EP0741037B1 - Installation for the cleaning of ink transfer cylinders - Google Patents

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EP0741037B1
EP0741037B1 EP96106888A EP96106888A EP0741037B1 EP 0741037 B1 EP0741037 B1 EP 0741037B1 EP 96106888 A EP96106888 A EP 96106888A EP 96106888 A EP96106888 A EP 96106888A EP 0741037 B1 EP0741037 B1 EP 0741037B1
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  • the invention relates to a cleaning system for ink transfer cylinders within a rotary printing press according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the extinguishing device shown there essentially has at least one nozzle, but preferably a plurality of nozzles arranged next to one another, which by means a commercially available high-pressure cleaning system can be connected, and is in the Printing machine printing form-wide over an area of the surface of the printing form arranged. While the printing form rotates under the eraser the entire surface of the printing form can be erased.
  • the Nozzles of the quenching device have an encapsulation which is open towards the printing form Provide protection for the environment, the capsule defining a work space and with a pump for the disposal of the water introduced into the work area and the removed coating is connected.
  • a gravure cylinder in which each Well of a raw form a solid, liquefiable by the action of energy Substance in a proportion inversely proportional to the amount of color to be transferred Amount introduced.
  • an extinguishing device is used, which Filling material in the wells liquefied by means of a heat source and by means of a Wiping and / or blowing or suction device removed again.
  • the object of the invention is now to provide a complete cleaning system for to create ink transfer cylinders within a rotary press this is a reactive deletion of ink-carrying layers, including the removal of filling materials from a gravure form, and a cleaning of all form and Transfer cylinders of color during the printing process or during printing pauses is possible.
  • the deletion device presented in the introduction to the description is for this usable, which is arranged axially across the width of the cylinder to be cleaned and from which the water with the color and possibly the filling materials, or organic substance parts can be extracted.
  • the overarching measures in the direction of rotation are in training of the cylinder to be cleaned behind the extinguishing device a doctor blade for doctoring the cylinder surface from any excess moisture provided is preferably designed as a rubber squeegee.
  • a drying device can be used in the form of a Air knife or a dry roll can be formed.
  • any means including a dry fleece, would be usable any excess moisture after cleaning the Removed cylinder surface.
  • a rubber-to-rubber printing unit 1 comprises an offset printing machine in a known manner printing plate 4 and blanket cylinder 3, and two Ink 5 and dampening units 6.
  • the printing form cylinder 4 can now be a thermographic Process with a color-guiding layer, for offset printing suitable cylinder with an extinguishing device 8 set in a known manner, but also be a plate cylinder prepared for planographic printing.
  • the transmission or Rubber cylinder 3 each have an extinguishing device 7.
  • the cylinder 3, 4 to be cleaned is a rubber squeegee 9, 10 to the respective one Cylinder surface turned on.
  • Fig. 2 shows an application in a doctor blade printing unit 11 for indirect Roll rotary printing.
  • Gravure is a collective term for all printing processes Understand printing elements that are lower than the mold surface.
  • the intaglio printing unit 11 also includes an intaglio printing cylinder 12 a squeegee 13 for scraping off the ink before printing from all non-image areas, so that the color only remains in the recessed areas, as well as one Rubber cylinder 14 and an impression cylinder 15, being between the two the latter passes the web W.
  • Both the gravure forme cylinder 12 and The rubber cylinder 14 is also an extinguishing device 17, 18 with each one following in the direction of rotation of the cylinders 12, 14 of the extinguishing device 17, 18 Rubber squeegees 19, 20 assigned.
  • thermoplastic fillers ie thermoplastics
  • Thermoplastic fillers are preferably used as filler material (Plastomers) used.
  • Plastomers polyolefins, vinyl polymers, Polyamides, polyesters, polyacetals, polycarbonates, partly also polyurethanes and ionomers are used.
  • FIG. 3 shows an extinguishing device 7, 8 or 17, 18 in detail.
  • a high-pressure extinguishing chamber 30 is employed, in the housing 31 of which a plurality of high-pressure nozzles 32 arranged in a row parallel to the cylinder axis are provided and a water supply 33 and a water outlet 35 leads out (Fig. 3a).
  • the water supply 33 leads through one of the arcing chambers 30 upstream commercial high-pressure cleaning system 34, during the Water drain 35 to a pump and 30 downstream of the quenching chamber Suction combination 36 with filter leads (Fig.3b).
  • the high-pressure cleaning system 34 includes a compressor 40 and a heating tank 50.
  • the Extinguishing chamber water outlet 35 leads to pump and suction combination 36 a separator 41 for air and a pump with filter system 42 for the Water drain 43.
  • the air is by means of the suction motor 44 of a suction cup extractable.
  • the water jet is preferably heated to approximately 85 ° C. and is therefore sufficient Energy to also fill the imaginary filling material of the basic cell grid to remove the filled gravure blank.
  • the water in the work area of the Extinguishing device can also be extracted together with the so-called "cracked air" become.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Reinigungsanlage für farbübertragende Zylinder innerhalb einer Rotationsdruckmaschine gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a cleaning system for ink transfer cylinders within a rotary printing press according to the preamble of claim 1.

