EP2050701B1 - Device for collecting print sheets - Google Patents

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EP2050701B1
EP2050701B1 EP07405314A EP07405314A EP2050701B1 EP 2050701 B1 EP2050701 B1 EP 2050701B1 EP 07405314 A EP07405314 A EP 07405314A EP 07405314 A EP07405314 A EP 07405314A EP 2050701 B1 EP2050701 B1 EP 2050701B1
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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
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/02—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
    • B65H39/04—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from piles
    • B65H39/055—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from piles by collecting in juxtaposed carriers
    • 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
    • B65H31/26—Auxiliary devices for retaining articles in the pile
    • 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
    • B65H31/28—Bands, chains, or like moving receivers
    • 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
    • B65H39/02—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
    • B65H39/04—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from piles
    • B65H39/043—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from piles the piles being disposed in juxtaposed carriers
    • 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
    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/435—Gathering; Associating; Assembling on collecting conveyor
    • B65H2301/4353—Gathering; Associating; Assembling on collecting conveyor with compartments, e.g. the articles being substantially horizontal in each compartment
    • 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 device for collecting printed sheets to unbound book blocks on a horizontal feed line, which is formed from a conveyor means comprising at a continuous traction means for receiving the printed sheets at intervals successively conveying elements and above in the conveying direction successively arranged feed devices for the printing sheet, wherein the conveying elements are guided at least in a feed region of the printing sheet and are formed by a support surface of the superimposed accumulated printing sheet, which at the in circulation resp.
  • Direction of delivery front end have a transversely to the conveying direction extending, upstanding stop.
  • Collection devices of the type mentioned are used in industrial bookbinding for collecting printed sheets to loose printed sheet stacks (book block).
  • the various printed sheets are collected in a predetermined order and then transferred to a finishing machine, such as an adhesive binder, where they be bound to raw books, catalogs, brochures or similar printed products.
  • Prior art collecting devices have for this purpose a conveying device which is formed by conveying elements fastened at equal intervals on a rotating traction means and along which feeding devices are arranged, which in each case transfer one printing sheet to the conveying elements of the conveying device per machine cycle, as a rule.
  • the conveying elements are essentially formed by a support on which the printed sheets are stored with their flat sides resp. on which they are stacked and a perpendicular to the support stop, where they are aligned.
  • In each feeder a defined type of printed sheet is stored, one of which is delivered to the passing conveyor elements, so that at the end of the conveyor the conveying elements, formed from the individual sheets form loose book blocks.
  • the pre-published EP 1 726 552 A1 describes a trained for the same purpose of the processing of printing sheet device in which the at the front end in the conveying direction of a wall having conveying elements, at least in the region of the conveying resp. Have feed line to the wall inclined bearing surfaces, wherein an educated by the conveying direction L and the inclined support surface angle ⁇ is smaller than the loading angle ⁇ between the conveying direction L and feeding direction F of the feeders.
  • This arrangement is based on the idea that from above through the feeders obliquely downwardly funded sheet to receive by an approximately rectified tilt position of the bearing surfaces on the conveyor elements.
  • EP 1918232 A1 discloses a device for collecting printed sheets to unbound book blocks gem. the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the invention is thus to provide a device of the type mentioned above, which allows independent of the nature of the sheet a secure alignment of the sheet after the front side in the conveying direction.
  • the present invention takes a different, surprising route, in which printed sheets of any kind can be detected aligned and reliably transferred to the subsequent processing station.
  • this object is achieved in that the bearing surfaces of the conveying elements are aligned on the feed line parallel to the conveying direction and that at the downstream in the conveying direction end of a feed section of the sheet each one on top of the book block from above acting hold-down device is arranged.
  • An in Fig. 1 illustrated device 1 for collecting printed sheets 12 to unbound book blocks 2 has on a horizontal feed line 3, a formed on a rotating traction means 4 for receiving the printed sheet 12 at intervals successively mounted conveying elements 5 conveying device 6.
  • a magazine 23 for receiving printed sheets 12, a separating device 24 and a feed conveyor 25 are arranged above the conveying device 6 in succession in the conveying direction F.
  • the separating device 24 of the lowest sheet is lifted by suckers from the rest of the stack, gripped, pulled away under the stack and taken over by the feed conveyor 25.
