EP0859732A2

EP0859732A2 - Device for producing folding items

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Publication number: EP0859732A2
Application number: EP96945712A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Edgar Mayländer; Horst Bernhard Michalik
Original assignee: Koenig and Bauer Albert AG
Current assignee: Koenig and Bauer AG
Priority date: 1995-11-08
Filing date: 1996-11-07
Publication date: 1998-08-26
Anticipated expiration: 2016-11-07
Also published as: JP2921605B2; US6024684A; JPH11501604A; DE59604436D1; WO1997017200A2; WO1997017200A3; EP0859732B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for producing folding items using multi-width cross-folding means and longitudinal formers, in which device folding items of varying thickness, in particular telephone directories, are to be produced. The object of the invention is attained in that the number of superimposed plane surfaces for longitudinal formers (6, 7, 8, 9) corresponds to the number of items (11, 12, 33, 34) which can be adjacently cross-folded simultaneously in the axial direction of the cross-folding means. Consequently, each longitudinal former (6, 7, 8, 9) can be displaced up and down in at least two planes (A, B).

Description

Device for producing folded products

The invention relates to a device for producing folded products using longitudinal folds according to the preamble of claim 1.

In the manufacture of folded products, e.g. B.

Telephone books are known to be twice as wide

Que rf a Ize devices in connection with

To be arranged longitudinally. A double width

Cross-folding device is shown in DE-PS 7 24 900, which stationary longitudinal folder is connected upstream.

The disadvantage is that each longitudinal fold has a separate paper feed and a separate funnel barrel. Should the two folding products coming from the double-width transverse folding device have a thickness, i. H. the number of sheets can be varied, this is only possible via a modified and space-consuming web feed via non-staged turning bars.

Furthermore, DE 36 24 990 C2 discloses a longitudinally displaceable longitudinal fold which can be moved independently of other longitudinal folds thereby feeding the folding products that arise in parallel during the first longitudinal folding process with a lateral offset to a folding folding device. The lateral offset serves as a target for a subsequent separation of the folded products, e.g. B. by means of grippers and is only suitable for small distances, ie for products that only need to be "slightly offset". With this longitudinal fold, it is not possible to vary folded products in their product thickness without effort.

The invention has for its object to provide a longitudinal ri rte for a multi-wide Que rfa l i nri richt.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

The advantages that can be achieved with the invention consist in particular in that even when using a multi-width Que rfa lzvorri cht ung only a jointly operable longitudinal hopper feeder device is required, the product thickness and the position of the folded product in the end product can be varied in each case. The invention is particularly suitable for the production of folded products for the

Phonebook production. Furthermore, the overall height of the folder is kept low. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and is described in more detail below.

Show it

1 is a schematic side view of a double-width transverse folding device with left and right longitudinal folds arranged above it according to the invention, the two right longitudinal folds being in a lower position;

Fig. 2 is a view A of FIG. 1, but with

Representation of the paper webs above the

Longitudinal ri rte ri chte r, with Papi e r t ranks in both

Run in of the cross folding device;

FIG. 3 shows an arrangement like FIG. 2, but with paper strands only entering the second inlet of the cross-cutting device;

4 shows an arrangement like FIG. 2, but with paper strands only running into the first inlet of the transverse folding device;

Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a double-width transverse folding device with above arranged left and right

Longitudinal folds, with all left and right longitudinal folds in an upper one

Are arranged position and all strands of paper run into the first inlet of the cross-folding device;

FIG. 6 shows a view A according to FIG. 5, but with a schematic representation of the paper webs above the longitudinal lines.

Fig. 7 shows a section VII - VII through the

T ri chte r i n Laufzen Izengruppe and a right longitudinal folder located under this and above a second inlet of the double-width transverse folding device in a lower position according to FIG. 1;

Fig. 8 shows a section VIII - VIII through

T ri chterei n Laufwal Izenguppe and a right longitudinal fold located under this and above a first inlet of the double-width transverse folding device in an upper position according to FIG. 5;

Fig. 9 is a schematic side view of a triple-width transverse folding device with left and right longitudinal folds arranged thereover according to the invention in three different planes; 10 shows a section X - X according to FIG. 9, but with a representation of the paper webs above the longitudinal fold, wherein strands of paper run into the three inlets of the cross-cut device,

In a well-known, turning bars, drawing rollers,

Longitudinal cutting devices, longitudinal register device as well as paper rolls

Paper guiding gesture L 4 is a schematically illustrated beating plant in barrel group 1.

