EP2179952B1 - Method of combining two flat products with adhesive, especially printed products with another printed product or similar - Google Patents

Method of combining two flat products with adhesive, especially printed products with another printed product or similar Download PDF

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EP2179952B1
EP2179952B1 EP08405267.9A EP08405267A EP2179952B1 EP 2179952 B1 EP2179952 B1 EP 2179952B1 EP 08405267 A EP08405267 A EP 08405267A EP 2179952 B1 EP2179952 B1 EP 2179952B1
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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
    • B65H37/00—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
    • B65H37/04—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching or stapling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/54—Auxiliary folding, cutting, collecting or depositing of sheets or webs
    • B41F13/68—Adding inserts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42C—BOOKBINDING
    • B42C1/00—Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes for permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts
    • B42C1/10—Machines for both collating or gathering and interposing inserts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/003—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/52—Stationary guides or smoothers
    • 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
    • B65H39/06—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1914—Cards, e.g. telephone, credit and identity cards
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/192—Labels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1932—Signatures, folded printed matter, newspapers or parts thereof and books
    • 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
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1744—Means bringing discrete articles into assembled relationship
    • Y10T156/1768—Means simultaneously conveying plural articles from a single source and serially presenting them to an assembly station

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  • the invention relates to a method for adhesive or adhesive bonding of at least two flat products at least partially one above the other, in particular printed products, with a supplied further product, pattern, card, insert, label or the like.
  • the EP0606550A1 discloses an apparatus for feeding sheets to be adhered to a processor, wherein a belt conveyor transports the products to a transfer area. Below the conveyor, a transfer conveyor equipped with clamps is arranged, with its clamps gripping the products and transporting them to a transfer area opposite to the transfer area. In the course of the movement of the clamps from the transfer area to the transfer area, these are pivoted counter to the direction of rotation about a pivot axis extending parallel to the pivot axis in order to supply the products with their leading edge to the processing device. On the supports of the processing device printed products are stored, on the transfer area in each case a product is adhered by means of the transfer conveyor.
  • this object is achieved in that a first product towed or pushed along a guide line in a shingled stream after dissolving the shingled stream into a flow of non-overlapping first products and leaving the guide line during subsequent passage of an undershot conveying region with a clocked same below the first product , is brought together on a first product facing surface with an adhesive or adhesive second product.
  • the first product is deflected against the conveying direction along the guide line before reaching the guide line for abrupt transport in the conveying direction or for the towed transport.
  • the products are deflected counter to the conveying direction, for which purpose, for example, an obstacle is suitable for the towed product, over which hanging products are pulled away so as to change their position in an opposite direction and slide along the guiding device.
  • the products are to be pushed along the guide device, they can for example be fed from a suspended position over an approximately vertical, preferably funnel-like section of the conveyor device of the guide device and be transported along this sliding.
  • the means which can be used for the selective use for towed or pushed first products can be easily adjusted or exchanged at the conveying channel inlet, which preferably narrows continuously in the conveying direction F.
  • the printed products preferably pass through a curved undershot conveying area adjoining the guide line in order to be freed from scale formation in a simple manner.
  • the second products are expediently fed at intervals one after the other approximately tangentially to the curved undershot conveying region, whereby a precise combination can be achieved with continuous feeding.
  • the guide line on which the first products are dragged or pushed along in a scale flow approximately parallel to the conveying direction of the supplied products, so that a calming of the flow rate and clear distance definition of the products can arise in the scale flow.
  • the first products are deflected to the abutting transport before reaching the guide line in a position in which they are aligned leading in the conveying direction.
  • the second products may each be optionally placed distributed on the free-standing, the second products facing surface of the first products.