  • the feed conveyor 25, which is arranged at an acute angle ⁇ to the conveying direction F of the conveying device, transfers the printing sheet 12 in a feed region 8 formed by the feeding direction and conveying direction F onto the conveying elements 5 of the conveying device 6.
  • the conveying elements 5 have a bearing surface 9 for the printing sheets 12 collected on top of each other are in circulation.
  • Conveying direction F front end 10 with a transverse to Conveying direction F extending, upstanding stop 11 is formed.
  • the bearing surfaces 9 of the conveying elements 5 are preferably aligned at least approximately parallel to the conveying direction F.
  • the speed of the fed through the conveyor 6 printed sheet 12 is during the delivery to the support surface, respectively.
  • Conveying elements 5 preferably higher than the speed of the conveying device 6.
  • the printed sheets 12 are pushed in the feed area 8 on the stop 11 of the conveying element 5, respectively. aligned with the stop 11.
  • a stationary holding-down device 13 which accompanies the printing element 5 on the conveying element 5 and extends at least approximately into the feed area 8 of the feeding device 7 following in the conveying direction F.
  • the holding-down device 13 is formed by a lower strand 15 of at least one belt 17 circulating around two axes 16 spaced apart in the conveying direction F. The speed of the lower run 15 resp.
  • the hold-down device 13 is at least approximately as high as the speed of the conveyor device 6 in the conveying direction F. To minimize the frictional forces between the book blocks 2 and the belt 17, its outer side 18 is preferably smooth. To compensate for thickness tolerances of the unbound book blocks 2 in the conveying elements 5, the hold-down device 13 is delivered with a force yielding against the book blocks 2. This force can be generated by means of springs 28 or pneumatic cylinders. During the collection process, the book blocks 2 are correspondingly thicker with each sheet fed 12. To compensate for these differences in thickness is the distance d formed changeable between the receiving surface 9 of the conveying elements 5 and the hold-down device 13 by the height of the hold-down device 13 and / or the support surface 9 of the conveying elements 5 is adjustable.
  • the hold-down device 13 is adjustably guided in the direction V by means of a stationary guide arrangement 26 relative to the bearing surfaces 9 of the conveying elements.
  • Fig. 5 is the upstanding stop 11 of the conveyor elements 5 of the hold-down device 13, respectively. Run through the strand 15 and therefore has in the region of the hold-down device 13 from the upper end downwardly extending recesses 19.
  • FIG Fig. 3 Another embodiment of the hold-down device 13 is shown in FIG Fig. 3 shown.
  • a blowing air 21 leading nozzle assembly 22 the sheet 12 are pressed against each other and against the support surface 9 of the conveying elements 5.
  • the hold-down device 13 by a at the in circulation resp. Conveying direction F front end 10 of the conveyor element 5 arranged, acting from above on the collected sheet 12 closing and openable controlled clamp 20 is formed. Before a conveying element 5 has reached the feeding region 8, the clamp 20 is opened so that a printed sheet 12 can be fed to the stop 11 of the conveying element 5. If the printed sheet 12 (aligned) on the stop 11, the clamp 20 is closed. This process is repeated at each feeder 7.
  • the clamp 20 For controlling the clamp 20 are provided at the feed 8 control rails 27, with which the clamps 20 are each opened against a clamping force generated by a clamp spring 30.
  • An additionally controlled, with the conveyor elements 5 revolving hold-29 can hold a book block 2 with the clamp open 20 against the support surface 9, thereby preventing a displacement of the book blocks 2 or parts thereof.
  • the hold-down 29 need not necessarily be fastened to the conveyor elements 5. It is also conceivable to fasten these on a synchronous with the conveyor elements 5 running system, for example, on a rotating traction means.

