EP1199275B1 - Dispositif pour la formation d'une pile de feuilles imprimées arrangées l' une à côté de l'autre - Google Patents

Dispositif pour la formation d'une pile de feuilles imprimées arrangées l' une à côté de l'autre Download PDF

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EP1199275B1
EP1199275B1 EP00810974A EP00810974A EP1199275B1 EP 1199275 B1 EP1199275 B1 EP 1199275B1 EP 00810974 A EP00810974 A EP 00810974A EP 00810974 A EP00810974 A EP 00810974A EP 1199275 B1 EP1199275 B1 EP 1199275B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/04—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
    • B65H31/06—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled on edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B65H33/02—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by moving a blade or like member into the pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
    • B65H2301/4214—Forming a pile of articles on edge
    • B65H2301/42146—Forming a pile of articles on edge by introducing articles from above
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/426—Forming batches
    • B65H2301/4263—Feeding end plate or end sheet before formation or after completion of a pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1932—Signatures, folded printed matter, newspapers or parts thereof and books

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  • the invention relates to a device for forming a stack lined up printed sheet consisting of a die Printing sheets in a scale formation perpendicular to a stacking support feeding conveyor and one of the stacks provided stacking pad assigned to the length of a stack by the end between support elements and stack controllable insertion device forming deliverable end plates.
  • Stacks made in this way are also used in technical jargon Poles and the equipment used as a pole boom designated.
  • the pressed and strapped bars are usually temporarily stored and then arrive at Separation of the printed sheets to a feeder for loading a processing line provided with the printed sheets is.
  • a device of the type described above is in CH - A - 663 397.
  • End plates require a one hundred percent presence time Operator who relies heavily on a correct Insert the end plates between the stack and which concentrates these end support elements.
  • Monitoring the paper flow in the feed area and the Pressing the stack in front of the delivery is done by the for the manual insertion of the end plates required working time considerably restricted and also the provision of the end plates can be operated with one operator during operation the facility hardly manage.
  • the object of the present invention is automate the loading of the end plates at the stack ends, to make the operator's job easier and sufficient time to monitor the ongoing collection process as well as the provision of the end plates can.
  • this object is achieved in that the Inserting device through one of the front and rear stack ends assigned, with passage openings for the passing Support elements provided, vertically against the stack support drivable, inserting the end plates at the stack ends Insert device is formed, the at least one having a gap that can be filled with an end plate.
  • the insertion device is preferably by at least two parallel, receiving an end plate in a space Holding plates formed.
  • the insertion device can have two, one end plate each Stack associated spaces, so less Movements of the insertion device are required and more time is available for the end plate insert.
  • the insertion device is in an opposite position of the stacking support at a right angle Endplates is feedable, thereby providing the End plates is simplified.
  • the adaptation of the end plate feed to the continuous Stacking process can be optimized if the insertion device along the stack formation direction and can be moved here.
  • the insertion device is preferably above the horizontal aligned stacking pad so that the end plates by their own weight or by means of a transfer device fall into the insertion device or be moved can.
  • the holding plates are expediently arranged in a stationary manner Scaffold guided parallel to the stack formation direction so that a simple motion drive can be used.
  • FIG. 1 shows a device 1 carried by a machine frame 10 for forming a stack 2 of printed sheets 3 lined up, also referred to as bar delivery, in which the printed sheets 3 are folded from the right side via conveyor belts 4 to 8, initially by a pressing device 9, from two superimposed ones Press rolls formed to be guided to press the folds.
  • the printing sheets 3 are transported in a shingled formation, in which the following printing sheet 3 partially rests on the preceding one (see scale position on conveyor belt 6).
  • Such a scale formation can be adopted, for example, on the delivery of a printing press.
  • the printed sheets 3, in the still scaled state reach an approximately vertically rising conveyor section 11, which is formed by the conveyor belts 12, 13.
  • the printed sheets 3 are clamped between the conveyor belts 12, 13, which rotate together around the rollers 14, 15.
  • the conveyor belt 12 runs around the counter roller 16 via further rollers about the axis of the lower press roller of the pressing device 9 to the roller 14;
  • Conveyor belt 13 runs around the rollers 14, 15 and is deflected from the conveyor path of the printed sheets 3 after leaving the roller 15.
  • Such conveyors are known, for example, from CH-A-663 397 and the printed sheets 3 could, as disclosed in EP-A-0 623 542, be fed in oversized.
  • the printed sheets 3 are delivered to a similar conveyor 18 directed perpendicularly against a stacking support 17.
  • the mode of operation of the conveying channel 21 is also described in the publications mentioned above.
  • the stack supports 17, 22 provided are fastened to two tension members formed from rotating pairs of chains, one of which is designated by 24.
  • a controllable drive motor (not shown) is assigned to each traction element, so that, for example, a reduced speed of the stack supports 17, 22 can be driven during the stack formation.
  • the stack supports 17, 22 are formed from transversely aligned strips 23 and are supported on guide rails with respect to the upper runs of the traction elements.
  • the traction elements run around deflection rollers 25, 26 which, viewed in the direction of stack formation, are arranged before the infeed of the shingled stream onto the stack supports and behind a downstream stack press 27.
