EP1439143A1 - Method and device for forming stacks of printed products, comprising an additional sheet - Google Patents

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EP1439143A1
EP1439143A1 EP03029875A EP03029875A EP1439143A1 EP 1439143 A1 EP1439143 A1 EP 1439143A1 EP 03029875 A EP03029875 A EP 03029875A EP 03029875 A EP03029875 A EP 03029875A EP 1439143 A1 EP1439143 A1 EP 1439143A1
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Ulrich H. Stauber
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B65H33/04—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by inserting marker slips in pile or stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/32—Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B65H33/16—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by depositing articles in batches on moving supports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
    • B65H2301/4211—Forming a pile of articles alternatively overturned, or swivelled from a certain angle
    • B65H2301/42112—Forming a pile of articles alternatively overturned, or swivelled from a certain angle swivelled from 180°
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
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    • B65H2301/426—Forming batches
    • B65H2301/4263—Feeding end plate or end sheet before formation or after completion of a pile

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  • the present invention relates to a method and a Device for making with an additional sheet provided stacks of printed products with the Features of the preamble of claim 1 and 6 respectively.
  • a method and a facility of this kind are for example from CH-A-667 065 and the corresponding US-A-4,565,130.
  • a shaft which according to the respective Rotate the pre-piles against each other by 180 ° be delivered.
  • the in a device for Provide loose and printed cover sheets prepared cover pages are created using a Cover sheet conveyor inserted into the shaft so that one printed cover sheet each on the finished stack or to lie below the stack to be built up in the shaft comes.
  • EP-A-0 968 947 and the corresponding US-A-6,241,233 disclose a device in which at the same time ejecting a finished stack from the shaft Cover sheet is pulled into the shaft on which the next stack comes to lie.
  • Stack of Printing products each have an increased thickness have excellent edges, are wrapped in such a way that those stack pages where the excellent Edges are arranged, completely covered by the wrapping and so that they are well protected. Since the mentioned stacks in one Direction across the excellent edges not very stable the stacks are parallel to the excellent ones Edges from a stacking shaft in which they are formed are ejected directly between the forks of a Fork couple. The stack is pressed between the forks and the fork pair becomes together with the pressed stack passed through a curtain of wrapping material.
  • a press fork can with a movable compartment for one in the ejection position on a stack of cover sheet or Equipped with another flat product his.
  • EP-A-0 586 802 and the corresponding US-A-5,370,382 disclose an apparatus for forming stacks folded printed products, in which a Pre-stacking shaft closed at the bottom with slide plates and intermediate floor elements above the slide plates can be inserted into the stacking shaft, on which to The beginning of a partial stack formation Printed products are placed on top of each other. As soon as one certain number of printed products are stacked the intermediate floor elements from the stacking shaft pulled out, causing the stacked printed products fall on the slide plates and the partial stack below Feeding of further printed products is completed. The finished partial stack is then moved apart the slide plates on a raised and lowered Set down shaft bottom.
  • an additional sheet arranged between two adjacent partial stacks.
  • This can cause it to separate from stacked partial stacks to a separator sheet act, for example colored and unprinted or is also printed.
  • This is preferably done by adding an additional sheet to a pre-stacking shaft is introduced, in which the printed products to the Partial stacks can be stacked. Since not everyone anymore reception-specific finished stacks wrapped for themselves, must be strapped or strapped stands for Packaging, i.e. Wrapping, strapping or strapping and the removal of the finished stacks a long cycle time to disposal.
  • the device shown in the figures has a stacking device 10, a device 12 for feeding additional sheets 14 and one directly to the stacking device 10 subsequent strapping station 16.
  • the Device 12 for feeding the additional sheets 14 is in the example shown for providing and Printing the additional sheets 14 formed.
  • the stacking device 10 and in particular the special training of Schachtes are in the same day Swiss Patent application No. 2003 0051/03. In terms of Structure and operation of the stacking device 10 is expressly referred to that patent application.
  • the stacking device 10 has a pre-stacking device 18 on, the pre-stacking shaft 20 on all four sides by means of guide profiles 22 and below from two in the pre-stacking shaft 20 retractable and extendable from this Slider plates 24 is limited. At a distance above the slide plates 24 are in the pre-stacking shaft 20, For example, fork-like intermediate floor elements 26 can be retracted and extendable again.
  • the construction and the Operation of this pre-stacking device 18 and its Interact with a rotatable one underneath Shaft are from EP-A-0 586 802 and the corresponding US-A-5,370,382.
  • the pre-stacking device 18 are printed products 28, in present case folded newspapers, in scale formation by means of a feed conveyor designed as a belt conveyor 30 can be fed in such a way that the pre-stacking shaft 20 of is loaded at the top.
  • the pre-stacking device 18 is also the device 12 assigned to feed the additional sheets 14 such that which has a pair of conveyor rollers for the cover sheets 14 Outlet 32 from the side immediately above the Slider plates 24 open into the pre-stacking shaft 20 below.
  • Fig. 1 lies on the in the pre-stacking shaft 20 retracted slide plates 24 a printed Additional sheet 14 - a so-called cover sheet - on which a partial stack 34 of a certain number, in the present case five, printed products 28 is located.
  • the stacking device has below the pre-stacking device 18 10 a shaft 36 which is vertical central axis of rotation 38 rotatable and its shaft floor 40th can be raised and lowered using an appropriate drive is.
  • each the shaft 36 is rotated through 180 ° about the axis of rotation 38, so that the partial stacks 34 placed on top of one another in this are each rotated 180 ° relative to each other.
  • the shaft floor 40 is raised until it or the top of the printed products stacked on it 28 itself a short distance below the slide plates 24 located.
  • the slide plates 24 are again in the pre-stacking shaft 20 retracted as soon as the complete delivered Partial stack 34 is located in the shaft 36.
  • a stack 54 of five is located in the shaft 14 Partial stacks 34, one each between the partial stacks 34 Additional sheet 14 is arranged. With these additional sheets 14 is preferably colored, optionally unprinted dividers. By means of these separator sheets the separation of the partial stacks 34 can be seen particularly well.
  • the shaft 36 is at its four corners by one in vertical direction extending angle profile 42, 42 'limited.
  • the seen in an ejection direction A on the upstream lying end of the shaft 36 arranged angle profiles are at 42, the downstream end arranged angle profiles designated 42 '.
  • the angle profiles 42 are each on an upper and a lower Endless chain 44 attached, which in the ejection direction A seen on the upstream and the downstream End of the shaft 36 around corresponding sprockets 46 is performed.
  • the angle profiles 42 ' are each corresponding on another upper and another lower chain 48 arranged, which guided around further sprockets 50 are, which are mounted coaxially to the sprockets 46 are.
  • each other opposite angle profiles 42 can be moved synchronously by simultaneously driving the corresponding chains 44, with the drive motor 52 via a reversing gear arranged on the other side of the shaft 36 Chains 44 is connected.
  • the angle profiles 42 'synchronous by means of another, Drive motor, not shown, can be driven.
  • the angle profiles 42, 42 'are by means of the drive motors 52 are brought into a position in which they limit the shaft 36 in such a way that between them and the printed products to be stacked or already stacked 28 there is a gap to lift and lowering by means of the shaft floor 40 without injury to enable the printed products 28 arranged thereon.
  • Fig. 3 shows a finished stack formed in the shaft 36 54 during the ejection in the ejection direction A by means of the angle profiles 42.
  • a previously formed outcast Finished stack 54 was in the strapping station 16 strapped by means of a band 56 and is for Transport away on a conveyor designed as a belt conveyor 58.
  • the Strapping station 16 of the finished stack 54 before strapping with a tape 56 in a known manner with a film 60 can be wrapped.
  • the strapping station 16 designed as a wrapping and strapping station, or the strapping station 16 is a wrapping station upstream, which the finished stack 54 of the Coming from stacking device 10 coming first. Devices suitable for this purpose are from the prior art known.
  • the shaft floor 40 is cruciform, as shown in FIG. 1 and 2 is removable.
  • this enables stacking of printed products 28 with a format that is smaller is the length of the shaft bottom 40 in the direction of ejection A measured because the profiles 42 and 42 'on the arms of the shaft floor running in the direction of ejection A 40 can move past.
  • the ejection of a finished stack 54 already during lowering of the shaft floor 40 begin in its lower end position.
  • a Finished stack formed in the shaft 36 one layer of each forming partial stack 34 from each other by an additional sheet 14 are separated.
  • the finished stack 54 is in the ejection direction A ejected from the shaft 36 and the strapping station 16 fed while in the pre-stacking device 18 already the first partial stack 34 of the next finished stack 54 to be formed.
  • This Partial stack 34 lies on a cover sheet - additional sheet - 14 on, which in the pre-stacking shaft 20 through the outlet 32 has been supplied.
  • the intermediate floor elements 26 are retracted into the pre-stacking shaft 20 in order to the next one delivered by the feed conveyor 30 To stack printed products 28.
  • the shaft 36 is rotated about the axis of rotation 38 by 180 ° and the shaft floor 40 raised so far that the top product of the partial stack 34 lying on it a short distance below the slide plates 24 themselves is located in order to then pull out the slide plates 24 from the pre-stacking shaft 20 to the next partial stack take.
  • the bottom part stack 34 of the future finished stack 54 an additional sheet 14 - that Cover page - on; the partial stacks 34 are by means of a Separator separated from each other and have the corresponding Number of printed products 28.
  • Printing products 28 is assigned between a Cover sheet and a slip sheet or on a slip sheet to arrange two or more sub-stacks 34, which are not separated by another additional sheet 14, but to each other are offset from one another by 180 °.
  • the device 12 for feeding and optionally providing and printing the additional sheets 14 of the pre-stacking device 18 is assigned, a large processing capacity achieved. All the more so when the pre-stacking device 18 provided with intermediate floor elements 26 is.
  • a device for feeding, supplying and printing of cover sheets can for example be designed in this way be that a web of paper drawn off from a supply roll printed and by this by means of a cutting device during feeding into the pre-stacking chute in each case a section is cut off. It is, of course, it is also conceivable that additional sheets are pulled from a magazine, if necessary, these are printed and then in the pre-stacking shaft 20 will be introduced. For a large processing capacity Any stacking device should preferably be enabled 10 its own device 12 for feeding and, if necessary, providing and printing the additional sheets 14 assigned.
  • the feed conveyor 30 can also be a clamp conveyor act in which each printed product 28 held by a clamp, fed to the pre-stacking shaft 20 as for example from CH-A-667 065 and the corresponding US-A-4,565,130, DE-A-27 52 513 or DE-A-31 30 945 is known.
  • the outlet 32 of the device 12 for feeding the additional sheets 14 even at a greater distance above the slide plates 24 can open into the pre-stacking shaft 20, so that the cover sheets 14 each lie on the partial stack 34 come.
  • the outlet 32 is preferably located as in FIG 1, in the slide plates 24th
  • the shaft 36 can also be designed as this is known in the art.
  • the shaft 36 needs not necessarily to be rotatable about its axis.
  • Ejection of finished stacks 54 is also opposed the direction of ejection A possible; for this is on the strapping station 16 facing away from the stacking device 10 arranged a conveyor.
  • a rotatable shaft 36 is in front of the Recording another sub-stack 34 rotated or not turned. Additional sheets 14 can thus be the same aligned sub-stacks 34 are arranged.

