EP0639455A1 - Dispositif à lame interchangeable pour maintenir une plaque d'impression sur un cylindre porte-plaque dans une imprimante rotative et outil de démontage de la lame - Google Patents

Dispositif à lame interchangeable pour maintenir une plaque d'impression sur un cylindre porte-plaque dans une imprimante rotative et outil de démontage de la lame Download PDF

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EP0639455A1
EP0639455A1 EP94112412A EP94112412A EP0639455A1 EP 0639455 A1 EP0639455 A1 EP 0639455A1 EP 94112412 A EP94112412 A EP 94112412A EP 94112412 A EP94112412 A EP 94112412A EP 0639455 A1 EP0639455 A1 EP 0639455A1
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Joel Bastard
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F27/00—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
    • B41F27/12—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes
    • B41F27/1218—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes comprising printing plate tensioning devices
    • B41F27/1225—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes comprising printing plate tensioning devices moving in the printing plate end substantially rectilinearly
    • B41F27/1243—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes comprising printing plate tensioning devices moving in the printing plate end substantially rectilinearly by pivotal or swivelling motion, e.g. by means of a rocking lever

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  • a device of this type is described in DE-C 25 23 580, in which in one embodiment two blades are attached to the same tension rod.
  • An elastic plate is intended to exert pressure in its second edge zone on the front end fold of the pressure plate hooked onto the edge of the slot, and a second, rigid plate, the second edge zone of which serves to hook in a rear end fold of the pressure plate, is intended for this purpose to hold the pressure plate under tension in the wound state on the outer peripheral surface of the support cylinder.
  • the two blades of the known device are screwed to the tension rod, which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis determined by the inside of the bore in order to move from one end position to the other.
  • An end position corresponds to a release of the respective end fold of the printing plate for both sheets.
  • the other end position corresponds to an engagement position with the respective end folds for both sheets, with the aim of holding the plate in a tensioned state on the outer circumferential surface of the support cylinder.
  • the known device has a major disadvantage in that the assembly of the two blades on the tension rod requires their disassembly if they are destroyed, and then the reassembly of replacement blades. This dismantling and reassembly work requires that the tension rod be pulled out of the bore in the longitudinal direction.
  • the latch stop is formed from a longitudinal leaf spring which is folded into at least three longitudinal strips, a first of which defines the latch and the longitudinal actuating surface, a second runs approximately parallel to the first and with the first is connected to the bar by means of a longitudinal fold, and a third is connected to the second opposite to the connection of the second to the first by means of a fold and is fastened parallel to and to the flattened part in order to define the guide.
  • the stop, the means for forming the guide with the flattening of the tension rod and the means for elastically attaching the stop on this rod are combined in a single component.
  • stop means can advantageously be formed by the fastening means of the third strip with the flattening, which penetrate the guide perpendicular to the flattening and which are received in notches in the first edge region of the sheet, which makes it possible to have the advantages resulting from the present invention without the known complications in the area of the tension rod.
  • the sheet is substantially flat, its first surface has a protrusion corresponding to the unlocking recess of the second surface. So that this projection does not form an obstacle to the tensioning rod during assembly or disassembly of the blade, it is provided that the flattening has a local interruption for receiving this projection, which is at a sufficient distance from the guide in the second direction to the Pull out or allow the first edge region to be inserted by sliding it flat in the sliding guide of the first surface of the sheet against the flattening.
  • the stop means can thus also be formed by the projection of the first surface of the sheet and by corresponding edge stops of the local interruption.
  • the sheet can also have any known shape, especially with regard to its cooperation with the edge of the printing plate.
  • its second edge region can be locally hook-shaped and form a projection with respect to the second, longitudinal surface in order to facilitate and improve the hooking of the edge of the plate which is bent in a suitable manner in a hook-like manner, for example according to one known from DE-A 22 35 119 Arrangement.
  • the invention proposes a tool for dismantling the blade from the tensioning rod, which is in the form of a plate suitable for being inserted over the slot between the second surface of the blade and the locking stop, in order to move it back, and which has for this purpose an insertion edge and in an edge region opposite this means for gripping which are intended to remain protruding from the inside of the slot with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the support cylinder.
  • the tool and the blade are realized in such a way that the plate has a hooking shoulder between its insertion edge and the end region opposite it, which is facing away from the insertion edge and which is suitable for engaging a counterpart of the blade when the plate is inserted between the latch of the stop and the sheet.
  • the hooking shoulder is formed from a projection of the plate, which is suitable for penetrating into a hole in the sheet when the plate is inserted between the latch of the stop and the sheet.
  • the second edge area of the sheet is locally hook-shaped.
  • the plate in order to form a hooking shoulder, has a hooking edge between its insertion edge and the edge region opposite it, which hooking edge faces away from and parallel to the insertion edge and is arranged at such a distance from the insertion edge. that this bent edge comes into engagement with the hook of the sheet when the plate is inserted between the latch stop and the sheet.
  • the sheet can be easily pulled out of the guide of the tension rod and then out of the slot by pulling on the handle means of the tool, which transmits this pulling force to the sheet by means of the hooking shoulder, either from a shoulder or from a bent one Interlocking edge is formed. Pulling it out is much easier.
  • the latch stop automatically snaps onto the portion of the hook when the sheet that is slidably inserted on the flat comes to a precise position, which is the position in which the sheet is to be connected to the tension rod to be suitable, to perform its hooking function with an edge of the pressure plate.
  • Fig. 1 shows a cross section along a plane II shown in Fig. 2 of a device embodying the invention to hold the rear edge of a printing plate which is wound in a tensioned state on the outer peripheral surface of a support cylinder, the hook being its rear end position in the absence of the printing plate.
  • Fig. 2 shows a partial section of the same device according to a longitudinal plane, which includes the axis of the tension rod and which is shown by II-II in Fig. 1.
  • 3A and 3B represent two successive phases of the one in a view in the direction of arrow III of FIG. 1 and the other in a view corresponding to that of FIG Installation of an elastic sheet forming the hook on the tension rod.
  • Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of a tool for dismantling this sheet.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 illustrate the use of the tool for dismantling the blade in the views corresponding to FIGS. 1 to 3.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B show, in sections along the longitudinal axis of the support cylinder, two states of a device which replaces a rotary coupling and which is provided in order to temporarily secure the supply of a pressure fluid, in practice compressed air, to pneumatic drive means of the tension rod, at times to bring them into alignment with the front end position of the hook.
  • Fig. 9 shows, in a partial section through the support cylinder, the pneumatic circuit which is provided within it for this purpose.
  • FIG. 9A and 9B show in detail from FIG. 9 two states of a device which is provided in this circuit, both to temporarily ensure the supply of the pneumatic drive means with pressurized fluid and to allow the fluid to escape from the pneumatic means allow.
  • Fig. 10 shows in a view in a longitudinal direction indicated by X in Fig. 2 the beginning of a winding process of a printing plate on the outer peripheral surface of the support cylinder, on which the printing plate is already hooked with a front end fold at the beginning.
  • Fig. 11 shows in a view corresponding to that of Figs. 1, 3, 5 to 7 a phase immediately before hooking the rear edge of the plate on the hook, which therefore assumes its front end position, in which it has a slight projection, for example in the Forms magnitude of one to several millimeters with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the support cylinder.
