EP1318910B1 - Unites d'impression a ensemble d'entrainement et accouplement - Google Patents

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EP1318910B1
EP1318910B1 EP01985242A EP01985242A EP1318910B1 EP 1318910 B1 EP1318910 B1 EP 1318910B1 EP 01985242 A EP01985242 A EP 01985242A EP 01985242 A EP01985242 A EP 01985242A EP 1318910 B1 EP1318910 B1 EP 1318910B1
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Bernd Kurt Masuch
Kurt Johannes Weschenfelder
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/008—Mechanical features of drives, e.g. gears, clutches
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2213/00—Arrangements for actuating or driving printing presses; Auxiliary devices or processes
    • B41P2213/10—Constitutive elements of driving devices
    • B41P2213/25—Couplings; Clutches
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2213/00—Arrangements for actuating or driving printing presses; Auxiliary devices or processes
    • B41P2213/70—Driving devices associated with particular installations or situations
    • B41P2213/73—Driving devices for multicolour presses
    • B41P2213/734—Driving devices for multicolour presses each printing unit being driven by its own electric motor, i.e. electric shaft

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  • the invention relates to a printing unit according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • DE 44 30 693 A1 discloses printing units of a printing machine with different configurations individually or in groups driven cylinders. Cylinders or cylinder groups designed with separate drive are not in drive connection with each other.
  • a four-cylinder printing unit wherein the two co-operating transfer cylinder coupled together, and optionally the drive of one or both associated form cylinder are driven, in one embodiment is to this four-cylinder printing another, specially driven cylinder pair of form - And transfer cylinder adjustable and for the purpose of synchronization or registerroisem pressure in the drive network of the first two transfer cylinders can be engaged.
  • EP 0 710 558 A1 discloses two towers in secondary construction catfish with mechanically coupled and driven by a common motor forming and transfer cylinders. A web can be passed through both printing towers, with one printing tower being put out of operation while the other printing tower continues printing.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a printing unit.
  • the achievable with the present invention consist in particular that a large variety of operation and variability of a printing unit or a cylinder assembly is created at the same time high reliability by redundancy, without each cylinder is provided with its own drive.
  • the invention combines the advantages of high flexibility from the expensive and expensive single drive technology and the advantages of the drive of coupled cylinder groups, namely the saving of engines and the mechanical synchronization of the connected cylinders.
  • cylinder or cylinder groups can be moved independently of one another when the clutch is open, which is necessary, for example, when printing plate or blanket change, when drawing in a paper web, during independent inking or washing of rollers and cylinders.
  • an auxiliary drive is thus possible, since this can be taken over by the main drives with appropriate switching of the clutches.
  • a reversal of individual cylinders or cylinder groups of larger cylinder assemblies can be effected by forming new drive assemblies by opening clutches and closing other clutches.
  • a significant advantage is the ability to standardize individual small groups that meet the above requirements, ie a pair of cylinders from a forme cylinder and a transfer cylinder with a corresponding clutch, and to combine in any way depending on the delivery to larger units.
  • a standard group can represent an above-mentioned pair with coupling together with a counter-pressure or satellite cylinder in an advantageous embodiment.
  • the pins of the cylinder are z. B. optionally with or without clutch, with rotatable or lockable gear, suitable for a first or second drive level executable.
  • At least one of the transfer cylinders is selectively engageable with a satellite cylinder or a second transfer cylinder, depending on the unit a reversal of one or more cylinders is required.
  • the embodiment with a drive motor per form / transfer cylinder pair is advantageous, wherein the satellite cylinder can be coupled depending on the paper guide and operation with one of the two or both drive motors or pairs.
  • flexibly usable z For a seven-cylinder y or ⁇ unit, flexibly usable z.
  • the flying plate change or imprint function during the 1/1 printing a design with only a total of two drive motors for all requirements is sufficient.
  • a 1 / 0- and a 1/1-pressure is possible in two-tooth operation.
  • the invention in nine-cylinder or ten-cylinder printing units can be used when maximum flexibility with respect to the required operations is required with a minimum number of engines.
  • a minimum requirement, pairwise independent equipping the cylinder pairs with retracted web is realized in an advantageous embodiment by minimal effort, in which one or more pairs form a fixed drive network and the satellite cylinder designed without its own drive motor is either coupled or solvable.
