EP1132207B1 - Dispositif de transfer d'articles creux à imprimer ou déjà imprimés dans une machine d'impression - Google Patents

Dispositif de transfer d'articles creux à imprimer ou déjà imprimés dans une machine d'impression Download PDF

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EP1132207B1
EP1132207B1 EP01105127A EP01105127A EP1132207B1 EP 1132207 B1 EP1132207 B1 EP 1132207B1 EP 01105127 A EP01105127 A EP 01105127A EP 01105127 A EP01105127 A EP 01105127A EP 1132207 B1 EP1132207 B1 EP 1132207B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41F17/00—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for
    • B41F17/08—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces
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  • the invention relates to a transfer device for printed or already printed in a printing machine hollow body such as sleeves, tubes, cans or the like, according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • printing presses For printing on a round outer contour possessing hollow bodies such as sleeves, tubes, cans or the like printing presses are provided which have a rotationally driven spindle plate, which is provided in the direction of rotation successively arranged receiving spindles on which the hollow body are held during the printing process. During the rotation of the spindle plate, the take-up spindles pass through a trajectory passing through the printing device.
  • the hollow bodies to be printed are fed to the spindle plate by a feed conveyor, which generally has an endlessly circulating conveyor chain on which support rods are arranged, on which the hollow bodies to be supplied are seated.
  • a feed conveyor which generally has an endlessly circulating conveyor chain on which support rods are arranged, on which the hollow bodies to be supplied are seated.
  • the removal of already printed hollow body by a discharge conveyor takes place regularly.
  • the smallest possible distance of the successive hollow body is sought on the part of the conveyors in order to realize the smallest possible size at the highest possible conveying speed can.
  • the distance of the hollow body for example, correspond to the pitch of the spindles of the spindle plate, this would also a large volume associated dryer result, through which the hollow body are passed.
  • the speed of the conveyor chain of the conveyor which has an increased chain wear and a greater drive power result.
  • the WO 97/07979 describes a further embodiment of a transfer device, in which a arranged next to the spindle plate transfer drum is used, but which has the same dimensions as the spindle plate, which in turn has a very high overall dimensions result.
  • a printing machine which is equipped with a transfer device of the type mentioned is to transfer printed hollow body of a spindle plate on a conveyor chain.
  • the transfer device has a disc-shaped transfer rotor with suction units designed as holding units for the hollow body, wherein the holding units are guided adjustably on radial guide slots.
  • the holding units engage in control cams formed on a stator.
  • the holding units are brought to a distance which corresponds to the distance between the carrying bars arranged on the conveyor chain.
  • the trajectories traversed by the receiving stations and the take-up spindles can be influenced in such a way that they have a matching trajectory with matching speed and pitch in the region of a transfer zone located between the transfer rotor and the spindle plate , When passing through this route, the hollow body can be transferred without interference between each pairwise coaxial associated receiving spaces and spindles.
  • the direct transfer between the transfer rotor and the spindle plate is effected by the holding units, which are adjustably mounted in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the transfer rotor transfer direction and to carry out a hollow body transfer process when passing through the transfer zone to a transfer movement in the transfer direction are caused, wherein they each transfer a hollow body between mutually coaxial pairs of receiving spaces and take-up spindles.
  • the Hollow body thereby attached by the holding units either on the receiving spindles or deducted from these.
  • the transfer movement is carried out as a function of the instantaneous rotational position of the transfer rotor, for which control means equipped with a control cam are provided.
  • the terms “printing” and “printing” or the like any kind of decoration of hollow bodies is to be understood, in particular on paint and / or paint application, labeling, foil stamping and screen printing thought is. Accordingly, the term “printing press” is to be understood as meaning any machine which is used for a decoration of the aforementioned type and accordingly equipped.
  • the mutually parallel axes of rotation of the transfer rotor and the spindle plate are expediently arranged offset from one another such that the axis of rotation of the transfer rotor is outside the self-contained first trajectory of the take-up spindles.