  • Fig. 12 is a partial view of Fig. 11 showing successive portions of the hooking of the rear edge of the plate on the hook as it moves from its front end position to its rear end position in which it is retracted with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the support cylinder.
  • Fig. 13 shows in a view corresponding to the views of Figs. 1, 3, 5 to 7, 11 the final state of hooking before the plate is tensioned, the hook occupying an intermediate position between its front and rear end position.
  • Fig. 14 shows, in a view corresponding to the views of Figs. 1, 3, 5 to 7, 11, 13, the tensioning of the plate by bending the sheet forming the hook, which tries to assume its rear end position, but due to its hooking into the rear fold of the pressure plate is retained.
  • Fig. 15 shows a perspective view of simple, pneumatic drive means by which those shown in Figs. 1, 2, 9, 9A, 9B, 11, 13 can be replaced to temporarily adjust the tension rod in its orientation according to to hold the front end position of the hook due to the temporary supply of a pressure fluid, in practice compressed air.
  • 16 shows a longitudinal section of these means, on the left when there is no supply of a pressurized fluid and on the right when they are supplied with compressed air.
  • 16A and 16B illustrate the same means in a transverse plane corresponding to XVIA-XVIA and XVIB-XVIB of Fig. 16, respectively in the absence of supply of pressure fluid and in the case of supply of pressure fluid.
  • 17A shows in a cross section the interaction of the support cylinder and the pressure plate, which is already hooked onto it with its front edge, during hooking with the rear edge after winding up into a phase which corresponds to that of that shown in FIG. 13, by means of a pressure element which facilitates this hooking operation, the section being taken along a plane marked XVIIA-XVIIA in FIG. 17B.
  • FIG. 17B shows a partial section of this arrangement in the radial direction with respect to the axis of the support cylinder, which is indicated by XVIIB in FIG. 17A.
  • (1) denotes a support cylinder, which is rotatable about a horizontal longitudinal axis (2) in a housing (3) Rotationsdstikmaschine is arranged.
  • the support cylinder (1) is delimited by two essentially flat transverse surfaces (4, 5), each of which is provided in the axis (2) with a longitudinal bearing journal (6, 7), which is in each case in a bearing of the housing (3) is recorded, for example a warehouse (188).
  • the support cylinder is provided by means of an outer, longitudinally directed, substantially with respect to the axis (2) cylindrical peripheral surface which is intended to receive and hold a pressure plate (9) which is coaxially wound and in Is stretched in the circumferential direction in the wound state, according to the features are described below.
  • Drive means (not shown) are provided in order to rotate the support cylinder (1) and with it the pressure plate (9) about the axis (2) with respect to the housing (3) in a sense indicated by (10), on the one hand to wind up the pressure plate (9) on the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1) before the printing work and on the other hand during printing by means of the printing plate in question (9).
  • the direction (10) serves in the following as a reference for the designations front and rear, upstream and downstream and for the front and rear identification.
  • two longitudinal bores (11 and 12) are arranged within it, which are offset from one another in the direction (10) and both with cylindrical rotating surfaces (13, 14) about axes (15, 16) are limited.
  • the two bores (11, 12) extend at least over the major part of the longitudinal dimension of the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (9).
  • Their diameter which is, for example, identical, is small with respect to the diameter of the peripheral surface (8) in such a way that their inner peripheral surfaces (13, 14) do not disturb the outer peripheral surface and that the position of the axes (15, 16) between the axis (2) and the outer peripheral surface is closer to the outer peripheral surface than to the axis (2).
  • the inner peripheral surface (14) of the downstream bore (12) is continuous.
  • the inner peripheral surface (13) of the upstream bore (11) has an interruption over a few angular straight lines with respect to the axis (15), which is between the axis (15) and the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1) in a common central longitudinal plane (17) of the axes (2 and 15) is arranged.
  • This interruption forms the mouth (18) of one in the inner peripheral surface (13) of the bore (11)
  • Slot (19) which connects the inner peripheral surface (13) with the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1), in which this slot (19) has an opening (20) which is offset forwards with respect to the opening (18) is such that the slot is inclined with respect to the central plane (17) such that it moves away from the central plane with respect to the axis (2) or with respect to the axis (15).
  • the slot (19) is delimited with two flat, mutually parallel flanks which have a corresponding inclination with respect to the plane (17), ie an upstream or rear flank (21) and a downstream or front flank Form (22), which are at a small distance from one another in comparison to the diameter of the inner peripheral surface (13) of the bore (11), ie in the order of a few millimeters in practice.
  • the upstream flank (21) of the slot (19) with the outer circumferential surface (8) of the support cylinder defines a nose (23) on which a front longitudinal end fold () 24) hooks the pressure plate (9).
  • This fold is formed by deforming an outer front longitudinal edge (25) of the plate (9), which forms a hook with the immediately adjacent zones of the pressure plate (9) and which lies flat against the upstream flank (21) of the slot (9).
  • the pressure plate (9) also has a rear, longitudinal end fold (26), which is formed by an outer, flat, longitudinal edge, which is folded like a hook with respect to the immediately adjacent areas of the pressure plate (9), in a position that the rear end fold (26) coincides with the mouth (20) of the slot (19) so that the outer edge (27) enters it, but without contact with the flanks (21 and 22) when the pressure plate (9) in tensioned state is wound on the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder in order to hold it by means, which are partially arranged within the slot (19) and in the bores (11, 12) and which will be described.
  • the means can be arranged in several designs at angular intervals around the axis (2) of the support cylinder (1), in the same arrangement corresponding to the support cylinder, whereby a bore (11), a bore (12) and a slot (19) are arranged in the manner described such that each slot corresponding to the slot (19) has a rear end fold corresponding to the fold (24) of a pressure plate and a front end fold the fold (26) receives a further pressure plate, these pressure plates corresponding to the plate (9) following one another in the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface (8) of the support cylinder (1).
  • the design of these repetitive means corresponds to that which will be described later.
  • a longitudinal tensioning rod (28) which is rotatable about the axis (15) with respect to the supporting cylinder (1) is arranged and guided and extends to a circumference is of the order of magnitude of 240 ° with respect to the axis (15) and has an outer circumferential surface (29) which is cylindrical with respect to the axis (15) and whose diameter is substantially identical to the inner circumferential surface (13) of the bore (11), so that a leading sliding contact for relative rotation about the axis (15) is established between the surfaces (13 and 29).
  • the tensioning rod (28) is otherwise provided with a flattened portion (30) extending in the longitudinal direction over approximately 120 °, the shape of which will be described in detail below, and approximately in all possible orientations that the rod has in the interior of the bore (11 ) by twisting under normal conditions of use can take about the axis (15), extended approximately the slot (19).
  • the tension rod (28) extends over the entire longitudinal dimension of the support cylinder (1) and has an inner, longitudinal recess (31) in the region of the axis (15) with a rectangular cross-section over its entire longitudinal dimension, in which a longitudinal torsion rod (32) coaxially is recorded, the cross section of which is also rectangular and the two ends of which are held in the region of the transverse surfaces (4 and 5) of the supporting cylinder (1) by means of bearings (33) which are fixedly mounted on the relevant transverse surfaces of the supporting cylinder.