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The device (1) has conveying elements (5) guided in an inlet region (8) of printed sheets (12), and formed by bearing surfaces (9) of the overlapped collective printed sheets. The bearing surfaces include a stopper (11), which is elevated and run transverse to a conveying direction (F), at a front end (10). The bearing surfaces are arranged parallel to the direction on a horizontal feeding section (3). A hold-down device (13) is arranged at an end (14) of the inlet region and impacts collaterally from above on a book block (2), where the end is aligned downstream in the direction.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einrichtung zum Sammeln von Druckbogen zu ungebundenen Buchblöcken auf einer horizontalen Beschickungsstrecke, die aus einer an einem umlaufenden Zugmittel zur Aufnahme der Druckbogen in Abständen hintereinander befestigte Förderelemente aufweisende Fördervorrichtung gebildet ist und darüber in Förderrichtung nacheinander angeordnete Zuführvorrichtungen für die Druckbogen aufweist, wobei die Förderelemente zumindest in einem Zuführbereich der Druckbogen geführt sind und durch eine Auflagefläche der übereinanderliegend gesammelten Druckbogen ausgebildet sind, die an dem in Umlauf- resp. Förderrichtung vorderen Ende einen quer zur Förderrichtung verlaufenden, hochstehenden Anschlag aufweisen.The invention relates to a device for collecting printed sheets to unbound book blocks on a horizontal feed line, which is formed from a conveyor means comprising at a continuous traction means for receiving the printed sheets at intervals successively conveying elements and above in the conveying direction successively arranged feed devices for the printing sheet, wherein the conveying elements are guided at least in a feed region of the printing sheet and are formed by a support surface of the superimposed accumulated printing sheet, which at the in circulation resp. Direction of delivery front end have a transversely to the conveying direction extending, upstanding stop.

Sammelvorrichtungen der eingangs genannten Art werden in industriellen Buchbindereien zum Sammeln von Druckbogen zu losen Druckbogenstapeln (Buchblocks) eingesetzt. Die verschiedenen Druckbogen werden dabei in einer vorgegebenen Reihenfolge zusammengetragen und anschliessend in eine Weiterverarbeitungsmaschine, beispielsweise einen Klebebinder überführt, wo sie zu rohen Büchern, Katalogen, Broschüren oder dergleichen Druckprodukten gebunden werden. Sammelvorrichtungen nach dem Stand der Technik weisen dazu eine Fördervorrichtung auf, die durch an einem umlaufenden Zugmittel in gleichmässigen Abständen befestigte Förderelemente gebildet ist und entlang derer Zuführvorrichtungen angeordnet sind, die pro Maschinentakt, in der Regel, je einen Druckbogen an die Förderelemente der Fördervorrichtung überführen. Die Förderelemente werden im Wesentlichen gebildet durch eine Auflage, auf die die Druckbogen mit ihren flächigen Seiten abgelegt resp. auf denen sie gestapelt werden und einem senkrecht zur Auflage stehenden Anschlag, an dem sie ausgerichtet werden. In jeder Zuführvorrichtung ist eine definierte Sorte Druckbogen bevorratet, von denen je einer an die vorbeilaufenden Förderelemente abgegeben wird, sodass am Ende der Fördervorrichtung die Förderelemente, aus den einzelnen Druckbogen gebildete, lose Buchblöcke tragen.Collection devices of the type mentioned are used in industrial bookbinding for collecting printed sheets to loose printed sheet stacks (book block). The various printed sheets are collected in a predetermined order and then transferred to a finishing machine, such as an adhesive binder, where they be bound to raw books, catalogs, brochures or similar printed products. Prior art collecting devices have for this purpose a conveying device which is formed by conveying elements fastened at equal intervals on a rotating traction means and along which feeding devices are arranged, which in each case transfer one printing sheet to the conveying elements of the conveying device per machine cycle, as a rule. The conveying elements are essentially formed by a support on which the printed sheets are stored with their flat sides resp. on which they are stacked and a perpendicular to the support stop, where they are aligned. In each feeder a defined type of printed sheet is stored, one of which is delivered to the passing conveyor elements, so that at the end of the conveyor the conveying elements, formed from the individual sheets form loose book blocks.

