EP1475326B1 - Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles pourvu d'un dispositif de maintien par soufflage d'air - Google Patents

Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles pourvu d'un dispositif de maintien par soufflage d'air Download PDF

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EP1475326B1
EP1475326B1 EP03010430A EP03010430A EP1475326B1 EP 1475326 B1 EP1475326 B1 EP 1475326B1 EP 03010430 A EP03010430 A EP 03010430A EP 03010430 A EP03010430 A EP 03010430A EP 1475326 B1 EP1475326 B1 EP 1475326B1
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Georg Dannemann
Christoph Beck
Bodo Tegtmeier
Eberhardt Krieger
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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
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • 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
    • B65H2301/361—Positioning; Changing position during displacement
    • B65H2301/3613—Lateral positioning
    • B65H2301/36132—Lateral positioning involving slanted belts or chains arrangement
    • 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
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/446—Assisting moving, forwarding or guiding of material
    • B65H2301/4461—Assisting moving, forwarding or guiding of material by blowing air towards handled material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/10—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium
    • B65H2406/11—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium producing fluidised bed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/10—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium
    • B65H2406/12—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium producing gas blast

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  • the invention relates to a sheet alignment device according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • a sheet alignment device comprising a sheet support device formed by corrugated spring strips.
  • the sheet support device is limited by an alignment rail, which is adjustable along an axis for adjusting the sheet width transverse to the sheet inlet direction.
  • a sub-ruler and a top ruler are provided, between which the sheet is inserted.
  • the upper ruler and the lower ruler are also adjustable transversely to the sheet inlet direction on the axis for adaptation to the sheet width.
  • a hold-down rod is arranged close above the sheet support device, is prevented by the incoming sheet rising bow.
  • a plurality of juxtaposed spaced hold-down rods are required to prevent rising of the sheet over the entire width of the sheet support device.
  • the arrangement of several hold-down rods is shown for example in DE-GM 84 06 391.
  • the plurality of hold-down bars are fixedly mounted above the sheet support means. If the sheet support device is to be set to a smaller size, the alignment rail can be displaced against the force of the spring elements in the direction of the center of the sheet support device. Since the hold-down bars are at the level of the alignment rail, it is necessary to remove hold-down rods mounted within the adjustment. At the same time, it is also necessary to adjust the lower rail and the upper rail, so a further disassembly of Niederhalterstäben may be required. However, an assembly or the installation of Niederhalterstäben is very expensive.
  • DE 679 390 describes a sheet alignment device of a folding machine, which is arranged downstream of a sheet inlet and a sheet support means on which an incoming sheet comes to rest and over the entire sheet width above the sheet support means arranged hold-down, each having a plurality of the sheet support device facing arranged blowing devices, the each directed an air jet in a particular direction on the bow.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a sheet alignment with structurally simple means that can be adjusted to different widths of sheets, without the assembly or disassembly of hold-down elements is required.
  • the hold-down device (s) further above the sheet supporting device, as is the case with the known holding-down bars, which are to be arranged closely above the sheet supporting device.
  • the hold-down device is arranged higher in the adjustment of an alignment rail than the alignment, so that it can come with the adjustment of the alignment rail to no collision with the hold-down device or more hold-down devices. An assembly or disassembly of the hold-down device is therefore no longer necessary in the adaptation of the sheet support device to a sheet width.
  • the blowing devices are arranged so that the air jet is inclined in use in the direction of an arc.
  • the movement of the sheet in sheet travel direction can be supported.
  • the previously known hold-down profiles can be arranged just above the sheet support device, since there is no risk of collision with the alignment rail.
  • the air jet forms a kind of air cushion which prevents a static attraction of the sheet on the paper support. The fact that the air jets are inclined in the sheet running direction, the movement of the sheet is additionally supported in sheet travel direction.
  • the blowing devices of the sheet support plate and the hold-down devices are connected to a printing device, wherein the amount and pressure of the air can be controlled for optimum adjustment.