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The stacking process involves taking the printed products (28) to a pre-stacking shaft (20) with an input from a device (12) supplying the added sheets (14). There is a shaft (36) below this which can turn 180degrees on its axis (38) to take a part stack (34) from the pre-stacking shaft. Each part stack can be formed in the pre-stacking device on an added sheet, so that in the complete stack (54), the part stacks are separated from each other by it.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Einrichtung zum Herstellen von mit einem Zusatzblatt versehenen Stapeln von Druckereiprodukten mit den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Patentanspruchs 1 bzw. 6.The present invention relates to a method and a Device for making with an additional sheet provided stacks of printed products with the Features of the preamble of claim 1 and 6 respectively.

Ein Verfahren und eine Einrichtung dieser Art sind beispielsweise aus der CH-A-667 065 und der entsprechenden US-A-4,565,130 bekannt.A method and a facility of this kind are for example from CH-A-667 065 and the corresponding US-A-4,565,130.

Unterhalb eines Vorstapelschachtes, in welchem die von oben zugeführten Druckereiprodukte zu Vorstapeln gestapelt werden, befindet sich ein Schacht, welchem nach jeweiligem Drehen um 180° die Vorstapel gegeneinander verdreht abgegeben werden. Die in einer Vorrichtung zum Bereitstellen loser und bedruckter Deckblätter aufbereiteten Deckblätter werden mittels eines Deckblattförderers in den Schacht eingeführt, so dass jeweils ein bedrucktes Deckblatt auf den Fertigstapel oder unterhalb des im Schacht aufzubauenden Stapels zu liegen kommt.Below a pre-stacking shaft, in which the from Printing products listed above are stacked into pre-stacks there is a shaft, which according to the respective Rotate the pre-piles against each other by 180 ° be delivered. The in a device for Provide loose and printed cover sheets prepared cover pages are created using a Cover sheet conveyor inserted into the shaft so that one printed cover sheet each on the finished stack or to lie below the stack to be built up in the shaft comes.

Die EP-A-0 968 947 und die entsprechende US-A-6,241,233 offenbaren eine Vorrichtung, bei welcher gleichzeitig mit dem Ausstossen eines Fertigstapels aus dem Schacht ein Deckblatt in den Schacht hineingezogen wird, auf welchem der nächste Stapel zu liegen kommt.EP-A-0 968 947 and the corresponding US-A-6,241,233 disclose a device in which at the same time ejecting a finished stack from the shaft Cover sheet is pulled into the shaft on which the next stack comes to lie.

Bei einem aus der EP-A-0 894 721 bekannten Verfahren und bei einer entsprechenden Vorrichtung wird jeweils der Fertigstapel aus aufeinander um 180° verdreht abgelegten Teilstapeln mit Hilfe eines Schiebers aus dem Schacht ausgestossen und einem Drucker und Ausleger zugeführt, mit Hilfe derer der Stapel mit einem Deckblatt bestückt wird. Wiederum mit Hilfe eines Schiebers wird der bestückte Stapel in eine Umreifungsposition gefördert und umreift.In a method known from EP-A-0 894 721 and with a corresponding device, the Finished stacks made from one another rotated by 180 ° Partial stacking with the help of a slide from the shaft ejected and fed to a printer and delivery, with With the help of which the stack is equipped with a cover sheet. Again, with the help of a slide, the loaded one Stacked and strapped to a strapping position.

