EP0885720A1 - Multifuntional inking device for a flexographic printing machine - Google Patents

Multifuntional inking device for a flexographic printing machine Download PDF

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EP0885720A1
EP0885720A1 EP98110785A EP98110785A EP0885720A1 EP 0885720 A1 EP0885720 A1 EP 0885720A1 EP 98110785 A EP98110785 A EP 98110785A EP 98110785 A EP98110785 A EP 98110785A EP 0885720 A1 EP0885720 A1 EP 0885720A1
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  • the present invention relates to an inking installation multifunctional for a flexographic printer, especially for a flexographic printer intended for the printing of elements in strip or plate such as strips or sheets of paper, cardboard or corrugated cardboard.
  • the flexographic printers that we know today typically include a printing station consisting of a plate cylinder to which the ink is transferred by means of a cylinder more known by practitioners under the name of "Anilox cylinder".
  • This screened cylinder has a plurality of cells whose density and distribution is based on the type of print job to be done.
  • This Screened cylinder can be supplied with ink in several ways.
  • a first way to supply this screened cylinder with ink is to associate it with a wiping roller.
  • the ink is brought in using a pump in an area above the point of contact between the screened cylinder and wiping roller.
  • This ink is therefore laminated between these two bodies so as to wipe the screened cylinder so as not to leave ink only in its cells.
  • This solution is suitable for most common print jobs that do not require a excellent quality.
  • this provision allows printing, also with medium quality, large, uniform surfaces called "flat" by specialists.
  • the solution of a pick-up roller soaking in an inkwell.
  • the pick-up roller deposits ink on the wiping roller at a point located before the point of contact between the screened cylinder and the wiping roller.
  • This scraper chamber consists of a body of squeegee chamber in the form of a shaped hollow bar "U" whose opposite part of the screened cylinder has two blades of doctor blade and both ends of which are closed by seals appropriate.
  • the ink is introduced into the body of the chamber scraper with a pump and this is the scraper blade arranged on the arc of defined circumference, in the direction of rotation of the screened cylinder, between it and the point of contact between the cylinder door shot and the screened cylinder which will act as a means of removing the film ink deposited on the screened cylinder so that the ink is not more than in the cells of the screened cylinder.
  • the other scraper blade constituting a pre-wiring and sealing means for the chamber scraper.
  • Patent FR 2 687 096 describes such a rake chamber.
  • the wiping of the ink film on the screened cylinder depends, between others of the material used for the scraper blades, their thickness, as well as the angle given to them at the place of their point of action against the screened cylinder.
  • This solution although more advantageous than the wiping roller, however has substantially the same disadvantages when you want excellent quality printing for fine jobs with only small "flat” in not changing the screened cylinder.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy, in whole or in part to the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the invention relates to an inking installation multifunctional for a flexographic printer, especially for a flexographic printer intended for the printing of elements in strip or plate such as strips or sheets of paper, cardboard or corrugated cardboard comprising a plate cylinder, a screened cylinder and means for supplying a quantity of ink determined on the screened cylinder, characterized in that the means for bring a quantity of ink on the screened cylinder are constituted by at at least two scraper chambers, placed opposite each other and the other of the screened cylinder, in that the screened cylinder used is always the same whatever the type of printing work to be done and in this that one can choose to use either of these scraper chambers depending on the type of print job to be performed without having to replace the screened cylinder.
  • one of the rake chambers is a squeegees fitted with squeegee blades allowing practically wiping complete the circumference of the screened cylinder and the other rake chamber is a doctor blade chamber fitted with doctor blades for leave a determined film of ink remaining on the circumference of the cylinder screened.
  • the rake chamber allowing wiping practically complete the circumference of the screened cylinder is a squeegee chamber fitted with steel strip squeegee blades.
  • the rake chamber allowing a determined ink film to remain on the circumference of the screened cylinder is a scraper chamber equipped with plastic blade blades.
  • the blade blades of one and the other doctor blade chamber made of low coefficient plastic friction.
  • the contact pressure of the blade blades of the scraper chamber allowing a determined ink film to remain on the circumference of the screened cylinder is controlled according to the speed operation of the printer so as to control the film thickness ink brought to the screened cylinder.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an inking installation 1, for a flexographic printer, including a plate cylinder 2 which is supported by a screened cylinder 3 associated with a first doctor chamber 4 and a second doctor chamber 5. It should be noted that one could consider using more than two rake chambers.
  • the screened cylinder 3 is chosen so that it has a number cells corresponding to a screened cylinder used for fine work not having large "dishes"
  • the first rake chamber 4 is mounted on a support 6 constituted by two levers 7 and 8 arranged at each end of a cross member 33.
  • the levers 7 and 8 pivot around an axis 10 arranged in a bearing 11 fixed on a spacer 12 extending between the two lateral frames 13 and 14 of the inking installation 1.
  • the pivoting of the levers 7 and 8 is ensured by a pneumatic cylinder or hydraulic 15 whose body 16 is fixed, so that it can rotate somewhat against the inner face of the side frames 13 and 14 by means a pin 17.
  • the head 18 of the rod 19 of the pneumatic cylinder or hydraulic 15 is connected to a lug 20 fixed by means of screws, not shown in this figure, on the upper part 21 of each levers 7 and 8.
  • the second rake chamber 5 is mounted so analogous on identical elements which will bear the same reference figures to which the index "a" will have been added. In the example shown in Figure 1, only the first doctor blade chamber 4 is contact with the screened cylinder 3, which corresponds to the use of inking system 1 for fine jobs with only small "flat".
  • the ink supply of the first and second chambers doctor blades 4 and 5 is provided by an ink pump 22, of good construction known and available directly from the market.
  • This ink pump draws the ink from a reservoir 23 and directs it towards the first and second scraper chambers through a valve 24 by the lines 25, 26, 27 and 28.
  • the ink is recovered by gravity through the pipe 29 connected on the one hand to a tank 30 and on the other hand to the reservoir 23.
  • the tank 30 extends over the entire length of the screened cylinder 3 and it is fixed, by means not shown, between the two side frames 13 and 14.
  • first and second doctor chambers 4 and 5 on either side of the screened cylinder 3, in a different orientation passing through the center of rotation of the screened cylinder 3, so that the scraper chambers 4 and 5 are always facing each other, although placed on two axes different.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view in partial section of a first scraper chamber 4 intended to be put into service when happens to be in the performance of fine work not involving only small "dishes".
  • the scraper chamber 4 has a body 9 of scraper chamber consisting, in the example chosen, of a transverse bar aluminum pivotally mounted on an axis 31 between two lugs fixing 32 welded to each end of the cross member 33 of the support 6.
