EP1445224B1 - Device for forming stacks of flat articles - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for forming stacks of flat objects, such as printed products, with the features of the preamble of patent claim 1.
- a device of this kind is in CH-A-567 996 and CH-A-609306 disclosed.
- a top feedable stacking shaft is completed by a pile support. After each fed bundle of stacking shaft is rotated together with the stack support by 180 °.
- the stacking shaft are associated with hub-driven driving arrangements in order to push away a finished stack from the stacking support.
- Another apparatus for forming stacks is known from EP-A-0 586 802 and the corresponding US-A-5,370,382 known.
- Two stacking devices arranged next to one another are alternately supplied with printed products to be stacked by means of a gripper conveyor.
- Each stack forming device has below a Vorstapelraumes a shaft whose shaft space is limited on two opposite sides by guide rails: A raised and lowered shaft bottom is raised in each case to receive a stack formed in Vorstapelraum, and then lowered again until they are arranged on it Objects are arranged below the Vorstapelraum limiting slide plates.
- the shaft floor is together with the Guide rails rotatable by 180 ° to form a finished stack, in which the partial stacks are arranged offset by 180 ° to each other.
- articles such as folded printed products, can be stacked to form stable stacks, which have a greater thickness in one edge area than at the opposite edge area.
- the shaft space is limited on all four sides.
- the supplied from the top of the shaft objects can be performed on all sides with their vertical movement in the shaft space with play and still the stacked objects can be held in any shaft rotation in the shaft space and thus prevented from lateral displacement and rotation.
- the guide elements which define the shaft in the ejection direction upstream are used for ejecting the finished stack from the shaft.
- the means for ejecting the respective stack formed are thus associated with the shaft. This offers the possibility of expelling a Stack already during lowering of the shaft bottom to begin.
- the substructure of the manhole 10 has a pedestal 14 fixed to a fixed table 16 or floor.
- a vertical axis hollow shaft 18 is mounted, on which at the lower end a sprocket 20 is seated, which is connected by means of a drive chain 22 with a motor, not shown, for rotating the hollow shaft 18.
- a turntable 24th On the upper end of the hollow shaft 18 is rotatably a turntable 24th
- FIGS. 1 to 3 one is arranged above the turntable 24 and with this rotatable shaft bottom 28, seen in plan view, formed cross-shaped and hinged to two, with respect to the axis of rotation 18 'of the hollow shaft diametrically opposite points on the turntable 24 freely cross-piston rods 30 of two cylinder-piston units 32.
- the arranged below the turntable 24 cylinder 34 of the cylinder-piston units 32 are in turn hinged to protruding from the turntable 24 support arms 36.
- the shaft bottom 28 can be raised from the lower end position 38 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and lowered back into it.
- a cylinder-piston unit 32 is not shown and of others, only the coupling to the shaft bottom 38 is visible.
- the shaft 10 On two opposite sides outside the shaft space 10 ', the shaft 10 each has a vertically extending, in cross-section U-shaped carrier 40.
- vertical bearing shafts 44 freely rotatably mounted, which each pass through a bearing hollow shaft 46.
- the two viewed in the ejection direction A on one side arranged bearing shafts 44 are each connected to a drive motor 48.
- the corresponding bearing shafts 44 corresponding opposite bearing shafts 44 are each connected via a reversing gear 50 also with the associated drive motor 48.
- the two upstream in the ejection direction A arranged bearing shafts 44 are thus synchronously and in opposite directions of rotation by means of a drive motor 48 driven and likewise by means of the other drive motor, the two downstream bearing shafts 44th
- each first sprocket wheel 52 sits in a rotationally fixed manner about which an endless first chain 54 is guided.
- These four first chains 54 are further guided around second sprockets 56, which are freely rotatably mounted on the downstream bearing shafts 44.
- the arranged between the second sprockets 56 bearing hollow shafts 46 are rotatably connected to the downstream bearing shafts 44 and sitting on them rotatably upper and lower third sprockets 58.
- These are each surrounded by a second chain 60, which are further led to fourth sprockets 62, which upstream of the respective hollow bearing shafts 46 are freely rotatably mounted.
- first chains 54 Seen in the ejection direction A on both sides arranged first chains 54 are each connected via a vertical angle section 64 with each other.
- the right angles of the first chains 54 protruding legs of these two angle sections 64 form guide elements 66 and are in their positions shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 in the direction against the shaft space 10 'before.
- the parallel to the first chain 54 extending legs of the angle sections 64 serve as together with the guide elements 66 moving lateral limiting elements 68 of the shaft space 10 '.
- two further angle sections 64 ' are attached to the second chains 60, which form further guide elements 70 and project in their positions shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5 in the direction towards the interior of the shaft space 10' and Limit this on the downstream side seen in the ejection direction.
- the angle profiles 64 ' form further lateral limiting elements 72.
