EP1454863B1 - Dispositif pour transporter un élément en forme de feuille - Google Patents

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EP1454863B1
EP1454863B1 EP03023087A EP03023087A EP1454863B1 EP 1454863 B1 EP1454863 B1 EP 1454863B1 EP 03023087 A EP03023087 A EP 03023087A EP 03023087 A EP03023087 A EP 03023087A EP 1454863 B1 EP1454863 B1 EP 1454863B1
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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
    • B65H33/06—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by displacing articles to define batches
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/38—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by movable piling or advancing arms, frames, plates, or like members with which the articles are maintained in face contact
    • B65H29/40—Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
    • 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
    • B65H31/34—Apparatus for squaring-up piled articles
    • 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
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/36—Positioning; Changing position
    • B65H2301/362—Positioning; Changing position of stationary material
    • B65H2301/3621—Positioning; Changing position of stationary material perpendicularly to a first direction in which the material is already in registered position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/50—Driving mechanisms
    • B65H2403/51—Cam mechanisms
    • B65H2403/512—Cam mechanisms involving radial plate cam
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/65—Other elements in face contact with handled material rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular to transport direction, e.g. star wheel
    • B65H2404/652—Other elements in face contact with handled material rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular to transport direction, e.g. star wheel having two elements diametrically opposed

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  • the invention relates to a device for transporting a substantially arcuate element, in particular for transporting a printing material sheet in a printing press, preferably in an electrophotographic printing machine, comprising at least one rotating transport member transporting the sheet-like element from a detection point to a delivery point and discharging there. which comprises for detecting and entrainment of the arcuate element at least one jaw-like receptacle for insertion or insertion of the leading edge region of the arcuate element, and comprising at least one coupled to the transport member displacement member for substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the transport member directed transverse displacement of the arcuate element in the region of the discharge point ,
  • a device of the aforementioned type is known from US-A-4,431,177 known.
  • the displacement member which is designed as a swinging substantially suspended swing arm, must be moved back to the initial position after each transverse displacement movement over the center position. This can cause unwanted dead times for the entire device.
  • the invention has for its object to avoid such dead times and to show a device of the type mentioned, which can be operated as a whole with a higher operating speed.
  • the displacement member comprises a rolling for displacement on the arcuate element rolling drive element.
  • Such a rolling drive element can rotate with advantage in a direction of rotation. A return movement is therefore canceled. At most, the rolling drive element must be set in function and disabled, depending on whether and when a transverse displacement is desired. For such a transverse displacement transversely to the transport direction by the transport member, the rolling drive element has an axis which is oriented substantially transversely to the axis of rotation of the transport member.
  • the displacement member from a rest position to a working position and vice versa is movable so that it can be set in this way in function and out of action and otherwise rotate in principle continuously.
  • the rolling drive element in working position could advantageously also serve simply as a braking element for the further transport of the arcuate element by the transport member, for example, to damp a stop at a stop edge in the region of the delivery point.
  • the displacement member is coupled to the transport member for a forced movement in dependence on the rotational position of the transport member.
  • the displacement member can be advantageously always put into operation, for example, by being brought into its working position when the transport member has reached a predetermined rotational position.
  • the coupling arranged on the transport member guide track for guiding a connected to the sliding member running element is present.
  • the guideway may for example be part of a cam, which is arranged on the transport member.
  • the running element may in particular comprise a rolling element.
  • a preferred and relatively simple and robust embodiment of the device according to the invention provides that the rolling drive element is arranged for movement out of or into the working position on an arm which is pivotable about a pivot axis.
  • the arm can be loaded with a system pressure, for example by means of a tension spring, in the direction of the cam disc.
  • a tension spring for example by means of a tension spring
  • the arm may be formed as a two-armed lever about its pivot axis and in the region of the rolling drive element facing away from the lever arm a drive be arranged so that it generates or amplifies the system pressure by its weight, z. B. in addition to the said tension spring.
  • the sliding member designed in this way must not hinder the work of the transporting body. Therefore, a further development provides that the arm and the drive train to the rolling drive element extending drive train is led out of the working area of the transport member, preferably at least once angled.
  • a drive member can be provided for the drive of the rolling drive element, which is controlled on and off, so that independently of a working and a rest position, the sliding member can be selectively controlled in operation.
