EP1084841B1 - Vorrichtung zum Festspannen einer Druckplatte - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Festspannen einer Druckplatte Download PDF

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EP1084841B1
EP1084841B1 EP20000120309 EP00120309A EP1084841B1 EP 1084841 B1 EP1084841 B1 EP 1084841B1 EP 20000120309 EP20000120309 EP 20000120309 EP 00120309 A EP00120309 A EP 00120309A EP 1084841 B1 EP1084841 B1 EP 1084841B1
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Yoshiyuki Komori Corporation Ueno
Shinichi Komori Corporation Fujishiro
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F27/00—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
    • B41F27/12—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes
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  • the present invention relates to a printing plate guiding device for guiding a printing plate discharged from a plate cylinder of a printing press.
  • the printing plate guiding device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3032484 is provided at a location near a plate cylinder and comprises a plate-shaped guiding surface in order to guide a printing plate discharged from the plate cylinder to a holding member.
  • a bent portion of the printing plate discharged from the plate cylinder is apt to be hooked at an end portion at a plate cylinder side of the plate-shaped guide surface. In such a case, the printing plate can not be discharged.
  • a purpose of the present invention is to provide a printing plate guiding device for certainly discharging a printing plate attached at a plate cylinder.
  • a purpose of the present invention is to provide a printing plate guiding device for guiding a printing plate.
  • the invention relates to a printing plate guiding device (160, 260) as defined in claim 1.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a device for feeding a printing plate to a plate cylinder of a printing press, particularly to an offset sheet printing press.
  • Fig. 2 shows an upper portion of the device as shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a partial enlarged view of the device taken along a line III-III in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 4 shows a partial enlarged view of the device taken along a line IV-IV in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 shows a partial enlarged view of the device taken along a line V-V in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 6 shows a partial enlarged view of the device taken along a line VI-VI in Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 7 shows a lower portion of the device as shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 8 shows a partial enlarged view taken along a line VIII-VIII as shown in Fig. 7.
  • Fig. 9 shows a partial enlarged view taken along a line IX-IX as shown in Fig. 8.
  • Fig. 10 shows a partial enlarged view taken along a line X-X as shown in Fig. 9.
  • Fig. 11 is a drawing taken along a line XI-XI as shown in Fig. 10.
  • an upper plate cylinder 12 is provided at a location between a pair of upper right-and upper left-portions of the frames 11 of a printing unit.
  • the upper cylinder 12 confronts with an upper rubber cylinder 14.
  • a lower plate cylinder 13 is provided at a location between a pair of lower right- and lower left- frames 11.
  • the lower plate cylinder 12 confronts with a lower rubber cylinder 15.
  • the upper rubber cylinder 14 and the lower rubber cylinder 15 confront each other and a printed medium such as a web member is passed through the pair of the rubber cylinders 14 and 15.
  • ink and dampening water is supplied from an ink supply device and a water supply device (not shown) to the plate cylinders 12, 13, respectively, ink corresponding to a picture pattern on plates of the plate cylinders 12 and 13 is transferred to the rubber cylinders 14 and 15, respectively, so that double sides of a printed medium are printed by passing between the rubber cylinders 14 and 15.
  • an upper printing portion comprises the upper plate cylinder 12, the upper rubber cylinder 14, the ink supply device and the water supply device and a lower printing portion comprises the lower plate cylinder 13, the lower rubber cylinder 15, the ink supply device and the water supply device.
  • an upper plate exchange device 100 is provided near the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • the upper plate exchange device 100 comprises the following components.
  • one end of a L-shaped support arm 101 is supported so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the upper plate cylinder 12. As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the opposite end of the support arm 101 is supported so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • An upper plate holding device 110 is means for holding a printing plate of a printing press according to the present invention and supported between the support frames 102 so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • the upper plate holding device 110 comprises the following components.
  • a supporting axis 111 is connected and supported at a location between the support frames 102 so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the upper plate cylinder.
  • Each end portion of a pair of plate-shaped guide frames 112, 113 arranged along an axial direction is connected and supported to a respective end of the supporting axis.
  • each opposite end of the guide frames 112 (113) is connected and fixed at a base end portion 114a (115b) of the first- (second-) guide portion 114 (115) extending toward one end of the guide frame 112 (113) substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the guide frame 112 (113).
  • a space is provided between the guide frames 112, 113 and the first guide member 114 so as to form a stored portion 116a for storing a discharged printing plate 2.
  • the upper holding device 110 When the upper holding device 110 is positioned as shown in Fig. 2, one end of the discharged plate 2 stands on the base end portion 114a of the first guide member 114 and a surface of the discharged printing plate 2 is supported by the guide frames 112 and 113 and the opposite surface of the discharged plate 2 is supported by the first guide member 114.
  • a space is provided between the first and second guide members 114 and 115 so as to form a stored portion 116b for storing a new printing plate 1.
  • a new printing plate 1 stands on the base end portion 115b of the second guide portion 115, one surface of the new printing plate 1 is supported by the first guide member 114 and the opposite surface of the new printing plate 1 is supported by the second guide member 115.
  • means for storing a discharged printing plate is constituted by the guide frames 112 and 113, the first guide member 114 and so on and means for storing a new printing plate is constituted by the first and second guide members 114 and 115.
  • a link plate 129 is connected and fixed at the supporting axis 111.
