EP1226939B1 - Device for printing golf tees - Google Patents

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EP1226939B1
EP1226939B1 EP02000563A EP02000563A EP1226939B1 EP 1226939 B1 EP1226939 B1 EP 1226939B1 EP 02000563 A EP02000563 A EP 02000563A EP 02000563 A EP02000563 A EP 02000563A EP 1226939 B1 EP1226939 B1 EP 1226939B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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  • the invention relates to a device for printing of golf tees and the like with nail-like objects a head.
  • the teas have one Shaft with a point that is inserted into the ground, and a mostly conical head with a depression, in which the golf ball is placed.
  • the teas are made mostly made of wood or plastic.
  • the teas are often printed with advertising and the like. To do this, tampon printing is generally used, for which an elaborate cliché has to be produced, so that it is only suitable for large series.
  • EP-A-0 778 130 a device for printing on round containers known on a conveyor belt with suction openings be fed to an inkjet printer.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a simple, easy to use, efficient device for printing on Golf tees and similar nail-shaped items are available to deliver.
  • a memory for forming a row provided by teas.
  • the teas lined up hang between them two rails that form a longitudinal slot.
  • the distance between the rails or the width of this slot is larger than the diameter of the shaft but smaller than the diameter of the head of the tea, so that the shaft of the Teas with the tip through the slit or between the The rails hang down, but the head of the tea is on both Rails or the side edges of the slot rests.
  • a belt or chain conveyor is preferably used as the conveying means used, i.e. the carrying or pulling element of the funding is by a band or a strap or an or several chains formed.
  • drivers are at a distance on the support member arranged in the longitudinal or conveying direction, which is greater than the length of a tea, so that the teas lengthways with Distance from each other can be placed on the support member.
  • the two drivers of each pair are spaced apart that is larger than the diameter of the shaft of the tea but smaller than the diameter of its head.
  • the deflecting end of the conveyor is opposite the storage arranged in this way and the funding has such a direction of rotation that the respective driver pair at the deflecting end between the rails of the store from below and above is moved to the foremost tea facing the deflector to reach under the row on his head and during his further transport to the pressure device on the upper run, so the top section of the funding.
  • the deflecting end can, for example, by means of a deflecting roller with a belt conveyor or a deflection wheel, for example a deflection gear, e.g. formed at a chain conveyor become.
  • an inkjet printer is used as the printing device preferred because with it on the one hand round, not flat Areas can be printed without any problems, and the other individually with a PC or similar data processing system and is easy to control. That is, according to the invention even very small series printed in a simple way be, each tea different if necessary.
  • the rails of the store Due to the inclined arrangement of the rails of the storage, i.e. if its lower end faces the deflecting end of the conveyor is, the rails of the store can be used as a slide be trained.
  • a stop for the foremost tea intended At the end of the conveyor facing the deflecting end of the Tracks of the store is a stop for the foremost tea intended.
  • This stop can e.g. by bending the end the rails or the like. The only important thing is that the stop does not stop the foremost tea of the Storage through the respective driver pair of the funding with special needs.
  • the funding is preferably by a belt or formed at least one chain, attached to the link or links are, of which on the one hand the drivers project and which, on the other hand, each have a recess, such that they are on the upper strand of the conveyor in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor form extending gutter.
  • the wells can be V-shaped in cross section. additionally it can also have different heights in the longitudinal direction be trained. This will cause the teas to lengthen in the middle or in a defined position as well as horizontally in the optimal pressure level related to the width of the tension member, arranged.
  • a tea separation device is provided by which the teas are fed to the store.
  • a separation device can use a bowl or the like a spiral on the inner wall is formed by the floor rises upwards.
  • the vessel is equipped with a vibrating device torsional vibrations occurring in this way around the central axis of the helix that the teas jerky on the helix hike up.
  • the teas are aligned lengthways off, i.e. Teas that are not arranged in the longitudinal direction of the spiral are either not taken up by the helix or fall from her back to the bottom of the vessel.
  • a suitable installation e.g. tapering of the helix
  • the oscillating device can, for example, one or more Have electromagnets that oppose the bowl Tighten force of a spring, when switching off the or the electromagnet the spring suddenly the bowl Turn the piece so that the teas on the spiral according to the principle of inertia be moved upwards.
  • the helix At the top of the helix are preferably side by side two rails attached to the teas to the store be moved.
  • the rails of the feeder are included preferably arranged diagonally around a slide for the teas to form the store. At the same time, these rails that the teas, no matter in which direction they end up Arrive spiral, all aligned with the head are hung up.
  • a sensor is preferably provided on the memory the separation device for a predetermined number of teas in the store switches off or stops or at Turns on again when the amount falls below a specified number of teas.
