EP1319480A1 - Méthode ainsi que dispositif pour positionner par bloc des supports de couteau d'une coupeuse-bobineuse - Google Patents

Méthode ainsi que dispositif pour positionner par bloc des supports de couteau d'une coupeuse-bobineuse Download PDF

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EP1319480A1
EP1319480A1 EP02020339A EP02020339A EP1319480A1 EP 1319480 A1 EP1319480 A1 EP 1319480A1 EP 02020339 A EP02020339 A EP 02020339A EP 02020339 A EP02020339 A EP 02020339A EP 1319480 A1 EP1319480 A1 EP 1319480A1
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Willi Bilstein
Ingo Picker
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Wilhelm Bilstein KG Spezialfabrik fuer Rundmesser und Plattenventile
Wilhelm Bilstein KG Spezialfabrik fuer Maschinenmesser und Kompressorventile
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26DCUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/26Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting member; Means for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
    • B26D7/2628Means for adjusting the position of the cutting member
    • B26D7/2635Means for adjusting the position of the cutting member for circular cutters
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26DCUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/26Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting member; Means for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
    • B26D2007/2657Auxiliary carriages for moving the tool holders

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  • the invention is based on the object of a method to create a much faster positioning of Allows knife holders.
  • knife holder in the context of the present Invention both knife holder in the true sense with a Knife holder with a rotating circular knife or a fixed blade, for example razor blade or Hot cutting blade is provided, and if necessary by an adjusting device can be delivered in the direction of a counter knife is, as well as counter knife in the form of cutting bushes, Cutting rings or the like, which can be moved on a knife shaft and are held lockable.
  • the object is achieved by a method for positioning several on one cutter bar one Device for slitting a continuous material web knife holders that can be moved and locked at least one movement device assigned to the cutter bar for positioning the knife holder, characterized in that is that for setting a new editing program those on the cutter bar in the old cutting position Knife holder by means of the moving device in Direction towards, preferably in an end region of the cutter bar located parking zone are moved that each the last knife holder seen in the direction of travel Reaching its predetermined new cutting position from the Moving device released and not yet in the cutting position if necessary, move the knife holder in each case as a stack and that for the new editing program Knife holders that are not required are positioned as a stack in the parking zone become.
  • the traversing device expediently engages the last knife holder in the direction of travel, stops in the predetermined cutting position, detaches from the positioned knife holder, moves a short distance to the next knife holder and docks again, so that the movement in front of the traversing device continues in the direction of travel knife holder located, possibly pushed together as a stack, moved to the new cutting position, after loosening from the positioned knife holder, docking with the next knife holder and further moving into the next cutting position, the knife holders to be positioned are distributed on the knife bar for the new cutting program. Knife holders that are not required are then pushed into the parking zone.
  • the method can also be carried out in the manner that if not all knife holders on the knife bar are needed for the new editing program, i.e. a Remaining stack not needed at one end of the cutter bar remain in a corresponding parking zone can.
  • the required knife holder can be on the knife bar be moved and in each case in the direction of travel of the moving device last knife holder in its new position "be dropped off; be discontinued; be deducted; be dismissed.
  • This move can Form blocks of knife holders that are moved together. Such a block then becomes the one in the direction of travel last knife holder when reaching a new one Cutting position "offset" from the traversing device.
  • a computer-aided moving device also allows Knife holder with worn or damaged knives "mark” and register in the computer as “not required”, so that these knife holders do not move accordingly or if they are in a stack to be moved are in a space between two cutting positions be “turned off”.
  • the computer ensures that the setting device for the knife on this knife holder is not activated for operation and accordingly except Engagement with the material web remains. Requirement for this The procedure is that there is sufficient “supply” for the new cutting program "superfluous" knife holder are present on the cutter bar.
  • a positioning device that is particularly useful for performing the positioning method according to the invention used structure and function of the requirements, the description and the associated drawings remove.
  • the device according to the invention is in particular to carry out the modification of the Procedure provided.
  • the knife holders are, for example, depending on the one used Cutting method a smooth roller with squeeze knives, one grooved or one with cutting sleeves as "lower knife” Knife shaft associated with circular knives, each interact with the cutting edge 10 of the knives of the knife holder.
