EP1234667B1 - Procédé et dispositif pour la dorure à chaud - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour la dorure à chaud Download PDF

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EP1234667B1
EP1234667B1 EP01104083A EP01104083A EP1234667B1 EP 1234667 B1 EP1234667 B1 EP 1234667B1 EP 01104083 A EP01104083 A EP 01104083A EP 01104083 A EP01104083 A EP 01104083A EP 1234667 B1 EP1234667 B1 EP 1234667B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F19/00—Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
    • B41F19/02—Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations with embossing
    • B41F19/06—Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative forme; Printing from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
    • B41F19/062—Presses of the rotary type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2219/00—Printing presses using a heated printing foil
    • B41P2219/20—Arrangements for moving, supporting or positioning the printing foil

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  • the invention relates to an embossing method and a Apparatus for carrying out the method. It is for example from DE 90 04 865 U1 a hot stamping machine in which an embossing station, a film web, the a transfer area consisting of at least one Embossing to be transferred layer, including, supplied becomes.
  • EP-A-982127 discloses a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and an apparatus according to the preamble of claim 10.
  • the object of the invention is the embossing the production of committee.
  • a stamping station becomes a segment a transfer area consisting of at least one layer impressed on a carrier material.
  • the transfer area is doing on a continuous sheet of the embossing station fed.
  • a sensor device When feeding the film web to embossing station is detected by a sensor device, whether in the film area the film web impurities are present. Will that be detected an impurity, the supply of the Film web to embossing station controlled so that the impurity between two imprints through the embossing station is encouraged. As a result, the impurity does not get into the Pressure range of the embossing station, so that no committee produced becomes.
  • this approach has the advantage that the processing speed in the embossing station at most is negligibly affected and the embossing process can continue to be performed at high speed.
  • This procedure is particularly advantageous if the film material production reasons in regular Has intervals impurities. This is for example especially in transfer areas of the case, the holograms exhibit.
  • the holograms can be used both in single images, which repeat periodically, as well as in diffraction gratings - If necessary, with it incorporated pattern - on the film repeated infinitely exist.
  • Such films are commonly used on cardboard and other papers, in particular Packaging, transfer. This happens on the one hand to Preventing easy imitation of the packaging, on the other hand often also due to the achievable optical and tactile effects.
  • the sensor device the electrical conductivity of the Film web detected.
  • the sensor device may, alternatively or additionally, by the sensor device one or more optical properties of the film web be detected. It is particularly advantageous, the reflection behavior to capture the film web. According to one Another advantageous embodiment, the reflection behavior defined by a film web-side diffraction grating.
  • the sensor device comprises a laser light source which is directed emits light on the film web, the light intensity is detected in a diffraction maximum. On a Disturbance in the film web, ie a disturbance of the diffraction grating, is then closed when the light intensity is over a given measure of the expected in this maximum Light intensity deviates.
  • the sensor device from several transverse to the transport direction of the Film web formed side by side sensors and closed on a fault in the film web only then if at least two sensors detect a signal that the Presence of an impurity in the film web corresponds.
  • An embossing printing device is formed from a supply device for feeding the film web with the Embossing foil to an embossing station of a control device for Influencing the supply of the film web to the embossing station and sensors for checking the film web on the feed side the embossing station.
  • the supply of the film web takes place to the embossing station in dependence of the signals of Sensor device.
  • the embossing station is in particular one rotary embossing station, which consists of an embossing roller is formed with a die and a counter roll. It is only then when the stamp in contact with the Film web device, a segment of the transfer area of the Transfer film web to the substrate.
  • the carrier material can be either sheet-like or continuous Material web are supplied.
  • Fig. 1 shows the schematic representation of an inventive Embossing device for carrying out the Embossing process of the invention.
  • the film web 11 and the Material web 23 of the embossing printing device 22 is supplied.
  • the Embossing device 22 mostly in the example shown a punch 25 having an embossing roller 24 and a Counter roll 26 on.
  • the stamp 25 of the embossing printing device 22 may be connected via an unillustrated heating element for Hot stamping preheated to a predetermined embossing temperature become.
  • the stamp contour of the punch 25 protrudes over the Outline of the embossing roller 24 addition.
  • the punch 25 in contact with the Counter roll 26 is located, becomes a segment of the transfer area transferred from the film web 11 to the web 26.
  • material web 23 and film web 11 during the embossing process with peripheral speed of the embossing roll 24 move through the embossing device 22 therethrough.
  • the supply of the film web 11 can be controlled or be regulated so that between two stamping processes the Embossing foil 11 opposite to the transport direction of the material web 23 moved back through the embossing device 22 through is and then back to peripheral speed of Embossing roller 24 is accelerated so that the segments depressed Transfer area as close to each other as possible. Possibly. can in this process a grid, which is due to on the Film web located location marks is defined, respected become. This is especially necessary when taking pictures which are periodically repetitive the transfer region of the film web are applied and therefore when minting a precise positional relationship between Film web 11 and web 23 is required.