  • the memory is not mechanically connected to the Isolated, so that there is no vibration of the vibratory conveyor passed on to the storage facility and the conveyor become.
  • the device has a separating device 1 for the Teas 2, a feed device 3 for feeding the teas 2 from the separating device 1 to a memory 4, a rotating, endless conveyor 5 and a printing device 6 over the upper section or run 7 of the conveying means 5 on.
  • the tea separating device 1 has a bowl-shaped Vessel 8, in which there is an invisible stock of separating teas 2 is located.
  • On the inside wall of the vessel 8 is a one to two turn helix 9, from the bottom of the vessel 8 up to the feeder 3 rises.
  • the vessel 8 with the helix 9 is by an oscillating device, not shown, accordingly the arrow 11 rotated in such a way that the Teas 2 jerkily lying on the helix 9 in the longitudinal direction of the helix hike up.
  • the helix is at one point in the tapered the upper area so that only one tea after each this place can happen to the other. If two teas Arriving in this area at the same time will be one of them dropped again.
  • the feed device 3 has two rails 12, 13 which are attached to the bowl 8 at the upper end of the helix 9.
  • head 16 becomes this Teas 2 caught by the two rails 12, 13.
  • This Process is supported by guide surfaces 17 on the vessel 8 are attached and in from the upper spiral end Extend the direction of the rails 12, 13 on both sides of the same.
  • the rails 12, 13 extend from the upper spiral end obliquely down to the memory 4 and thereby form one Slide.
  • the store 4 has two to form a row of teas 2 adjacent rails 18, 19 on. On the rails 18, 19 the teas 2 rest with their heads 16 in such a way that with their tip 15 down between the rails 18, 19 hang.
  • the rails 12, 13 of the feed device attached to the vessel 8 3 extend over the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4, in such a way that the end of the rails 12, 13 falling teas 2 with their heads 16 off the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 can be collected.
  • the distance of the rails 12, 13 of the feed device 3 from the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 in the vertical direction is much less than the length of the shaft 14 with Tip 15 of the tea 2, so that the shaft 14 of the tea 2 on the Rails 12, 13 between the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 is moved before the tea 12 from the rails 12, 13 of the feeder 3 on the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 falls.
  • the upper one, i.e. the separating device 1 facing end of the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 and / or the lower end of the rails facing the conveying means 12, 13 of the feed device 3 can accommodate the Shaft 14 or to drop the teas 2 onto the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 expand funnel-shaped.
  • the funding 5 has a support member 21, the pair drivers 22, 23 arranged next to one another are provided is (Fig. 3).
  • the driver pairs 22, 23 are in the longitudinal direction of the support member 21 arranged at a distance which is larger than the length of a tea 2.
  • the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 are arranged obliquely, to form a slide for the teas 2 lined up.
  • the deflection end 24 is opposite the lower end of the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 arranged.
  • the support member 21 of the funding 5 shows the one indicated by arrow 25 Direction of rotation on.
  • the drivers 22, 23 of each pair the can be designed as fingers or pens have one Distance from each other that is less than the diameter of the head 16 of the tea 2 but larger than the diameter of the Shaft 14.
  • the outer sides of the drivers 22, 23 are spaced so or the end of the rails 18, 19 so tapered that fit the end 26 of the rails 18, 19 between the drivers, if the drivers outside the rails 18, 19 moved according to the direction of rotation 25 from bottom to top to the front tea 2 of the row on his head 16 to reach under (Fig. 2).
  • the tea 2 is then at his Further transport in the direction of rotation 25 to the printing device 6 placed on the upper run 7 of the support member 21.
  • the lower end 26 of the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 is tapered and joined together to make a stop for that to form foremost tea 2.
  • the conveyor support member 21 can be formed by a belt 27 be on the articulated limbs 28 are attached.
  • the deflecting end 24 of the support member 21 is thereby formed by the guide roller 29 for the belt 27.
  • an angular momentum generator attached to the set transport speed reports to the printing device and thus a Adjustment of the print speed to optimize the print image allows.
  • the links 28, of which the pin-shaped drivers 22, 23rd protrude, are in the middle with a V-shaped recess 31 provided, whereby an extending in the conveying direction Channel is formed on the upper run 7, in which the teas 2 lie.
  • the gutter has one in the area of the head of the tea Deepening in order to keep the printing plane as straight as possible to reach conical tea shaft.
  • a presser 32 in the form of a brush provided that presses on the teas 2 such that a tea 2, that is too far forward with his head 16, braked and thus with its head 16 to the respective driver pair 22, 23 is pulled.
  • a sensor is attached, the one hand the presence of a tea as well as the position checks and reports to the printing unit.
  • Another sensor 33 for example a light barrier, is on the area of the Memory 4 provided.
  • the sensor 33 detects when a predetermined number of teas 2 are stored in the store 4 located.
  • the sensor 33 then sets the vibrating device Separating device 1 silent or it switches it back on as soon as the specified number of teas 2 in storage 4 is again below.
  • the printing device 6 is by an ink jet printer formed with a PC 34 with screen and keyboard 35 is controlled.