- the format of the printed products to be stacked 12 is indicated by dash-dotted lines. It can also be seen from this figure that in order to form a stack, the angle profiles 64 and 64 'have been moved by means of the motors 48 into a position in which the printed products 12 supplied from above the shaft space 10' interfere with play in the vertical direction between the guide elements 66 and further guide elements 70 and the limiting elements 68 and further limiting elements 72 can move.
- the limiting profiles 40 or even only one of them can be detachably fastened to the turntable 24 in order to be able to adapt the shaft space 10 'to the format of the printed products 12 to be processed in the direction at right angles to the ejection direction A.
- the dimension of the shaft bottom 28, measured at right angles to the ejection direction is chosen such that the shaft bottom 28 can be moved without obstacles in the vertical direction.
- Fig. 2 shows a situation in which a partial stack 74 rests on the shaft bottom 28.
- the guide elements 66 and further guide elements 70 have been moved toward one another in or against the ejection direction A, so that they rest against the stack 74.
- the partial stack 74 when rotating the shaft 10 about the axis of rotation 18 '- as indicated by the double arrow - held stable.
- the guide elements 66 and further guide elements 70 are again moved away from one another into the position shown in FIG. 1. If, however, after a rotation of the formed finished stack 76 are ejected, the limiting elements 68 and further limiting elements 72 moves directly in the ejection direction A, as set forth below.
- Fig. 3 shows the shaft 10 during the ejection of a finished stack 76 in the ejection direction A from the shaft 10.
- the first chains 54 and second chains 60 in the ejection direction A. driven, whereby on the one hand seen in the discharge direction A downstream further guide elements 70 move together with the finished stack 76 and then, around the third sprockets 58, out of the conveying area of the finished stack 76; at the time shown in Fig. 3 are the other angle sections 64 'already on the outer rear strand of the second chain 60.
- the upstream guide elements 60 the finished stack 76 from the shaft bottom 28, for example, on a Auslegetisch or a Wegseller.
- angle profiles 64 and 64 'and thus the guide elements 66 formed by them and other guide elements 70 are driven individually by their own drive motors 48, 48 adjustments to the format of the printed products 12 to be stacked can be made in a very simple manner by controlling these drive motors 48 - in ejection direction A - make.
- the shaft 10 shown in Figs. 1 to 5, described above is part of a device, as for example from EP-A-0 586 802 and the corresponding US-A-5,370,382 It is known in which partial stacks 74 are formed in a pre-stacking space arranged above the shaft 10, which stacks are offset from each other by 180 ° in the shaft space 10 '. With regard to the structure and operation of such a device, reference is expressly made to the two cited documents.
- FIGS. 6 to 9 a device of this type, equipped with a shaft 10 according to the invention, is shown in simplified form at five different points in time of a working cycle. From the shaft 10, for better clarity, only the shaft bottom 28 with the articulated piston rods 30, the guide element 66 and in FIG. 6, the further guide element 70 are shown. In the ejection direction A closes at the shaft 10, for example, designed as a belt conveyor Wegneyer 78. This is intended to wegzuacin the ejected in ejection A finished stack 76 in Wegtechnology vom.
- a pre-stacking device 80 is arranged with a pre-stacking shaft, not shown, which is closable below by means of mutually movable towards and away from each other slide plates 82. Above the slide plates 82 fork-like intermediate floor elements 84 can be inserted into the pre-stacking shaft and pulled out of this again.
- a finished stack 76 is transported away in the removal direction W by means of the removal conveyor 78.
- Another finished stack 76 rests on the raised shaft bottom 28. This was in a known manner through each other Laying two partial stacks 74, with rotation of the shaft 10 carried out in between together with the first partial stack 74 already located in the shaft space 10 'by 180 °.
- the slide plates 82 are extended out of the pre-stacking space, while printed on the retracted intermediate floor elements 84 in the meantime supplied printed products 12 are stacked.
- the shaft 10 is bounded upstream of the guide elements 66 and downstream of the further guide elements 70.
- the guide elements 66 and other guide elements 70 moves in the ejection direction A, whereby the other guide elements 70 to the third sprockets 58 around (see Fig. 3) are moved out of the path of movement of the ejected finished stack 76 out in the region of the return strand.
- the current position of the guide element 66 is shown in solid lines, with dash-dotted lines the position is indicated, which it has assumed in FIG.
- the slide plates 82 were retracted into the pre-stacking space after the uppermost printed product 12 of the finished stack 76 was lowered below the slide plates 82.
- the first partial stack 74 of a next stack to be formed is located on the slide plates 82, which partial stack 74 has reached the slide plates 82 by moving the intermediate bottom elements 84 apart from one another.
- the shaft bottom 28 is almost completely lowered and the finished stack 76 already ejected from the shaft 10 to about one third.