The trich erei n Laufwa Izengruppe 1 z. B. from a driven tri chte rvore in Laufwa Ize 2 and T ri c ht e re in Laufwal lzen 3. Both rollers 2, 3 are each stored in the lower part of the Papi e rührungsgest l L s 4 and each left Longitudinal judges 6; 7 or right longitudinal fold 8; 9 assigned. It is a left and a left middle 6; 7 and a right middle and a right longitudinal fold r 8; 9 shown (Fig. 1 and 2). The two left longitudinal lines are 6; 7 are in the lower part of the Papi erführungsgest l ls 4 above a left or first inlet 13 of a multiple width, z. B. double-width transverse folding device 14 fixed, so that the paper strands 11; 12 after leaving the left longitudinal fold I rt 6; 7 run directly into the first inlet 13 of the transverse folding device 14. The two right longitudinal axes 8; 9 are each in one T ric hte halter 16; 17, e.g. B. frame fixed (Fig. 7 and 8), which also at the outlet frame fixed T ric ht e rf a Izwa lzen 25 receives. The left longitudinal fold tric ht 6; 7 also has funnels arranged at the outlet in pairs. Each of the second longitudinal folds 8; 9 accommodating holdings 16; 17, funnel holder 16 for funnel 8, not shown, is in each case in two positions A; B (FIGS. 1 and 5 or FIGS. 7 and 8) can be positively connected to the paper guide element 4: once over a right or second inlet 18 of the que rfa Ize in direction 14 (FIGS. 1 and 2 position B) and once over the left or first inlet 13 of the cross-section 14 (FIGS. 5 and 6 position A).

The above two positions A; B can e.g. B. can be achieved in that the funnel 8; 9 by an amount z. B. in Ax ialri direction b + x of the transverse folding device 14 horizontally and by an amount h in the vertical direction. The amount b corresponds to the width of a paper ranks 11, 12 and the amount x corresponds to a safety distance between the paper ranks 11, 12; 33, 34. The amount h also corresponds to a pivoting height of the funnel holder 16; 17 or the funnel 8; 9 and is calculated from the quotient b + x to tangent alpha. The angle alpha is located between a perpendicular 51 and the plane of inclination of the papi he running flat 50 of each Longitudinal folding tric hte 6 to 9. The aforementioned movement of the maintenance 16; 17 can e.g. B. using known Li nea rant ri ebe, chain hoists or the like. Or also using known lever linkage z. B. swing 5, 10, which, for. B. to papi e rüh guiding gest e 11 fe ste pivot pin 15, 20 are pivotable. Thus the right longitudinal folds r 8; 9 moved from the position according to FIG. 5 into the position according to FIG. 1 and vice versa. A parallelogram-like four-bar linkage is formed, wherein in addition to the two levers 5, 10 of the same length, the funnel holder 17 and the paper guide frame 4 also act as levers of the same length. The levers 5, 10 are on both sides of each door bracket 16, 17 z. B. articulated by means of pivot pins 35, 40 (FIGS. 7 and 8). A funnel inclination can be changed by means of a locking shaft with handwheel 30. In the lower position B (FIG. 7), the funnel supports 16, 17 can be placed and locked on paper abutment supports L, fixed abutments 91, 92. A lock can e.g. B. by means of a pneumatic clamping device or by means of known K i ppk lemmhebe l.