  • An apparatus for a glue-free joining of two flat products at least partially one above the other, preferably lying one above the other, in particular printed products with a supplied second printed product, pattern, card, insert or the like.
  • Advantageous is the flow of the first products forming guide device for changing the flow cross-section designed adjustable and lockable, so that can be processed with the device different formats of the first products.
  • the guide arrangement preferably has a deflection section of the delivery flow formed by the conveying device, which leads to separation or detachment from a scale flow of the first products transported by the conveying device.
  • the deflection of the flow is conveniently carried out by means of a deflection wheel on which the conveying device is guided.
  • the distance of the feeding device for the second products relative to the conveying device of the first products in the mouth region is changeable, whereby optionally the freestanding of the conveyor, a second product facing surface of first product for sticking a second product, which could also survive the first product laterally, can be used.
  • an application device which is provided for the application of adhesive or adhesive to the second products, is arranged along the supply device, past which the second products are guided with a facing surface.
  • Fig. 1 shows a device 1 for a gluing or adhesive joining two flat products 2, 3 at least partially one above the other, in particular printed products 2, with a supplied second product 3, for example a printed product, pattern, a card, insert, label or the like.
  • the device consists of a conveyor 4 with at regular intervals on a rotating traction means 5, such as a chain or a belt, fastened brackets 6, with which first products 2 held at an edge region resp. are clamped.
  • the conveyor 4 is referred to in the art and conveyor.
  • the first products 2 are detected hanging over a guiding device 7 upstream guide member 8 at the free ends and against the conveying direction F resp. deflected to the rear.
  • the feed device 12 for second products 3 has in the feed direction Z circulating conveyor belts 13, which take over the second products 3 from a magazine 14 and at regular intervals in the mouth region 15 of the first products 2 at the end of the guide assembly 20.
  • the supply of the second products 3 resp. the first products 2 at the mouth 15 is clocked.
  • the second products 3 is an applicator 16, with an adhesive is transferred to the free-standing surface of the second products 3.
  • the first products 2 leave the guide arrangement 20 in isolation and impinge on the second product 3, which is united by the applied adhesive with the first product 2 and transported along with it in a clamp 6 of the conveying device 4.
  • the impact of the first 2 on the second product 3 can be done by gravity or due to a biasing force caused by the deflection of the first products.
  • the curved underschl workshope conveyor area 11 is formed by a guide wheel 17 on the conveyor 4, the guide assembly and the feeder 12 in the mouth region 15.
  • the guide assembly 20 has in the leading end region formed by the conveyor 4 deflection section of the flow 9.
  • the distance of the approximately tangential feeding device 12 for the second products 3 with respect to the conveying device 4 of the first products 2 is formed changeable in the mouth region, so that an optimal setting and a precise impact of the first products 2 on the second products 3 may arise at the specific position.
  • a drive motor 18 of the conveyor connected to the guide wheel 17 and a drive motor 19 of the feeder 12, are connected to a control device 21 for changing and / or synchronizing the speeds of the conveyor 4 and feeder 12.
  • the control device 21 are assigned via lines as well as a singling the second products 3 feeder and the applicator 16, so that the proposed processing can be done intermittently.
  • the drive motors 18, 19 are designed to be controllable and / or controllable; For example, angle-controlled motors are provided for this purpose.
  • the execution after Fig. 2 differs from the one after Fig. 1 by the mode of transport of the first products 2 in the conveyor channel 10 formed by the conveyor 4 and the guide device 7, in which the first products 2 are pushed and shingled along after being transferred in the conveying direction F. go through the adjustable guide device 7.
  • the in FIG. 1 shown guide member 8 swung away or removed.
  • the inlet of the first products 2 retained in the clamps 6 of the conveyor device 4 takes place via a latter accelerator device 22 which detects at the free ends and is formed by a circulating belt 23 which ensures that the first products 2 move with respect to the conveying direction F. free ends are accelerated so that they reach with the free ends ahead of the conveyor channel 10 and along the guide device 7, respectively.
  • the first products 2 can be transported both at the fold and at the open edge in the clamps 6.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren für ein klebe- oder haftweises Vereinen wenigstens zweier flacher Produkte wenigstens teilweise übereinander, insbesondere Druckerzeugnisse, mit einem zugeführten weiteren Produkt, Muster, Karte, Beilage, Etikette oder dgl.The invention relates to a method for adhesive or adhesive bonding of at least two flat products at least partially one above the other, in particular printed products, with a supplied further product, pattern, card, insert, label or the like.

