EP1428658B2 - Plate cylinder for a rotary, particularly offset printing machine - Google Patents

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EP1428658B2
EP1428658B2 EP03027960A EP03027960A EP1428658B2 EP 1428658 B2 EP1428658 B2 EP 1428658B2 EP 03027960 A EP03027960 A EP 03027960A EP 03027960 A EP03027960 A EP 03027960A EP 1428658 B2 EP1428658 B2 EP 1428658B2
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  • the invention relates to a plate or forme cylinder of a rotary offset printing machine according to claim 1.
  • the plate or form cylinder can be used as a support or receiving element of a plate-shaped, in a rounded form in axially extending clamping channels fixed, or a sleeve-shaped and can be pushed in this form printing form especially in offset printing, but is not limited thereto.
  • the printing unit can look like a classic offset printing unit with plate or form cylinder, i. Printing form, blanket and impression cylinder.
  • the printed image is known to be transferred from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder and from there to the paper passing over the printing cylinder.
  • the transfer of color, both from the plate to the blanket, as well as the blanket on the paper is only possible if a certain minimum pressure, the so-called line pressure between blanket and plate, or forme cylinder, is present.
  • the printing form cylinder (i.e., the printing plate) thus provides permanently the desired function only when correctly set (provided), i. a constant print quality. Too little employment leads due to the tolerances of concentricity and cylindricity to a non-uniform ink or dampening agent transport. Too high employment adversely affects the life of the cylinder surface due to the internal friction and pressure overload.
  • the so-called channelless pressure in particular the sleeve technique, which is characterized by a printing plate applied seamlessly to a sleeve or a printing plate which is laser-welded to form a round shape, allows a reduced rigidity because of the reduced vibration excitation due to the missing cylinder channels.
  • the length / thickness ratio of the printing cylinder, or their relative stiffness with respect to a deflection becomes increasingly unfavorable.
  • the shape and position of the impression cylinders undesirably change from one another, i. that the impression cylinders bend.
  • the change in position due to deflection changes the pressure provision, i. the contact pressure between the pressure cylinders cooperating in the printing unit, which is seen over the cylinder width uneven. Determined in value numbers, this pressure provision is generally achieved by measuring the so-called impression width, i. the width of the zone that is set at each other, i. Pressed on cylinders defined the contact area of the cylinder. This measurement is particularly easy in offset printing, since always one cylinder of a pair of cylinders has a compressible (soft) surface.
  • the Patent DE 21 51 650 C3 relates to a cylinder of an offset rotary printing unit with a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder and a pressure cylinder, wherein to reduce Passerdifferenzen tangential forces are to be reduced by the radial distance of the lateral surface of at least one cylinder gradually decreases from its axis of rotation in the direction of rotation from the print start to the end of printing.
  • at least one of the cylinders may be concave or convex in longitudinal section.
  • JP 080 25 606 A refers to photo-engraving and discloses a narrow role with spherical contour, which is employed on a counter-pressure cylinder, and it should rest only in the region of its largest diameter on the substrate (sheet).
  • Patent US 4,934,266 refers to a tensioning mechanism for a gravure printing plate on a printing cylinder, wherein the outer diameter of a tubular, elastic, thin shell of the cylinder is increased by filling peripheral chambers with a non-compressible liquid.
  • Patent US 2,206,186 discloses two pairs of cylinders between which a web is performed and successively printed front and back in direct printing.
  • Four individual printing plates are arranged across the width of the forme cylinder, the middle two printing plates being made thicker than the outer ones, whereby the printing cylinder has a larger diameter in the middle.
  • the Laid-open publication DE 23 57 538 A1 relates to a printing cylinder for rotary printing machines, in particular gravure printing machines, whose elastic deformability at the ends is greater than in the central region.
  • Fig. 4b shows the undesirable changes in position (deflection) of the two plate, or forme cylinder 1 of an offset printing unit for perfecting the Fig. 4a to each other during the printing operation.
  • the contact pressure is uneven across the cylinder width, ie, a line pressure is generated which becomes irregular over the cylinder width.
  • the plate, or forme cylinder of a rotary particular offset printing machine bend by the reaction forces of the blankets or rubber sleeves 10 in the center of pressure.
  • the blanket cylinder 11 bend slightly less than the plate or forme cylinder 1, since they are supported by the plate, or forme cylinder 1.
  • the pressure cylinder contour is pressed into the blanket, the surface load associated therewith causes a bending of the cylinder, resulting in a higher edge load and a much lower load in the middle of the cylinder.
  • the deflection of the printing form carrier can be determined based on theoretical calculations with known material parameters and area and line forces, for example by finite element calculation.
  • Fig.1 is the surface 2 of the lateral surface of the plate or forme cylinder 1 rubdum in the axial direction in the circumferential direction with a convex profile, which was empirically or as previously indicated mathematically determined, made, ie designed spherical.
  • the shape curve 2 of the crown of the cylinder surface may be a circular arc or a parabola of at least second order. That is, the convex profile of the lateral surface 2 varies in the axial direction so that the diameter of the plate, or forme cylinder 1 in the center of the axle is the largest and smallest at the lateral edges.
  • the printing plate used is a printing plate which has to be fixed in a cylinder pit 5 of a plate cylinder 1, then it shows Fig. 2 in that the transitions 3, 4 (radii) of the cylinder pit 5 along the crowned cylinder surface 2 are designed accordingly, such that the pit width "s" remains constant over the axial length of the cylinder pit 5.
  • Fig. 3a is one in a plate cylinder according to the Fig. 2 to be used printing plate 6 designed such; that the bending length of the leading pressure plate radius 7 and trailing pressure plate radius 8 in the center of pressure I center , as in Fig. 3b is shown bent longer than at the printing margins, so that the length at the printing margins I edge is shorter than the length in the middle I center .
  • the trailing pressure plate radius 8 describes a shape curve 9, which must harmonize with the shape curve 2 of the surface of the plate cylinder 1.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder einer Rollen Rotations Offsetdruckmaschine nach Anspruch 1.The invention relates to a plate or forme cylinder of a rotary offset printing machine according to claim 1.