  • a front end of an actuator 130 is pivotally connected.
  • a base end of the actuator 130 is pivotally supported by the support frame 102.
  • moving means comprises the link plate 129 and the actuator 130.
  • a hooking member 115a is affected as a release member and outwardly protruded from the guide frame 113.
  • a plurality of guide rollers 117 for rotating along the same rotational direction of the upper printing plate cylinder 12 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the guide frames 112 and 113 separated with a predetermined interval.
  • a contacting plate 118 for restricting the new printing plate 1 sliding along a width direction is attached through a bracket (not shown).
  • a rodless cylinder 119 (120) is attached as moving means wherein an axial direction of the cylinder 119 (120) is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the guide frame 112 (113).
  • a base end portion 121a of a U-shaped supporting member 121 of which an opening end is confronting to a front edge of the guide frame 112 is attached to the rodless cylinder 119.
  • the supporting member 121 can be slid along the longitudinal direction of the guide frame 112 between a position as shown in Fig. 12 described below in detail and a stored position as shown in Fig. 13 by the rodless cylinder 119.
  • a length of a connecting portion 121c is designed so as to position a height of a front end 121b of the supporting member 121 at the same level of an extending portion of the guide member 114.
  • a base end of the guide member 123 is connected and fixed, wherein a longitudinal direction is arranged along a longitudinal direction of the guide frame 112.
  • a base end of the hook 125 with a claw portion 125a provided at a tip portion is affected as the discharged printing plate holding member and supported so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the supporting axis 111.
  • the hook 125 is moved by the dead weight itself so as to position the claw portion 125a at the base end portion 121a so that the claw portion 125a is advanced into the stored portion 116a.
  • the hook 125 is moved by the dead weight itself so as to overlap the claw portion 125a on the front end portion 121b so that the claw proton 125a is going out from the stored portion 116a.
  • the hook 125 is located nearer than the connecting portion 121c of the supporting member 121 with respect to a front end of the guide frame 112. In other words, when the hook 125 is located in the stored position, the hook 125 is positioned at an upper stream side with respect to the base end 114a located at a down stream end of the stored portion 116a in the discharged printing plate storing direction. A length between a pivotal point of the hook 125 and the base end portion 114a is longer than a length between the pivot point of the hook 125 and the claw portion 125a.
  • a length between the above pivot point of the hook 125 in the stored position and an end portion of the storing portion 116a at a down stream side in the discharged printing plates storing direction is longer than a distance between the pivot point and the front end portion of the hook 125.
  • a stopper pin 127 is protruded and mounted as a pivot restricting member at the front end portion 121b of the support member 121 near the base end of the hook 125.
  • the stopper pin 127 avoids for the claw portion 125a of the hook 125 advanced to the stored portion 116a toward the front end side of the guide member 123.
  • the base end side 122a of the U-shaped support member 122 of which an opening portion confronts toward the front end side of the guide frame 113 is provided at the rodless cylinder 120.
  • the support member 122 can be slid between a stored position as shown in Fig. 13 and a position as shown in Fig. 14 by the rodless cylinder 120.
  • a length of the connecting portion 122c is designed so as to locate the front end portion 122b of the supporting member 122 slightly higher than the extending portion of the guide portion 115.
  • the hook 126 having a claw portion 126a at the front end is affected as means for holding a new printing plate and pivotally supported by the front end 122b of the support member 122 so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the support axis 111.
  • the claw portion 126a of the hook 126 is moved to the base end 122a by the dead weight so as to advance the claw portion 126a into the stored portion 116b.
  • the claw portion 126a is moved by the dead weight so as to overlap on the front end portion 122b so that the claw portion 126 can go out from the stored portion 116b.
  • the hook 126 is located nearer than the connecting portion 122c of the supporting member 122 with respect to the front end of the guide frame 113.
  • the hook 126 when the hook 126 is in the stored position, the hook 126 is positioned at the down stream with respect to the base end 115b which is positioned at an upper stream with respect to the stored portion 116b in a new printing plate supply direction.
  • a length between a pivot point of the hook 126 and the base end portion 115b is longer than a length between a pivot point and the claw portion 126a of the hook 126.
  • a length between the pivot point of the hook 126 in the stored position and an upper stream end of the stored portion 116b in the new printing plate supply direction is longer than a length of the pivot point and the front end of the hook 126.
  • a stopper pin 128 is protruded and mounted as a pivot restricting member at the front end portion 122b of the support member 122 near the base end of the hook 126.
  • the stopper pin 128 avoids for the claw portion 126a of the hook 126 advanced to the stored portion 116b toward the front end side of the guide member 115.
  • a press plate 124 is affected as a contacting member and protruded at a portion between the guide portions 114 and 115 of the connecting portion 122c of the supporting member 122.
  • each base end of a pair of pivot frames 141 of an upper first plate guide device 140 is pivotally connected and supported at a respective side of the upper plate cylinder 12 with respect to the supporting axis 111 of the support frame 102 so as to rotate the frame 141 along the same direction of the supporting axis 111.
  • the upper first plate guiding device 140 comprises the following components.
  • a fixed guide plate 142 for guiding a movement of a discharged printing plate 2 is attached at the pivotal frame 141.
  • a front end of an actuator 143 is pivotally connected to the pivotal frame 141.
