EP2275373B1 - Procédé et dispositif d'assemblage continu d'au moins deux flux de tuiles de produits d'impression plats - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif d'assemblage continu d'au moins deux flux de tuiles de produits d'impression plats Download PDF

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EP2275373B1
EP2275373B1 EP09165698A EP09165698A EP2275373B1 EP 2275373 B1 EP2275373 B1 EP 2275373B1 EP 09165698 A EP09165698 A EP 09165698A EP 09165698 A EP09165698 A EP 09165698A EP 2275373 B1 EP2275373 B1 EP 2275373B1
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Hans Leuenberger
Iwan Iseli
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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
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/66—Advancing articles in overlapping streams
    • B65H29/6681—Advancing articles in overlapping streams merging two or more streams into an overlapping stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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  • the invention relates to a method and a device for the continuous merging of at least two at equal speed and spaced from each other transported scale flows of flat printed products.
  • a web offset press is capable of printing more than 100,000 printed products per hour.
  • double productions are very often used.
  • two similar "8-page" pages can be simultaneously printed and output.
  • folding units are connected to the outputs of the printing press, which fold the printed products and pass to a rotation decrease. From the outputs of such a printing press or the subsequent folding units occur continuously from two similar flat printed products, which are transported by the rotation decrease over two acceptance lines for further processing, such as a saddle stitcher.
  • the printed products are conveyed via conveyor systems, e.g. Conveyor belts continuously and in the form of two so-called scale flows, i. each further transported in the transport direction partially overlapping.
  • a disadvantage of the known systems is the fact that two acceptance lines must be made available and operated for further processing. This leads to an increase in acquisition and maintenance costs.
  • the EP 0155633 A2 discloses a method and an apparatus for uniting two shingled streams conveyed side by side, which are brought together in a common transport plane and merged at an acute angle until complete overlap and are alternately deflected from the common transport plane in the region where the products meet.
  • the EP 0214458 A2 discloses an improvement of the above-mentioned solution in which the deflection device is designed as at least one non-driven deflector having a smooth, camless engagement contour.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method and apparatus for continuously merging two scale streams of flat printed products, which allow an adaptation of the scale flow merging to the outputs of modern web offset printing machines and at the same time to a reduction of acquisition and Maintenance costs during further processing lead.
  • This object is achieved by a method for the continuous merging of at least two with equal speed and spaced apart transported scale flows of flat printed products and by a device for Implementation of such a method according to the features of the independent claims.
  • first of all the first of the two scale flows is offset laterally relative to the second scale flow, forming a first lateral overlapping area of both scale flows.
  • the printed products of both shingled streams are continuously raised, at least in the first lateral overlapping area, until their lateral overlap is canceled and the printed products of the two successive shingled streams are separated from one another.
  • the printed products of both shingled streams are successively lowered or dropped, at least in their raised, lateral overlap area, such that one printed product of the first or second shingle stream alternately overlies a printed product of the other shingle stream, with a single shingled stream having a second lateral overlap area the printed products is formed
  • the device according to the invention for carrying out the method according to the invention comprises two input conveyors arranged at a distance from one another for transporting respectively one of the two shingled streams to a main conveyor and a folding device arranged in the region of the main conveyor, comprising an unippling plow or designed as an uninviting plow, i. for alternately introducing the printed products of one of the shingled streams into the printed products of the other shingled stream.
  • the method and the device for carrying out the method make it possible to combine flake streams coming out of a Mehmutzen printing machine, such as from the "16-page" printing press mentioned above, directly into a single scale flow, so that they contain the same flat printed products can be further processed without further adaptation steps.
  • a Mehmutzen printing machine such as from the "16-page" printing press mentioned above
  • the cost of further processing and maintenance costs are reduced.
  • Fig. 1 1 shows a side view of a preferred embodiment of the device 1 according to the invention for merging two scale flows 2a, 2b of flat printed products 3.