Der Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder kann als Träger- oder Aufnahmeelement einer plattenförmigen, in abgerundeter Form in axial verlaufenden Spannkanälen fixierbaren, oder einer hülsenförmigen und in dieser Form aufschiebbaren Druckform insbesondere im Offsetdruck angewandt werden, ist aber nicht darauf beschränkt. Das Druckwerk kann dabei wie ein klassisches Offsetdruckwerk aussehen mit Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder, d.h. Druckform-, sowie Gummituch- und Gegendruckzylinder.The plate or form cylinder can be used as a support or receiving element of a plate-shaped, in a rounded form in axially extending clamping channels fixed, or a sleeve-shaped and can be pushed in this form printing form especially in offset printing, but is not limited thereto. The printing unit can look like a classic offset printing unit with plate or form cylinder, i. Printing form, blanket and impression cylinder.

So beschreibt beispielsweise die DE 44 36 973 A1 eine lithografische Offset-Schön- und Widerdruckmaschine, die im Druckwerk einen oberen und unteren Gummituchzylinder und einen oberen und unteren Plattenzylinder, der sich jeweils an den Druckspalten im Rollkontakt mit einem Gummituchzylinder befindet.For example, describes the DE 44 36 973 A1 a lithographic offset perfecting press, which in the printing unit, an upper and lower blanket cylinder and an upper and lower plate cylinder, which is in each case at the printing nips in rolling contact with a blanket cylinder.

In solchen Offset-Rotationsdruckmaschinen wird bekanntlich das Druckbild vom Plattenzylinder auf dem Gummituchzylinder und von diesem auf das über den Druckzylinder laufende Papier übertragen. Die Übertragung der Farbe, sowohl von der Platte auf das Gummituch, wie auch vom Gummituch auf das Papier ist nur dann möglich, wenn ein bestimmter Mindestdruck, der sogenannte Liniendruck zwischen Gummituch- und Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder, vorhanden ist.In such offset rotary printing machines, the printed image is known to be transferred from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder and from there to the paper passing over the printing cylinder. The transfer of color, both from the plate to the blanket, as well as the blanket on the paper is only possible if a certain minimum pressure, the so-called line pressure between blanket and plate, or forme cylinder, is present.