Die vorveröffentlichte EP 1 726 552 A1 beschreibt eine zum gleichen Zweck der Verarbeitung von Druckbogen ausgebildete Einrichtung, bei der die an dem in Förderrichtung vorderen Ende eine Wand aufweisenden Förderelemente zumindest im Bereich der Förder- resp. Beschickungsstrecke zur Wand hin geneigte Auflageflächen aufweisen, wobei ein durch die Förderrichtung L und durch die geneigte Auflagefläche gebildeter Winkel β kleiner ist als der Beschickungswinkel α zwischen Förderrichtung L und Zuführrichtung F der Zuführeinrichtungen. Diese Anordnungsweise beruht auf dem Gedanken, die von oben durch die Zuführeinrichtungen schräg nach unten geförderten Druckbogen durch eine etwa gleichgerichtete Neigungslage der Auflageflächen auf den Förderelementen aufzunehmen.
Versuche mit dieser Einrichtung haben jedoch gezeigt, dass sich eine Neigungslage der Auflagefläche der Förderelemente als unzureichend erweist, wenn beim Sammeln der Druckbogen sich diese insbesondere durch das Gewicht erheblich unterscheiden. Wird der Auflagefläche beispielsweise ein leichter Druckbogen zugeführt, auf den anschliessend ein relativ schwerer Druckbogen aufgeschoben wird, dann kommt es vor, dass der aufgeschobene Druckbogen aufgrund eines Reibungsschlusses den darunterliegenden Druckbogen im vorderen Bereich entlang des Anschlages von der Auflagefläche weg verschiebt.
Dieser Umstand kann ebenfalls durch eine Ausführung nach der WO 2007/085101 A1 nicht behoben werden, weil dort vorgeschrieben wird, dass die Auflageflächen der entlang einer Umlaufbahn angetriebenen Förderelemente mindestens im Zuführbereich der Druckbogen in Förderrichtung geneigt auszubilden resp. in eine Neigungslage zu versetzen sind. Die geneigte Lage der Auflageflächen der Förderelemente vermag möglicherweise die Bewegungsbahn der Druckbogen in die Förderelemente zu begünstigen.The pre-published EP 1 726 552 A1 describes a trained for the same purpose of the processing of printing sheet device in which the at the front end in the conveying direction of a wall having conveying elements, at least in the region of the conveying resp. Have feed line to the wall inclined bearing surfaces, wherein an educated by the conveying direction L and the inclined support surface angle β is smaller than the loading angle α between the conveying direction L and feeding direction F of the feeders. This arrangement is based on the idea that from above through the feeders obliquely downwardly funded sheet to receive by an approximately rectified tilt position of the bearing surfaces on the conveyor elements.
Experiments with this device, however, have shown that an inclination position of the bearing surface of the conveying elements proves to be inadequate when they differ significantly in collecting the sheet, especially by the weight. If, for example, a light printed sheet is fed to the bearing surface, onto which a relatively heavy printed sheet is then pushed, then it happens that the pushed-on printed sheet, due to a frictional engagement, shifts the underlying sheet away from the bearing surface in the front region along the stop.
This circumstance can also be explained by an execution according to WO 2007/085101 A1 can not be remedied because there is prescribed that the bearing surfaces of the driven along an orbit conveyor elements at least in the feed of the sheet in the conveying direction inclined form resp. are to be placed in a tilt position. The inclined position of the bearing surfaces of the conveying elements may possibly favor the movement path of the printed sheets in the conveying elements.

Offensichtlich gehen die EP 1 726 552 A1 und die WO 2007 / 085101 A1 davon aus, dass ein Beschicken und ein ausgerichtetes Sammeln der Druckbogen auf den Auflageflächen der Förderelemente durch eine Neigungslage unterstützt werden kann.
Diese Auffassung trifft nicht zu, denn erfahrungsgemäss lassen sich die Druckbogen auf geneigten Auflageflächen der Förderelemente nicht zuverlässig ausgerichtet und auf den Förderelementen ruhend sammeln.Obviously, they are leaving EP 1 726 552 A1 and the WO 2007/085101 A1 assuming that a loading and an aligned collecting of the printed sheets on the bearing surfaces of the conveying elements can be supported by a tilted position.
This view is not true, because experience has shown that the sheets can not be reliably aligned on inclined bearing surfaces of the conveying elements and collected resting on the conveyor elements.