Hierzu ist gemäss der EP 1 112 861 A1 ein Verfahren bekannt, bei dem mit einem Haftmittel versehene flächige resp. flexible Ergänzungsprodukte mit Druckereierzeugnissen in Verbindung gebracht werden. Dabei werden auf eine Umlaufbahn durch Halteorgane haftende Ergänzungsprodukte aufgenommen und auf in einem Förderstrom hängende Druckereierzeugnisse übertragen.For this purpose, according to the EP 1 112 861 A1 a method known in which provided with an adhesive surface resp. flexible complementary products associated with printed matter. In this case, adhering to an orbit by holding organs supplementary products are added and transferred to hanging in a flow printed products.

Nicht unproblematisch ist bei der Ueberführung oder beim Vereinen von Druckprodukten oder dgl. ein geringer Abstand zwischen den Klammern einer Förderrichtung oder eines Transporteurs, sodass kaum Freiraum für das Anfügen von Ergänzungsprodukten besteht.Not unproblematic when transferring or combining printing products or the like is a small distance between the clamps of a conveying direction or a conveyor, so there is hardly any room for adding supplementary products.

Die EP0 606550A1 offenbart eine Vorrichtung zum Zubringen, von anzuklebenden flächigen Erzeugnissen zu einer Verarbeitungseinrichtung, wobei ein Bandförderer die Erzeugnisse zu einem Übernahmebereich transportiert. Unterhalb der Fördereinrichtung ist ein mit Klammern ausgerüsteter Überführförderer angeordnet, wobei dessen Klammern die Erzeugnisse erfassen und zu einem Übergabebereich transportieren, der dem Übernahmebereich gegenüberliegt. Im Zuge der Bewegung der Klammern vom Übernahmebereich zum Übergabebereich werden diese entgegen der Umlaufrichtung um eine parallel zur Drehachse verlaufende Schwenkachse verschwenkt um die Erzeugnisse mit ihrer Vorlaufkante voraus der Verarbeitungseinrichtung zuzuführen. Auf die Auflagen der Verarbeitungseinrichtung sind Druckprodukte abgelegt, auf die im Übergabebereich jeweils ein Erzeugnis mittels des Überführförderers angeklebt wird.The EP0606550A1 discloses an apparatus for feeding sheets to be adhered to a processor, wherein a belt conveyor transports the products to a transfer area. Below the conveyor, a transfer conveyor equipped with clamps is arranged, with its clamps gripping the products and transporting them to a transfer area opposite to the transfer area. In the course of the movement of the clamps from the transfer area to the transfer area, these are pivoted counter to the direction of rotation about a pivot axis extending parallel to the pivot axis in order to supply the products with their leading edge to the processing device. On the supports of the processing device printed products are stored, on the transfer area in each case a product is adhered by means of the transfer conveyor.

Es stellt sich die Aufgabe an ein Verfahren der eingangs beschriebenen Art, eine Vorgehensweise zu schaffen, mit der wenigstens zwei flache Produkte zuverlässig und genau sowie mit einfachen Mitteln haftend vereint werden können. Erfindungsgemäss wird die Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, dass ein entlang einer Führungslinie in einem Schuppenstrom nachgeschlepptes oder gestossenes erstes Produkt nach Auflösung des Schuppenstroms in einen Förderstrom nicht überlappender erster Produkte und Verlassen der Führungslinie beim anschliessenden Durchlaufen eines unterschlächtigen Förderbereichs mit einem unterhalb des ersten Produktes taktgleich diesem zugeführten, an einer dem ersten Produkt zugewandten Oberfläche mit einem Kleb- oder Haftstoff versehenen zweiten Produkt zusammengeführt wird. Dabei wird das erste Produkt vor Erreichen der Führungslinie zum stossweisen Transport in der Förderrichtung oder zum geschleppten Transport entgegen der Förderrichtung entlang der Führungslinie umgelenkt.It has as its object to provide a method of the type described above, to provide a procedure with which at least two flat products can be reliably and accurately and simply adhered together by simple means. According to the invention, this object is achieved in that a first product towed or pushed along a guide line in a shingled stream after dissolving the shingled stream into a flow of non-overlapping first products and leaving the guide line during subsequent passage of an undershot conveying region with a clocked same below the first product , is brought together on a first product facing surface with an adhesive or adhesive second product. In this case, the first product is deflected against the conveying direction along the guide line before reaching the guide line for abrupt transport in the conveying direction or for the towed transport.

Die Produkte werden vor Erreichen der Führungslinie entgegen der Förderrichtung nachlaufend umgelenkt, wozu sich beispielsweise beim nachgeschleppten Produkt ein Hindernis eignet, über welches hängende Produkte hinweggezogen werden, um so ihre Lage in eine Gegenrichtung zu ändern und an der Führungsvorrichtung entlang zu gleiten.Before reaching the guide line, the products are deflected counter to the conveying direction, for which purpose, for example, an obstacle is suitable for the towed product, over which hanging products are pulled away so as to change their position in an opposite direction and slide along the guiding device.

Sollen die Produkte entlang der Führungsvorrichtung gestossen werden, können sie beispielsweise aus einer hängenden Position über einen etwa senkrechten, vorzugsweise trichterartigen Abschnitt der Fördervorrichtung der Führungsvorrichtung zugeführt und an dieser entlang gleitend transportiert werden.If the products are to be pushed along the guide device, they can for example be fed from a suspended position over an approximately vertical, preferably funnel-like section of the conveyor device of the guide device and be transported along this sliding.

Hierbei können die zur wahlweisen Verwendung für geschleppte oder gestossene erste Produkte einsetzbaren Mittel an dem sich in Förderrichtung F vorzugsweise kontinuierlich verengenden Förderkanaleinlauf auf einfache Art verstellt oder ausgetauscht werden.In this case, the means which can be used for the selective use for towed or pushed first products can be easily adjusted or exchanged at the conveying channel inlet, which preferably narrows continuously in the conveying direction F.