  • the support frame 102 is pivotally supported at a base end of the actuator 143. That is, the pivotal frame 141 can be rotated by extending/contracting the actuator 143 so that the pivotal frame 141 can be rotated between a guide position for guiding a new printing plate 1 and a discharged printing plate 2 adjacent the upper plate cylinder 12 (as shown in Fig. 12) and a shelter position (see Fig. 2) released from the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • a middle portion of a link plate 144 is pivotally connected to the pivotal frame 141.
  • a guide plate 145 is attached at a front end of the link plate 144 and affected as a straddle guide.
  • a front end of the actuator 146 is connected to a base end of the link plate 144.
  • a base end of the actuator 146 is pivotally supported by the pivotal frame 141. That is, the guide plate 145 can be moved between a discharged printing plate guiding position (see Fig. 12) and a new printing plate guiding position (as shown in Fig. 14) by extending/contracting the actuator 146 though the link plate 144 (described in detail herein below).
  • a rotational axis 147 is pivotally supported so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • a base end of a support plate 148 is connected and fixed at the rotational axis 147.
  • Guide rollers 149 are rotatably provided at a front end of the support plate 148.
  • a U-shaped turning plate of which a longitudinal direction is arranged along the axial direction of the upper plate cylinder 12 is connected to the rotational axis 147.
  • One end of a connecting plate 151 is connected and fixed at the rotational axis 147.
  • a front end of an actuator 152 is pivotally connected to the opposite end of the connecting plate 151.
  • a base end of the actuator 152 is pivotally supported by the turning frame 141.
  • the rotational axis is rotated through the connecting plate 151 by extending/contracting the actuator 152 so that the guide rollers 149 and the turning plate 150 can be moved.
  • a positioning plate 153 for adjusting a position of a printing plate along a width direction is attached to the pair of turning frames 141.
  • an upper second printing plate guide device is provided near the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • the upper second printing plate guide plate 160 comprises a guide plate 161 as a guiding member and a plurality of guiding rollers 162 pivotally provided at an end confronting with the upper plate cylinder 12 of the guide plate 161.
  • an upper press roller 171 is provided near the upper plate cylinder 12 in order to approach to and released from the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • a safety cover 103 for covering the printing press according to the present invention is provided for dividing at least one portion in a space between an internal portion and an external portion of the upper printing portion.
  • the stored portions 116a and 116b of the upper printing plate holding device 110 are located at an exterior side with respect to the safety cover 103 and the guide frames 112 and 113, the rodless cylinders 119 and 120, base end portions 121a and 122a of the support members 121 and 122 and the upper first printing plate guide device 140 positioned at a left side with respect to the stored portion 116a of the upper printing plate holding device 110 as shown in Fig.
  • the safety covers 103 provides a plurality of spaces 103a so as to provide spaces 103a corresponding to the guide frames 112 and 113 of the upper printing plate holding device 110, the rodless cylinders 119 and 120 and base end portions 121a and 122a of the supporting members 121 and 122.
  • the safety cover 103 is pivotally supported by the frame 11 through support members such as the support arm 101, the support frame 102 and so on so that at least one space formed between the pair of frames 11 can be shifted from/to a closed position for closing the space to/from a released position for releasing the space.
  • the upper printing plate holding device 110 is supported by the safety cover 103 through the support frame 102 in order to rotate the upper printing plate holding device 110 to the operation position (as shown in Fig. 12) relatively to the safety cover 103.
  • a safety cover 103 formed between the left side guide frame 112 and the right side guide frame 113 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 is shorter than a longitudinal length between the guide frames 112 and 113 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 so that the safety cover 103 can be turned with the maximum rotational radius smaller than the maximum rotational radius of the upper printing plate holding device 110.
  • a lower printing plate exchange device 200 is provided near the lower plate cylinder 13.
  • the lower printing plate exchange device 200 comprises the following components.
  • a supporting axis 201 is supported at the left- and right- frames 11, wherein an axial direction of the supporting axis 201 is arranged toward the axial direction of the lower plate cylinder 13.
  • a safety cover 203 for covering the printing press is pivotally connected and supported, wherein the safety cover 203 comprises opening portions 203a and 203b and a slit 203c.
  • the safety cover 203 is pivotally supported by the frames 11 through the support axis 201 so that at least one space formed between the pair of the frames 11 can shift between a close position for closing the space and a release position for releasing the space.
  • the longitudinal distance of the safety cover 203 is shorter than that of the guide frames 212 and 213 of the upper printing plate holding device 210 as described below so that the maximum turning radius of the safety cover 203 can be shorter than the maximum turning radius of the lower printing plate holding device 210.
  • a safety cover 202 with opening portions 202a ⁇ 202c is fixed at lower portions of the left side and right side of the frames 11.
  • a rotational axis 211 of the lower printing plate holding device 210 is affected as means for holding a printing plate in the printing press according to the present invention and pivotally connected and supported so as to rotate along the same rotational direction of the lower plate cylinder.
  • the lower printing plate holding device 210 comprises the following components.
  • each end of a pair of a plate-shaped guide frames 212 and 213 is arranged along the axial direction of the upper plate cylinder 13 and connected and fixed at the opening portions 203a and 203b of the safety cover 203 of the rotational axis 211, respectively.
  • a plate-shaped support frame 217 is connected and fixed.
  • a base end of the guide member 214 (215) arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the guide frame 212 (213) and extending toward one end of the guide frame 212 (213) is connected and fixed.