  • a printing unit 01 of a printing press in particular a web-fed rotary printing press, has a first pair 02 of cooperating cylinders 03; 04 i. a forme cylinder 03 and a cooperating with this first transfer cylinder 04.
  • the pair 02 may be fixed or switchable mechanically coupled to all embodiments with a color and / or dampening unit.
  • the drive of the pair 02 is mechanically coupled and is driven during production by a common drive motor 06.
  • the first pair 02 and the drive motor 06 form a drive assembly 07.
  • the drive motor 06 drives either the forme cylinder 03, which abrades via a mechanical coupling, for example via a positive coupling by means of gears on the transfer cylinder 04, or vice versa.
  • a drive assembly with a fixed coupling and with or without a motor by means of solid, the axes of rotation of the respective cylinder and possibly the drive motor connecting lines is shown.
  • Between the firmly coupled pair 02 and the drive motor 06 may, not shown in the figures, also be provided a releasable coupling. From the distance between two cylinders acting together is not close to the on or off state in the schematic representations of Figures 1 to 18.
  • a transfer cylinder parked from the cylinder 08 has a distance from the cylinder 08.
  • a switchable coupling is generally represented by two lines interrupting a drive network perpendicularly. In FIGS. 19 to 25, this double line has an open and a thick simple line a closed coupling.
  • the transfer cylinder 04 of the pair 02 forms with a third cylinder 08, z. B. a satellite cylinder 08 a pressure point 09, at which the two cylinders 04; 08 in a pressure-on position via a between the cylinders 04; 08 extending track 11, z. B. a printing material 11 or paper web 11, work together.
  • This third cylinder 08 is the transfer cylinder 04 in pressure-on position as an abutment.
  • the drive of the first pair 02 and the third cylinder 08 are connected to each other by means of a switchable coupling 12.
  • the shiftable clutch 12 may be a unique clutch or a continuous clutch, a positive or a positive clutch.
  • the third cylinder 08 designed as a counter-pressure cylinder 08, in particular as a steel cylinder 08.
  • the printing unit 01 represents here, for example, a three-cylinder color deck or a part of a larger printing unit. For the possibilities of configuration of the pair 02, the above applies.
  • the steel cylinder 08 is designed without its own drive.
  • the drive motor 06 of the first pair 02 drives the forme cylinder 03, which abrades onto the transfer cylinder 04.
  • the web 11 is not shown in the following figures 2 to 17. For recurring parts, the reference number continues.
  • the steel cylinder 08 is designed in the second exemplary embodiment (FIG. 2) with its own drive motor 13 driving the steel cylinder 08 during production.
  • the drive motor 06 drives both cylinders 03; 04, for example via a gear train on.
  • the third cylinder 08 which cooperates with the first pair 02, is designed as a satellite cylinder 08, which is connected to a second pair 14 of a cylinder 16, e.g. B. a second transfer cylinder 16 and a cylinder 17, z. B. a second forme cylinder 17 cooperates and forms a second pressure point 18 between satellite cylinder 08 and second transfer cylinder 16.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 may be fixed or switchable with the second pair 14, in particular the second transfer cylinder 16, mechanically coupled. But it can also be performed without mechanical coupling to the second pair 14.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 together with the two pairs 02; 14, a five-cylinder printing unit 19.
  • the transfer cylinder 16 and the forme cylinder 17 of the second pair 14 may be fixedly or switchably coupled together mechanically. In special cases, a mechanical coupling of the two cylinders 16; 17 omitted.
  • a drive can by a drive motor 21 on one of the two cylinders 16; 17 or on both cylinders 16; 17 done. The drive by the drive motor 21 on the second pair 14 may also be omitted.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 is connected to the second pair 14 via a second switchable mechanical coupling 22, for example by means of a coupling 22.
  • the drive and coupling configuration of the second pair 14 connected to the satellite cylinder 08 may be made different as mentioned above.
  • the second pair 14 has a fixedly coupled drive assembly 23, but without its own drive motor.
  • the drive assembly 23 may be switchably coupled to another drive network.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 has, for example, the drive motor 13.
  • the fourth embodiment represents a particularly advantageous because particularly flexible variable five-cylinder printing unit 19.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 is again connected via the switchable mechanical coupling 22 with the second pair 14.