  • the vertical dashed lines are drawn for illustration purposes and represent a division of the device 1 into areas A-G an output 4 of a printing press not otherwise shown or a folding unit, not shown, by means of two superimposed conveyor belts 5a, 5b flat printed products 3 in the form of a first, upper scale flow 2a and a second, lower scale flow 2b in a transport direction V respectively an upper and a lower, designed as a conveyor belt input conveyor 6a, 6b of the device 1 are passed.
  • the two input conveyors 6a, 6b each comprise a plurality of sections 7a, 7b; 8a, 8b; 9a, 9b; 10a, 10b; 11, which are arranged in the areas A to D of the device 1.
  • the scale flows 2a, 2b are transported via two first sections 7a, 7b of the two input conveyors 6a, 6b.
  • the input conveyors 6a, 6b can also be equipped with a smaller or larger number of sections and the supply of the scale flows 2a, 2b can also take place without first sections 7a, 7b.
  • the conveyor belts 5a, 5b instead of one above the other can also be arranged side by side or offset in lateral and / or vertical position relative to one another. Instead of connecting both conveyor belts 5a, 5b to the output 4 of a single printing press, one conveyor belt 5a, 5b can also be connected to the output of another printing press.
  • the scale flows 2a, 2b reach a second area B of the device 1, in each of which a second section 8a, 8b of the input conveyor 6a, 6b designed as a switch is arranged such that it can assume two positions.
  • This is a first position for conveying the shingled streams 2a, 2b in the transport direction V and a second position for discharging waste, in which the corresponding printed products 3 are directed, for example, into a waste container (not shown).
  • the lowered for discharging position of the two second sections 8a, 8b of the input conveyor 6a, 6b is shown in dashed lines.
  • the discharging is preferably carried out in start-up phases of the preceding printing operation to faulty printed products 3 until the press is set to a correct pressure.
  • the sections 8a, 8b of the input conveyors 6a, 6b can be transferred from one of the two positions to the other at any time.
  • the shingled streams 2a, 2b enter a third region C of the device 1, in which at least one of the two input conveyors 6a, 6b has a third section 9a, 9b, which consists of an upper belt 12 and a lower belt 13 ( Fig. 2a, Fig. 2b ).
  • the upper belt 12 revolving around a number of deflection rollers 12a is driven via a drive roller 12b and also has a tension roller 12c.
  • the lower band 13 is also provided with a number of deflection rollers 13a, a drive roller 13b and a tension roller 13c.
  • Downstream end regions of the input conveyors 6a, 6b are designed such that they essentially come together in a plane adjoining the input conveyors 6a, 6b of a main conveyor 15 likewise designed as a conveyor belt and one of the input conveyors 6a, 6b, ie one of the fourth sections 10a, 10b at a predetermined distance before the meeting with the other input conveyor 6a, 6b, ie laterally offset with the other section 10b, 10a extends to this (see. Fig. 3 ).
  • the fourth portion 10a of the upper input conveyor 6a is laterally pivotable, while the fourth portion 10b of the lower input conveyor 6b is preferably already aligned directly with the main conveyor 15.
  • the fourth portion 10b or alternatively both fourth portions 10a, 10b formed laterally pivotable.
  • the lateral pivoting of the fourth portion 10a in other words a displacement of its downstream end transversely to the transport direction V, by means of a downstream of the third portion 9a arranged joint 10c, to which the fourth portion 10a is attached.
  • the printed products 3 of the upper scale flow 2a are offset relative to those of the lower scale flow 2b transversely to the transport direction V, so that a first lateral overlap region d1 is formed (FIG. Fig. 7 ), in which the two scale flows 2a, 2b overlap one another in their edge area.
  • the offset 14 in the transport direction V is influenced by the lateral pivoting of the fourth section 10a, which is to be taken into account in the already described adjustment in the region C of the device 1.
  • the offset 14 is thus set as a function of the width of the intended first lateral overlap region d1 of the two scale flows 2a, 2b.
  • the fourth portion 10b of the lower input conveyor 6b and the laterally pivotable fourth portion 10a of the upper input conveyor 6a transfer the scale flows 2b, 2a to a fifth and last, common Section 11 of the input conveyor 6a, 6b, which in turn passes a resulting double scale flow 16a to the main conveyor 15.