In the upper position A (Fig. 8)

T ri c hte rha te te 16, 17 z. B. on im

Paper guiding gesture l l 4 in the direction parallel to the axis

T ri chte re i n Laufwa Ize 3 slidably arranged

Abutments 48, 49 are set and locked in the manner described above. The right longitudinal fa zt ri rte r 8; 9 can in its lower position B (Fig. 1 and 7) an additional and thus positionable paper guide element 21; the second inlet 18 of the cross-flow device 14 between the trachte re inl roll 3 and its top edge 19; 22 have. The paper guide element 21; 22 can be formed in the form of a guide plate or in the form of a plurality of tubes running parallel and at a distance from one another. The sheet or the tubes can be blown with blown air for better slidability on the paper run side. The paper guiding element 21; 22 can either be attached to or detached from the paper guide frame 4 or can also be folded away when not in use. Each paper guide element 21; 22 runs in a same inclination plane 23 of the downstream second longitudinal folding former 8; 9. The inclination plane 23 of the second longitudinal folding former 8, 9 to a vertical 51 corresponds at the same time to an inclination plane 52 running through the hinge pins 15, 20 and arranged at an angle alpha to the vertical 51 (FIG. 7). A length l of each daddy element 21; 22 corresponds to at least a width b of a paper ranks s 11; 12 and is dimensioned so that the paper strand 11; 12 or a paper strand 33, 34 can be guided onto the second inlet 18 of the double-width cross-section 14.

The double-width cross-forming device 14 located below the longitudinal folding hoppers 6 to 9 consists of a cutting cylinder 24, which counteracts cutting grooves of a cutting groove, puncturing and folding knife cylinder 26 is working. The cylinder 26 in turn works together with a jaw cylinder 27. Under the jaw cylinder 27 there are two paddle wheels 28 arranged side by side in the axial direction; 29, which the folding products produced by the folder onto a belt delivery 31; 32 put down.

The following working positions are shown in the exemplary embodiments: two 1/1 wide paper webs 36; 37 (FIGS. 1 and 2) are longitudinally separated into 1/4 wide paper webs by means of known longitudinal chords in each case and by means of the left and right longitudinal fold formers 6, 7; 8, 9 to longitudinally folded paper strands 11, 12; 33, 34 folded and the first and second inlet 13; 18 fed to the transverse folding device 14. The paper strands 11, 12; 33, 34 guided over transfer rollers 53 and 54 or 53 and 55 mounted fixed to the frame and through a pair of pull rollers 57. The second inlet 8; 9 are with the

Papi guiding elements 21; 22 provided. On each tape delivery 31; 32 is a folded product 38; 39 designed with 32 pages from double production of the cross folding device. But 64 pages from simple production can also be run.

Four over the right longitudinal fold 8; 9 incoming 1/2-wide paper webs 41 to 44 are known after their further longitudinal separation by means of Longitudinal section of the right longitudinal fold former 8; 9 ranks 33 to longitudinally folded daddy; 34 and the second inlet 18 of the Que rfa Izei nricht 1 in a second

Execution example fed (Fig. 3). The right longitudinal hoppers 8; 9 with the

Papi guiding elements 21; 22 provided. On the second belt delivery 32, a folded product 46 consisting of 64 pages from eight 1/4 wide paper webs has been created. The paper strand 33; entering the second inlet 18 of the cross-section 14; 34 now has a double thickness compared to the paper strands 33; 34 on.

Furthermore, in a third exemplary embodiment, four 1/2 wide paper webs 41 to 44 arranged one above the other run after their repeated longitudinal separation into 1/4 wide paper webs in the left longitudinal fold former 6; 7 a (Fig. 4). Papers are ranked 11; 12 formed, which run into the first inlet 13 of the cross-folding device 18. A fold product 46 is produced in the cross-directional device 14 and laid out on the belt delivery 31, as shown in the previous exemplary embodiment (FIG. 3).

In a fourth exemplary embodiment, two 1/1 wide paper webs 36; 37 longitudinally cut into 1/4-wide paper webs and cut using the left and right longitudinal hoppers 6 to 9 to longitudinally folded paper strands 11, 12; 33, 34 folded without the paper guide elements 21; 22 are positioned. Thus, after the paper strands 11, 12; 33, 34 in the first inlet 13 of the transverse folding device 14, a folded product 47 is laid out on the belt delivery 31, which consists of eight layers of 16 pages each of simple production (FIGS. 5 and 6).

The number of left and right funnels 6, 7; 8, 9 can be varied in accordance with the product information. A ratio of left to right longitudinal lines can also be three to three, one to three, three to one, two to four, and so on. Finally, all of the longitudinal folding hoppers 6 to 9 shown can also have funnel holders 16; 17 and paper guiding elements 21; 22 be equipped. However, it is also possible to use the aforementioned paper guide elements 21; 22 at the right longitudinal fa Izt ri chtern 8 in a lower position B; 9 omitted and to drive without paper guiding elements.