  • the guide members 214 and 215 are outwardly protruded from the opening portions 203a and 203b of the cover 203 so as to locate the lower printing plate holding device 210 at an exterior side with respect to the safety cover 203 as shown in Fig. 7 and form a space therebetween in order to provide a stored portion 216b for storing the discharged printing plate 2.
  • a space is provided between the guide frames 212 and 213 and the guide member 214 so as to provide a stored portion 216a for storing the new printing plate 1.
  • means for storing a new printing plate comprises the above described guide frames 212 and 213 and the guide member 214 and means for storing a discharged printing plate comprises the guide members 214 and 215.
  • link plate 229 One end of the link plate 229 is connected and fixed to the rotational axis 211. The opposite end of the link plate 229 is pivotally connected to the front end of the actuator 230. A base end of the actuator 230 is pivotally supported by the safety cover 203.
  • the rotational axis 211 is rotated by extending and contracting the actuator 230 through the link plate 229 so that the lower printing plate holding device 210 comprising the guide frames 212 and 213 and the support 217 can move between a shelter position (as shown in Fig. 7) and an operation position (as shown in Fig. 16) described in detail hereinafter.
  • the link plate 229, the actuator 230 and so on constitute moving means in the present embodiment.
  • a contacting plate 218 for restricting the new printing plate sliding in the width direction is attached to the guide frame 213 through a bracket.
  • the actuators 219 and 220 is attached at an exterior side of the guide frames 212 and 213 with respect to a confronting surface of the guide frames 212 and 213, respectively, wherein the axial direction of the actuators 219 and 220 is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the guide frames 212 and 213, respectively.
  • a support device 221 is pivotally attached at a front end of a rod of the actuator 219 by extending and contracting the rod of the actuator 219 between the positions as shown in Figs. 17 and 18.
  • An extrusion member for extruding a new printing plate is attached to the supporting member 221.
  • the extrusion member 223 is outwardly protruded from the opening portions 202a and 203a of the safety cover 202 and 203 so as to position between the safety covers 202 and 203 and the guide member 214 when the lower printing plate holding device 210 is positioned as shown in Fig. 7.
  • a support member 224 is attached at a front end of a rod of an actuator 220 so as to move between positions as shown in Figs. 16 and 17 described blow by extending and contracting the rod of the actuator 220.
  • a receiving member 224 for receiving a discharged printing plate 2 is provided at the support member 222.
  • the receiving member 224 is outwardly protruded from the opening portions 202b and 203b of the safety covers 202 and 203 so as to position between the guide members 214 and 215 when the lower printing plate holding device 210 is positioned as shown in Fig. 7.
  • base ends of a pair of frames 240a of the lower first printing plate guiding device 240 are pivotally connected and supported at an upper side of the support axis 201 so as to rotate along the same direction of the upper plate cylinder 13.
  • the upper first printing plate guide device 240 comprises the following components.
  • a rotational axis 241a of which the axial direction is arranged along the axial direction of the support axis 201 is attached to the frame 240a.
  • the base end of the rotational frame (not shown) and a middle portion of a link plate 244 as a straddle guide are pivotally provided.
  • a fixed guide plate 242 for feeding the discharged printing plate 2 is provided at the pivotal frame.
  • a front end of the actuator 243 is pivotally connected to the pivot frame.
  • a base end of the actuator 243 is pivotally supported by the body frame 240a.
  • the pivot frame is rotated by extending and contracting the actuator so that the guide plate 242 can be moved between a guide position near the lower plate cylinder and guiding the new printing plate 1 and the discharged printing plate 2 (see Fig. 16) and a shelter position released from the lower plate cylinder 13 (see Fig. 7).
  • a guide plate 245 is affected as a straddle guide and provided at a front end of the link plate 244.
  • a front end of the actuator 246 is connected at a base end of the link plate 244.
  • the base end of the actuator 246 is pivotally supported by the pivot frame.
  • the guide plate 245 can be moved between a position for guiding a discharged printing plate (see Fig. 16) and a position for guiding a new printing plate (see Fig. 18) by extending and contracting the actuator 246 through the link plate 244 (described in detail hereinafter).
  • a rotational axis 247 for rotating along the same direction of the lower plate cylinder 13 is rotatably supported.
  • a base end of the support plate 248 is connected and fixed at the rotational axis 247.
  • a guide roller 249 is rotatably provided at a front end of the support plate 248.
  • a substantially U-shaped turning plate 250 of which a longitudinal direction is arranged along an axial direction of the lower plate cylinder 13 is connected and supported by the rotational axis 247.
  • One end of a connecting plate 251 is connected and fixed at the rotational axis 247.
  • a front end of an actuator 252 is pivotally connected to the opposite end of the connecting plate 251.
  • the base end of the actuator 252 is pivotally connected to the pivot frame.
  • Positioning plates 253 for positioning a plate along the width direction is provided at a pair of the pivot frames, respectively.
  • a cover 254 is provided at the pivot frame.
  • a lower second printing plate guide device 260 is provided near the lower plate cylinder 13.
  • the lower second printing plate guiding device 260 comprises a guide plate 261 as a guiding member of which a base end is pivotally connected and supported by the support axis 201 and a plurality of guiding rollers at the end of the lower plate cylinder side (front end) of the guide plate 261.
