EP0582927A1 - Barre de retournement pour des matériaux en bande - Google Patents

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EP0582927A1
EP0582927A1 EP93112341A EP93112341A EP0582927A1 EP 0582927 A1 EP0582927 A1 EP 0582927A1 EP 93112341 A EP93112341 A EP 93112341A EP 93112341 A EP93112341 A EP 93112341A EP 0582927 A1 EP0582927 A1 EP 0582927A1
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turning bar
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H23/00—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs
    • B65H23/04—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally
    • B65H23/32—Arrangements for turning or reversing webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/10—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium
    • B65H2406/11—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium producing fluidised bed
    • B65H2406/111—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium producing fluidised bed for handling material along a curved path, e.g. fluidised turning bar
    • B65H2406/1115—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium producing fluidised bed for handling material along a curved path, e.g. fluidised turning bar pivoting around an axis perpendicular to the axis of the guided material

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  • the invention relates to a turning bar for a web of material, preferably a paper web in printing presses according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the turning rods connected on one side with a hinge are automatically displaced with their second end by a sliding guide enclosing the turning rod on its circumference, so that the blowing air holes in the jacket of the turning rod with paper dust and the like are added can.
  • the turning bar has a bearing or guide for the folding process, which is relatively unstable for continuous operation.
  • the invention is based on the objective of creating a stable and gleit Operationssoko 90 o foldable turning bar.
  • the advantages that can be achieved with the invention are, in particular, that a stable and sliding guide-free reversible turning bar has been created, in which, in the case of automation of the turning process of the turning bar by 90 o, the air outlet openings can be adjusted simultaneously and inevitably with little technical effort, so that Blown air only escapes on the side of the turning bar that is wrapped in the paper web.
  • the individual turning bars can be moved at right angles to the side frames of the machine. This makes it possible to correct a lateral run of the paper web.
  • a turning bar 1, 58 consists of a tube 2, which at both ends 3, 4 (end 4 not shown) each has a roller bearing 141, 142 which, on the one hand, rests with its outer ring (not shown) on the inner jacket 143 of the tube 2 and in its inner ring (not shown) frictionally a tubular support shaft 144 records.
  • the support shaft 144 is provided on the end face on the side of the end 4 of the pipe 2 with an opening which is connected via a hose to a blown air source (not shown). The other side of the support shaft 144 is closed.
  • the tubular support shaft 144 is provided with sealing rings between its outer jacket and the inner jacket 143 at the end 4 just before the roller bearings 141, 142 and the roller bearings 141, 142 arranged at the other end 3 of the tube 2, only one of which is at the end 3 of the tube 2 located sealing ring 147 is shown.
  • the tubular support axle 144 has holes, not shown, on its circumference, through which the blown air supplied via the opening 146 can escape into a space between the inner jacket 143 of the tube 2 and the outer jacket of the support axle 144, which on the other hand is delimited by the sealing rings 147.
  • the tube 2 of the turning bar 1, 58 has on its circumference on one side over its entire length, air openings 11 extending in the radial direction.
  • the tube 2 of the turning rod 1, 58 is provided at one end 3, 4, preferably at the end 3, on the end face with a gear 148 arranged fixedly and coaxially to the axis of rotation 8, which gear is preferably designed as a bevel gear with a number of teeth d / 2.
  • the turning bar 1 is connected at its tube ends 3, 4 to a turning bar holder 36, 42 via pivot joints 33, 41 which can be moved in one plane.
  • the Turning bar holders 36, 42 have circular openings through which support spindles 34, 43 are guided, which are held in side frames 9, 21. As shown in FIGS.
  • the turning bar holders 36, 42 also have threaded bores 64, 66, which are arranged parallel to the openings that accommodate the support spindles 34, 43, and in which threaded spindles that are fixed to the side frame and parallel to the support spindles 34, 43 71, 72 are performed.
  • the turning bar 58 is guided in a manner analogous to the turning bar 1 via rotary joints 33, 41 and by means of turning bar holders 61, 59 on supporting spindles 63, 62 fixed to the side frame.
  • Parallel to the support spindles 63, 62 are threaded spindles 74, 73 indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2, which cooperate with threaded bores 68, 67 of the turning bar holders 61, 59.
  • the turning bar holder 36 has a cohesive material on its side facing the turning bar 1, 58 and extends in the axial direction (in position II of the turning bar 1), between the legs of which the support shaft 144 of the turning bar 1, 58 is pivotally mounted by means of a bolt 151.
  • the bolt 151 has on one side a head 152 and on the other side a gearwheel holder fixed gear 153, preferably a gear extending parallel to the axis of rotation 8, with helical teeth and a number of teeth d, that meshes with the gear 148.
  • the gear 153 can be designed as a toothed segment.
  • FIG. 1 a folding process of a turning bar 1 is shown schematically.
  • Fig. 2 shows the arrangement of this and a further turning bar from a side view.