Ein weiteres Verfahren und eine weitere Vorrichtung zur Schutzumhüllung von Stapeln von Druckereierzeugnissen sind aus der WO-A-00/34127 bekannt. Stapel von Druckereiprodukten die je eine durch eine erhöhte Dicke ausgezeichnete Kante aufweisen, werden derart umhüllt, dass diejenigen Stapelseiten, in denen die ausgezeichneten Kanten angeordnet sind, von der Umhüllung ganz bedeckt und damit gut geschützt sind. Da die genannten Stapel in einer Richtung quer zu den ausgezeichneten Kanten wenig stabil sind, werden die Stapel parallel zu den ausgezeichneten Kanten aus einem Stapelschacht, in dem sie gebildet werden, ausgestossen direkt zwischen die Gabeln eines Gabelpaares. Der Stapel wird zwischen den Gabeln gepresst und das Gabelpaar zusammen mit dem gepressten Stapel wird durch einen Vorhang eines Umhüllungsmaterials geführt. Das Umhüllungsmaterial wird dann um das Gabelpaar und um den Stapel geschlossen und der umhüllte Stapel wird anschliessend an die Erstellung der Umhüllung durch eine Relativbewegung zwischen Gabelpaar und Stapel vom Gabelpaar getrennt und weggefördert. Eine Pressgabel kann mit einem beweglichen Fach für ein in der Ausstossposition auf einen Stapel aufzubringenden Deckblatt oder zum Aufbringen eines anderen flachen Produktes ausgerüstet sein. Bei der Trennung vom umhüllten Stapel und Gabelpaar wird das Fach mit dem Gabelpaar aus der Umhüllung gezogen und bleibt das Deckblatt auf dem Stapel liegen.Another method and another device for Protective wrapping of stacks of printed matter are known from WO-A-00/34127. Stack of Printing products each have an increased thickness have excellent edges, are wrapped in such a way that those stack pages where the excellent Edges are arranged, completely covered by the wrapping and so that they are well protected. Since the mentioned stacks in one Direction across the excellent edges not very stable the stacks are parallel to the excellent ones Edges from a stacking shaft in which they are formed are ejected directly between the forks of a Fork couple. The stack is pressed between the forks and the fork pair becomes together with the pressed stack passed through a curtain of wrapping material. The Wrapping material is then wrapped around the fork pair and around the Stack closed and the wrapped stack will following the creation of the envelope by a Relative movement between pair of forks and stack from Fork pair separated and carried away. A press fork can with a movable compartment for one in the ejection position on a stack of cover sheet or Equipped with another flat product his. When separating from the covered stack and pair of forks the compartment with the pair of forks is pulled out of the casing and the cover sheet remains on the stack.

Die EP-A-0 586 802 und die entsprechende US-A-5,370,382 offenbaren eine Vorrichtung zum Bilden von Stapeln aus gefalteten Druckereiprodukten, bei welcher ein Vorstapelschacht unten mittels Schieberplatten geschlossen ist und oberhalb der Schieberplatten Zwischenbodenelemente in den Stapelschacht einschiebbar sind, auf welchem zu Beginn einer Teilstapelbildung die zugeführten Druckereiprodukte aufeinander abgelegt werden. Sobald eine bestimmte Anzahl Druckereiprodukte gestapelt ist, werden die Zwischenbodenelemente aus dem Stapelschacht herausgezogen, wodurch die gestapelten Druckereiprodukte auf die Schieberplatten fallen und der Teilstapel unter Zuführung weiterer Druckereiprodukte fertiggestellt wird. Der fertige Teilstapel wird dann durch Auseinanderfahren der Schieberplatten auf einen heb- und senkbaren Schachtboden abgesetzt.EP-A-0 586 802 and the corresponding US-A-5,370,382 disclose an apparatus for forming stacks folded printed products, in which a Pre-stacking shaft closed at the bottom with slide plates and intermediate floor elements above the slide plates can be inserted into the stacking shaft, on which to The beginning of a partial stack formation Printed products are placed on top of each other. As soon as one certain number of printed products are stacked the intermediate floor elements from the stacking shaft pulled out, causing the stacked printed products fall on the slide plates and the partial stack below Feeding of further printed products is completed. The finished partial stack is then moved apart the slide plates on a raised and lowered Set down shaft bottom.

Gemäss den bekannten Verfahren und mit den bekannten Einrichtungen werden die empfängerspezifische Anzahl von Druckereiprodukten zu einem Fertigstapel gestapelt und mit einem Deckblatt versehen, dann mit einer Folie umhüllt oder mittels eines Bandes umbunden. Sind mehreren Empfängern nacheinander eine kleinere Anzahl Druckereiprodukte auszuliefern, werden die Fertigstapel mit der entsprechend geringen Anzahl Druckereiprodukte zusammengebracht, aufeinandergestapelt und für den Transport und das Handling nochmals umhüllt oder gebunden. Dies bedingt Vorrichtungen zum Zwischenlagern, aufeinander Ablegen und Umhüllen oder Binden der Fertigstapel. According to the known methods and with the known Facilities will be the recipient-specific number of Printed products stacked into a finished batch and with cover sheet, then covered with a film or tied with a ribbon. Are several Consecutively a smaller number Delivering printed products becomes the finished batch with the correspondingly small number of printed products brought together, stacked and for the Transport and handling wrapped or tied again. This requires interim storage devices Laying down and wrapping or binding the finished stacks.

Es ist deshalb eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, das bekannte Verfahren und die gattungsgemässe Einrichtung derart weiterzubilden, dass auf die genannten zusätzlichen Vorrichtungen verzichtet werden kann.It is therefore an object of the present invention the known method and the generic device to develop in such a way that on the mentioned additional Devices can be dispensed with.

Diese Aufgabe wird mit einem gattungsgemässen Verfahren und mit einer gattungsgemässen Einrichtung gelöst, welches bzw. welche die Merkmale im Kennzeichen des Anspruchs 1 bzw. 6 aufweist.This task is accomplished with a generic method and solved with a generic device, which or which the features in the characterizing part of claim 1 or 6.

Erfindungsgemäss wird zwischen zwei benachbarte Teilstapel ein Zusatzblatt angeordnet. Dabei kann es sich zum Trennen von aufeinanderliegenden Teilstapeln, um ein Trennblatt handeln, das beispielsweise farbig und unbedruckt oder auch bedruckt ist. In bevorzugter Weise geschieht dies, indem jeweis ein Zusatzblatt in einen Vorstapelschacht eingeführt wird, in welchem die Druckereiprodukte zu den Teilstapeln gestapelt werden. Da nun nicht mehr jeder empfangsspezifische Fertigstapel für sich umhüllt, umschnürt oder umreift werden muss, steht für die Verpackung, d.h. Umhüllen, Umschnüren oder Umreifen und den Abtransport der Fertigstapel eine grosse Zykluszeit zur Verfügung.According to the invention, between two adjacent partial stacks an additional sheet arranged. This can cause it to separate from stacked partial stacks to a separator sheet act, for example colored and unprinted or is also printed. This is preferably done by adding an additional sheet to a pre-stacking shaft is introduced, in which the printed products to the Partial stacks can be stacked. Since not everyone anymore reception-specific finished stacks wrapped for themselves, must be strapped or strapped stands for Packaging, i.e. Wrapping, strapping or strapping and the removal of the finished stacks a long cycle time to disposal.

