EP1528982B2 - Printing machines comprising several printing groups - Google Patents

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EP1528982B2
EP1528982B2 EP03794777.7A EP03794777A EP1528982B2 EP 1528982 B2 EP1528982 B2 EP 1528982B2 EP 03794777 A EP03794777 A EP 03794777A EP 1528982 B2 EP1528982 B2 EP 1528982B2
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  • the invention relates to a printing press with a plurality of printing units according to the features of claim 1.
  • a material web for. B. printed on a substrate or a paper web, and after passing through the dryer, the webs are brought together into a strand, which is broken down into individual advantages in the folder.
  • the printed webs are led out of aligned in a first direction printing units of such a machine in a direction extending in a plane defined by this first direction and the vertical plane.
  • This web guide poses a number of problems. If each of the printing units is to be assigned a separate dryer for drying the web printed by it, then essentially there is the possibility of arranging the dryer vertically over the printing unit in extension thereof, so that extremely high halls are required for setting up such a printing press. On the other hand, if a decision is taken to guide the webs horizontally through the dryers, the result is an arrangement in which the dryers come to lie between the printing units and the machine thus reaches a very long length in the direction of escape. This leads to greatly different web lengths between the individual printing units and the folder, so that the printing units in order to achieve a correct position of the webs in relation to each other on the folder with a high phase shift must be operated.
  • the DD 58 311 discloses a rotary printing press, wherein each printing unit, a dryer is connected downstream and in which a plurality of folders are arranged.
  • the DE 40 12 396 A1 and the DE 44 08 027 A1 show web presses with dryers and folders, wherein the axes of rotation of the folding cylinders of the folders are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the dryer.
  • the EP 888 887 A2 discloses a web-fed rotary printing press having a plurality of printing towers and a plurality of folders.
  • the axes of rotation of the folding cylinders are parallel to the axes of rotation of the impression cylinders.
  • DE 198 806 C is a printing machine with a plurality of arranged in the axial direction of the cylinder axes printing units known, wherein an inlet of the former is arranged transversely to the printing cylinders.
  • the promotional brochure "C450” discloses a printing machine with multiple printing units, dryers and at least two folders.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a printing machine with multiple printing units.
  • a particular advantage of the machine is that it allows a compact design with short paths of all substrates between the printing unit and the folder. Since the printed webs emerge from the printing units transversely to the direction of escape of the printing units, the dryer can be arranged transversely to the direction of escape and thus require neither a large height nor large distances between the printing units in the direction of escape.
  • the axes of the pressure column of the printing cylinders limiting cylinders are oriented parallel to the direction of escape, so that the printed web can be fed from the output of the printing unit without diverting or turning the dryer.
  • a web guide of the printing material in the printing units from bottom to top allows attachment of the dryer approximately at the exit height of the webs from the printing units, so that under the dryers on the ground free space can be used elsewhere.
  • roll changers for the material supply of the printing units as well as possibly conveyor systems for transporting fresh printing material rolls to the roll changers and for the removal of used rolls can be accommodated in the space underneath the dryers.
  • the printing machine according to the invention is equipped with two folders. These are also conveniently placed in the direction of escape.
  • the folders are each in a space between two modules, each consisting of a printing unit, a dryer and a turning bar assembly for feeding the material emerging from the dryer web to the folder are formed.
  • Another advantage is that in the event of a failure of a folding unit, the production does not come to a standstill, but the production can be continued via a second folding unit.
  • the first of the two folders is preferably located centrally between the assemblies to minimize the path length differences between the outputs of the individual printing units and the folder.
  • Fig. 1 shows a highly schematic plan view of a printing press, in particular a heatset printing press for the telephone book printing.
  • the machine comprises four four-color printing units 01, 02, 03, 04, which are designed for a width of the web to be printed 07 from six sides.
  • the axes of the printing cylinders are parallel to the (in the Fig. Vertical) escape direction of the printing units 01, 02, 03, 04.
  • Each printing unit 01, 02, 03, 04 is, as in Fig. 2 shown supplied by a roll changer 06 with a paper web 07, which enters the foot of the printing unit 01, 02, 03, 04 in this and leaves it at the head end.
  • the paper web 07 is initially shown led out vertically from the printing unit 01 and is deflected at a point 08, which may be given by a guide roller, in the horizontal.
  • a point 08 which may be given by a guide roller, in the horizontal.
  • a longitudinal direction of the dryer 09 is arranged transversely to the axes of rotation of at least one cylinder group bounding a pressure gap.
  • the horizontally oriented dryer 09 is arranged above the roll changer 06 and thus occupies no own footprint.
  • a cooling roller assembly 11 At the exit of the dryer 09 is a cooling roller assembly 11. After passing through the cooling roller assembly 11, the paper web reaches a turning bar 12; 13; 14 or 16, where it is deflected in the direction of escape.
  • the printing machine thus has four modules, each composed of a printing unit 01 to 04, which can be reached by this printing unit from turning bar 12, 13, 14 or 16 and the respective intermediate components 09 and 11.
  • a first folder 17 is arranged, a structurally identical second folder 18 is located between the first and the second module.
  • the turning bar 13 of the second module can be folded down in order to supply the printed web 07 printed by the printing unit 02 optionally to the first or the second folding apparatus 17 or 18.
  • Each folding apparatus 17, 18 has two knives (not shown) for longitudinal cutting of the paper webs 07 supplied to it in partial webs of two pages width each and three formers 19 for longitudinal folding of the partial webs thus obtained. Downstream of the formers 19 is a cross-cutter with a cross-cutting cylinder 23 for disassembling the sub-webs into individual benefits, a folding blade 21, which crossfolds the benefits obtained together with a jaw cylinder 22, and a stacking boom.
  • the structure of such a folder is known and need not be further explained in detail here.
  • the axis of rotation of the first cross-cutting cylinder 23 of the two folders 17; 18 and the axis of rotation of at least one cylinder group delimiting a pressure gap are arranged to run parallel.
  • An advantage of having the two folders 17, 18 is that redundancy is provided so that if one of them fails, the press can continue to operate using the other.
  • Printing unit 01 Printing unit 02
  • Printing unit 03 Printing unit 04 Folder 17 Folder 18 Collect Use pages Collect Use pages 17 17 17 17 n 2 96 - - - 17 17 18 n 2 72 n 2 24 17 17 17 18 n 2 72 j 1 48 17 17 18 18 n 2 48 n 2 48 17 17 18 18 n 2 48 j 1 96 17 17 18 18 j 1 96 j 1 96 17 18 18 18 n 2 24 n 2 72 17 18 18 18 j 1 48 n 2 72 18 18 18 18 18 18 - - n 1 96
  • the page numbers given in the table refer to the case where full-width paper webs are printed on six pages. Of course, webs with four or two sides width can be used; then the specified page numbers decrease accordingly.