  • the face 34 of the scraper chamber body 9 is machined so as to present two inclined planes 35 and 36 on which will be placed the blades of doctor blades 37 and 38 which will be held firmly by means of a bar 39, respectively 40 fixed to the rake chamber body 9 with screws 41, respectively 42, distributed over the entire length of the body 9 of squeegee chamber.
  • the chosen position of the scraper chamber 4 is provided on the one hand by an inflatable hose 43 acting on the rear part 44 of the body 9 of the doctor blade chamber and by a position limitation and adjustment means, not shown, of well known construction.
  • the inflatable hose 43 is placed in an iron "U" 45 welded against the cross member 33 of the support 6.
  • doctor blade 38 and 38 used in this example are made of metal, for example a steel foil of thickness between 0.2 and 0.4 millimeters.
  • the screened cylinder rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow 46 and consequently it is the blade of blades 38 which will act as organ wiping off the ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3 so that only the cells of the latter are filled with ink.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view in partial section of a second squeegee chamber 5 intended to be put into service when happens to be in the presence of the execution of works comprising large "flat".
  • the rake chamber 4 has a chamber body 9a with rakes constituted in the example chosen of a transverse bar in aluminum pivotally mounted on an axis 31a between two lugs fixing 32a welded to each end of the crosspiece 33a of the support 6a.
  • the face 34a of the doctor blade body 9a is machined so as to present two inclined planes 35a and 36a on which will be placed the blade blades 37a and 38a which will be held firmly at by means of a bar 39a, respectively 40a fixed to the body 9a of scraper chamber using screws 41a, 42a respectively, distributed over the entire length of the rake chamber body 9a.
  • the chosen position of the rake chamber 5 is ensured by starts with an inflatable hose 43a acting on the rear part 44a of the body 9a with a doctor blade chamber and by means of limitation and adjustment of position, not shown, of well known construction.
  • the inflatable hose 43a is placed in a "U" iron 45a welded against the cross member 33a of the support 6a.
  • the blade blades 37a and 38a used in this example are made of plastic, for example a material plastic with a low coefficient of friction between 0.8 and 1.6 millimeters.
  • the screened cylinder rotates in the direction indicated by arrow 46a and therefore it is the blade of squeegees 37a which will act as a wiping unit for the ink deposited on the cylinder screened 3.
  • the use of plastic blade blades allows to leave pass a larger ink volume than necessary to fill the alveoli of the screened cylinder 3 and thereby authorizes the printing of large "to flat "due to the higher volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3. It is obvious that one could choose to use only rooms with squeegees 4, 5 fitted with plastic squeegee blades, choosing qualities of plastic of different thickness as well as a contact angle also different for each of the scraper chambers.
  • FIG. 4 represents a diagram showing the variation of the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3 as a function of the speed of rotation thereof with constant contact pressure of the blades doctor blades 37a, 38.
  • the speed of rotation of the screened cylinder depends well heard from the operating speed of the printer.
  • Vmach which represents the speed of operation of the printer
  • Ve which represents the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3.
  • the curve Vn represents the nominal ink volume, i.e. the ink volume necessary to fill the cells of the screened cylinder.
  • the Vc curve represents the variation of the ink volume during pressure inking constant for a wiping roller and the Vchp curve represents the variation of the ink volume in constant pressure inking for a doctor blade chamber fitted with plastic doctor blade blades.
  • FIG. 5 represents a diagram showing the variation of the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder as a function of the speed of rotation thereof with variable contact pressure of the blades doctor blades 37a, 38.
  • the value Vmach has been plotted on the abscissa which represents the operating speed of the printer and ordered the value Ve which represents the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3.
  • Curve Vn represents the nominal ink volume, that is to say the volume of ink required to fill the cells of the screened cylinder.
  • Curve V1 represents the variation in ink volume in oversinking for a pressure p1
  • the curve V2 represents the variation of the volume of ink inking for a pressure p2
  • the curve V3 represents the variation of the ink volume in over-inking for a pressure p3
  • the curve V4 represents the variation of the ink volume in over-inking for a pressure p4.
  • the curve Vs represents the volume ink brought to the screened cylinder 3 for a given over-inking.
  • the contact pressure of the blade blades 3 is obtained, in the present example, by the action of the inflatable tube 43, respectively 43a.
  • the air pressure in the inflatable tube allows to oppose the pressure hydro-dynamic depending on the speed of rotation of the screened cylinder 3 and, if this speed increases, the thickness of the ink film increases. If we increases the air pressure in the inflatable tube 43, 43a, we will reduce the thickness of the ink film, hence the idea of controlling this pressure by function of the speed of rotation of the screened cylinder 3 to obtain a control of the thickness of the ink film. Using pressures different p1, p2, p3, p4, we obtain a network of curves V1, V2, V3, V4 corresponding to the different pressures. For a given over-ink, we switches from one pressure to another depending on the speed of rotation of the screened cylinder 3.
  • FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a system control of the contact pressure of the blade blades doctor chambers 4, respectively 5.
  • the chamber doctor blades 4 is of the metal doctor blade type and the doctor chamber 5 uses plastic blade blades. It is therefore used to carry out the works with large "flat”.
  • This servo includes a generator of pulses GI mounted on the axis of the screened cylinder 3 so as to give a information Vr relating to its speed of rotation. This Vr information is transmitted to a decoder 50 then sent to a comparator 51.
  • the contact pressure of plastic doctor blade blades 5 is represented by the information Pr coming from a sensor such that, by example a strain gauge.
  • This information Pr is transmitted to a decoder 52 before being sent to comparator 51.
  • the feedback loop of the servo circuit consists of a reader 54, for example a densitometer, which will transmit Lc information representing the indication relating to the quality of the printing of large "to dishes ".
  • the information Lc is transmitted to a decoder 55 before being sent to comparator 51.
  • a closed loop control It is understood that we could choose to work in open loop by removing the organs relating to the automatic control of the print quality of large "flat” and therefore the indication Lc.
  • the air pressure in the inflatable tube 43a is obtained by means of a pump P and its intensity is regulated by a pressure limiter 53.
  • the pump P also supplies the inflatable tube 43 from the scraper chamber 4 through another pressure relief valve 56 ensuring constant pressure in the inflatable tube 43 when uses the scraper chamber 4 because in this case it is not necessary to vary the contact pressure of the blade blades of this chamber to scrapes since we are not looking for an over-inking.
  • switch to "servo" mode and the comparator 51 will emit, as a function of the information Lc, Pr and Vr, a Pbg information which will be sent to the pressure relief valve 53 which will provide a modulated pressure Pm at the inflatable tube 43a.
  • Reader 54 is placed in the vicinity of the printed sheet 57, moving in the direction indicated by arrow 58, so as to read its underside.