  • the second pair 14 has the fixedly coupled drive assembly 23, wherein a drive motor 21 drives the second transfer cylinder 16, and this drives off on the second forme cylinder 17.
  • the drive of the second pair 14 can also be done on the second form cylinder 17 or by means of a transmission, not shown, on the drive assembly 23.
  • the transfer cylinder 16 and the forme cylinder 17 are connected to one another mechanically via a third switchable, mechanical coupling 22, for example by means of a coupling 24.
  • the forme cylinder 17 has the drive motor 21.
  • the drive motor 21 can also on the transfer cylinder 16 or on both cylinders 16; 17 be arranged.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 can be designed with the drive motor 13 (dashed line).
  • the satellite cylinder 08 with the second pair 14 forms the fixed, non-switchable drive assembly 23.
  • This drive assembly 23 may comprise one or more drive motors 21; 13 have. In the example, only the satellite cylinder 08 on the drive motor 13, which on the two cylinders 16; 17 aborts.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 forms with the transfer cylinder 16 of the second pair 14 the fixed, non-switchable drive assembly 23.
  • the forme cylinder 17 has the drive motor 21, which has drive assembly 23 of satellite cylinder 08 and transfer cylinder 16 no own drive motor.
  • the drive assembly 23 may also have a drive motor 21 on the transfer cylinder 18 or a drive motor 13 on the satellite cylinder 08 or via a transmission on both cylinders 08; 16 abortive Drive motor 13; 21 feature.
  • the drive motor 21 on the forme cylinder 17 can then u. U. omitted.
  • the units form the coupled pair 02 with its drive motor 06 and the clutch 12 of the embodiments one to seven standardizable basic configurations for the flexible configuration of larger cylinder assemblies, such as designed as Y or ⁇ seven-cylinder pressure units 26 of Ninth 27 or ten cylinder printing units 28 designed as a semisatellite or satellite unit.
  • Fig. 8 shows the eighth embodiment, a seven-cylinder printing unit 26, wherein a third, provided with a drive motor 06 pair 02; 14 from transfer cylinder 04; 16 and forme cylinder 03; 17 to the satellite cylinder 08 according to the example of FIG. 4 can be adjusted.
  • the third pair 29 may also form the fixed drive assembly 23 with the satellite cylinder 08.
  • This drive assembly 23 can without or with its own drive motor 13; 21 (dashed lines) to be executed.
  • the drive assembly 23 has no own drive motor, but is by one or both drive motors 06 via the clutches 12; 22 driven.
  • Fig. 10 shows in the tenth embodiment, a symmetrical nine-cylinder 27 or satellite unit with four pairs mechanically fixedly coupled 02; 14 and a respective drive motors 06; 21 via four clutches 12; However, depending on the requirements, variants can also be formed, with only one, two or three pairs 02 being connected via a coupling 12; 22 coupled to the satellite cylinder 08.
  • Fig. 11 shows in the eleventh embodiment, a nine-cylinder printing unit 27, wherein two above the satellite cylinder 08 arranged pairs 02 are switchably connected to the satellite cylinder 08.
  • B two printing units 01 from the first two embodiments and vertically arranged five-cylinder printing units 19 according to embodiment six.
  • a five-cylinder printing unit 19 and two adjacent pairs 02; 14 be formed.
  • one of the two pairs 02 arranged below the satellite cylinder 08 of a nine-cylinder 27 or satellite unit is driven by a drive motor 06 on the forme cylinder 03, from which the transfer cylinder 04 is driven off.
  • the pair 02 is connected to the satellite cylinder 08 via the clutch 12 switchable, and mechanically coupled to the overlying pair 14.
  • the two pairs 02; 14 together with the drive motor 06 form a drive assembly 33.
  • Two further pairs 29 each consist of a cylinder 31, z. B. forme cylinder 31 and a cylinder 32, z. B. transfer cylinder 32 are in the example firmly coupled together and driven by a single further, arranged on the upper forme cylinder 31 drive motor 34.
  • Fig. 13 shows the arrangement of the drive motor 06 for the pair 02 so that again both superimposed pairs 02; 14 via a drive motor 06; 21 drivable and are firmly coupled together.
  • the two pairs 02; 14 form together with the Drive motor 06; 21 the drive assembly 33.
  • the drive motor 06; 21 drives each on the transfer cylinder 04; 16 of the fixedly coupled pairs 02; 14, which on the associated form cylinder 03; 17 aborts.