  • the distance between the two axes of rotation to the transfer zone is expediently identical.
  • a rotation of the transfer rotor and the spindle plate expediently takes place in the opposite direction of rotation, so that rectified path movements of the receiving locations and the receiving spindles are established in the transfer zone.
  • the transfer rotor is preferably drum-shaped, wherein the holding units, in particular in the region of the radial are outwardly oriented lateral surface of the transfer rotor.
  • the holding units may have appropriate vacuum holding means, which cause a negative pressure-related fixation.
  • the holding units may have appropriate vacuum holding means, which cause a negative pressure-related fixation.
  • other suitable holding means would be possible.
  • the transfer of the hollow body between a respective conveyor and the transfer rotor can take place in a comparable manner, whereby a simplification results from the fact that no pitch adjustment is necessary.
  • the feed conveyors and / or the discharge conveyor can each have a conveyor chain with successively arranged support bars for the hollow bodies, which in a supply zone located between the respective conveyor and the transfer rotor or discharge zone a matching with the local trajectory of the receiving locations of the holding units supply curve Run through or discharge curve, with carrier rods and receiving stations are assigned in pairs about coaxially, which allows by peeling or plugging a hollow body transfer during the passage of the feed curve or discharge curve.
  • the supply conveyor can have a rotatable centering wheel in the region of the feed zone with an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of rotation of the transfer rotor and with centering pockets which are distributed radially outwards and distributed in the circumferential direction.
  • the conveyor chain is arranged so that it follows in the feed curve upstream region of a predetermined by the pitch circle of the centering entry curve, which are supplied in operation supplied hollow body successively in these centering pockets.
  • the arrangement is then further made such that in the transition region between the inlet curve and the feed curve pairs centering pockets of Zentrierrades and receiving locations of the transfer rotor meet, so that the hollow body can be taken over by the holding stations defining holding units.
  • Shown in the drawing is a detail of a printing press equipped with a transfer device 1 which includes a supply transfer unit 2 and a discharge transfer unit 2 '.
  • the feed transfer unit 2 serves for transferring hollow bodies 4 to be printed via a feed conveyor 3 to the spindle plate 5 of the printing machine.
  • the discharge transfer unit 2 ' are already printed hollow body 4' from the spindle plate 5 to a Transfer conveyor 3 'transfers, which removes the printed hollow body 4'.
  • the spindle plate 5 is in operation for a rotational movement about an axis of rotation 6 with a direction indicated by arrow spindle plate rotation 7 drivable. It is equipped with a plurality in the spindle plate rotation direction 7 consecutively arranged receiving spindles 8, which protrude with the axis of rotation 6 parallel spindle axis 11 from the plate-shaped or disc-shaped base body 12 of the spindle plate 5.
  • the receiving spindles 8 can be assigned drive means 13, which allow a rotational drive with the spindle axis 11 as a rotation axis.
  • the drive means for the rotary drive of the spindle plate 5 are not shown in detail in the drawing.
  • the supply and discharge transfer units 2, 2 ' are placed in the spindle plate rotation direction 7 at a distance in the peripheral region of the spindle plate 5.
  • printing device 14 located in the peripheral region of the spindle plate 5 is still only indicated by dash-dotted lines printing device 14, which can be equipped in a conventional manner with multiple inking units and which has a so-called printing cylinder, which can perform an application of paint with respect to the hollow body to be printed.
  • the printing machine is used for printing sleeves, tubes, cans or other rotationally symmetrical hollow bodies with a round outer contour.
  • To be printed hollow body 4 are fed via a feed conveyor 3, by means of a Transfer rotors 15 of the feed conveyor 3 successively passed to the spindle plate 5 and passed therethrough by the printing device 14. Subsequently, the printed hollow bodies 4 'are transferred from the spindle plate 5 to the discharge conveyor 3' by a further transfer rotor 15 'belonging to the discharge transfer unit 2'.