Der Druckformzylinder (d.h. die Druckform) erbringt somit nur bei richtiger Anstellung (Beistellung) dauerhaft die gewünschte Funktion, d.h. eine konstante Druckqualität. Eine zu geringe Anstellung führt infolge der Toleranzen von Rundlauf und Zylindrizität zu einem ungleichmässigen Farb- oder Feuchtmitteltransport. Eine zu hohe Anstellung wirkt sich infolge der inneren Reibung und Drucküberlastung nachteilig auf die Lebensdauer der Zylinderoberfläche aus.The printing form cylinder (i.e., the printing plate) thus provides permanently the desired function only when correctly set (provided), i. a constant print quality. Too little employment leads due to the tolerances of concentricity and cylindricity to a non-uniform ink or dampening agent transport. Too high employment adversely affects the life of the cylinder surface due to the internal friction and pressure overload.

Hinsichtlich dieses Zusammenhangs ergibt sich ein Problem für die Qualitätssicherung aus der Forderung nach immer grösserer Produktivität, bzw. durch das Bestreben, möglichst leichte und kostengünstige Druckformzylinder herzustellen. Gerade der sogenannte kanallose Druck, insbesondere also die Sleevetechnik, die sich durch ein auf eine Hülse nahtlos aufgebrachte Druckform oder einer zu einer Rundform laserverschweissten Druckplatte auszeichnet, erlaubt wegen der verringerten Schwingungsanregung aufgrund der fehlenden Zylinderkanäle eine reduzierte Steifigkeit. Damit wird das Längen/Dickenverhältnis der Druckzylinder, bzw. ihre relative Steifigkeit bezüglich einer Durchbiegung immer ungünstiger. Dies hat zur Folge, dass sich während des Druckbetriebes die Form und Lage der Druckzylinder zueinander unerwünscht verändern, d.h. dass die Druckzylinder sich durchbiegen.With regard to this connection, a problem arises for the quality assurance from the demand for ever greater productivity, or by the endeavor to produce the most lightweight and cost-effective printing forme cylinder. Precisely the so-called channelless pressure, in particular the sleeve technique, which is characterized by a printing plate applied seamlessly to a sleeve or a printing plate which is laser-welded to form a round shape, allows a reduced rigidity because of the reduced vibration excitation due to the missing cylinder channels. Thus, the length / thickness ratio of the printing cylinder, or their relative stiffness with respect to a deflection becomes increasingly unfavorable. As a result, during printing operation, the shape and position of the impression cylinders undesirably change from one another, i. that the impression cylinders bend.

Aber auch bei Verwendung herkömmlicher Plattenzylinder wird die Druckzylinderkontur in das Gummituch eingedrückt, die damit verbundene Flächenbelastung bewirkt ein Durchbiegen der Zylinder, was zu einer höheren Randbelastung und zu einer deutlich niedrigeren Belastung in der Mitte der Zylinder führt.But even with the use of conventional plate cylinder, the impression cylinder contour is pressed into the blanket, the surface load associated therewith causes bending of the cylinder, resulting in a higher edge load and a much lower load in the middle of the cylinder.

Diese niedrigere Belastung in der Zylindermitte ist nicht durch eine erhöhte Zylinderpressung zu kompensieren, denn dadurch würden in erster Linie die Randzonen und nur im geringeren Masse die Mittelzonen profitieren.This lower load in the center of the cylinder can not be compensated for by an increased cylinder pressure, as this would primarily benefit the peripheral zones and only to a lesser extent the central zones.

Die Lageveränderung in Folge einer Durchbiegung ändert die Druckbeistellung, d.h. den Anstelldruck zwischen den im Druckwerk zusammenwirkenden Druckzylindern, der über die Zylinderbreite gesehen ungleichmässig wird. Ermittelt in Wertzahlen wird diese Druckbeistellung in der Regel durch die Messung der sogenannten Abdruckbreite, d.h. der Breite der Zone, die bei zueinander angestellten, d.h. auf Pressung gefahrenen Zylindern den Kontaktbereich der Zylinder definiert. Diese Messung ist beim Offsetdruck besonders einfach, da hier immer ein Zylinder eines Zylinderpaares eine kompressible (weiche) Oberfläche aufweist.The change in position due to deflection changes the pressure provision, i. the contact pressure between the pressure cylinders cooperating in the printing unit, which is seen over the cylinder width uneven. Determined in value numbers, this pressure provision is generally achieved by measuring the so-called impression width, i. the width of the zone that is set at each other, i. Pressed on cylinders defined the contact area of the cylinder. This measurement is particularly easy in offset printing, since always one cylinder of a pair of cylinders has a compressible (soft) surface.