  • the lower second printing plate guiding device 260 can be moved between a guiding position for guiding a new printing plate 1 supplied to the lower plate cylinder 13 and a discharged printing plate discharged from the plate cylinder 13 and a shelter position located far from the lower plate cylinder 13.
  • a lower press roller 271 is provided near the lower plate cylinder 13 so as to approach to and be released from the lower plate cylinder 13.
  • the safety covers 202 and 203 locate the stored portions 216a and 216b of the- lower printing plate holding device 210 at an exterior side with respect to the safety covers 202 and 203 and the guide frames 212 and 213, the support frame 217, the actuators 219 and 220, base end of support members 221 and 222 located at a left side with respect to the stored portion 216a of the lower printing plate holding device 210 as shown in Fig. 7 at an interior side with respect to the safety covers 202 and 203.
  • the opening portions 202a, 202b, 203a and 203b and the slit 203c are formed at positions corresponding to the guide frames 212 and 213, the support frame 217, the actuators 219 and 220, the base ends of the support members 221 and 222 of the lower printing plate holding device 210, respectively.
  • Fig. 12 is a drawing for explaining an exchange step in the upper printing plate exchange device.
  • Fig. 13 is a drawing for explaining the next exchange step of the step in Fig. 12.
  • Fig. 14 is a drawing for explaining the next exchange step of the step in Fig. 13.
  • Fig. 15 is a drawing for explaining the next exchange step of the step in Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 16 a drawing for explaining an exchange step in the lower printing plate exchange device.
  • Fig. 17 is a drawing for explaining the next exchange step of the step in Fig. 16.
  • Fig. 18 is a drawing for explaining the next exchange step of the step in Fig. 17.
  • Fig. 19 is a drawing for explaining the next exchange step of the step in Fig. 18.
  • the upper printing plate holding device 110 is located in the shelter position by arranging the guide frames 112 and 113 and guide members 114 and 115 in a up-down direction.
  • a downstream side of the stored portion 116a is lower than the upstream side of the stored portion 116a in the discharge printing plate storing direction.
  • the upstream side of the stored portion is lower than the downstream side of the stored portion in the new printing plate supply direction.
  • a printing plate 1 of which a tail end is arranged at a lower side is inserted into the stored portion 116b between the guide members 114 and 115 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 with the contacting plate 118 so as to store the new printing plate 1 at the stored position.
  • a longitudinal direction of the front end portions 121b and 122b of the support members 121 and 122 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 are positioned toward a straight direction, the hooks 125 and 126 are going out from the stored portions 116a and 116b by the dead weight so as to overlap on the front end portions 121b and 122b of the support members 121 and 122.
  • the stored portion 116b is positioned at an exterior side with respect to the safety cover 103.
  • a shelter position is located beyond the upper printing portion and the downstream side of the stored portion 116b is lower than the downstream of the stored portion 116b at the operating position in the printing plate supply direction, so that an operation for the stored portion 116b at the shelter position can be operated at the exterior and lower side with respect to the safety cover 103.
  • a new printing plate 1 can be inserted from an opposite side of a contacting plate 118 of the stored portion 116b. Therefore, a new printing plate 1 can be set into the stored portion 116b simply and easily.
  • the actuator 130 When the actuator 130 is contracted as shown in Fig. 12, the upper printing plate holding device 110 is moved to an operation position by turning the guide frames 112 and 113 around the rotational axis 111 so as to arrange the front end of the guide members 114 and 115 toward the upper-plate cylinder 12.
  • a downstream side of the stored portion 116a is located higher than an upstream side of the stored portion 116a in a discharged printing plate storing direction. That is, an opening portion of the support members 121 and 122 are downwardly inclined.
  • the hooks 125 and 126 are moved so as to advance the claw portion 125a and 126a into the stored portions 116a, 116b.
  • the stopper pins 127 and 128 restrict such a movement so that the claw portion 126a of the hook 126 can engage a tail end of the new printing plate so as to prevent the new printing plate from falling.
  • the support member 121 is moved from a position as shown in Fig. 2 to a front end of the guide frame 112 (upstream side in the discharged printing plate storing direction) as shown in Fig. 12 by actuating the rodless cylinder 119 of the upper printing plate holding device 110.
  • the guiding device 140 is moved to a guiding position by rotating the pivot frame 141 by extending the actuator 143 of the upper first printing plate guiding device 140, then the guide plate 145 for guiding the discharged printing plate 2 discharged from the upper plate cylinder 12 to the stored portion 116a of the upper printing plate holding device 110 by rotating the link plate 144 by contracting the actuator 146.
  • the upper printing plate cylinder 12 is pressed and simultaneously rotated along an invert rotational direction so as to disengage the tail end of the printing plates engaged by means for holding the end of the printing plate of the upper plate cylinder 12 so that the tail end of the discharged printing sheet 2 is going out from the upper plate cylinder 12. Then, the discharged printing plate 2 is guided between the guide plates 142 and 145 of the upper first printing plate guide device 140 and fed to the stored portion 116a between the guide frames 112 and 113 and the guide member 123 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 by forwarding the tail end.
  • the hook 125 is pivotally supported so that the hook 125 is rotated by the tail end of the discharged printing plate 2 while the tail end is fed. After the tail end of the discharged printing plate 2 is passed through the hook 125, the hook 125 returned to an initial position (as shown in Fig. 12) by the dead weight.