  • the turning bar 1 is shown with its turning bar holders 42, 36 in position III, ie the air outlet openings, not shown, are opened in the direction of the side frame 21, identified by a small arrow with 11, so that, for. B.
  • the turning bar holders 42, 36 of the turning bar 1 are guided in a lower plane on supporting spindles 43, 34 and turning bar holders 59, 61 of the turning bar 58 are in a second upper level on supporting spindles 62, 63 performed (Fig. 5).
  • All turning bar holder 36, 42; 59, 61 have a separate threaded bore 64, 66, 67, 68, each for receiving a threaded spindle 71, 72, 73, 74, which in turn is driven by a drive which is shown in FIG. 3.
  • the support spindles 43, 62 are each fixed to the side frame. Only the change in position of the turning bar 1 will be described below.
  • the turning bar 1 Due to the downward movement of the one turning bar holder 42 of the turning bar 1 from position III on the supporting spindle 43 and the simultaneous upward movement of the other turning bar holder 36 on the supporting spindle 34, the turning bar 1 is stretched and comes into the horizontal position II shown in dashed lines 9, 21 movably mounted support spindle 34 brought into the position F shown in dashed lines. By further shifting the turning bar 42, 36 in the directions already indicated, the turning bar 1 now assumes the position I (shown in dashed lines). The air openings 11 facing the side frame 9 are opened.
  • the turning bars 1, 58 simultaneously perform a movement in an x and z direction in a rectangular coordinate system, the x axis of which runs parallel to the side frames 9, 21 and in FIG Rotation axis of the turning bar 1 is shown in position II, and its z-axis perpendicular to the Side frames 9, 21 and parallel to the support spindles or traverses 34, 43, 63, 62 and in Fig. 1 connects the pivot joints 41 of the turning bars 1, 58.
  • the guides or turning bar holders or also slides 36, 42; 59, 61 in the direction of the z-axis and at least one guide or a turning bar holder 36, 61 is displaceable in the direction of the x-axis. It is of course also possible to move the turning bars 1, 58 in the xy direction instead of in the zy direction.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 show a drive of the displaceable turning bar holder 36 of the turning bar 1 on the support spindle 34.
  • the support spindles 34, 63 are mounted at their ends in sliding blocks, which in turn are displaceable in longitudinal guides fixed on the side frame. This is shown in FIG. 3 using the example of the support spindle 34, which is mounted with its end facing the side frame 21 in a sliding block 76, which is slidably displaceable in a longitudinal guide 77 arranged in a form-fitting manner on the inside of the side frame 21.
  • a toothed rack 78 is attached to a side wall of the longitudinal guide 77 and extends parallel to the entire length of the longitudinal guide 77.
  • a gear 79 is positively applied, which meshes with the rack 78.
  • the threaded spindle 71 is in engagement with the threaded bore 64 of the turning bar holder 36. That the End of the threaded spindle 71 facing the side frame 21 projects through a longitudinal slot (not shown) through the side frame 21 and carries a toothed belt pulley 81.
  • the toothed belt pulley 81 is connected to an electric motor 83 via toothed belts 84, 86 via a toothed belt transmission 82 compensating for an axial offset.
  • the support spindle 63 and the threaded spindle 74 are assigned an identical bearing 76, 77, 78, 79 on their end facing the side frame 9, but without a drive 81, 82, 83.
  • the support spindles 34; 63 are also provided at their ends facing the side frame 9 with gears 79, which are each in engagement with racks 78 arranged on the longitudinal guides 77.
  • the ends of the support spindles 43, 62 and the ends of the threaded spindles 72, 73 are each fixed in place in the side frames 9, 21.
  • the ends of the threaded spindles 72, 73 facing the side frame 21 are provided with a drive, e.g. B. electric motor 75, provided for threaded spindle 72.
  • An electric motor for threaded spindle 73 is not shown.
  • the turning bar holder 36 describes a dashed semicircular curve 87.
  • the supporting spindles 34, 63 guided at both ends by means of gear wheels 79 in racks 78 are each moved synchronously during the movement of the supporting spindles 34, 63.
  • the turning bar 1 moves by means of the swivel joint 33 by 90 o with respect to the turning bar holder 36 which can be displaced on the supporting spindle 34.
  • the gear wheel 148 which is fastened on the end face to the tube 2 of the turning bar 1, meshes with the gear wheel which is fixed to the turning bar holder 153, so that during the pivoting or folding of the turning bar 1 by 90 o, the tube 2 performs a rotary movement.
  • the support spindles 34; 43, 62, 63 can be combined with a rack, in each of which engages a gearwheel mounted in the turning bar holder or slide 36, 61, 42, 59 and driven by a servomotor, and the turning bar holders 36, 61, 42, 59 mentioned on the support spindles or Guides 34, 43, 62, 63 slidably designed.

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  • Rotary Presses (AREA)
  • Transmission Devices (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
  • Replacement Of Web Rolls (AREA)
  • Registering, Tensioning, Guiding Webs, And Rollers Therefor (AREA)
EP93112341A 1992-08-10 1993-08-02 Barre de retournement pour des matériaux en bande Expired - Lifetime EP0582927B1 (fr)

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DE4311437 1993-04-07
DE4311437A DE4311437C2 (de) 1992-08-10 1993-04-07 Wendestange für eine Materialbahn

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EP1916210A2 (fr) * 2006-10-28 2008-04-30 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Dispositif de retournement
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