Aus der älteren deutschen Anmeldung DE 42 16 636 A1 ist bereits eine Löscheinrichtung zum wiederholten reaktiven Löschen der farbführenden Schicht, das heißt der organischen Substanzteile, von der Oberfläche einer bebilderten Druckform auf einem Zylinder bekannt geworden. Diese farbführende Schicht ist beispielsweise mittels eines thermographischen, eines Ink-Jet-, oder elektrostatischen Verfahrens erzeugt worden. Für eine erneute Verwendung muß das die druckenden Stellen bildende Material entfernt, bzw. gelöscht werden, so daß die Druckformoberfläche erneut bebilderbar ist.One is already from the older German application DE 42 16 636 A1 Extinguishing device for repeated reactive deletion of the ink-carrying layer, that is, the organic substance parts, from the surface of an illustrated one Printing form on a cylinder became known. This color-leading layer is for example by means of a thermographic, an ink jet, or electrostatic process has been generated. Must be used again the material forming the printing areas is removed or deleted so that the printing form surface can be imaged again.

Die dort gezeigte Löscheinrichtung weist im wesentlichen mindestens eine Düse, vorzugsweise aber mehrere nebeneinander angeordnete Düsen, die mit den Mitteln einer handelsüblichen Hochdruckreinigungsanlage verbindbar sind, auf und ist in der Druckmaschine druckformbreit über einen Bereich der Oberfläche der Druckform angeordnet. Während die Druckform rotativ unter der Löscheinrichtung hindurch bewegt wird, kann die gesamte Oberfläche der Druckform gelöscht werden. Die Düsen der Löscheinrichtung sind mit einer zur Druckform hin offenen Kapselung zum Schutz der Umgebung versehen, wobei die Kapsel einen Arbeitsraum definiert und mit einer Pumpe zur Entsorgung des in den Arbeitsraum eingeführten Wassers und der abgetragenen Beschichtung verbunden ist.The extinguishing device shown there essentially has at least one nozzle, but preferably a plurality of nozzles arranged next to one another, which by means a commercially available high-pressure cleaning system can be connected, and is in the Printing machine printing form-wide over an area of the surface of the printing form arranged. While the printing form rotates under the eraser the entire surface of the printing form can be erased. The Nozzles of the quenching device have an encapsulation which is open towards the printing form Provide protection for the environment, the capsule defining a work space and with a pump for the disposal of the water introduced into the work area and the removed coating is connected.

Aus der EP 0 368 177 B1 ist ein Tiefdruckzylinder bekannt, bei dem in jedes Näpfchen einer Rohform eine feste, durch Energieeinwirkung verflüssigbare Substanz in einer zur zu übertragenden Farbmenge umgekehrt proportionalen Menge eingebracht ist. Um die Tiefdruckform nach Beendigung eines Druckvorganges für einen weiteren Bebilderungsvorgang wieder herzustellen, wird nach dem Abwaschen der Farbreste eine Löscheinrichtung angestellt, die das Füllmaterial in den Näpfchen mittels einer Wärmequelle verflüssigt und mittels einer Wisch- und/oder Ausblas- bzw. Absaugeinrichtung wieder entfernt. From EP 0 368 177 B1 a gravure cylinder is known, in which each Well of a raw form a solid, liquefiable by the action of energy Substance in a proportion inversely proportional to the amount of color to be transferred Amount introduced. To print the gravure form after finishing one Restore printing process for another imaging process after washing off the paint residues, an extinguishing device is used, which Filling material in the wells liquefied by means of a heat source and by means of a Wiping and / or blowing or suction device removed again.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es nun, eine komplette Reinigungsanlage für farbübertragende Zylinder innerhalb einer Rotationsdruckmaschine zu schaffen, mit dieser ein reaktives Löschen von farbführenden Schichten, inklusive die Entfernung von Füllmaterialien von einer Tiefdruckform, und eine Reinigung aller Form- und Übertragungszylinder von Farbe während des Druckvorganges oder in Druckpausen möglich ist.The object of the invention is now to provide a complete cleaning system for to create ink transfer cylinders within a rotary press this is a reactive deletion of ink-carrying layers, including the removal of filling materials from a gravure form, and a cleaning of all form and Transfer cylinders of color during the printing process or during printing pauses is possible.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die im kennzeichnenden Teil des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.This object is achieved by the characterizing part of claim 1 specified features solved.