  • a respective transfer rotor 15, 15 ' is drivable by means not shown in detail to a rotational movement about its axis of rotation 16.
  • the transfer rotor direction of rotation is indicated by arrow 17.
  • both transfer units 2, 2 ' have a construction according to the invention. In principle, however, it would be conceivable to design only one transfer unit 2, 2 'correspondingly and to resort to conventional means known per se in the case of the other transfer unit.
  • a respective transfer rotor 15, 15 ' is equipped with holding units 18 arranged successively in transfer rotor rotation direction 17, each of which defines a receiving space 21 for releasably receiving or holding a hollow body 4, 4' to be transferred.
  • the holding units 18 are in the field of recording slots 21 with holding means for temporarily holding hollow bodies 4, 4 'equipped, preferably with vacuum holding means 22, over a desired period of time, a conditional by vacuum holding the Recording seats 21 engaging hollow body 4, 4 'ensure.
  • the holding units 18 are pocket-like in the area of the receiving places 21 and are open radially outward, so that hollow bodies 4, 4 'can be inserted or inserted or removed in a direction transverse to the axis of rotation 16.
  • the receiving stations 21 go through during the rotation of the transfer rotor 15, 15 'a in FIGS. 1 and 4 dash-dotted lines indicated first trajectory 23. This is closed in itself. At the receiving locations fixed hollow body 4, 4 'are moved along a portion of this trajectory 23 accordingly.
  • the pitch T 1 that is, the distance of the spindle axes 11 of two consecutive take-up spindles 8, measured in spindle-disk rotational direction 7, is relatively large and determined, above all, by the volume of construction required for the rotary bearings of the take-up spindles 8. To be able to provide a sufficiently large number of take-up spindles 8 on the spindle plate 4, therefore, it is also necessary to maintain a relatively large radial distance A 1 between the axis of rotation 6 of the spindle plate 5 and a respective spindle axis 11.
  • the hollow bodies 4, 4 ' In order to be able to realize high conveying speeds and at the same time be able to keep the construction volume of the printing press and any peripheral devices such as dryers or the like as low as possible, the hollow bodies 4, 4 'with the smallest possible pitch T 2 , ie with the smallest possible center distance directly successive hollow body 4, 4th supplied or discharged.
  • the pitch T 2 is determined by the distance in the conveying direction directly successive support rods 25, which are arranged with parallel alignment so on a conveyor chain 26, 26 'of the supply and discharge conveyor 3, 3', that they each perpendicular to the The directions of rotation of the respective conveyor chain 26, 26 'indicated by arrows 27 project in the same direction.
  • drive means the self-contained conveyor chains 26, 26 'are driven to an endless circulation movement in the direction of rotation 27.
  • the division difference T 1 - T 2 is compensated so that a continuous transfer of hollow bodies with high transfer rates is possible.
  • the hollow bodies are transferred between a respective supply or discharge conveyor 3, 3 'and the associated transfer rotor 15, 15' with the division T 2 , which, as mentioned, is based on the distance of the hollow bodies 4 fed or removed by the delivery devices. 4 'is tuned.
  • the division of the holding units 18 or the receiving seats 21 defined by them thus corresponds to the passage of the supply or discharge conveyors 3, 3 'associated transfer path section 28 preferably the aforementioned division T 2 and thus is substantially less than the pitch T 1 of the take-up spindles 8 when passing the printing device fourteenth
  • the course of the first and second trajectories 23, 24 is variable.
  • the holding units 18 are transversely adjustable transversely to the axis of rotation of the transfer rotor 16 in order to be able to vary the distance A 2 measured between the receiving stations 21 and the axis of rotation 16 of the transfer rotor 15, 15 '.
