EP1090867B1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Anbringen von Beilagen in gefalzten Papierbuchdeckeln - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Anbringen von Beilagen in gefalzten Papierbuchdeckeln Download PDF

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EP1090867B1
EP1090867B1 EP00610103A EP00610103A EP1090867B1 EP 1090867 B1 EP1090867 B1 EP 1090867B1 EP 00610103 A EP00610103 A EP 00610103A EP 00610103 A EP00610103 A EP 00610103A EP 1090867 B1 EP1090867 B1 EP 1090867B1
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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
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/02—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
    • B65H39/06—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams
    • B65H39/065—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams by collecting in rotary carriers
    • 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
    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/431—Features with regard to the collection, nature, sequence and/or the making thereof
    • B65H2301/4317—Signatures, i.e. involving folded main product or jacket
    • B65H2301/43171—Inserting subproducts in a signature as main product
    • B65H2301/431711—Inserting subproducts in a signature as main product the subproduct being inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fold of the main product
    • B65H2301/431716—Inserting subproducts in a signature as main product the subproduct being inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fold of the main product the main product being oriented with opening face upwards
    • 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
    • B65H2301/45—Folding, unfolding
    • B65H2301/453—Folding, unfolding opening folded material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/65—Other elements in face contact with handled material rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular to transport direction, e.g. star wheel
    • B65H2404/656—Means for disengaging material from element

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  • the present invention concerns a method and a machine for the placing of so-called inserts in folded printed item, namely newspapers which are supplied in a tight flow with the fold edge foremost, typically from a rotary press with a capacity of 20-25,000 items per hour, and of the kind which comprises a rotating roller with extending, star-shaped support arms which demarcate V-shaped pockets for successive receipt of the arriving printed item by the accommodation of these with the fold edge in towards the bottom of the V-pockets, and opening elements which during the rotation of the roller effect a slight opening of the folded printed item in each of the pockets, and in such a manner that during the movement of the pockets past an insertion station, the thus opened printed items can receive a supplied insert, after which the now supplemented printed items are fed further by the rotation of the roller to or past en extraction station where the finished printed item is extracted from the pockets for further transport, e.g. to a stacking station.
  • the one side edge of the folded items consists of a folded-together or glued-together spine of the printed item product, i.e. at this side it is possible to handle the folded item as if it were an assembled sheet item, including at the said suction outwards, but this will not apply at the opposite side, where the sheets of the printed item are quite loose in relation to one another.
  • a corresponding arrangement is known from DE-A-32 00 594, whereby work is effected with the distinct improvement that newspaper items are folded together around a transverse line lying slightly displaced from the centre cross line of the folded-out newspaper, so that opposite the fold line the folded newspaper will appear with two unequally long, out-wardly-extending rectangular edges of the respective half-parts of the folded newspaper.
  • This provides the possibility that use can be made of edge gripping means for secure gripping of the free edge of the one folded half part, while relying on the fact that by means of gravitation the other half part can bring about the necessary opening of the folded item to enable an insert to be introduced into the opening. At high working speeds, however, this gravitational effect will not only be too slow but also be of uncertain influence on the folded item, i.e. this method is not suitable for use at the higher speeds of operation.
  • the gripping reliability is of decisive importance, and with the present invention it is endeavoured to provide a combination of high gripping security and minimised demands regarding the over-height of the protruding free edge.
  • the gripping hooks shall wedge themselves in the space between the two folded half parts during the pressing back of the longest protruding half part, which according to the invention is made possible in that the pressure rail, along a part of its outermost extent, is configured with an outwardly, rearwards-inclined profile which will allow said wedging-in while the clamping-fast of the folded item is otherwise maintained. This clamping-fast during the gripping operation will obviously promote operational reliability.
  • a second important and even primary characteristic of the invention is that the gripping means, which are arranged at the outer end of the pivotal pressure rail, are not forcibly moved, but merely consist of projecting, passive, pivotal hook part which with an outer, inclined gripping hook will be forced to swing up over the outer edge of the longest protruding half part of the folded newspaper when this is clamped-in by the tilting forward of the pressure rail.