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The dryers (09) are each positioned along a section of track orientated across the initial direction and belonging to the length of printed material (07) emerging from one of the printers (01-04). The axes of the cylinders defining the gaps between printers are parallel with the initial direction. The dryers are positioned so as to bridge the gap between the printers and he at least one folder (17,18).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Druckmaschine mit mehreren Druckwerken gemäß den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a printing press with a plurality of printing units according to the features of claim 1.

In jedem Druckwerk einer solchen Maschine wird eine Materialbahn, z. B. eine Bedruckstoff- oder eine Papierbahn bedruckt, und nach Durchgang durch den Trockner werden die Bahnen zu einem Strang zusammengeführt, der im Falzapparat in einzelne Nutzen zerlegt wird.In each printing unit of such a machine, a material web, for. B. printed on a substrate or a paper web, and after passing through the dryer, the webs are brought together into a strand, which is broken down into individual advantages in the folder.

Herkömmlicherweise werden die bedruckten Bahnen aus in einer ersten Richtung fluchtend aufgestellten Druckwerken einer solchen Maschine in einer Richtung herausgeführt, die in einer durch diese erste Richtung und die Vertikale aufgespannten Ebene verläuft.Conventionally, the printed webs are led out of aligned in a first direction printing units of such a machine in a direction extending in a plane defined by this first direction and the vertical plane.