  • the arrangement of the torsion bar (32) is such that it elastically loads the tensioning bar (28) for rotation about the axis (15) relative to the support cylinder (1) in a direction (34) which is in the immediate vicinity of the mouth (18) the slot (19) is opposite the direction (10) with respect to each rotation of the tension rod (28) about the axis (15) inside the bore (11) under the conditions of normal use.
  • the tensioning rod (28) is provided with one end, with which it each has a lever (35, 36) in rigid connection. wearing.
  • the two levers (35, 36) are aligned radially with respect to the axis (15), parallel to one another and in any orientation of the tension rod (28) given in normal conditions of use approximately perpendicular to the plane (17), such that they each have one end in the Have longitudinal extension of the bore (12), each with respect to the transverse surface (4) and the transverse surface (5) of the support cylinder (1).
  • the end of the outer peripheral surface (29) in the direction (34) to the mouth (18) of the slot (19) in the Bore (11) forms, ie between the transitions of the upstream flank and the downstream flank of the slot (19) with the inner periphery (13) of the bore (11) in such a way that a zone of the outer peripheral surface (29) that directly touches this stop (38 ) is arranged opposite to the slot, as shown in FIG. 1. This position also results from FIG. 14.
  • the tension rod (28) can rotate about the axis (15) in a direction opposite to the direction (34) inside the bore (11), which releases the levers (35, 36) from the stops (37), and in the direction of the axis (2) of the support cylinder (1), which causes an increase in the tension of the torsion bar (32).
  • Limitation of the rotation of the tension rod (28) inside the bore (11) against the direction (34) is effected by means of a longitudinal, profiled rod (39) which is arranged in the interior of the bore (12) and which in the longitudinal direction supports the support cylinder (1) penetrates from one to the other of the transverse surfaces (4, 5) in such a way that the profiled rod (39) is firmly connected to the levers (35, 36) in the region of the transverse surfaces (4, 5).
  • Fig. 11 which shows the rod (39) against the direction (34) in a stop position against the inner peripheral surface (14) of the bore (12), you can see that this rod (39) against the direction (34) by means of an outer circumferential surface (40) which is cylindrical to a longitudinal axis (41) and which, in the position shown in FIG. 1, is arranged on the same side as the slot (19) with respect to a longitudinal plane (42) which is perpendicular to the plane ( 17) runs through the axes (14 and 16) is defined so that this axis (41) coincides with the axis (16) in the end position shown in FIG. 11.
  • the outer circumferential surface (40) has a diameter identical to the diameter of the inner circumferential surface (14) of the bore (12) with respect to the axis (16) with an angular extent of the order of 100 °, which is uniform is distributed on both sides of a longitudinal plane of symmetry (47) of the profiled rod (39), which runs through the axis (41) and is located in a longitudinal plane (43) parallel to the plane (17) and which is represented by the axis (16) in FIG 11 shown position of the profiled rod (39).
  • the profiled rod (39) can turn against the axis (15) inside the bore (12) in a manner guided by the tension rod (28) between the one shown in FIG. 1 by striking the levers (35 and 36) the adjustable stops (37) in the direction (34) limited position and the position shown in Fig. 11 reciprocate, in which the axis (41) coincides with the axis (16) and the outer peripheral surface (40) against the Direction (34) is supported on the inner circumferential surface (14) of the bore by lying locally against this inner circumferential surface (14), which results in a different end orientation for the tension rod (28) with respect to the axis (15) inside the bore (11 ) corresponds.
  • the two end orientations of the tensioning rod (28) defined in this way are angularly offset from one another only by a few degrees with respect to the axis (15), for example in the order of 10 °.
  • the profiled rod (39) is delimited in the direction (34) with three outer, flat surfaces (44, 45, 46).
  • the surface (45) which is symmetrical with respect to the plane (47) merges into the surfaces (44 and 46) which are arranged symmetrically to the plane (47) and which, moreover, adjoin the outer peripheral surface (40).
  • the surfaces (44, 45, 46) are dimensioned in a manner that can be easily determined by a person skilled in the art in such a way that a gap (48) with a constant cross section exists between them and the inner peripheral surface (14) of the bore (11) in direction (34) which extends over the entire longitudinal extent of the support cylinder (1) between the transverse surfaces (4 and 5).
  • the gap (48) contains an inflatable bellows (49) which extends practically over the entire length of the support cylinder (1) between the transverse surfaces (4 and 5) and which is anchored on the profiled rod (39), for example by engagement of one on the outside of the bellows (49) attached longitudinal rib (50) which engages in a surface in the surface (45) of the profiled rod (39) along the plane of symmetry (47) longitudinal groove (51), the plane of symmetry in the same way a plane of symmetry for forms the gap (48) and the bellows (49).
  • the anchoring of the longitudinal rib (50) in the longitudinal groove (51) is ensured by a suitable design of its cross sections, which is comparable to a dovetail cross section.
  • other types of fastening of the bellows to the profiled rod (39) can also be selected, in particular gluing.
  • the bellows (49) forms a simple drive means, which makes it possible to transfer the tension rod (28) from its orientation shown in FIG. 1 by means of inflation with a fluid which is under overpressure with respect to the ambient pressure, in particular by means of compressed air. This results in an increase in the elastic stress on the torsion bar (32), which tends to return the tensioning bar (28) in the orientation shown in FIG. 1, causing the bellows to be emptied if there is nothing to prevent it.
  • Means are provided in order to bring about a temporary supply of pressure fluid, in particular compressed air, to the bellows (49) and to provide the atmospheric pressure in the bellows (49) for the rest of the time provided, which are described in connection with Fig. 8A, 8B, 9, 9A, 9B, of which Fig. 9 is a view of the structure of a pneumatic circuit.
  • the source (52) denotes a source of pressure fluid which is received by the housing (3) of the machine, in the exemplary embodiment an air compressor which is equipped with a compressed air reservoir, as is known to the person skilled in the art.
  • the source (52) is suitable for supplying compressed air to a line (53) which leads to a supply connection (54) which is also carried by the housing (3) of the machine and which is coaxial in the longitudinal direction with respect to the bearing journal (7) of the support cylinder (1) is arranged.
  • a valve (55) is arranged in the line (53), which, in an alternatively controlled manner, allows the line (35) to be connected either to the source (52) of a pressure fluid or to an outlet (56) which is in the ambient air opens when the pressure fluid is compressed air, as shown.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B show that instead of connecting a rotary coupling to the bearing journal (7), which ensures a fluid permanent connection , as is common when a fixed axis rotating device is powered from a stationary source, the supply port (54) is telescopic and only provides a tight fluidic connection to the trunnion (7) when needed to Supply pressure fluid, in particular compressed air, to the bellows (49) arranged in the bore (12).
  • the supply connection (54) is designed as a simple actuator.
  • tubular body (57) which is arranged along the axis (2) opposite the bearing journal (7) of the support cylinder (1) and which is fixedly attached to the housing (3) of the machine, for example by one end a line (58) coaxial screw connection, which delimits the line (53) in the immediate vicinity of the connection (54).