Finally, it is also possible to use a triple-width transverse folding device 61, which consists of a triple-width cutting cylinder 62, cutting groove, puncturing and folding knife cylinder 63 and a folding jaw cylinder 64 (FIGS. 9 and 10). Under the jaw cylinder 64 are correspondingly wide Paddle wheels 66 and belt delivery 67 arranged. Transfer rollers 68 fixed to the frame; 69, 71 also have a triple width of a 1/4 wide paper web or they are corresponding to a 1/4 wide paper web in each case stored several times next to each other.

Above the transverse folding device 61 are two left 73; 74 and two right 76; 77, d. H. a left 73, a left middle 74, a right middle 76 and a right 77 longitudinal folding former. The left and the right middle longitudinal fold former 73; 76 on a first level 79 in an upper position C. The left middle longitudinal folding former 74 is located on a second level 80 in a middle position D and is with the above-described non-tight triple bracket 17 (see FIGS. 7 and 8 ) by the amount of a height h z. B. pivotally mounted in the paper guide gesture 11 4. The middle left longitudinal folding former 74 can thus be lowered to a lower position E on a third level 81.

Finally, the right longitudinal folding former 77 is in the lower position E and can also be pivoted into the middle position D.

It is of course also possible to use the longitudinal folding former 73; 76 swiveling so that it fits into the middle Position D can be brought.

The longitudinal folding former 73 and 76 arranged in the upper position C are located above a first inlet 81. The longitudinal folding former 74 arranged in the middle position D is located above a second inlet 82 and the longitudinal folding former 77 arranged in the lower position E is located above a third one Inlet 83 of the triple-width crossfitting 61.

Each longitudinal hopper 73; 74 and 76; 77 has a pair of hopper folding rollers 25 and a non-driven guide roller 86 as a backup roller, each of which is mounted in the tri chterha iter 17.

In a fifth exemplary embodiment, three 1/1 wide paper webs 87; 88; 89 after their longest separation into 1/4 wide paper webs in the longitudinal folding former 73; 74; 76; 77 and leave them longitudinally folded as Papi only ranks 11; 12; 33; 34. The longitudinal folding former 73; 76 (FIGS. 9 and 10) guide the paper strands 11; 33 via the transfer rollers 68; 71 to the first inlet 82 of the transverse folding device 61 (FIG. 10). It is e.g. B. in the production of telephone books, a product of 48 pages in the case of non-collected and a product of 96 pages in the case of collected production is formed, which over the Paddle wheel 66 is designed on the belt delivery 67.

The longitudinal folding former 74 located in the middle position D guides the paper strand 12 over the transfer rollers 68; 69; 71 to the second inlet 83 of the transverse direction 61. In the

In the telephone book production, a product of 24 pages in the case of non-collected and a product of 48 pages in the case of collected production is formed and fed to the tape delivery 67.

The longitudinal folding funnel 77 located in the lower position E directs the paper strand 34 to the third inlet 84 of the scrolling device 61 and a product is produced which corresponds to the product formed from the paper strand 12.

It is in a changed position of the longitudinal folding former 73; 74; 76; 77 of course, it is also possible to pass the daddy's first ranks 11 and 33 to the first inlet 82 and the daddy's first ranks 12 and 34 to the second inlet 83 or the third inlet 84. It is also possible to feed the second inlet 83 of the transverse folding device 61 all of the paper strands 11; 12; 33; 34 assign, etc.

Between the tricheinein Laufwa Ize 3 and the funnel top 19 (Fig. 7; 8) of a in a middle position D or a lower position E longitudinal rifle ri c hte rs can also in the triple-width Que rf a lz device (Fig. 9 and 10) a ni c htda rste L 11 es paper guide element 21; 22 can be arranged in the manner described above.