Diese Bahnführung wirft eine Reihe von Problemen auf. Wenn jedem der Druckwerke ein eigener Trocknerzum Trocknen der von ihm bedruckten Bahn zugeordnet sein soll, so gibt es im Wesentlichen die Möglichkeit, den Trockner vertikal über dem Druckwerk in Verlängerung desselben anzuordnen, so dass zum Aufstellen einer solchen Druckmaschine extrem hohe Hallen benötigt werden. Entscheidet man sich hingegen dafür, die Bahnen horizontal durch die Trockner zu führen, so ergibt sich eine Anordnung, bei der die Trockner zwischen den Druckwerken zu liegen kommen und die Maschine somit in der Fluchtrichtung eine sehr große Länge erreicht. Dies führt zu stark unterschiedlichen Bahnlängen zwischen den einzelnen Druckwerken und dem Falzapparat, so dass die Druckwerke, um am Falzapparat eine korrekte Lage der Bahnen in Bezug aufeinander zu erreichen, mit einem hohen Phasenversatz betrieben werden müssen.This web guide poses a number of problems. If each of the printing units is to be assigned a separate dryer for drying the web printed by it, then essentially there is the possibility of arranging the dryer vertically over the printing unit in extension thereof, so that extremely high halls are required for setting up such a printing press. On the other hand, if a decision is taken to guide the webs horizontally through the dryers, the result is an arrangement in which the dryers come to lie between the printing units and the machine thus reaches a very long length in the direction of escape. This leads to greatly different web lengths between the individual printing units and the folder, so that the printing units in order to achieve a correct position of the webs in relation to each other on the folder with a high phase shift must be operated.

Ein kompakterer Aufbau ist zwar eventuell dadurch zu erzielen, dass ein gemeinsamer Trockner vorgesehen wird, durch den die Bahnen aller Druckwerke gemeinsam geführt werden, doch hat diese Lösung den Nachteil, dass je nach Anordnung des Trockners in Bezug auf die Druckwerke Bahnen zwischen Druckwerk und Trockner über lange Strecken geführt und dabei abgestützt oder mehrmals umgelenkt werden müssen. Dabei kann es an Umlenk- oder Stützrollen zu einem Vermischen der noch nicht getrockneten Farbe und damit zu einem Qualitätsverlust des Druckerzeugnisses kommen.Although a more compact structure may possibly be achieved by providing a common dryer through which the webs of all printing units are led together, this solution has the disadvantage that depending on the arrangement of the dryer in relation to the printing units webs between the printing unit and dryer be guided over long distances and thereby supported or diverted several times. This may lead to deflection or support rollers to a mixing of the not yet dried color and thus to a loss of quality of the printed product.

Die DD 58 311 offenbart eine Rotationsdruckmaschine, bei der jedem Druckwerk ein Trockner nachgeschaltet ist und bei der mehrere Falzapparate angeordnet sind.The DD 58 311 discloses a rotary printing press, wherein each printing unit, a dryer is connected downstream and in which a plurality of folders are arranged.

Die DE 40 12 396 A1 und die DE 44 08 027 A1 zeigen Rollendruckmaschinen mit Trocknern und Falzapparaten, wobei die Rotationsachsen der Falzzylinder der Falzapparate parallel zur Längsrichtung des Trockners verlaufen.The DE 40 12 396 A1 and the DE 44 08 027 A1 show web presses with dryers and folders, wherein the axes of rotation of the folding cylinders of the folders are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the dryer.

Die EP 888 887 A2 offenbart eine Rollenrotationsdruckmaschine mit mehreren Drucktürmen und mehreren Falzapparaten. Die Rotationsachsen der Falzzylinder verlaufen parallel zu den Rotationsachsen der Druckzylinder.The EP 888 887 A2 discloses a web-fed rotary printing press having a plurality of printing towers and a plurality of folders. The axes of rotation of the folding cylinders are parallel to the axes of rotation of the impression cylinders.

Durch die DE 198 806 C ist eine Druckmaschine mit mehreren in axialer Richtung der Zylinderachsen angeordneten Druckwerken bekannt, wobei ein Einlauf der Falztrichter quer zu den Druckzylindern angeordnet ist.By the DE 198 806 C is a printing machine with a plurality of arranged in the axial direction of the cylinder axes printing units known, wherein an inlet of the former is arranged transversely to the printing cylinders.