  • the tubular body (57) has an inner circumferential surface (59) which is cylindrical with respect to the axis (2) and which extends on the one hand in the longitudinal direction in the direction of the tube (58) and with the interposition of a coaxial chamber (60) on a coaxial one Thread (61), which can be screwed onto the tube (58), and on the other hand in the longitudinal direction with respect to this tube (58) via a ring shoulder (62) coaxial to the axis (2) and facing the line (58) to a further inner, Connects to the axis (2) cylindrical peripheral surface, which has a smaller diameter than the inner peripheral surface (59) and which opens in the direction of the bearing journal (7) to the ambient air.
  • a tubular piston (64) is arranged in the interior of the body (57) and is penetrated completely along the axis (2) by a channel (65) which forms a permanent fluidic connection with the line (53) and which, for example, is one for Axis (2) has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface (66) with a smaller diameter than the diameter of the inner peripheral surface (63).
  • the inner circumferential surface (66) ends in flat end faces (67, 68) which run in a ring shape with respect to the axis (2).
  • the two end faces (67 and 68) are mutually spaced apart by a length which is greater than the summed length of the inner peripheral surfaces (59 and 63) of the body (57) and which is suitable for permitting the function which will be described below.
  • Each of the end faces (67, 68) connects the inner circumferential surface (66) to an outer circumferential surface (69, 70) which is cylindrical with respect to the axis (2).
  • the outer peripheral surface (69) which delimits the piston (64) in the direction of removal from the axis (2) in the region facing the tube (58) has a diameter which is slightly smaller than that of the inner peripheral surface (59) of the Body (57) with which it is tightly connected via a seal (21) annular to the axis (2).
  • the outer circumferential surface (70) has a diameter which is slightly smaller than that of the inner circumferential surface (63), but in the vicinity thereof, in such a way that a mutual sliding guide along the axis (2) is established, which on the one hand between the surfaces (69 and 59) has a sealing function with the aid of the seal (71) and, on the other hand, has no sealing function between the surfaces (70 and 63).
  • the outer circumferential surfaces (69 and 70) are connected to one another inside the body (57) by means of a flat shoulder (72) which is annular to the axis (2) and which is opposed in the longitudinal direction to the shoulder (62) of the body (57) such that a constant longitudinal distance remains under the normal functional conditions, on the one hand because the outer circumferential surface (69) has a longitudinal dimension that is significantly smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the inner circumferential surface (59), and on the other hand because a coil spring (73) coaxial with the axis (2) is present, which is wound around the outer peripheral surface (70) between this and the inner peripheral surface (59) and which is compressible in the longitudinal direction between the shoulders (72 and 62).
  • the bearing journal (7) has a flat annular surface (75) which is coaxial with the axis (2) and which adjoins an opening (76 ) connects a line (77) which is provided along the axis (2) in the bearing journal (7) and which is delimited, for example, on the inside by a peripheral surface which is cylindrical to the axis (2) and whose diameter is slightly smaller than that of the inner peripheral surface (66) of the piston, the diameter of which is itself such that its cross section is slightly smaller than the cross section of the line (53).
  • the line (77) extends into the interior of the support cylinder (1) and connects there tightly to a line (79) which runs essentially radially with respect to the axis (2) and which has a cross section, which corresponds to the cross section of the line (77) or is slightly less than this.
  • This line (79) opens in the longitudinal direction via a right-angled connection in a cavity (80) of a transverse flange (81).
  • the transverse flange (81) which is fixed to the transverse surface (5) of the Support cylinder (1) between this and the bearing (188) for the housing (3) is connected, surrounds the axis (2) in a ring around the bearing journal (7) and carries one of the bearings of the torsion bar (32) in a fixed but adjustable manner.
  • the bearing journal (6) is surrounded in the same way with a transverse flange (82), which likewise has a ring shape which is essentially coaxial with the axis (2) and which is fixedly attached to the opposite transverse surface (4) of the supporting cylinder (1) and which likewise the other bearing (33) of the torsion bar (32) is fixed but adjustable.
  • Each of the flanges (81, 82) defines, with the associated transverse surface (4, 5) of the support cylinder (1), a receptacle (83, 84) for each of the levers (35, 36) that hold the tension rod (28) and the rod Connect (39) between the two holes (11, 12).
  • the cavity (80) surrounds a longitudinal axis (85) which at least approximately coincides with the axis (16) of the bore (12). It opens in the direction of the transverse surface (5) of the support cylinder (1) in a transverse surface (86) of the receptacle (83), which is arranged with respect to the lever (36) opposite the transverse surface (5). In the direction away from the axis (85) it is delimited by an inner circumferential surface (87) which is cylindrical to the axis (85) and has a diameter which is significantly larger than the diameter of the bore (12). The surface (87) connects to the surface (86) a transverse, flat bottom surface (88) in which the curved line (79) opens at least approximately in the axis (85).
  • the cavity (80) thus forms a longitudinal cylinder in the interior of which a piston (89) can move in order to form a telescopic supply connection (95) which has great analogies with the supply connection (54) with which it is connected by means of the lines (77 and 79) is connected in series to ensure compressed air supply to the bellows (49) when the piston (64) is in its projecting position, which is shown in Fig. 8B.
  • the piston (89) is bounded in the direction away from the axis (85) with an outer circumferential surface (90) which is cylindrical to the axis (85) and has a diameter which is smaller than the inner diameter (87) but is sufficiently adjacent to it to form a mutual guide contact by means of a sealing ring (91) which is fixedly attached to the outer peripheral surface (90).
  • the piston (89) is bounded to the bottom (88) of the cavity (80) and to the opposite side by two flat transverse surfaces (92, 93) which are at a mutual distance which is less than the longitudinal dimension of the inner peripheral surface (87) of the Cavity (80).
  • Each of the surfaces (92 and 93) connects the outer peripheral surface (90) of the piston (89) to an inner peripheral surface (94) of the piston (89) which is cylindrical with respect to the axis (85) and has a diameter equal to or is substantially equal to the diameter of the inner peripheral surface (78) of the conduit to create a conduit (102) penetrating the piston (89) along the axis (85) that is closely related to the conduits (77 and 79) .
  • the bellows (49) is provided with a connection (96) which is made up of a part is formed, which is arranged in the axis (41) fixed on the lever (36), which otherwise rigidly supports the profiled rod (39) and with the help of the bellows (49).
  • connection (96) opposite the surface (93) of the piston (89) has a flat transverse surface (97) which is annular to the axis (41) and merges into an inner peripheral surface (98) which is cylindrical to the axis (41) and the connection (96) penetrates in order to receive, with a mutual seal, for example a sealing ring (99) coaxial with the axis (41), a tube (100) for inflating and deflating the bellows, which has a passage cross section which is essentially that of the line (102) is identical. All suitable passages are provided in the interior of the profiled rod (39) in order to receive the tube (100) in a manner which is not shown but which is easy for a person skilled in the art to understand.
  • the surface (97) of the connection (96) adjoins an edge (101) projecting over the surface (97), which has an annular shape with respect to the axis (41) and whose diameter is such that regardless of the position of the profiled rod (39) in the interior of the bore during normal operating conditions, the line (102) of the piston opens within the rim (101).