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Abstract

An apparatus for printing on golf tees or other conical objects. The apparatus includes a singler from which the objects are discharged one-by-one. From the singler, the objects are deposited onto a rack. In some versions of the invention, the singler vibrates. The rack is mechanically separate from the singler so that the vibrations of the singler are not transmitted to the rack. A conveyor adjacent the rack individually picks up each object. More particularly, the object is held between a pair of opposed entraining pins on the conveyor. As the object moves horizontally along the conveyor, it is passed underneath a printer that prints on the object.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von Golf-Tees und dergleichen nagelförmigen Gegenständen mit einem Kopf.The invention relates to a device for printing of golf tees and the like with nail-like objects a head.

Als Golf-Tee werden die Aufnahmen bezeichnet, auf die der Golfball zum Abschlag gelegt wird. Die Tees weisen dazu einen Schaft mit einer Spitze auf, die in die Erde gesteckt wird, und einen sich meist konisch erweiternden Kopf mit einer Vertiefung, in die der Golfball gelegt wird. Die Tees bestehen meist aus Holz oder Kunststoff.The shots on which the Golf ball is tee off. The teas have one Shaft with a point that is inserted into the ground, and a mostly conical head with a depression, in which the golf ball is placed. The teas are made mostly made of wood or plastic.

Die Tees werden häufig mit Werbe- und dgl. Aufdrucken versehen. Dazu wird im allgemeinen der Tampon-Druck angewendet, für den ein aufwendiges Klischee hergestellt werden muss, sodass er sich nur für große Serien eignet.The teas are often printed with advertising and the like. To do this, tampon printing is generally used, for which an elaborate cliché has to be produced, so that it is only suitable for large series.

Es besteht jedoch ein Bedürfnis, Tees auch mit dem Namen einer Firma, dem Namen des jeweiligen Golfspielers oder dgl. zu bedrucken, d.h. in kleiner Stückzahl mit häufig wechseldem Text.However, there is a need to name teas also Company, the name of the respective golf player or the like printing, i.e. in small numbers with frequently changing Text.

Aus EP-A-0 778 130 ist eine Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von runden Behältern bekannt, die auf einem Förderband mit Saugöffnungen einem Tintenstrahldrucker zugeführt werden.From EP-A-0 778 130 a device for printing on round containers known on a conveyor belt with suction openings be fed to an inkjet printer.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es daher, eine einfach aufgebaute, leicht bedienbare, effiziente Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von Golf-Tees und dergleichen nagelförmigen Gegenständen zur Verfügung zu stellen. The object of the invention is therefore to provide a simple, easy to use, efficient device for printing on Golf tees and similar nail-shaped items are available to deliver.

Dies wird erfindungsgemäß durch die im Anspruch 1 gekennzeichnete Vorrichtung erreicht. In den Unteransprüchen sind vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung angegeben. This is inventively characterized by that in claim 1 Device reached. In the subclaims are advantageous embodiments of the device according to the invention specified.

Erfindungsgemäß ist also ein Speicher zur Bildung einer Reihe von Tees vorgesehen. Die aufgereihten Tees hängen dabei zwischen zwei Schienen, die einen Längsschlitz bilden. Der Abstand zwischen den Schienen bzw. die Breite dieses Schlitzes ist größer als der Durchmesser des Schaftes aber kleiner als der Durchmesser des Kopfes des Tees, sodass der Schaft des Tees mit der Spitze durch den Schlitz bzw. zwischen den Schienen nach unten hängt, der Kopf des Tees jedoch auf beiden Schienen bzw. den Seitenkanten des Schlitzes aufliegt.According to the invention is a memory for forming a row provided by teas. The teas lined up hang between them two rails that form a longitudinal slot. The distance between the rails or the width of this slot is larger than the diameter of the shaft but smaller than the diameter of the head of the tea, so that the shaft of the Teas with the tip through the slit or between the The rails hang down, but the head of the tea is on both Rails or the side edges of the slot rests.

Als Fördermittel wird vorzugsweise ein Band- oder Kettenförderer verwendet, d.h., das Trag- oder Zugorgan des Fördermittels wird durch ein Band oder einen Riemen bzw. eine oder mehrere Ketten gebildet.A belt or chain conveyor is preferably used as the conveying means used, i.e. the carrying or pulling element of the funding is by a band or a strap or an or several chains formed.

Auf dem Tragorgan sind paarweise Mitnehmer in einem Abstand in Längs- oder Förderrichtung angeordnet, der größer ist als die Länge eines Tees, sodass die Tees in Längsrichtung mit Abstand voneinander auf dem Tragorgan abgelegt werden können.In pairs, drivers are at a distance on the support member arranged in the longitudinal or conveying direction, which is greater than the length of a tea, so that the teas lengthways with Distance from each other can be placed on the support member.

Die beiden Mitnehmer jedes Paares weisen einen Abstand voneinander auf, der größer ist als der Durchmesser des Schaftes des Tees aber kleiner als der Durchmesser dessen Kopfes.The two drivers of each pair are spaced apart that is larger than the diameter of the shaft of the tea but smaller than the diameter of its head.

Das Umlenkende des Fördermittels ist gegenüber dem Speicher derart angeordnet und das Fördermittel weist eine solche Umlaufrichtung auf, dass das jeweilige Mitnehmerpaar am Umlenkende zwischen den Schienen des Speichers von unten und oben bewegt wird, um das vorderste, dem Umlenkende zugewandte Tee der Reihe an seinem Kopf zu untergreifen und bei seinem Weitertransport zur Druckvorrichtung auf das obere Trum, also dem oberen Abschnitt des Fördermittels zu legen.The deflecting end of the conveyor is opposite the storage arranged in this way and the funding has such a direction of rotation that the respective driver pair at the deflecting end between the rails of the store from below and above is moved to the foremost tea facing the deflector to reach under the row on his head and during his further transport to the pressure device on the upper run, so the top section of the funding.