  • the double scale flow 16a impinges on a fanning device 17 located in a fifth region E of the device 1.
  • the fourth section 10b and the pivotable fourth section 10a transfer the scale flows 2a, 2b directly to the main conveyor 15 ,
  • the fan-out device 17 is designed as a fan-out plow 18 or comprises such a fan-out plow 18, by means of which the printed products 3 of the upper scale flow 2a can be separated from the printed products 3 of the lower scale flow 2b.
  • the separation refers to a sub-operation of the combination in which the printed products 3 of the two superimposed imbricated streams 2a, 2b of the double-scale flow 16a are erected at least in their overlapping area d1 and the two shingled streams 2a, 2b are thus separated from one another.
  • the printed products 3 are then combined to form a single scale flow 16b such that a second overlapping area d2 is formed with printed products 3 overlapping one another in its edge area.
  • the printed products 3 can also be lowered onto the main conveyor 15.
  • a first pressure element 19a preferably a pinch roller, is provided, which is designed such that it separates the printed products 3 of the former shingles 2a, 2b separated by the fan-out plow 18 from side surfaces 18a of the fan-out plow 18 (cf. Fig. 4 ), which promotes the formation of the scale flow 16b.
  • the stabilizing elements comprise, for example, guide elements 15a, 15b designed as tubes, tubes, slides and / or rollers and, for example, second pressure elements 19b designed as upper bands, link chains and / or loading rollers.
  • the first and the second guide elements 15a, 15b are arranged transversely to the transport direction V and transversely to the transport direction V at a distance from each other adjustable.
  • the two second pressing elements 19b are configured such that they press the printed products 3 against the main conveyor 15
  • the main conveyor 15 delivers the shingled stream 16b to a first transfer conveyor 21a, which is also designed as a conveyor belt, with secure guidance of the printed products 3 by means of a transfer area above the main conveyor 15 and the first transfer conveyor 21a arranged and designed as pressure rollers, third pressure element 19c is achieved ( Fig. 9 ).
  • first transfer conveyor 21 a of the scale flow 16 b is forwarded to a Verschschiebe vibration 22.
  • Fig. 9 At the bottom of the Fig. 9 is a series of two superimposed, designed as a belt conveyor conveyor guide elements 22a shown. Instead of on both sides in each case two such guide elements 22 a, each also several rows of clamping belt conveyors can be arranged side by side, as in the upper region of the Fig. 9 is shown for two such rows. Furthermore, the pushing-together device 22 has, downstream of the guide elements 22a, a second transfer conveyor 21b and pressure elements 22b, which are arranged as rollers and guide the scale flow 16c at the transition to the centering device 23b.
  • the centering device 23 has on both sides in each case an adjustable centering element 23a, the distance of which can be adjusted via an adjusting device 23b shown only schematically in accordance with the width of the printed products 3. In this way, the successive printed products 3 in the imbricated flow 16c can be finally aligned after the collapsing device 22, so that the imbricated flow 16c always has a uniform width after the centering device 23.
  • the scale flow 16c is conveyed by means of conveyor belts 23c and then forwarded by these to a subsequent, seventh area G of the device 1.
  • the centering can also be achieved with other suitable devices.
  • a test device 24 with a conveyor belt 24a, a flow sensor 24b, designed as a Ausschleusweiche discharge device 24c and a display 24d is arranged.
  • a quality check of the scale flow 16c is carried out by means of the pass-through sensor 24b, with faulty printed products 3 being discharged via the discharge device 24c into a waste container (not shown).
  • the print products 3 of the scale flow 16c which have been found to be good reach via the delivery 24d to a non-illustrated device which adjoins the device 1 Further processing device 25.
  • the quality inspection ie the device 1 is either equipped without an area F or the latter is at least temporarily disabled.
  • Fig. 3 shows a plan view of the course of the scale flows 2a, 2b, the double scale flow 16a and the scale flows 16b and 16c.