Der Werbeprospekt "C450" offenbart eine Druckmaschine mit mehreren Druckwerken, Trocknern und wenigstens zwei Falzapparaten.The promotional brochure "C450" discloses a printing machine with multiple printing units, dryers and at least two folders.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Druckmaschine mit mehreren Druckwerken zu schaffen.The invention has for its object to provide a printing machine with multiple printing units.

Die Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.The object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

Ein besonderer Vorteil der Maschine ist, dass sie einen kompakten Aufbau mit kurzen Wegen aller Bedruckstoffbahnen zwischen dem Druckwerk und dem Falzapparat ermöglicht. Da die bedruckten Bahnen aus den Druckwerken quer zur Fluchtrichtung der Druckwerke austreten, können die Trockner quer zur Fluchtrichtung angeordnet sein und erfordern somit weder eine große Bauhöhe noch große Abstände zwischen den Druckwerken in Fluchtrichtung.A particular advantage of the machine is that it allows a compact design with short paths of all substrates between the printing unit and the folder. Since the printed webs emerge from the printing units transversely to the direction of escape of the printing units, the dryer can be arranged transversely to the direction of escape and thus require neither a large height nor large distances between the printing units in the direction of escape.

Die Achsen der die Druckspalte der Druckwerke begrenzenden Zylinder sind parallel zu der Fluchtrichtung orientiert, so dass die bedruckte Bahn vom Ausgang des Druckwerkes ohne Umlenken oder Wenden dem Trockner zugeführt werden kann.The axes of the pressure column of the printing cylinders limiting cylinders are oriented parallel to the direction of escape, so that the printed web can be fed from the output of the printing unit without diverting or turning the dryer.

Eine Bahnführung der Bedruckstoffbahnen in den Druckwerken von unten nach oben ermöglicht eine Anbringung der Trockner ungefähr in Austrittshöhe der Bahnen aus den Druckwerken, so dass unter den Trocknern am Boden freibleibender Platz anderweitig genutzt werden kann. So können zum Beispiel in dem Raum unterhalb der Trockner zweckmäßig Rollenwechsler für die Materialversorgung der Druckwerke sowie eventuell Förderanlagen zum Transportieren frischer Bedruckstoffrollen zu den Rollenwechslern und zum Abtransportieren verbrauchter Rollen untergebracht sein.A web guide of the printing material in the printing units from bottom to top allows attachment of the dryer approximately at the exit height of the webs from the printing units, so that under the dryers on the ground free space can be used elsewhere. Thus, for example, roll changers for the material supply of the printing units as well as possibly conveyor systems for transporting fresh printing material rolls to the roll changers and for the removal of used rolls can be accommodated in the space underneath the dryers.

Die erfindungsgemäße Druckmaschine ist mit zwei Falzapparaten ausgestattet. Auch diese sind zweckmäßigerweise in der Fluchtrichtung aufgestellt.The printing machine according to the invention is equipped with two folders. These are also conveniently placed in the direction of escape.

Erfindungsgemäß befinden sich die Falzapparate jeweils in einem Zwischenraum zwischen zwei Baugruppen, die jeweils aus einem Druckwerk, einem Trockner und einer Wendestangenanordnung zum Zuführen der aus dem Trockner austretenden Materialbahn zum Falzapparat gebildet sind. So ist es möglich, eine in einem der Druckwerke bedruckte Papierbahn wahlweise einem der zwei Falzapparate zuzuführen. Dadurch ergibt sich die Möglichkeit, wenn die Seitenzahl eines zu druckenden Produktes die Kapazität der Druckwerke nicht voll auslastet, ein für diesen Druckauftrag nicht benötigtes Druckwerk zusammen mit dem zweiten Falzapparat zur Produktion eines zweiten Druckerzeugnisses einzusetzen, das von dem ersten unabhängig sein kann.According to the invention, the folders are each in a space between two modules, each consisting of a printing unit, a dryer and a turning bar assembly for feeding the material emerging from the dryer web to the folder are formed. Thus, it is possible to selectively supply a paper web printed in one of the printing units to one of the two folders. This results in the possibility, if the page number of a product to be printed does not fully utilize the capacity of the printing units to use a printing unit not required for this print job together with the second folder for the production of a second printed product, which may be independent of the first.