- the shaft bottom 28 its lower end position 38th has reached - the complete ejection of the finished stack 76 from the shaft 10.
- a further sub-stack 74 has been almost finished created on the slide plates 82, which after the subsequent lifting of the shaft bottom 28 by moving apart the slide plates 82 is passed to this. If partial stacks offset by 180 ° to one another, the shaft 10 with the partial stack located therein or the partial stacks therein is rotated by 180 ° in a known manner, in each case before depositing a further partial stack.
- the cross-shaped design of the shaft bottom 28 ensures on the one hand a stable support of the stack and on the other hand - with raised shaft bottom 28 - the passing of the guide elements 66 and optionally other guide elements 70 at the extending in and against the ejection direction arms of the shaft bottom 28th
- An unillustrated controller controls all drives and functions so that each finished stack 76 has the predetermined sub-stacks with the specific number of printed products.
- the drive elements 86 for the guide elements 66 are guided by first and second sprockets 52, 56 guided first chains 54 and the other Drive elements 88 for the other guide elements 70 by third and fourth sprockets 58, 62 guided second chains 60 formed.
- These drive elements 86, 88 may be formed in other ways, for example by cylinder-piston assemblies, belt drives, etc.
- the shaft according to the invention can be used in various devices for forming stacks of flat objects. So also in such devices in which the stack or partial stack are formed in the shaft itself.
- the bottom of the shaft 28 can have a projection extending in the ejection direction A, for example formed of freely rotatable rollers arranged one behind the other, which further stabilizes the stacks and prevents them from being ejected Schachtêt above printed products 12 can bend down.
- the ejection of finished stacks 76 is also possible contrary to the ejection direction A shown in Figs. 1 to 3.
- the guide elements 66 and other guide elements 70 are driven in the opposite direction.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Bilden von Stapeln aus flächigen Gegenständen, wie Druckereiprodukten, mit den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Patentanspruchs 1.The present invention relates to an apparatus for forming stacks of flat objects, such as printed products, with the features of the preamble of patent claim 1.
Eine Vorrichtung dieser Art ist in
Eine weitere Vorrichtung zum Bilden von Stapeln ist aus der
Weiterhin offenbart die
Es ist eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine gattungsgemässe Vorrichtung zu schaffen, welche unter allen Umständen die Bildung stabiler Stapel mit kurzen Zykluszeiten gewährleistet.It is an object of the present invention to provide a generic device which ensures the formation of stable stacks with short cycle times under all circumstances.
Diese Aufgabe wird mit einer gattungsgemässen Vorrichtung erzielt, welche die Merkmale im Kennzeichen des Patentanspruchs 1 aufweist.This object is achieved with a generic device, which has the features in the characterizing part of patent claim 1.
Der Schachtraum ist auf allen vier Seiten begrenzt. Die von oben dem Schacht zugeführten Gegenstände können bei ihrer Vertikalbewegung im Schachtraum allseitig mit Spiel geführt werden und trotzdem können die gestapelten Gegenstände beim allfälligen Drehen des Schachtes im Schachtraum festgehalten und so am seitlichen Verschieben und Verdrehen gehindert werden. Weiter werden die den Schacht in Ausstossrichtung gesehen stromaufwärts begrenzenden Führungselemente zum Ausstossen der fertigen Stapel aus dem Schacht verwendet. Die Mittel zum Ausstossen des jeweils gebildeten Stapels sind somit dem Schacht zugeordnet. Dies bietet die Möglichkeit, das Ausstossen eines Stapels bereits während des Absenkens des Schachtbodens zu beginnen.The shaft space is limited on all four sides. The supplied from the top of the shaft objects can be performed on all sides with their vertical movement in the shaft space with play and still the stacked objects can be held in any shaft rotation in the shaft space and thus prevented from lateral displacement and rotation. Furthermore, the guide elements which define the shaft in the ejection direction upstream are used for ejecting the finished stack from the shaft. The means for ejecting the respective stack formed are thus associated with the shaft. This offers the possibility of expelling a Stack already during lowering of the shaft bottom to begin.
Besonders bevorzugte Ausbildungsformen der erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung sind in den abhängigen Patentansprüchen definiert.Particularly preferred embodiments of the device according to the invention are defined in the dependent claims.
