EP1483189A1 - Dispositif de coupe - Google Patents

Dispositif de coupe

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EP1483189A1
EP1483189A1 EP03711839A EP03711839A EP1483189A1 EP 1483189 A1 EP1483189 A1 EP 1483189A1 EP 03711839 A EP03711839 A EP 03711839A EP 03711839 A EP03711839 A EP 03711839A EP 1483189 A1 EP1483189 A1 EP 1483189A1
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Prior art keywords
cutting
cylinder
gap
transport
material web
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1483189B1 (fr
Inventor
Michael Held
Sebastian Alois PRÜM
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Koenig and Bauer AG
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Koenig and Bauer AG
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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
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/16—Rotary folders
    • B65H45/162—Rotary folders with folding jaw cylinders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H35/00—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers
    • B65H35/04—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers from or with transverse cutters or perforators
    • B65H35/08—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers from or with transverse cutters or perforators from or with revolving, e.g. cylinder, cutters or perforators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/16—Associating two or more webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/28—Folding in combination with cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/60—Penetrating means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/647—With means to convey work relative to tool station
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/768—Rotatable disc tool pair or tool and carrier

Definitions

  • Such a cutting device is used for. B. used to break down printed paper webs into individual signatures in a web-fed rotary printing press.
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged illustration of a detail from FIG. 1; 3 shows an illustration of an operating mode;
  • a further transport cylinder for accepting the signatures can also be connected downstream in all operating modes, which in turn can be followed by a folding jaw cylinder or a belt system.

Landscapes

  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
  • Confectionery (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Nonmetal Cutting Devices (AREA)
EP20030711839 2002-03-04 2003-02-28 Dispositif de coupe Expired - Lifetime EP1483189B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE2002109214 DE10209214B4 (de) 2002-03-04 2002-03-04 Schneidvorrichtung
DE10209214 2002-03-04
PCT/DE2003/000675 WO2003074401A1 (fr) 2002-03-04 2003-02-28 Dispositif de coupe

Publications (2)

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EP1483189A1 true EP1483189A1 (fr) 2004-12-08
EP1483189B1 EP1483189B1 (fr) 2006-12-13

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EP20030711839 Expired - Lifetime EP1483189B1 (fr) 2002-03-04 2003-02-28 Dispositif de coupe

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US7115087B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1483189B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE348066T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2003218618A1 (fr)
DE (2) DE10209214B4 (fr)
WO (1) WO2003074401A1 (fr)

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WO2005068336A1 (fr) * 2004-01-16 2005-07-28 Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft Appareil de pliage d'une presse a papier en bobine
DE102006042592B4 (de) * 2006-09-11 2009-04-09 Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft Falzapparat
DE202009018120U1 (de) * 2009-12-16 2011-01-27 Manroland Ag Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von aus mehreren Papierlagen bestehenden Druckprodukten sowie Perforiermesser
WO2017205195A1 (fr) * 2016-05-24 2017-11-30 The Procter & Gamble Company Enclume rotative
US11292016B2 (en) 2018-03-16 2022-04-05 The Procter & Gamble Company Nozzle assembly used to manufacture absorbent articles

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DE50305956D1 (de) 2007-01-25
WO2003074401B1 (fr) 2004-03-04
DE10209214A1 (de) 2003-09-25
DE10209214B4 (de) 2004-03-25
AU2003218618A1 (en) 2003-09-16
WO2003074401A1 (fr) 2003-09-12
EP1483189B1 (fr) 2006-12-13
US20050103174A1 (en) 2005-05-19
ATE348066T1 (de) 2007-01-15

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