Zur Auflösung des Schuppenstroms in ein Förderstrom sich nachfolgender Produkte, durchlaufen die Druckprodukte vorzugsweise einen an die Führungslinie anschliessenden gekrümmten unterschlächtigen Förderbereich, um auf eine einfache Art von einer Schuppenformation befreit werden zu können.To dissolve the scale flow in a flow of subsequent products, the printed products preferably pass through a curved undershot conveying area adjoining the guide line in order to be freed from scale formation in a simple manner.

Zweckmässig werden die zweiten Produkte in Abständen hintereinander etwa tangential zum gekrümmten unterschlächtigen Förderbereich zugeführt, wodurch eine genaue Vereinigung bei kontinuierlicher Zuführung erreicht werden kann.The second products are expediently fed at intervals one after the other approximately tangentially to the curved undershot conveying region, whereby a precise combination can be achieved with continuous feeding.

Vorzugsweise verläuft die Führungslinie, an der die ersten Produkte in einem Schuppenstrom entlang geschleppt oder gestossen werden, etwa parallel zur Förderrichtung der zugeführten Produkte, sodass eine Beruhigung des Förderstroms und klare Abstandsdefinition der Produkte in dem Schuppenstrom entstehen kann.
Die ersten Produkte werden zum stossweisen Transport vor Erreichen der Führungslinie in eine Lage umgelenkt, in der sie in Förderrichtung vorlaufend ausgerichtet sind.Preferably, the guide line on which the first products are dragged or pushed along in a scale flow, approximately parallel to the conveying direction of the supplied products, so that a calming of the flow rate and clear distance definition of the products can arise in the scale flow.
The first products are deflected to the abutting transport before reaching the guide line in a position in which they are aligned leading in the conveying direction.

Aus dem gekrümmten unterschlächtigen Förderbereich und der etwa parallel dazu umgelenkten Fördervorrichtung wird der Schuppenstrom der ersten Produkte aufgelöst, sodass sie eine freie untere Oberfläche aufweisen, an der das zweite Produkt befestigt werden soll.From the curved undershot conveyor area and approximately parallel to deflected conveyor the scale flow of the first products so that they have a free bottom surface to which the second product is to be attached.

Vorzugsweise können die zweiten Produkte jeweils wahlweise verteilt auf der freistehenden, den zweiten Produkten zugewandte Oberfläche der ersten Produkte aufgesetzt werden.Preferably, the second products may each be optionally placed distributed on the free-standing, the second products facing surface of the first products.

Eine erfindungsgemässe Vorrichtung für ein klebeweises Vereinen zweier flacher Produkte wenigstens teilweise übereinander, vorzugsweise liegend übereinander, insbesondere Druckerzeugnisse mit einem zugeführten zweiten Druckprodukt, Muster, Karte, Beilage oder dgl., bestehend aus einer in regelmässigen Abständen befestigte Klammern zum Transport erster Produkte aufweisenden Fördervorrichtung mit einem Förderkanal und einem sich in einer Förderrichtung vorzugsweise kontinuierlich verengenden Förderkanaleinlauf, an dem zur wahlweisen Verwendung für geschleppte oder gestossene erste Produkte verstellbare oder austauschbare Mittel eingesetzt sind, weist entlang eines Förderabschnittes der Fördervorrichtung eine etwa parallel verlaufende, einen Förderstrom umgelenkter erster Produkte bildende Führungsvorrichtung einer Führungsanordnung auf, deren stromabwärts gerichtetes Ende einen an den Förderabschnitt förderwirksam fortgesetzten, gekrümmten unterschlächtigen Förderbereich bildet, der in eine tangential zum Förderbereich verlaufende Zuführvorrichtung für zweite Produkte mündende, die an einer der Unterseite des ersten Produktes zugewandten Oberfläche mit Kleb- oder Haftstoff versehen sind. Aufgrund der Vereinigung zweier Produkte kann es hinsichtlich der Terminologie ansich offen bleiben, ob wie oben beschrieben, das zweite Produkt dem ersten zugeführt oder das erste Produkt dem zweiten zugeführt wird.An apparatus according to the invention for a glue-free joining of two flat products at least partially one above the other, preferably lying one above the other, in particular printed products with a supplied second printed product, pattern, card, insert or the like., Consisting of a fixed at regular intervals brackets for transporting first products having conveyor a conveying channel and a conveying channel inlet, preferably continuously narrowing in a conveying direction, on which adjustable or exchangeable means are used for selective use for towed or pushed first products, has along a conveying section of the conveying device an approximately parallel guiding device which deflects a conveying flow Guiding arrangement, whose downstream end of a conveying section to the conveyor section continued, curved unterschlächt Förderb formed in a tangential to the conveyor region extending supply device for second products, which are provided on one of the underside of the first product facing surface with adhesive or adhesive. Due to the union of two products, it may be left open in terms of terminology, as described above, whether the second product is supplied to the first or the first product is supplied to the second.