Das Umlenkende kann dabei durch eine Umlenkrolle beispielsweise bei einem Bandförderer oder ein Umlenkrad, beispielsweise ein Umlenkzahnrad, z.B. bei einem Kettenförderer gebildet werden.The deflecting end can, for example, by means of a deflecting roller with a belt conveyor or a deflection wheel, for example a deflection gear, e.g. formed at a chain conveyor become.

Als Druckvorrichtung wird erfindungsgemäß ein Tintenstrahldrucker bevorzugt, da mit ihm zum einen runde, nicht ebene Flächen problemlos bedruckt werden können, und er zum anderen mit einem PC oder dgl. Datenverarbeitungsanlage individuell und einfach ansteuerbar ist. Das heißt, es können erfindungsgemäß auch sehr kleine Serien auf einfache Weise bedruckt werden, ggf. jedes Tee anders.According to the invention, an inkjet printer is used as the printing device preferred because with it on the one hand round, not flat Areas can be printed without any problems, and the other individually with a PC or similar data processing system and is easy to control. That is, according to the invention even very small series printed in a simple way be, each tea different if necessary.

Durch die schräge Anordnung der Schienen des Speichers, d.h., wenn deren unteres Ende dem Umlenkende des Fördermittels zugewandt ist, können die Schienen des Speichers als Rutsche ausgebildet sein.Due to the inclined arrangement of the rails of the storage, i.e. if its lower end faces the deflecting end of the conveyor is, the rails of the store can be used as a slide be trained.

An dem dem Umlenkende des Fördermittels zugewandten Ende der Schienen des Speichers ist ein Anschlag für das vorderste Tee vorgesehen. Dieser Anschlag kann z.B. durch Aufbiegen des Endes der Schienen oder dgl. gebildet sein. Wesentlich ist nur, dass der Anschlag nicht die Aufnahme des vordersten Tees des Speichers durch das jeweilige Mitnehmerpaar des Fördermittels behindert.At the end of the conveyor facing the deflecting end of the Tracks of the store is a stop for the foremost tea intended. This stop can e.g. by bending the end the rails or the like. The only important thing is that the stop does not stop the foremost tea of the Storage through the respective driver pair of the funding with special needs.

Damit jedes Tee exakt unter der Druckvorrichtung positioniert ist, wird das Fördermittel vorzugsweise durch ein Band oder wenigstens eine Kette gebildet, an dem bzw. der Glieder befestigt sind, von denen einerseits die Mitnehmer vorstehen und die andererseits jeweils eine Vertiefung aufweisen, derart, dass sie am oberen Trum des Fördermittels eine sich in Förderlängsrichtung erstreckende Rinne bilden. Die Vertiefungen können dazu im Querschnitt V-förmig ausgebildet sein. zusätzlich kann sie auch in der Längsrichtung unterschiedlich hoch ausgebildet sein. Dadurch werden die Tees in Längsrichtung in der Mitte bzw. in definierter Lage als auch horizontal in der optimalen Druckebene auf die Breite des Zugorgans bezogen, angeordnet.So that every tea is positioned exactly under the pressure device is, the funding is preferably by a belt or formed at least one chain, attached to the link or links are, of which on the one hand the drivers project and which, on the other hand, each have a recess, such that they are on the upper strand of the conveyor in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor form extending gutter. The wells can be V-shaped in cross section. additionally it can also have different heights in the longitudinal direction be trained. This will cause the teas to lengthen in the middle or in a defined position as well as horizontally in the optimal pressure level related to the width of the tension member, arranged.

Außerdem ist zur genauen Positionierung der Tees unter der Druckvorrichtung zwischen dem Umlenkende und der Druckvorrichtung ein Andrücker vorgesehen, der die Tees leicht derart andrückt, dass Tees, deren Kopf nicht an dem Mitnehmerpaar anliegt, mit dem Kopf an das Mitnehmerpaar gezogen werden. Danach ist ein Sensor angebracht, der das Vorhandensein eines Tees und die Startposition für den Druck an die Druckeinheit meldet.In addition, the exact positioning of the teas under the Printing device between the deflecting end and the printing device a pusher provided that the teas easily so presses that teas, whose head is not on the driver pair is applied, be pulled with the head on the pair of carriers. After that, a sensor is attached to the presence of a Teas and the starting position for printing to the printing unit reports.

Um die Vorrichtung automatisch betreiben zu können, ist vorzugsweise eine Tee-Vereinzelungseinrichtung vorgesehen, von der die Tees dem Speicher zugeführt werden. Als Vereinzelungseinrichtung kann dabei eine Schüssel oder dgl. Gefäß mit einer Wendel an der Innenwand gebildet werden, die vom Boden nach oben aufsteigt. Das Gefäß wird mit einer Schwingeinrichtung derart um die Mittelachse der Wendel erfolgende Drehschwingungen versetzt, dass die Tees auf der Wendel ruckartig nach oben wandern. Die Tees richten sich dabei in Längrichtung aus, d.h. Tees, die nicht in Wendellängsrichtung angeordnet sind, werden von der Wendel entweder nicht aufgenommen oder fallen von ihr wieder zum Gefäßboden herab. Weiters ist durch einen geeigneten Einbau (z.B. einer Verjüngung der Wendel) dafür gesorgt, daß jeweils nur ein Tee nach dem anderen befördert wird.In order to be able to operate the device automatically, it is preferred a tea separation device is provided by which the teas are fed to the store. As a separation device can use a bowl or the like a spiral on the inner wall is formed by the floor rises upwards. The vessel is equipped with a vibrating device torsional vibrations occurring in this way around the central axis of the helix that the teas jerky on the helix hike up. The teas are aligned lengthways off, i.e. Teas that are not arranged in the longitudinal direction of the spiral are either not taken up by the helix or fall from her back to the bottom of the vessel. Furthermore is through a suitable installation (e.g. tapering of the helix) made sure that only one tea at a time is promoted.

