EP0968947B1 - Dispositif pour empiler des articles plats - Google Patents

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EP0968947B1
EP0968947B1 EP99111010A EP99111010A EP0968947B1 EP 0968947 B1 EP0968947 B1 EP 0968947B1 EP 99111010 A EP99111010 A EP 99111010A EP 99111010 A EP99111010 A EP 99111010A EP 0968947 B1 EP0968947 B1 EP 0968947B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/30—Arrangements for removing completed piles
    • B65H31/3081—Arrangements for removing completed piles by acting on edge of the pile for moving it along a surface, e.g. by pushing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
    • B65H2301/4226—Delivering, advancing piles
    • B65H2301/42266—Delivering, advancing piles by acting on edge of the pile for moving it along a surface, e.g. pushing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/426—Forming batches
    • B65H2301/4263—Feeding end plate or end sheet before formation or after completion of a pile

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  • the present invention relates to a device for stacking flat Objects, in particular printed products, such as newspapers, magazines and the like, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Devices for stacking flat objects are in a wide variety Forms of training generally known. They point out many times a stacking shaft in which either a feed device for Introducing the objects to be stacked opens directly or above which is provided a pre-stacking device, in which from Objects a pre-stack is formed, which then, for example released into the stacking shaft by opening an intermediate floor becomes.
  • the bottom of the stacking shaft is usually through a plate or parallel mounting rails.
  • An ejection element is often provided in the stack from the stacking shaft, that seen in the direction of ejection, on the rear side of the stack comes to the plant and is movable through the stacking shaft. It pushes the stack with the lowest product on the bottom of the shaft sliding out of the stacking shaft.
  • a stacking device of this type is disclosed in US-A-4,565,130. Furthermore, this document discloses a device for processing and Place a cover sheet on each stack of objects created. This has a cover sheet conveyor, which laterally in the stacking shaft at the top ends. The cover sheets are in the cover sheet conveyor in a guide gap by means of driven roller pairs and compressed air flows. It is mentioned that - if the cover page should lie below the stack to be formed - the device can be designed such that the outlet in the stacking shaft whose lower end opens.
  • the lower arch can be a protective arch, one or more than one a cover sheet or the like, possibly provided with information act.
  • FIG. 1 to 3 show an angle profile extending in the vertical direction 10 limited stacking shaft 12 of a stacking device for forming of stacks of supplied flat products 14, in the present Case of printed products.
  • a pre-stacking space is located above the stacking shaft 12 16 arranged, which is delimited below by slide plates 18.
  • a specific one is given Number of products 14 by means of a conveyor device, not shown, for example a belt conveyor, introduced into the pre-stacking space 16, where on the slide plates inserted into the pre-stacking space 16 18 a pre-stack 20 is formed.
  • the stack 22 in the stacking shaft 12 consists of two or more pre-stacks are formed, the folds 14 'of the products 14 rectified within each pre-stack 20, but from pre-stack to pre-stack 20 are mutually arranged, for example in known Way of the pre-stacking space 16 with the slide plates 18 and Stacking shaft 12 rotatable relative to one another about a vertical center axis his.
  • the stacking shaft 12 is delimited at the bottom by a shaft floor 24 which of parallel and mutually extending in an ejection direction A. spaced support rails 26 is formed. A lies in the stacking shaft 12 Cover sheet 28 on the shaft floor 24. The stack 22 is in turn on the cover sheet 28 (Fig. 1).
  • the angle profiles located downstream in the direction of discharge A. 10 movably arranged in the direction perpendicular to the ejection direction A.
  • a profile-shaped ejection element 30 which is in the ready position 32 in FIG. 1. It is 3 also shows, midway between the upstream angle profiles 10 arranged and tangent to the limited by these, in the Rectangular space.
  • the ejection element 30 is by means of a generally known drive, starting from the ready position 32 in the direction of ejection A through and along the stacking shaft 12 the dash-dotted movement path 34 around the stacking shaft 12 can be moved back into the standby position 32.
  • a tongue 30 'in the free space between the ejection element 30 Support rails 26 in front (Fig. 4).
  • a of the ejection element 30 are either the support rails 26 interrupted or have this allow the tongue 30 'to move through Grooves on.
  • the drive can, for example, be rectangular Have rod extending to the direction of ejection, at its free End of the ejection element is attached to the one in and against the ejection direction A driven carriage in its longitudinal direction is stored.
  • the stacking device has a device 36 for insertion in each case of a cover sheet 28 in the stacking shaft 12, which is shown in FIG. 4 and 5 is shown enlarged.
  • a support 38 is located on the ejection element 30 attached, which protrudes from that against the ejection direction A.
  • a tapered driving pin 40 trained driving element 42 arranged.
  • a two-armed scraper lever on a shield 44 attached to the carrier 38 46 pivoted. This forms with its drive pin side End region a stripping element 46 ', which is intended to a the driving pin 40 impaled cover sheet 28 from the driving pin To strip 40.