  • the stack supports 17, 22 have support elements 28, 29 arranged at the ends in pairs, between which a stack 2 is in each case formed and transported.
  • the rear support elements 29 of a stack support 17, 22 abut the front support elements 28 of a subsequent stack support 17, 22 and thus form a stack separation when passing through the conveying channel 21.
  • the completed stack 2 passes after it has passed has set off from the subsequent stack 2 at increased speed, a controllable insertion device 30, with which the end edges of the stack 2, which protect against damage, are inserted between the support elements 28, 29 of a stack support 17, 22 and the stack 2.
  • the insertion device 30 consists of two parallel holding plates 32, 33, spaced apart from one another, forming an intermediate space for at least one end plate 31. These have slit-like passage openings 38 at the lower end through which the supporting elements 28, 29 can pass for pressing the stacked printed sheets 3 together , 2a to 2f, the end plate insertion during the stacking process is described.
  • the stack 2 which has formed has reached a certain length and, with the front end, which is formed by a pair of support elements 28, approaches the ready-to-insert device 30, to which an end plate 31 has previously been fed from a magazine 34 arranged above it. Due to the selected stack length or the stack speed, the insertion device 30 has covered a longer or shorter path since the end plate 31 was received until it has reached the illustrated position. Of course, at the expense of the cycle time and possibly the quality, the insertion device 30 could be operated on shorter paths or at a standstill, or the end plates could be inserted. In the situation shown, the insertion device 30 is close to inserting the end plate 31 between the front of the stack 2 and the support elements 28.
  • the end plate 31 is caught at a height above the support elements 28 in the insertion device 30, for which purpose a retaining device 35 is provided.
  • a guide arrangement designated 36 is set up, which can be seen in more detail in FIG. 3.
  • the height adjustment of the holding plates 32, 33 takes place via a pneumatic actuating device 37 which can be seen in FIG. 3.
  • the specified means allow the insertion device 30 to be moved in the rationally shortest way to underpass the end plates 31 and to reset them.
  • An insertion device 30, with which two end plates 31 can be accommodated, could be a return path to the stack support 17, 22 or. saved to magazine 34.
  • the insertion device 30 with a space for one or two end plates 31 or for two end plates 31 in separate spaces.
  • 2b the end plate 31 loaded in the insertion device 30 has been deflected and, by pushing back the front end of the stack 2 through the holding plate 32 of the insertion device 30, has been placed behind the supporting elements 28 in a position in which it is initially loosely in that by the holding plates 32, 33 formed space sits.
  • 2c shows the further step, where the insertion device 30 is lifted and the end plate 31 is clamped between the stack and the support elements 28 by expansion of the stack 2.
  • the insertion device 30 has already received another end plate 31 which is provided for the rear end of the stack 2. It would be possible to insert the insert device 30 with two spaces.
  • the stack 2 has reached approximately the insertion position with its rear end, which is determined by support elements 29; likewise the insertion device 30. Now the insertion device 30 is driven faster than the stack 2 in the direction of travel, so that the position according to FIG. 2e is reached immediately. In this position, the rear end of the stack is advanced such that a gap is created between it and the subsequent support element 29, into which the end plate 31 is inserted from top to bottom or from the retention position in the insertion device 30. 2e, the restraint device 35 is already out of operation and the end plate 31 stands on the stacking support 17.
  • the insertion device 30 is from the rear End of stack of stack 2 removed and already an end plate 31 for the next stack 2, which is at a certain distance follows, picked up from magazine 34.
  • the Retaining device 35 in the space between the holding plates 32, 33 switched and holds the end plate 31 in one raised position above the passage openings so that the front support members 28 of the new stack 2 for insertion drive through the end plate 31 through the holding plates 32, 33 can, as shown in Figs. 2a and 2b.
  • FIG. 3 an insertion device 30 is illustrated in more detail than in Figs. 1 and 2a to 2f.
  • a frame 39 which is advantageously supported on the machine frame 10 of the device 1 and can be connected to the latter, consists of four supports 40, at the upper end of which a frame 41 made of two cross members 42 and longitudinal members 43 is fastened.
  • the guide arrangement 36 has a rod 44 which extends parallel to the conveying direction F and on which a support 45 carrying the holding plates 32, 33 of the insertion device 30 is mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable.
  • the support 45 is coupled in each case by a connecting element 47, for example a clamping device, to a drive belt 46 which is guided around deflection rollers 48 arranged one above the other in pairs on the frame 41 and opposite on a drive roller (only bearing 49 visible).
  • the drive rollers are attached to a shaft 50 which is coupled to a gear 51 of a drive unit 52.
  • the supports 45 are mutually supported by lateral strips 53 against lateral tilting.
  • the connected holding plates 32, 33 form an intermediate space for the end plate 31 and have through openings 38 for the support element pairs 28, 29 provided at the ends of the stack supports 17, 22.
  • the holding plates 32, 33 are each guided vertically displaceably at the lateral ends in a guide 54 fastened to the support 45, the upper position being assigned to the receptacle of an end plate 31 from the magazine 34; and in the lower position, the holding plates 32, 33 are positioned for inserting the end plate 31 at the stack ends.
  • the actuation of the holding plates 32, 33 is achieved by means of pneumatic cylinders 55 arranged on both sides, which are fastened to the supports 45 and act with a piston rod 56 on a holder 57 fastened to the holding plates 32, 33.
  • the restraint device 35 is located on the holding plate 33 and has a pawl 58 which can be pivoted in the intermediate space by means of a piston-cylinder unit 59, and can be set into an operating and an out-of-operation position.