EP 1918232 A1 offenbart eine Einrichtung zum Sammeln von Druckbogen zu ungebundenen Buchlöcken gem. dem Präambel des Anspruchs 1. EP 1918232 A1 discloses a device for collecting printed sheets to unbound book blocks gem. the preamble of claim 1.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es somit, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, die unabhängig von der Beschaffenheit der Druckbogen eine sichere Ausrichtung der Druckbogen nach der in Förderrichtung vorderen Seitenkante ermöglicht.The object of the invention is thus to provide a device of the type mentioned above, which allows independent of the nature of the sheet a secure alignment of the sheet after the front side in the conveying direction.

Die vorliegende Erfindung geht einen anderen, überraschenden Weg, auf dem Druckbogen jeder Art ausgerichtet erfasst und zuverlässig an die nachfolgende Verarbeitungsstation überführt werden können.The present invention takes a different, surprising route, in which printed sheets of any kind can be detected aligned and reliably transferred to the subsequent processing station.

Erfindungsgemäss wird die gestellte Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, dass die Auflageflächen der Förderelemente auf der Beschickungsstrecke parallel zur Förderrichtung ausgerichtet sind und dass an dem in Förderrichtung stromabwärts gerichteten Ende eines Zuführbereichs der Druckbogen jeweils eine auf den Buchblock von oben begleitend einwirkende Niederhaltevorrichtung angeordnet ist.According to the invention this object is achieved in that the bearing surfaces of the conveying elements are aligned on the feed line parallel to the conveying direction and that at the downstream in the conveying direction end of a feed section of the sheet each one on top of the book block from above acting hold-down device is arranged.

Anschliessend wird die vorgeschlagene Einrichtung unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung, auf die bezüglich aller in der Beschreibung nicht erwähnten Einzelheiten verwiesen wird, anhand mehrerer Ausführungsbeispiele erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen Ausschnitt einer Seitenansicht einer Einrichtung zum Sammeln von Druckbogen,
Fig. 2
eine Niederhaltevorrichtung in einer ersten Ausführungsform,
Fig. 3
eine Niederhaltevorrichtung in einer zweiten Ausführungsform,
Fig. 4
eine Niederhaltevorrichtung in einer dritten Ausführungsform und
Fig. 5
einen Querschnitt durch die Sammeleinrichtung gegen die Förderrichtung betrachtet.
Subsequently, the proposed device will be explained with reference to the drawing, to which reference is made with respect to all details not mentioned in the description, based on several embodiments. In the drawing show:
Fig. 1
a detail of a side view of a device for collecting printed sheets,
Fig. 2
a hold-down device in a first embodiment,
Fig. 3
a hold-down device in a second embodiment,
Fig. 4
a hold-down device in a third embodiment and
Fig. 5
considered a cross section through the collecting device against the conveying direction.

Eine in Fig. 1 dargestellte Einrichtung 1 zum Sammeln von Druckbogen 12 zu ungebundenen Buchblöcken 2 weist auf einer horizontalen Beschickungsstrecke 3, eine aus an einem umlaufenden Zugmittel 4 zur Aufnahme der Druckbogen 12 in Abständen hintereinander befestigten Förderelementen 5 gebildete Fördervorrichtung 6 auf. Oberhalb der Fördervorrichtung 6 in Förderrichtung F nacheinander angeordnete Zuführvorrichtungen 7 weisen beispielsweise ein Magazin 23 für die Aufnahme von Druckbogen 12, eine Vereinzelungsvorrichtung 24 und einen Zuführförderer 25 auf. Durch die Vereinzelungsvorrichtung 24 wird der jeweils unterste Bogen mittels Saugern vom restlichen Stapel abgehoben, gegriffen, unter dem Stapel