  • a disengagement of holding the tail end of the printing plate by the means for holding the edge of the printing plate is operated at an upstream point nearer than the edge confronting with the upper plate cylinder 12 of the guide plate 161 in an inverse rotational direction.
  • the guide roller 149 and the turning plate 150 are returned to the shelter position by extending the actuator of the first printing press guide device 140.
  • the rodless cylinder 119 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 are operated so as to return the support member 121 toward the base end of the guide frame 112 (downstream of the discharged printing plate storing direction), the claw 125a of the hook 125 engages the tail end of the discharged printing plate 2 and pulls the discharged printing plate 2 upwardly to the stored position of the stored port-ion 116a formed between the guide frames 112 and 113 and the guide member 123 so as to store the discharged printing plate 2 in the stored position of the stored portion 116a.
  • the stopper pin 128 restricts the hook 125 rotating toward the upstream side in the discharged printing plate storing direction so that the discharged printing plate 2 can be pulled up certainly.
  • the stopper pin 128 restricts the hook 125 rotating toward the upstream side in the discharged printing plate storing direction so that the discharged printing plate 2 can be pulled up certainly.
  • the link plate 144 is rotated by extending the actuator 146 of the upper first printing plate guide device 140 so as to move the guide plate 145 to the new printing plate guide position for supplying the new printing plate 1 hold in the stored portion 116b of the upper printing plate holding device 110 to the upper plate cylinder 12 and to move the press roller 171 at an operation position so as to press the upper plate cylinder 12.
  • the support member 122 is moved from the stored position of the stored portion 116a to the front end of the guide frame 113 (downstream in the new printing plate supply direction), the press plate 124 contacts with the tail end of the new printing plate 1 and the new printing plate 1 is fed toward the upper plate cylinder 12 (downstream in the new printing plate supply direction).
  • the support member 122 is moved toward the front end of the guide frame 113 so as to feed the new printing plate 1 toward the upper printing cylinde3r 12, the hook 126 is caught and contacted with a catching portion 115a of the guide member 115 on the way so as to going out from the stored portion 116b.
  • the tail end of the new printing plate 1 is unlocked from the hook 126 so that the new printing plate 1 is fed with positioning the width direction of the new printing plate 1 by the left and right positioning plates 153 of the supper first printing plate guide device 140 and stopped by contacting the engaged end with the press roller 171.
  • the upper plate cylinder 12 is rotated clockwisely, the new printing plate 1 is wound and attached on the upper plate cylinder 12 from the engaged end.
  • the upper printing plate holding device 110 is moved from the shelter position to the operation position so that the printing plate can be prevented from falling to an inside of the printing portion in an exchange operation.
  • the pivot frame 141 is rotated by contracting the actuator 143 of the upper first printing plate guide device 140 as shown in Fig. 15 so as to move the guide device to the shelter position.
  • the support member 122 is moved toward the base end of the guide frame 113 by actuating the rodless cylinder 120 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 and the guide frames 112 and 113 are rotated by extending the actuator 13 so as to move the printing plate holding device 110 to the shelter position then the guide frames 112 and 113 and the guide members 114 and 115 are rotated wherein the longitudinal direction thereof is arranged along an up and down direction.
  • a downstream of the stored portion 116a is located lower than the upstream of the stored portion 116a in the discharged printing plate store direction.
  • the upstream of the stored portion 116b is located lower than the downstream of the stored portion 116b in the new printing plate supply direction.
  • the longitudinal direction of the front ends 121b and 122b of the support members 121 and 122 of the upper printing plate holding device 110 is arranged along a straight direction, the hooks 125 and 126 is rotated by the dead weight so as to go out from the stored portions 116a and 116b and overlaps the front ends 121b and 122b of the support members 121 and 122, respectively.
  • the stored portion 116a is located at an exterior side with respect to the safety cover 103 and the safety cover 103 is positioned at a back side of the stored discharged printing plate 2 so as to form a guide surface.
  • the shelter position is located beyond the upper printing portion and a position at the downstream of the stored portion 116b in the discharged printing plate storing direction is lower than the operation position so that an operation for the stored portion 116a in the shelter position can be worked at the lower position at the exterior side of the safety cover 103 protruded form the safety cover 103.
  • the discharged printing plate 2 can be pick up from the stored portion 116a at the opposite side of the contacting plate 118, the discharged printing plate 2 can be removed from the stored portion 116a without an operator entering into adjacent printing units.
  • the guide frames 212 and 213 and the guide members 214 and 215 of the lower printing plate holding device 210 are arranged along the up and sown direction so as to position the stored portions 216a and 216b at the shelter position which is at an exterior side with respect to the safety cover 203.
  • the tail end of the new printing plate is positioned at the lower side and inserted into the stored position of the stored portion 216a of the lower printing plate holding device by contacting the new printing plate with the contacting plate 218.
  • the stored portion 216b of the lower printing plate holding device 210 is located at the exterior side with respect to the safety cover 203 and the safety cover 203 is arranged along the stored portion 216b so that an operation for setting the new printing plate 1 with respect to the stored portion 216a at the shelter position can be worked at the exterior side of the safety cover 203 with the protection of the safety cover 203.
  • the new printing plate 1 can be inserted from the opposite side of the contacting plate 218 of the stored portion 216a so that the new printing plate 1 can be set in the stored portion 216b without an operator entering into adjacent printing units. Thus, the new printing plate 1 can be easily set in the stored portion 216b.