Dadurch, daß für jeden beliebigen farbübertragenden Zylinder, das heißt sowohl für den oder die Formzylinder, als auch für den oder die Übertragungs-, bzw. Gummizylinder eine eigene Löscheinrichtung vorgesehen ist, ist in der Rotationsdruckmaschine eine ganze Reinigungsanlage aufgebaut, mit der ein reaktives Löschen von farbführenden Schichten, inklusive die Entfernung von Füllmaterialien von einer Tiefdruckform, und eine Reinigung aller Form- und Übertragungszylinder von Farbe auch während des Druckvorganges möglich ist.The fact that for any ink transfer cylinder, that is, both for the form cylinder or cylinders, as well as for the transmission or Rubber cylinder is provided in its own extinguishing system Rotary printing machine built an entire cleaning system, with the one reactive deletion of ink-bearing layers, including the removal of Filling materials from a gravure form, and a cleaning of all form and Transfer cylinder of color is also possible during the printing process.

Dafür ist die in der Beschreibungseinleitung vorgestellte Löscheinrichtung verwendbar, die axial über die Breite des zu reinigenden Zylinders angeordnet ist und aus der das Wasser mit der Farbe und gegebenenfalls der Füllmaterialien, bzw. organischer Substanzteile absaugbar ist.The deletion device presented in the introduction to the description is for this usable, which is arranged axially across the width of the cylinder to be cleaned and from which the water with the color and possibly the filling materials, or organic substance parts can be extracted.

Desweiteren ist in Fortbildung der übergeordneten Maßnahmen in Rotationsrichtung des zu reinigenden Zylinders hinter der Löscheinrichtung eine Rakel zur Abrakelung der Zylinderoberfläche von eventuell überschüssiger Nässe vorgesehen, die vorzugsweise als Gummirakel ausgeführt ist.Furthermore, the overarching measures in the direction of rotation are in training of the cylinder to be cleaned behind the extinguishing device a doctor blade for doctoring the cylinder surface from any excess moisture provided is preferably designed as a rubber squeegee.

Zum gleichen Zweck, nämlich zur Beseitigung von überschüssiger Nässe von der Zylinderoberfläche, ist eine Trocknungsvorrichtung einsetzbar, die in Form einer Luftrakel oder auch einer trockenen Rolle ausgebildet sein kann.For the same purpose, namely to remove excess moisture from the Cylinder surface, a drying device can be used in the form of a Air knife or a dry roll can be formed.

Im Prinzip wäre jedes Mittel, einschließlich eines trockenen Vlieses, verwendbar, das eine eventuell überschüssige Feuchtigkeit nach dem Reinigungsvorgang von der Zylinderoberfläche beseitigt. In principle, any means, including a dry fleece, would be usable any excess moisture after cleaning the Removed cylinder surface.

Nachfolgend werden zwei Anwendungsbeispiele und die Reinigungsanlage anhand der Zeichnung erklärt. In stark schematischer Darstellung zeigt:

Fig.1
eine Offset-Druckmaschine mit Reinigungsanlage,
Fig.2
eine Rotationsdruckmaschine für indirekten Tiefdruck mit einer Reinigungsanlage,
Fig.3
eine Löscheinrichtung, die mit einer Hochdruckreinigungsanlage verbunden ist,
Fig.4
die Löscheinrichtung gemäß der Fig.3, angewendet bei einem Tiefdruckformzylinder.
Two application examples and the cleaning system are explained below using the drawing. In a highly schematic representation:
Fig. 1
an offset printing machine with cleaning system,
Fig. 2
a rotary printing machine for indirect gravure printing with a cleaning system,
Fig. 3
an extinguishing device which is connected to a high-pressure cleaning system,
Fig. 4
the quenching device according to Figure 3, applied to a gravure cylinder.