Bevorzugte Ausführungsformen des erfindungsgemässen Verfahrens und Ausbildungsformen der erfindungsgemässen Einrichtung sind in den abhängigen Patentansprüchen angegeben.Preferred embodiments of the invention Process and training forms of the inventive Setup are in the dependent claims specified.

Das erfindungsgemässe Verfahren und die erfindungsgemässe Einrichtung wird anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher beschrieben. Es zeigen rein schematisch:

Fig. 1
in Seitenansicht eine erfindungsgemässe Vorrichtung zum Stapeln von Druckereiprodukten;
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in Draufsicht die in der Fig. 1 gezeigte Vorrichtung mit einer daran anschliessenden Umreifungsstation; und
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weiter vereinfacht in Ansicht die Vorrichtung mit Umreifungsstation gemäss Fig. 2.
The method according to the invention and the device according to the invention are described in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. It shows purely schematically:
Fig. 1
in side view an inventive device for stacking printed products;
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In plan view, the device shown in Figure 1 with a subsequent strapping station. and
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the device with strapping station according to FIG. 2 is further simplified in view.

Die in den Figuren gezeigte Einrichtung weist eine Stapelvorrichtung 10, eine Vorrichtung 12 zum Zuführen von Zusatzblättern 14 sowie eine unmittelbar an die Stapelvorrichtung 10 anschliessende Umreifungsstation 16 auf. Die Vorrichtung 12 zum Zuführen der Zusatzblätter 14 ist im gezeigten Beispiel gleichzeitig zum Bereitstellen und zum Bedrucken der Zusatzblätter 14 ausgebildet. Die Stapelvorrichtung 10 und insbesondere die spezielle Ausbildung des Schachtes sind in der gleichentags eingereichten Schweizer Patentanmeldung Nr. 2003 0051/03 beschrieben. Bezüglich Aufbau und Funktionsweise der Stapelvorrichtung 10 wird ausdrücklich auf jene Patentanmeldung verwiesen.The device shown in the figures has a stacking device 10, a device 12 for feeding additional sheets 14 and one directly to the stacking device 10 subsequent strapping station 16. The Device 12 for feeding the additional sheets 14 is in the example shown for providing and Printing the additional sheets 14 formed. The stacking device 10 and in particular the special training of Schachtes are in the same day Swiss Patent application No. 2003 0051/03. In terms of Structure and operation of the stacking device 10 is expressly referred to that patent application.

Die Stapelvorrichtung 10 weist eine Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 auf, deren Vorstapelschacht 20 auf allen vier Seiten mittels Führungsprofilen 22 und unten von zwei in den Vorstapelschacht 20 einfahrbaren und aus diesem ausfahrbaren Schieberplatten 24 begrenzt ist. In einem Abstand oberhalb der Schieberplatten 24 sind in den Vorstapelschacht 20, beispielsweise gabelartige Zwischenbodenelemente 26 einfahrbar und daraus wieder ausfahrbar. Der Aufbau und die Funktionsweise dieser Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 und deren Zusammenwirken mit einem darunter angeordneten, drehbaren Schacht sind aus der EP-A-0 586 802 und der entsprechenden US-A-5,370,382 bekannt. The stacking device 10 has a pre-stacking device 18 on, the pre-stacking shaft 20 on all four sides by means of guide profiles 22 and below from two in the pre-stacking shaft 20 retractable and extendable from this Slider plates 24 is limited. At a distance above the slide plates 24 are in the pre-stacking shaft 20, For example, fork-like intermediate floor elements 26 can be retracted and extendable again. The construction and the Operation of this pre-stacking device 18 and its Interact with a rotatable one underneath Shaft are from EP-A-0 586 802 and the corresponding US-A-5,370,382.

Der Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 sind Druckereiprodukte 28, im vorliegenden Fall gefaltete Zeitungen, in Schuppenformation mittels eines als Bandförderer ausgebildeten Zuförderers 30 derart zuführbar, dass der Vorstapelschacht 20 von oben beschickt wird.The pre-stacking device 18 are printed products 28, in present case folded newspapers, in scale formation by means of a feed conveyor designed as a belt conveyor 30 can be fed in such a way that the pre-stacking shaft 20 of is loaded at the top.

Weiter ist der Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 die Vorrichtung 12 zum Zuführen der Zusatzblätter 14 derart zugeordnet, dass der ein Förderrollenpaar für die Deckblätter 14 aufweisende Auslass 32 von der Seite her unmittelbar oberhalb der Schieberplatten 24 unten in den Vorstapelschacht 20 einmündet. In der Fig. 1 liegt auf den in den Vorstapelschacht 20 eingefahrenen Schieberplatten 24 ein bedrucktes Zusatzblatt 14 - ein sogenanntes Deckblatt - auf, auf welchem sich ein Teilstapel 34 aus einer bestimmten Anzahl, im vorliegenden Fall fünf, Druckereiprodukten 28 befindet. Wie mit Pfeilen angedeutet, werden die Zwischenbodenelemente 26 in den Vorstapelschacht 20 eingefahren, um die nächsten mittels des Zuförderers 30 zugeführten Druckereiprodukte 28 auf diesen zu stapeln, bis der Teilstapel 34 durch Ausfahren der Schieberplatten 24 aus dem Vorstapelschacht 20 abgegeben worden ist, die Schieberplatten 24 wieder in den Vorstapelschacht 20 eingefahren und gegebenenfalls ein neues Zusatzblatt 14 für den nächsten Teilstapel 34 in den Vorstapelschacht 20 eingeführt worden ist.The pre-stacking device 18 is also the device 12 assigned to feed the additional sheets 14 such that which has a pair of conveyor rollers for the cover sheets 14 Outlet 32 from the side immediately above the Slider plates 24 open into the pre-stacking shaft 20 below. In Fig. 1 lies on the in the pre-stacking shaft 20 retracted slide plates 24 a printed Additional sheet 14 - a so-called cover sheet - on which a partial stack 34 of a certain number, in the present case five, printed products 28 is located. As indicated by arrows, the intermediate floor elements 26 retracted into the pre-stacking shaft 20 to the next printed products fed by the feed conveyor 30 28 stack on this until the partial stack 34 by extending the slide plates 24 from the pre-stacking shaft 20 has been delivered, the slide plates 24th retracted into the pre-stacking shaft 20 and if necessary a new additional sheet 14 for the next partial stack 34 have been introduced into the pre-stacking shaft 20 is.