Abstract

The inking assembly, for a printer with a plate carrier cylinder (2) and screen cylinder (3), has an applicator in the form of two or more scraper chambers (4,5) which face one another on opposite sides of the cylinder. The screen cylinder is the same for all types of printing and only the operation of the scraper chambers is altered. One of the scraper chambers (4) has scraper blades which wipe practically the whole circumference of the screen cylinder, while the scraper blades in the other chamber leave a predetermined film of ink on the cylinder. Both sets of blades are made from metal or a plastics material with a low friction coefficient.

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La présente invention est relative à une installation d'encrage multifonctionnelle pour une imprimeuse flexographique, notamment pour une imprimeuse flexographique destinée à l'impression d'éléments en bande ou en plaque tels que des bandes ou des feuilles de papier, de carton ou de carton ondulé.The present invention relates to an inking installation multifunctional for a flexographic printer, especially for a flexographic printer intended for the printing of elements in strip or plate such as strips or sheets of paper, cardboard or corrugated cardboard.

Les imprimeuses flexographiques que l'on connaít à ce jour comprennent généralement une station d'impression composée d'un cylindre porte cliché auquel l'encre est transférée au moyen d'un cylindre tramé plus connu des praticiens sous le nom de "cylindre Anilox". Ce cylindre tramé comporte une pluralités d'alvéoles dont la densité et la répartition est fonction du genre de travaux d'impression à réaliser. Ce cylindre tramé peut être alimenté en encre de plusieurs manières. Une première manière d'alimenter ce cylindre tramé en encre consiste à l'associer avec un rouleau essuyeur. L'encre est amenée à l'aide d'une pompe dans une zone se situant au-dessus du point de contact entre le cylindre tramé et le rouleau essuyeur. Cette encre est de ce fait laminée entre ces deux organes de façon à essuyer le cylindre tramé pour ne laisser de l'encre que dans ses alvéoles. Cette solution convient pour la plupart des travaux courants d'impression ne nécessitant pas une excellente qualité. Cependant, cette disposition permet d'imprimer, également avec une qualité moyenne, de grandes surfaces unies appelées "à plats" par les spécialistes.The flexographic printers that we know today typically include a printing station consisting of a plate cylinder to which the ink is transferred by means of a cylinder more known by practitioners under the name of "Anilox cylinder". This screened cylinder has a plurality of cells whose density and distribution is based on the type of print job to be done. This Screened cylinder can be supplied with ink in several ways. A first way to supply this screened cylinder with ink is to associate it with a wiping roller. The ink is brought in using a pump in an area above the point of contact between the screened cylinder and wiping roller. This ink is therefore laminated between these two bodies so as to wipe the screened cylinder so as not to leave ink only in its cells. This solution is suitable for most common print jobs that do not require a excellent quality. However, this provision allows printing, also with medium quality, large, uniform surfaces called "flat" by specialists.

Au lieu d'amener l'encre dans la zone se situant au-dessus du point de contact entre le cylindre tramé et le rouleau essuyeur, on peut utiliser la solution d'un rouleau preneur trempant dans un encrier. Dans ce cas, le rouleau preneur dépose l'encre sur le rouleau essuyeur en un point situé avant le point de contact entre le cylindre tramé et le rouleau essuyeur. Une telle disposition est, entre autres, décrite dans le brevet US 4,526,102. Instead of bringing the ink into the area above the point of contact between the screened cylinder and the wiping roller, the solution of a pick-up roller soaking in an inkwell. In this case, the pick-up roller deposits ink on the wiping roller at a point located before the point of contact between the screened cylinder and the wiping roller. Such an arrangement is, among others, described in US Patent 4,526,102.

Une autre manière d'alimenter le cylindre tramé consiste à l'associer avec une chambre à râcles. Cette chambre à râcle consiste en un corps de chambre à râcles se présentant sous la forme d'une barre évidée en forme de "U" dont la partie en regard du cylindre tramé comporte deux lames de râcle et dont les deux extrémités sont obturées par des joints d'étanchéité appropriés. Dans ce cas, l'encre est introduite dans le corps de la chambre à râcle au moyen d'une pompe et c'est la lame de râcle se trouvant disposée sur l'arc de circonférence défini, dans le sens de rotation du cylindre tramé, entre celle-ci et le point de contact entre le cylindre porte cliché et le cylindre tramé qui fera office de moyen de suppression du film d'encre déposé sur le cylindre tramé de telle façon que l'encre ne se trouve plus que dans les alvéoles du cylindre tramé. L'autre lame de râcle constituant un moyen de prérâclage et d'étanchéité pour la chambre à râcle. Le brevet FR 2 687 096 décrit une telle chambre à râcles.Another way to feed the screened cylinder is to associate it with a rake chamber. This scraper chamber consists of a body of squeegee chamber in the form of a shaped hollow bar "U" whose opposite part of the screened cylinder has two blades of doctor blade and both ends of which are closed by seals appropriate. In this case, the ink is introduced into the body of the chamber scraper with a pump and this is the scraper blade arranged on the arc of defined circumference, in the direction of rotation of the screened cylinder, between it and the point of contact between the cylinder door shot and the screened cylinder which will act as a means of removing the film ink deposited on the screened cylinder so that the ink is not more than in the cells of the screened cylinder. The other scraper blade constituting a pre-wiring and sealing means for the chamber scraper. Patent FR 2 687 096 describes such a rake chamber.

L'utilisation d'une chambre à râcles à lame métallique convient tout particulièrement bien pour réaliser des travaux pour lesquels on recherche une excellente qualité d'impression. En effet, de par les qualités de rigidité des lames de râcle, il est aisé de contrôler très précisément l'épaisseur du film d'encre que l'on désire déposer sur le cylindre tramé. Par contre, cette méthode présente l'inconvénient de ne pas pouvoir assurer une bonne qualité pour l'impression de grandes surfaces ("à plats") car elle ne permet pas d'apporter suffisamment d'encre au cylindre tramé et pour l'impression de grands "à plats" il sera nécessaire de procéder au remplacement du cylindre tramé utilisé par un autre cylindre comportant un plus grand nombre d'alvéoles.The use of a blade chamber with a metal blade is suitable particularly good for carrying out work for which we are looking excellent print quality. Indeed, by the qualities of rigidity scraper blades, it is easy to very precisely control the thickness of the ink film which one wishes to deposit on the screened cylinder. However, this disadvantage of not being able to ensure good quality for printing large areas ("flat") because it does not allow not bring enough ink to the screened cylinder and for printing large "flat" it will be necessary to replace the screened cylinder used by another cylinder with a larger number of cells.

L'essuyage du film d'encre sur le cylindre tramé dépend, entre autres du matériau employé pour les lames de râcle, de leur épaisseur, ainsi que de l'angle donné à celles-ci à l'endroit de leur point d'action contre le cylindre tramé. Pour améliorer l'impression des grandes surfaces ("à plats"), le praticien à testé et finalement choisi des lames de râcle plus épaisses, réalisées en matériau plastique comme cela est décrit dans le brevet US 5,027,513. Cette solution, quoique plus avantageuse que le rouleau essuyeur, présente toutefois sensiblement les mêmes inconvénients lorsque l'on désire obtenir une excellente qualité d'impression pour des travaux fins ne comportant que de petits "à plats" en ne changeant pas le cylindre tramé.The wiping of the ink film on the screened cylinder depends, between others of the material used for the scraper blades, their thickness, as well as the angle given to them at the place of their point of action against the screened cylinder. To improve the printing of large areas ("flat"), the practitioner tested and finally chose more scraper blades thick, made of plastic material as described in the US Patent 5,027,513. This solution, although more advantageous than the wiping roller, however has substantially the same disadvantages when you want excellent quality printing for fine jobs with only small "flat" in not changing the screened cylinder.