  • a suitable dimension of the edge (101) for this function is within the normal skill of a person skilled in the art.
  • the edge (101) is delimited by a flat edge (103) against which the surface (93) of the piston lies flat and in a sealing manner when compressed air coming from the source (52) pushes the piston ( 89) from the cavity (80).
  • the edge (101) thus simultaneously forms a seal and a stop that opposes the piston (89) so that it cannot be driven out of the cavity (80) to lose its seal by means of the sealing ring (91), thereby ensuring a continuous transfer of compressed air from the source (52) with the aid of the supply connection (54) then taking its state according to FIG. 8B and the supply connection (95) then taking up its position according to FIG. 9A, so that the bellows (49) is inflated.
  • the piston (89) is exposed to the pressure of the compressed air coming from the source (52) over its entire surface (92) and on the part of its surface (93) lying inside the edge (101), while that outside the edge (101 ) lying part of the surface (93) remains exposed to atmospheric pressure, so that the position of the piston (89) is maintained during inflation.
  • the inflation is accompanied by a certain displacement of the profiled rod (39) inside the bore (12), but since the edge (103) slides on the surface (93) of the piston (89), the mutual tightness is maintained ,
  • the fluidic connection between the internal line (102) of the piston (89) and the tube (100) of the bellows (49) remains due to the dimensioning of the edge (101) already mentioned.
  • the supply connection (54) takes its position shown in FIG. 8A under the action of the spring (73) so that the cavity (80) is connected to the free air, ie the surface (92) of the piston (89) is exposed to atmospheric pressure. Its surface (93), on the other hand, which is also exposed to atmospheric pressure in the zone outside the edge (101), is exposed inside the edge (101) to the excess pressure generated inside the bellows (49) during the previous inflation.
  • This overpressure drives the piston (89) into the interior of the cavity (80), so that there is a gap between the edge (103) of the edge (101) and the surface (93) (104) arises, which enables the escape of compressed air contained in the bellows (49) to the interior of the receptacle (83), which connect the outlet openings (not shown) to the atmosphere.
  • the bellows (49) thus empties as far as the torsion bar (32), which acts in the direction (34) on the tensioning bar (28) via the levers (35, 36), tries the profiled bar (39) in the sense of a Compress the bellows (49) inside the bore (12).
  • the telescopic supply connections (54 and 95) are particularly suitable for a temporary supply of compressed air to the bellows (49). You can also find other uses, particularly in the case of fluids other than compressed air, the nature of which fluids could include leaking not into the ambient air but into a low pressure reservoir from which the source (52) for the print medium could be supplied.
  • the temporary inflation of the bellows (49) has the purpose of allowing the rear end fold (26) to be hooked in or unhooked to a pressure plate (9) which is otherwise held on a nose by its front end fold (24)
  • the venting of the bellows (49) ensures that the wound printing plate (9) is held in a tensioned state on the outer surface (8) of the support cylinder (1), in particular during the printing process.
  • This actuator (105) contains a rigid body (106) which is intended to be arranged in a longitudinal extension in the bore (12) and to be connected to the levers (35 and 36) in order to secure the latter to one another by means not shown but rigidly interconnect means which are easily implementable by a person skilled in the art.
  • the body (106) is tubular and has inner and outer peripheral surfaces (107 and 108) cylindrical to the axis (41) when referring to its mounting position with respect to the levers (35 and 36).
  • the outer circumferential surface (108) has a smaller diameter than the inner circumferential surface (14) of the bore (12) in order to maintain the possibilities of sliding inside which have been described in relation to the profiled rod (39) and that of a rotation around the axis (15) corresponds to the arrangement formed by the tension rod (28), the profiled rod (39) and the two levers (35, 36) connecting them to one another.
  • the body (106) delimits a longitudinal recess (109) which encloses an inflatable bellows (110) which is comparable overall to the bellows (49).
  • This bellows (110) is closed at one end in the immediate vicinity of the lever (35), not shown in the drawing, by means of a plug (111) screwed into the body (106), while its other end is tightly connected to a part (112) , which is screwed into the other end of the tubular body (106) in the region of the lever (36) and which firmly receives the connection (96), which may be for this purpose in its parts facing the bore (12) in one for the person skilled in the art is easily imaginable modified.
  • the body is on the same, facing in the direction (34) with respect to the axis (15), along a central plane which is aligned in accordance with the previously described central plane (47) and for which reference number 47 has been retained Opened side with several elongated windows (113), which are identical to each other and distributed at equal longitudinal distances. Six such windows (113) are shown as an example, but it should be noted that a different number can also be implemented.
  • an insert (114) is arranged to slide radially to the axis (41) and is supported on the inflatable bellows (110) inside the tubular body (106).
  • the torsion bar (32) which causes the tensioning bar (28) to rotate in the direction (34) inside the bore (11), causes the inserts (114) to pull back against the inner peripheral surface (14) of the bore (12 ) into the body (106) until the levers (35 and 36) rest against the adjustable stops (37).
  • actuators in particular, but not exclusively, simple pneumatic actuators carried by the supporting cylinder (1) in connection with a second supply of pressure medium, for example compressed air, can also be used with the means already described in order to alternatively place the tension rod in a Alignment according to the possibility of hooking or unhooking the rear Provide end fold of a pressure plate, or an orientation that holds this wound pressure plate in a tensioned state on the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1).
  • This can be done with the aid of means carried by the tension rod (28), which are described in particular with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3A, their function being that with reference to FIGS. 3B, 4 to 7, 10 to 14 and in a variant will be described with reference to FIGS. 17A, 17B.
  • These means are partially fixed and partially releasably attached to the longitudinal flattened portion (30) of the tensioning rod (28) and in particular contain a plurality of flat, elongated leaf springs (115) which are identical and evenly distributed over the length of the tensioning rod (28) and which are detachable are held on the flattened portion (30) of the tensioning rod (28).
  • the flattened portion (30) is arranged in the direction (10) in front of the axis (15) and points in all orientations of the tension rod (28) against the direction (10) in front of the axis (15) under normal operating conditions, in particular in the end orientations. .
  • the flat (30) has two flat, identically aligned parts between which the receptacle (31) of the torsion bar (32) opens, i.e. a part (116) lies on the same side as the stop (38) with respect to the receptacle (31), to which the part (116) is set back in the direction of the axis (15).
  • the part (116) is connected to this stop (38) by means of a flat longitudinal shoulder (117).
  • a part (118) of the flattening is arranged between the receptacle (31) and a further longitudinal shoulder (119) which connects this part (118) to a longitudinal stop (120) which connects the end of the outer peripheral surface (29) of the tensioning rod (28 ) forms against the direction (34).
  • the parts (116 and 118) of the flattened portion (30) are arranged parallel to a common geometric plane, not designated, which runs through the stops (38 and 120) and parallel to the axis (15).
  • the part is about this level (116) advantageously set back relative to the part (118) towards the axis (15).
  • the part (116) has a nose (185) projecting in the direction (34), which is formed by the shoulder (117) and the outer peripheral surface (29) of the tensioning rod (28) and the stop (38) of which is the end in the direction of (34).