  • the cutting sleeves are firmly positioned on the knife shaft.
  • step I are the knife holders for better understanding 2 - 8 in the old cutting position, what is identified by the crosses.
  • step diagrams II to V are for the sake of clarity the in the knife holder 4 - 8 in the old cutting positions shown more. Only the knife holders are shown and marked in the corresponding positioning step are moved by the moving device 11.
  • the positioning device 11 is used for positioning Parking position at the left end of the cutter bar 9 in the direction advanced to the right end of the cutter bar.
  • the knife holder 1 is docked and advanced so far until he has reached his new position B1.
  • the Moving device released and docked on the knife holder 2 and this moved to its new position B2
  • the Knife holder 3 if necessary, pushed forward by a corresponding amount becomes.
  • the Moving device 11 "docked” again on the knife holder 3 and this is moved to the cutting position B3, whereby the knife holder 4 is pushed out of its original position becomes.
  • Knife holder 6 and 7 each in the closest new one Cutting positions B4 and B5 can be moved.
  • the one not needed Knife holder 8 can then be parked as required be advanced or left in this position.
  • a modified method is shown, the because of its clarity, especially for one manually controlled setup of a new cutting program suitable.
  • the moving device 11 can, for example can be controlled accordingly via a manual control device, the the individual new cutting positions B1 - B5 shows, accordingly, as follows using Fig. 2 described in more detail, the positioning process performed can be.
  • step III the moving device 11 is removed from the knife holder 5, which has reached its final position, solved and docked on the knife holder 4 again, so that the remaining Block with the knife holders 1 - 4 in the position for the Knife holder 4 can be moved. That way continuously, as can be seen from steps IV to VI, all knife holder positioned on the cutter bar 1 so that after positioning the knife holder 1, the moving device detached from this and in their final position on the other End of the cutter bar can be retracted. Through the central locking device arranged on the cutter bar After positioning, all knife holders 1 - 5 in the the new cutting program fixes the specified cutting position.
  • the remaining stack can be in the end position taken away from the moving device and parked there become. When repositioning, the remaining stack can then pushed together with the other knife holders and in the parking zone can be returned.
  • the method according to the invention can also be implemented in this way be that all existing on the cutter Knife holder can be divided into two stacks, each A parking zone is provided at each cutter bar end and on Knife bar two independently controllable moving devices are arranged.
  • This procedure is used to change a cutting program first over the two traversing devices on the cutter bar in the cutting positions of the old one Cutting program located knife holder in a predetermined Number each in the parking zones in the end areas of the Knife bar moved together to form a stack.
  • Is the cutting device provided with two moving devices for slitting material webs with a computer-aided Driving control can be provided via the computer the driving control based on the specifications of the cutting program also a collision area for the two traversing devices To be defined.
  • a collision area for the two traversing devices To be defined.
  • the positioning program one device as priority and the other device marked as subordinate, so that both traversing devices can be moved until the priority traversing device determined by the computer Collision area reached.
  • the subordinate traversing device outside the collision area stopped and first the positioning program of the priority Moving device handled.
  • the subordinate traversing device can only then hold those held in the block remaining knife holder in the corresponding cutting position move when the priority traversing device collides leave on their return to the parking zone Has.
  • the positioning method with two described above Traversing devices can also be carried out in the manner that the required knife holder in the middle of the Knife bar pushed together from both sides into a stack become. Then the first one moves Moving device from this stack the assigned to it Block of knife holders and move it towards the parking zone, with the knife holders positioned one after the other become. As soon as the priority traversing device Has left the collision area, the subordinate traversing device in turn the block of knife holders assigned to it towards the parking zone at the other end of the cutter bar on the cutter bar and move the cutter holder position this block.
  • the method according to the invention can also be used in devices for longitudinally dividing material webs which are provided with a second knife bar, on which corresponding knife holders for the counter knives are arranged so as to be displaceable and lockable with the aid of a computer-controlled traversing device.
  • the method according to the invention can also be used in facilities for slitting material webs where the Counter knife on a shaft slidably arranged and lockable are. For this too, one is assigned to the sub-wave Moving device provided over the computer is controlled.