  • this control or regulation is the film web 11 on the drive roller 12 and the suction belt 13 forward and transported backwards braked and accelerated. This is controlled by the control device 20.
  • the sensor device 27 is made of sensors for detecting the electrical conductivity the film web and sensors for detecting the Diffraction of light formed by the film web.
  • the measurement of the electrical conductivity is carried out via two successively arranged in the conveying direction of the film web 11, essentially over the width of the transfer area or the film web extending contact rollers 15th Between the contact rollers 15, the electrically conductive Rolls are formed, a voltage source 17 is arranged.
  • the ammeter 16 detects the through the circuit with the contact rollers 15 leading current and passes a corresponding Signal to the controller 20 on. Of the Circuit between the two contact rollers 15 is doing closed over the film web 11. Is the film web in damaged surface or interrupted the film web and put on a splice 28, so changed the electrical conductivity of the film web in the Area between the two contact rollers 15.
  • the transfer area of the film web which is a diffraction pattern, in particular a transversely to the transport direction of the film web extending diffraction grating, via the laser 18th illuminated with light of known wavelength.
  • the photocell 19 the n-th in the beam direction of the diffraction maximum Order is arranged, the reflection behavior of the Transfer area detected.
  • An intensity reduction of the Signal on the photocell 19 is from the controller 20, the one the measured intensity of the photocell 19 representing signal is supplied as by a Disturbance in the transfer area of the film web caused to be evaluated.
  • the control device 20 controls or now controls the feed of the film web so that the Stamp 25 not in contact with a film web section reaches, having an impurity.
  • Fig. 2 shows a film web 11, which under the sensor device 27 is moved through.
  • the film web 11 consists of the transfer area 32 and the location web 33.
  • the location web 33 has raster marks 31 which indicate the location of one on the transfer area Define 32 repetitive applied motif. If the film does not have a repeating motif, then it is not necessary that the film web 11 next to the Transfer area 32 and the position of web 33 has.
  • the sensor device 27 is made up of two pairs of lasers 18 and photocells 19 formed. Each of the two lasers 18 emits one Light beam on the transfer area 32 from. The two spots of light are on the film web transverse to the transport direction the film with respect to the sensor device 27 is arranged.
  • the photocells 19 are relative to the laser 18 and the transfer area 32 in the emission direction of the maximum of the nth order of the holographic diffraction pattern, that of the transfer area 32 has arranged.
  • a light source 34 and a photocell 35 are arranged for detecting the position of the catch marks 31 on the position track 33 .
  • the light source 34 and the photocell 35 is used only the detection of the position of the locking marks.
  • the transfer area 32 can be different disturbances exhibit.
  • Fig. 2 are shown as disorders of Grease stain 30, the splice 28 and the so-called shim edges 29.
  • the shim edges 29 arise due to production in the production of transfer areas, the holographic Images, in particular a holographic diffraction grating, exhibit.
  • the shim edges 19 are on the transfer area regularly spaced. Will now be a fault moved under the sensor device 27, so is the Diffraction of light emitted by the laser 18 light beam disturbed.
  • a grease stain 30 is merely the signal on one of the two photocells 19 disturbed.
  • the Presence of a grease stain or similar contamination does not necessarily affect the suitability of the segment of the transfer area for transfer to the Support web.
  • this area of the transfer area must not necessarily be considered as a committee and therefore this area of the film from the embossing transfer to the Material web can not be excluded.
  • a Shim edge is an area of transfer area 32 that is not may be used for embossing and therefore not in Appendix to the punch 25 of the embossing roll 24 during a Stamping process may arrive.
  • a Schim edge 29 of a splice 28 also as a committee is to be distinguished, that the time seizes that will take the disturbance.
  • a long break in the Diffraction of light in the transfer area 32 leaves on a splice 28 close.
  • a splice 28 may also be characterized be recognized that in addition, the reflection signal of the Light source 33 in the photocell 35 in the region of the splice deviates in distinguishable from the catch marks 31 way.
  • Fig. 3 shows the representation of a film web 11.
  • Die Film web 11 has shim edges 29 at a distance s. about the size of the punch 25 of the carrier roller 24 is the length b known to be a segment of the transfer area, which is through the Stamp 25 transferred to the web 23 by embossing is, has.
  • the distance d between two Segments 36 are determined so that the largest possible number accommodated on segments 36 between the two shim edges is and that at the same time the segments 36 evenly spaced apart by the distance d.
  • the one Shim-edge containing distance f between two segments will usually have a value that is larger as the distance d between two segments 36.
  • the distance b is a minimum value that is derived from the Adjustment accuracy of the film web in the embossing device 22nd as well as tolerances and material changes during the Hot embossing is conditional, not fall below may.
  • optimal transfer area utilization at the same time as possible uniform film web Transport speed possible.
  • the transfer area 32 is an endless pattern and no image whose position relative to the stamp 25th the embossing roller 24 must be adjusted. Is a shim edge 29 at an image-forming film in the image area contain, so the entire transfer area section, the this picture involves being singled out as a scrap.