Die Schwingeinrichtung kann beispielsweise einen oder mehrere Elektromagneten aufweisen, die die Schüssel entgegen der Kraft einer Feder anziehen, wobei beim Abschalten des oder der Elektromagneten die Feder die Schüssel schlagartig ein Stück so drehen, dass die Tees auf der Wendel nach dem Trägheitsprinzip nach oben bewegt werden. The oscillating device can, for example, one or more Have electromagnets that oppose the bowl Tighten force of a spring, when switching off the or the electromagnet the spring suddenly the bowl Turn the piece so that the teas on the spiral according to the principle of inertia be moved upwards.

An dem oberen Ende der Wendel sind vorzugsweise nebeneinander zwei Schienen befestigt, mit denen die Tees zu dem Speicher bewegt werden. Die Schienen der Zufuhreinrichtung sind dazu vorzugsweise schräg angeordnet, um eine Rutsche für die Tees zu dem Speicher zu bilden. Diese Schienen bewirken gleichzeitig, daß die Tees, egal in welcher Richtung sie am Ende der Wendel ankommen, alle gleich ausgerichtet mit dem Kopf nach oben aufgehängt sind.At the top of the helix are preferably side by side two rails attached to the teas to the store be moved. The rails of the feeder are included preferably arranged diagonally around a slide for the teas to form the store. At the same time, these rails that the teas, no matter in which direction they end up Arrive spiral, all aligned with the head are hung up.

An dem Speicher ist vorzugsweise ein Sensor vorgesehen, der bei einer vorgegebenen Anzahl von Tees im Speicher die Vereinzelungseinrichtung abschaltet bzw. stillsetzt bzw. sie bei Unterschreiten einer vorgegebenen Tee-Anzahl wieder einschaltet. Der Speicher ist mechanisch nicht in Verbindung mit dem Vereinzelner, sodaß dadurch keine Vibration des Schwingförderers an den Speicher und die Fördereinrichtung weitergegeben werden.A sensor is preferably provided on the memory the separation device for a predetermined number of teas in the store switches off or stops or at Turns on again when the amount falls below a specified number of teas. The memory is not mechanically connected to the Isolated, so that there is no vibration of the vibratory conveyor passed on to the storage facility and the conveyor become.

Nachstehend ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Darin zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht der Vorrichtung;
Fig. 2
eine vergrößerte Darstellung des Bereichs A in Fig. 1 in Seitenansicht; und
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eine perspektivische Ansicht auf einen Teil des oberen Trums bzw. Abschnitts des Fördermittels.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. In it show:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of the device;
Fig. 2
an enlarged view of area A in Figure 1 in side view. and
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a perspective view of part of the upper run or section of the conveyor.

Die Vorrichtung weist eine Vereinzelungseinrichtung 1 für die Tees 2, eine Zufuhreinrichtung 3 zur Zufuhr der Tees 2 von der Vereinzelungseinrichtung 1 zu einem Speicher 4, ein umlaufendes, endloses Fördermittel 5 und eine Druckvorrichtung 6 über dem oberen Abschnitt oder Trum 7 des Fördermittels 5 auf.The device has a separating device 1 for the Teas 2, a feed device 3 for feeding the teas 2 from the separating device 1 to a memory 4, a rotating, endless conveyor 5 and a printing device 6 over the upper section or run 7 of the conveying means 5 on.

Die Tee-Vereinzelungseinrichtung 1 weist ein schüsselförmiges Gefäß 8 auf, in dem sich ein nicht sichtbarer Vorrat der zu vereinzelnenden Tees 2 befindet. An der Innenwand des Gefäßes 8 befindet sich eine ein bis zwei Windungen aufweisende Wendel 9, die vom Boden des Gefäßes 8 nach oben zu der Zufuhreinrichtung 3 aufsteigt. Das Gefäß 8 mit der Wendel 9 wird durch eine nicht dargestellte Schwingeinrichtung entsprechend dem Pfeil 11 derart in Drehschwingungen versetzt, dass die Tees 2 auf der Wendel 9 ruckartig in Wendellängsrichtung liegend nach oben wandern. Die Wendel ist an einer Stelle im oberen Bereich derart verjüngt, daß nur jeweils ein Tee nach dem anderen diese Stelle passieren kann. Falls zwei Tees gleichzeitig in diesem Bereich ankommen, wird eines davon wieder abgeworfen.The tea separating device 1 has a bowl-shaped Vessel 8, in which there is an invisible stock of separating teas 2 is located. On the inside wall of the vessel 8 is a one to two turn helix 9, from the bottom of the vessel 8 up to the feeder 3 rises. The vessel 8 with the helix 9 is by an oscillating device, not shown, accordingly the arrow 11 rotated in such a way that the Teas 2 jerkily lying on the helix 9 in the longitudinal direction of the helix hike up. The helix is at one point in the tapered the upper area so that only one tea after each this place can happen to the other. If two teas Arriving in this area at the same time will be one of them dropped again.