Pour améliorer la qualité d'impression en fonction du genre de travaux à exécuter, il a été proposé de combiner le système d'encrage utilisant un rouleau essuyeur avec le système utilisant une chambre à râcle. Une telle combinaison est décrite dans le brevet EP 0 382 347 B1. Le résultat obtenu, est cependant tributaire des inconvénients provenant de l'utilisation du système d'encrage comportant un rouleau essuyeur. La solution apportée par cette combinaison a certes permis d'améliorer la qualité des impressions en pouvant opter indifféremment pour l'un ou l'autre des modes d'impression en fonction des travaux à réaliser mais présente, au niveau du prix de revient et de la réalisation de l'installation, des inconvénients non négligeables. Un autre inconvénient qu'il convient de relever réside dans le fait qu'il n'est pas possible d'utiliser des organes sensiblement identiques pour réaliser l'installation d'encrage et que dans la plupart des cas il faudra obligatoirement procèder au changement de cylindre tramé, ce qui représente une opération de démontage importante.To improve the print quality depending on the kind of work to be carried out, it was proposed to combine the inking system using a wiping roller with the chamber system scraper. Such a combination is described in patent EP 0 382 347 B1. The result obtained, however, is dependent on the disadvantages arising the use of the inking system comprising a wiping roller. The solution provided by this combination has certainly improved the quality of the prints by being able to choose one or the other the other of the printing modes depending on the work to be done but present, in terms of cost price and installation, significant disadvantages. Another disadvantage that should be to note lies in the fact that it is not possible to use organs substantially identical to carry out the inking installation and that in the in most cases it will be mandatory to change the screened cylinder, which represents an important disassembly operation.

Le but de la présente invention vise à remédier, en tout ou en partie aux inconvénients précités.The object of the present invention is to remedy, in whole or in part to the aforementioned drawbacks.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet une installation d'encrage multifonctionnelle pour une imprimeuse flexographique, notamment pour une imprimeuse flexographique destinée à l'impression d'éléments en bande ou en plaque tels que des bandes ou des feuilles de papier, de carton ou de carton ondulé comprenant un cylindre porte cliché, un cylindre tramé et des moyens pour apporter une quantité d'encre déterminée sur le cylindre tramé, caractérisée en ce que les moyens pour apporter une quantité d'encre sur le cylindre tramé sont constitués par au moins deux chambres à râcles, placées en regard l'une de l'autre de part et d'autre du cylindre tramé, en ce que le cylindre tramé utilisé est toujours le même quelque soit le genre de travaux d'impression à réaliser et en ce que l'on peut choisir d'utiliser indifféremment l'une ou l'autre desdites chambres à râcles en fonction du genre des travaux d'impression à réaliser sans avoir à remplaçer le cylindre tramé.To this end, the invention relates to an inking installation multifunctional for a flexographic printer, especially for a flexographic printer intended for the printing of elements in strip or plate such as strips or sheets of paper, cardboard or corrugated cardboard comprising a plate cylinder, a screened cylinder and means for supplying a quantity of ink determined on the screened cylinder, characterized in that the means for bring a quantity of ink on the screened cylinder are constituted by at at least two scraper chambers, placed opposite each other and the other of the screened cylinder, in that the screened cylinder used is always the same whatever the type of printing work to be done and in this that one can choose to use either of these scraper chambers depending on the type of print job to be performed without having to replace the screened cylinder.

De préférence, l'une des chambres à râcles est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles permettant un essuyage pratiquement complet de la circonférence du cylindre tramé et l'autre chambre à râcles est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles permettant de laisser subsister un film d'encre déterminé sur la circonférence du cylindre tramé.Preferably, one of the rake chambers is a squeegees fitted with squeegee blades allowing practically wiping complete the circumference of the screened cylinder and the other rake chamber is a doctor blade chamber fitted with doctor blades for leave a determined film of ink remaining on the circumference of the cylinder screened.

De préférence, la chambre à râcles permettant un essuyage pratiquement complet de la circonférence du cylindre tramé est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles en feuillard d'acier. Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la chambre à râcles permettant de laisser subsister un film d'encre déterminé sur la circonférence du cylindre tramé est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles en matière plastique.Preferably, the rake chamber allowing wiping practically complete the circumference of the screened cylinder is a squeegee chamber fitted with steel strip squeegee blades. According to another characteristic of the invention, the rake chamber allowing a determined ink film to remain on the circumference of the screened cylinder is a scraper chamber equipped with plastic blade blades.

Avantageusement, les lames de râcles de l'une et de l'autre chambre à râcles sont réalisées en matière plastique de faible coefficient de frottement.Advantageously, the blade blades of one and the other doctor blade chamber made of low coefficient plastic friction.

Avantageusement, la pression de contact des lames de râcles de la chambre à râcles permettant de laisser subsister un film d'encre déterminé sur la circonférence du cylindre tramé est asservie en fonction de la vitesse de fonctionnement de l'imprimeuse de façon à contrôler l'épaisseur du film d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé.Advantageously, the contact pressure of the blade blades of the scraper chamber allowing a determined ink film to remain on the circumference of the screened cylinder is controlled according to the speed operation of the printer so as to control the film thickness ink brought to the screened cylinder.

D'autres particularités et avantages de cette invention apparaítrons au cours de la description qui va suivre, basée sur les dessins annexés qui illustrent, schématiquement et à titre d'exemple, une forme d'exécution de l'installation.

  • La figure 1 est une vue schématique d'une installation d'encrage,
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique en coupe partielle d'une première chambre à râcles,
  • la figure 3 est une vue schématique en coupe partielle d'une deuxième chambre à râcles,
  • la figure 4 représente un diagramme montrant la variation du volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé en fonction de la vitesse de rotation de celui-ci avec une pression de contact constante des lames de râcles,
  • la figure 5 représente un diagramme montrant la variation du volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé en fonction de la vitesse de rotation de celui-ci avec une pression de contact variable des lames de râcles, et
  • la figure 6 représente un schéma-bloc d'un système de régulation de la pression de contact des lames de râcles.
Other features and advantages of this invention will appear during the description which follows, based on the accompanying drawings which illustrate, schematically and by way of example, an embodiment of the installation.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an inking installation,
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view in partial section of a first doctor blade chamber,
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view in partial section of a second rake chamber,
  • FIG. 4 represents a diagram showing the variation of the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder as a function of the speed of rotation of the latter with a constant contact pressure of the blade blades,
  • FIG. 5 represents a diagram showing the variation in the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder as a function of the speed of rotation of the latter with a variable contact pressure of the blade blades, and
  • FIG. 6 represents a block diagram of a system for regulating the contact pressure of the blade blades.