  • the conveyor belts 5a, 5b, the input conveyor 6a, 6b with their sections 7a, 7b; 8a, 8b; 9a, 9b; 10a, 10b and 11 and the main conveyor 15 and the conveyor of the collapsing device 22, centering device 23 and tester 24 are in the lower part of Fig. 3 for the sake of simplicity only indicated, while not relevant to this presentation components of the device 1 are not shown.
  • the areas A to G correspond to those in Fig. 1 represented areas.
  • the first, upper and the second, lower scale flow 2a, 2b run over each other, so that the latter in these areas Fig. 3 is not visible.
  • the upper scale flow 2a is deflected laterally offset, ie its printed products 3 have at the downstream end of the region D the above-mentioned first overlapping region d1 transversely to the transport direction V.
  • this is preferably realized by the lateral pivoting of the fourth portion 10a of the upper input conveyor 6a by means of the hinge 10c.
  • the double scale flow 16a is formed by depositing the upper scale flow 2a laterally offset on the lower scale flow 2b. It should be noted that the two input conveyors 6a, 6b have the same speed. As already related to Fig.
  • Fig. 4 shows a detailed view of the fan-out plow 18 and the main conveyor 15.
  • the sections AA, BB and CC are discussed below in connection with Fig. 5 described.
  • the double scale flow 16a is moved in the direction of the fan blade plow 18.
  • the printed products 3 of the former upper and lower scale flow 2a, 2b, of which only the former lower scale flow 2b is visible in the area of the fan blade 18, are increasingly positioned along the side surfaces 18a and the upper edge 18b of the fan blade 18 and in this way in their previous, first overlapping area d1 separated from each other. In other words, the printed products 3 are raised starting with their inner edges 26.
  • the two first guide elements 15a remain when lifting the previously overlapping areas of the printed products 3 substantially in contact with the fan blade 18 and when lifting the other areas of the printed products 3 substantially in contact with the main conveyor 15, so that a sufficient friction of the printed products. 3 is ensured with the fan blade 18 and the main conveyor 15. This prevents the printed products 3 from slipping sideways and also ensures their controlled placement. In a downstream region of the fan-out plow 18, the printed products 3 of the formerly upper scale flow 2a are already separated from the printed products 3 of the previously lower scale flow 2b.
  • first pressure element 19a is arranged in each case, which is designed such that it presses the printed products 3 when falling on the main conveyor 15 in the direction of the fan blade 18.
  • the first pressure elements 19a are arranged laterally next to the downstream region of the fan-out plow 18, around the beginning of the inner edges 26 erecting the printed products 3 not to hinder.
  • the first pressure elements 19a advantageously prevent the printed products 3 from dropping onto the main conveyor 15 in an uncontrolled manner after the separation, thereby causing the course of the scale flow 16b occurring downstream of the fan blade 18 to become irregular.
  • the two second guide elements 15b adjoin laterally and downstream of the fan-out plow 18, ie in the region of the fall of the printed products 3. These press the printed products 3 against the main conveyor 15 and thus ensure that the air cushion between the falling printed products 3 and the main conveyor 15 is reliably overcome. In this way it is ensured that the printed products 3 are stored in an orderly manner on the main conveyor 15. As related to Fig. 1 described, the falling of the printed products 3 is additionally stabilized by the second pressing elements 19b.
  • FIG. 5 shows a preferred embodiment of the fan-out plow 18 designed as such or comprising a fan-out device 17.
  • the fan-out plow 18 is in the form of two pyramids 20 each having at least three side surfaces 20a, 20b, 20c and a base 20d.
  • the pyramids 20 are each arranged with a first side surface 20a in the plane of the main conveyor 15, not shown here. They each have an edge 20f which extends between the second and the third side surface 20b, 20c of each pyramid 20 at an adjustable angle ⁇ to the transport direction V, wherein the respective base surface 20d is transverse to the transport direction V.
  • the edges 20f of the pyramids 20 converge towards the transport direction V in a common tip 20e.
  • the pyramids 20 are designed such that the edges 20f have an adjustable pitch ⁇ .
  • the side surfaces 18a of the fanning plow 18 correspond to the second side surfaces 20b of the pyramids 20 and the upper edges 18b of the fanning plow 18 correspond to the edges 20f of the pyramids 20.