Vorteilhaft ist die einen Förderstrom der ersten Produkte bildende Führungsvorrichtung zur Aenderung des Förderstromquerschnittes verstell- und feststellbar ausgebildet, sodass sich mit der Vorrichtung unterschiedliche Formate der ersten Produkte verarbeiten lassen.Advantageous is the flow of the first products forming guide device for changing the flow cross-section designed adjustable and lockable, so that can be processed with the device different formats of the first products.

Vorzugsweise weist die Führungsanordnung wenigstens im Führungsendbereich einen durch die Fördervorrichtung gebildeten Umlenkabschnitt des Förderstromes auf, der zur Vereinzelung oder Loslösung von einem Schuppenstrom der durch die Fördervorrichtung transportierten ersten Produkte führt.At least in the leading end region, the guide arrangement preferably has a deflection section of the delivery flow formed by the conveying device, which leads to separation or detachment from a scale flow of the first products transported by the conveying device.

Die Umlenkung des Förderstroms erfolgt zweckmässig mittels eines Umlenkrades an dem die Fördervorrichtung geführt ist.The deflection of the flow is conveniently carried out by means of a deflection wheel on which the conveying device is guided.

Aufgrund der Formatvariabilität, insbesondere der ersten Produkte, erweist es sich als vorteilhaft, wenn der Abstand der Zuführvorrichtung für die zweiten Produkte gegenüber der Fördervorrichtung der ersten Produkte im Mündungsbereich veränderbar ausgebildet ist, wodurch wahlweise die von der Fördervorrichtung freistehende, einem zweiten Produkt zugewandte Oberfläche des ersten Produktes für das Aufkleben eines zweiten Produktes, das auch das erste Produkt seitlich überstehen könnte, benutzt werden kann.Due to the format variability, in particular the first products, it proves to be advantageous if the distance of the feeding device for the second products relative to the conveying device of the first products in the mouth region is changeable, whereby optionally the freestanding of the conveyor, a second product facing surface of first product for sticking a second product, which could also survive the first product laterally, can be used.

Zu diesem Zweck ist entlang der Zuführvorrichtung eine den zweiten Produkten zum Auftrag von Kleb- oder Haftstoff vorgesehene Auftragsvorrichtung angeordnet, an der die zweiten Produkte mit zugewandter Oberfläche vorbeigeführt werden.For this purpose, an application device, which is provided for the application of adhesive or adhesive to the second products, is arranged along the supply device, past which the second products are guided with a facing surface.

Weiterhin kann vorgesehen sein, dass ein Antriebsmotor der Fördervorrichtung für die ersten Produkte und ein Antriebsmotor für die Zuführvorrichtung der zweiten Produkte mit einer Steuervorrichtung zur Aenderung resp. Synchronisierung der Geschwindigkeit von Fördervorrichtung und Zuführvorrichtung steuer- oder regelbar verbunden sind, um die Taktfolge einhalten oder ändern zu können bzw. um die Position des zweiten Produktes an dem ersten Produkt bestimmen zu können.Furthermore, it can be provided that a drive motor of the conveying device for the first products and a drive motor for the feeding device of the second products with a Control device for changing resp. Synchronization of the speed of conveyor and feeder are controllably connected or controllable to comply with the clock sequence or to change or to determine the position of the second product on the first product can.

Anschliessend wird die Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung und den zitierten Stand der Technik, auf die bezüglich aller in der Beschreibung nicht näher erwähnten Einzelheiten verwiesen wird, anhand zweier Ausführungsbeispiele erläutert. Die Zeichnung zeigt in:

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eine Seitenansicht einer Ausführungsform nach der erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung und
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Subsequently, the invention with reference to the drawing and the cited prior art, to which reference is made with respect to all unspecified details in the description, explained with reference to two embodiments. The drawing shows in:
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a side view of an embodiment according to the inventive device and
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a side view of an alternative embodiment according to the inventive device.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Vorrichtung 1 für ein klebe- oder haftweises Vereinen zweier flacher Produkte 2, 3 wenigstens teilweise übereinander, insbesondere Druckerzeugnisse 2, mit einem zugeführten zweiten Produkt 3, beispielsweise einem Druckprodukt, Muster, einer Karte, Beilage, Etikette oder dgl. Die Vorrichtung 1 besteht aus einer Fördervorrichtung 4 mit in regelmässigen Abständen an einem umlaufenden Zugmittel 5, beispielsweise eine Kette oder einem Band, befestigten Klammern 6, mit denen erste Produkte 2 an einem Randbereich festgehalten resp. eingespannt sind. Die Fördervorrichtung 4 wird im Fachbereich auch Transporteur bezeichnet. Die ersten Produkte 2 werden hängend über ein einer Führungsvorrichtung 7 vorgeschaltetes Leitorgan 8 an den freien Enden erfasst und entgegen der Förderrichtung F resp. nach hinten umgelenkt. Aufgrund des relativ kurzen Abstandes zwischen zwei Klammern, beispielsweise 4" oder 6" entsteht spätestens entlang der Führungsvorrichtung 7 ein geschuppter Förderstrom 9, in welchem jeweils das nachlaufende erste Produkt 2 das vorauslaufende erste Produkt 2 teilweise überdeckt. Die ersten Produkte 2 werden somit teilweise aufeinanderliegend entlang einer Führungslinie nachgeschleppt, wobei sich diese Führungslinie einen Förderkanal 10 bildend etwa senkrecht nach unten erstreckt. Durch den parallelen Verlauf der Führungslinie zur Fördervorrichtung 4 entsteht eine regelmässige Höhe des Förderkanals 10 im Bereich der Führungsvorrichtung 7. Am Ende der Führungsvorrichtung 7 schliesst an den Förderkanal 10 ein unterschlächtiger gekrümmter Förderbereich 11 an, der mit der Führungsvorrichtung 7 eine Führungsanordnung 20 bildet, die vor einer tangential an den gekrümmten unterschlächtigen Förderbereich 11 verlaufende Zuführvorrichtung 12 für zweite Produkte 3 endet. Die Zuführvorrichtung 12 für zweite Produkte 3 weist in Zuführrichtung Z umlaufende Förderbänder 13 auf, die die zweiten Produkte 3 von einem Magazin 14 übernehmen und in regelmässigen Abständen in den Mündungsbereich 15 der ersten Produkte 2 am Ende der Führungsanordnung 20 führen. Die Zuführung der zweiten Produkte 3 resp. der ersten Produkte 2 an der Mündung 15 erfolgt getaktet. An dem etwa horizontalen Zuführweg der zweiten Produkte 3 befindet sich eine Auftragsvorrichtung 16, mit der ein Haftmittel an die freistehende Oberfläche der zweiten Produkte 3 übertragen wird. Im Mündungsbereich 15 verlassen die ersten Produkte 2 die Führungsanordnung 20 vereinzelt und treffen auf dem zweiten Produkt 3 auf, das durch das aufgetragene Haftmittel mit dem ersten Produkt 2 vereint und gemeinsam mit diesem in einer Klammer 6 der Fördervorrichtung 4 weitertransportiert wird. Fig. 1 shows a device 1 for a gluing or adhesive joining two flat products 2, 3 at least partially one above the other, in particular printed products 2, with a supplied second product 3, for example a printed product, pattern, a card, insert, label or the like. The device consists of a conveyor 4 with at regular intervals on a rotating traction means 5, such as a chain or a belt, fastened brackets 6, with which first products 2 held at an edge region resp. are clamped. The conveyor 4 is referred to in the art and conveyor. The first products 2 are detected hanging over a guiding device 7 upstream guide member 8 at the free ends and against the conveying direction F resp. deflected to the rear. Due to the relatively short distance between two clamps, for example 4 "or 6", at the latest along the guide device 7 there is a scaly flow 9, in which the trailing first product 2 partly covers the leading first product 2. The first products 2 are thus partially dragged along one another along a guide line, wherein this guide line forming a conveying channel 10 extends approximately vertically downwards. Due to the parallel course of the guide line to the conveyor 4, a regular height of the conveyor channel 10 in the region of the guide device 7. At the end of the guide device 7 adjoins the conveyor channel 10 a unterschlächtiger curved conveyor area 11 which forms a guide assembly 20 with the guide device 7, the in front of a tangentially to the curved undershot conveyor region 11 extending feed device 12 for second products 3 ends. The feed device 12 for second products 3 has in the feed direction Z circulating conveyor belts 13, which take over the second products 3 from a magazine 14 and at regular intervals in the mouth region 15 of the first products 2 at the end of the guide assembly 20. The supply of the second products 3 resp. the first products 2 at the mouth 15 is clocked. At the approximately horizontal Zuführweg the second products 3 is an applicator 16, with an adhesive is transferred to the free-standing surface of the second products 3. In the mouth region 15, the first products 2 leave the guide arrangement 20 in isolation and impinge on the second product 3, which is united by the applied adhesive with the first product 2 and transported along with it in a clamp 6 of the conveying device 4.