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Claims (14)

  1. Procédé d'estampage,
    pour lequel un segment d'un domaine de transfert dans un poste d'estampage est estampé sur un matériau de support,
    le domaine de transfert étant amené au poste d'estampage sous forme de feuille continue,
    caractérisé en ce que
    pendant que la feuille continue (11 ) est amenée au poste d'estampage (22), des imperfections (28, 29, 30) dans la feuille continue (33) sont détectées par un dispositif de détection et que des imperfections entre deux estampages sont conduites à travers le poste d'estampage.
  2. Procédé d'estampage d'après la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de détection (27) détecte la conductibilité électrique de la feuille continue.
  3. Procédé d'estampage d'après la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de détection détecte des caractéristiques optiques du domaine de transfert.
  4. Procédé d'estampage d'après la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de détection (27) détecte le comportement de réflexion du domaine de transfert (32).
  5. Procédé d'estampage d'après la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le domaine de transfert (32) présente un réseau de diffraction et que le dispositif de détection (27) détecte des fautes de diffraction de la lumière auprès du réseau de diffraction.
  6. Procédé d'estampage d'après la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de détection (27) est composé d'une source de lumière laser (18) et d'un photomètre (19) disposé dans un pic de diffraction.
  7. Procédé d'estampage d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de détection (27) présente plusieurs détecteurs, qui sont disposés de manière décalée transversalement par rapport à la direction de transport de la feuille continue (f), sachant qu'on peut conclure à la présence d'une imperfection, si un signal qui correspond à une imperfection, apparaít simultanément au moins dans deux détecteurs.
  8. Procédé d'estampage d'après une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un segment (36) du domaine de transfert (32) de longueur prédéterminée est estampé avec un espacement uniforme (d) sur le matériau de support (23).
  9. Procédé d'estampage d'après la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le domaine de transfert présente avec un espacement (s) constant des imperfections (28, 29, 30), qu'on découvre le nombre maximal de segments (36) de longueur prédéterminée situés entre deux imperfections, sachant que l'amenée de feuille continue au poste d'estampage est transportée de telle manière que le nombre maximal de segments (36) entre deux imperfections (28, 29, 30) sur la feuille continue (f) présente un espacement uniforme (d).
  10. Dispositif d'estampage, notamment machine d'estampage à chaud, avec un moyen d'apport pour l'amenée d'au moins une feuille continue avec un domaine de transfert,
    avec un dispositif de commande pour le transport d'au moins une feuille continue à travers le poste d'estampage,
    avec un poste d'estampage, dans lequel un segment du domaine de transfert est estampé sur le matériau de support,
    caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de détection est disposé du côté de l'amenée du poste d'estampage pour le contrôle d'au moins une feuille continue,
    l'amenée d'au moins une feuille continue au poste d'estampage à travers le dispositif de commande ayant lieu en fonction du dispositif de détection.
  11. Dispositif d'estampage d'après la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de détection est composé de plusieurs détecteurs disposés transversalement par rapport à la direction de transport de la feuille continue.
  12. Dispositif d'estampage d'après la revendication 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que le poste d'estampage (22) est constitué d'un rouleau d'estampage (24) présentant une estampe (25) et d'un rouleau de contre-pression (26).
  13. Dispositif d'estampage d'après une des revendications de 10 à 12, caractérisé en ce que le matériau de support (23) est amenée sous forme de bande de matériau continue.
  14. Dispositif d'estampage d'après une des revendications de 10 à 12, caractérisé en ce que le matériau de support (23) est amenée au poste d'estampage feuille par feuille, sachant qu'au moins un segment (36) du domaine de transfert (32) est estampé sur chaque feuille.
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DK01104083T DK1234667T3 (da) 2001-02-21 2001-02-21 Prægetrykfremgangsmåde og prægetrykindretning
AT01104083T ATE312716T1 (de) 2001-02-21 2001-02-21 Prägedruckverfahren und prägedruckvorrichtung
ES01104083T ES2252099T3 (es) 2001-02-21 2001-02-21 Procedimiento de estampado en relieve y dispositivo de estampado en relieve.
EP01104083A EP1234667B1 (fr) 2001-02-21 2001-02-21 Procédé et dispositif pour la dorure à chaud
DE50108377T DE50108377D1 (de) 2001-02-21 2001-02-21 Prägedruckverfahren und Prägedruckvorrichtung
HK03101469.7A HK1049301B (zh) 2001-02-21 2003-02-27 金屬箔印刷方法和印刷裝置

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