  • the fanning plow 18 may also comprise more or less than two pyramids 20.
  • the adjustable angle ⁇ and the adjustable pitch ⁇ cause the shape of the fanning plow 18 to be dependent on the format of the printed products 3 of the upper and the lower scale flow 2a, 2b can be adjusted so that a regular scale flow 16b is formed.
  • the position is related to Fig. 1 described first An horretti 19a also transversely to the transport direction V and in height adjustable.
  • the fan blade 18 is not limited to the forms described herein. Within the claimed features of the invention, a variety of other forms are conceivable, e.g. the shape of a single pyramid or guide elements, which have the guide surfaces corresponding to the second side surfaces 20b of the pyramids 20 and the side surfaces 18a of the fan-out plow 18. Of course, these guide surfaces can also be provided with curved surfaces.
  • the Figures 6a, 6b and 6c show three steps for merging the scale flows 2a, 2b, the in the Fig. 4 sections AA, BB and CC.
  • the transport direction V is aligned with the observer.
  • the pressure elements arranged on both sides of the fan-out plow 18, ie the first pressure elements 19a and the adjustably configured second pressure elements 19b have been omitted for reasons of clarity the representation of the two guide elements 15a, 15b.
  • the Fig. 6a shows the double scale flow 16a with the first, upper scale flow 2a and the second lower scale flow 2b prior to their separation or before the separation of the associated printed products 3.
  • the upper scale flow 2a is in the transport direction V over its entire length on the lower scale flow 2b .
  • the pivotable section 10a of the upper main conveyor 15 adjusts the first overlapping area d1 of the double scale flow 16a. Due to the structure of the usual processing machines, this double scale flow 16a, however, can not be further processed.
  • the Fig. 6b shows the position of a first printed product 3a of the upper scale flow 2a and a first printed product 3b of the lower scale flow 2b in FIG separated state.
  • the two printed products 3a, 3b Prior to their separation, are raised substantially in the middle of the first overlapping area d1 by the fan blade 18 formed here in the form of the two pyramids 20 and lie partially on the second side surfaces 20b of the pyramids 20 respectively on their first side surfaces 20a on.
  • the first pressure elements 19a advantageously provide precise guidance of the separate printed products 3a, 3b, by pressing them in the downstream region of the fan blade 18 in the direction of the second side surfaces 20b of the pyramids 20.
  • the Fig. 6c shows the position of the first printed products 3a, 3b of the formerly upper and lower lower scale flow 2a, 2b downstream of the fan blade 18.
  • the first printed products 3a, 3b fall Controlled by the first pressing elements 19a, down to the main conveyor 15, wherein they overlap in a second overlapping area d2, which corresponds in width substantially to the first overlap region d1.
  • This is followed by further printed products 3c and 3d of the former upper and lower scale flow 2a, 2b, which in Fig. 6c are also shown in a separate position.
  • the first printed products 3a, 3b are part of the scale flow 16b, which differs from the double scale flow 16a in that the printed product 3a of the formerly upper scale flow 2a lies on the printed product 3b of the previously lower scale flow 2b, that the trailing printed product 3d of the former lower scale flow 2b comes to lie on the printed product 3a and the trailing printing product 3c of the former upper scale flow 2a on the printed product 3d, etc., so that alternately a printed product 3 of the upper or lower scale flow 2a, 2b partially on a printed product 3 of the other shingled stream 2b , 2a lies (cf. Fig. 7 ).
  • the printed product 3 leading in the transport direction V always lies below the printed product 3 trailing in the transport direction V.
  • the upper scale stream 2a always lies on the lower scale stream 2b.
  • Fig. 7 shows in a plan view the area E of the device 1 according to the invention, with the fanning 17 and the offset 14 of the printed products 3 of the scale flow 2a to the printed products 3 of the scale flow 2b in the transport direction V.
  • the double scale flow 16a is the Einf kau ceremoniesspflug 18 fed in the transport direction V and whose aid is transferred to the scale flow 16b.
  • the width of the second overlapping area d2 is preferably substantially equal to the width of the first overlapping area d1.