Unterhalb der Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 weist die Stapelvorrichtung 10 einen Schacht 36 auf, der um eine vertikale zentrale Drehachse 38 drehbar und dessen Schachtboden 40 mittels eines entsprechenden Antriebs heb- und senkbar ist. Nach der Übernahme jeweils eines Teilstapels 34 kann der Schacht 36 um 180° um die Drehachse 38 gedreht werden, so dass die in diesem aufeinander abgelegten Teilstapel 34 jeweils um 180° relativ zueinander gedreht sind. Um die Fallhöhe der Teilstapel 34 beim Herausziehen der Schieberplatten 24 aus dem Vorstapelschacht 20 zu verringern und damit eine hohe Qualität der Stapelung zu erzielen, wird jeweils der Schachtboden 40 soweit angehoben, bis er bzw. das oberste der auf ihm gestapelten Druckereiprodukte 28 sich mit geringem Abstand unterhalb der Schieberplatten 24 befindet. Beim anschliessenden Absenken des Schachtbodens 40 werden die Schieberplatten 24 wieder in den Vorstapelschacht 20 eingefahren, sobald sich der vollständige abgegebene Teilstapel 34 im Schacht 36 befindet.The stacking device has below the pre-stacking device 18 10 a shaft 36 which is vertical central axis of rotation 38 rotatable and its shaft floor 40th can be raised and lowered using an appropriate drive is. After taking over a partial stack 34 each the shaft 36 is rotated through 180 ° about the axis of rotation 38, so that the partial stacks 34 placed on top of one another in this are each rotated 180 ° relative to each other. To the Fall height of the partial stack 34 when pulling out the slide plates 24 to reduce from the pre-stacking shaft 20 and to achieve a high quality of the stacking the shaft floor 40 is raised until it or the top of the printed products stacked on it 28 itself a short distance below the slide plates 24 located. When then lowering the shaft floor 40, the slide plates 24 are again in the pre-stacking shaft 20 retracted as soon as the complete delivered Partial stack 34 is located in the shaft 36.

Im Schacht 14 befindet sich ein Fertigstapel 54 aus fünf Teilstapeln 34, wobei zwischen den Teilstapeln 34 je ein Zusatzblatt 14 angeordnet ist. Bei diesen Zusatzblättern 14 handelt es sich um vorzugsweise farbige, gegebenenfalls unbedruckte Trennblätter. Mittels dieser Trennblätter ist die Trennung der Teilstapel 34 besonders gut erkennbar.A stack 54 of five is located in the shaft 14 Partial stacks 34, one each between the partial stacks 34 Additional sheet 14 is arranged. With these additional sheets 14 is preferably colored, optionally unprinted dividers. By means of these separator sheets the separation of the partial stacks 34 can be seen particularly well.

Der Schacht 36 ist an seinen vier Ecken durch je ein in vertikaler Richtung verlaufendes Winkelprofil 42, 42' begrenzt. Die in einer Ausstossrichtung A gesehen am stromaufwärts liegenden Ende des Schachtes 36 angeordneten Winkelprofile sind mit 42, die am stromabwärts liegenden Ende angeordneten Winkelprofile mit 42' bezeichnet. Die Winkelprofile 42 sind je an einer oberen und an einer unteren endlosen Kette 44 befestigt, welche in Ausstossrichtung A gesehen am stromaufwärts gelegenen und am stromabwärts gelegenen Ende des Schachtes 36 um entsprechende Kettenräder 46 geführt ist. Entsprechend sind die Winkelprofile 42' je an einer weiteren oberen und einer weiteren unteren Kette 48 angeordnet, welche um weitere Kettenräder 50 geführt sind, welche gleichachsig zu den Kettenrädern 46 gelagert sind. Mittels eines Antriebsmotors 52 sind die einander gegenüberliegenden Winkelprofile 42 synchron bewegbar durch den gleichzeitigen Antrieb der entsprechenden Ketten 44, wobei der Antriebsmotor 52 über ein Umkehrgetriebe mit den auf der anderen Seite des Schachtes 36 angeordneten Ketten 44 verbunden ist. In entsprechender Art und Weise sind die Winkelprofile 42' synchron mittels eines weiteren, nicht gezeigten Antriebsmotors antreibbar.The shaft 36 is at its four corners by one in vertical direction extending angle profile 42, 42 'limited. The seen in an ejection direction A on the upstream lying end of the shaft 36 arranged angle profiles are at 42, the downstream end arranged angle profiles designated 42 '. The angle profiles 42 are each on an upper and a lower Endless chain 44 attached, which in the ejection direction A seen on the upstream and the downstream End of the shaft 36 around corresponding sprockets 46 is performed. The angle profiles 42 'are each corresponding on another upper and another lower chain 48 arranged, which guided around further sprockets 50 are, which are mounted coaxially to the sprockets 46 are. By means of a drive motor 52 they are each other opposite angle profiles 42 can be moved synchronously by simultaneously driving the corresponding chains 44, with the drive motor 52 via a reversing gear arranged on the other side of the shaft 36 Chains 44 is connected. In a corresponding way are the angle profiles 42 'synchronous by means of another, Drive motor, not shown, can be driven.

In den Fig. 1 und 2 sind die Winkelprofile 42, 42' mittels der Antriebsmotoren 52 in eine Position verbracht, in welcher sie den Schacht 36 derart begrenzen, dass zwischen ihnen und den zu stapelnden bzw. bereits gestapelten Druckereiprodukten 28 ein Spalt vorhanden ist, um ein Anheben und Absenken mittels des Schachtbodens 40 ohne Verletzung der darauf angeordneten Druckereiprodukte 28 zu ermöglichen. Jedoch befinden sich die Winkelprofile 42, 42' in einer derartigen Lage, dass die Druckereiprodukte 28 keinesfalls aus dem Schacht 36 herausgleiten können.1 and 2, the angle profiles 42, 42 'are by means of the drive motors 52 are brought into a position in which they limit the shaft 36 in such a way that between them and the printed products to be stacked or already stacked 28 there is a gap to lift and lowering by means of the shaft floor 40 without injury to enable the printed products 28 arranged thereon. However, the angle profiles 42, 42 'are in such a position that the printed products 28 in no way can slide out of the shaft 36.

Zum Drehen des Schachtes 36 werden die auf den beiden Seiten des Schachtes 36 angeordneten Winkelprofile 42, 42' mittels der Antriebsmotoren 52 jeweils aufeinander zu bewegt, bis sie an den gestapelten Druckereiprodukten 28 anliegen. Dadurch ist ein sehr schnelles Drehen des Schachtes 36 gewährleistet, ohne dass die Gefahr vorhanden ist, dass im Schacht 36 vorhandene Druckereiprodukte 28 verschoben oder verdreht werden.To turn the shaft 36 on the two sides of the shaft 36 arranged angle profiles 42, 42 ' moved towards each other by means of the drive motors 52, until they are in contact with the stacked printed products 28. This makes the shaft turn very quickly 36 guaranteed without the danger being present that 36 existing printed products 28 moved in the shaft or be twisted.