  • the sheet aligning device 10 shown in Fig. 1 is for conveying and aligning a sheet 24 from a first folding unit FW1 to a second folding unit FW2.
  • the Bogenausricht sensible 10 comprises a Schrägrollentisch 12 with a plurality of longitudinally successively arranged driven rollers 13.
  • an alignment rail 16 is arranged at the upper in Fig. 2 longitudinal side of the Schrägrollenticians 12 .
  • the rollers 13 extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the Schrägrollenticians 12.
  • the axis of the rollers 13 is slightly inclined against the sheet running direction BL to the Ausrichtschiene 16 down.
  • the first folding unit FW1 is arranged on the side of the inclined roller table 12 opposite the alignment rail 16 at the right-hand end of the inclined roller table 12 in FIG.
  • the second folding unit FW2 is located on the front side of the inclined roller table 12, which is downstream in the sheet running direction BL.
  • a sheet support plane is formed.
  • three tubular hold-down rods 18 are arranged side by side in a plane extending in the longitudinal direction of the inclined roller table 12, ie in the sheet running direction BL.
  • a plurality of through openings 19 are provided in the region in which the first folding unit FW1 is arranged, which are inclined downwardly towards the alignment rail 16, around an air jet 22 exiting through the through openings 19 Direct the direction of the alignment rail 16.
  • An emerging from the first folding unit FW1 sheet 24 is perpendicular to the support plane of the Schrägrollenticians 12 to the longitudinal direction of the Schrägrollenticians 12 transported until it comes to rest on the alignment rail 16. In this case, it is held by the air jet 22 emerging from the hold-downs 18 on the supporting plane, the movement of the arch 24 in the direction of the alignment rail 16 being assisted by the air jet 22. Subsequently, the sheet 24 is conveyed by the rollers 13 in the direction of the second folding unit FW2, wherein due to the oblique arrangement of the rollers 13 with respect to the Ausrichtschiene 16 a concern of the sheet edge is ensured at the Ausrichtschiene 16.
  • a plurality of through holes 21 are longitudinally spaced apart in the down holders 18. These passage openings 21 are designed such that an air jet 20 emerging through the passage openings 21 is directed in the sheet running direction BL, whereby the movement of the sheet 24 in the direction of the second folding unit FW2 is assisted. At the same time, the sheet 24 is held down by the air jets 20.
  • the hold-down bars 18 are tubular. They have a closed interior 25 (FIG. 4) which is surrounded by a tube wall 23 (FIG. 4).
  • the interior space 25 is connected to a controllable pressure device (not shown) through which air of controllable pressure can be introduced into the hold-down bars 18 which exit through the passage openings 19, 21 in the tube wall 23 to form the air jets 20, 22.
  • the second embodiment of the sheet alignment device 30 shown in FIG. 5 has two spaced-apart side frame elements 36, 38 which extend in the sheet running direction BL.
  • An alignment rail 32 which likewise extends in the sheet running direction BL, together with a sloping conveyor belt 34 forms a unit which is adjustable transversely to the direction of sheet travel for adaptation to the sheet width.
  • two transverse struts 40, 42 extending transversely to the sheet running direction are fastened to the side frames 36, 38.
  • the alignment rail 32 is adjustable together with the bias binding 34 in an adjustment range VB. Within the adjustment range VB, three tubular hold-down rods 44, 46, 48 are attached to the transverse struts 40, 42 so that they are higher than the alignment rail 32.
  • the hold-down rods 44, 46, 48 are formed like the hold-down rods 18 of the first embodiment, wherein the air jet is directed from the through holes in the sheet running direction BL.
  • a support plate 56 is provided which extends in the sheet running direction BL.
  • the surface of the platen 56 is located in the support plane of the Bogenausricht Road 30.
  • the platen 56 has a closed interior, which is connected to a controllable printing device (not shown).
  • In the top of the platen 56 are three in the sheet running direction BL extending rows of through holes 58 are provided, which are formed so that an air jet from the through holes 58 is inclined in the sheet running direction BL. The left row can not be seen in Fig.
  • the amount and pressure of the exiting air can be regulated by regulating the pressure device.
  • Above the platen 56 are four hold-down 50, 52, 54, 55, extending in the sheet running direction, so firmly attached to the cross braces 40, 42 that they are located close above the support plane, as is the case with known holders.
  • the alignment rail 32 can be adjusted together with the bias belt 34 within the adjustment without collision with the hold-down rods 44, 46, 48.
  • the air emerging from the through-holes 58 forms a type of air cushion for an incoming arc, which prevents a static attraction between the sheet and the support plate 56 from occurring. This makes it possible to make the support plate 56 is relatively wide, so that on the alignment of the ruler 32 opposite side of the Bogenausricht issued 30 no adjustment of elements on the sheet width is required.