  • the so-called upper knife by lowering and to engage a transverse movement with the lower knife is positioning in the above cases the lower knife for a new cutting program after the perform the inventive method. Afterwards or also At the same time, the upper knives are positioned accordingly.
  • a positioning method modified from FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 described using the 4 and 5 described moving device feasible is.
  • the positioning of Cutting rings 1 - 8 described on a knife shaft 9.1 are arranged displaceable and fixable.
  • the knife shaft 9.1 is in turn with a centrally operated locking device provided, for example, by mechanical or pneumatically actuated clamping jaws 9.2 (FIG. 5) are formed is in the corresponding recesses of the knife shaft 9.1 are stored. Since the positioning procedure described below as well as the device for performing this positioning procedure also for knife holders in the actual In the following, meaning can only be used as before the terms "knife holder" and "knife bar" are used.
  • a travel device 11.1 is provided, which with a controllable slide element S and with four each with one controllable actuator connected docking elements 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4 is provided.
  • the traversing device 11.1 is with a not shown, about the Central control device provided controllable drive and on a separate, assigned to the cutter bar 9.1 Track 11.2 stored.
  • the Moving device 11.1 to the closest knife holder 8 moved up and coupled with the slide element S.
  • the Slider element S lies on a cutting edge 10 of the Knife protruding collar 18.
  • the traversing device reaches the position C.
  • the traversing device 11.1 allows the entire stack of knife holders 1 - 8 move.
  • the traversing device after uncoupling from the slide element S at the end of the pushing together reached position C in position D at the end of the cutter bar advanced.
  • the four docking elements 12.1 - 12.4 coupled with the knife holders 1 - 4 and the entire stack moved up to position B5.
  • the docking element 12.1 to 12.4 are each on the Cut 10 away from the back. In this position only the docking element 12.4 is released from the knife holder 1, so that the traversing device 11.1 continues to be engaged remaining knife holders in step III up to the position B2 can be followed.
  • step IV the docking element 12.3 detached from the knife holder 2, so that in a further process in step IV the knife holder 2 in the intended position B2 remains.
  • step V the docking element 12.2 uncoupled so that the knife holder 3 in the position B3 remains and then in step V the Stack is moved to position B4.
  • step V the Stack is moved to position B4.
  • step VI the traversing device in full length over the knife holder 5 - 8 formed remaining stack move, on which in turn all docking elements 12.1 - 12.4 as in the starting position.
  • step VII the remaining stack is then in position B5 move, the docking element 12.4 released, so that the knife holder 5 remains in position B5 when in step VIII the traversing device 11.1 to form a parking zone End of the cutter bar 9.1 is moved.
  • the Central locking device actuated so that the knife holder 1 - 5 are fixed in the new cutting position.
  • 4 and 5 is an embodiment of the moving device 11.1 in any intermediate position for positioning of a new step program.
  • the moving device 11. essentially a support body 14 which via a drive not shown here on a Track 11.2 in the direction of arrows 15.1 for pushing together and arrow 15.2 for positioning is movable.
  • the travel drive is via a central, computer-aided Control device controllable so that targeted every predetermined position can be approached.
  • This is a measuring rod 13.2, for example, is arranged on the running rail 11.2, the optically or magnetically via a sensor 13.1 can be scanned and connected to the carrier body 14, and the in a known manner with the central control device in Connection is established.
  • the slide element S is dimensioned stronger than the docking elements 12, which is shown in the here Embodiment designed as a blade-shaped slide example are designed as a blade-shaped slide, which in Carrier body 14 displaceable in the direction of the double arrow 16 are stored.
  • each blade-shaped Slide 12.1 - 12.4 in the carrier body 14 is corresponding the specification according to the width of the used Knife holder 1 - 8, and the smallest possible distance between two neighboring knife holder, here the cutting rings used, sized.
  • the slide element S and the docking elements 12 are also separate controllable actuators 17.S and 17.1 - 17.4 connected.
  • the actuators as pneumatic piston-cylinder units trained against each when pressurized the force of a return spring can be advanced in the docking position are and with pressure relief by the return spring in their Starting position are reversible.
  • pneumatically operated actuators are also electromagnetic actuators as well as electromotive Actuators can be used.
  • Step VI in FIG. 3 shows the moving device 11.1 again far from the remaining stack of knife holders 5 to 8 implemented that all docking elements back in Intervention can be brought. This transfer process too can be recorded in the computer accordingly, so that for the others Positioning cuts again the distance from "zero" is clearly specified.

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EP02020339A 2001-12-11 2002-09-12 Méthode ainsi que dispositif pour positionner par bloc des supports de couteau d'une coupeuse-bobineuse Withdrawn EP1319480A1 (fr)

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