Zum Ausstossen eines Fertigstapels 54 in Ausstossrichtung A aus dem Schacht 36 und gleichzeitigen Zuführen zur Umreifungsstation 16 werden vorerst die weiteren Winkelprofile 42' oder diese zusammen mit den Winkelprofilen 42 in Ausstossrichtung A bewegt, wodurch einerseits sich die Winkelprofile 42' aus der Bewegungsbahn des Fertigstapels 54 hinaus um die zugeordneten weiteren Kettenräder 50 in den Bereich des aussenliegenden Rücktrums der weiteren Ketten 48 bewegen und andererseits die Winkelprofile 42' den Fertigstapel 54 aus dem Schacht 36 ausstossen. Sobald der Ausstossvorgang beendet ist, werden die Winkelprofile 42 und 42' mittels der Antriebsmotoren 52 wieder in die in den Fig. 1 und 2 gezeigte Stellung verbracht.For ejecting a finished stack 54 in the ejection direction A from the shaft 36 and simultaneous feeding to the strapping station 16 are the other angle profiles for the time being 42 'or this together with the angle profiles 42 in Ejection direction A moves, whereby the one hand Angle profiles 42 'from the path of movement of the finished stack 54 around the associated additional sprockets 50 in the area of the outer back strand of the others Move chains 48 and on the other hand the angle profiles 42 ' eject the finished stack 54 from the shaft 36. As soon as the ejection process is finished, the angle profiles 42 and 42 'by means of the drive motors 52 back into the in 1 and 2 position shown.

Fig. 3 zeigt einen im Schacht 36 gebildeten Fertigstapel 54 während des Ausstossens in Ausstossrichtung A mittels der Winkelprofile 42. Die hier nicht dargestellten Winkelprofile 42' befinden sich ausserhalb der Bewegungsbahn des Fertigstapels 54 im Bereich des Rücktrums der entsprechenden weiteren Ketten 48. Ein vorgängig gebildeter ausgestossener Fertigstapel 54 wurde in der Umreifungsstation 16 mittels eines Bandes 56 umreift und befindet sich zum Wegtransport auf einem als Bandförderer ausgebildeten Wegförderer 58. Wie strichpunktiert angedeutet, kann in der Umreifungsstation 16 der Fertigstapel 54 vor dem Umreifen mit einem Band 56 in bekannter Art und Weise mit einer Folie 60 umhüllt werden. In diesem Fall ist die Umreifungsstation 16 als Umhüllungs- und Umreifungsstation ausgebildet, oder ist der Umreifungsstation 16 eine Umhüllungsstation vorgeschaltet, welcher die Fertigstapel 54 von der Stapelvorrichtung 10 herkommend zuerst zugeführt werden. Dazu geeignete Vorrichtungen sind aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt.Fig. 3 shows a finished stack formed in the shaft 36 54 during the ejection in the ejection direction A by means of the angle profiles 42. The angle profiles not shown here 42 'are outside the trajectory of the Finished stack 54 in the area of the back strand of the corresponding other chains 48. A previously formed outcast Finished stack 54 was in the strapping station 16 strapped by means of a band 56 and is for Transport away on a conveyor designed as a belt conveyor 58. As indicated by dash-dotted lines, in the Strapping station 16 of the finished stack 54 before strapping with a tape 56 in a known manner with a film 60 can be wrapped. In this case, the strapping station 16 designed as a wrapping and strapping station, or the strapping station 16 is a wrapping station upstream, which the finished stack 54 of the Coming from stacking device 10 coming first. Devices suitable for this purpose are from the prior art known.

Der Vollständigkeit halber sei erwähnt, dass der Schachtboden 40 kreuzförmig ausgebildet ist, wie dies den Fig. 1 und 2 entnehmbar ist. Dies ermöglicht einerseits das Stapeln von Druckereiprodukten 28 mit einem Format, das kleiner ist als die Länge des Schachtbodens 40 in Ausstossrichtung A gemessen, da sich die Profile 42 und 42' an den in Ausstossrichtung A verlaufenden Armen des Schachtbodens 40 vorbeibewegen können. Gleichzeitig ist jedoch die Stabilität für die gestapelten Druckereiprodukte 28 durch die rechtwinklig zur Ausstossrichtung A verlaufenden Arme des Schachtbodens 40 gewährleistet. Andererseits kann das Ausstossen eines Fertigstapels 54 bereits während des Absenkens des Schachtbodens 40 in seine untere Endlage beginnen.For the sake of completeness it should be mentioned that the shaft floor 40 is cruciform, as shown in FIG. 1 and 2 is removable. On the one hand, this enables stacking of printed products 28 with a format that is smaller is the length of the shaft bottom 40 in the direction of ejection A measured because the profiles 42 and 42 'on the arms of the shaft floor running in the direction of ejection A 40 can move past. At the same time, however, is stability for the stacked printed products 28 by the arms of the Manhole bottom 40 guaranteed. On the other hand, the ejection of a finished stack 54 already during lowering of the shaft floor 40 begin in its lower end position.

Zu dem in den Fig. 1 und 2 gezeigten Zeitpunkt ist ein Fertigstapel im Schacht 36 gebildet, dessen je eine Lage bildende Teilstapel 34 durch je ein Zusatzblatt 14 voneinander getrennt sind. Der Fertigstapel 54 wird in Ausstossrichtung A aus dem Schacht 36 ausgestossen und der Umreifungsstation 16 zugeführt, während in der Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 bereits der erste Teilstapel 34 des nächsten zu bildenden Fertigstapels 54 gebildet worden ist. Dieser Teilstapel 34 liegt auf einem Deckblatt - Zusatzblatt - 14 auf, welches in den Vorstapelschacht 20 durch den Auslass 32 zugeführt worden ist. Die Zwischenbodenelemente 26 werden in den Vorstapelschacht 20 eingefahren, um darauf die nächstfolgenden mittels des Zuförderers 30 angelieferten Druckereiprodukte 28 zu stapeln. Sobald der Fertigstapel 54 aus dem Schacht 36 ausgestossen ist, wird der Schachtboden 40 bis unter die Schieberplatten 24 angehoben, worauf diese aus dem Vorstapelschacht 20 herausgezogen werden und der darauf liegende Teilstapel 34 mit dem Zusatzblatt 14 auf den Schachtboden 40 zu liegen kommt. Nach dem Einfahren der Schieberplatten 24 wird ein neues Zusatzblatt 14 - ein Trennblatt - zugeführt und werden die Zwischenbodenelemente 26 aus dem Vorstapelschacht 20 ausgefahren, um dann den auf dem Zusatzblatt 14 liegenden Teilstapel 34 auf den Schieberplatten 24 zu vervollständigen. Währenddessen wird der Schacht 36 um die Drehachse 38 um 180° gedreht und der Schachtboden 40 so weit angehoben, dass das oberste Produkt des auf ihm aufliegenden Teilstapels 34 mit geringem Abstand unterhalb der Schieberplatten 24 sich befindet, um dann beim Herausziehen der Schieberplatten 24 aus dem Vorstapelschacht 20 den nächsten Teilstapel zu übernehmen. Hier weist auch der unterste Teilstapel 34 des zukünftigen Fertigstapels 54 ein Zusatzblatt 14 - das Deckblatt - auf; die Teilstapel 34 sind mittels eines Trennblatts voneinander getrennt und weisen die entsprechende Anzahl Druckereiprodukte 28 auf.At the time shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is a Finished stack formed in the shaft 36, one layer of each forming partial stack 34 from each other by an additional sheet 14 are separated. The finished stack 54 is in the ejection direction A ejected from the shaft 36 and the strapping station 16 fed while in the pre-stacking device 18 already the first partial stack 34 of the next finished stack 54 to be formed. This Partial stack 34 lies on a cover sheet - additional sheet - 14 on, which in the pre-stacking shaft 20 through the outlet 32 has been supplied. The intermediate floor elements 26 are retracted into the pre-stacking shaft 20 in order to the next one delivered by the feed conveyor 30 To stack printed products 28. Once the finished stack 54 is ejected from the shaft 36, the shaft bottom 40 raised up under the slide plates 24, whereupon these are pulled out of the pre-stacking shaft 20 and the partial stack 34 lying thereon with the additional sheet 14 comes to rest on the shaft floor 40. After running in the slide plates 24 becomes a new additional sheet 14 - a separator sheet - supplied and the intermediate floor elements 26 extended from the pre-stacking shaft 20 to then the partial stack 34 lying on the additional sheet 14 to complete on the slide plates 24. Meanwhile the shaft 36 is rotated about the axis of rotation 38 by 180 ° and the shaft floor 40 raised so far that the top product of the partial stack 34 lying on it a short distance below the slide plates 24 themselves is located in order to then pull out the slide plates 24 from the pre-stacking shaft 20 to the next partial stack take. Here also the bottom part stack 34 of the future finished stack 54 an additional sheet 14 - that Cover page - on; the partial stacks 34 are by means of a Separator separated from each other and have the corresponding Number of printed products 28.