weggezogen und durch den Zuführförderer 25 übernommen. Der in einem spitzen Winkel α zur Förderrichtung F der Fördervorrichtung angeordnete Zuführförderer 25 überführt die Druckbogen 12 in einem Zuführbereich 8, gebildet aus Zuführrichtung und Förderrichtung F auf die Förderelemente 5 der Fördervorrichtung 6. Die eine Auflagefläche 9 für die übereinanderliegend gesammelten Druckbogen 12 aufweisenden Förderelemente 5 sind an dem in Umlaufresp. Förderrichtung F vorderen Ende 10 mit einem quer zur Förderrichtung F verlaufenden, hochstehenden Anschlag 11 ausgebildet. Auf der Beschickungsstrecke 3 sind die Auflageflächen 9 der Förderelemente 5 vorzugsweise zur Förderrichtung F zumindest annähernd parallel ausgerichtet. Die Geschwindigkeit der durch die Fördervorrichtung 6 zugeführten Druckbogen 12 ist während der Abgabe an die Auflagefläche resp. Förderelemente 5 vorzugsweise höher als die Geschwindigkeit der Fördervorrichtung 6. Dadurch werden die Druckbogen 12 im Zuführbereich 8 an dem Anschlag 11 des Förderelements 5 aufgestossen resp. am Anschlag 11 ausgerichtet. An dem in Förderrichtung F stromabwärts gerichteten Ende 14 des Zuführbereichs 8 ist jeweils eine auf die sich auf dem Förderelement 5 befindenden Druckbogen 12 von oben begleitend einwirkende ortsfeste Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 angeordnet, die sich wenigstens annähernd in den Zuführbereich 8 der in Förderrichtung F nachfolgenden Zuführvorrichtung 7 erstreckt (siehe Fig. 2). Bei dieser Ausführungsform wird die Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 durch ein unteres Trum 15 wenigstens eines um zwei in Förderrichtung F beabstandete Achsen 16 umlaufenden Bandes 17 gebildet. Die Geschwindigkeit des unteren Trums 15 resp. der Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 ist in Förderrichtung F mindestens annähernd so hoch wie die Geschwindigkeit der Fördervorrichtung 6. Zur Minimierung der Reibkräfte zwischen den Buchblöcken 2 und dem Band 17 ist dessen Aussenseite 18 vorzugsweise glatt ausgebildet. Zum Ausgleich von Dickentoleranzen der ungebundenen Buchblöcke 2 in den Förderelementen 5 ist die Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 mit einer Kraft nachgiebig gegen die Buchblöcke 2 zugestellt. Diese Kraft lässt sich mittels Federn 28 oder Pneumatikzylindern erzeugen. Während dem Sammelvorgang werden die Buchblöcke 2 mit jedem zugeführten Druckbogen 12 entsprechend dicker. Zum Ausgleich dieser Dickenunterschiede ist der Abstand d zwischen der Aufnahmefläche 9 der Förderelemente 5 und der Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 veränderbar ausgebildet, indem die Höhe der Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 und/oder der Auflagefläche 9 der Förderelemente 5 einstellbar ist. In der Fig. 2 ist beispielsweise die Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 mittels einer ortsfesten Führungsanordnung 26 relativ zu den Auflageflächen 9 der Förderelemente in der Richtung V verstellbar geführt. Gemäss Fig. 5 wird der hochstehende Anschlag 11 der Förderelemente 5 von der Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 resp. den Trums 15 durchsetzt und weist deshalb im Bereich der Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 vom oberen Ende sich nach unten erstreckende Ausnehmungen 19 auf.
Eine andere Ausführungsform der Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 ist in der Fig. 3 dargestellt. Mittels einer Blasluft 21 führenden Düsenanordnung 22 werden die Druckbogen 12 aufeinander und gegen die Auflagefläche 9 der Förderelemente 5 gepresst. Die dadurch erzeugte Kraft ergibt zwischen den Druckbogen 12 einerseits und zwischen der Auflagefläche 9 und dem Buchblock 2 andererseits Reibkräfte, die ein Verschieben der Druckbogen 12 resp. des Buchblocks 2 verhindern.