  • the gripping means which are arranged at the outer end of the pivotal pressure rail, are not forcibly moved, but merely consist of projecting, passive, pivotal hook part which with an outer, inclined gripping hook will be forced to swing up over the outer edge of the longest protruding half part of the folded newspaper when this is clamped-in by the tilting forward of the pressure rail.
  • the pressure rail can be tipped out for opening of the folded item for receiving the insert.
  • the gripping hooks can be made to release their grip in the simple manner that with an inclined, rearwards-extending release arm part, they impinge against a release cam on the next following fixed wing, so that the gripping hook is forced to swing out from the engagement with the gripped edge of the item.
  • the pressure rail can be swung back to an almost closed position of the pocket, where the item with its associated insert can be extracted by suitable extraction means after the releasing of the controlled grippers for the lowest protruding edge part of the item.
  • the machine sketched in fig. 1 works in accordance with well-known principles.
  • the main element is a wing wheel 2 which has protruding wing-rods 4 which form V-shaped pockets for receiving folded newspapers 6 delivered in a flow from a rotary press with the fold edge foremost.
  • the rotation of the wheel 2 is controlled in such a manner that it can hereby receive a single newspaper in each of the wheel pockets.
  • a magazine unit is provided for stacks of inserts 8 in respective magazines 10.
  • the inserts can be dropped individually down onto a conveyor belt 12, controlled in such a way that inserts from selected magazines can be successively deposited in insert sets 14.Via a suitable transfer conveyor, these inserts or insert sets can be fed for introduction down into the wheel pockets, in which as shown at 16 the newspapers are held opened for reliable receipt of the inserts in the centre fold.
  • the wheel pockets are moved further through an extraction station 18 at which the supplemented newspapers are extracted for feeding further along a conveyor 20 for final stacking or further processing.
  • the relevant task will hereby be to provide maximum security for the opening of the centre fold 16 of the newspapers, so that it can be ensured that the inserts 8, 14 are inserted in a "clean" manner, also at high working speeds.
  • the wing wheel 2 according to the invention is arranged in the following manner, cf. fig. 2.
  • the fixed wings 4 are configured in a tapering manner with a curved front edge forwards in the direction of rotation and with a straight rear edge.
  • the hook element is connected to a pinion 26 which cooperates with a rack 28 outermost on a push rod 30, which via a slide guide 32 extends in to a fixed hub part 34 configured with a control cam 36 which, by co-operation with a cam follower 38 on the rod 30, can slide this outwards so that the rack 28 and herewith the hook element 24 is swung downwards to the rear.
  • the same wing 4 has a pressure rail 40 lying behind at the rear edge of the wing, pivotally fastened at 42 to the outer end of a support arm 44 which is mounted extending out from a support block 46.
  • This support block 46 is pivotally fastened to the hub of the wheel by a bearing 48, and is provided with a cam-follower roller 50 for co-operation with a fixed control cam 52.
  • the support arm 44 can hereby be controlled for swinging forwards against the rear edge of the wing 4, where the pressure rail 40 can thus be tilted out around the bearing 42 to assume a position parallel with this rear edge (fig. 4).
  • the pressure rail 40 has a rocker arm 54 which is pivotally mounted at 56, and which outermost supports a projecting hook part 58 with a gripping hook 60 extending inwards.
  • This arm can be pivoted between the protruding position shown in fig. 2 and the swung rearwards position shown in fig. 3, where the gripping hook 60 is drawn back into abutment against the front side of the outer end of the pressure rail 40.
  • This latter position is a normal position, in that the upper end of the rocker arm is spring-loaded in the rearwards direction.
  • the outer end part of the pressure rail 40 is characterised in that it is formed with an outwards/rearwards inclined section as shown at 62.
  • the support arm 44 is swung forwards (upwards) against its related fixed wing 4 for clamping the closed-together newspaper against this, namely with the view thereafter of being able to open the folded newspaper.
