, 060015, 060016, 060017, 060018, 050005 and 040011.
  • An optional sensor 85 can be added to improve the precision of the location of a web portion on which the imprinter will print.
  • the web is positioned just prior to printing such that the indicia on a bag to be printed is rearward of the sensor 85 a distance large enough such that, within a range of tolerance, location of the indicia is always upstream from the sensor 85. Therefore, the indicia are separated a distance equal to a multiple of the bag length.
  • the sensor 85 causes the imprinter 12 to begin once the sensor has seen the indicia thus helping assure correct registration of the imprinting on the selected bag. This allows a more precise placement of the printing on the bag.
  • the embodiments described above provide a packaging machine including an improved thermal imprinter having a novel system for advancement and control of a continuous web of items to be imprinted.
  • the improved thermal imprinter apparatus has an easy-to-access thermal print head, and the imprinter has protection against static electricity that develops during operation of the imprinter.

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  1. Verbesserte Verpackungsmaschine (10) mit einer Bahnmaterialzufuhrstation (13) und einer Sackbeladestation (73), die mit einer Gehäuse- und Rahmenstruktur verbunden sind, welche aufweist:
    a. eine Vielzahl von Elementen (39 - 44), die mit der Gehäuse- und Rahmenstruktur verbunden sind und einen Weg des Bahnmaterialtransportes von der Zufuhr- zur Beladestation festlegen, bei der Säcke sequentiell und jeweils einer von ihnen beladen werden, wobei das Bahnmaterial nach der Art einer Kette aus Säcken gebildet ist;
    b. eine Bahnmaterial-Bedruckvorrichtung (12), die entlang des Weges angeordnet ist und eine Struktur (24, T) enthält, um einen Abschnitt des Bahnmaterials selektiv zu bedrucken, während der Bahnmaterialabschnitt relativ zu der Bedruckvorrichtung bewegt wird; wobei
    c. ein gewisser Teil der Elemente (41 - 44, 51, 52) beabstandete Anhäufungsschleifen (53, 56) bilden, die jeweils entlang des Weges förderaufseitig und förderabseitig von der Bedruckvorrichtung angeordnet sind;
    d. Bewegungseinrichtungen (50, 55), die dazu dienen, zumindest einige der bestimmten Elemente zu verschieben, um den Bahnmaterialabschnitt relativ zu der Bedruckvorrichtung zu bewegen, während die Bedruckvorrichtung betrieben wird, wobei eine derartige Abschnittsbewegung vollzogen wird, indem man die Bahnmateriallänge in einer der Schleifen um einen gegebenen Betrag verringert, während man gleichzeitig die Bahnmateriallänge in der anderen der Schleifen um einen Betrag erhöht, der gleich dem gegebenen Betrag ist; und
    e. eine Zufuhrsteuerungseinrichtung, die dazu dient, die Förderung freien Bahnmaterials zu und von dem Bahnmaterialsabschnitt zu verhindern, während die Bedruckvorrichtung einen Teil des Abschnitts bedruckt.
  2. Maschine nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Bewegungseinrichtungen eine schwenkbar gelagerte Wippvorrichtung (50) enthalten, die von der Struktur getragen wird und zumindest der gewisse Teil der Elemente (51, 52) von der Wippvorrichtung getragen wird.
  3. Maschine nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei der eine Abschnittzufuhrgeschwindigkeit-Steuerungseinrichtung vorgesehen ist und ein Paar der Elemente (25, 46, 24, 45), die auf jeder Seite des Bahnmaterials angeordnet sind und das Bahnmaterial dazwischen ergreifen, sowie einen Geschwindigkeit-Steuerungsmechanismus (47), der mit mindestens einem der Elemente des Paares funktionell verbunden ist, aufweist.
  4. Maschine nach Anspruch 3, bei der zumindest zwei der Elemente (24, 25) von der Bedruckvorrichtung getragen werden.
  5. Maschine nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, bei der ein Paar der Elemente (45, 46) mit den zumindest zwei Elementen in gegenüberliegenden Gruppen jeweils angeordnet sind, wobei die Elemente der gegenüberliegenden Gruppen auf gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Weges positioniert sind.
  6. Maschine nach Anspruch 5, bei der eine Klemmeinrichtung (30, 31) der gegenüberliegenden Gruppe mit den Gruppen funktionell verbunden ist und ausgelegt ist, um selektiv dafür zu sorgen, daß die Gruppen einen Teil eines Bahnmaterials in dem Wegabschnitt zwischen den Elementen jeder Gruppe festklemmen.
  7. Maschine nach Anspruch 6, bei der die Klemmeinrichtung der gegenüberliegenden Gruppe ein Paar Luftzylinder aufweist.
  8. Maschine nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, bei der eines der Elemente (25) einer der Gruppen ein Druckkopf ist.
  9. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der eine Bahnmaterialrückbewegung-Anhalteeinrichtung (70, 71) von der Struktur getragen wird und entlang des Weges an einem Ort förderabseitig von den die Schleife bildenden Elementen und förderaufseitig von der Sackbeladestation positioniert ist, um ein Stück Bahnmaterial festzuklemmen und eine Bahnmaterialeinzugsbewegung zu dem Schleifenabschnitt zu verhindern, wenn die Bewegungseinrichtung betrieben wird.