  • the drive assembly 07 from Form 03; 17, transfer cylinder 04; 16 and the drive motor 06; 21 is in each case mechanically coupled via the clutch 12 to the satellite cylinder 08.
  • the other two pairs 29 are mechanically coupled in pairs, with both pairs 29 being drivable via only one drive motor 34, in each case on the transfer cylinder 32, which drives off on the forme cylinder 31.
  • FIG. 14 shows, with reference to a fourteenth exemplary embodiment, a ten-cylinder unit 28 which has four pairs 02 and 14 driven in pairs on the transfer cylinders 04 and 16, respectively, by means of the drive motor 06 and 21.
  • two superimposed pairs 02; 14 with the cooperating satellite cylinder 08 switchable via a respective clutch 12; 22 mechanically connected.
  • the pairs 14 arranged below the satellite cylinder 08 are not mechanically coupled to the associated satellite cylinder 08.
  • the drive takes place here in each case by a drive motor 21 on the forme cylinder 17th
  • FIG. 17 shows the embodiment 14 in an embodiment modified for execution.
  • Each pair 02; 14 is about its own drive motor 06; 21 driven, each drive motor 06; 21 additionally over one switchable coupling 12; 21 with the relevant pair 02; 14 co-acting satellite cylinder 08 selectively drives.
  • the two upper pairs 06 have a drive according to the seventeenth embodiment.
  • the underlying pairs 14 do not have their own drive motor but can be coupled via the couplings 22 to the drive of the respective associated satellite cylinder 08.
  • drive motors 06 mentioned in the exemplary embodiments and shown schematically in FIGS. 1 to 18; 13; 21 and couplings 12; 22; 24 can be realized in different ways.
  • the drives directly from the rotor to a pin of one of the cylinder 03; 04; 08; 16; 17 via shafts, over pinions with or without chain wheels, via toothed belts or also via friction gears.
  • a coupling or disengaging of cylinders or cylinder groups can also take place in that gears arranged non-rotatably on the pins of the cylinders can be displaced axially relative to one another and thus into and out of engagement.
  • the latter case is intended in the context of the invention as a coupling 12; 22; 24 be understood.
  • FIGS. 1 to 18 Each of the drive configurations shown schematically in FIGS. 1 to 18 can be realized in different ways.
  • the second gear on the pin of the satellite cylinder 08 is selectively fixed.
  • the arrangement of the rotationally fixed and rotatably mounted gears can be reversed.
  • Fig. 14 and 15 drives the drive motor 06; 21, for example via a pinion directly on a pin of the transfer cylinder 04; 16 arranged gear, which abrades on a gear of the satellite cylinder 08, wherein one of the gears rotatably and the other gear rotatably, but optionally fixable executed.
  • a rotatable gear but optionally via the clutch 12; 22 fixable gear may be arranged on the journal of the satellite cylinder 08, which is driven by a pinion from the drive motor 06, and on a rotationally fixed gear on the transfer cylinder 04; 16 aborts.
  • 22 drives the drive motor 06; 21 the pair 02; 14, with the clutch 12 closed; 22 the pair 02; 14 and the satellite cylinder 08 (FIGS. 17 and 18, respectively).
  • the pair 02 arranged drive motor 06 can in open clutch 12 and in a pressure-off position, d. H. the transfer cylinder 04 is not employed to the satellite cylinder 08, a rotation of the cylinder 03; 04 take place without the satellite cylinder 08 and a possibly already retracted web 11 is supported by the satellite cylinder 08 with.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 also has a drive motor 13, then, with the clutch 12 open, it is also possible to rotate the satellite cylinder 08 independently of the pair 02 and thus further convey the track 11, without the pair 02 also rotating. Also a relative change of the angular positions between pair 02 and satellite cylinder 08 is possible.
  • the clutch 12 is closed, on the other hand, in the latter case and in the pressure-on position, safety is provided by full redundancy of the two drive motors 06 and 13 running during production, a so-called “full back-up".
  • gradation in the drive power for the drive motors 06; 13, z. B. 60% to 40% of the total power required is also an inexact drive due to a possibly existing gear or gear play, ie a possibly occurring tooth flank change, avoidable.