In einer in der Fig. 4 dargestellten weiteren alternativen Ausführungsform ist die Niederhaltevorrichtung 13 durch eine an dem in Umlauf- resp. Förderrichtung F vorderen Ende 10 des Förderelementes 5 angeordnete, von oben auf die gesammelten Druckbogen 12 einwirkende schliess- und öffenbar gesteuerte Klammer 20 ausgebildet. Bevor ein Förderelement 5 den Zuführbereich 8 erreicht hat, wird die Klammer 20 geöffnet, damit ein Druckbogen 12 dem Anschlag 11 des Förderelements 5 zugeführt werden kann. Liegt der Druckbogen 12 (ausgerichtet) am Anschlag 11, wird die Klammer 20 geschlossen. Dieser Vorgang wird bei jeder Zuführvorrichtung 7 wiederholt. Zur Steuerung der Klammer 20 sind bei den Zuführbereichen 8 Steuerschienen 27 vorgesehen, mit denen die Klammern 20 jeweils gegen eine durch eine Klammerfeder 30 erzeugte Klemmkraft geöffnet werden. Ein zusätzlich gesteuerter, mit den Förderelementen 5 mitlaufender Niederhalter 29 kann einen Buchblock 2 bei geöffneter Klammer 20 gegen die Auflagefläche 9 halten und verhindert dadurch ein Verschieben der Buchblöcke 2 oder Teilen davon. Es ist vorgesehen den Niederhalter 29 mit einer Federkraft gegen die Auflagefläche 9 zu spannen, wobei die Betätigung des Niederhalters 29 mit nicht dargestellten, analogen Mitteln erfolgen kann, wie sie für die Steuerung der Klammern 20 beschrieben sind. Die Niederhalter 29 müssen jedoch nicht zwingend an den Förderelementen 5 befestigte sein. Es ist ebenfalls denkbar diese an einem mit den Förderelementen 5 synchron mitlaufenden System, beispielsweise an einem umlaufenden Zugmittel zu befestigen.An in Fig. 1 illustrated device 1 for collecting printed sheets 12 to unbound book blocks 2 has on a horizontal feed line 3, a formed on a rotating traction means 4 for receiving the printed sheet 12 at intervals successively mounted conveying elements 5 conveying device 6. For example, a magazine 23 for receiving printed sheets 12, a separating device 24 and a feed conveyor 25 are arranged above the conveying device 6 in succession in the conveying direction F. By the separating device 24 of the lowest sheet is lifted by suckers from the rest of the stack, gripped, pulled away under the stack and taken over by the feed conveyor 25. The feed conveyor 25, which is arranged at an acute angle α to the conveying direction F of the conveying device, transfers the printing sheet 12 in a feed region 8 formed by the feeding direction and conveying direction F onto the conveying elements 5 of the conveying device 6. The conveying elements 5 have a bearing surface 9 for the printing sheets 12 collected on top of each other are in circulation. Conveying direction F front end 10 with a transverse to Conveying direction F extending, upstanding stop 11 is formed. On the feed line 3, the bearing surfaces 9 of the conveying elements 5 are preferably aligned at least approximately parallel to the conveying direction F. The speed of the fed through the conveyor 6 printed sheet 12 is during the delivery to the support surface, respectively. Conveying elements 5 preferably higher than the speed of the conveying device 6. As a result, the printed sheets 12 are pushed in the feed area 8 on the stop 11 of the conveying element 5, respectively. aligned with the stop 11. At the downstream end 14 of the feed area 8 in the conveying direction F, there is arranged a stationary holding-down device 13 which accompanies the printing element 5 on the conveying element 5 and extends at least approximately into the feed area 8 of the feeding device 7 following in the conveying direction F. (please refer Fig. 2 ). In this embodiment, the holding-down device 13 is formed by a lower strand 15 of at least one belt 17 circulating around two axes 16 spaced apart in the conveying direction F. The speed of the lower run 15 resp. the hold-down device 13 is at least approximately as high as the speed of the conveyor device 6 in the conveying direction F. To minimize the frictional forces between the book blocks 2 and the belt 17, its outer side 18 is preferably smooth. To compensate for thickness tolerances of the unbound book blocks 2 in the conveying elements 5, the hold-down device 13 is delivered with a force yielding against the book blocks 2. This force can be generated by means of springs 28 or pneumatic cylinders. During the collection process, the book blocks 2 are correspondingly thicker with each sheet fed 12. To compensate for these differences in thickness is the distance d formed changeable between the receiving surface 9 of the conveying elements 5 and the hold-down device 13 by the height of the hold-down device 13 and / or the support surface 9 of the conveying elements 5 is adjustable. In the Fig. 2 For example, the hold-down device 13 is adjustably guided in the direction V by means of a stationary guide arrangement 26 relative to the bearing surfaces 9 of the conveying elements. According to Fig. 5 is the upstanding stop 11 of the conveyor elements 5 of the hold-down device 13, respectively. Run through the strand 15 and therefore has in the region of the hold-down device 13 from the upper end downwardly extending recesses 19.