Die vorliegende Erfindung wird anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher beschrieben. Es zeigen rein schematisch:
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- in Draufsicht einen Schacht einer erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung;
- Fig. 2
- ebenfalls in Draufsicht den in Fig. 1 gezeigten Schacht mit darin auf dem Schachtboden angeordneten Gegenständen, bereit zum Drehen des Schachtes um 180°;
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- in gleicher Darstellung wie Fig. 1 und 2 den Schacht während des Ausstossens eines darin gebildeten Stapels;
- Fig. 4
- eine Seitenansicht in Richtung des Pfeiles IV der Fig. 1 des in den Fig. 1 bis 3 gezeigten Schachtes;
- Fig. 5
- eine Ansicht in Richtung des Pfeiles V der Fig. 1 des in den Fig. 1 bis 3 gezeigten Schachtes;
- Fig. 6
- stark vereinfacht eine erfindungsgemässe Vorrichtung in Ansicht mit einem Schacht gemäss den Fig. 1 bis 5, kurz nach der Bildung eines fertigen Stapels zu Beginn des Absenkens des Schachtbodens;
- Fig. 7
- in gleicher Darstellung wie Fig. 6 die dort gezeigte Vorrichtung, wobei während des weiteren Absenkens des Schachtbodens das Ausstossen des Stapels und in einem Vorstapelraum die Bildung eines Vorstapels bereits begonnen hat;
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- in gleicher Darstellung wie Fig. 6 und 7 die Vorrichtung zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, zu welchem der Schachtboden weiter abgesenkt und das Ausstossen des Stapels weiter fortgeschritten ist; und
- Fig. 9
- in gleicher Darstellung wie Fig. 6 bis 8 die Vorrichtung mit vollständig abgesenktem Schachtboden kurz vor Beendigung des Ausstossvorgangs.
- Fig. 1
- in plan view a shaft of an inventive device;
- Fig. 2
- also in plan view the shaft shown in Figure 1 with it arranged on the shaft bottom objects, ready to rotate the shaft by 180 °.
- Fig. 3
- in the same representation as Figures 1 and 2, the shaft during the ejection of a stack formed therein.
- Fig. 4
- a side view in the direction of arrow IV of Figure 1 of the shaft shown in Figures 1 to 3 ..;
- Fig. 5
- a view in the direction of arrow V of Figure 1 of the shaft shown in Figures 1 to 3 ..;
- Fig. 6
- greatly simplifies a device according to the invention in view with a shaft according to Figures 1 to 5, shortly after the formation of a finished stack at the beginning of lowering the shaft bottom.
- Fig. 7
- in the same representation as Figure 6, the device shown there, wherein during the further lowering of the shaft bottom, the ejection of the stack and in a Vorstapelraum the formation of a pre-stack has already begun.
- Fig. 8
- in the same representation as Figures 6 and 7, the device at a later time, to which the shaft bottom further lowered and the ejection of the stack is further advanced. and
- Fig. 9
- in the same representation as Fig. 6 to 8, the device with fully lowered shaft bottom shortly before the end of the ejection process.
Vorerst wird unter Bezugnahme auf die Fig. 1 bis 5 der Aufbau und die Funktionsweise eines Schachtes 10 einer erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung zum Bilden von Stapeln aus gefalteten Druckereiprodukten 12 beschrieben. Es sei darauf hingewiesen, dass die Vorrichtung sich selbstverständlich auch zum Stapeln von nicht gefalteten Druckereiprodukten und anderen flächigen Gegenständen eignet.For the time being, the structure and mode of operation of a
Wie dies die Fig. 4 und 5 zeigen, weist der Unterbau des Schachtes 10 einen Sockel 14 auf, der auf einem feststehenden Tisch 16 oder Boden befestigt ist. Am Sockel 14 ist eine vertikalachsige Hohlwelle 18 gelagert, auf der am unteren Ende ein Kettenrad 20 sitzt, welches mittels einer Antriebskette 22 mit einem nicht gezeigten Motor zum Drehen der Hohlwelle 18 verbunden ist. Auf dem oberen Ende der Hohlwelle 18 sitzt drehfest ein Drehtisch 24.As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the substructure of the
Wie dies insbesondere den Fig. 1 bis 3 entnehmbar ist, ist ein oberhalb des Drehtisches 24 angeordneter und mit diesem drehfester Schachtboden 28, in Draufsicht gesehen, kreuzförmig ausgebildet und an zwei, bezüglich der Drehachse 18' der Hohlwelle einander diametral gegenüberliegenden Stellen an den Drehtisch 24 frei durchgreifenden Kolbenstangen 30 von zwei Zylinder-Kolbenaggregaten 32 angelenkt. Die unterhalb des Drehtisches 24 angeordneten Zylinder 34 der Zylinder-Kolbenaggregate 32 sind ihrerseits an vom Drehtisch 24 abstehenden Tragarmen 36 angelenkt. Mittels der Zylinder-Kolbenaggregate 32 kann der Schachtboden 28 aus der in den Fig. 4 und 5 gezeigten unteren Endlage 38 angehoben und wieder in diese abgesenkt werden. In Fig. 4 ist der besseren Übersichtlichkeit halber das eine Zylinder-Kolbenaggregat 32 nicht gezeigt und von andern ist nur die Ankopplung an den Schachtboden 38 sichtbar.As can be seen in particular from FIGS. 1 to 3, one is arranged above the