  • the newspaper is folded in a slightly asymmetric manner, so that its rearmost half part in the direction of rotation extends slightly to the rear as shown at 66 in fig. 3.
  • the support arm 44 and herewith the pressure rail 40 are forced upwards/forwards under rotation of the wheel, whereby the pocket 64 is gradually closed, cf. fig. 4.
  • the shortest protruding half-part of the folded newspaper has almost reached forward to the fixed wing 4, while the longer protruding edge part 66 of the other half-part abuts against the front end of the force-controlled hook element. 24.
  • the gripping hook 60 on the hook part 58 will be pressed forward over the yielding outer edge of the rearmost, longest protruding edge part 66 of the newspaper item 6, which can be effected partly by a certain bending forward of this edge part, and partly by a certain degree of swinging-out of the hook part 58 brought about by the rearwards-inclined section of the gripping hook 60 itself, cf. fig. 6.
  • the pressure rail 40 With a subsequent full clamping of the newspaper item against the fixed wing 4, the pressure rail 40 will be pressed in a parallel manner against the wing for good securing of the newspaper item despite an angled-out position of the support arm 44, with possibility herewith for automatic adjustment to newspaper items of different thickness.
  • the pressure pin 55 In a concluding clamping position, the pressure pin 55 will be pressed against the fixed wing 4 via the clamped-together newspaper, whereby the rocker arm 54 will swing the gripping hook 60 further forward, cf. fig. 7, whereby the gripping hook 60 will grip in over the high edge area 66 of the newspaper with increased security.
  • the pressure rail 40 By swinging around the swivel bearing 42, the pressure rail 40, which in the free state is clamped flexibly against the support arm 44, will lie flat in against the newspaper regardless of its thickness.
  • both edges of the newspaper will be securely gripped, and the pressure rail 40 can then be controlled for quick re-opening of the pocket 64, fig. 8, in that the gripping hook 60 will swing towards the right and thus bring the edge area 66 with it when the pressure pin 55 leaves its firm abutment against the clamped-in newspaper.
  • the introduction of the insert 14 can be initiated.
  • the pressure rail can again be swung forwards for partial closing of the pocket 64 during the further swinging-down of the wing to the delivery position shown in fig. 10.
  • the hook element 24 on the fixed wing is controlled for opening, after which the newspaper into which the insert has been introduced is ready to be conveyed out by known means.

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  1. Verfahren zum Anordnen von Inserts in gefalteten Druckerzeugnissen (6) wie etwa Zeitungen, die von einer Rotationspresse hoher Kapazität zugeführt werden, wobei durch das Verfahren die Druckerzeugnisse (6) in einem hängenden Zustand, in dem sich ihre Faltkante unten befindet, vorgeschoben und dazu veranlasst werden, nacheinander in V-förmige Taschen (64) zu fallen, die durch sternförmige Flügel (4) gebildet sind, die sich von einem rotierenden Flügelrad (2) erstrecken, und anschließend in diesen Taschen teilweise aufgefaltet werden, um das oder die entsprechenden Inserts (8, 14) aufzunehmen, woraufhin die Druckerzeugnisse (6) nacheinander aus den Taschen (64) befördert und in der Weise gefaltet werden, dass die Faltung von der Mittellinie versetzt ist, so dass sie gegenüber der Faltkante einen kürzeren Seitenabschnitt und einen längeren Seitenabschnitt besitzen, die sich nach außen erstrecken, um eine vorstehende Kante (66) zu bilden, die auf den Druckerzeugnissen in ihrer Vorschubrichtung am weitesten hinten liegt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
       das Druckerzeugnis (6), das in die Tasche (64) herunterfällt, in Vorwärtsrichtung beeinflusst wird, um einen Klemmanschlag an der Hinterkante des vordersten Flügels (4) der Tasche zu erzielen,
       ein Hakenelement (24) zuerst in Abwärtsrichtung nach hinten und dann nach innen hinter den äußeren Kantenbereich des kürzeren Seitenabschnitts geschwenkt wird, um diesen Seitenabschnitt zu halten,
       eine Druckschiene (40), die in der Tasche schwenkbar aufgehängt ist und einen äußeren, vorstehenden Greifhaken (60) besitzt, anschließend nach vorn in eine Position geschwenkt wird, in der sich der Greifhaken (60) vor die vorstehende Kante (66) erstreckt,
       danach die Druckschiene (40) nach hinten geschwenkt wird und dabei die vorstehende Kante (66) des Druckerzeugnisses (6) mitnimmt, die nun durch den Greifhaken (60) gehalten wird, um das Druckerzeugnis (6) unmittelbar vor dem Einführen des Inserts (8, 14) zu öffnen,
       danach oder gleichzeitig damit der Greifhaken (60) beeinflusst wird, damit er die vorstehende Kante (60) freigibt,
       die Druckschiene (40) anschließend erneut nach vorn geschwenkt wird, um das Druckerzeugnis vollständig oder teilweise zusammenzufalten, und
       das Druckerzeugnis (6) anschließend aus der Tasche (64) befördert wird, gegebenenfalls nach einem kurzen Zurückschwingen der Druckschiene (40).