  • plates (121) are attached, which rest flat over their entire length on the part (118) of the flat (30) and which hold the receptacle in two outer end regions (122) cover the torsion bar, reaching into the area of the part (116). In an intermediate area (123), between the two end areas (122), the plates partially cover the receptacle (31) without reaching to the part (116).
  • the plate (121) is delimited by two longitudinal main surfaces parallel to one another and to the axis (15), of which only the surface (124) facing away from the axis (15) is described.
  • the shape of the other surface with which the plate (121) just rests on the part (118) of the flat (30), as has already been stated above, is derived from the shape of this surface (124) via the parallelism.
  • the surface (124) of the plate (121) lies essentially in a common plane with the stops (38 and 120) and adjoins this stop (120) over the entire longitudinal extent of the plate (121) with a straight longitudinal edge (125).
  • the surface (124) in the direction (126) from the stop (120) to the stop (38) in each case connects to the part (116) of the flattened portion (30) by means of a longitudinal edge (127) flat, rectangular longitudinal section (129) which is oriented approximately 45 ° with respect to the remaining part of the surface (124) in such a way that it continuously approaches the part (116) of the flattened portion in the direction (126).
  • the intermediate region (123) has the surface (124) with a longitudinal edge (128) arranged in the same plane of the part (116) of the flat (30) in the direction of the receptacle (31) of the torsion bar (32) by means of a flat, rectangular longitudinal section ( 130) which has the same orientation as the sections (129) in order to continuously approach the receptacle (31).
  • the surface (124) is delimited by transverse edges (131) of the plate (121), which mutually connect the edge (125) and an edge (127).
  • the surface (124) is further delimited by transverse edges (132) of the plate (121), each of which connects an edge (127) with a U-shaped incision (133) which is approximately at the end of the receptacle (31) of the torsion bar ( 32) coincides in the direction (175) against the direction (126).
  • the U-shaped incisions (133) each connect the edge (132) to a transverse edge (134) of the plate (121) which adjoins the edge (128) and thereby delimits the section (130) in the longitudinal direction.
  • the plate (121) can be regarded as a one-piece part with the tension rod (28), on which it has the same surface as the parts (116 and 118) of the flattened portion (30) (124) and with the stops (38 and 120) forms a flattening that is interrupted locally, ie between the transverse edges (132) of the end regions (122) and along the stop (38), which can also be seen as represented by the tension rod (28) itself.
  • the plate (121) is fastened to the part (118) of the flat (30) on which it lies flat by means of screws (135), here three in the intermediate area (123) and one in the end areas (122).
  • the screws (135) are each screwed in an axis (136) perpendicular to the part (118) of the flat (30).
  • the axes (136) are arranged in the same plane parallel to the axis (15) and are evenly distributed in the longitudinal direction. Five of these screws are non-limiting Example shown, but of course other numbers can be selected.
  • Each of these screws (135) has a head (137) opposite the part (118) of the flat (30).
  • the heads are supported directly on the surface (124) of the plate (121).
  • the heads (137) are not supported directly on the plate (121), but with the interposition of a flat strip (138) of a leaf spring (139) which has a shape which will be explained later.
  • the strip (138) is in contact with the heads (137) of the screws and washers (140) in question.
  • the washers (140) have the same thickness in the longitudinal direction of the axis (136) for all screws (135) in question, between the bar (138) of the leaf spring (139) and the surface (124) of the plate (121) in the area (123) to form a longitudinal guide (141) which has a constant width in the direction parallel to the axes (136) of the screws (135), ie perpendicular to the bar (138) and the surface (124) of the plate (121) in the intermediate area (123). This width is approximately the same and practically somewhat larger than a predetermined, constant thickness of the leaf spring (115).
  • the leaf spring (139) is delimited by transverse edges (142), which are at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction, which is between the distances between the transverse edges (134) of the plate (121) and the transverse edges (132) of this plate (121) so that the transverse edges (142) of the U-shaped incisions (133) of the plate (121) are arranged opposite.
  • the leaf spring (139) is delimited with a longitudinal edge (143) of its bar (138).
  • the position of this edge (143) is arbitrary as long as it describes a geometrically cylindrical path around the axis (15) with a diameter corresponding to the inner peripheral surface (13) of the bore (11). This also applies in the same way to the heads (137) of the screws (135).
  • This edge (143) is set back with respect to the edge (125) of the plate (121) in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the strip (138) of the leaf spring (139) connects via a longitudinal fold (144) to a further, flat, longitudinal strip (145) in such a way that it progressively fits in Direction (126) from a plane extending the bar (138) away, ie also from the flattened portion (30), in which it is aligned approximately 45 ° with respect to the strip (138).
  • the fold (144) is arranged in the section (123) approximately opposite the connection between the section (130) of the surface (124) of the plate (121) and the rest of this surface.
  • the bar (145) Opposite its connection to the bar (138) along the fold (144), the bar (145) itself passes through an approximately semi-cylindrical longitudinal fold (146) through 180 ° into a bar (147) which is on the flattened portion (30) facing side is parallel to it.
  • the longitudinal fold (146) also lies within the cylindrical envelope, which is defined by the inner peripheral surface (13) of the bore (11).
  • the bar (147) is at a distance from the bar (146).
  • the flat bar (147) is aligned approximately perpendicular to the section (130) and ends directly opposite it with a longitudinal stop (148).
  • the longitudinal stop (148) is a distance away from the section (130) by a distance which corresponds approximately to the thickness of a leaf spring (115) in order to cooperate with such a leaf spring to open it to hold the flattened portion (30) of the tensioning rod (28) by means of the plate (121) under the conditions described below.
  • the stop itself is advantageously defined in a manner not shown by folding the leaf spring (139) back to the level of its bar (147).
  • each leaf spring (115) has a shape which will now be described.
  • This shape of the leaf spring (115) is essentially flat and rectangular and is defined by two essentially flat, mutually parallel surfaces (149, 150) which define the thickness of the leaf spring (115) already mentioned between them.
  • the surfaces (149 and 150) point backwards and forwards with respect to the direction (10).
  • the two surfaces (149, 150) are delimited by two transverse edges (151) which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, which is identical to the distance between the edges (131) of the plate (121) with which they coincide when the Leaf spring (115) is mounted on the tension rod (28). They are also delimited by two longitudinal edges (152, 153), one of which points in the direction (175) opposite the direction (126) and the other in the direction (126) when the leaf spring (115) is mounted on the tension rod (28) .
  • the edge (152) then coincides with the edge (125) of the plate (121) and with the edge (143) of the strip (138) of the leaf spring (139).
  • the leaf spring (115) has in its surface (149) a Lämgsrille (157), which corresponds approximately to a rib (148) of the surface (150) with the thickness of the leaf spring (115) between the surfaces (149 and 150) .
  • This groove (157) and this rib (158) extend over a dimension in the longitudinal direction which essentially corresponds to the dimension in the longitudinal direction which separates the transverse edges (142) of the leaf spring (139).