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  • Registering Or Overturning Sheets (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)

Claims (6)

  1. Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles pour une machine de traitement de feuilles, en particulier une machine de pliage qui est installée en aval d'une entrée de feuilles, avec
    - un dispositif de support de feuilles (12) sur lequel arrive une feuille entrante (24) pour se poser et
    - au moins un dispositif serre-flan (18 ; 44, 46, 48) disposé au-dessus du dispositif de support de feuilles (12), qui comprend plusieurs dispositifs soufflants (19, 21) disposés en étant orientés vers le dispositif de support de feuilles (12) qui dirigent un jet d'air (20, 22) sur la feuille,
    caractérisé en ce qu'un rail d'orientation (32) s'étendant dans le sens de passage de la feuille (BL) est prévu, qui est déplaçable dans une zone de déplacement (VB) transversalement au sens de passage de la feuille (BL) au-dessus du dispositif de support de feuilles pour orienter une feuille, et en ce que le dispositif serre-flan (44, 46, 48) est disposé plus haut dans la zone de déplacement (VB) que le rail d'orientation (32).
  2. Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les dispositifs soufflants (19, 21) sont disposés de manière telle que le jet d'air (20, 22) est incliné dans le sens de passage de la feuille.
  3. Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que en dehors de la zone de déplacement (VB) des profils de serre-flan (50, 52, 54, 56) s'étendant dans le sens de passage de la feuille (BL) sont disposés fixement à ras au-dessus du plan de support de feuilles.
  4. Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de support de feuilles comprend une plaque d'appui de feuilles (56) qui présente plusieurs dispositifs soufflants (58) disposés en étant orientés vers la face inférieure d'une feuille, qui sont conçus de manière telle qu'ils dirigent un jet soufflant incliné dans le sens de passage de la feuille (BL) sur le côté inférieur de la feuille.
  5. Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les dispositifs soufflants sont formés d'ouvertures de passage conçues dans la plaque de support de feuilles (56), qui se trouvent en relation fluide avec un dispositif de pression pneumatique.
  6. Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de passage (58) sont agencées en plusieurs rangées disposées avec un écartement, qui s'étendent dans le sens de passage de la feuille (BL).
EP03010430A 2003-05-08 2003-05-08 Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles pourvu d'un dispositif de maintien par soufflage d'air Expired - Fee Related EP1475326B1 (fr)

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DE50303820T DE50303820D1 (de) 2003-05-08 2003-05-08 Bogenausrichteinrichtung mit einer Blasluftniederhaltervorrichtung
EP03010430A EP1475326B1 (fr) 2003-05-08 2003-05-08 Dispositif d'alignement de feuilles pourvu d'un dispositif de maintien par soufflage d'air
CNB2004100422207A CN100453433C (zh) 2003-05-08 2004-04-30 鼓风压紧装置和设有该装置的片材对齐设备
US10/835,384 US7281711B2 (en) 2003-05-08 2004-04-30 Blowing-air holding-down arrangement and sheet-aligning device provided therewith
JP2004139156A JP2004338952A (ja) 2003-05-08 2004-05-07 空気吹付け式押さえつけ装置及びこの押さえつけ装置が設けられたシート整列装置

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