Gemäß der Figur 1 umfaßt ein Gummi-gegen-Gummi-Druckwerk 1 einer Offset-Druckmaschine in bekannter Weise Druckform- 4 und Gummizylinder 3, sowie zwei Farb- 5 und Feuchtwerke 6.According to FIG. 1, a rubber-to-rubber printing unit 1 comprises an offset printing machine in a known manner printing plate 4 and blanket cylinder 3, and two Ink 5 and dampening units 6.

Der Druckformzylinder 4 kann nun eben ein mittels eines thermografischen Verfahrens mit einer farbführenden Schicht bebildeter, für den Offset-Druck geeigneter Zylinder mit einer in bekannter Weise angestellter Löscheinrichtung 8, aber auch ein für den Flachdruck präparierter Plattenzylinder sein.The printing form cylinder 4 can now be a thermographic Process with a color-guiding layer, for offset printing suitable cylinder with an extinguishing device 8 set in a known manner, but also be a plate cylinder prepared for planographic printing.

Analog der Zuordnung zu dem Formzylinder 4 ist auch für die Übertragungs-, bzw. Gummizylinder 3 jeweils eine Löscheinrichtung 7 vorgesehen. In Rotationsrichtung der zu reinigenden Zylinder 3, 4 ist jeweils eine Gummirakel 9, 10 an die jeweilige Zylinderoberfläche angestellt.Analogous to the assignment to the forme cylinder 4, the transmission or Rubber cylinder 3 each have an extinguishing device 7. In the direction of rotation the cylinder 3, 4 to be cleaned is a rubber squeegee 9, 10 to the respective one Cylinder surface turned on.

Fig. 2 zeigt eine Anwendung in einem Rakeltiefdruckwerk 11 für indirekten Rollenrotationsdruck.Fig. 2 shows an application in a doctor blade printing unit 11 for indirect Roll rotary printing.

Unter Tiefdruck ist hier ein Sammelbegriff für alle Druckverfahren mit Druckelementen, die gegenüber der Formoberfläche tiefer gelegt sind, zu verstehen. Gravure is a collective term for all printing processes Understand printing elements that are lower than the mold surface.

In bekannter Weise umfaßt das Tiefdruckwerk 11 einen Tiefdruckformzylinder 12 mit einer Rakel 13 zur Abrakelung der Farbe vor dem Druck von allen Nichtbildstellen, so daß die Farbe nur in den vertieften Bildstellen verbleibt, sowie einen Gummizylinder 14 und einen Druckzylinder 15, wobei zwischen den beiden letztgenannten die Bahn W hindurchführt. Sowohl dem Tiefdruckformzylinder 12, als auch dem Gummizylinder 14 ist jeweils eine Löscheinrichtung 17, 18 mit jeweils einer in Rotationsrichtung der Zylinder 12, 14 der Löscheinrichtung 17, 18 folgenden Gummirakel 19, 20 zugeordnet.In a known manner, the intaglio printing unit 11 also includes an intaglio printing cylinder 12 a squeegee 13 for scraping off the ink before printing from all non-image areas, so that the color only remains in the recessed areas, as well as one Rubber cylinder 14 and an impression cylinder 15, being between the two the latter passes the web W. Both the gravure forme cylinder 12 and The rubber cylinder 14 is also an extinguishing device 17, 18 with each one following in the direction of rotation of the cylinders 12, 14 of the extinguishing device 17, 18 Rubber squeegees 19, 20 assigned.

Auf diese Weise ist das Löschen der Tiefdruckform auf dem Zylinder 12 durch Auswaschen der Farbe und des Füllmaterials aus dem Rasternetz und die Reinigung des Übertragungszylinders 14 während des Druckbetriebes oder in einer Druckpause durchführbar.In this way, the deletion of the gravure form on the cylinder 12 is complete Washing out the paint and filler material from the grid and cleaning of the transfer cylinder 14 during printing or in one Print pause feasible.

Als Füllmaterial werden vorzugsweise thermoplastische Füllstoffe, also Thermoplaste (Plastomere) verwendet. Beispielsweise können dafür Polyolefine, Vinylpolymere, Polyamide, Polyester, Polyacetale, Polycarbonate, zum Teil auch Polyurethane und lonomere verwendet werden.Thermoplastic fillers, ie thermoplastics, are preferably used as filler material (Plastomers) used. For example, polyolefins, vinyl polymers, Polyamides, polyesters, polyacetals, polycarbonates, partly also polyurethanes and ionomers are used.