  • the transport member is preferably formed in a conventional manner as a rotating transport disc and may have a plurality of evenly distributed arranged receptacles, in particular two diametrically opposed receptacles, which are formed in a simple case as receiving slots.
  • One of these receptacles can therefore be located at the delivery point, while the other receptacle already takes over the next arched element at the collection point.
  • a receiving slot for example, be formed so that the disk body of the transport disk in the region of the receptacle has a flattening, which forms the inside of the receiving slot, while externally, for example, a metal tongue on the disk body is attached, which forms the outside of the receiving slot.
  • each jaw-like receptacle is formed tab-like with an axial projection on the disk body as a working area for the rolling drive element.
  • This may be particularly preferably done while the arcuate element is transported even further in the transport direction, which can be promoted by the fact that the inside of the tab projection is reduced in its frictional resistance, so that the arcuate element can slide out of him on the recording.
  • a stop fixed relative to the transport member for example a stop strip interrupted for the passage of the transport member itself, is arranged for the front edge of the arcuate element inserted in the receptacle.
  • a plurality of coaxial, spaced-apart transport members are present.
  • two transport organs are arranged in mirror image with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation mirror plane. Accordingly, it is preferably provided that each transport member is associated with a displacement member and that the displacement members are drivingly synchronized with each other, preferably coupled together.
  • Fig. 1 shows a sectional view through a device according to the invention, in which a rotatably drivable on a shaft 6 transport disc 1 for the transport and the deflection of an arcuate member 7 can be seen in a side view.
  • the transport disk 1 has two guide tongues 2 arranged diametrically opposite one another, which in each case form a receiving slot for a curved element 7 with the disk body, which by the way may also be designed to be somewhat spoke-like.
  • an arcuate element is conveyed in the region of an upper detection point in a receiving slot by means of transport rollers 3, without the leading edge of the arcuate element should completely pierce into the slot base to avoid damage.
  • the thus-detected arcuate element is rotated by the transport disk 1 in the illustration of Fig. 1 promoted in a clockwise direction to a delivery point, in which it abuts a stop bar 14, released by further rotation of the transport disc 1 from the receiving slot and is deposited on a stack 5.
  • an arcuate element 7 is shown as an example during transport shortly before reaching the stop bar 14. It should be noted that the arcuate element has already been released in this position with its trailing edge of the transport rollers 3.
  • the transport disc 1 is also associated with a displacement member, the each arcuate element 7 very shortly before reaching the stop bar 14, if desired, a transverse shift can grant, namely in the representation of Fig. 1 in the direction out of the drawing plane.
  • the displacement member comprises an arm 12 which is mounted on a bearing block 11 about a horizontal, parallel to the shaft 6 pivot axis 9 pivotally.
  • the arm 12 is loaded with a tension spring 8, which, like the bearing block 11 is attached to a skeleton 17 for the device, in the upward direction. This load is also supported by the weight of a drive unit 10 by lever arm of a two-armed lever.
  • a roller 18 on a circumferential guideway of a cam 4 forcibly to the plant, which is arranged co-rotating on the transport disc 1.
  • the arm 12 is always pressed counter to its spring load down when a receiving slot approaches the stop bar 14.
  • a roller drive element 16 for transverse displacement act on the incoming in the receiving slot arcuate element 7, which is arranged at the free end of the arm 12.
  • This rolling drive element 16 is rotated by the drive unit 10 via a coupling 20 and shafts 13 and 19 (see in particular Fig. 2 ).
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the device according to Fig. 1 , The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as in Fig. 1 ,
  • the guide tongue 2 is widened like a tongue, so that it protrudes axially beyond the body of the transport disc 1 in order to serve the roller drive element 16 as a support and abutment in its operation.
  • the device thus shown operates essentially as follows:
  • the rolling drive element 16 Shortly before the sheet-shaped element 7 to be deposited is pulled against the stop bar 14, the rolling drive element 16 forcibly descends due to the cam disc 4 located on the transport disc 1.
  • roller drive element 16 After the roller drive element 16 has contacted the arcuate element 7 and rests on the protruding tab of the guide tongue 2, the rotation of the roller drive element 16 can begin. This rotational movement is controlled by the drive 10.
  • transverse sliding movement can additionally rotate the transport disk 1 further, if there is a sliding surface on the inner side of the tab, which significantly reduces the coefficient of friction between arcuate member 7 and tab, compared to the coefficient of friction Rollantriebselement 16 / arcuate element 7.