  • This groove (157) and this rib (158) extend in a longitudinal dimension between the respective transverse bottoms (159) of longitudinal notches (160) which are fitted in the transverse edges (151) of the leaf spring (115) such that the rib (158 ) does not form an obstacle when the leaf spring (115) is attached with its surface (150) to the surface (124) of the plate (121), in particular in the end regions (122). Otherwise, the rib (158) forms a projection on the surface (150) of the leaf spring with a thickness which corresponds essentially to the distance that the surface (124) of the plate (121) from the part (116) of the flat (30 ) separates.
  • the groove (157) and the rib (158) along the edge region (155) of the Leaf spring (115) each defined by a flat longitudinal section (161, 162) with a rectangular cross-section and form a shoulder that is approximately 45 ° to the rest of the corresponding associated surface (149, 150) in the edge region (155) of the leaf spring (115) is aligned.
  • the leaf spring (115) is inserted with its edge region (155) into the guide (141) and is supported with the notches (154) in particular on the spacer disks (140), then the section (162) of the rib (158) rests the section (130) of the surface (124) of the plate (121), or is in the immediate vicinity of this section (130). Then the bar (147) of the leaf spring (139) is supported with its stop (148) flat on the section (161), the stop (148) being aligned at approximately 90 ° to it. The stop (148) then forms a cam for the leaf spring (115) in the direction (126), whereby the leaf spring (115) is locked with respect to the tension rod (28).
  • the transition of the sections (161, 162) to the rest of the surfaces (149 and 150) in the direction (126) occurs in each case via a section (163, 164), the shape of which is selected such that it does not oppose this locking.
  • the two sections (163, 164) have, for example, a flat, rectangular, elongated shape and are aligned, for example, perpendicular to the sections (161, 162). As a result, they are about 45 ° to the rest of the faces (149 and 150).
  • the section (164) is offset with respect to the edge (152) of the leaf spring (115) in the same manner as the shoulder (117) with respect to the stop (148) of the strip (147) of the leaf spring (139), which makes it easier for everyone to assemble Leaf spring (115) on the tension rod (28) from the mouth (20) via the slot (19) easier.
  • the leaf spring (115) is presented in the extension of the slot (19) outside of it in such a way that its edge (152) is aligned in the longitudinal direction and points in the direction (175) opposite to the direction (126) that each notch ( 154) is aligned in the direction (126 and 175) with the spacer washers (140) or the heads (137) of the screws (135) which they are to encompass, as shown in FIG. 3A.
  • the tension rod (28) preferably assumes its end orientation shown in FIG. 1, which corresponds to the vented state of the bellows (49) and in which the levers (35, 36) bear against the stops (37) in direction (34).
  • the edge region (115) is inserted into the slot (119) which corresponds to the flattened portion (30 ) is opposite, whereby the edge (152) is continuously introduced between the strip (147) of the leaf spring (139) and the surface (124) of the plate (121) in the end regions (122).
  • the edge (152) abuts against the bar (147) of the leaf spring (139), the rib (158) of the surface (150) of the leaf spring (115) which has already exceeded the stop (38) , is located opposite the part (116) of the flat (30), which makes it possible to lay the leaf spring (115) flat with its surface (150) on the surface (124) of the plate (121) in the area (122) .
  • the edge (153) of the leaf spring (115) in the direction (175) opposite to the direction (126), as shown in FIG. 3B, the strip (147) is elastically retracted Leaf spring (139) caused, the stop (148) is then supported on the surface (149) of the leaf spring (115).
  • the rib (158) of the surface (150) engages between the transverse edges (132) of the end regions (122) of the plate (121), whereby the notches (154) with the spacers (140) or the screw heads (137) engage until they come to a stop in direction (175).
  • An edge region which adjoins the edge (153) and which is bent backwards with respect to the direction (10) in the form of a hook-shaped longitudinal edge (165) projecting from the surface (115), is then aligned with the cylindrical, geometric envelope the axis (2) of the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1), as shown in Fig. 1 in an upper end position.
  • an aid can be used by means of a longitudinal stop of the rib (158) against the transverse edges (132) delimiting the end regions (122) of the plate (121) by means of the bottoms (159) of the notches (160), which are therefore spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction , which is approximately the same and slightly less than the longitudinal spacing of the edges (132).
  • a transverse stop of the same rib (158) by means of its section (162) in the direction (175) on the section (130) of the region (123) of the plate (121) is also helpful.
  • any flat tool can be inserted between the surface (149) of the leaf spring (115) and the upstream flank (21) of the slot (19) to apply pressure to the longitudinal flat surface of the strip (147) of the leaf spring ( 139) to exercise, which lies between the fold (146) and the stop (148).
  • This surface forms an actuating surface for the leaf spring (139), whereby the bar (147) is moved back elastically in the direction of the bar (145).
  • the section (161) is released, it is sufficient to exert a tensile force in the direction (126) on the edge (153) of the leaf spring (115) in order to be able to pull the leaf spring (115) out.
  • a tool (166) is provided for this purpose, which is shown in FIG. 4 and can also be seen in FIGS. 5 to 7.
  • This tool (166) serves for simultaneously releasing the section (161) and for gripping the hook-shaped edge (165) of the edge (153) of the leaf spring (115) in order to facilitate its removal.
  • the tool (166) which can be easily produced from two plates welded together, essentially has the shape of a flat, rectangular plate that is thin enough to be inserted via the mouth (20) between the leaf spring (115) and the upstream flank (21) of the slot (19), but is also thick enough to to be firm.
  • the tool (166) has two substantially flat, mutually parallel surfaces (167, 168) which are intended to point upstream and downstream with respect to the direction (10) during use.
  • the tool (166) has a rectilinear insertion edge (169) which is intended to be aligned in the longitudinal direction and to rest against the surface of the bar (147) of the leaf spring (139) in order to be separated from the section (161) of the surface ( 149) of the leaf spring (115) to release the stop (148) of this strip (147).
  • the insertion edge (169) of the tool (166) shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 in different working positions has a longitudinal dimension which essentially corresponds to the longitudinal distance between the edges (142) of the leaf spring (139).
  • the insertion edge (169) connects with its two ends to a likewise straight transverse edge (170), which are designed to at least approximately coincide with the edges (142).
  • edges (170) as well as the surfaces (167 and 168) are curved up to an edge (171) parallel to the edge (169) in order to form a handle (172).
  • This handle (172) remains at every working position of the tool (166) outside the slot (19) at a sufficient distance from the peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1) to allow easy handling of the tool (166).
  • the dimensioning of this distance lies in the normal abilities of a person skilled in the art who can also choose to replace the handle (172) by other means for gripping the tool.
  • the surface (168) of the tool (166) has a fixed, projecting longitudinal edge (173) which has a longitudinal shoulder (174 ) which points in direction (126). With respect to this direction, this shoulder (174) is at a distance from the edge (179) which essentially corresponds to the distance in this direction that the hook-shaped edge (165) of the leaf spring (115) has to the transition between the section (161) and the edge region (155), which enables the function that will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.