La figure 1 est une vue schématique d'une installation d'encrage 1, pour une imprimeuse flexographique, comprenant un cylindre porte cliché 2 contre lequel vient s'appuyer un cylindre tramé 3 associé à une première chambre à râcles 4 et à une deuxième chambre à râcles 5. Il est à noter que l'on pourrait envisager l'utilisation de plus de deux chambres à râcles. Le cylindre tramé 3 est choisi de telle sorte qu'il comporte un nombre d'alvéoles correspondant à un cylindre tramé utilisé pour des travaux fins ne comportant pas de grands "à plats" La première chambre à râcles 4 est montée sur un support 6 constitué par deux leviers 7 et 8 disposés à chacune des extrémités d'une traverse 33. Les leviers 7 et 8 pivotent autour d'un axe 10 agencé dans un palier 11 fixé sur une entretoise 12 s'étendant entre les deux bâtis latéraux 13 et 14 de l'installation d'encrage 1. Le pivotement des leviers 7 et 8 est assuré par un vérin pneumatique ou hydraulique 15 dont le corps 16 est fixé, de façon à pouvoir tourner quelque peu, contre la face intérieure des bâtis latéraux 13 et 14 au moyen d'un tourillon 17. La tête 18 de la tige 19 du vérin pneumatique ou hydraulique 15 est quant à elle reliée à une patte 20 fixée au moyen de vis, non représentées sur cette figure, sur la partie supérieure 21 de chacun des leviers 7 et 8. La deuxième chambre à râcles 5 est montée de manière analogue sur des éléments identiques lesquels porteront les mêmes chiffres de référence auquels on aura ajouté l'indice "a". Dans l'exemple représenté sur la figure 1, seule la première chambre à râcle 4 est en contact avec le cylindre tramé 3, ce qui correspond à l'utilisation de l'installation d'encrage 1 pour des travaux fins ne comportant que de petits "à plats". L'alimentation en encre des première et deuxième chambres à râcles 4 et 5 est assurée par une pompe à encre 22, de construction bien connue et disponible directement du commerce. Cette pompe à encre puise l'encre dans un réservoir 23 et la dirige vers les première et deuxième chambres à râcles au travers d'une vanne 24 par les canalisations 25, 26, 27 et 28. La récupération de l'encre s'effectue par gravité au travers de la canalisation 29 reliée d'une part à un bac 30 et d'autre part au réservoir 23. Le bac 30 s'étend sur toute la longueur du cylindre tramé 3 et il est fixé, par des moyens non représentés, entre les deux bâtis latéraux 13 et 14. Il est bien évident que, pour des raisons de simplification du nettoyage lorsque l'on désire changer la couleur de l'encre employée, on pourrait utiliser un réservoir, une pompe et des canalisations indépendantes pour chacune des première et deuxième chambres à râcles 4 et 5. La commande des vérins pneumatiques ou hydrauliques 15 et 15a s'effectue de manière indépendante suivant que l'on désire employer soit la première chambre à râcles ou la deuxième, par exemple au moyen d'un interrupteur à deux positions relié électriquement ou pneumatiquement à un circuit de commande de vérins 13 et 14. Dans l'exécution représentée, les première et deuxième chambres à râcles 4 et 5 sont placées en regard l'une de l'autre sur un axe commun passant par le centre de rotation du cylindre tramé 3. Cependant, il est tout à fait possible de disposer les première et deuxième chambres à râcles 4 et 5, de part et d'autre du cylindre tramé 3, suivant une orientation différente passant par le centre de rotation du cylindre tramé 3, de façon à ce que les chambres à râcles 4 et 5 soient toujours en regard l'une de l'autre, quoique placées sur deux axes différents.FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an inking installation 1, for a flexographic printer, including a plate cylinder 2 which is supported by a screened cylinder 3 associated with a first doctor chamber 4 and a second doctor chamber 5. It should be noted that one could consider using more than two rake chambers. The screened cylinder 3 is chosen so that it has a number cells corresponding to a screened cylinder used for fine work not having large "dishes" The first rake chamber 4 is mounted on a support 6 constituted by two levers 7 and 8 arranged at each end of a cross member 33. The levers 7 and 8 pivot around an axis 10 arranged in a bearing 11 fixed on a spacer 12 extending between the two lateral frames 13 and 14 of the inking installation 1. The pivoting of the levers 7 and 8 is ensured by a pneumatic cylinder or hydraulic 15 whose body 16 is fixed, so that it can rotate somewhat against the inner face of the side frames 13 and 14 by means a pin 17. The head 18 of the rod 19 of the pneumatic cylinder or hydraulic 15 is connected to a lug 20 fixed by means of screws, not shown in this figure, on the upper part 21 of each levers 7 and 8. The second rake chamber 5 is mounted so analogous on identical elements which will bear the same reference figures to which the index "a" will have been added. In the example shown in Figure 1, only the first doctor blade chamber 4 is contact with the screened cylinder 3, which corresponds to the use of inking system 1 for fine jobs with only small "flat". The ink supply of the first and second chambers doctor blades 4 and 5 is provided by an ink pump 22, of good construction known and available directly from the market. This ink pump draws the ink from a reservoir 23 and directs it towards the first and second scraper chambers through a valve 24 by the lines 25, 26, 27 and 28. The ink is recovered by gravity through the pipe 29 connected on the one hand to a tank 30 and on the other hand to the reservoir 23. The tank 30 extends over the entire length of the screened cylinder 3 and it is fixed, by means not shown, between the two side frames 13 and 14. It is obvious that, for reasons of simplification of cleaning when you want to change the color of the ink used, we could use a tank, a pump and pipes independent for each of the first and second rake chambers 4 and 5. Control of pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders 15 and 15a is performed independently depending on whether you want to use either the first or second rake chamber, for example by means of a two-position switch electrically or pneumatically connected to a cylinder control circuit 13 and 14. In the embodiment shown, the first and second rake chambers 4 and 5 are placed opposite from each other on a common axis passing through the center of rotation of the screened cylinder 3. However, it is quite possible to arrange the first and second doctor chambers 4 and 5, on either side of the screened cylinder 3, in a different orientation passing through the center of rotation of the screened cylinder 3, so that the scraper chambers 4 and 5 are always facing each other, although placed on two axes different.

