EP0734989B1 - Einrichtung zum Bewegen von Punkturnadeln - Google Patents

Einrichtung zum Bewegen von Punkturnadeln Download PDF

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EP0734989B1
EP0734989B1 EP19960104322 EP96104322A EP0734989B1 EP 0734989 B1 EP0734989 B1 EP 0734989B1 EP 19960104322 EP19960104322 EP 19960104322 EP 96104322 A EP96104322 A EP 96104322A EP 0734989 B1 EP0734989 B1 EP 0734989B1
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rocker
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puncture
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Bernd Anton Hillebrand
Horst Bernhard Michalik
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Koenig and Bauer AG
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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
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/16—Rotary folders
    • B65H45/162—Rotary folders with folding jaw cylinders
    • B65H45/165—Details of sheet gripping means therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/04—Processes
    • Y10T83/0448—With subsequent handling [i.e., of product]
    • Y10T83/0467—By separating products from each other
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/202—With product handling means
    • Y10T83/2092—Means to move, guide, or permit free fall or flight of product
    • Y10T83/2096—Means to move product out of contact with tool
    • Y10T83/21—Out of contact with a rotary tool
    • Y10T83/2105—Mover mounted on rotary tool
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T83/202—With product handling means
    • Y10T83/2092—Means to move, guide, or permit free fall or flight of product
    • Y10T83/2183—Product mover including gripper means
    • Y10T83/219—Rotating or oscillating product handler
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/647—With means to convey work relative to tool station
    • Y10T83/654—With work-constraining means on work conveyor [i.e., "work-carrier"]
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    • Y10T83/647—With means to convey work relative to tool station
    • Y10T83/654—With work-constraining means on work conveyor [i.e., "work-carrier"]
    • Y10T83/6545—With means to guide work-carrier in nonrectilinear path
    • Y10T83/6547—About axis fixed relative to tool station
    • Y10T83/6548—Infeed
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    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/647—With means to convey work relative to tool station
    • Y10T83/658—With projections on work-carrier [e.g., pin wheel]