  • the tool (166) In order to release the leaf spring (115) fastened on the tension rod (28) and pull it out via the slot (19), the tool (166) is inserted into the slot by a movement in the direction (175) against the direction (126), whereby the edge (169) points in the direction (175) and the surface (168) which supports the edge (173) points in the direction (10), as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the tension rod (28) assumes one of its normal operating orientations, preferably the orientation corresponding to a ventilation of the bellows (49).
  • edge (169) of which progressively moves the bar (147) of the leaf spring (139) back towards the bar (145) by placing it against the actuating surface its edge (169) begins between the stop ( 148) of the leaf spring (139) and the groove (157) of the surface (149) of the leaf spring (115), which causes the stop (148) to be supported elastically on the initial region of the surface (167), then the shoulder ( 174) the edge (143) of the leaf spring (115) and hooks with the hook-shaped edge (165), as shown in FIG. 6.
  • a new leaf spring (115) is introduced in the manner described with reference to FIG. 3B.
  • the interaction of the tool (166) with the leaf spring (115) to make it easier to pull it out can take place with the aid of a hole (186) which is located in the leaf spring (115) centrally between its transverse edges (115 ) and between the groove (157) and the longitudinal edge (153), for example also in the middle, and is effected by means of an attachment (187) fixedly attached to the tool (166), which replaces the longitudinal edge (173) and the one projection from the surface (168) midway between its transverse edges (170) and such a transverse level that the shoulder (187) penetrates into the hole (186) of the leaf spring (115) when the tool (166) inserted as described above comes into a position such that the stop (148) rests on an edge region of the surface (167) adjoining the edge (169).
  • the shoulder (187) forms on the surface (168) of the tool (166) a shoulder pointing in the direction (126) and is suitable for transmitting a tensile force to the leaf spring (115), which in this direction applies to the handle (172) of the Tool (166) is exerted, which allows the leaf spring (115) to be pulled out even if the hook-shaped longitudinal edge (165) should have broken.
  • the leaf spring (115) is dimensioned in the direction (126) such that with an alignment of the tension rod (28), which is shown in Fig. 13, the partial inflation of the bellows (49) and an at least approximately collapse of the stop (18) with the transition of the downstream flank (22) of the slot (19) to the inner peripheral surface (13) of the bore (11) corresponds to the hook-shaped edge with the axis (2) cylindrical peripheral surface (8) of the supporting cylinder (1 ) coincides approximately in the middle of the mouth (20).
  • the leaf spring (115) rests without deformation with its surface (150) on the surface (124) of the plate (121), on the stop (38) and on the transition between the downstream flank (22) of the slot (19 ) and the inner peripheral surface (13) of the bore (11).
  • the leaf spring (115) maintains a distance from the flank (22) of the slot (19), which is aligned accordingly.
  • the leaf spring (115) assumes an alignment in an upper position with the hook-shaped edge (165) when it is not under tension , in which this the upstream flank (21) of the Slot (19) in the level of the mouth (20) follows, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • its stop (38) is offset in the direction (34) with respect to the orientation described with FIG. 13 or 11, the stop (38) into the mouth (18) of the slot up to approximately in whose middle protrudes.
  • torsion bar (32) loads the tension bar (28) in direction (34), i.e. in the direction of the first end orientation in which the levers (35, 36) are supported on the stop means (37), as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the elastic pressing of the roller (176) can result from its nature, for example if the roller consists of an elastically compressible Material is formed, in which case the axis (177) can be arranged fixedly with respect to the housing (3), or it can result due to an elastic arrangement of the axis (177) on the housing (3) by means known to a person skilled in the art.
  • the means with which the roller (176) is arranged on the housing (3) allow it to be moved back by hanging the front end fold (24) of the pressure plate (9) onto the nose (23) enable. Then the roller (176) is brought to bear against the pressure plate (9) immediately in the direction (10) after the nose (23). After this application of the roller (176), the support cylinder (1) is rotated in the direction (10).
  • the bellows (49) mostly remains in the vented state during the circulation, i.e. until the roller (176) comes close enough to the slot (19) so that the rear edge (27) of the pressure plate (9) wound on the outer circumference (8) of the support cylinder (1) tends to enter the slot (19 ) penetrate, as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the bellows (49) is then inflated by the means described in relation to FIGS. 8A, 8B, 9, 9A, 9B or 15, 16, 16A, 16B, whereby the hook-shaped edge (165) of the leaf spring (115) in its outer end position is brought, in which it protrudes beyond the slot (19), as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the outer rear end of the pressure plate (9) is immediate after the hook-shaped edge (165) brought to the height of the mouth (20) of the slot (19).
  • the bellows (49) is inflated, so that at the same time as the edge (27) of the pressure plate (9) penetrates into the slot (19), the hook-shaped edge (165) on its way to the retracted position penetrates into this slot (19), as shown in Fig. 12, first by a sliding movement of the leaf spring (115) on the ramp-forming, downstream flank (22) of the slot (19), and then by an increasing Moving the leaf spring (115) away from the flank (22).
  • the leaf spring (115) transfers to the pressure plate (9) wound on the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1). a stress in the circumferential direction between the two outer folds (24 and 26) due to the torsion bar (32). The magnitude of the tension is a function of the adjustment of the stops (37). The transmission of this tension between the pull rod (28) and the rear end fold (26) of the pressure plate (9) by means of the elastically curved leaf spring (115) makes it possible to maintain an approximately constant value for the tension applied to the pressure plate (9), even if this should lengthen slightly during the printing process due to a known phenomenon.
  • the roll (176) can then be withdrawn for printing.
  • Bleeding the bellows (49) and moving the tension rod (28) to its final orientation shown in Fig. 14 can be carried out during the slow rotation of the support cylinder (1) or while it has been stopped, such that the roller (76) , which is then still arranged opposite the mouth (20) of the slot (19), ensures an aid to the anchoring process by elastically tending to push the rear end fold (26) of the pressure plate (9) towards the support cylinder (1 ) to press.
  • roller (176) is replaced by an elongated pressure element (178) which, like the roller (176), extends over the entire longitudinal dimension of the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1).
  • the pressure element (178) is rigid, but it has a coating in relation to the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1) (179) made of an elastic material that can be compressed like the roller (176), for example rubber.
  • the pressure element (178) merges into a lever (180) in each of the two end regions.
  • the two levers (180), which are identical to one another, can be pivoted on the housing (3) of the machine about a common longitudinal axis (181) which is offset in the circumferential direction of the axis (2) with respect to the pressure element (178).
  • the rod of an actuator (183) is arranged on each of the levers (180) so as to be pivotable about a longitudinal axis (182) offset from the axis (181), the body of which is attached to the housing (3) of the machine in an articulated manner about a longitudinal axis (184).
  • the axes (182 and 184) are common to the two actuators (183).
  • the pressure element (178) can be brought into an active position, which is shown in solid lines in FIG. 17A, in which it is elastic with its coating (179 ) on the outer peripheral surface (8) of the support cylinder (1) with the interposition of the pressure plate (9). If the supply of pressure fluid is interrupted, the pressure element (179) is moved back from the support cylinder (1) to a retracted position, which is shown in broken lines in FIG. 17A, in which it is further from the axis (2) of the support cylinder ( 1) is removed than in the active position.
  • the pressure element (178) is returned to its retracted position, which it maintains during printing.

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