Auf zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Seiten ausserhalb des Schachtraums 10' weist der Schacht 10 je einen in vertikaler Richtung verlaufenden, im Querschnitt U-förmigen Träger 40 auf. In den freien Endbereichen von an den beiden Trägern 40 befestigten, horizontal und parallel zueinander verlaufenden oberen und unteren Schildern 42 sind vertikale Lagerwellen 44 frei drehbar gelagert, welche je eine Lagerhohlwelle 46 durchgreifen. Die beiden in Ausstossrichtung A gesehen auf der einen Seite angeordneten Lagerwellen 44 sind je mit einem Antriebsmotor 48 verbunden. Die diesen Lagerwellen 44 entsprechenden gegenüberliegenden Lagerwellen 44 sind je über ein Umkehrgetriebe 50 ebenfalls mit dem zugeordneten Antriebsmotor 48 verbunden. Die beiden in Ausstossrichtung A gesehen stromaufwärts angeordneten Lagerwellen 44 sind somit synchron und in entgegengesetzten Drehrichtungen mittels des einen Antriebsmotors 48 antreibbar und desgleichen mittels des anderen Antriebsmotors die beiden stromabwärts gelegenen Lagerwellen 44.On two opposite sides outside the shaft space 10 ', the
Im oberen und unteren Endbereich der stromaufwärts gelegenen Lagerwellen 44 sitzen drehfest je erste Kettenräder 52, um welche je eine endlose erste Kette 54 geführt ist. Diese vier ersten Ketten 54 sind weiter um zweite Kettenräder 56 geführt, die auf den stromabwärts gelegenen Lagerwellen 44 frei drehbar gelagert sind. Die zwischen den zweiten Kettenrädern 56 angeordneten Lagerhohlwellen 46 sind mit den stromabwärts gelegenen Lagerwellen 44 drehfest verbunden und auf ihnen sitzen drehfest obere und untere dritte Kettenräder 58. Diese sind je von einer zweiten Kette 60 umgriffen, welche weiter um vierte Kettenräder 62 geführt sind, welche stromaufwärts auf den betreffenden Lagerhohlwellen 46 frei drehbar gelagert sind.In the upper and lower end region of the
Die in Ausstossrichtung A gesehen auf beiden Seiten angeordneten ersten Ketten 54 sind je über ein vertikales Winkelprofil 64 miteinander verbunden. Die rechtwinklig von den ersten Ketten 54 abstehenden Schenkel dieser beiden Winkelprofile 64 bilden Führungselemente 66 und stehen in ihren in den Fig. 1 bis 5 gezeigten Positionen in Richtung gegen den Schachtraum 10' vor. Die parallel zu den ersten Ketten 54 verlaufenden Schenkel der Winkelprofile 64 dienen als zusammen mit den Führungselementen 66 bewegte seitliche Begrenzungselemente 68 des Schachtraumes 10'.Seen in the ejection direction A on both sides arranged
In gleicher Art und Weise sind an den zweiten Ketten 60 zwei weitere Winkelprofile 64' befestigt, welche weitere Führungselemente 70 bilden und in ihren in den Fig. 1, 2, 4 und 5 gezeigten Positionen in Richtung gegen das Innere des Schachtraumes 10' vorstehen und diesen auf der in Ausstossrichtung gesehen stromabwärts liegenden Seite begrenzen. Entsprechend bilden die Winkelprofile 64' weitere seitliche Begrenzungselemente 72.In the same way, two further angle sections 64 'are attached to the
In Fig. 1 ist das Format der zu stapelnden Druckereiprodukte 12 strichpunktiert angedeutet. Dieser Figur ist ebenfalls entnehmbar, dass zur Bildung eines Stapels die Winkelprofile 64 und 64' mittels der Motoren 48 in eine Position verbracht worden sind, in welcher die von oben dem Schachtraum 10' zugeführten Druckereiprodukte 12 sich mit Spiel in vertikaler Richtung zwischen den Führungselementen 66 und weiteren Führungselementen 70 sowie den Begrenzungselementen 68 und weiteren Begrenzungselementen 72 bewegen können. In diesem Zusammenhang sei erwähnt, dass die Begrenzungsprofile 40 oder auch nur eines davon am Drehtisch 24 lösbar befestigt sein können, um in Richtung rechtwinklig zur Ausstossrichtung A eine Anpassung des Schachtraumes 10' an das Format der zu verarbeitenden Druckereiprodukte 12 vornehmen zu können. Selbstverständlich ist die Abmessung des Schachtbodens 28, rechtwinklig zur Ausstossrichtung gemessen, derart gewählt, dass der Schachtboden 28 hindernislos in vertikaler Richtung bewegt werden kann.In Fig. 1, the format of the printed products to be stacked 12 is indicated by dash-dotted lines. It can also be seen from this figure that in order to form a stack, the angle profiles 64 and 64 'have been moved by means of the
