EP1221367B2 - Verfahren zum Wechseln einer Druckzylinderhülse und Druckmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Wechseln einer Druckzylinderhülse und Druckmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens Download PDF

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EP1221367B2
EP1221367B2 EP01100301A EP01100301A EP1221367B2 EP 1221367 B2 EP1221367 B2 EP 1221367B2 EP 01100301 A EP01100301 A EP 01100301A EP 01100301 A EP01100301 A EP 01100301A EP 1221367 B2 EP1221367 B2 EP 1221367B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F5/00—Rotary letterpress machines
    • B41F5/24—Rotary letterpress machines for flexographic printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
    • B41F33/0018—Protection means against injury to the operator
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2217/00—Printing machines of special types or for particular purposes
    • B41P2217/10—Printing machines of special types or for particular purposes characterised by their constructional features
    • B41P2217/13—Machines with double or multiple printing units for "flying" printing plates exchange

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  • the invention relates to a method and a printing machine for changing a printing cylinder sleeve in a printing machine with a central cylinder and engageable with the Monyzlinder inking units, each having a Druckplattenzlinder with a pushed onto a mandrel printing cylinder sleeve, wherein the printing plate cylinder turned off from the central cylinder and the pressure cylinder sleeve after Releasing a bearing is withdrawn axially from the mandrel.
  • EP-A-0 812 681 a flexographic printing machine is described with several arranged on the circumference of a central cylinder inking units, wherein the printing plate cylinder each inking unit has a replaceable held on a frame-fixed dome pressure cylinder sleeve. If the printing cylinder sleeve must be replaced, for example, to convert the machine to another print job, the printing plate cylinder is moved away from the circumference of the central cylinder, and on the operating side of the printing press a bearing of the printing plate cylinder is released and removed, for example, moved to the side, so that axially withdraw the printing cylinder sleeve from the dome. The mandrel is held in the machine frame on the opposite side of the printing press and remains in the machine frame during the entire change process.
  • the printing cylinder sleeve may be a so-called sleeve on which the printing plates or clichés are clamped, or to an intermediate cylinder, which in turn carries on its outer periphery a sleeve with the cliches thereon clamped.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method with which, at least in some cases, the downtime of the printing press can be shortened during conversion to another print job and a safe replacement of the printing cylinder sleeve is made possible while the printing press.
  • This method always allows a reduction in downtime, when not used in the first print job all the inking units of the printing press. In this case, it is possible to replace the printing cylinder sleeves of the unused inking units before the current print job is completed. Thus, the printing press can be completely or partially retooled before the completion of the current print job for the next to be executed print job, so that the machine downtime significantly reduced.
  • the three inking units which are not needed in the first print job can already be set up for the next print job, so that between the end of the first print job and the beginning of the second print job, no time is needed to replace the printing cylinder sleeve.
  • the printing plate cylinder In most conventional printing presses, the printing plate cylinder, even when it is turned off from the central cylinder, only a relatively small distance from the peripheral surface of the central cylinder. Since the central cylinder rotates at high speed, there could be damage or injury when changing the printing cylinder sleeve with the printing press running when the printing cylinder sleeve or used for their handling aggregates or the hand of the operator who performs the pressure cylinder change, abuts the rotating central cylinder. For this reason, the invention provides that the pressure plate cylinder is turned off so far from the central cylinder, that between the pressure cylinder sleeve and the circumference of the central cylinder remains a sufficient safety distance. If no additional safety measures are taken, this distance should be at least 120 mm. This requires a design of the printing press that allows the printing plate cylinder to move far enough away from the central cylinder.
  • the invention furthermore relates to a printing machine, according to claim 3, in which a contact protection is provided on the circumference of the central cylinder at the end located on the operating side.
  • the contact guard is movably mounted, and it is brought into the operative position only when the printing plate cylinder has moved away from the central cylinder.
  • the contact protection can be designed so that it protrudes in its operative position into the space between the impression cylinder and the central cylinder and thus completely or partially shields the peripheral surface of the rotating central cylinder.
  • printing machine has a machine frame with side parts 10, 12, between which a rotatably driven central cylinder 14 is mounted.
  • a plurality of inking units are arranged, of which only two inking units 16, 18 are shown in the drawing.
  • Each inking unit has an engageable against the central cylinder 14 printing plate cylinder 20 and an engageable against the printing plate cylinder anilox roller 22.