  • the stripping lever 46 is in the driving pin 40 facing end region is fork-shaped and encompasses the driving pin 40.
  • Both between the driving pin 40 and the shield 44 and between this and the ejection element 30 are each a permanent magnet on the carrier 38 48 arranged.
  • the insertion device 36 also points, as can be seen from the overview 1, 4 and 5, a support plate 50 for each cover sheet 28 on. That is upstream at its in the direction of ejection A. located end pivotable about a horizontal axis 52, is perpendicular to the direction of ejection A.
  • the support plate is 50 from a dash-dotted in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 4 with extended Lines shown lowered rest position, for impaling one on it Cover sheet 28 resting on the driving pin 40, by means of a a cylinder piston unit actuated lifting element 54 in a in Fig. 1 and 5
  • Aufspiesslage shown with solid lines can be raised, in which the driving pin 40 has a corresponding recess 56 in the support plate 50 reaches through.
  • This recess 56 is by tongue-like Projections 58 of the support plate 50 limited, which for lifting the Interacting support plate with a shoulder 60 of the lifting element 54. Furthermore, the projections 58 are designed such that they are between two adjacent support rails 26 can be moved through. Between the shoulders 60, the lifting element 54 has a head 62, which is intended when lifting the support plate 50 into the impingement position to pivot the stripping lever 46 in the receiving position, 5 shows.
  • the stripping lever 46 points at its distance from the driving pin 40 End an actuating shoe 64, which is in the receiving position of the scraper lever 46 in the space between the two mounting rails mentioned 26 engages.
  • the insertion device 36 has a stop 66, which at free end of the support plate 50 is arranged in a fixed position and in itself Rest plate located 50 protrudes over this and as a stop for the leading edge of each in the direction of ejection A. the support plate 50 is pushed on the cover sheet 28.
  • FIG. 2 also shows the parts of the stacking device shown in FIG. 1, but now the ejection element 30 starting from the in the 1 standby position 32 shown through the stacking shaft 12 has been moved to an ejection position in the ejection direction A, in which the ejection element 30 is located outside the stacking shaft 12 and the driving pin 40 is still inside the stacking shaft whose downstream end is located.
  • This position of the ejection element 30 is a to cooperate with the operating shoe 64 assigned specific actuator 68.
  • This is by means of a another, not shown cylinder piston unit from a below the Support rails 26 arranged rest position between the support rails 26 through into an upper actuation position shown in FIG. 2, in which it the stripping lever for stripping the relevant cover sheet 28 46 pivots from the receiving position into the stripping position.
  • a cover sheet feed device 74 is connected upstream of the insertion device 36, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • This has a mobile Chassis 70, which can be adjusted to the machine frame 72 of the stacking device and can be attached to it.
  • the material web 80 wound up to supply roll 78 runs from the Supply roll 78 around a deflection roller 82 and from this in the vertical direction towards the top to a conveyor 84 which points in the direction of the Material web 80 seen from the supply roll, a first pair of conveyor rollers 86, a deflection roller 88 with two interacting with it Pressure rollers 90 and a second pair of conveyor rollers 92.
  • To the Deflection roller 88 becomes the material web 80 between the two pressure rollers 90 in the direction of the support plate 50 of the insertion device 36 deflected by 90 °.
  • Both the two pairs of conveyor rollers 86, 92 and the deflecting roller 88 are connected via a drive chain 94 with a Start-stop operation operated drive motor 96 connected.
  • a separating device 98 for separating a cover sheet 28 Section arranged from the material web 80.
  • the separator 98 has on one side with respect to the material web 80 by means of a Cylinder-piston unit 100 operated cutting knife 102 and on the on the other side, a cutting edge formed by a stationary profile 104 on.
  • the operation of the cover sheet feeder 74 is as follows. Has been one cover sheet 28 each from the support plate 50 into the stacking shaft 12 pulled in, the drive motor 96 is started. Doing so on the one hand, one that was previously separated from the material web 80, the next one Section 28 forming cover sheet, by means of the deflecting roller 88 and the second pair of conveyor rollers 92 pushed onto the support plate 50, until the cover sheet 28 with its leading edge at the stop 66 is present, and on the other hand with the cutting knife withdrawn 102 conveying the material web by the length of a cover sheet 28, this with its leading edge in the of the deflecting roller 88 and the upstream pressure roller 90 formed nip runs in and by means of a baffle, not shown, between the Deflection roller 88 and the downstream pressure roller 90 are inserted and of guide elements, not shown, also between the second Conveyor roller pair 92 is guided. After the drive motor has stopped 96 is the cutting knife 102 by means of the cylinder-piston unit 100 for sever
  • the cover sheet feed device can a labeling station to be assigned to on the respective Cover 28 to write on the top or bottom side.
  • the cover sheet feeder 74 a cover sheet 28, conveyed onto the support plate 50 which is lowered in the rest position.
  • the cover sheet 28 is positioned by abutting the stop 66.