Es ist auch möglich, falls einem Empfänger eine grosse Anzahl Druckereiprodukte 28 zugeordnet ist, zwischen einem Deckblatt und einem Trennblatt oder auf einem Trennblatt zwei oder mehr Teilstapel 34 anzuordnen, welche nicht durch ein weiteres Zusatzblatt 14 getrennt, jedoch zueinander um 180° versetzt aufeinander abgelegt sind.It is also possible if a recipient has a large number Printing products 28 is assigned between a Cover sheet and a slip sheet or on a slip sheet to arrange two or more sub-stacks 34, which are not separated by another additional sheet 14, but to each other are offset from one another by 180 °.

Da die Vorrichtung 12 zum Zuführen und gegebenenfalls Bereitstellen und Bedrucken der Zusatzblätter 14 der Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 zugeordnet ist, wird eine grosse Verarbeitungskapazität erzielt. Dies umsomehr, wenn die Vorstapeleinrichtung 18 mit Zwischenbodenelementen 26 versehen ist.Since the device 12 for feeding and optionally providing and printing the additional sheets 14 of the pre-stacking device 18 is assigned, a large processing capacity achieved. All the more so when the pre-stacking device 18 provided with intermediate floor elements 26 is.

Eine Vorrichtung zum Zuführen, Bereitstellen und Bedrucken von Deckblättern kann beispielsweise derart ausgebildet sein, dass eine von einer Vorratsrolle abgezogene Papierbahn bedruckt und von dieser mittels einer Schneideinrichtung während des Zuführens in den Vorstapelschacht jeweils ein Abschnitt abgetrennt wird. Es ist selbstverständlich auch denkbar, dass von einem Magazin Zusatzblätter abgezogen, diese gegebenenfalls bedruckt und dann in den Vorstapelschacht 20 eingeführt werden. Um eine grosse Verarbeitungskapazität zu ermöglichen ist vorzugsweise jeder Stapelvorrichtung 10 eine eigene Vorrichtung 12 zum Zuführen und gegebenenfalls Bereitstellen und Bedrucken der Zusatzblätter 14 zugeordnet. A device for feeding, supplying and printing of cover sheets can for example be designed in this way be that a web of paper drawn off from a supply roll printed and by this by means of a cutting device during feeding into the pre-stacking chute in each case a section is cut off. It is, of course, it is also conceivable that additional sheets are pulled from a magazine, if necessary, these are printed and then in the pre-stacking shaft 20 will be introduced. For a large processing capacity Any stacking device should preferably be enabled 10 its own device 12 for feeding and, if necessary, providing and printing the additional sheets 14 assigned.

Beim Zuförderer 30 kann es sich auch um einen Klammertransporteur handeln, bei welchem jedes Druckereiprodukt 28 von einer Klammer gehalten, dem Vorstapelschacht 20 zugeführt wird, wie dies beispielsweise aus der CH-A-667 065 und der entsprechenden US-A-4,565,130, der DE-A-27 52 513 oder DE-A-31 30 945 bekannt ist.The feed conveyor 30 can also be a clamp conveyor act in which each printed product 28 held by a clamp, fed to the pre-stacking shaft 20 as for example from CH-A-667 065 and the corresponding US-A-4,565,130, DE-A-27 52 513 or DE-A-31 30 945 is known.

Der Vollständigkeit halber sei erwähnt, dass der Auslass 32 der Vorrichtung 12 zum Zuführen der Zusatzblätter 14 auch in einem grösseren Abstand oberhalb der Schieberplatten 24 in den Vorstapelschacht 20 einmünden kann, so dass die Deckblätter 14 jeweils auf-den Teilstapel, 34 zu liegen kommen. Bevorzugt befindet sich der Auslass 32, wie in Fig. 1 gezeigt, bei den Schieberplatten 24.For the sake of completeness it should be mentioned that the outlet 32 of the device 12 for feeding the additional sheets 14 even at a greater distance above the slide plates 24 can open into the pre-stacking shaft 20, so that the cover sheets 14 each lie on the partial stack 34 come. The outlet 32 is preferably located as in FIG 1, in the slide plates 24th

Der Schacht 36 kann auch ausgebildet sein, wie dies aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt ist. Der Schacht 36 braucht nicht zwingend um seine Achse drehbar zu sein.The shaft 36 can also be designed as this is known in the art. The shaft 36 needs not necessarily to be rotatable about its axis.

Es ist auch ein Ausstossen von Fertigstapeln 54 entgegen der Ausstossrichtung A möglich; dazu ist auf der der Umreifungsstation 16 abgewandten Seite der Stapelvorrichtung 10 ein Wegförderer angeordnet.Ejection of finished stacks 54 is also opposed the direction of ejection A possible; for this is on the strapping station 16 facing away from the stacking device 10 arranged a conveyor.

Ein drehbarer Schacht 36 wird je nach Bedürfnis vor der Aufnahme eines weiteren Teilstapels 34 gedreht oder nicht gedreht. Somit können Zusatzblätter 14 zwischen gleich ausgerichteten Teilstapeln 34 angeordnet werden.A rotatable shaft 36 is in front of the Recording another sub-stack 34 rotated or not turned. Additional sheets 14 can thus be the same aligned sub-stacks 34 are arranged.

Sämtliche Funktionen der Einrichtung werden mittels einer nicht gezeigten Steuerung gesteuert.All functions of the facility are carried out using a Control not shown controlled.