  • the holding units 18 and the receiving spindles 8 are assigned control means 32, by means of which the holding units 18 and / or take-up spindles 8, which are adjustable at right angles to the associated rotation axis 16, 6, can be positioned relative to each other such that the receiving spaces 21 and the take-up spindles 8 coaxially with the transfer zone 31 Passage assignment, where they are moved at the same speed and coincide in their trajectories.
  • the matching trajectories are in FIGS. 1 and 4 indicated at 33.
  • the hollow body 4, 4 'during the matching tracks 33 are smoothly transferred from the receiving stations 21 of the transfer rotor 15 of the feed transfer unit 2 to the take-up spindles 8 of the spindle plate 5, or with reverse transfer direction of the take-up spindles 8 of the spindle plate 5 to the receiving stations 21 of the transfer rotor 15 'of the discharge transfer unit 2' are transferred.
  • the radial lifting movement of the holding units 18 preferably takes place on the entire path section of the first trajectory 23 outside of the transfer path section 28.
  • the radial lifting movement preferably takes place only during the passage of the coinciding track sections 33 or shortly before and / or shortly thereafter. This is due to the fact that the stroke movement taking place for the adaptation of the pathways is less pronounced in the case of the take-up spindles 8 than in the case of the holding units 18, whose positioning path is decisively responsible for the division adjustment.
  • the structural design of the arrangement according to the invention provides that the mutually parallel axes of rotation 6, 16 of the spindle plate 5 and a respective transfer rotor 15, 15 'are radially offset from each other at a distance such that the axis of rotation 16 of the respective transfer rotor 15, 15' outside the closed second trajectory 24 of the take-up spindles 8 is located.
  • the axes of rotation 6, 16 of the spindle plate 5 and the transfer rotors 15, 15 'are each expediently arranged at the same distance from the transfer zone 31.
  • control means 32 for rotational angle-dependent radial positioning of the holding units 18, and thus for specifying the first trajectory 23 a self-contained stationary control cam 34 which is provided with control surfaces on which at the rotation of the transfer rotor 15, 15 'with the holding units 18th cooperating Curve follower 35 along to cause a dependent on the current rotational position of the transfer rotor 15, 15 'positioning.
  • the cam follower 35 may have low-friction rolling elements.
  • the transfer rotors 15, 15 'expediently have a drum-like structure, wherein the holding units 18 in the region of the radially outwardly oriented lateral surface of the respective transfer rotor 15, 15' are located.
  • the holding units 18 as shown by means of radially with respect to the axis of rotation 16 of the transfer rotor 15, 15 'telescopic guide means 37 on the base body 19 of the respective transfer rotor 15, 15' be adjustably mounted.
  • the telescoping guide means on slide-like slidably guided together components, with sliding guides or rolling guides can be used.
  • the receiving stations 21 are moved into the transfer zone 31, starting from the feed zone 38 assigned to the feed conveyor 3, at a preferably continuously increasing transverse distance from the axis of rotation 16. Following this, the radial distance decreases again up to the minimum distance corresponding to the pitch T 2 on renewed arrival in the feed zone 38.
  • a corresponding movement behavior results in connection with the transfer rotor 15 'of the discharge transfer unit 2', wherein instead of the feed zone 38 a discharge zone 38 'occurs, in which the printed hollow body 4' are discharged to the discharge conveyor 3 '.
  • the holding units 18 are also caused to superpose a transfer movement in a transfer direction 42 indicated by a double arrow.
  • This transfer direction 42 is parallel to the axis of rotation 16 of the associated transfer rotor 15, 15 'and thus also rectified with the spindle axis 11 of the take-up spindles 8.
  • the transfer movement is controlled by dashed line indicated control means 43 such that in the feed transfer unit 2 which are equipped with a hollow body 4 to be printed receiving slots 21 are placed on entry into the transfer zone 31 in coaxial extension of the take-up spindles 8.
  • a thereto fixed hollow body 4 is therefore the respective associated receiving spindle 8 axially opposite.