In summary, the essence of the invention is that at least the longitudinal folding former 8, 9; 74, 77 by means of pa lal Le log ramma rt i ge r quadrilaterals 4, 15, 5, 35, 17 or 16; 4, 20, 10, 40, 17 or 16 are movable in the vertical direction. The above mentioned Ge steerable at least two swing arms 5, 10 of equal length that can be pivoted parallel to one another. The wings 5, 10 are with their first ends 45, 56 on the machine frame 4 di directly or indirectly pivoted, d. H. hinged to pivot pins 15, 20. Second ends 65, 70 of the rockers 5, 10 are directly or indirectly on the longitudinal folding former 8, 9; 74, 77 pivotable, d. H. articulated by means of pivot pins 35, 40.

According to a further embodiment, the longitudinal folding formers 8, 9; 74, 77 additionally in the direction of the axis of rotation of the trich e rf a Izwa lzen 25 horizontally z. B. slidably arranged on a sled.

Horizontal displacement of the longitudinal folding former 8, 9; 74, 77 can, according to another embodiment, also take place in that the rockers 5, 10 are adjustable, that is to say they can be shortened in a targeted manner. Parts list

1 T ri c ht i n a roller group

2 Tri c hte rvore i n Laufwa Ize

3 T ri chte re i n l on wa Ize

4 paper guide frame

5 lever, swing

6 longitudinal hoppers, left

7 longitudinal hoppers, left middle

8 longitudinal hoppers, right middle

9 longitudinal hoppers, right

10 lever, swing

11 paper strand

12 strands of paper

13 inlet, first (14)

14 Que rf a Izei nc tion

15 pivot pins (5)

16 Funnel holder (8)

17 T ri chte rha I tion (9)

18 enema, two (14)

19 upper funnel edge (8; 9)

20 pivot pins (10)

21 Papi guiding elements

22 paper guide element

23 inclination plane (8; 9)

24 cutting cylinders (14)

25 T r i c hte rfa Izwa lzen

26 cutting groove, puncture and folding knife cylinders (14)

27 jaw cylinder (14) Paddle wheel Paddle wheel Handwheel Belt delivery Belt delivery Paper strand Paper strand Articulated pin (5) Paper web 1/1 Paper web 1/1 Fa iz product Folded product Articulated pin (10) Paper web 112 Paper web 1/2 Paper web 1/2 Paper web 1/2 end, first (5) Folded product (41 - 44) Folded product (36; 37) Abutment (16, 17) Abutment (16, 17) Paper running surface (6 to 9) Vertical incline plane over transfer roller transfer roller transfer end, first (10) Pull roller pair

Level, first (8; 9)

Level, second (8; 9)

Cross fold device, triple width

Cutting cylinder (61)

Cutting groove, puncture and folding knife cylinders (61)

Jaw cylinder

End, second (5)

Paddle wheel

Belt delivery over guide roller over guide roller

End, second (10) overrwa Ize

Zugwa Izenpaa r

Longitudinal folding former, left

Longitudinal folding funnel, left middle

Longitudinal folding former, right middle longitudinal folding former, right

Level, first

Level, second

Level, third

Run, first (61)

Inlet, second (61)

Inlet, third (61)

Guide roller (73; 74; 76; 77) 87 paper web 1/1

88 paper web 1/1

89 paper web 1/1

90

91 abutments (16, 17) 92 abutments (16, 17)

A position, upper (6; 7; 8; 9)

B position, lower (8; 9)

C position, upper

D position, middle

E position, lower

b amount h amount l length (21; 22) x amount

Alpha Angle (51, 52)

Claims

Expectations

1 "Moveable longitudinal former, characterized in that the longitudinal former (8, 9; 74, 77) by means of a parallelogram four-bar linkage (4, 15, 5, 35, 17 or 16; 4, 20, 10, _40/17 or 16) vertically is movable.

2. Longitudinal folding hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that the four-bar linkage (4, 15, 5, 35, 17 or 16; 4, 20, 10, 40, 17 or 16) from at least two equally long couplers (5, 10), that the couplers (5, 10) are articulated with their first ends (45, 56) on the machine frame (4) directly or indirectly (15, 20) so that the second ends (65, 70) of the couplers ( 5, 10) are directly or indirectly articulated (35, 40) on the longitudinal folding former (8, 9; 74, 77).

3. Longitudinal folding former according to claim 1 to 2, characterized in that the folding direction (8, 9; 74, 77) is additionally arranged in Tri chterfa Izwa Izen rotation onsachsenri direction (25) horizontally displaceable.