  • the protruding tab length is sufficiently dimensioned in the direction of rotation, so that the time window is large enough for the required transverse displacement distance.
  • the placement of the rolling drive element 16 to be deposited on the arcuate element 7 can also be used as a stop element for the arcuate element 7, so that the subsequent contraction of the arcuate element takes place against the stop bar 14 with very low energy and rebounding of the arcuate element 7 of the stop bar 14 is excluded.
  • the roll drive member 16 is in turn forcibly controlled via the cam 4, lifted off the arcuate element 7, so that the entire slot area is released again for a next arcuate element 7.
  • cam size should be interpreted accordingly, so that sufficient time is available for the entire filing process for all sheet formats.

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  1. Dispositif pour le transport d'un élément sensiblement en forme de feuille, notamment pour le transport d'une feuille à imprimer (7) dans une imprimante, de préférence dans une imprimante à système électrophotographique, comprenant au moins un organe de transport (1) transportant l'élément en forme de feuille entre le point de saisie et le point de dépose, ledit organe de transport étant mis en rotation et comprenant, pour saisir et entraîner l'élément en forme de feuille, au moins un logement en forme de gueule pour introduire et/ou emboîter la zone du bord avant de l'élément en forme de feuille et comprenant au moins un organe de déplacement accouplé à l'organe de transport permettant le déplacement transversal de l'élément plat et mince dans la zone du point de dépose dans un sens sensiblement parallèle par rapport à l'axe de rotation de l'organe de transport, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de déplacement comprend un élément d' entraînement par roulement (16) se déroulant sur l'élément en forme de feuille pour réaliser le déplacement.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de déplacement peut être déplacé d'une position de repos à une position de travail et vice versa.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de déplacement est accouplé à l'organe de transport pour réaliser un mouvement forcé en fonction de la position de rotation de l'organe de transport.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que, pour assurer ledit accouplement, une trajectoire de guidage est prévue sur l'organe de transport afin de guider un élément mobile relié à l'organe de déplacement.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement par roulement est disposé sur un bras pour effectuer un mouvement vers la position de travail ou de retour de cette dernière, ledit bras pouvant pivoter autour d'un axe de pivotement.
  6. Dispositif selon les revendications 4 et 5, caractérisé en ce que le bras peut être soumis à une pression d'appui orientée en direction de la came.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le bras est réalisé sous la forme d'un levier à deux bras au-dessus de son axe de pivotement et en ce qu'un dispositif d'entraînement par roulement est disposé dans la plage du bras de levier opposé à l'élément d'entraînement par roulement de sorte que ce dispositif d'entraînement produise la pression d'appui ou qu'il la renforce grâce à son poids.
  8. Dispositif selon les revendications 5 et 7, caractérisé en ce que le bras et la chaîne d'entraînement entre le moteur et l'élément d'entraînement par roulement sortent de la zone de travail de l'organe de transport et qu'il est de préférence coudé au moins une fois.
  9. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que la mise en mouvement de l'élément d'entraînement par roulement est assurée par un organe d'entraînement qui peut être mis en marche et en arrêt par un système de commande.
  10. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce qu'une pluralité de logements en forme de gueule sont répartis régulièrement sur un angle de 360°.
  11. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que la délimitation extérieure de chaque logement en forme de gueule est réalisée sous la forme d'une languette, avec un dépassement axial définissant la zone de travail de l'élément d'entraînement par roulement.
  12. Dispositif selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que la résistance au frottement de la face intérieure de la languette en dépassement axial est réduite.
  13. Dispositif selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce qu'une butée est disposée dans la zone du point de dépose, en face de l'organe de transport, cette butée étant fixe et destinée à recevoir le bord avant de l'élément en forme de feuille introduit dans le logement.
  14. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs organes de transport coaxiaux disposés à une certaine distance les uns des autres sont prévus.
  15. Dispositif selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que deux organes de transport sont disposés symétriquement par rapport à un plan de symétrie perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation.
  16. Dispositif selon les revendications 9 et 15 ou 16, caractérisé en ce qu'un organe de déplacement est associé à chaque organe de transport et en ce que les organes de déplacement sont synchronisés entre eux en ce qui concerne l'entraînement et, de préférence, accouplés entre eux.
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