  • the respective holding units 18 is displaced in the direction of the synchronously co-rotating receiving spindle 8, wherein the co-moving hollow body 4 is attached to the receiving spindle 8.
  • the holding connection between the holding units 18 and the associated hollow bodies can be solved, since these now sit on the take-up spindles 8.
  • a sequence of movements with opposite transfer direction takes place in the transfer rotor 15 'of the discharge transfer unit 2'.
  • the holding units 18 are placed on arrival at the transfer zone 31 so that their receiving places 21 coincide with the held on a receiving spindle 8 hollow body 4 '.
  • the vacuum holding means 22 or the like are then activated in order to fix the already printed hollow body 4 'to the holding unit 18, whereupon it is removed from the receiving spindle 8 during the further passage through the transfer zone 31 in the transfer direction 42 and at the same time the hollow body 4 of FIG this recording spindle 8 subtracts.
  • the transfer means 43 causing the transfer movement may be at least partially identical to the control means 32 performing the division adjustment.
  • control cam responsible for the radial lifting movement of the holding units and the control cam responsible for the transfer movement can be provided together on one and the same body, for example on the stator 20 of the transfer rotor 15, 15 '.
  • the holding units 18 are in the embodiment on suitable guide means of the transfer rotor 15, 15 'slidably guided slidably, the guide means may be provided on the above-mentioned guide means 37 or formed directly from these.
  • the rotating during operation drum-like transfer rotor 15, 15 'expediently includes a base body 19 with two axially on both sides of the fixed stator 20 arranged discs which are firmly connected to each other by means of a stator 20 passing through the axis of rotation and always rotate together.
  • a stator 20 axially facing inner surfaces of the aforementioned discs are provided with radially extending guides on which the guide means 37 are mounted radially displaceable.
  • the latter may have a bow-like construction, with two lateral guide arms and a connecting portion extending therebetween, while embracing the stator 20 like a clip.
  • the connecting portion is used for slide-like sliding support of the associated holding unit 18 and is located on the radially oriented peripheral portion of the stator 20.
  • the guide arms engage laterally on the two end faces of the stator 20 and are radially movable with the inside arranged on the discs guides in guiding engagement.
  • a control cam 34 is arranged in each case, wherein the two control cams 34 have a matching course. Every leadership arm is with one Curve follower 35 equipped, which cooperates with the associated control cam 34. In this way, a very secure two-sided operation and guidance of a respective guide device 37 is achieved.
  • the guide means 37 move with their connecting portions and the holding units 18 guided circumferentially along the mantle of the stator 20, wherein their radial distance from the axis of rotation 16 of the transfer rotor 15, 15' depending on the course of the cams 34 is changed.
  • the control means 43 may have a self-contained on the mantle of the stator 20, extending around the stator, self-contained control curve, with which a respective holding unit 18 is in guiding engagement.
  • Each holding unit 18 may be equipped with a suitable cam follower for this purpose.
  • the control cam changes its axial distance to the end faces of the stator 20, corresponding to the desired axial displacement of the holding units 18th
  • the control cam 43 has the control means 43 with respect to the axis of rotation 16 of the transfer rotor 15, 15 ' a non-concentric course. It is expediently provided on the lateral surface of the stator 20, which has a peripheral contour has, whose course corresponds to that of the front-side cams 34. It thus changes the radial distance of the responsible for the transfer movement control cam of the control means 43 of the rotation axis 16 corresponding to the course of the responsible for the radial movement cams 34. It is ensured in this way that the leadership intervention is never lost.
  • the non-concentric and preferably non-circular circumferential course of the stator 20 is for example made Fig. 3 and 6 seen.
  • the feed or removal conveyor 3, 3 ' is expediently located in a circumferential region of the associated transfer rotor 15, 15' which is opposite the spindle plate 5.