Die Druck- bzw. Übertragungskennlinie, d.h. die Tonwertzunahme, hängt nun direkt von dieser Abdruckbreite ab, wobei eine erhöhte Abdruckbreite eine erhöhte Tonwertzunahme und umgekehrt bedeutet. Der beschriebene Effekt führt also zu einer über die Zylinderbreite betrachtet sich unerwünscht verändernden Druckkennlinie.The pressure or transfer characteristic, i. Tonwertzunahme now depends directly on this impression width, with an increased impression width means increased dot gain and vice versa. The effect described thus leads to an over the cylinder width considered undesirable changing pressure characteristic.

Um diese über die Zylinderbreite variierenden Druckkennlinienwerte zu stabilisieren, werden bisher entweder unter dem Gummituch eine entsprechende Unterlage plaziert oder beispielsweise wie in der oben bereits erwähnten DE 44 36 973 A1 das Profil des Gummituches, d.h. seine Dicke dadurch variiert, dass die Mantelfläche in Achsrichtung des Zylinders eine konvexe oder konkave Form auf dem Gummituchzylinder annimmt. Durch ein konvexes Profil der Gummituchzylinderoberfläche kann zwar die Durchbiegung zwischen einem Gummituchzylinder und einem Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder ausgeglichen werden, jedoch verschlechtert sich andererseits der Kontakt zwischen den beiden Gummituchzylindern in einem Druckwerk für Schön- und Widerdruck. Damit wird sowohl der Bahntransport als auch die Farbübertragung zur Papierbahn negativ beeinflusst. Durch eine konkave Gummituchzylinderoberfläche berbessert sich zwar der Kontakt der beiden Gummituchzylinder im Druckspalt, jedoch wird nun die Farbübertragung vom Platten- bzw. Formzylinder zum Gummituchzylinder verschlechtert.In order to stabilize these pressure characteristic values varying over the cylinder width, a corresponding underlay has hitherto either been placed under the blanket or, for example, as already mentioned above DE 44 36 973 A1 the profile of the blanket, ie its thickness varies because the lateral surface in the axial direction of the cylinder assumes a convex or concave shape on the blanket cylinder. Although the deflection between a blanket cylinder and a plate or forme cylinder can be compensated by a convex profile of the blanket cylinder surface, on the other hand, the contact between the two blanket cylinders deteriorates in a printing unit for perfecting. This negatively influences both the web transport and the ink transfer to the paper web. Although the contact of the two blanket cylinders in the press nip berbessert by a concave blanket cylinder surface, but now the color transfer from the plate or forme cylinder is worsened to blanket cylinder.

Die Patentschrift DE 21 51 650 C3 betrifft einen Zylinder eines Offset-Rotationsdruckwerks mit einem Plattenzylinder, einem Gummizylinder und einem Druckzylinder, wobei zum Verringern von Passerdifferenzen Tangentialkräfte abgebaut werden sollen, indem der radiale Abstand der Mantelfläche wenigstens eines Zylinders von seine Drehachse in Drehrichtung vom Druckanfang bis Druckende allmählich abnimmt. Zusätzlich kann wenigstens einer der Zylinder im Längsschnitt konkav oder konvex ausgebildet werden.The Patent DE 21 51 650 C3 relates to a cylinder of an offset rotary printing unit with a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder and a pressure cylinder, wherein to reduce Passerdifferenzen tangential forces are to be reduced by the radial distance of the lateral surface of at least one cylinder gradually decreases from its axis of rotation in the direction of rotation from the print start to the end of printing. In addition, at least one of the cylinders may be concave or convex in longitudinal section.

JP 080 25 606 A bezieht sich auf Photogravurdruck und offenbart eine schmale Rolle mit balliger Kontur, die an einen Gegendruckzylinder angestellt ist, wobei sie nur im Bereich ihres größten Durchmessers am Bedruckstoff (Blatt) anliegen soll. JP 080 25 606 A refers to photo-engraving and discloses a narrow role with spherical contour, which is employed on a counter-pressure cylinder, and it should rest only in the region of its largest diameter on the substrate (sheet).

Das Patent US 4,934,266 bezieht sich auf einen Spannmechanismus für eine Tiefdruckform auf einen Druckzylinder, wobei der äußere Durchmesser einer schlauchförmigen, elastischen, dünnen Schale des Zylinders durch Füllen von peripheren Kammern mit einer nicht kompressiblen Flüssigkeit vergrößert wird.The Patent US 4,934,266 refers to a tensioning mechanism for a gravure printing plate on a printing cylinder, wherein the outer diameter of a tubular, elastic, thin shell of the cylinder is increased by filling peripheral chambers with a non-compressible liquid.