Ein weiterer Vorteil besteht darin, dass im Falle eines Ausfalles eines Falzwerkes die Produktion nicht zum Stillstand kommt, sondern die Produktion über ein zweites Falzwerk fortgeführt werden kann.Another advantage is that in the event of a failure of a folding unit, the production does not come to a standstill, but the production can be continued via a second folding unit.

Der erste der zwei Falzapparate ist vorzugsweise mittig zwischen den Baugruppen angeordnet, um die Weglängenunterschiede zwischen den Ausgängen der einzelnen Druckwerke und dem Falzapparat zu minimieren.The first of the two folders is preferably located centrally between the assemblies to minimize the path length differences between the outputs of the individual printing units and the folder.

Denkbar ist auch, den ersten und zweiten Falzapparat in nicht benachbarten Zwischenräumen anzuordnen.It is also conceivable to arrange the first and second folders in non-adjacent spaces.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel ist in den Zeichnungen dargestellt und wird im Folgenden näher beschrieben.An embodiment is shown in the drawings and will be described in more detail below.

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eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine erfindungsgemäße Druckmaschine; und
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a schematic plan view of a printing press according to the invention; and
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a side view of the machine.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine stark schematisierte Draufsicht auf eine Druckmaschine, insbesondere eine Heatset-Druckmaschine für den Telefonbuchdruck. Die Maschine umfasst vier Vierfarbdruckwerke 01, 02, 03, 04, die für eine Breite der zu bedruckenden Bahn 07 von sechs Seiten ausgelegt sind. Die Achsen der Druckzylinder liegen parallel zur (in der Fig. vertikalen) Fluchtrichtung der Druckwerke 01, 02, 03, 04. Jedes Druckwerk 01, 02, 03, 04 wird, wie in Fig. 2 gezeigt, von einem Rollenwechsler 06 mit einer Papierbahn 07 versorgt, die am Fuß des Druckwerkes 01, 02, 03, 04 in dieses eintritt und es am Kopfende verlässt. Fig. 1 shows a highly schematic plan view of a printing press, in particular a heatset printing press for the telephone book printing. The machine comprises four four-color printing units 01, 02, 03, 04, which are designed for a width of the web to be printed 07 from six sides. The axes of the printing cylinders are parallel to the (in the Fig. Vertical) escape direction of the printing units 01, 02, 03, 04. Each printing unit 01, 02, 03, 04 is, as in Fig. 2 shown supplied by a roll changer 06 with a paper web 07, which enters the foot of the printing unit 01, 02, 03, 04 in this and leaves it at the head end.

Infolge der Anordnung der Druckwerke 01 bis 04 mit zur Fluchtrichtung parallelen Zylinderachsen ist es nicht möglich, wie bei herkömmlicher Reihenbauweise eine Papierbahn nacheinander durch zwei Druckwerke zu führen, um so, wenn nicht in jedem Druckwerk vierfarbig gedruckt wird, mehr Bahnen, als Druckwerke vorhanden sind, gleichzeitig bedrucken zu können. Dies ist jedoch bei der Telefonbuchmaschine nicht von Nachteil, da der Druck von Telefonbüchern, insbesondere für den nordamerikanischen Markt, im Wesentlichen durchgängig vierfarbig erfolgt.As a result of the arrangement of the printing units 01 to 04 parallel to the direction of escape cylinder axes, it is not possible, as in conventional row construction to run a paper web successively through two printing units, so if not printed in each unit four-color, more tracks than printing units are available to print at the same time. However, this is not a disadvantage in the telephone book engine, since the printing of directories, especially for the North American market, is substantially continuous four-color.