  • At least one of the two transfer cylinders 04 and 16 from the fourth exemplary embodiment is mounted such that it can assume at least three positions: a print-on position on the satellite cylinder 08, a print-on position to the respective other transfer cylinder 16 or 04 and a pressure-off position in which the respective transfer cylinder 04 or 16 with none of the other two cylinders 16 and 04 and 08 cooperates.
  • a storage of one of the two transfer cylinders 04 and 16 so that it can take five positions, wherein the said two pressure-on-positions are still each a print-off position to the satellite cylinder 08 and to the other transfer cylinder 16 or 04 and a further pressure-off position, for example, for the change of a blanket, added.
  • Fig. 19 shows the five-cylinder printing unit 19, according to the variant of Fig. 4 configured, for example, the transfer cylinder 16 can be brought into the at least three different positions, as indicated schematically in Figures 19 to 21 by an eccentrically arranged bearing ring 36 is.
  • the bearing can be designed as an eccentric Zweiring- or Dreiringlager, as a double eccentric bearing, as a linear guide or run on a curved path bearing or in any other way.
  • the other transfer cylinder 04 should only be in the two positions pressure-on (to the satellite cylinder 08) and pressure-off (from the satellite cylinder 08) be brought.
  • an adjustable cylinder 03; 04; 08; 16; 17 not marked separately.
  • both transfer cylinders 04; 16 employed to the satellite cylinder 08 and print the web 11 at the two pressure points 09; 18 on one side of the web 11 twice, z. B. bicolor (representation: V per pressure) in the so-called. Rubber-against-steel operation.
  • both clutches 12 and 22, or one of the two clutches 12; 22 be closed because all three cooperating cylinder 04; 08; 16 have the same direction of rotation.
  • both drive motors 06; 21, as shown in Figure 19 each one of two cylinders 16; 17 and three cylinders 03; 04; 08 (or vice versa) existing drive network 23 and 07 form, the clutch 12 is closed and the clutch 22 is open.
  • Both drive motors 06 and 21 can also together with closed clutches 12 and 22 all five cylinders 03; 04; 08; 16; 17 drive.
  • the second transfer cylinder 16 is further in the pressure-on position with the clutch 22 closed.
  • the transfer cylinder 04 is in the pressure-off position, the clutch 12 is released.
  • the drive motor 21 together with the mold 17 and the transfer cylinder 16 form the drive assembly 23, form 03 and transfer cylinder 04 of the first pair 02 can be independently rotated, for example, for plate change, or stopped and accelerated again. The same applies vice versa for the case of a plate change on the forme cylinder 17 when the clutch 22 is opened and the clutch 12 is closed.
  • a reversal of the direction of the web 11 when reversing the directions of rotation is possible.
  • Fig. 21 is the bring in three (or five) positions transfer cylinder 16 in the print-on position on the transfer cylinder 04, d. H. in the so-called rubber-against-rubber operation.
  • the transfer cylinder 04 may continue to be employed in an advantageous manner to the satellite cylinder 08.
  • the web 11 extends in this mode between the two transfer cylinders 04; 16 and is easily printed on both sides.
  • the direction reversal of the direction of rotation of the pair 14 necessary for this operating mode requires release of the coupling 22 and thus a drive of the second pair 14 independent of the first pair 02 by the drive motor 21.
  • a five-cylinder pressure unit 19 configured in this way becomes expensive even without the use of the second pair Single drives with only two drive motors 06; 21 different requirements to the leadership of the train 11, the flying plate or blanket change and the possibility of reversing just.
  • a seven-cylinder printing unit 26 with three pairs 02; 14 in an embodiment of FIG. 9 with only a total of two drive motors can be used flexibly z.
  • the flying plate change or imprint function during the 2/0-pressure.
  • the nine-cylinder printing unit 27 shown in Fig. 22 has imprinter functionality.
  • One of the upper pairs 02 is, for example, in the pivoted position with the clutch 12 open, while the second of the upper pair 02 is turned on and, for example, makes the current impression.
  • the parked pair 02 can be converted.
  • the satellite cylinder 08 does not have its own drive motor and is connected by means of the clutches 12; 22 corresponding to the required direction of rotation in one or more drive assemblies 07; 23 above the clutches 12; 22 coupled.
  • the ten-cylinder printing unit 28 shown in Fig. 23 has imprinter functionality. It is additionally reversible between rubber-against-steel and rubber-against-rubber operation, if they are connected to a corresponding pivotable mounting on one or more of the transfer cylinder 04; 16 is executed.