  • a location of its outer periphery is in each case on the transfer path section 28, whereby they are so partially wrapped by the conveyor chain 26, 26 'or another comparable conveyor line, that sets a conveyor strand section 46, which is connected to the transfer path section 28 of the first trajectory 23rd coincides.
  • the support rods 25 are forced to go through during the circulating movement of the conveyor chain 26, 26 'a matching with the transfer path section 28 supply curve or discharge curve 47, 47'.
  • the support rods 25 and the receiving stations 21 of the holding units 18 are paired approximately coaxially, so that by the superimposed transfer movement of the holding units 18 a removal of the printed hollow body 4 and a plugging the already printed hollow body 4 'of the or can take place on the support rods 25.
  • the two deflection wheels 44, 45 are thus the respective supply curve 47 and discharge curve 47 'in the direction of rotation of the transfer rotor 15, 15' upstream and downstream.
  • the feed cam 47 upstream deflection wheel 44 of the feed conveyor 3 is formed as a centering 48, which is distributed on the outer circumference with circumferentially distributed and each radially outwardly open centering pockets 49th is provided.
  • Their pitch corresponds to the pitch T 2 of the supplied hollow body 4 and the corresponding pitch T 2 of the receiving stations 21 within the transfer path section 28.
  • the conveyor chain 26 passes in the area upstream of the supply curve 47 with respect to this oppositely curved inlet curve 52, which is predetermined by the pitch circle of the centering pockets 49.
  • the rotational positions of the centering wheel 48 and the transfer rotor 15 are matched to one another such that in the transition region 53 between the inlet curve 52 and the supply curve 47 pairs of centering pockets 49 and receiving slots 21 meet, between which then a hollow body transfer can take place.
  • references to a printing machine or a printing device are to be understood as references to suitable for performing the aforementioned decorations machines and devices, such as painting or labeling.

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  1. Dispositif de transfert de transfert d'articles creux (4, 4') à imprimer ou déjà imprimés dans une machine d'impression, tels que des manchons, des tubes, des canettes ou analogues,
    - avec un rotor de transfert (15) entraîné en rotation, pour transférer des articles creux (4), successivement apportés par un convoyeur d'alimentation (3), vers un plateau à broches (5) entraîné en rotation, associé au dispositif d'impression (14) de la machine d'impression, et/ou
    avec un rotor de transfert (15') entraîné en rotation, pour transférer des articles creux déjà imprimés (4') du plateau à broches (5) entraîné en rotation vers un convoyeur d'évacuation (3'),
    - avec des unités de maintien (18) disposées sur le rotor de transfert (15, 15') en succession dans sa direction de rotation (17), qui définissent des emplacements de réception (21) pour le maintien libérable des articles creux (4, 4') à transférer, emplacements qui parcourent une première trajectoire courbe (23) lors de la rotation du rotor de transfert (15, 15'),
    - avec des broches réceptrices (8), disposées en succession sur le plateau à broches (5) dans sa direction de rotation (7) et servant à maintenir les articles creux (4, 4') lors du processus d'impression, broches qui parcourent une deuxième trajectoire courbe (24) lors de la rotation du plateau à broches (5), l'écartement (T2) des unités de maintien (18) lors du passage devant le convoyeur d'alimentation (3) ou respectivement d'évacuation (3') étant adapté à la distance entre les articles creux (4, 4') respectivement apportés ou évacués et étant inférieur à l'écartement (t1) des broches réceptrices (8) lors du passage devant le dispositif d'impression (14), et les unités de maintien (18) étant, réglables en continu transversalement à l'axe de rotation (16, 6) du rotor de transfert associé (15, 15'), afin de modifier leur écartement,
    - avec une zone de transfert (31) entre le rotor de transfert (15, 15') et le plateau à broches (5), dans laquelle les articles creux (4, 4') sont transférés entre les emplacements de réception (21) des unités de maintien (18) du rotor de transfert (15, 15') et les broches réceptrices (8) du plateau à broches (5),