In der schematischen Darstellung der Fig. 2 ist die Papierbahn 07 zunächst vertikal aus dem Druckwerk 01 herausgeführt dargestellt und wird an einem Punkt 08, der durch eine Umlenkwalze gegeben sein kann, in die Horizontale umgelenkt. Selbstverständlich ist es auch möglich, die Druckwerke 01, 02, 03, 04 so zu konstruieren, dass die Papierbahn 07 den letzten Druckspalt unmittelbar in horizontaler Orientierung verlässt und so ohne jegliche Umlenkung einem dem Druckwerk 01 nachgeschalteten Trockner 09 zugeführt wird.In the schematic representation of Fig. 2 the paper web 07 is initially shown led out vertically from the printing unit 01 and is deflected at a point 08, which may be given by a guide roller, in the horizontal. Of course, it is also possible to construct the printing units 01, 02, 03, 04 in such a way that the paper web 07 leaves the last printing nip directly in a horizontal orientation and is fed without any deflection to a dryer 09 connected downstream of the printing unit 01.

Eine Längsrichtung des Trockners 09 ist quer zu den Rotationsachsen mindestens einer einen Druckspalt begrenzenden Zylindergruppe angeordnet.A longitudinal direction of the dryer 09 is arranged transversely to the axes of rotation of at least one cylinder group bounding a pressure gap.

Der horizontal orientierte Trockner 09 ist über dem Rollenwechsler 06 angeordnet und belegt somit keine eigene Stellfläche.The horizontally oriented dryer 09 is arranged above the roll changer 06 and thus occupies no own footprint.

Am Ausgang des Trockners 09 befindet sich eine Kühlwalzenanordnung 11. Nach Durchgang durch die Kühlwalzenanordnung 11 erreicht die Papierbahn eine Wendestange 12; 13; 14 bzw. 16, an der sie in die Fluchtrichtung umgelenkt wird.At the exit of the dryer 09 is a cooling roller assembly 11. After passing through the cooling roller assembly 11, the paper web reaches a turning bar 12; 13; 14 or 16, where it is deflected in the direction of escape.

Die Druckmaschine hat somit vier Baugruppen, die jeweils aus einem Druckwerk 01 bis 04, der von diesem Druckwerk aus erreichbaren Wendestange 12, 13, 14 oder 16 und den jeweils dazwischenliegenden Komponenten 09 und 11 aufgebaut ist.The printing machine thus has four modules, each composed of a printing unit 01 to 04, which can be reached by this printing unit from turning bar 12, 13, 14 or 16 and the respective intermediate components 09 and 11.

In einem Zwischenraum zwischen der die Druckwerke 02 bzw. 03 enthaltenden zweiten und dritten Baugruppe ist ein erster Falzapparat 17 angeordnet, ein baugleicher zweiter Falzapparat 18 befindet sich zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Baugruppe. Die Wendestange 13 der zweiten Baugruppe ist umklappbar, um die von dem Druckwerk 02 bedruckte Papierbahn 07 wahlweise dem ersten oder dem zweiten Falzapparat 17 oder 18 zuzuführen.In a space between the printing units 02 and 03 containing second and third assembly, a first folder 17 is arranged, a structurally identical second folder 18 is located between the first and the second module. The turning bar 13 of the second module can be folded down in order to supply the printed web 07 printed by the printing unit 02 optionally to the first or the second folding apparatus 17 or 18.

Jeder Falzapparat 17, 18 hat zwei (nicht dargestellte) Messer zum Längsschneiden der ihm zugeführten Papierbahnen 07 in Teilbahnen von jeweils zwei Seiten Breite und drei Falztrichter 19 zum Längsfalzen der so erhaltenen Teilbahnen. Den Falztrichtern 19 nachgeordnet ist ein Querschneidwerk mit einem Querschneidzylinder 23 zum Zerlegen der Teilbahnen in einzelne Nutzen, ein Falzmesserzylinder 21, der zusammen mit einem Falzklappenzylinder 22 die erhaltenen Nutzen querfalzt, und ein Stapelausleger. Der Aufbau eines solchen Falzapparates ist bekannt und braucht hier nicht im Einzelnen weiter erläutert zu werden.Each folding apparatus 17, 18 has two knives (not shown) for longitudinal cutting of the paper webs 07 supplied to it in partial webs of two pages width each and three formers 19 for longitudinal folding of the partial webs thus obtained. Downstream of the formers 19 is a cross-cutter with a cross-cutting cylinder 23 for disassembling the sub-webs into individual benefits, a folding blade 21, which crossfolds the benefits obtained together with a jaw cylinder 22, and a stacking boom. The structure of such a folder is known and need not be further explained in detail here.