Das Patent US 2,206,186 offenbart zwei Zylinderpaare zwischen welchen eine Bahn durchgeführt und nacheinander Vor- und Rückseite im direkten Druck bedruckt wird. Über die Breite der Formzylinder sind vier Einzeldruckplatten angeordnet, wobei die mittleren beiden Druckplatten dicker ausgeführt sind als die äußeren, wodurch der Druckzylinder in der Mitte einen größeren Durchmesser aufweist.The Patent US 2,206,186 discloses two pairs of cylinders between which a web is performed and successively printed front and back in direct printing. Four individual printing plates are arranged across the width of the forme cylinder, the middle two printing plates being made thicker than the outer ones, whereby the printing cylinder has a larger diameter in the middle.

Die Offenlegungsschrift DE 23 57 538 A1 betrifft einen Druckzylinder für Rotationsdruckmaschinen, insbesondere Tiefdruckmaschinen, dessen elastische Verformbarkeit an den Enden größer als im mittleren Bereich ist.The Laid-open publication DE 23 57 538 A1 relates to a printing cylinder for rotary printing machines, in particular gravure printing machines, whose elastic deformability at the ends is greater than in the central region.

Hiervon ausgehend ist es die Aufgabe vorliegender Erfindung, für einen Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder einer Rotations- insbesondere Offsetdruckmaschine eine Qualitätssichering im Rotationsdruck hinsichtlich der Druck- bzw. Übertragungskennlinien zu ermöglichen, die die Kompensation von Lageveränderungen aufgrund einer Durchbiegung bewerkstelligt.On this basis, it is the object of the present invention to allow for a plate or forme cylinder of a rotary particular offset printing machine a quality assurance in the rotational pressure with respect to the pressure or transfer characteristics, which accomplishes the compensation of changes in position due to a deflection.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale nach Anspruch 1 gelöst.This object is solved by the features of claim 1.

Durch die konvex in Achsrichtung des Zylinders ausgebildete Mantelfläche, d.h. durch die "Balligkeit" des Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder einer Rotations-insbesondere Offsetdruckmaschine lassen sich die Linienkraftdifferenzen zwischen Druckrand und Druckmitte im Kontakt Gummituch-Plattenzylinder erheblich verkleinern. Eine konstante Farbübertragung von Platten- zu Gummituchzylinder und von Gummituchzylinder auf die Papierbahn ist somit gewährleistet.By the convexly formed in the axial direction of the cylinder shell surface, i. by the "crown" of the plate, or forme cylinder of a rotary-particular offset printing machine, the line force differences between the printing edge and center of pressure in contact rubber blanket plate cylinder can be significantly reduced. A constant ink transfer from plate to blanket cylinder and blanket cylinder on the paper web is thus guaranteed.

Im Folgenden soll anhand der Zeichnung die Erfindung verdeutlicht werden. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen schematischen Längsschnitt durch einen erfindungsgemässen Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder einer Rotations- insbesondere Offsetdruckmaschine,
Fig. 2
einen Teilschnitt durch einen Plattenzylinder einer Rotations-insbesondere Offsetdruckmaschine mit einer Zylindergrube zur Fixierung einer Druckplatte,
Fig. 3a
eine schematische Ansicht einer Druckplatte, wie sie für einen erfindungsgemässen Plattenzylinder vorgesehen ist,
Fig. 3b
die Druckplatte gemäss Fig. 3a in ausgerollter Form,
Fig. 4a
eine schematische Druckwerkseitenansicht einer Offsetdruckmaschine für Schön- und Widerdruck,
Fig. 4b
die Situation der Lageveränderungen der Zylinder einer Druckmaschine gemäss Fig. 4a ohne die erfinderischen Massnahmen und
Fig. 5
die Situation bei kompensierten Lageveränderungen der Zylinder gemäss der Fig. 4b mit den erfindungsgemässen Massnahmen.
In the following, the invention will be clarified with reference to the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
a schematic longitudinal section through an inventive plate, or forme cylinder a rotary particular offset printing machine,
Fig. 2
a partial section through a plate cylinder of a rotary-particular offset printing machine with a cylinder pit for fixing a printing plate,
Fig. 3a
a schematic view of a printing plate, as provided for a novel plate cylinder,
Fig. 3b
the pressure plate according to Fig. 3a in rolled-out form,
Fig. 4a
a schematic printing unit side view of a perfecting press for perfecting,
Fig. 4b
the situation of the changes in position of the cylinder of a printing press according Fig. 4a without the inventive measures and
Fig. 5
the situation with compensated changes in position of the cylinder according to Fig. 4b with the inventive measures.