  • Fig. 23 shows an example of the paper guide in Fig. 2/2, Fig. 24 in Fig. 4 and Fig. 25 in the 3/1 printing operation. If an increased flexibility with regard to the guidance of the web 11 is required, then the configuration according to FIG. 14 can be resorted to.

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  1. Unité d'impression (01), présentant une paire (02), formée d'un premier cylindre de forme (03) et d'un premier cylindre de transfert (04), coopérant avec le cylindre de forme (03), ainsi qu'un cylindre satellite (08) formant, avec le cylindre de transfert (04), un point d'impression (09), où l'entraînement du cylindre de forme (03) et l'entraînement du cylindre de transfert (04) sont couplés ensemble solidairement et, pendant l'impression, sont entraînés par un premier moteur d'entraînement (06) commun, formant, avec le premier cylindre de forme (03) et le premier cylindre de transfert (04), un groupe d'entraînement (07) solidaire, caractérisée en ce que l'entraînement du cylindre satellite (08) est susceptible d'être couplé mécaniquement, par l'intermédiaire d'un accouplement (12) commutable, au choix, au groupe d'entraînement (07), présentant le moteur d'entraînement (06), de la paire (02).
  2. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le premier moteur d'entraînement (06) est disposé en entraînant le cylindre de forme (3).
  3. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le premier moteur d'entraînement (06) est disposé en entraînant le cylindre de transfert (04).
  4. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le premier moteur d'entraînement (06) est disposé en entraînant, par l'intermédiaire d'une transmission, le cylindre de transfert (04), le cylindre de forme (03) ou les deux cylindres (03, 04).
  5. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le cylindre satellite (08) est réalisé sous forme de cylindre en acier (08).
  6. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le cylindre satellite présente un moteur d'entraînement (13) spécifique.
  7. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le cylindre satellite (08) coopère avec un deuxième cylindre de transfert (16), en formant un deuxième point d'impression (18).
  8. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le deuxième cylindre de transfert (16) forme, conjointement avec un deuxième cylindre de forme (17), une deuxième paire (14).
  9. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que l'entraînement du satellite (08) et celui du deuxième cylindre de transfert (16) sont indépendants l'un de l'autre.
  10. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que l'entraînement du satellite (08) et celui du deuxième cylindre de transfert (16) sont couplés ensemble.
  11. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 10, caractérisée en ce que l'entraînement du satellite (08) et celui du deuxième cylindre de transfert (16) sont couplés ensemble mécaniquement de façon commutable, par l'intermédiaire d'un deuxième accouplement (22).
  12. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que l'entraînement du deuxième cylindre de forme (17) et celui du deuxième cylindre de transfert (16) sont mécaniquement indépendants l'un de l'autre.
  13. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que l'entraînement du deuxième cylindre de forme (17) et celui du deuxième cylindre de transfert (16) sont couplés ensemble.
  14. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 13, caractérisée en ce que l'entraînement du deuxième cylindre de forme (17) et celui du deuxième cylindre de transfert (16) sont couplés mécaniquement ensemble de façon commutable, par l'intermédiaire d'un troisième accouplement (24).
  15. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que la deuxième paire (14) ne dispose d'aucun entraînement spécifique.
  16. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que la deuxième paire (14) est susceptible d'être entraînée par au moins un moteur d'entraînement (21) spécifique.
  17. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 16, caractérisée en ce que le moteur d'entraînement (21) est disposé sur le deuxième cylindre de forme (17).
  18. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 16, caractérisée en ce que le moteur d'entraînement (21) est disposé sur le deuxième cylindre de transfert (16).
  19. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que la deuxième paire (14) est couplée ou susceptible d'être couplée à un autre groupe d'entraînement.
  20. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'unité d'impression (01) fait partie d'une unité d'impression à sept cylindres (26), à neuf cylindres (27) ou à dix cylindres (28).
  21. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que l'unité d'impression (01) forme, avec la deuxième paire (14), une unité d'impression à cinq cylindres (19), faisant partie d'une unité d'impression à sept cylindres (26), à neuf cylindres (27) ou à dix cylindres (28).