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  • the invention relates to a device for moving Puncture needles and a cylinder corresponding to that Preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention has for its object a device for moving pin needles on a cylinder and to create a cylinder.
  • Another advantage is that when the signatures are submitted z. B. from a puncture, collection and Folding knife cylinder, hereinafter referred to as cylinder, on a jaw cylinder for that still on the Cylinder located and held by the puncture needles End moving the puncture needle tips into the Withdrawal direction of the signature end is what that "Needling" the signatures, i. H. withdrawing the Pointed needles relieved.
  • a cylinder 1, e.g. B. a transport cylinder for Signatures 27 is arranged on the front Side windows 2 (second side window not shown) stored and has at least one in Traverse 3 extending axially parallel.
  • Each cross member 3 carries a bar 4, which one Counter cutting bar 7 takes. It affects you Cutting knife 8 of a not shown Cutting cylinder. Between the two is one Paper strand 24 cross-separated.
  • a control spindle mounted in both side windows 2 9 carries a plurality of each with a rocker Length g trained puncture holder arms 10.
  • the puncture holder arm 10 functions as the first rocker 10 each flat four-link swivel gear.
  • the puncture holder arms 10 are with their first End 21 attached to the control spindle 9.
  • the Control spindle 9 has at least one drive 5 connected.
  • This drive 5 can consist of one known roller levers not shown, which with a cylinder-fixed control cam in or positive connection.
  • Each puncture holder arm 10 carries on its second or End 11 remote from the control spindle around an axis 34 pivoting needle holder 12, which as a coupling of the above flat swivel gear serves. Every puncture needle holder 12 carries on one of its periphery 6 End 13 facing cylinder 1 a puncture needle 14. Es it is also possible to use each puncture needle 14 as a coupling 12 to use. It is also possible to Puncture needle 14 not at the end 13 of the puncture needle holder 12 to arrange, but parallel to the longitudinal axis of the Puncture needle holder 12 running on the puncture needle holder 12 to attach.
  • the puncture needle holder 12 is on its end 16 remote from the puncture needle with a second end 39 a groove ledge-proof and thus side-window-proof stored second rocker 17 via one in one Distance h arranged axis 36 articulated.
  • the carried by the crossmember 3 and on the side windows 2 fastened bar 4 each has an opening 18 for each puncture holder arm 10 and a last Bolt 19 for rotatably receiving a first end 41 the swing arm 17.
  • the number of breakthroughs 18 corresponds to the number of pin needles 14.
  • the rocker 17 has a length i. This length i is shorter than that Length g of the puncture holder arm 10.
  • the respective first end 41 of the second rocker 17 on both ends side-mounted spindle instead of on the fixed bolt 19 is attached.
  • One between a pivot axis 20 of the side frame fixed Control spindle 9 of the Nursingurhalterarmes 10 and one axis 15 of the rocker arm 17 fixed to the side window Connecting line 42 has a length k.
  • the Puncture needle holder 12 thus acts as a coupling between the wings 10, 17.
  • a tip 26 of each puncture needle 14 is designed as an attachment on each coupling 12.
  • the Puncture needle 14 occurs with the movement of the ceremoniurhalterarmes 10 by an axially parallel Direction slot 22 from the periphery 6 of cylinder 1 out. Located next to the slot 22 a cover strip 23 (Fig. 1).
  • K2 means the distance k from one another arranged side window fixed pivot axes 15; 20 the swing arm 17 or the swing arm or the Puncture holder arm 10.
  • control spindle 9 with the bolt 19 to replace the swing arm 17, d. H. the drive of the Device 10, 12, 17, 2 via the first end 41 of the Swing arm 17 to make.
  • Movement sequence curve 25 After the intersection 41 points between the Periphery 6 and the upper end position C extending Movement sequence curve 25 a steep increase on the > 1.0.
  • the increase in the motion sequence curve 25 between the intersection 41 and the middle position B can be between> 1.0 and 4.0.
  • This movement sequence curve points towards the described above as a circular arc or parabolic load trained movement curve 25 between the Points A-6 a flatter and between points 6-B a steeper climb.
  • Retraction movement C-B-6-A from the upper end position C via the middle position B to the lower end position A Puncture needle tips 26 within the periphery 6 corresponding to the above-mentioned movement sequence curve 25 of cylinder 1.
  • the curve shape of the needle tips 26 is dependent on the dimensioning of the lengths and the arrangement of the individual links 10, 12, 17 and k of 2 of the plane four-link swivel gear.
  • a sense of swivel N the pivoting movement E of the first rocker 10 is in same direction to a swivel direction 0 the overlapping pivoting movement F of the second rocker arm 17.
  • one device according to the invention (Fig. 2 and 4) deviating from that already shown in FIG. 1
  • the pinpoint needle End 13 of the puncture needle holder 28 is by means of a Axle 38 articulated with the second end 39 one on first end 41 rocker arm 29 fixed to the side window connected.
  • the first end 41 is the rocker 41 each on a spindle 32 fixed to the side window stored.
  • the spindle 32 has a pivot axis 30.
  • a pivoting direction P of the overlapping pivoting movement M the second rocker 29 is opposite to one Swivel direction N of the swivel movement E of the first rocker 10th
  • the needle tips 26 of the puncture needles 14 start from their Exit from the periphery 6 of the cylinder 1 to Maximum position C of the needle tips 26 a path of five up to 15 mm, preferably eleven millimeters in thickness Back, measured in the radial direction of the Cylinder 1.
  • a radial distance from the Home position A to center position B of needle tips 26 corresponds to two thirds of the radial distance of the Needle tips A for maximum position C.

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  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
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DE19511053 1995-03-25
DE19511053 1995-03-25
DE19533064 1995-09-07
DE19533064A DE19533064C2 (de) 1995-03-25 1995-09-07 Verfahren zum Bewegen von Punkturnadeln

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