Die Rotationsachse des ersten Querschneidzylinders 23 der beiden Falzapparate 17; 18 und die Rotationsachse mindestens einer einen Druckspalt begrenzenden Zylindergruppe sind parallel verlaufend angeordnet.The axis of rotation of the first cross-cutting cylinder 23 of the two folders 17; 18 and the axis of rotation of at least one cylinder group delimiting a pressure gap are arranged to run parallel.

Ein Vorteil des Vorhandenseins der zwei Falzapparate 17, 18 ist, dass Redundanz geschaffen wird, so dass bei Ausfall eines dieser Apparate die Druckmaschine unter Nutzung des anderen weiterbetrieben werden kann.An advantage of having the two folders 17, 18 is that redundancy is provided so that if one of them fails, the press can continue to operate using the other.

Der besondere Vorteil der zwei Falzapparate 17, 18 ist jedoch die erhöhte Flexibilität der Produktion. Eine Druckmaschine mit einem einzigen Falzapparat läuft nur dann mit der bestmöglichen Wirtschaftlichkeit, wenn alle ihre Druckwerke Bahnen maximaler Breite bedrucken. Im hier betrachteten Beispielfall mit vier beidseitig druckenden Druckwerken 01 bis 04 und sechs Seiten breiten Bahnen 07 bedeutet dies, dass mit jeder Drehung der Druckzylinder um eine Plattenbreite 48 Seiten gedruckt werden. Wenn man annimmt, dass die Druckzylinder in Umfangsrichtung jeweils vier Platten tragen, die paarweise verschieden sind, so werden mit jeder vollständigen Umdrehung der Druckzylinder zweimal 96 Seiten gedruckt. Dies ist somit die Nutzengröße, bei der sich eine optimale Ausnutzung der Druckmaschine ergibt, wenn nur ein Falzapparat vorhanden ist. Solche Nutzengrößen werden aber nicht immer erreicht; im Allgemeinen wird es beim Drucken eines Telefonbuches wenigstens einen Nutzen geben, der kleiner ist.The particular advantage of the two folders 17, 18, however, is the increased flexibility of production. A press with a single folder runs only with the best economic efficiency if all of their printing units print webs of maximum width. In the example case considered here, with four printing units 01 to 04 printed on both sides and six-sided wide webs 07, this means that 48 pages are printed with each rotation of the printing cylinder by a plate width. Assuming that the printing cylinders each carry four plates in the circumferential direction, which are different in pairs, 96 pages are printed twice with each complete revolution of the printing cylinder. This is thus the utility size at which optimum utilization of the press results when only one folder is present. Such benefit sizes are not always achieved; in general will At least one benefit that is smaller when printing a phonebook.

