EP2127879A1 - Dispositif de nettoyage pour cylindre d'une presse d'impression rotative - Google Patents

Dispositif de nettoyage pour cylindre d'une presse d'impression rotative Download PDF

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EP2127879A1
EP2127879A1 EP08009597A EP08009597A EP2127879A1 EP 2127879 A1 EP2127879 A1 EP 2127879A1 EP 08009597 A EP08009597 A EP 08009597A EP 08009597 A EP08009597 A EP 08009597A EP 2127879 A1 EP2127879 A1 EP 2127879A1
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Andreas Kückelmann
Wolfgang Brusdeilins
Bodo Steinmeier
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Bobst Bielefeld GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F35/00—Cleaning arrangements or devices
    • B41F35/006—Cleaning arrangements or devices for impression cylinders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2235/00—Cleaning
    • B41P2235/10—Cleaning characterised by the methods or devices
    • B41P2235/20—Wiping devices
    • B41P2235/21—Scrapers, e.g. absorbent pads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2235/00—Cleaning
    • B41P2235/10—Cleaning characterised by the methods or devices
    • B41P2235/26—Spraying devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2235/00—Cleaning
    • B41P2235/10—Cleaning characterised by the methods or devices
    • B41P2235/27—Suction devices

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  • the invention relates to a cleaning device for a cylinder of a rotary printing press and to a rotary printing press equipped with such a cleaning device. More particularly, the invention relates to a device for cleaning the peripheral surface of a central back pressure cylinder of a printing press having a plurality of colour decks arranged along the peripheral surface of the back pressure cylinder.
  • a cleaning device for a cylinder of a rotary printing press comprising an elongated body adapted to be mounted in the printing press so as to extend in parallel with the axial direction of the cylinder and in proximity to the peripheral surface thereof, the body defining a plenum chamber that is open towards the surface of the cylinder and delimited on one side by a wiper adapted to wipe the surface of the cylinder, and on the opposite side by a baffle that forms a gap with the surface of the cylinder, the device further comprising a liquid supply system arranged to supply a liquid into the plenum chamber, a compressed air supply system arranged to supply compressed air into the plenum chamber, and suction device capable of withdrawing both, liquid and air from the plenum chamber.
  • a rotary printing press e.g. a flexographic printing press
  • a central back pressure cylinder or central impression cylinder (CI) 10 and a number of colour decks 12 disposed at the periphery of the CI 10. Only two of the colour decks 12 have been shown in Fig. 1 .
  • Each of these colour decks comprises a printing cylinder 14 adapted to be adjusted against the peripheral surface of the CI. and an anilox roller 16 adapted to be adjusted against the peripheral surface of the printing cylinder 14.
  • the CI rotates in direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1 , and a web 18 of a printing medium is passed around the CI, so that successive colour separation images can be printed thereon with the printing cylinders 14 of the various colour decks.
  • a cleaning device 20 for cleaning the peripheral surface of the CI 10 is disposed in a working position directly above the top summit of the CI.
  • the cleaning device 20 is supported on a transport mechanism 22, e.g. a belt drive, so that it can be moved (horizontally) to a rest position (shown in phantom lines in Fig. 1 ) in which it does not interfere with the web 18.
  • the web 18 is removed, the cleaning device 20 is driven to the working position, and the CI 10 is driven with appropriate speed in the direction of the arrow A, so that the peripheral surface can be cleaned with the cleaning device.
  • the cleaning device 20 comprises a body 24 which extends in axial direction of the CI 10 over practically the entire width thereof and defines a plenum chamber 26 that is open towards the peripheral surface 28 of the CI 10.
  • the plenum chamber 26 is delimited by an elastic doctor blade or wiper 30 that engages the surface 28 of the CI with its lower edge.
  • the plenum chamber 26 is delimited by a baffle 32 that forms a narrow gap with the surface 28 of the CI.
  • both axial ends of the plenum chamber are closed off by end walls (no reference signs) which also form a gap with the surface of the CI.
  • the body 24 of the cleaning device includes a liquid supply line 34 connected to a liquid supply unit 36.
  • the supply line 34 communicates with a number of nozzles 38 (reference signs shown in Fig. 3 ) which are distributed over the length of the CI and directed towards the peripheral surface thereof, so that a cleaning liquid, e.g. water or a solvent, can be jetted onto the surface 28 of the CI inside the plenum chamber 26.
  • a cleaning liquid e.g. water or a solvent
  • the body 24 further includes an air supply line 40 connected to a compressed air source 42 and communicating with a number of air nozzles 44 for jetting compressed air onto the surface 28 of the CI inside the plenum chamber 26.
  • the plenum chamber 26 is further connected to a suction line 46 that is connected to a suction blower 48 via a liquid separator 50, so that both, air and liquid may be sucked-off from the plenum chamber 26 and the surface 28 of the CI.
  • the liquid supply unit 36, the compressed air source 42 and the blower 48 are controlled by an electronic control unit 52 which may also control a drive motor for the transport mechanism 22 shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the liquid nozzles 38 and the air nozzles 44 are arranged alternatingly in longitudinal direction of the plenum chamber 26, and the height of the plenum chamber, as measured in the direction normal to the surface 28 of the CI, increases gradually from the axial ends towards the central portion where the suction line 46 is connected to the plenum chamber.
  • the blower 48 When the cleaning device 20 has been brought into the working position and a cleaning process is to be started, the blower 48 is activated, so that air is withdrawn from the plenum chamber 26. This air will be replaced by ambient air that will mainly enter through the gap formed between the surface 28 of the CI and the lower edge of the baffle 32. As a result, an air current will pass over the surface 28 below the baffle 32 with relatively high velocity, so that dust and other contaminants will be removed from the surface 28 and sucked off.
  • the continuous gap shown in Fig. 2 may partly be closed by a comb-like seal that leaves open only a discontinuous gap.
  • the liquid supply unit 36 is activated, and the cleaning liquid is jetted onto the surface 28 of the CI via the nozzles 38.
  • the liquid On the upstream side, as viewed in direction of rotation of the CI, the liquid is prevented from leaking through the gap formed by the baffle 32, because the counterstream of air entering into the plenum chamber will drive the liquid back into the plenum chamber.
  • frictional forces between the liquid and the surface 28 of the rotating CI will force the liquid towards the wiper 30. Since this wiper 30 is in elastic contact with the surface 28 of the CI, the liquid will be wiped off and retained in the plenum chamber 26, from where it is sucked away through the suction line 46. The liquid will then be collected in the liquid separator 50 from where it may be recirculated.
  • a surge 54 of cleaning liquid will develop inside the plenum chamber 26 in front of the wiper 30, and the amount of liquid in this surge will be determined by an equilibrium between the supply of liquid via the nozzles 38 and the liquid sucked off through the suction line 46.
  • any contaminants adhering to that surface will be dissolved in and/or washed away be the cleaning liquid and sucked off through the suction line 46, so that the entire peripheral surface 28 of the CI will be cleaned very efficiently.
  • the length of a CI is slightly larger than the length of the body 24 of the cleaning device, and elastic seals 56 are provided for closing the gaps between the CI and the end walls of the plenum chamber 26. It will be understood that the length of the cleaning device is larger than the width of the web 18, so that the entire part of the surface 28 of the CI that is involved in the print process will be cleaned.
  • the liquid source 36 will be switched off, and the compressed air source 42 will be activated instead, so that the liquid contained in the surge 54 will be sucked off and then the surface 28 of the CI will be blown dry by means of the compressed air jetted out through the nozzles 44.
  • the blower 48 is kept operating, and its displacement will be larger than the supply of compressed air, so that ambient air is still being sucked-in below the baffle 32, so that no dirt that might still be present within the plenum chamber 26 will be blown out onto the clean surface of the CI. In this way, the surface of the CI will be thoroughly cleaned and dried, until finally, the cleaning device is moved back into its rest position, so that a new print run can be started.
  • the height profile of the plenum chamber 26 that is shown in Fig. 3 has the effect that the current of compressed air passing over the CI surface 28 towards the suction line 46 will have an essentially uniform intensity over the entire length of the cleaning device, so that an essentially uniform cleaning and drying action is achieved.
  • the phases in which liquid and compressed air are supplied may overlap, so that the cleaning effect is intensified by the combined action of liquid and compressed air.