    - et avec des moyens de commande (32), par lesquels les unités de maintien réglables (18) et les broches réceptrices (8) peuvent être positionnées les unes par rapport aux autres de telle sorte que les emplacements de réception (21) et les broches réceptrices (8) participant à un moment donné à un processus de transfert d'articles creux parcourent la zone de transfert (31) par paires en association coaxiale, à la même vitesse et avec des allures de trajectoire coïncidentes (33), sachant que les moyens de commande (32) comprennent au moins une première came de commande (34), associée aux unités de maintien (18) à positionner et de position fixe par rapport à un stator (20), le long de laquelle des suiveurs de came (35) coopérant avec les unités de maintien (18) circulent lors de la rotation du rotor de transfert (15, 15'), afin de générer un mouvement de positionnement radial des unités de maintien (18) dépendant de la position momentanée de rotation du rotor de transfert (15, 15') et correspondant à l'allure de la première trajectoire courbe (23),
    caractérisé en ce que les unités de maintien (18) sont montées à déplacement dans une direction de transfert (42) parallèle à l'axe de rotation (16) du rotor de transfert (15, 15'), et en ce que d'autres moyens de commande (43) sont présents, qui forcent les unités de maintien (18) à exécuter dans la direction de transfert (42), lorsqu'elles parcourent la zone de transfert (31) pour effectuer un processus de transfert d'articles creux, un mouvement de transfert dépendant de la position momentanée de rotation du rotor de transfert (15, 15'), mouvement par lequel elles peuvent respectivement transférer un article creux (4, 4') entre des paires coaxiales d'emplacements de réception (21) et de broches réceptrices (8), sachant que les autres moyens de commande (43) présentent une autre came de commande s'étendant le long de l'enveloppe du stator (20), came avec laquelle les unités de maintien (18) se trouvent en engagement de guidage et dont la distance radiale par rapport à l'axe de rotation (16) du rotor de transfert (15, 15') varie conformément à l'allure de l'au moins une première came de commande (34) responsable des mouvements radiaux des unités de maintien (18).
  2. Dispositif de transfert selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les axes de rotation mutuellement parallèles (16, 6) du rotor de transfert (15, 15') et du plateau à broches (5) sont disposés en étant mutuellement décalés de telle sorte que l'axe de rotation (16) du rotor de transfert (15, 15') se trouve à l'extérieur de la deuxième trajectoire courbe (24), en soi fermée, des broches réceptrices (8).
  3. Dispositif de transfert selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le rotor de transfert (15, 15') et le plateau à broches (5) tournent en sens contraires, de sorte qu'on obtient dans la zone de transfert (31) des trajectoires de déplacement des emplacements de réception (21) des unités de maintien (18) et des broches réceptrices (8) qui sont dirigées dans le même sens.
  4. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la première trajectoire courbe (23) des emplacements de réception (21) possède une allure arquée lors du passage devant le convoyeur d'alimentation (3) ou respectivement d'évacuation (3').
  5. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la distance (A2) entre les emplacements de réception (21) et l'axe de rotation (16) du rotor de transfert (15, 15') lors du passage devant le convoyeur d'alimentation (3) ou respectivement d'évacuation (3') est inférieure à la distance (A1) entre les broches réceptrices (8) et l'axe de rotation (6) du plateau à broches (5) lors du passage devant le dispositif d'impression (14).
  6. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que, afin d'obtenir l'allure de trajectoire coïncidente (33) lors du parcours de la zone de transfert (31), ce sont exclusivement ou principalement les unités de maintien (18) du rotor de transfert (15, 15') qui sont positionnées et adaptées à la deuxième trajectoire courbe (24) des broches réceptrices (8).