La figure 2 est une vue schématique en coupe partielle d'une première chambre à râcles 4 destinée à être mise en service lorsque l'on se trouve être en présence de l'exécution de travaux fins ne comportant que de petits "à plats". La chambre à râcles 4 comporte un corps 9 de chambre à râcles constitué, dans l'exemple choisi, d'une barre transversale en aluminium montée à pivotement sur un axe 31 entre deux pattes de fixation 32 soudées à chaque extrémité de la traverse 33 du support 6. La face 34 du corps 9 de chambre à râcle est usinée de façon à présenter deux plans inclinés 35 et 36 sur lesquels viendront se placer les lames de râcles 37 et 38 qui seront maintenues fermement au moyen d'une barrette 39, respectivement 40 fixée au corps 9 de chambre à râcles à l'aide de vis 41, respectivement 42, réparties sur toute la longueur du corps 9 de chambre à râcles. Dans la présente exécution, la position choisie de la chambre à râcles 4 est assurée d'une part par un boyau gonflable 43 agissant sur la partie arrière 44 du corps 9 de chambre à râcles et par un moyen de limitation et de réglage de position, non représenté, de construction bien connue. Le boyau gonflable 43 est disposé dans un fer à "U" 45 soudé contre la traverse 33 du support 6. Il est à noter que les lames de râcles 37 et 38 utilisées dans cet exemple sont réalisées en métal, par exemple un clinquant d'acier d'épaisseur comprise entre 0,2 et 0,4 millimètres. Le cylindre tramé tourne dans le sens indiqué par la flèche 46 et par conséquent c'est la lame de râcles 38 qui fera office d'organe d'essuyage de l'encre apportée sur le cylindre tramé 3 de façon à ce que seules les alvéoles de celui-ci soient remplies d'encre.Figure 2 is a schematic view in partial section of a first scraper chamber 4 intended to be put into service when happens to be in the performance of fine work not involving only small "dishes". The scraper chamber 4 has a body 9 of scraper chamber consisting, in the example chosen, of a transverse bar aluminum pivotally mounted on an axis 31 between two lugs fixing 32 welded to each end of the cross member 33 of the support 6. The face 34 of the scraper chamber body 9 is machined so as to present two inclined planes 35 and 36 on which will be placed the blades of doctor blades 37 and 38 which will be held firmly by means of a bar 39, respectively 40 fixed to the rake chamber body 9 with screws 41, respectively 42, distributed over the entire length of the body 9 of squeegee chamber. In the present execution, the chosen position of the scraper chamber 4 is provided on the one hand by an inflatable hose 43 acting on the rear part 44 of the body 9 of the doctor blade chamber and by a position limitation and adjustment means, not shown, of well known construction. The inflatable hose 43 is placed in an iron "U" 45 welded against the cross member 33 of the support 6. It should be noted that the doctor blade 38 and 38 used in this example are made of metal, for example a steel foil of thickness between 0.2 and 0.4 millimeters. The screened cylinder rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow 46 and consequently it is the blade of blades 38 which will act as organ wiping off the ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3 so that only the cells of the latter are filled with ink.

La figure 3 est une vue schématique en coupe partielle d'une deuxième chambre à râcles 5 destinée à être mise en service lorsque l'on se trouve être en présence de l'exécution de travaux comportant des grands "à plats'. La chambre à râcles 4 comporte un corps 9a de chambre à râcles constitué dans l'exemple choisi d'une barre transversale en aluminium montée à pivotement sur un axe 31a entre deux pattes de fixation 32a soudées à chaque extrémité de la traverse 33a du support 6a. La face 34a du corps 9a de chambre à râcle est usiné de façon à présenter deux plans inclinés 35a et 36a sur lesquels viendront se placer les lames de râcles 37a et 38a qui seront maintenues fermement au moyen d'une barrette 39a, respectivement 40a fixée au corps 9a de chambre à râcles à l'aide de vis 41a, respectivement 42a, réparties sur toute la longueur du corps 9a de chambre à râcles. Dans la présente exécution, la position choisie de la chambre à râcles 5 est assurée d'une part par un boyau gonflable 43a agissant sur la partie arrière 44a du corps 9a de chambre à râcles et par un moyen de limitation et de réglage de position, non représenté, de construction bien connue. Le boyau gonflable 43a est disposé dans un fer à "U" 45a soudé contre la traverse 33a du support 6a. Il est à noter que les lames de râcles 37a et 38a utilisées dans cet exemple sont réalisées en matière plastique, par exemple une matière plastique présentant un faible coefficient de frottement d'épaisseur comprise entre 0,8 et 1,6 millimètres. Le cylindre tramé tourne dans le sens indiqué par la flèche 46a et par conséquent c'est la lame de râcles 37a qui fera office d'organe d'essuyage de l'encre déposée sur le cylindre tramé 3. L'utilisation de lames de râcles en plastique permet de laisser passer un volume d'encre plus grand que celui nécessaire pour remplir les alvéoles du cylindre tramé 3 et par là autorise l'impression de grands "à plats" en raison du plus grand volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé 3. Il est évident que l'on pourrait choisir de n'utiliser que des chambres à râcles 4, 5 équipées de lames de râcles en plastique en choisissant des qualités de plastique d'épaisseur différente ainsi qu'un angle de contact lui-aussi différent pour chacune des chambres à râcles. Figure 3 is a schematic view in partial section of a second squeegee chamber 5 intended to be put into service when happens to be in the presence of the execution of works comprising large "flat". The rake chamber 4 has a chamber body 9a with rakes constituted in the example chosen of a transverse bar in aluminum pivotally mounted on an axis 31a between two lugs fixing 32a welded to each end of the crosspiece 33a of the support 6a. The face 34a of the doctor blade body 9a is machined so as to present two inclined planes 35a and 36a on which will be placed the blade blades 37a and 38a which will be held firmly at by means of a bar 39a, respectively 40a fixed to the body 9a of scraper chamber using screws 41a, 42a respectively, distributed over the entire length of the rake chamber body 9a. In this execution, the chosen position of the rake chamber 5 is ensured by starts with an inflatable hose 43a acting on the rear part 44a of the body 9a with a doctor blade chamber and by means of limitation and adjustment of position, not shown, of well known construction. The inflatable hose 43a is placed in a "U" iron 45a welded against the cross member 33a of the support 6a. It should be noted that the blade blades 37a and 38a used in this example are made of plastic, for example a material plastic with a low coefficient of friction between 0.8 and 1.6 millimeters. The screened cylinder rotates in the direction indicated by arrow 46a and therefore it is the blade of squeegees 37a which will act as a wiping unit for the ink deposited on the cylinder screened 3. The use of plastic blade blades allows to leave pass a larger ink volume than necessary to fill the alveoli of the screened cylinder 3 and thereby authorizes the printing of large "to flat "due to the higher volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3. It is obvious that one could choose to use only rooms with squeegees 4, 5 fitted with plastic squeegee blades, choosing qualities of plastic of different thickness as well as a contact angle also different for each of the scraper chambers.