Das Auftreffen des ersten 2 auf dem zweiten Produkt 3 kann durch Gravitation oder aufgrund einer durch die Umlenkung der ersten Produkte entstandene Vorspannkraft erfolgen. Der gekrümmte unterschlächtige Förderbereich 11 entsteht durch ein Umlenkrad 17 an der Fördervorrichtung 4, der Führungsanordnung sowie der Zuführvorrichtung 12 im Mündungsbereich 15. Die Führungsanordnung 20 weist im Führungsendbereich einen durch die Fördervorrichtung 4 gebildeten Umlenkabschnitt des Förderstroms 9 auf.
Der Abstand der etwa tangentialen Zuführvorrichtung 12 für die zweiten Produkte 3 gegenüber der Fördervorrichtung 4 der ersten Produkte 2 ist im Mündungsbereich veränderbar ausgebildet, sodass ein optimales Einstellen und ein exaktes Auftreffen der ersten Produkte 2 auf den zweiten Produkten 3 an der bestimmten Position entstehen kann. Ein Antriebsmotor 18 der Fördervorrichtung, verbunden mit dem Umlenkrad 17 und ein Antriebsmotor 19 der Zuführvorrichtung 12 sind mit einer Steuervorrichtung 21 zur Aenderung und/oder Synchronisierung der Geschwindigkeiten von Förder- 4 und Zuführvorrichtung 12 verbunden. Der Steuervorrichtung 21 sind über Leitungen ebenso ein die zweiten Produkte 3 vereinzelnder Anleger und die Auftragsvorrichtung 16 zugeordnet, damit die vorgeschlagene Verarbeitung taktweise erfolgen kann. Hierzu sind die Antriebsmotoren 18, 19 steuer- und/oder regelbar ausgebildet; es sind beispielsweise drehwinkelgesteuerte Motoren hierzu vorgesehen.The impact of the first 2 on the second product 3 can be done by gravity or due to a biasing force caused by the deflection of the first products. The curved unterschlächtige conveyor area 11 is formed by a guide wheel 17 on the conveyor 4, the guide assembly and the feeder 12 in the mouth region 15. The guide assembly 20 has in the leading end region formed by the conveyor 4 deflection section of the flow 9.
The distance of the approximately tangential feeding device 12 for the second products 3 with respect to the conveying device 4 of the first products 2 is formed changeable in the mouth region, so that an optimal setting and a precise impact of the first products 2 on the second products 3 may arise at the specific position. A drive motor 18 of the conveyor, connected to the guide wheel 17 and a drive motor 19 of the feeder 12, are connected to a control device 21 for changing and / or synchronizing the speeds of the conveyor 4 and feeder 12. The control device 21 are assigned via lines as well as a singling the second products 3 feeder and the applicator 16, so that the proposed processing can be done intermittently. For this purpose, the drive motors 18, 19 are designed to be controllable and / or controllable; For example, angle-controlled motors are provided for this purpose.

Die Ausführung nach Fig. 2 unterscheidet sich von derjenigen nach Fig. 1 durch die Transportweise der ersten Produkte 2 in dem durch die Fördervorrichtung 4 und der Führungsvorrichtung 7 gebildeten Förderkanal 10, in dem die ersten Produkte 2 nach einem Umlegen in Förderrichtung F gestossen und geschuppt entlang der verstellbaren Führungsvorrichtung 7 durchlaufen. Hierzu kann das in Figur 1 dargestellte Leitorgan 8 weggeschwenkt oder entfernt werden. Der Einlauf der in den Klammern 6 der Fördervorrichtung 4 festgehaltenen ersten Produkte 2 erfolgt über ein letztere an den freien Enden erfassenden Beschleunigungsvorrichtung 22, die aus einem umlaufenden Band 23 gebildet ist, das dafür sorgt, dass die ersten Produkte 2 bezüglich der Förderrichtung F an den freien Enden beschleunigt werden, sodass sie mit den freien Enden voraus den Förderkanal 10 erreichen und entlang der Führungsvorrichtung 7 resp. Führungslinie geschuppt übereinanderliegend gestossen werden. Hierbei liegt das nachlaufende erste Produkt 2 jeweils unter dem vorauslaufenden ersten Produkt 2 und das freie Ende der ersten Produkte 2 verlässt die Führungsanordnung 20 im unterschlächtigen Förderbereich 11 resp. im Mündungsbereich 15 vor dem der Klammer 6 zugeordneten Einspannende der ersten Produkte 2.The execution after Fig. 2 differs from the one after Fig. 1 by the mode of transport of the first products 2 in the conveyor channel 10 formed by the conveyor 4 and the guide device 7, in which the first products 2 are pushed and shingled along after being transferred in the conveying direction F. go through the adjustable guide device 7. For this, the in FIG. 1 shown guide member 8 swung away or removed. The inlet of the first products 2 retained in the clamps 6 of the conveyor device 4 takes place via a latter accelerator device 22 which detects at the free ends and is formed by a circulating belt 23 which ensures that the first products 2 move with respect to the conveying direction F. free ends are accelerated so that they reach with the free ends ahead of the conveyor channel 10 and along the guide device 7, respectively. Guide line be scuttled over each other. In this case, the trailing first product 2 is in each case below the leading first product 2 and the free end of the first products 2 leaves the guide assembly 20 in the undershot conveying region 11, respectively. in the mouth region 15 in front of the clamping end of the first products 2 assigned to the clamp 6.