Fig. 4b zeigt die unerwünschten Lageveränderungen (Durchbiegung) der beiden Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder 1 eines Offset-Druckwerks für Schön- und Widerdruck der Fig. 4a zueinander während des Druckbetriebs. Der Anstelldruck wird über die Zylinderbreite ungleichmässig, d.h. es entsteht ein Liniendruck, der über die Zylinderbreite unregelmässig wird. Bei breiten Maschinen verbiegen sich die Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder einer Rotations- insbesondere Offsetdruckmaschine durch die Reaktionskräfte der Gummitücher bzw. Gummisleeves 10 in der Druckmitte. Die Gummituchzylinder 11 verbiegen sich dabei etwas geringer als die Platten- bzw. Formzylinder 1, da sie durch die Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder 1 abgestützt werden. Dabei wird die Druckzylinderkontur in das Gummituch eingedrückt, die damit verbundene Flächenbelastung bewirkt ein Durchbiegen der Zylinder, was zu einer höheren Randbelastung und zu einer deutlich niedrigeren Belastung in der Mitte der Zylinder führt. Fig. 4b shows the undesirable changes in position (deflection) of the two plate, or forme cylinder 1 of an offset printing unit for perfecting the Fig. 4a to each other during the printing operation. The contact pressure is uneven across the cylinder width, ie, a line pressure is generated which becomes irregular over the cylinder width. In wide machines, the plate, or forme cylinder of a rotary particular offset printing machine bend by the reaction forces of the blankets or rubber sleeves 10 in the center of pressure. The blanket cylinder 11 bend slightly less than the plate or forme cylinder 1, since they are supported by the plate, or forme cylinder 1. The pressure cylinder contour is pressed into the blanket, the surface load associated therewith causes a bending of the cylinder, resulting in a higher edge load and a much lower load in the middle of the cylinder.

Die Durchbiegung des Druckformträgers kann aufgrund theoretischer Rechnungen mit bekannten Materialparametern und Flächen- und Linienkräften, beispielsweise auch durch Finite-Elemente-Rechnung bestimmt werden.The deflection of the printing form carrier can be determined based on theoretical calculations with known material parameters and area and line forces, for example by finite element calculation.

Gemäss der Fig.1 ist die Oberfläche 2 der Mantelfläche des Platten- oder Formzylinders 1 in Achsrichtung rubdum in Umfangsrichtungmit einem konvexen Profil, das empirisch oder wie voran angedeutet rechnerisch bestimmt wurde, angefertigt, d.h. ballig ausgelegt. Die Formkurve 2 der Balligkeit der Zylinderoberfläche kann ein Kreisbogen oder eine Parabel mindestens zweiter Ordnung sein. D.h., dass das konvexe Profil der Mantelfläche 2 in axialer Richtung so variiert, dass der Durchmesser der Platten-, bzw. Formzylinder 1 in der Achsmitte am grössten und an den seitlichen Rändern am kleinsten ist.According to the Fig.1 is the surface 2 of the lateral surface of the plate or forme cylinder 1 rubdum in the axial direction in the circumferential direction with a convex profile, which was empirically or as previously indicated mathematically determined, made, ie designed spherical. The shape curve 2 of the crown of the cylinder surface may be a circular arc or a parabola of at least second order. That is, the convex profile of the lateral surface 2 varies in the axial direction so that the diameter of the plate, or forme cylinder 1 in the center of the axle is the largest and smallest at the lateral edges.

Handelt es sich bei der verwendeten Druckform um eine Druckplatte, die in einer Zylindergrube 5 eines Plattenzylinders 1 fixiert werden muss, so zeigt Fig. 2, dass die Übergänge 3, 4 (Radien) der Zylindergrube 5 entlang der balligen Zylinderoberfläche 2 entsprechend ausgeführt ist, derart, dass die Grubenbreite "s" über die axiale Länge der Zylindergrube 5 konstant bleibt.If the printing plate used is a printing plate which has to be fixed in a cylinder pit 5 of a plate cylinder 1, then it shows Fig. 2 in that the transitions 3, 4 (radii) of the cylinder pit 5 along the crowned cylinder surface 2 are designed accordingly, such that the pit width "s" remains constant over the axial length of the cylinder pit 5.