  2. Maschine zum Anordnen von Inserts in gefalteten Druckerzeugnissen (6) wie etwa Zeitungen, die beispielsweise von einer Rotationspresse hoher Kapazität zugeführt werden, durch ein Verfahren, bei dem die Druckerzeugnisse (6) in einem hängenden Zustand, in dem ihre Faltkante unten hängt, vorgeschoben und dazu veranlasst werden, nacheinander in V-förmige Taschen (64) zu fallen, die durch sternförmige Flügel (4) gebildet sind, die sich von einem Flügelrad (2) erstrecken, und anschließend in diesen Taschen teilweise aufgefaltet werden, um das oder die entsprechenden Inserts (8, 14) aufzunehmen, woraufhin die Druckerzeugnisse (6) nacheinander aus den Taschen (64) befördert werden, wobei die Druckerzeugnisse in der Weise gefaltet werden, dass die Faltung von der Mittellinie versetzt ist, so dass sie gegenüber der Faltkante einen kürzeren Seitenabschnitt und einen längeren Seitenabschnitt besitzen, der sich nach außen erstreckt und eine vorstehende Kante (66) bildet, die auf den Druckerzeugnissen in ihrer Vorschubrichtung am weitesten hinten liegt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
       sie eine Druckschiene (40) umfasst, die an einem Auflager (42) an einem Unterstützungsarm (44) schwenkbar angebracht und so beschaffen ist, dass sie in Vorwärtsrichtung beeinflusst wird, um das Druckerzeugnis in einen Klemmanschlag an der Hinterkante des vordersten Flügels (4) der Tasche zu bringen,
       das Hakenelement (24) an der Spitze des Flügels schwenkbar angebracht und so angeordnet ist, dass es in Abwärtsrichtung nach hinten und nach innen hinter den Außenkantenbereich des kürzeren Seitenabschnitts geschwenkt wird, um diesen Seitenabschnitt zu halten,
       die Druckschiene (40) mit einem schwenkbaren Kipparm (54) versehen ist, der mit einem äußeren, vorstehenden Greifhaken (60) versehen und so angeordnet ist, dass er nach vorn in eine Position geschwenkt werden kann, in der sich der Greifhaken (60) vor die vorstehende Kante (66) erstreckt, und nach hinten geschwenkt werden kann und dabei die vorstehende Kante (66) des Druckerzeugnisses (6) mitnimmt, die nun durch den Greifhaken (60) gehalten wird, um das Druckerzeugnis (6) direkt vor dem Einführen des Inserts (8, 14) zu öffnen,
       ein Freigabearm (61) mit dem Greifhaken (60) verbunden und so angeordnet ist, dass er mit einem Anschlag (63) für das Hochschwenken des Greifhakens (60) zusammenwirkt, um die vorstehende Kante (66) freizugeben, bevor das Druckerzeugnis (6) aus der Tasche (64) befördert wird, gegebenenfalls nach einem kurzen Zurückschwenken der Druckschiene (40).
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