  • the ejection element 30 is in the standby position 32
  • Driving the cylinder-piston unit shown in Fig. 4 is Lifting element 54 is moved in the upward direction.
  • Support plate 50 is pivoted in the upward direction, as a result of which the sheet lying thereon Cover sheet 28 is impaled on the driving pin 40 and on the other hand, the scraper lever 46 is pivoted into the receiving position, as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the ejection element is now 30 in the ejection direction A through the stacking shaft 12 into the 2 shown ejection position moves.
  • Cover sheet 28 with the stack 22 arranged thereon from the stacking shaft 12 pushed out and at the same time a new cover page 28 sliding on the shaft floor 24 into the stacking shaft 12 drawn.
  • the actuating element 68 is raised briefly, to act on the actuating shoe 64 the stripping lever 46 to pivot in the stripping position.
  • the cover sheet 28 is off the driving pin 40 stripes and comes completely on the shaft floor 24 to the facility.
  • the ejection element 30 is around the stacking shaft 12 around, as shown in Fig. 3 with the dash-dot line Movement path 34 is indicated, moved back to the ready position 32. While in the stack shaft 12, a new stack 22 on the cover sheet 28 is stored there, this is the meantime completely lowered support plate 50 pushed on next Cover sheet 28 (see FIG. 2) impaled on driving pin 40.
  • the receiving pin 40 may be movable with respect to the carrier 38 to arrange to impale a cover sheet 28 or to strip it off.
  • the movement path of the ejection element can take different forms exhibit.
  • the ejection element also through the stacking shaft into the standby position is moved back; it must be ensured that the cover page or the Lower bow remains unaffected.

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  1. Dispositif pour empiler des articles plats, en particulier des produits imprimés tels que des journaux, des périodiques et similaires, comprenant un conduit d'empilage (12), un dispositif (36) pour l'insertion latérale d'une feuille inférieure (28) dans la partie d'extrémité inférieure du conduit d'empilage (12), de telle sorte que la feuille inférieure vienne reposer sur le fond du conduit (24), et un élément d'expulsion (30) déplaçable d'avant en arrière dans la direction d'expulsion (A) pour expulser la feuille inférieure (28) conjointement avec une pile (22) d'articles (14) disposés sur celle-ci hors du conduit d'empilage (12) depuis une position disponible (32), vue dans la direction d'expulsion (A), en amont du conduit d'empilage (12) à travers le conduit d'empilage (12), caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'insertion (36) présente un organe d'entraínement (42) disposé sur l'élément d'expulsion (30), lequel est prévu, dans la position disponible (32) de l'élément d'expulsion (30), à chaque fois pour recevoir une feuille inférieure (28), et lors de l'expulsion d'une pile (22) hors du conduit d'empilage (12), pour tirer vers l'intérieur dans le conduit d'empilage (12) la feuille inférieure (28) saisie.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'organe d'entraínement (42) présente une pointe d'entraínement (40) disposée sur l'élément d'expulsion (30), en forme d'aiguille, pointée vers le bas, qui est prévue pour tirer vers l'intérieur dans le conduit d'empilage (12) une feuille inférieure (28) piquée sur elle.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par une base (50) de préférence montée pivotante autour d'un axe horizontal (52), disposée en amont du conduit d'empilage (12), vu dans la direction d'expulsion (A), pour une feuille inférieure respective (28), qui, pour piquer cette feuille inférieure (28) sur la pointe d'entraínement (40), lorsque l'élément d'expulsion (30) se trouve dans la position disponible (32), peut être soulevée d'une position de repos en dessous de la pointe d'entraínement (40) dans une position de piquage.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé par un élément d'enlèvement (46') disposé sur l'élément d'expulsion (30) et un organe d'actionnement (68) pour l'élément d'enlèvement (46'), qui est prévu pour actionner l'élément d'enlèvement (46') lorsque l'extrémité du conduit d'empilage (12) est placée en amont, afin d'enlever la feuille inférieure (28) de la pointe d'entraínement (40).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'enlèvement (46') présente un levier d'enlèvement (46) monté de préférence de manière bistable sur l'élément d'expulsion (30), lequel peut pivoter au moyen de l'organe d'actionnement (68) dans une position d'enlèvement et dans la position de repos de préférence au moyen d'une commande de levage (54) pour la base (50).
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par un dispositif d'alimentation d'une feuille inférieure (74) comprenant un agencement de palier (76) pour un rouleau de réserve (78), un dispositif de séparation (98) pour séparer à chaque fois une portion formant une feuille inférieure (28) d'une bande de matériau (80) tirée du rouleau de réserve (78) et un dispositif d'avance (84) pour tirer la bande de matériau (80) hors du rouleau de réserve (78) et acheminer la portion vers le dispositif d'insertion (36).
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par un dispositif d'entraínement pour déplacer l'élément d'expulsion (30) hors de la position disponible (32) à travers le conduit d'empilage (12) et autour de celui-ci à nouveau dans la position disponible (32).
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