  10. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der zumindest eine Mehrheit der Elemente Walzen sind.
  11. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der ein Weglänge-Einstellmechanismus (60 - 63) entlang des Weges zwischen der Bedruckvorrichtung und der Beladestation positioniert ist und ausgelegt ist, um die Weglänge zwischen der Bedruckvorrichtung und der Beladestation einzustellen, um die Länge eines dazwischen beförderten Bahnmaterials einzustellen, wobei ein zu beladener Sack und ein zu bedruckender Bahnmaterialabschnitt jeweils in der Beladestation und relativ zu der Bedruckvorrichtung gleichzeitig in Registrierstellung gebracht werden können.
  12. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Bedruckvorrichtung eine Steuerungselektronik (12a) enthält, die mit einer Steuerung verbunden ist, wobei die Elektronik eine mit der Steuerung verbundene Freigabeeinrichtung enthält, die ausgelegt ist, um den Betrieb der Bedruckvorrichtung als Reaktion auf derartige Signale freizugeben.
  13. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 12, bei der ein Fördermotor (47) vorgesehen ist und die Elektronik mit der Bewegung-Anhalteeinrichtung verbunden ist und ausgelegt ist, um die Anhalteeinrichtung nach der Freigabe als Reaktion auf den Empfang eines Motorsteuerungssignals zu betätigen.
  14. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der Mehrfach-Vorrichtungen (12) vorgesehen sind, die benachbart zueinander montiert sind.
  15. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der:
    die Bedruckvorrichtung einen Druckkopf (25) sowie eine Transfermaterial-Zufuhrspule (14) zum Zuführen von Transfermaterial enthält;
    die Bedruckvorrichtung auch eine Transfermaterial-Aufwickelspule (15) zum Aufwickeln von Transfermaterial nach dessen Verwendung enthält; und
    die Bewegungseinrichtungen eine Schwenkarmanordnung (50) enthalten, die ausgelegt ist, um das Bahnmaterial entlang einer Oberfläche des Bahnmaterials an zwei Orten zu berühren, wobei sich der erste Ort förderaufseitig von dem Druckkopf und der zweite Ort förderabseitig von dem Druckkopf befindet.
  16. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Bedruckvorrichtung schwenkbar gelagert ist.
  17. Maschine nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, bei der die Zufuhrspule und die Aufwickelspule von dem Druckkopf jeweils mittels einer Bodenebenen- Schutzabschirmung isoliert sind.
  18. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Bedruckvorrichtung weiterhin Fühlereinrichtungen zum Erfühlen von Aufdrucken auf einem Bahnmaterialabschnitt enthält, um den Betrieb der Bedruckvorrichtung zu steuern.
  19. Verbessertes Bedrucksystem zur Verwendung mit einer Verpackungsmaschine (10), die eine Gehäuse- und Rahmenstruktur enthält, wobei die Maschine dergestalt ist, daß ein Bahnmaterial (W) in Form einer Kette vorgeöffneter Säcke von einer Zufuhrstation (13) zu einer Beladestation (73) befördert wird, um die Säcke sequentiell und jeweils einzeln zur Bildung von Paketen zu befüllen, mit:
    a. Komponenten (41 - 46, 51, 52), die mit der Struktur verbunden sind und einen Bahnmaterialbeförderungsweg durch die Maschine festlegen;
    b. einer Bedruckvorrichtung (12), die entlang eines Abschnittes des Weges positioniert ist;
    c. einer mit der Struktur beweglich verbundenen Wippvorrichtung (50), die entlang des Abschnittes des Weges positioniert ist und einige bestimmte (51, 52) dieser Komponenten trägt;
    d. einer Filmzufuhr-Anhalteeinrichtung (24, 45, 70, 71), um die freie Förderung des Bahnmaterials sowohl zu als auch von dem Abschnitt selektiv zu verhindern; und
    e. einer Leistungseinrichtung (53), die mit der Wippvorrichtung funktionell verbunden ist, wenn die Bedruckvorrichtung in Betrieb ist, um die Wippvorrichtung zu bewegen und dadurch zu bewirken, daß gewisse Komponenten den Bahnmaterialabschnitt relativ zu der Bedruckvorrichtung bewegen, wenn die Anhalteeinrichtung eine freie Bahnmaterialbeförderung zu und von dem Abschnitt verhindert.
  20. System nach Anspruch 19, bei dem eine lösbare Klemmeinrichtung (36) zwischen der Bedruckvorrichtung (12) und der Rahmenstruktur funktionell verbindbar ist, um die Bedruckvorrichtung in einer Betriebsstellung zum Bedrucken von Arbeitsstücken zu sichern, und lösbar ist, um zu ermöglichen, daß die Bedruckvorrichtung in eine Kundendienst- und Wartungsstellung geschwenkt wird.
  21. System nach Anspruch 19 oder 20, bei dem mindestens eine der Komponenten (45, 46) drehbar ist und mit einer Drehsteuerungseinrichtung (47) verbunden ist und wobei die mindestens eine Komponente mit dem Abschnitt einen Reibungsschluß bildet, um die Fördergeschwindigkeit des Abschnittes an der Bedruckvorrichtung vorbei zu steuern.
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