Die vorgeschlagene Vorgehensweise und Vorrichtung 1 gestattet durch Aenderung des Förderkanaleinlaufs ein Anbringen von zugeführten zweiten Produkten 3 auf jeder Flachseite oder bei zweimaligem Durchlauf auf beiden Flachseiten des ersten Produktes 2.The proposed procedure and device 1 allowed by changing the Förderkanaleinlaufs attaching supplied second products 3 on each flat side or twice pass on both flat sides of the first product. 2

Bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 1 wie auch bei derjenigen nach Fig. 2 können die ersten Produkte 2 sowohl am Falz wie auch an der offenen Kante in den Klammern 6 transportiert werden.In the execution after Fig. 1 as with those after Fig. 2 For example, the first products 2 can be transported both at the fold and at the open edge in the clamps 6.

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  1. Method for combining at least two flat products (2, 3) at least partly one above the other with adhesive, particularly printed products (2), with a further product (3) supplied, sample, card, insert, label or similar, in which a first product (2) pushed or dragged along a guiding line in a shingle stream is put together with a second product (3) provided with adhesive on a surface facing towards the first product (2), supplied underneath the first product (2) at the same time as it, after the shingle stream turns into a conveying stream (9) of non-overlapping first products (2) and leaves the guiding line when it then runs through an undershot conveying area (11), in which before reaching the guiding line the first product is diverted in the conveying direction for transport by pushing or against the conveying direction for transport by dragging along the guiding line.
  2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that the first products (2) run through a curved, undershot conveying area (11) to turn the shingle stream into a conveying stream (9) of first products (2) following one after the other.
  3. Method according to claim 2, characterised in that the second products (3) are supplied at intervals one behind the other more or less tangential to the curved, undershot conveying area (11).
  4. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the guiding line runs more or less parallel to the conveying direction (F) of the first products (2).
  5. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that alternatively the second product (3) is applied to a free-standing surface of the first product (2) facing towards the second products.
  6. Device for combining two flat products (2, 3) at least partly one above the other with adhesive, particularly printed products (2), with a second product (3) supplied, a printed product, sample, card, insert, label or similar for example, consisting of a conveying device (4) having clamps (6) fastened at regular intervals to transport first products with a conveying channel (10) and a conveying channel inlet preferably continuously narrowing in a conveying direction F, on which adjustable and/or exchangeable means (8, 22) are inserted to use alternatively for dragged or pushed first products (2), in which along a conveying section of the conveying device (4), a guiding device (7) of a guiding arrangement (20) running more or less parallel is provided, forming a conveying stream of diverted first products, which downstream has a curved, undershot conveying area (11) that continues acting as a conveyor on the conveying section, which joins a supplying device (12) running tangentially to the conveying area for second products (3), which are provided with adhesive on a surface facing towards the underside of the first product (2).
  7. Device according to claim 6, characterised in that the guiding device (7) forming a conveying stream (9) of the first products (2) and/or the undershot conveying area (11) is made adjustable and lockable to change the cross section of the conveying stream.
  8. Device according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that at least in the guiding end area the guiding arrangement (20) has a diverting section of the conveying stream (9) formed by the conveying device (4).
  9. Device according to claim 8, characterised in that the diversion of the conveying stream (9) is done through the conveying device (4) by means of a diversion wheel (17).
  10. Device according to one of claims 6 to 9, characterised in that the distance from the supplying device (12) for the second products (3) to the conveying device (4) of the first products (2) is made adjustable in the joining area (15).
  11. Device according to one of claims 6 to 10, characterised in that along the supplying device (12) an application device (16) is assigned for applying adhesive to the second products (3).
  12. Device according to one of claims 6 to 11, characterised in that a drive motor (18) of the conveying device (4) of the first products (2) and a drive motor (19) of the supplying device (12) of the second products (3) are connected to a control device (21) for changing or synchronising the speeds of the conveying device (4) and the supplying device (12).
  13. Device according to claim 12, characterised in that the drive motors (18, 19) are made so that they are controlled by the angle of rotation.
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