La figure 4 représente un diagramme montrant la variation du volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé 3 en fonction de la vitesse de rotation de celui-ci avec une pression de contact constante des lames de râcles 37a, 38. La vitesse de rotation du cylindre tramé dépend bien entendu de la vitesse de fonctionnement de l'imprimeuse. Dans cette figure, on a porté en abscisse la valeur Vmach qui représente la vitesse de fonctionnement de l'imprimeuse et en ordonnée la valeur Ve qui représente le volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé 3. La courbe Vn représente le volume d'encre nominal, c'est-à-dire le volume d'encre nécessaire pour remplir les alvéoles du cylindre tramé. La courbe Vc représente la variation du volume d'encre en surencrage à pression constante pour un rouleau essuyeur et la courbe Vchp représente la variation du volume d'encre en surencrage à pression constante pour une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles en matière plastique.FIG. 4 represents a diagram showing the variation of the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3 as a function of the speed of rotation thereof with constant contact pressure of the blades doctor blades 37a, 38. The speed of rotation of the screened cylinder depends well heard from the operating speed of the printer. In this figure, we have plotted on the abscissa the value Vmach which represents the speed of operation of the printer and on the ordinate the value Ve which represents the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3. The curve Vn represents the nominal ink volume, i.e. the ink volume necessary to fill the cells of the screened cylinder. The Vc curve represents the variation of the ink volume during pressure inking constant for a wiping roller and the Vchp curve represents the variation of the ink volume in constant pressure inking for a doctor blade chamber fitted with plastic doctor blade blades.

La figure 5 représente un diagramme montrant la variation du volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé en fonction de la vitesse de rotation de celui-ci avec une pression de contact variable des lames de râcles 37a, 38. Dans cette figure, on a porté en abscisse la valeur Vmach qui représente la vitesse de fonctionnement de l'imprimeuse et en ordonnée la valeur Ve qui représente le volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé 3. La courbe Vn représente le volume d'encre nominal, c'est-à-dire le volume d'encre nécessaire pour remplir les alvéoles du cylindre tramé. La courbe V1 représente la variation du volume d'encre en surencrage pour une pression p1, la courbe V2 représente la variation du volume d'encre en surencrage pour une pression p2, la courbe V3 représente la variation du volume d'encre en surencrage pour une pression p3 et la courbe V4 représente la variation du volume d'encre en surencrage pour une pression p4. La courbe Vs représente le volume d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé 3 pour un surencrage donné. La pression de contact des lames de râcles 3 est obtenue, dans le présent exemple, par l'action du boudin gonflable 43, respectivement 43a. La pression d'air dans le boudin gonflable permet de s'opposer à la pression hydro-dynamique dépendant de la vitesse de rotation du cylindre tramé 3 et, si cette vitesse augmente, l'épaisseur du film d'encre augmente. Si l'on augmente la pression d'air dans le boudin gonflable 43, 43a, on fera diminuer l'épaisseur du film d'encre d'où l'idée d'asservir cette pression en fonction de la vitesse de rotation du cylindre tramé 3 pour obtenir un contrôle de l'épaisseur du film d'encre. En utilisant des pressions différentes p1, p2, p3, p4, on obtient un réseau de courbes V1, V2, V3, V4 correspondant aux différentes pressions. Pour un surencrage donné, on passe d'une pression à l'autre en fonction de la vitesse de rotation du cylindre tramé 3.FIG. 5 represents a diagram showing the variation of the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder as a function of the speed of rotation thereof with variable contact pressure of the blades doctor blades 37a, 38. In this figure, the value Vmach has been plotted on the abscissa which represents the operating speed of the printer and ordered the value Ve which represents the volume of ink supplied to the screened cylinder 3. Curve Vn represents the nominal ink volume, that is to say the volume of ink required to fill the cells of the screened cylinder. Curve V1 represents the variation in ink volume in oversinking for a pressure p1, the curve V2 represents the variation of the volume of ink inking for a pressure p2, the curve V3 represents the variation of the ink volume in over-inking for a pressure p3 and the curve V4 represents the variation of the ink volume in over-inking for a pressure p4. The curve Vs represents the volume ink brought to the screened cylinder 3 for a given over-inking. The contact pressure of the blade blades 3 is obtained, in the present example, by the action of the inflatable tube 43, respectively 43a. The air pressure in the inflatable tube allows to oppose the pressure hydro-dynamic depending on the speed of rotation of the screened cylinder 3 and, if this speed increases, the thickness of the ink film increases. If we increases the air pressure in the inflatable tube 43, 43a, we will reduce the thickness of the ink film, hence the idea of controlling this pressure by function of the speed of rotation of the screened cylinder 3 to obtain a control of the thickness of the ink film. Using pressures different p1, p2, p3, p4, we obtain a network of curves V1, V2, V3, V4 corresponding to the different pressures. For a given over-ink, we switches from one pressure to another depending on the speed of rotation of the screened cylinder 3.

La figure 6 représente un schéma-bloc d'un système d'asservissement de la pression de contact des lames de râcles des chambres à râcles 4, respectivement 5. Sur cette figure, la chambre à râcles 4 est du type à lames de râcles métalliques et la chambre à râcles 5 utilise des lames de râcles en plastique. Elle sert donc à réaliser les travaux comportant de grands "à plats". Ainsi que nous l'avons déjà expliqué précèdemment, il est prévu d'asservir la pression des lames de râcles en plastique contre le cylindre tramé 3 en fonction de la vitesse de rotation de celui-ci. Cet asservissement comporte un générateur d'impulsions GI monté sur l'axe du cylindre tramé 3 de façon à donner une information Vr relative à sa vitesse de rotation. Cette information Vr est transmise à un décodeur 50 puis envoyée sur un comparateur 51. La pression d'appui des lames de râcles en plastique de la chambre à râcles 5 est représentée par l'information Pr provenant d'un capteur tel que, par exemple une jauge de contrainte. Cette information Pr est transmise à un décodeur 52 avant d'être envoyée sur le comparateur 51. Dans l'exemple choisi, la boucle de retour du circuit d'asservissement est constituée par un lecteur 54, par exemple un densitomètre, qui émettra une information Lc représentant l'indication relative à la qualité de l'impression des grands "à plats". L'information Lc est transmise à un décodeur 55 avant d'être envoyée sur le comparateur 51. Nous sommes ici en présence d'un asservissement en boucle fermée. Il est bien entendu que l'on pourrait choisir de travailler en boucle ouverte en supprimant les organes relatifs au contrôle automatique de la qualité d'impression des grands "à plats" et donc l'indication Lc. La pression d'air dans le boudin gonflable 43a est obtenue au moyen d'une pompe P et son intensité est réglée par un limiteur de pression 53. La pompe P alimente aussi le boudin gonflable 43 de la chambre à râcles 4 au travers d'un autre limiteur de pression 56 assurant une pression constante dans le boudin gonflable 43 lorsque l'on utilise la chambre à râcles 4 car dans ce cas, il n'est pas nécessaire de faire varier la pression d'appui des lames de râcles de cette chambre à râcles puisque l'on ne recherche pas un surencrage. Lorsque l'on utilise la chambre à râcles 5, on commutera sur le mode "asservissement" et le comparateur 51 émettra, en fonction des informations Lc, Pr et Vr, une information Pbg qui sera envoyée sur le limiteur de pression 53 qui fournira une pression modulée Pm au boudin gonflable 43a. Le lecteur 54 est plaçé au voisinage de la feuille imprimée 57, se déplaçant dans le sens indiqué par la flèche 58, de façon à lire sa face inférieure.Figure 6 shows a block diagram of a system control of the contact pressure of the blade blades doctor chambers 4, respectively 5. In this figure, the chamber doctor blades 4 is of the metal doctor blade type and the doctor chamber 5 uses plastic blade blades. It is therefore used to carry out the works with large "flat". As we already have explained previously, it is planned to control the pressure of the blades of plastic scrapers against the screened cylinder 3 as a function of the speed of rotation of it. This servo includes a generator of pulses GI mounted on the axis of the screened cylinder 3 so as to give a information Vr relating to its speed of rotation. This Vr information is transmitted to a decoder 50 then sent to a comparator 51. The contact pressure of plastic doctor blade blades 5 is represented by the information Pr coming from a sensor such that, by example a strain gauge. This information Pr is transmitted to a decoder 52 before being sent to comparator 51. In the example chosen, the feedback loop of the servo circuit consists of a reader 54, for example a densitometer, which will transmit Lc information representing the indication relating to the quality of the printing of large "to dishes ". The information Lc is transmitted to a decoder 55 before being sent to comparator 51. We are here in the presence of a closed loop control. It is understood that we could choose to work in open loop by removing the organs relating to the automatic control of the print quality of large "flat" and therefore the indication Lc. The air pressure in the inflatable tube 43a is obtained by means of a pump P and its intensity is regulated by a pressure limiter 53. The pump P also supplies the inflatable tube 43 from the scraper chamber 4 through another pressure relief valve 56 ensuring constant pressure in the inflatable tube 43 when uses the scraper chamber 4 because in this case it is not necessary to vary the contact pressure of the blade blades of this chamber to scrapes since we are not looking for an over-inking. When using the scraper chamber 5, switch to "servo" mode and the comparator 51 will emit, as a function of the information Lc, Pr and Vr, a Pbg information which will be sent to the pressure relief valve 53 which will provide a modulated pressure Pm at the inflatable tube 43a. Reader 54 is placed in the vicinity of the printed sheet 57, moving in the direction indicated by arrow 58, so as to read its underside.