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES08009597T ES2383164T3 (es) 2008-05-27 2008-05-27 Prensa de impresión giratoria con dispositivo de limpieza
AT08009597T ATE551193T1 (de) 2008-05-27 2008-05-27 Rotationsdruckmaschine mit einer reinigungsvorrichtung für einen zylinder
DK08009597.9T DK2127879T3 (da) 2008-05-27 2008-05-27 Rotationstrykkemaskine med en rengøringsindretning for en cylinder
EP08009597A EP2127879B1 (fr) 2008-05-27 2008-05-27 Presse d'impression rotative avec un dispositif de nettoyage pour cylindre

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2502746B1 (fr) * 2011-03-23 2014-12-24 Elettra S.R.L. Appareil et procédé de nettoyage rapide de tambour central de machines d'impression flexographique
CN104985918A (zh) * 2015-06-24 2015-10-21 张家港市华阳针纺织品有限公司 一种有除尘功能的印花机
EP4353481A1 (fr) * 2022-10-14 2024-04-17 manroland Goss web systems GmbH Dispositif et procédé de ventilation d'une unité d'impression

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EP0747217A2 (fr) * 1995-06-06 1996-12-11 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Procédé et dispositif pour nettoyer un cylindre d'une machine à imprimer rotative
US5657693A (en) * 1993-01-29 1997-08-19 Jpe Co., Ltd. Apparatus for cleaning printing cylinder
EP0818574A2 (fr) * 1996-07-11 1998-01-14 Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH Dispositif de nettoyage
WO2003059625A1 (fr) * 2002-01-11 2003-07-24 The Procter & Gamble Company Appareil de nettoyage destine a une presse a imprimer

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US5657693A (en) * 1993-01-29 1997-08-19 Jpe Co., Ltd. Apparatus for cleaning printing cylinder
EP0747217A2 (fr) * 1995-06-06 1996-12-11 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Procédé et dispositif pour nettoyer un cylindre d'une machine à imprimer rotative
EP0818574A2 (fr) * 1996-07-11 1998-01-14 Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH Dispositif de nettoyage
WO2003059625A1 (fr) * 2002-01-11 2003-07-24 The Procter & Gamble Company Appareil de nettoyage destine a une presse a imprimer

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2502746B1 (fr) * 2011-03-23 2014-12-24 Elettra S.R.L. Appareil et procédé de nettoyage rapide de tambour central de machines d'impression flexographique
CN104985918A (zh) * 2015-06-24 2015-10-21 张家港市华阳针纺织品有限公司 一种有除尘功能的印花机
EP4353481A1 (fr) * 2022-10-14 2024-04-17 manroland Goss web systems GmbH Dispositif et procédé de ventilation d'une unité d'impression

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