Fig. 2 zeigt eine Situation, in welcher ein Teilstapel 74 auf dem Schachtboden 28 aufliegt. Mittels der Antriebsmotoren 48 sind die Führungselemente 66 und weiteren Führungselemente 70 in bzw. gegen die Ausstossrichtung A aufeinander zu bewegt worden, so dass diese am Stapel 74 anliegen. Dadurch ist der Teilstapel 74 beim Drehen des Schachtes 10 um die Drehachse 18' - wie dies mit dem Doppelpfeil angedeutet ist - stabil gehalten.Fig. 2 shows a situation in which a
Sollen nach einer Drehung weitere Gegenstände 12 in den Schachtraum 10' aufgenommen werden, werden die Führungselemente 66 und weiteren Führungselemente 70 wieder in Richtung voneinander weg in die in Fig. 1 gezeigte Lage verbracht. Soll hingegen nach einer Drehung der gebildete Fertigstapel 76 ausgestossen werden, werden die Begrenzungselemente 68 und weiteren Begrenzungselemente 72 direkt in Ausstossrichtung A bewegt, wie dies im Folgenden dargelegt ist.If, after a rotation, further objects 12 are to be received in the shaft space 10 ', the
Fig. 3 zeigt den Schacht 10 während des Ausstossens eines Fertigstapels 76 in Ausstossrichtung A aus dem Schacht 10. Dazu werden, ausgehend von der Situation wie sie Fig. 1 oder Fig. 2 zeigt, die ersten Ketten 54 und zweiten Ketten 60 in Ausstossrichtung A angetrieben, wodurch sich einerseits die in Ausstossrichtung A gesehen stromabwärts liegenden weiteren Führungselemente 70 zusammen mit dem Fertigstapel 76 und dann, um die dritten Kettenräder 58 herum, aus dem Förderbereich des Fertigstapels 76 heraus bewegen; zu dem in Fig. 3 gezeigten Zeitpunkt befinden sich die weiteren Winkelprofile 64' bereits am aussenliegenden Rücktrum der zweiten Ketten 60. Andererseits stossen die stromaufwärts gelegenen Führungselemente 60 den Fertigstapel 76 ab dem Schachtboden 28, beispielsweise auf einen Auslegetisch oder einen Wegförderer. Nach dem Ausstossen eines Fertigstapels 76 werden mittels der beiden Antriebsmotoren 48 die Winkelprofile 64, 64' wieder in die in der Fig. 1 gezeigte Stellung für die Bildung eines nächsten Stapels verbracht.Fig. 3 shows the
Da die Winkelprofile 64 und 64' und somit die durch diese gebildeten Führungselemente 66 und weiteren Führungselemente 70 durch eigene Antriebsmotoren 48 individuell angetrieben sind, lassen sich auf höchst einfache Art und Weise durch die Ansteuerung dieser Antriebsmotoren 48 Anpassungen an das Format der zu stapelnden Druckereiprodukte 12 - in Ausstossrichtung A - vornehmen.Since the angle profiles 64 and 64 'and thus the
Es ist möglich, die zu stapelnden Druckereiprodukte 12, beispielsweise mittels eines Klammertransporteurs oder Bandförderers, direkt dem Schacht 10 zur Stapelung zuzuführen. In bevorzugter Art und Weise ist jedoch der in den Fig. 1 bis 5 gezeigte, weiter oben beschriebene Schacht 10 Teil einer Vorrichtung, wie sie beispielsweise aus der
In den Fig. 6 bis 9 ist vereinfacht eine Vorrichtung dieser Art, mit einem erfindungsgemässen Schacht 10 ausgerüstet, zu fünf unterschiedlichen Zeitpunkten eines Arbeitszyklus dargestellt. Vom Schacht 10 sind der besseren Übersichtlichkeit halber nur der Schachtboden 28 mit den angelenkten Kolbenstangen 30, das Führungselement 66 und in Fig. 6 auch das weitere Führungselement 70 gezeigt. In Ausstossrichtung A schliesst an den Schacht 10 ein beispielsweise als Bandförderer ausgebildeter Wegförderer 78 an. Dieser ist dazu bestimmt, die in Ausstossrichtung A ausgestossenen Fertigstapel 76 in Wegführrichtung W wegzufördern. Oberhalb des Schachtes 10 ist eine Vorstapeleinrichtung 80 mit einem nicht gezeigten Vorstapelschacht angeordnet, welcher unten mittels aufeinander zu und voneinander weg bewegbaren Schieberplatten 82 verschliessbar ist. Oberhalb der Schieberplatten 82 sind gabelartige Zwischenbodenelemente 84 in den Vorstapelschacht einführbar und wieder aus diesem herausziehbar.In FIGS. 6 to 9, a device of this type, equipped with a
Zum in der Fig. 6 gezeigten Zeitpunkt eines Verarbeitungszyklus wird mittels des Wegförderers 78 ein Fertigstapel 76 in Wegförderrichtung W wegtransportiert. Ein weiterer Fertigstapel 76 liegt auf dem angehobenen Schachtboden 28 auf. Dieser wurde in bekannter Art und Weise durch aufeinander Ablegen von zwei Teilstapeln 74, mit dazwischen durchgeführter Drehung des Schachtes 10 zusammen mit dem sich im Schachtraum 10' bereits befindenden ersten Teilstapel 74 um 180°, gebildet. Die Schieberplatten 82 sind aus dem Vorstapelraum ausgefahren, während auf den eingefahrenen Zwischenbodenelementen 84 in der Zwischenzeit zugeführte Druckereiprodukte 12 gestapelt werden. Der Schacht 10 ist stromaufwärts von den Führungselementen 66 und stromabwärts von den weiteren Führungselementen 70 begrenzt.For the time of a processing cycle shown in FIG. 6, a