Bei der hier gezeigten Maschine gibt es eine Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten, die in den einzelnen Druckwerken 01 bis 04 bedruckten Bahnen jeweils verschiedenen der Falzapparate 17, 18 zuzuführen und so in diesen unabhängig voneinander zu verarbeiten. Das heißt, wenn ein zu produzierender Nutzen die optimale Größe von 96 Seiten nicht erreicht und unter Verwendung von weniger als den vier maximal möglichen Bahnen gedruckt werden kann, so können hierfür nicht benötigte Druckwerke zusammen mit einem der zwei Falzapparate 17; 18 für eine andere Produktion eingesetzt werden. So ergibt sich eine Vielzahl von Produktionsmöglichkeiten, die in der nachfolgenden Tabelle zusammengefasst sind. In der Tabelle ist für jedes der Druckwerke 01 bis 04 jeweils der Falzapparat 17 oder 18, auf den die von dem betroffenen Druckwerk bedruckte Papierbahn geführt ist, für jeden der Falzapparate 17; 18 die Betriebsart Sammeln oder Nichtsammeln sowie die Zahl der pro Umdrehung der Plattenzylinder erhaltenen Nutzen und ihre Seitenzahl angegeben. Druckwerk 01 Druckwerk 02 Druckwerk 03 Druckwerk 04 Falzapparat 17 Falzapparat 18 Sammeln Nutzen Seiten Sammeln Nutzen Seiten 17 17 17 17 n 2 96 - - - 17 17 17 18 n 2 72 n 2 24 17 17 17 18 n 2 72 j 1 48 17 17 18 18 n 2 48 n 2 48 17 17 18 18 n 2 48 j 1 96 17 17 18 18 j 1 96 j 1 96 17 18 18 18 n 2 24 n 2 72 17 18 18 18 j 1 48 n 2 72 18 18 18 18 - - - n 1 96 In the machine shown here, there are a variety of ways in the individual printing units 01 to 04 printed webs each different to the folders 17, 18 supply and so to process in these independently. That is, if a benefit to be produced can not reach the optimum size of 96 pages and can be printed using less than the four maximum possible paths, non-required printing units may be used with one of the two folders 17; 18 are used for another production. This results in a large number of production possibilities, which are summarized in the following table. In the table is for each of the printing units 01 to 04 each of the folding apparatus 17 or 18, on which the printed by the affected printing unit web is guided, for each of the folders 17; 18 indicates the mode of collection or non-collection, and the number of uses obtained per revolution of the plate cylinders and their page number. Printing unit 01 Printing unit 02 Printing unit 03 Printing unit 04 Folder 17 Folder 18 Collect Use pages Collect Use pages 17 17 17 17 n 2 96 - - - 17 17 17 18 n 2 72 n 2 24 17 17 17 18 n 2 72 j 1 48 17 17 18 18 n 2 48 n 2 48 17 17 18 18 n 2 48 j 1 96 17 17 18 18 j 1 96 j 1 96 17 18 18 18 n 2 24 n 2 72 17 18 18 18 j 1 48 n 2 72 18 18 18 18 - - - n 1 96

Die in der Tabelle angegebenen Seitenzahlen beziehen sich auf den Fall, dass Papierbahnen mit der vollen Breite von sechs Seiten bedruckt werden. Selbstverständlich können auch Bahnen mit vier oder zwei Seiten Breite eingesetzt werden; dann verringern sich die angegebenen Seitenzahlen entsprechend.The page numbers given in the table refer to the case where full-width paper webs are printed on six pages. Of course, webs with four or two sides width can be used; then the specified page numbers decrease accordingly.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

0101
Druckwerk, VierfarbendruckwerkPrinting unit, four-color printing unit
0202
Druckwerk, VierfarbendruckwerkPrinting unit, four-color printing unit
0303
Druckwerk, VierfarbendruckwerkPrinting unit, four-color printing unit
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Druckwerk, VierfarbendruckwerkPrinting unit, four-color printing unit
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Rollenwechslerreelstands
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Bahn, Materialbahn, Bedruckstoffbahn, PapierbahnWeb, material web, substrate web, paper web
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PunktPoint
0909
Trocknerdryer
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KühlwalzenanordnungCooling roller arrangement
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Wendestangeturning bar
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Wendestangeturning bar
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Wendestangeturning bar
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Wendestangeturning bar
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Falzapparat, ersterFolder, first
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Falzapparat, zweiterFolder, second
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Falztrichterformers
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Falzmesserzylinderfolding blade
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Falzklappenzylinderjaw cylinder
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QuerschneidzylinderCross-cutting cylinder

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  1. Printing press having a number of printing units (01, 02, 03, 04) and at least two folding apparatuses (17; 18), the axis of rotation of a first cross-cutting cylinder (23) of the first and second folding apparatus (17; 18) and the axis of rotation at least of one cylinder group bordering a printing gap being arranged running in parallel, at least one printing unit (01, 02, 03, 04) being arranged next to another printing unit (01, 02, 03, 04) relative to the axial direction of its cylinder, the folding apparatuses (17, 18) in each case being arranged in a space between two subassemblies in each case consisting of a printing unit (01, 02, 03, 04), a dryer (09) and a turning bar (12, 13, 14, 16), the two folding apparatuses (17, 18) being placed in alignment in the direction of the axis of rotation of the cross-cutting cylinder (23), at least one roll changer (06) being arranged beneath a dryer (09), each folding apparatus (17, 18) having two knives for the longitudinal cutting of the paper webs (07) supplied to it into partial webs of in each case two pages wide and three formers (19) for the longitudinal folding of the partial webs thus obtained.
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