  • the printing material (not shown) is looped over the circumference of the central cylinder 14 so as to pass through the nips which the central cylinder 14 forms with each of the printing plate cylinders 20.
  • the detent roller 22 is inked by means of a chamber doctor blade, not shown, with ink and gives the ink to the stereotypes, which are clamped on the printing plate cylinder 20, so that the running through the nip printing material is printed with the ink.
  • the press If the press is to be converted for another print job, so must be replaced at least the clichés bearing printing plate cylinder 20 of the used inking units. In this case, the diameter of the printing plate cylinder can change, if you want to work in the new job with a different print length. Often, it is also necessary to replace the anilox roller 22 to adjust the ink transfer properties of this anilox roller to the particular job and the ink used.
  • the printing plate cylinder 20 is at least in two parts and comprises a rotatably mounted in the machine frame mandrel 24 and a releasably mounted on the mandrel pressure cylinder sleeve 26 which carries on its outer periphery of the cliché. Accordingly, the anilox roller 22 has a mandrel 28 and a replaceable sleeve 30.
  • the mandrel 24 of the printing plate cylinder 20 of each inking unit is mounted in bearing blocks 30. 32, which are displaceably guided on the side parts 10, 12, so that the printing plate cylinder 20 can be made to the central cylinder 14 and turned off by this again.
  • the guided on this side part 10 bearing block 30 forms a folding bearing, which is detachable from the mandrel 24.
  • the bearing block 32 forms a tilt-stable bearing, with which the mandrel 24 is held like a boom, when the folding bearing has been solved on the operating side and removed.
  • the mandrel 28 of the anilox roller 22 is mounted in a corresponding manner in bearing blocks 36, 38.
  • a contact protection 40 is arranged for each inking unit, which lies in the respective window 34.
  • This contact protection 40 has an end plate 42 which covers the part of the end face of the central cylinder 14 which lies behind the window 34.
  • a right-angled protruding from the end plate 42 shield plate 44 ( FIG. 2 ) is curved so that it follows the peripheral surface of the central cylinder 14 with a small radial distance.
  • a positioning cylinder 46 for example a pneumatic cylinder, is held by means of a base plate 48 on the side part 10 and makes it possible to adjust the contact protection 40 in the direction parallel to the axis of the central cylinder 14. In the in FIG. 2 As shown, the contact guard 40 is retracted into the window 34 so that the shield plate 44 is out of the nip formed between the impression cylinder sleeve 26 and the central cylinder 14.
  • the respective inking unit 16 can be used for printing.
  • the hinged bearings of the bearing blocks 30 and 36 are released, and the bearing blocks 30, 36 are moved to the side.
  • the printing plate cylinder 20 is then cantilever-like with its mandrel 24, cantilevered, held solely by the bearing block 32, and the end face of the pressure cylinder sleeve 26 is freely accessible on the operating side in the window 34th
  • the contact protection 40 in the in FIG. 4 shown extended position in which the end plate 42 lies close to the end face of the central cylinder 14 and the shield plate 44 shields the adjacent to the window 34 peripheral portion of the central cylinder 14.
  • the central cylinder 14 rotates at high speed, the user can safely grasp the space between the center cylinder and the plate cylinder to axially withdraw the cylinder sleeve 26 from the mandrel 24, as in FIG FIG. 4 is shown.
  • a new pressure cylinder sleeve 26 can be pushed back onto the mandrel 24.
  • Austreersystem as shown in the European patent application 99 119 764 is described.
  • the bearing block 30 When the new pressure cylinder sleeve 26 is tightened on the mandrel 24, for example by means of a hydraulic system, the bearing block 30 is returned to the position in which it supports the free end of the mandrel 24 and the folding bearing is closed. The bearing block 30 is then in a position in which it also allows the replacement of the sleeve of the anilox roller 22, if necessary.
  • the conversion of the inking unit 16 to the new print job can thus accomplish before the end of the previous print job, so that can be started without loss of time with the new print job.
  • the contact protection 40 is again in the inoperative position according to Figures 1 and 2 withdrawn, and the printing plate cylinder 20 and the anilox roller 20 are again turned against each other and against the central cylinder 14.

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EP01100301A 2001-01-04 2001-01-04 Verfahren zum Wechseln einer Druckzylinderhülse und Druckmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens Expired - Lifetime EP1221367B2 (de)

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DE50109336T DE50109336D1 (de) 2001-01-04 2001-01-04 Verfahren zum Wechseln einer Druckzylinderhülse und Druckmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens
EP01100301A EP1221367B2 (de) 2001-01-04 2001-01-04 Verfahren zum Wechseln einer Druckzylinderhülse und Druckmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens
ES01100301T ES2258989T5 (es) 2001-01-04 2001-01-04 Procedimiento para cambiar un casquillo de cilindro de impresión y máquina de impresión para la realización de este procedimiento.
JP2001396628A JP2002234136A (ja) 2001-01-04 2001-12-27 印刷用シリンダスリーブの交換方法およびその方法を実行するための印刷機
US10/038,779 US6644188B2 (en) 2001-01-04 2002-01-02 Method of exchanging a printing cylinder sleeve and printing machine for carrying out the method

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