Die Zufuhreinrichtung 3 weist zwei Schienen 12, 13 auf, die am oberen Ende der Wendel 9 an der Schüssel 8 befestigt sind. Wie insbesondere aus Fig. 3 ersichtlich, besteht jedes Tee 2 aus einem zylindrischen oder leicht konischen Schaft 14 mit Spitze 15, dessen oberes Ende sich konisch zum Kopf 16 mit einer Vertiefung 20 erweitert. Wenn das vorderste den Schienen 12, 13 zugewandte Tee 2 auf der Wendel 9 beim Weitertransport die Wendel 9 verläßt, (unabhängig, ob es mit dem Kopf oder der Spitze voran ankommt) wird der Kopf 16 dieses Tees 2 von den beiden Schienen 12, 13 aufgefangen. Dieser Vorgang wird durch Führungsflächen 17 unterstützt, die am Gefäß 8 befestigt sind und sich von dem oberen Wendelende in Richtung der Schienen 12, 13 beiderseits derselben erstrekken.The feed device 3 has two rails 12, 13 which are attached to the bowl 8 at the upper end of the helix 9. As can be seen in particular from FIG. 3, each tea 2 from a cylindrical or slightly conical shaft 14 with Tip 15, the upper end of which is conical with the head 16 a recess 20 expanded. If the foremost the rails 12, 13 facing tea 2 on the helix 9 during further transport the coil 9 leaves (regardless of whether it is with the Arrives head or tip), head 16 becomes this Teas 2 caught by the two rails 12, 13. This Process is supported by guide surfaces 17 on the vessel 8 are attached and in from the upper spiral end Extend the direction of the rails 12, 13 on both sides of the same.

Die Schienen 12, 13 erstrecken sich von dem oberen Wendelende schräg nach unten zu dem Speicher 4 und bilden dadurch eine Rutsche.The rails 12, 13 extend from the upper spiral end obliquely down to the memory 4 and thereby form one Slide.

Der Speicher 4 weist zur Bildung einer Reihe von Tees 2 zwei nebeneinander liegende Schienen 18, 19 auf. Auf den Schienen 18, 19 liegen die Tees 2 mit ihrem Kopf 16 derart auf, dass sie mit ihrer Spitze 15 nach unten zwischen den Schienen 18, 19 hängen.The store 4 has two to form a row of teas 2 adjacent rails 18, 19 on. On the rails 18, 19 the teas 2 rest with their heads 16 in such a way that with their tip 15 down between the rails 18, 19 hang.

Die Schienen 12, 13 der an dem Gefäß 8 befestigten Zufuhreinrichtung 3 erstrecken sich über die Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4, und zwar derart, dass die am Ende der Schienen 12, 13 herabfallenden Tees 2 mit ihrem Kopf 16 von den Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 aufgefangen werden.The rails 12, 13 of the feed device attached to the vessel 8 3 extend over the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4, in such a way that the end of the rails 12, 13 falling teas 2 with their heads 16 off the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 can be collected.

Der Abstand der Schienen 12, 13 der Zufuhreinrichtung 3 von den Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 in vertikaler Richtung ist wesentlich geringer als die Länge des Schaftes 14 mit Spitze 15 des Tees 2, damit der Schaft 14 der Tees 2 auf den Schienen 12, 13 zwischen die Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 bewegt wird, bevor das Tee 12 von den Schienen 12, 13 der Zufuhreinrichtung 3 auf die Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 herabfällt. Das obere, also der Vereinzelungseinrichtung 1 zugewandte Ende der Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 und/oder das untere, dem Fördermittel 5. zugewandte Ende der Schienen 12, 13 der Zufuhreinrichtung 3 können sich zur Aufnahme des Schaftes 14 bzw. zum Herabfallen der Tees 2 auf die Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 trichterförmig erweitern.The distance of the rails 12, 13 of the feed device 3 from the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 in the vertical direction is much less than the length of the shaft 14 with Tip 15 of the tea 2, so that the shaft 14 of the tea 2 on the Rails 12, 13 between the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 is moved before the tea 12 from the rails 12, 13 of the feeder 3 on the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 falls. The upper one, i.e. the separating device 1 facing end of the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 and / or the lower end of the rails facing the conveying means 12, 13 of the feed device 3 can accommodate the Shaft 14 or to drop the teas 2 onto the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 expand funnel-shaped.

Das Fördermittel 5 weist ein Tragorgan 21 auf, das mit paarweise nebeneinander angeordneten Mitnehmer 22, 23 versehen ist (Fig. 3). Die Mitnehmerpaare 22, 23 sind in Längsrichtung des Tragorgans 21 in einem Abstand angeordnet, der größer ist als die Länge eines Tees 2.The funding 5 has a support member 21, the pair drivers 22, 23 arranged next to one another are provided is (Fig. 3). The driver pairs 22, 23 are in the longitudinal direction of the support member 21 arranged at a distance which is larger than the length of a tea 2.