  7. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de commande (32) responsables du mouvement radial des moyens de maintien (18) présentent deux premières cames de commande (34) disposées sur les faces frontales mutuellement opposées du stator (20), sachant que les unités de maintien (18) sont montées à déplacement dans la direction de transfert (42) sur des organes de guidage (37) qui recouvrent le stator (20) et sont respectivement simultanément en prise avec les deux premières cames de commande (34) par l'intermédiaire de suiveurs de came.
  8. Dispositif de transfert selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le rotor de transfert (15, 15') présente deux disques disposés axialement de part et d'autre du stator fixe (20) et conjointement rotatifs pendant la marche du dispositif, disques dont les faces intérieures axialement tournées vers le stator (20) sont pourvues de guidages s'étendant radialement sur lesquels les organes de guidage (37) sont montés à translation radiale.
  9. Dispositif de transfert selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que la face d'enveloppe du stator (20) possède un contour périphérique correspondant à l'allure des premières cames de commande frontales (34).
  10. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le rotor de transfert (15, 15') est réalisé du genre tambour, sachant que les unités de maintien (18) sont de préférence placées dans la région de la face d'enveloppe, orientée radialement vers l'extérieur, du rotor de transfert (15, 15') en forme de tambour.
  11. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que les unités de maintien (18) disposent de moyens de maintien de vide (2) pour retenir les articles creux (4, 4') pendant le processus de transfert.
  12. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que les unités de maintien (18) sont guidées en déplacement à la manière de coulisseaux dans la direction de transfert (42) sur des moyens de guidage (37) du rotor de transfert (15, 15').
  13. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que le convoyeur d'alimentation (3) et/ou le convoyeur d'évacuation (3') présentent respectivement une ligne de transport avantageusement formée par une chaîne transporteuse (26, 26') avec des barreaux porteurs (25) disposés en succession pour les articles creux (4, 4') qui parcourent, dans une zone respectivement d'alimentation (47) ou d'évacuation (47') se trouvant entre le convoyeur concerné (3, 3') et le rotor de transfert (15, 15'), une courbe respectivement d'alimentation (47) ou d'évacuation (47') coïncidant avec l'allure correspondante de trajectoire des emplacements de réception (21) des unités de maintien (18), les barreaux porteurs (25) et les emplacements de réception (21), entre lesquels s'effectue une remise d'articles creux, étant mutuellement associés sensiblement coaxialement par paires.
  14. Dispositif de transfert selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la remise d'articles creux entre le rotor de transfert (15, 15') d'une part et le convoyeur associé d'alimentation (3) et/ou d'évacuation (3') d'autre part est produite par un déplacement commandé, ayant lieu dans la direction de
    transfert (42), des unités de maintien (18).
  15. Dispositif de transfert selon la revendication 13 ou 14, caractérisé en ce que le convoyeur d'alimentation (3) présente, dans la région de la zone d'alimentation (47), une roue de centrage (48) mobile en rotation, dont l'axe de rotation (54) est parallèle à l'axe de rotation (16) du rotor de transfert (15), la ligne de transport suivent, dans la région précédant la courbe d'alimentation (47) une courbe d'entrée (52) prédéfinie par le cercle primitif des poches de centrage (49), et sachant que l'agencement est conçu de telle sorte que les poches de centrage (49) de la roue de centrage (48) et les emplacements de réception (21) du rotor de transfert (15), entre lesquels s'effectue une remise d'articles creux, coïncident par paires dans la région de transition (53) entre la courbe d'entrée (52) et la courbe d'alimentation (47).
  16. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 13 à 15, caractérisé en ce que la ligne de transport du convoyeur d'alimentation (3) et/ou d'évacuation (3') passe respectivement autour de deux roues de renvoi (44, 45) disposées avant et après la courbe d'alimentation (47) ou respectivement d'évacuation (47').
  17. Dispositif de transfert selon l'une des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisé en ce que les broches réceptrices (8) sont, afin de modifier leur écartement, réglables en continu transversalement à l'axe de rotation (6) du plateau à broches (5).
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