Another embodiment of the hold-down device 13 is shown in FIG Fig. 3 shown. By means of a blowing air 21 leading nozzle assembly 22, the sheet 12 are pressed against each other and against the support surface 9 of the conveying elements 5. The force generated thereby results between the printing sheet 12 on the one hand and between the support surface 9 and the book block 2 on the other hand frictional forces, which is a displacement of the printed sheet 12, respectively. prevent the book block 2.
In one in the Fig. 4 shown further alternative embodiment, the hold-down device 13 by a at the in circulation resp. Conveying direction F front end 10 of the conveyor element 5 arranged, acting from above on the collected sheet 12 closing and openable controlled clamp 20 is formed. Before a conveying element 5 has reached the feeding region 8, the clamp 20 is opened so that a printed sheet 12 can be fed to the stop 11 of the conveying element 5. If the printed sheet 12 (aligned) on the stop 11, the clamp 20 is closed. This process is repeated at each feeder 7. For controlling the clamp 20 are provided at the feed 8 control rails 27, with which the clamps 20 are each opened against a clamping force generated by a clamp spring 30. An additionally controlled, with the conveyor elements 5 revolving hold-29 can hold a book block 2 with the clamp open 20 against the support surface 9, thereby preventing a displacement of the book blocks 2 or parts thereof. It is envisaged to clamp the hold-down 29 with a spring force against the support surface 9, wherein the operation of the hold-29 can be done with analog means not shown, as described for the control of the brackets 20. However, the hold-down 29 need not necessarily be fastened to the conveyor elements 5. It is also conceivable to fasten these on a synchronous with the conveyor elements 5 running system, for example, on a rotating traction means.

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  1. Device (1) for collecting print sheets (12) in unbound book blocks (2) on a horizontal charging section (3), which is formed by a conveying device (6) with conveying elements (5) fastened at intervals one behind the other on a circulating traction mechanism (4) to pick up the print sheets (12) and has feed devices (7) for the print sheets (12) arranged successively above it in the conveying direction (F), in which the conveying elements (5) are guided in at least one feed area (8) of the print sheets (12) and are formed by a bearing surface (9) of the collected print sheets (12) lying one on top of the other, which have a projecting stop (11) running crosswise to the conveying direction (F) at the front end (10) in the circulating or conveying direction (F), and in which the bearing surfaces (9) of the conveying elements (5) are aligned parallel to the conveying direction (F) on the charging section (3), characterised in that at the end (14) of a feed area (8) of the print sheets (12) facing downstream in the conveying direction (F) a holding down device (13) is arranged with an accompanying effect on the book block (2) from above.
  2. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the holding down device (13) is arranged in a fixed way.
  3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the distance (d) between the pick up surface (9) of the conveying elements (5) and the holding down device (13) is made so that it may be adjusted.
  4. Device according to claim 3, characterised in that the holding down device (13) is made so that it may be moved with reference to the distance (d) to the pick up surface (9) of the conveying elements (5).
  5. Device according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterised in that the holding down device (13) extends at least roughly into the feed area (8) of the following feed device (7) in the conveying direction (F).
  6. Device according to claim 5, characterised in that the holding down device (13) is formed by a lower strand (15) of at least one belt (17) circulating around two shafts (16) at a distance from each other in the conveying direction (F).
  7. Device according to claim 6, characterised in that the belt(s) (17) are made smooth on the outside (18).
  8. Device according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the lower strand (15) of the belt(s) has at least roughly the speed of the conveying element (5).
  9. Device according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that the projecting stop (11) has recesses (19) extending downwards from the top end in the area of the holding down device (13).
  10. Device according to claim 2, characterised in that the holding down device (13) is formed by a clamp (20), which is controlled so that it may open and close, acting on the collected print sheets (12) arranged on the front end (10) of the conveying element (5) in the circulating or conveying direction (F).
  11. Device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the holding down device (13) may be applied elastically to the collected print sheets (12).
  12. Device according to claim 2, characterised in that blast air (21) is supplied to the nozzle arrangement (22) guiding the print sheets (12) as a holding down device (13).
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