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Verfahren zum Herstellen von mit einem Zusatzblatt versehenen Stapeln von Druckereiprodukten, bei dem Druckereiprodukte (28) von oben einem Vorstapelschacht (20) einer Stapelvorrichtung (10) zugeführt und auf dessen Vorstapelboden (24) zu einem Teilstapel (34) gestapelt und die Teilstapel (34) einem unterhalb des Vorstapelbodens (24) angeordneten Schacht (36) der Stapelvorrichtung (10) abgebenen und zu einem Fertigstapel (54) aufeinander abgelegt werden, und bei dem pro Fertigstapel (54) mindestens ein Zusatzblatt (14) der Stapelvorrichtung (10) zugeführt wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Zusatzblatt (14) zugeführt wird nachdem ein Teilstapel (34) gebildet ist und bevor ein weiterer Teilstapel (34) auf den bereits gebildeten Teilstapel (34) abgelegt wird, sodass das Zusatzblatt (14) zwischen diese Teilstapel (34) zu liegen kommt.Method for producing stacks of printed products provided with an additional sheet, in which printed products (28) are fed from above to a pre-stacking shaft (20) of a stacking device (10) and stacked on the pre-stacking base (24) to form a partial stack (34) and the partial stack (34 ) a shaft (36) of the stacking device (10) arranged below the pre-stacking base (24) is released and placed on top of one another to form a finished stack (54), and at least one additional sheet (14) is fed to the stacking device (10) per finished stack (54) characterized in that the additional sheet (14) is fed in after a partial stack (34) is formed and before another partial stack (34) is placed on the already formed partial stack (34), so that the additional sheet (14) between these partial stacks ( 34) comes to rest. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Teilstapel (34) gegeneinander um 180° verdreht aufeinander abgelegt werden, wozu der Schacht (36) vor der Aufnahme eines Teilstapels (34) um eine vertikale Drehachse (38) um 180° gedreht wird.Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that partial stacks (34) are placed on top of one another rotated by 180 °, for which purpose the shaft (36) is rotated by 180 ° about a vertical axis of rotation (38) before receiving a partial stack (34). Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zusatzblätter (14) in den Vorstapelschacht (20) eingeführt werden, vorzugsweise unten unmittelbar oberhalb des Vorstapelbodens (24), so dass der zu bildende Teilstapel (34) auf das betreffende Zusatzblatt (14) zu liegen kommt. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the additional sheets (14) are introduced into the pre-stacking shaft (20), preferably at the bottom immediately above the pre-stacking base (24), so that the partial stack (34) to be formed is placed on the relevant additional sheet (14 ) comes to rest. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass nach der Bildung eines Teilstapels (34) und vor der Bildung eines weiteren Teilstapels (34) ein Zusatzblatt (14) zugeführt wird.Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that an additional sheet (14) is supplied after the formation of a partial stack (34) and before the formation of a further partial stack (34). Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass vor der Bildung eines ersten Teilstapels (34) ein Zusatzblatt (14) zuführt wird, sodass der erste Teilstapel (34) auf dieses Zusatzblatt (14) zu liegen kommt.Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that an additional sheet (14) is fed before the formation of a first partial stack (34), so that the first partial stack (34) comes to rest on this additional sheet (14). Einrichtung zum Herstellen von mit einem Zusatzblatt versehenen Stapeln von Druckereiprodukten, mit einer Stapelvorrichtung (10) mit einem von oben beschickbaren Vorstapelschacht ' (20), der unten mittels eines aus dem Vorstapelschacht (20) heraus bewegbaren Vorstapelboden (24) begrenzt ist, auf welchem zugeführte Druckereiprodukte (28) zu jeweils einem Teilstapel (34) gestapelt werden, und einem unterhalb des Vorstapelbodens (24) angeordneten Schacht (36), welchem die Teilstapel (34) abgebenen und in welchem Teilstapel (34) zu einem Fertigstapel (54) aufeinander abgelegt werden, und mit einer Vorrichtung (12) zum Zuführen von Zusatzblättern (14) zur Stapelvorrichtung, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung (12) zum Zuführen von Zusatzblättern (14) ein Zusatzblatt zuführt, nachdem ein Teilstapel (34) gebildet ist und bevor ein weiterer Teilstapel (34) auf den bereits gebildeten Teilstapel (34) abgelegt wird, so dass das Zusatzblatt (14) zwischen diese beiden Teilstapel (34) zu liegen kommt. Device for producing stacks of printed products provided with an additional sheet, with a stacking device (10) with a pre-stacking shaft (20) which can be loaded from above and which is delimited below by means of a pre-stacking base (24) which can be moved out of the pre-stacking shaft (20) and on which supplied printing products (28) are each stacked into a partial stack (34), and a shaft (36) arranged below the pre-stacking base (24), which the partial stack (34) emits and in which partial stack (34) to form a finished stack (54) are stored, and with a device (12) for feeding additional sheets (14) to the stacking device, characterized in that the device (12) for feeding additional sheets (14) feeds an additional sheet after a partial stack (34) has been formed and before another partial stack (34) is placed on the already formed partial stack (34), so that the additional sheet (14) between these two partial stacks (34) comes to rest. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schacht (36) um eine vertikale Drehachse (38) drehbar ist, um - durch Drehen des Schachtes (36) um 180° - Teilstapel (34) gegeneinander um 180° verdreht aufeinander abzulegen.Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the shaft (36) can be rotated about a vertical axis of rotation (38) in order - by rotating the shaft (36) by 180 ° - to deposit partial stacks (34) rotated relative to one another by 180 °. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung (12) zum Zuführen der Zusatzblätter (14) einen in den Vorstapelschacht (20) einmündenden Auslass (32) aufweistDevice according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the device (12) for feeding the additional sheets (14) has an outlet (32) opening into the pre-stacking shaft (20) Einrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Auslass (23) unten, vorzugsweise unmittelbar oberhalb des Vorstapelbodens (24), in den Vorstapelschacht (20) mündet.Device according to claim 8, characterized in that the outlet (23) opens into the pre-stacking shaft (20) at the bottom, preferably immediately above the pre-stacking base (24). Einrichtung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Vorstapelschacht (20) oberhalb des Auslasses (32) einen in den Vorstapelschacht (20) einfahrbaren und aus diesem wieder ausfahrbaren Zwischenboden (26) aufweist, auf dem jeweils zugeführte Druckereiprodukte (28) gestapelt werden, bis das betreffende Zusatzblatt (14) in den Vorstapelraum (20) eingeführt ist.Device according to claim 9, characterized in that the pre-stacking shaft (20) above the outlet (32) has an intermediate floor (26) which can be moved into and out of the pre-stacking shaft (20) and on which the printed products (28) fed in are stacked, until the relevant additional sheet (14) is inserted into the pre-stacking space (20). Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung (12) zum Zuführen der Zusatzblätter (14) vor der Bildung eines ersten Teilstapels (34) ein Zusatzblatt (14) zuführt.Device according to one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that the device (12) for feeding the additional sheets (14) feeds an additional sheet (14) before the formation of a first partial stack (34). Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dem Schacht (36) eine Umreifungs- und/oder Umhüllungsstation (16) zum Umreifen und/oder Umhüllen der Fertigstapel (54) nachgeschaltet ist.Device according to one of claims 6 to 11, characterized in that the shaft (36) is followed by a strapping and / or wrapping station (16) for strapping and / or wrapping the finished stacks (54).
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