Gemäss der Fig 3a ist eine bei einem Plattenzylinder gemäss der Fig. 2 zu verwendende Druckplatte 6 derart gestaltet; dass die Biegelänge vom vorlaufenden Druckplattenradius 7 und nachlaufenden Druckplattenradius 8 in der Druckmitte IMitte , wie in Fig. 3b gezeigt, länger gebogen ist, als an den Druckrändern, so dass die Länge an den Druckrändern IRand kürzer als die Länge in der Mitte IMitte ist.According to the Fig. 3a is one in a plate cylinder according to the Fig. 2 to be used printing plate 6 designed such; that the bending length of the leading pressure plate radius 7 and trailing pressure plate radius 8 in the center of pressure I center , as in Fig. 3b is shown bent longer than at the printing margins, so that the length at the printing margins I edge is shorter than the length in the middle I center .

Damit beschreibt der nachlaufende Druckplattenradius 8 eine Formkurve 9, die mit der Formkurve 2 der Oberfläche des Plattenzylinders 1 harmonisieren muss.Thus, the trailing pressure plate radius 8 describes a shape curve 9, which must harmonize with the shape curve 2 of the surface of the plate cylinder 1.

Bei einem Druckmaschinenkonzept mit zwei aneinander angestellten Gummituchzylindern für Schön- und Widerdruck, wie in Figs. 4a, 4b angedeutet, ist die erfindungsgemässe Ausgestaltung bei beiden Platten-, bzw. Formzylindern gemäss der Fig. 5 vorgesehen.In a printing machine concept with two rubber blanket cylinders for perfecting one another, as in Figs. 4a, 4b indicated, the inventive design in both plate, or cylinders according to the form Fig. 5 intended.

Wie weiterhin in Fig. 5 im Vergleich zu Fig. 4b zu sehen ist, ist durch die erfindungsgemässe ballige Ausführung der Oberfläche eines Platten- bzw. Formzylinders 1 mittels einer in Achsrichtung konvex gekrümmten Mantelfläche 2 nicht nur der Kontakt zwischen Gummituchzylinder 11 und Platten- bzw. Formzylinder 10 verbessert, sondern ebenfalls der Kontakt zwischen den beiden Gummituchzylindern 11 positiv beeinflusst.As continues in Fig. 5 compared to Fig. 4b can be seen, not only the contact between the blanket cylinder 11 and plate or forme cylinder 10 is improved by the inventive convex design of the surface of a plate or forme cylinder 1 by means of a convexly curved outer surface 2, but also the contact between the two Blanket cylinders 11 positively influenced.

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  1. A reel-fed rotary offset printing machine with plate or forme cylinders each with a circumferential area of cylindrical cross section for accommodating a printing forme and the surface of the plate or forme cylinders (1) is provided with a circumferential area (2) each convexly curved in axial direction, wherein the plate or forme cylinders are arranged in a printing couple with two cylindrical blanket cylinders thrown onto each other for first printing and perfecting, and the convex profile of the circumferential area (2) determined by calculation varies such that the diameter of the plate or forme cylinders (1) is greatest in the axial centre and smallest at the lateral edges, so that the line force differences between printing edge and printing middle are substantially reduced in the contact blanket-plate cylinder.
  2. A plate or forme cylinder according to Claim 1, characterised in that the convex profile of the circumferential area (2) describes an arc of a circle.
  3. A plate or forme cylinder according to Claim 1, characterised in that the convex profile of the circumferential area (2) describes an at least second-order parabola.
  4. A plate or forme cylinder according to Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that, when used to hold a plate-shaped printing forme (6), a cylinder trench or channel (5) is provided in the plate cylinder (1) through the circumferential surface area (2), the transitions (3, 4) of which trench along the convex circumferential surface area (2) are formed accordingly so that the trench width (s) remains constant over the axial length of the cylinder trench (5).
  5. A plate or forme cylinder according to Claim 4, characterised by the use with a printing plate (6) which is configured such that the bending length of the leading printing plate radius (7) and the trailing printing plate radius (8) is longer in the printing centre lcentre than at the printing edges, so that the length at the printing edges ledge is shorter than the length in the centre lcentre.
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