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  1. Dispositif (1) pour former une pile (2) de feuillets imprimés (3) rangés les uns à côté des autres, composé d'un convoyeur amenant les feuillets imprimés (3) disposés en écailles vers un support de pile (17, 22), perpendiculairement à ce dernier, et d'un dispositif d'insertion (30) pouvant être commandé et associé au support de pile (17, 22) prévu pour former ou recevoir la pile, qui délimite la longueur d'une pile (2) à l'aide des plaques d'extrémité (31) pouvant être intercalées entre des éléments d'appui (28, 29) et la pile (2), caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'insertion (30) est constitué par un dispositif introducteur (60) associé aux extrémités avant et arrière de la pile, lequel est muni d'ouvertures de passage (38) pour laisser passer les éléments d'appui (28, 29), peut être entraíné perpendiculairement au support de pile (17, 22), place les plaques d'extrémité (31) aux extrémités de la pile, et présente au moins un intervalle pouvant être occupé par au moins une plaque d'extrémité (31).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif introducteur (60) est formé par deux plaques de maintien (32, 33) parallèles entre elles qui reçoivent au moins une plaque d'extrémité (31) dans l'intervalle qui les sépare.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif introducteur (60) présente deux intervalles dont chacun est associé à une plaque d'extrémité (31) d'une pile (2).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que, lorsqu'il est décalé ou en retrait par rapport au support de pile (17, 22), le dispositif d'insertion (30) peut recevoir des plaques d'extrémité (31).
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif introducteur (60) peut aller et venir parallèlement à la direction d'empilage.
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les plaques de maintien (32, 33) du dispositif introducteur (60) sont situées au-dessus du support de pile (17, 22) orienté horizontalement.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que les plaques de maintien (32, 33) sont guidées dans un bâti ou cadre (39) qui est fixe.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif introducteur (60) est équipé d'au moins un dispositif de retenue (35) commutable pouvant être placé dans l'intervalle, au-dessus des ouvertures de passage (38) prévues pour les éléments d'appui (28, 29) qui les traversent.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de retenue (35) est associé aux plaques d'extrémité (31) dans le dispositif introducteur (60).
  10. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 3 à 9, caractérisé en ce que l'emplacement prévu pour charger la plaque d'extrémité (31) est conçu comme un magasin (34) pour empiler et délivrer des plaques d'extrémité (31).
EP00810974A 2000-10-20 2000-10-20 Dispositif pour la formation d'une pile de feuilles imprimées arrangées l' une à côté de l'autre Expired - Lifetime EP1199275B1 (fr)

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EP00810974A EP1199275B1 (fr) 2000-10-20 2000-10-20 Dispositif pour la formation d'une pile de feuilles imprimées arrangées l' une à côté de l'autre
DE50007081T DE50007081D1 (de) 2000-10-20 2000-10-20 Einrichtung zur Bildung eines Stapels aneinandergereihter Druckbogen
JP2001271688A JP4762455B2 (ja) 2000-10-20 2001-09-07 並列された印刷シートのスタックの形成のための装置
US09/970,500 US6568672B2 (en) 2000-10-20 2001-10-04 Device for forming a stack of successively arranged printed sheets

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