  • Fig. 7 also illustrates the location of the first pressure elements 19a on both sides of the fan blade 18 and in its downstream region.
  • the upper and the lower scale flow 2a, 2b were in advance on the one hand by means of in Fig. 2a, 2b shown in detail third portion 9 of the lower input conveyor 6b and by means of in Fig. 1 shown, pivotable fourth portion 10a of the upper input conveyor 6a offset in the transport direction V by the offset 14 against each other, while the first lateral overlap region d1 has also been adjusted by means of the fourth portion 10a.
  • the offset 14 of the two scale flows 2a, 2b in the transport direction V is according to Fig. 7 greater than zero. It preferably corresponds to half of a scale distance 27 of two successive printed products 3 within one of the two scale flows 2a, 2b upstream of the fan blade 18.
  • the offset 14 can be adjusted arbitrarily by means of the upper belt 12 and the lower belt 13 of the third section 9b of the lower input conveyor 6b and but it can also be zero. This case will be related to Fig. 8 described.
  • the printed products 3 are continuously erected starting with their inner edges 26.
  • the inner edge 26d of a printed product 3 of the upper scale flow 2a is no longer in contact with a printed product 3 of the lower scale flow 2b.
  • the first guide elements 15a are preferably arranged laterally and the second guide elements 15b downstream of the fan-out plow 18.
  • Fig. 8 shows a plan view of an alternatively formed region E of the inventive device 1, in which the fanning device 17 in the transport direction V no offset 14 between the printed products 3 of the upper and lower scale flow 2a, 2b generated. Nevertheless, in order to produce a defined sequence of falling of the printed products 3 downstream of a fan-out plow 18 and thus a single scale flow 16b, wherein the leading in the transport direction V printed product 3 is below the trailing in the direction of transport print product 3, the two pyramids 20 of the fan-out plow 18 different long side surfaces 20a, 20b, 20c, of which in Fig. 8 representatively only the side surfaces 20b are indicated.
  • a printed product 3 of the upper or lower scale flow 2a, 2b also alternately comes to lie on a printed product 3 of the respective other scale flow 2b, 2a in the case of the scale flow 16b formed in this way.
  • the first pressure element 19a associated with each pyramid 20, the first guide element 15a and the second guide element 15b are adapted accordingly, ie offset from each other in the transport direction V.
  • the double scale flow 16a formed without offset 14 is in the transport direction V analogous to that in the Fig. 7 shown double scale flow 16a promoted to the Einf kau ceremoniesspflug 18 and transferred by this in a single scale flow 16b.
  • the width of the second overlapping area d2 is preferably also substantially equal to the width of the first overlapping area d1 in this alternative solution.
  • the advantages of the method according to the invention and of the device 1 according to the invention lie in the fact that adaptation of the rotation decrease to the outputs of a web offset printing press, which are usually located one above the other, can take place and the purchase costs for an additional further processing line can be saved, which otherwise would be necessary to ensure parallel processing of the printed products 3 of the upper and lower scale flow 2a, 2b.
  • the maintenance costs usually associated with the use of two processing lines can thus be considerably reduced.
  • waste paper are discharged individually, which has a cost reduction.
  • the device 1 has previously been described with reference to a conveyor system consisting of conveyor belts, naturally other conveyor systems, such as gripper transporters, can also be used within the scope of the invention. Also, a combination of different conveyor systems is possible. For example, the areas A to D of the device 1 with gripper transporters and the subsequent areas E to G can be equipped with conveyor belts.