  • the pick-up member 224 is moved from the position as shown in Fig. 7 to a front end of the guide frame 213 as shown in Fig. 16 by contracting the actuator 220 of the lower printing plate holding device 210.
  • the pivot frame is rotated by extending the actuator 243 of the lower first printing plate guide device 240 so as to move the lower first printing plate guide device 240 at the guiding position.
  • the link plate 244 is rotated by shortening the actuator 246 so as to move the guide plate 245 to a discharged printing plate guide position for guiding the discharged printing plate 2 discharged from the lower plate cylinder to the stored portion 216b of the lower printing plate holding device 210.
  • the press roller 271 is shifted to the operation position and pressed on the lower plate cylinder 13, while the lower plate cylinder 13 inversely rotated and the engagement of the tail end of the printing plate 2 with the means for holding the edge of the printing plate of the lower plate cylinder 13 is released.
  • the tail end of the discharged printing plate 2 is going out from the lower plate cylinder 13, the discharged printing plate 2 is guided between the guide plates 242 and 245 of the lower first printing plate guide device 240.
  • the discharged printing plate 2 is fed on the pick-up member 224 of the stored portion 216b between the guide frames 214 and 215 of the lower printing plate holding device 210 from the tail end.
  • the disengagement of the tail end of the printing plate by the means for holding the tail end of the printing plate is operated at an upstream portion with respect to an end portion confronting with the lower plate cylinder 13 of the guide plate 261 in a inverse rotational direction of the lower plate cylinder 13.
  • the guide rollers 249 and the turning plate 250 are returned to the shelter position by extending the actuator 252 of the lower first printing plate guide device 240.
  • the pick-up member 225 is returned to the base end of the guide frame 213 by actuating the actuator 220 of the lower printing plate holding device 210.
  • the discharged printing plate 2 is moved to the stored position of the stored portion 216b on the pick-up member 224 between the guide members 214 and 215 and stored in the stored position of the stored portion 216b while the pick-up member 224 engages with the tail end of the discharged printing plates 2.
  • the link plate 244 is rotated by extending the actuator 246 of the lower first printing plate guide device 240 so as to move the guide plate 245 to the new printing plate guide device for supplying the new printing plate 1 hold in the stored portion 216a of the lower printing plate holding device 210 to the lower plate cylinder 12.
  • the press roller 271 is shifted to the operation position so as to press the lower plate cylinder 13.
  • the extrusion member 223 is moved to the front end of the guide frame 212 by contracting the actuator 219 of the lower printing plate holding device 210, the tail end of the new printing plate 1 is pushed by the pushing member 223 and fed toward the lower printing plate cylinder 13 while the width direction of the new printing plate 1 is accurately adjusted by the left- and right- positioning plates 252.
  • the feeding operation is stopped once.
  • the new printing plate 1 is wound and attached to the upper plate cylinder 12 from the engaged end.
  • the lower printing plate holding device 210 can be shifted from the shelter position to the operation position so that tools can be prevented from falling into an internal portion of the printing portion in exchanging a printing plate exchange operation.
  • the pivot frame is rotated by contracting the actuator 243 of the lower first printing plate guide device 240 of the actuator 243 so as to move the guide device 240 to the shelter position.
  • the extrusion member 223 is moved toward the base end of the guide frame 212 by extending the actuator 219 of the lower printing plate holding device 210.
  • the guide frames 212 and 213 are rotated by contracting the actuator 230 so as to move the printing plate holding device 210 to the shelter position.
  • each component such as the guide frames 212 and 213 pass through the safety covers 202 and 203 and the opening portions 202a, 202b, 203a and 203b and the slit 203c and are stored at an interior side of the safety covers 202 and 203.
  • the stored portion 216b of the lower printing plate holding device 210 is positioned at an exterior side with respect to the safety cover 203, an operation for the stored portion 216b at the shelter position can be worked at the exterior side with respect to the safety cover 203.
  • the discharged printing plate 2 can be pick up from the stored portion 216b at an opposite side of the contacting plate 218, so that the discharged printing plate 2 can be removed from the stored portion 216b without an operator entering into adjacent printing units.
  • the discharged printing plate 2 can be picked up from the stored portion very easily.
  • the safety cover 103 is opened as shown in Fig. 20. Then, the support frame 102 integrally supported with the safety cover 103 is rotated around the support arm 101. The upper printing plate holding device 110 and the upper first printing plate guide device 140 are pulled from the frame 11. On the other hand, the support frame 240a of the lower first printing plate guide device 240 and the guide plate 261 of the lower second printing plate guide device 260 are rotated around the support axis 201, the lower first printing plate guide device 240 and the lower second printing plate guide device 260 are pulled from the frame 11 of the printing unit.
  • the surrounding portions of the plate cylinders 12 and 13 and the rubber cylinders 14 and 15 of the printing portion in the printing unit can be released simultaneously with providing the working space at the surrounding portions of the plate cylinders 12 and 13 and the rubber cylinders 14 and 15 so as to be inspected easily.
  • the support arm 101 of the upper printing plate exchange device 100 is rotated by the frame 11 of the printing unit from a position as described above as shown in Fig. 21, the upper printing plate holding device 110 and the upper f-irs-t printing plate guide device 140 are located above the frame 11 of the printing unit, the lower printing plate holding device 210 with the safety cover 203 is pulled out from the printing unit by rotating the safety cover 203 of the lower printing plate exchange device 200 around the support axis 201.