Die Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 sind schräg angeordnet, um eine Rutsche für die aufgereihten Tees 2 zu bilden.The rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 are arranged obliquely, to form a slide for the teas 2 lined up.

Das Umlenkende 24 ist gegenüber dem unteren Ende der Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 angeordnet. Das Tragorgan 21 des Fördermittels 5 weist dabei die durch den Pfeil 25 angegebene Umlaufrichtung auf. Die Mitnehmer 22, 23 jedes Paares, die als Finger oder Stifte ausgebildet sein können, besitzen einen Abstand voneinander, der geringer ist als der Durchmesser des Kopfes 16 des Tees 2 aber größer als der Durchmesser des Schaftes 14. Die Außenseiten der Mitnehmer 22, 23 sind so beabstandet, bzw. das Ende der Schienen 18, 19 so verjüngt, daß das Ende 26 der Schienen 18, 19 zwischen den Mitnehmern hindurchpassen, wenn die Mitnehmer ausserhalb der Schienen 18, 19 entsprechend der Umlaufrichtung 25 von unten nach oben bewegt werden, um das vorderste Tee 2 der Reihe an seinem Kopf 16 zu untergreifen (Fig. 2). Das Tee 2 wird dann bei seinem Weitertransport in Umlaufrichtung 25 zur Druckvorrichtung 6 auf das obere Trum 7 des Tragorgans 21 gelegt.The deflection end 24 is opposite the lower end of the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 arranged. The support member 21 of the funding 5 shows the one indicated by arrow 25 Direction of rotation on. The drivers 22, 23 of each pair, the can be designed as fingers or pens have one Distance from each other that is less than the diameter of the head 16 of the tea 2 but larger than the diameter of the Shaft 14. The outer sides of the drivers 22, 23 are spaced so or the end of the rails 18, 19 so tapered that fit the end 26 of the rails 18, 19 between the drivers, if the drivers outside the rails 18, 19 moved according to the direction of rotation 25 from bottom to top to the front tea 2 of the row on his head 16 to reach under (Fig. 2). The tea 2 is then at his Further transport in the direction of rotation 25 to the printing device 6 placed on the upper run 7 of the support member 21.

Das untere Ende 26 der Schienen 18, 19 des Speichers 4 ist verjüngt und miteinander verbunden, um einen Anschlag für das vorderste Tee 2 zu bilden.The lower end 26 of the rails 18, 19 of the memory 4 is tapered and joined together to make a stop for that to form foremost tea 2.

Das Fördermitteltragorgan 21 kann durch ein Band 27 gebildet sein, auf dem gegenüber einander gelenkig bewegbare Glieder 28 befestigt sind. Das Umlenkende 24 des Tragorgans 21 wird dabei durch die Umlenkrolle 29 für das Band 27 gebildet. An geeigneter Stelle der Fördereinrichtung ist ein Drehimpulsgeber angebracht, der die jeweils eingestellte Transportgeschwindigkeit an der Druckeinrichtung meldet und damit eine Anpassung der Druckgeschwindigkeit zur Optimierung des Druckbildes ermöglicht.The conveyor support member 21 can be formed by a belt 27 be on the articulated limbs 28 are attached. The deflecting end 24 of the support member 21 is thereby formed by the guide roller 29 for the belt 27. On A suitable location on the conveyor is an angular momentum generator attached to the set transport speed reports to the printing device and thus a Adjustment of the print speed to optimize the print image allows.

Die Glieder 28, von denen die stiftförmigen Mitnehmer 22, 23 vorstehen, sind in der Mitte mit einer V-förmigen Vertiefung 31 versehen, wodurch eine sich in Förderrichtung erstreckende Rinne auf dem oberen Trum 7 gebildet wird, in der die Tees 2 liegen. Die Rinne weist im Bereich des Kopfes des Tees eine Vertiefung auf, um eine möglichst gerade Druckebene des an sich konischen Teeschaftes zu erreichen.The links 28, of which the pin-shaped drivers 22, 23rd protrude, are in the middle with a V-shaped recess 31 provided, whereby an extending in the conveying direction Channel is formed on the upper run 7, in which the teas 2 lie. The gutter has one in the area of the head of the tea Deepening in order to keep the printing plane as straight as possible to reach conical tea shaft.

Zwischen dem Umlenkende 24 bzw. der Umlenkrolle 29 und der Druckvorrichtung 6 ist ein Andrücker 32 in Form einer Bürste vorgesehen, der auf die Tees 2 derart drückt, dass ein Tee 2, das mit seinem Kopf 16 zu weit vorn liegt, abgebremst und damit mit seinem Kopf 16 an das jeweilige Mitnehmerpaar 22, 23 gezogen wird. Gleich danach ist auch ein Sensor angebracht, der einerseits das Vorhandensein eines Tees als auch die Position prüft und an die Druckeinheit meldet.Between the deflecting end 24 or the deflecting roller 29 and the Printing device 6 is a presser 32 in the form of a brush provided that presses on the teas 2 such that a tea 2, that is too far forward with his head 16, braked and thus with its head 16 to the respective driver pair 22, 23 is pulled. Immediately afterwards a sensor is attached, the one hand the presence of a tea as well as the position checks and reports to the printing unit.