Bereits während des Absenkens des Schachthodens 28 - sobald sich der gesamte Fertigstapel 76 unterhalb der Schieberplatten 82 befindet - werden, wie dies Fig. 7 zeigt, die Führungselemente 66 und weiteren Führungselemente 70 in Ausstossrichtung A bewegt, wodurch die weiteren Führungselemente 70 um die dritten Kettenräder 58 herum (siehe Fig. 3) aus dem Bewegungsweg des auszustossenden Fertigstapels 76 heraus in den Bereich des Rücktrums bewegt werden. Die aktuelle Position des Führungselements 66 ist mit ausgezogenen Linien dargestellt, mit strichpunktierten Linien ist die Lage angedeutet, welche es in der Fig. 6 eingenommen hat. Die Schieberplatten 82 wurden in den Vorstapelraum eingefahren, nachdem das oberste Druckereiprodukt 12 des Fertigstapels 76 unterhalb die Schieberplatten 82 abgesenkt war. Auf den Schieberplatten 82 befindet sich der erste Teilstapel 74 eines nächsten zu bildenden Stapels, welcher Teilstapel 74 durch Auseinanderfahren der Zwischenbodenelemente 84 auf die Schieberplatten 82 gelangt ist.Already during the lowering of the shaft floor 28 - as soon as the entire
Zum in Fig. 8 gezeigten Zeitpunkt ist der Schachtboden 28 beinahe vollständig abgesenkt und der Fertigstapel 76 bereits zu ca. einem Drittel aus dem Schacht 10 ausgestossen. Sobald der Schachtboden 28 seine untere Endlage 38 erreicht hat - welche in Fig. 9 dargestellt ist - erfolgt das vollständige Ausstossen des Fertigstapels 76 aus dem Schacht 10. In der Zwischenzeit ist auf den Schieberplatten 82 ein weiterer Teilstapel 74 beinahe fertig erstellt worden, welcher nach dem anschliessenden Anheben des Schachtbodens 28 durch Auseinanderfahren der Schieberplatten 82 an diesen übergeben wird. Sind Teilstapel um 180° versetzt aufeinander abzulegen, wird in bekannter Art und Weise jeweils vor dem Ablegen eines weiteren Teilstapels der Schacht 10 mit dem darin befindenden Teilstapel oder den darin befindlichen Teilstapeln um 180° gedreht.For the time shown in Fig. 8, the shaft bottom 28 is almost completely lowered and the
Die kreuzförmige Ausbildung des Schachtbodens 28 gewährleistet einerseits ein stabiles Stützen der Stapel und andererseits - bei angehobenem Schachtboden 28 - das Vorbeibewegen der Führungselemente 66 und gegebenenfalls weiteren Führungselemente 70 an den sich in und entgegen der Ausstossrichtung erstreckenden Armen des Schachtbodens 28.The cross-shaped design of the shaft bottom 28 ensures on the one hand a stable support of the stack and on the other hand - with raised shaft bottom 28 - the passing of the
Eine nicht gezeigte Steuereinrichtung steuert sämtliche Antriebe und Funktionen, so dass jeder Fertigstapel 76 die vorbestimmten Teilstapel mit der spezifischen Anzahl Druckereiprodukte aufweist.An unillustrated controller controls all drives and functions so that each finished
Dadurch, dass die als Ausstosselemente dienenden Führungselemente 66 dem Schacht 10 zugeordnet sind und somit der Ausstossvorgang bereits während des Absenkens des Schachtbodens 28 erfolgen kann, ist bei schonender Behandlung der Druckereiprodukte 12 eine Verkürzung der Zykluszeiten gegenüber dem bekannten Stand der Technik möglich.Characterized in that the serving as ejection elements guide
In der in den Fig. 1 bis 5 gezeigten Ausbildungsform des erfindungsgemässen Schachtes sind die Antriebselemente 86 für die Führungselemente 66 durch um erste und zweite Kettenräder 52, 56 geführte erste Ketten 54 und die weiteren Antriebselemente 88 für die weiteren Führungselemente 70 durch um dritte und vierte Kettenräder 58, 62 geführte zweite Ketten 60 gebildet. Diese Antriebselemente 86, 88 können auf andere Art und Weise ausgebildet sein, beispielsweise durch Zylinder-Kolbenanordnungen, Riementriebe usw.In the embodiment of the inventive shaft shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the
Der erfindungsgemässe Schacht ist in unterschiedlichen Vorrichtungen zum Bilden von Stapeln von flächigen Gegenständen einsetzbar. So auch in solchen Vorrichtungen, in welchen im Schacht selber die Stapel bzw. Teilstapel gebildet werden.The shaft according to the invention can be used in various devices for forming stacks of flat objects. So also in such devices in which the stack or partial stack are formed in the shaft itself.