  • the surrounding portion of the ink supply device and the water supply device of the printing portion of the printing unit can be released simultaneously providing a working space at the surrounding portion of the ink supply device and the water supply device so as to be inspected easily.
  • the above described upper printing plate exchange device 100 and lower printing plate exchange device 200 can obtain the following effects.
  • the hooks 125 and 126 are pivotally provided at the front ends 121b and 122b of the support members 121 and 122, as shown in Fig. 22, instead of the hooks 125 and 126, it may be provided hooks 125' and 126' capable of sliding in a pair of slide grooves 121ba and 122ba formed at the front end portion 121b and 122b of the support members 121 and 122, respectively.
  • the hooks 125' and 126' when the upper printing plate holding device 110 is switched to the operation position, the hooks 125' and 126' are slid by the dead weight so as to advance the claw portions 125'a and 126'a in the stored portions 116a, 116b (see Fig. 23A, Fig. 24B).
  • the hook 125' advanced in the stored portion 116a the hook 125' is pushed by the tail end of the discharged printing plate 2 so as to go out from the stored portion 116a by feeding the discharged printing plate 2. At that time when the tail end of the discharged printing plate 2 passes, the hook 125' can slide into the stored portion 116a again by dead weight (see Fig. 23B).
  • the hook 126' advanced in the stored portion 116b the hook 126' is caught by the hooking member 115a of the guide member 115 on the way, the hook 126' can be slid so as to go out from the stored portion 116b (see Fig. 24B).
  • the hook 126 can be gone out from the stored portion 116b by contacting with the hooking member 115a of the guide member 115, instead of the hooking portion 115a, the hook 126 can be caught by a magnet member so that the hook 126 can be gone out from the stored portion 116b by moving the hook 126.
  • a rotatable roller is provided at an end portion confronting to a plate cylinder of a guiding member, so that the printing plate can be easily discharged from the end portion even if a printing plate is hooked by an upper portion of the guiding member.
  • the printing plate can be certainly discharged.
  • the printing plate and the guiding member and so on can be prevented from being damaged.

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  1. Druckplattenführungsvorrichtung (160, 260) zum Führen einer Druckplatte (1, 2) mit:
    Einer Führungskomponente (161, 261) zum Führen einer von einem Plattenzylinder (12, 13) abgegebenen Druckplatte (1, 2), wobei die Führungskomponente (161, 261) an einer Stelle in der Nähe des Plattenzylinders (12, 13) vorgesehen ist, an dem die Druckplatte befestigt ist, wobei die Druckplatte (1, 2) an einem Endbereich einen gebogenen Bereich hat und wobei ein Endbereich der Führungskomponente (161, 261), der einer Umfangsfläche des Plattenzylinders (12, 13) zugewandt ist, in Bezug auf eine Plattenabgabedrehrichtung, in die sich der- Plattenzylinder (12, 13) dreht, um die Druckplatte (1, 2) abzugeben, hinter einer Stelle angeordnet ist, an der der Plattenzylinder (12, 13) den gebogenen Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) freigibt, und einer drehbaren Walze (162, 262) an dem Endbereich der Führungskomponente (161, 261), der der Umfangsfläche des Plattenzylinders (12, 13) zugewandt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führungskomponente (161, 261) angeordnet ist, um die Fläche der Druckplatte (1, 2) zu führen, die mit der Umfangsfläche des Plattenzylinders (12, 13) in Kontakt kommt, und
    sich dann, wenn der gebogene Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) an dem Endbereich der Führungskomponente (161, 261) angreift, der gebogene Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) durch Drehung der drehbaren Walze (162, 262) von dem Endbereich an der Führungskomponente (161, 261) löst.
  2. Druckplattenführungsvorrichtung (160, 260) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führungskomponente (161, 261) die Druckplatte (1, 2) führt, die von einer Druckplattenabgabeeinrichtung zum Freigeben der Druckplatte (1, 2) von dem Plattenzylinder (12, 13) gehalten und bewegt wird.
  3. Druckplattenführungsvorrichtung (160, 260) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dann, wenn der gebogene Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) an dem Endbereich der Führungskomponente angreift, die Druckplatte die Walze (162, 262) dreht und sich der gebogene Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) als eine Folge dieser Drehung der Walze von dem Endbereich der Führungskomponente (161, 261) löst.
  4. Druckplattenführungsvorrichtung (160, 260) nach Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch eine Schwenkplatte (150, 250), die den gebogenen Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) durch Bewegen des gebogenen Bereiches nach außen in die radiale Richtung des Plattenzylinders von dem Plattenzylinder (12, 13) entfernt, wobei die Schwenkplatte (150, 250) in die zurückgezogene Position zurückkehrt, nachdem die Schwenkplatte den gebogenen Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) von dem Plattenzylinder (12, 13) entfernt.
  5. Druckplattenführungsvorrichtung (160, 260) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dann, wenn der gebogene Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) an dem Endbereich der Führungskomponente (161, 261) angreift, die Druckplattenabgabeeinrichtung die Walze (162, 262) über die Druckplatte (1, 2) dreht und sich der gebogene Bereich der Druckplatte (1, 2) als eine Folge dieser Drehung der Walze von dem Endbereich an der Führungskomponente (161, 261) löst.
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