Fig.3 zeigt eine Löscheinrichtung 7, 8, bzw. 17, 18 im Detail. An den Zylinder 3, 4, 12 oder 14 ist eine Hochdrucklöschkammer 30 angestellt, in deren Gehäuse 31 mehrere in Reihe parallel zur Zylinderachse angeordnete Hochdruckdüsen 32 vorgesehen sind und eine Wasserzufuhr 33 hinein- und ein Wasserablauf 35 herausführt (Fig. 3a). Die Wasserzufuhr 33 führt über eine der Löschkammer 30 vorgeschalteten handelsüblichen Hochdruckreinigungsanlage 34, während der Wasserablauf 35 zu einer der Löschkammer 30 nachgeordneten Pumpen- und Saugerkombination 36 mit Filter führt (Fig.3b).3 shows an extinguishing device 7, 8 or 17, 18 in detail. On cylinders 3, 4, 12 or 14, a high-pressure extinguishing chamber 30 is employed, in the housing 31 of which a plurality of high-pressure nozzles 32 arranged in a row parallel to the cylinder axis are provided and a water supply 33 and a water outlet 35 leads out (Fig. 3a). The water supply 33 leads through one of the arcing chambers 30 upstream commercial high-pressure cleaning system 34, during the Water drain 35 to a pump and 30 downstream of the quenching chamber Suction combination 36 with filter leads (Fig.3b).

Die Fig.4 zeigt diese Löscheinrichtung 30 bis 36 in der Anwendung auf eine Rasterwalze, also einen Tiefdruckformzylinder 12. Die Hochdruckreinigungsanlage 34 beinhaltet einen Kompressor 40 und einen Aufheizbehälter 50. Der Löschkammerwasserablauf 35 führt zur Pumpen- und Saugerkombination 36 mit einem Abscheider 41 für Luft und einer Pumpe mit Filtersystem 42 für den Wasserablauf 43. Die Luft ist mittels des Saugmotors 44 eines Saugertopfes absaugbar. 4 shows this extinguishing device 30 to 36 in use on a Anilox roller, that is, a gravure cylinder 12. The high-pressure cleaning system 34 includes a compressor 40 and a heating tank 50. The Extinguishing chamber water outlet 35 leads to pump and suction combination 36 a separator 41 for air and a pump with filter system 42 for the Water drain 43. The air is by means of the suction motor 44 of a suction cup extractable.

Vorzugsweise ist der Wasserstrahl auf ca. 85 °C erhitzt und hat somit ausreichend Energie , um auch das bildmäßige Füllmaterial des Näpfchengrundrasters einer befüllten Tiefdruckrohform herauszulösen. Das Wasser im Arbeitsraum der Löscheinrichtung kann auch zusammen mit der sogenannten "Spaltluft" abgesaugt werden.The water jet is preferably heated to approximately 85 ° C. and is therefore sufficient Energy to also fill the imaginary filling material of the basic cell grid to remove the filled gravure blank. The water in the work area of the Extinguishing device can also be extracted together with the so-called "cracked air" become.

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  1. Cleaning unit for ink-transferring cylinders inside a rotary printing machine, which includes several forme or gravure cylinders and several transfer or gravure-transfer cylinders, having an erasure device which can be connected to a high-pressure cleaning unit and is arranged with cylinder width over the surface of a cylinder to be cleaned, and by means of which erasure device a water jet under pressure can be directed onto the casing surface of the cylinder in such a way that on the one hand all the ink residue can be removed, and on the other hand a reactive erasure of ink-carrying layers, including filling materials of gravure forme cylinders, can be carried out, characterised in that both each forme cylinder (4) or gravure cylinder (15), and each transfer cylinder (3) or gravure-transfer cylinder (12) inside the same printing unit is provided respectively with its own erasure device.
  2. Cleaning unit according to claim 1, characterised in that each erasure device (7, 8; 17, 18) has a casing (31) open towards the cylinder surface, each with a working chamber (30), and the working chamber (30) can be drained off by means of a pump and suction apparatus combination (36).
  3. Cleaning unit according to claim 1, characterised in that for each cylinder to be cleaned there is provided a doctor blade (9, 10; 19, 20) to scrape the excess moisture from the surface.
  4. Cleaning unit according to claim 3, characterised in that a rubber doctor blade is provided as the blade (9, 10; 19, 20).
  5. Cleaning unit according to claim 1, characterised in that for each cylinder (3, 4; 12, 14) to be cleaned there is provided a drying device to remove the excess moisture from the surface.
  6. Cleaning unit according to clam 5, characterised in that an air blade is provided as the drying device.
  7. Cleaning unit according to claim 5, characterised in that a dry roller is provided as the drying device.
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