Wie dies aus Fig. 4 entnehmbar ist, kann der Schachtboden 28 mittig, eine in Ausstossrichtung A verlaufende Erhebung, beispielsweise gebildet aus hintereinander angeordneten frei drehbaren Rollen, aufweisen, die die Stapel weiter stabilisiert und verhindert, dass beim Ausstossen sich die untersten, über den Schachtboden vorstehenden Druckereiprodukte 12 nach unten biegen können.As can be seen in FIG. 4, the bottom of the
Das Ausstossen von Fertigstapeln 76 ist auch entgegen der in den Fig. 1 bis 3 gezeigten Ausstossrichtung A möglich. Dazu sind die Führungselemente 66 und weiteren Führungselemente 70 in Gegenrichtung angetrieben.The ejection of
Es ist auch möglich, auf die Lagerhohlwellen 46 zu verzichten und die dritten Kettenräder 58 drehfest an den Lagerwellen 44 anzuordnen sowie die vierten Kettenräder 62 an den Lagerwellen 44 frei drehbar zu lagern.It is also possible to dispense with the
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- Apparatus for forming stacks of flat objects, such as printed products, comprising a compartment (10) whose compartment space (10') is bounded at the bottom by a compartment base (28), on two mutually opposite sides by bounding elements (68, 72) and on a side located upstream in an ejection direction (A) by guide elements (66) and on a side located downstream by further guide elements (70) for the objects (12) which can be introduced from above into the compartment space (10'), said objects coming to lie in stack form on the compartment base (28), in order to eject a stack (76) from the compartment space (10'), the guide elements (66) being moved in the ejection direction (A) through the compartment space (10'), and the further guide elements (70) being moved out of the compartment space (10') by means of a drive (48), and the guide elements (66) being connected to one drive (48) and the further guide elements (70) being connected to a further drive (48) and, by means of these drives (48), it being possible for the guide elements (66) to be moved independently of the further guide elements (70), characterized in that the guide elements (66) and the further guide elements (70) are each assigned the abovementioned bounding elements (68, 72) which can be moved together with them.
- Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the compartment (10) can be rotated about a central vertical axis (18'), the guide elements (66) and further guide elements (70) being moved toward one another at the start of a rotation operation in order to bear at least approximately on the stack (74, 76) in order to stabilize it.
- Apparatus according to Claim 2, characterized in that, when a rotation operation is completed, if further objects (12) are to be fed to the compartment space (10') and are to be deposited on the objects (12) already present therein, the guide elements (66) and the further guide elements (70) are moved away from one another.
- Apparatus according to Claim 2, characterized in that, after a rotation operation has been completed, if a stack (76) is to be ejected from the compartment space (10'), the guide elements (66) and the further guide elements (70) are moved with one another in the ejection direction (A).
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the compartment base (28) can be raised and lowered by means of a lifting drive and, in order to eject a stack (76), the guide elements (66) are moved in the ejection direction (A) as the compartment base (28) is lowered.
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, on both sides of the compartment, there is in each case a drive element (84) for the guide elements (66) and in each case a further drive element (88) for the further guide elements (70).
- Apparatus according to Claim 6, characterized in that the drive elements (86) are connected to a drive motor (48) and the further drive elements (88) are connected to a further drive motor (48), the two drive motors (48) being activated independently of each other.
- Apparatus according to Claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the drive elements (86) and the further drive elements (88) on each side of the compartment (10) each have an endless pulling element (54, 60), to which the corresponding guide elements (66) and further guide elements (70) are fixed and which, at the end located upstream and at the end located downstream of the compartment (10), is guided around deflection wheels (52, 56, 58, 62).
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the bounding elements (68, 72) and the associated guide elements (66) and further guide elements (70) are formed by angle profiles (64, 64') running in the vertical direction.
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