  22. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'elle présente au moins deux paires (02; 14), formées chacune d'un cylindre de forme (03; 17) et d'un cylindre de transfert (04; 16), qui forment, avec un cylindre satellite (08), deux points d'impression (09; 18), en ce que les entraînements d'au moins l'une des paires (02; 14) sont couplées ensemble rigidement et forment, avec un moteur d'entraînement (06; 21) commun, un groupe d'entraînement (07; 33), et en ce que l'entraînement, réalisé sans moteur d'entraînement spécifique, du cylindre satellite (08), au choix, peut être couplé au groupe d'entraînement (07; 33), ou désolidarisé du groupe d'entraînement (07; 33) de la au moins une paire (02; 16).
  23. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 22, caractérisée en ce que les deux paires (02; 14) forment un groupe d'entraînement (33) solidaire, susceptible d'être entraîné par un moteur d'entraînement (06; 21) commun.
  24. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 22, caractérisée en ce que les deux paires (02; 14) forment chacune un groupe d'entraînement (07) solidaire, susceptible d'être entraîné par un moteur d'entraînement (06) spécifique et auquel peut être couplé, au choix, l'entraînement du cylindre satellite (08).
  25. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'elle présente quatre paires (02; 14; 29), formées chacune d'un cylindre de forme (03; 17; 31) et d'un cylindre de transfert (04; 16; 32), coopérant chaque fois avec le cylindre de forme (03; 17; 31), ainsi qu'au moins un cylindre satellite (08) formant, avec les cylindres de transfert (04; 16; 32), un point d'impression (09), en ce que, pour au moins l'une des paires (02), les entraînements du cylindre de forme (03) et du cylindre de transmission (04) sont couplés mécaniquement ensemble solidairement et, pendant l'impression, sont entraînés par un premier moteur d'entraînement (06) commun formant, avec la paire (02) couplée, un groupe d'entraînement (07), et en ce que le groupe d'entraînement (07) de la paire (02) couplée, et l'entraînement du cylindre satellite (08) sont susceptibles d'être couplés mécaniquement ensemble, de façon commutable, au choix, par l'intermédiaire d'un accouplement (12).
  26. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 25, caractérisée en ce que, pour deux paires (02; 14), disposées de façon voisine en se référant à la périphérie du cylindre satellite (08) associé, chaque fois l'entraînement du cylindre de forme (03; 17) et l'entraînement du cylindre de transfert (04; 16) sont couplés mécaniquement ensemble solidairement, de manière que les deux paires (02; 14) couplées, pendant l'impression, soient entraînées par un moteur d'entraînement (06) commun, avec lequel elles forment un groupe d'entraînement (33), et en ce que l'entraînement du cylindre satellite (08) associé est susceptible d'être couplé mécaniquement, de façon commutable, à ce groupe d'entraînement (33), par l'intermédiaire d'un accouplement (12).
  27. Unité d'impression selon la revendication 25, caractérisée en ce que, pour au moins deux des paires (02; 14), les entraînements du cylindre de forme (03) et du cylindre de transfert (04) sont couplés mécaniquement ensemble solidairement et, pendant l'impression, sont entraînés par, respectivement, un moteur d'entraînement (06), formant, avec la paire (02) couplée, respectivement un groupe d'entraînement (07), et l'entraînement du cylindre satellite (08) associé est susceptible d'être couplé mécaniquement aux groupes d'entraînement (33) des au moins deux paires (02; 14), de façon commutable, par l'intermédiaire chaque fois d'un accouplement (12).
  28. Unité d'impression selon l'une des revendications 25, 26 ou 27, caractérisée en ce que l'unité d'impression présente deux cylindres satellites (08).
  29. Unité d'impression selon les revendications 27 et 28, caractérisée en ce que les paires (02) chaque fois couplées sont susceptibles d'être couplées mécaniquement à un cylindre satellite (08) commun.
  30. Unité d'impression selon les revendications 27 et 28, caractérisée en ce que les paires (02) chaque fois couplées sont susceptibles d'être couplées mécaniquement à des cylindres satellites (08) différents.
  31. Unité d'impression selon l'une des revendications 25, 26 ou 27, caractérisée en ce que les autres paires (14) sont entraînées chacune par un moteur d'entraînement (21) commun.
  32. Unité d'impression selon l'une des revendications 25, 26 ou 27, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins deux des autres paires (29) sont entraînées par un moteur d'entraînement (34) commun.
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