Il apparaít à l'évidence, à la lecture de la présente description, qu'une grande diminution des coûts intervient dans la réalisation de l'installation d'encrage en raison du fait de la possibilité d'utiliser un grand nombre de pièces communes aux deux possibilités d'encrage. De plus, par le choix de la combinaison de deux systèmes utilisant des lames de râcles on obtient, au niveau de la qualité des impressions, une amélioration jamais encore observée auparavant avec les techniques mises en oeuvre.It is obvious from reading this description, that a large reduction in costs occurs in the realization of the inking installation due to the fact of the possibility of using a large number of pieces common to the two inking possibilities. In addition, by the choice of the combination of two systems using blade blades there is an improvement in the quality of the prints never seen before with the techniques used.

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Installation d'encrage multifonctionnelle pour une imprimeuse flexographique, notamment pour une imprimeuse flexographique destinée à l'impression d'éléments en bande ou en plaque tels que des bandes ou des feuilles de papier, de carton ou de carton ondulé, installation d'encrage comprenant un cylindre porte cliché (2), un cylindre tramé (3) et des moyens pour apporter une quantité d'encre déterminée sur le cylindre tramé (3), caractérisée en ce que les moyens pour apporter une quantité d'encre sur le cylindre tramé (3) sont constitués par au moins deux chambres à râcles (4, 5), placées en regard l'une de l'autre de part et d'autre du cylindre tramé (3), en ce que le cylindre tramé (3) utilisé est toujours le même quelque soit le genre de travaux d'impression à réaliser et en ce que l'on peut choisir d'utiliser indifféremment l'une ou l'autre desdites chambres à râcles (4, 5) en fonction du genre des travaux d'impression à réaliser sans avoir à remplaçer le cylindre tramé (3).Multifunctional ink system for a printer flexographic, especially for a flexographic printer intended when printing strip or plate elements such as strips or sheets of paper, cardboard or corrugated cardboard, inking plant comprising a plate cylinder (2), a screen cylinder (3) and means for supplying a determined quantity of ink to the cylinder screen (3), characterized in that the means for supplying a quantity ink on the screened cylinder (3) consist of at least two scraper chambers (4, 5), placed opposite one another on one side and of the screened cylinder (3), in that the screened cylinder (3) used is always the same whatever the type of printing work to be done and in that one can choose to use either one of said rake chambers (4, 5) depending on the type of work without having to replace the screened cylinder (3). Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'une des chambres à râcles (4) est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles (37, 38) permettant un essuyage pratiquement complet de la circonférence du cylindre tramé (3) et en ce que l'autre chambre à râcles (5) est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles (37a, 38a) permettant de laisser subsister un film d'encre déterminé sur la circonférence du cylindre tramé (3).Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that one scraper chambers (4) is a scraper chamber equipped with doctor blades (37, 38) allowing practically complete wiping of the circumference of the screened cylinder (3) and in that the other rake chamber (5) is a rake chamber fitted with rake blades (37a, 38a) allowing a determined ink film to remain on the circumference of the screened cylinder (3). Installation selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la chambre à râcles (4) permettant un essuyage pratiquement complet de la circonférence du cylindre tramé (3) est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles (37, 38) en feuillard d'acier.Installation according to claim 2, characterized in that the scraper chamber (4) allowing practically complete wiping of the circumference of the screened cylinder (3) is a rake chamber equipped with steel strip blades (37, 38). Installation selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la chambre à râcles (5) permettant de laisser subsister un film d'encre déterminé sur la circonférence du cylindre tramé (3) est une chambre à râcles équipée de lames de râcles (37a, 38a) en matière plastique. Installation according to claim 2, characterized in that the scraper chamber (5) allowing an ink film to remain determined on the circumference of the screened cylinder (3) is a doctor blades fitted with plastic doctor blade blades (37a, 38a). Installation selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les lames de râcles (37, 38, 37a, 38a) de l'une et de l'autre chambre à râcles (4, 5) sont réalisées en matière plastique de faible coefficient de frottement.Installation according to claim 2, characterized in that the blade blades (37, 38, 37a, 38a) from one and the other blade chamber (4, 5) are made of plastic material with a low coefficient of friction. Installation selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la pression de contact des lames de râcles (37a, 38a) de la chambre à râcles (5), permettant de laisser subsister un film d'encre déterminé sur la circonférence du cylindre tramé (3), est asservie en fonction de la vitesse de fonctionnement de l'imprimeuse de façon à contrôler l'épaisseur du film d'encre apporté au cylindre tramé (3).Installation according to claim 2, characterized in that the contact pressure of the blade blades (37a, 38a) of the blade chamber (5), allowing a determined ink film to remain on the circumference of the screened cylinder (3), is controlled as a function of the speed operation of the printer so as to control the film thickness ink brought to the screened cylinder (3).
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