Ein weiterer Sensor 33, beispielsweise eine Lichtschranke, ist an dem von dem Fördermittel 5 abgewandten Bereich des Speichers 4 vorgesehen. Durch den Sensor 33 wird erfasst, wenn eine vorgegebene Anzahl von Tees 2 sich am Speicher 4 befindet. Der Sensor 33 setzt dann die Schwingeinrichtung der Vereinzelungseinrichtung 1 still bzw. er schaltet sie wieder ein, sobald die vorgegebene Anzahl von Tees 2 am Speicher 4 wieder unterschritten ist.Another sensor 33, for example a light barrier, is on the area of the Memory 4 provided. The sensor 33 detects when a predetermined number of teas 2 are stored in the store 4 located. The sensor 33 then sets the vibrating device Separating device 1 silent or it switches it back on as soon as the specified number of teas 2 in storage 4 is again below.

Die Druckvorrichtung 6 wird durch einen Tintenstrahldrucker gebildet, der mit einem PC 34 mit Bildschirm und Tastatur 35 angesteuert wird.The printing device 6 is by an ink jet printer formed with a PC 34 with screen and keyboard 35 is controlled.

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  1. An apparatus for printing golf tees and similar nailshaped objects with a head, characterized by a rack (4) for forming a row of tees or objects (2) with two rails (18, 19) on which the tees or objects (2) rest with their heads (16) and between which they hang downward with their points (15), a conveying means (5) with an endless carrying device (21) having entrainers (22, 23) disposed side by side in pairs and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the carrying device (21) at a distance which is greater than the length of a tee (2), and a printing apparatus (6) for printing the tees or objects (2) lying on the upper run (7) of the conveying means carrying device (21), the turning end (24) of the conveying means (5) being so disposed relative to the rack (4), and the conveying means (5) having such a circulating direction (25), that the particular entrainer pair (22, 23) at the turning end (24) is moved from the bottom to the top between the rails (18, 19) to engage under the head (16) of the foremost tee or object (2) of the row facing the turning end (24) and place it during its further transport to the printing apparatus (6) on the upper run (7).
  2. An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the printing apparatus (6) is an ink jet printer.
  3. An apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the ink jet printer (6) is adapted to be driven with a PC (33) with a keyboard (34).
  4. An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the rails (18, 19) of the rack (4) are disposed on a slant to form a chute for the lined-up tees or objects (2) toward the turning end (24) of the conveying means (5).
  5. An apparatus according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that a stop for the foremost tee or object (2) is provided at the end (26) of the rails (18, 19) facing the turning end (24).
  6. An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the conveying means carrying device (21) has links (28) fastened thereto from which the entrainers (22, 23) protrude and which have a depression (31) to form on the upper run (7) of the conveying means (5) a channel extending in the conveying direction (25) for receiving the tees or objects (2).
  7. An apparatus according to any of the above claims, characterized in that a tee singling device (1) is provided from which the tees or objects (2) are supplied to the rack (4).
  8. An apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that a device (3) for supplying the tees or objects (2) from the singling device (1) to the rack (4) is provided which has two rails (12, 13) on which the tees or similar objects (2) rest with their heads (16) and between which they hang downward with their points (15), the rails (12, 13) extending over the rails (18, 19) of the rack (4) such that the tees or objects leaving the rails (12, 13) of the supply device (3) are received with their heads (16) by the rails (18, 19) of the rack (4).
  9. An apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the singling device (1) is formed by a vessel (8) with a coil (9) rising from the bottom and a vibrating device which sets the vessel (8) in oscillating rotary vibrations (11) such that the tees or objects (2) on the coil (9) jerkily travel upward lying in the coil direction.
  10. An apparatus according to claims 7 and 8, characterized in that the two rails (12, 13) of the supply device (3) are fastened to the upper end of the coil (9) such that the foremost tee or object (2) facing the rails (12, 13) on the coil (9) is caught during its further transport from the coil (9) with its head (16) by the two rails (12, 13) of the supply device (3).
  11. An apparatus according to claim 8 or 10, characterized in that the rails (12, 13) of the supply device (3) are disposed on a slant to form a chute for the tees or objects (2) in the direction of the rack (4).
  12. An apparatus according to any of the above claims, characterized in that a sensor (33) is provided which stops the singling device (1) at a predetermined number of tees or objects (2) on the rack (4) and starts the singling device (1) again at a predetermined smaller number of tees or objects (2) on the rack (4).
  13. An apparatus according to any of the above claims, characterized in that a presser (32) is provided between the turning end (24) and the printing apparatus (6) for pressing on the tees or objects (2) such that a tee or object (2) whose head is not lying against the associated entrainer pair (22, 23) is pulled with its head (16) toward the entrainer pair (22, 23).
  14. An apparatus according to any of the above claims, characterized in that the alignment of the tees or objects (2) to be printed is effected by installations in the vibrating conveyor.
  15. An apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that the supply device for the aligned tees or objects (2) has a wedge-shaped chute instead of rails.
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