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  1. Procédé de délivrance conjointe, en continu, d'au moins deux flux imbriqués de produits d'impression plats, transportés à une même vitesse et à distance l'un de l'autre, caractérisé par le fait
    • qu'un premier flux imbriqué (2a) de produits d'impression plats (3) est, tout d'abord, décalé latéralement par rapport à un second flux imbriqué (2b) de produits d'impression plats (3), en formant une première zone latérale (d1) de chevauchement des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b),
    • que les produits d'impression (3) des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) sont ensuite soulevés en continu, au moins dans ladite première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1), jusqu'à ce que leur chevauchement latéral soit supprimé, et
    • que, pour finir, les produits d'impression (3) des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) sont successivement abaissés ou soumis à une chute, au moins dans leur zone latérale de chevauchement (d1) soulevée, de façon telle qu'un produit d'impression (3) du premier ou du second flux imbriqué (2a, 2b) vienne s'appliquer partiellement, de manière alternée, au-dessus d'un produit d'impression (3) du flux imbriqué (2b, 2a) respectivement autre, sachant qu'il est alors formé un flux imbriqué unique (16b), présentant une seconde zone latérale (d2) de chevauchement desdits produits d'impression (3).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait
    • que le premier flux imbriqué (2a) est, tout d'abord, déposé sur le second flux imbriqué (2b) avec décalage latéral, en formant un flux imbriqué double (16) présentant la première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1),
    • que les produits d'impression (3) des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) sont ensuite soulevés en continu, au moins dans ladite première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1), jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient séparés les uns des autres dans leur première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1), et
    • que, pour finir, les produits d'impression (3) des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) sont successivement abaissés ou soumis à une chute, au moins dans leur zone latérale de chevauchement (d1) soulevée, de façon telle qu'un produit d'impression (3) du premier ou du second flux imbriqué (2a, 2b) vienne s'appliquer partiellement, de manière alternée, sur un produit d'impression (3) du flux imbriqué (2b, 2a) respectivement autre, et que le flux imbriqué unique (16b), présentant la seconde zone latérale (d2) de chevauchement desdits produits d'impression (3), s'en trouve ainsi formé.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que les produits d'impression (3) sont soulevés, pour l'essentiel, au centre de la première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1).
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que, préalablement à la formation de la première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1), les deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) sont déplacés l'un par rapport à l'autre suivant un décalage préétabli (14) dans une direction de transport (V).
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que le décalage (14) des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) est réglable et correspond, en particulier, à la moitié d'un intervalle d'imbrication (27) de deux produits d'impression (3) se succédant mutuellement, en observant dans la direction du transport (V), à l'intérieur de l'un des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b).
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 4 ou 5, caractérisé par le fait que le décalage (14) est réglé en fonction de la première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1) prévue pour les deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b).
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que les produits d'impression (3) des deux flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) sont soulevés au moyen d'un système d'insertion (17), puis sont abaissés ou soumis à une chute sur un convoyeur principal (15), en aval dudit système d'insertion (17), sachant que, préalablement à l'abaissement ou à la chute sur ledit convoyeur principal (15), lesdits produits d'impression (3) sont plaqués latéralement contre ledit système d'insertion (17) par des premiers éléments presseurs (19a).
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé par le fait que, lors du soulèvement sous l'action d'au moins deux premiers éléments de guidage (15a), lors de l'abaissement ou de la chute sous l'action d'au moins deux seconds éléments de guidage (15b), et au cours de leur transport sur le convoyeur principal (15), les produits d'impression (3) sont plaqués contre ledit convoyeur principal (15) au moyen de deux seconds éléments presseurs (19b) situés sur les côtés du système d'insertion (17), et au-dessus dudit convoyeur principal (15).
  9. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé par le fait qu'une largeur du flux imbriqué (16b) est réduite, de manière continue, jusqu'à ce que la seconde zone latérale de chevauchement (d2) corresponde à une largeur des produits d'impression (3), et qu'il soit donné naissance à un flux imbriqué (16c) de largeur unitaire.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, caractérisé par le fait que le flux imbriqué (16c) est soumis à un contrôle de qualité, et des produits d'impression (3) de qualité insuffisante sont expulsés dudit flux imbriqué (16c).
  11. Dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre d'un procédé conforme à l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par deux convoyeurs d'entrée (6a, 6b) implantés à distance l'un de l'autre, dévolus au transport d'un flux imbriqué respectif (2a, 2b) de produits d'impression (3) vers un convoyeur principal (15), et par un système d'insertion (17) implanté dans la région dudit convoyeur principal (15), comportant un glaive d'insertion (18) ou réalisé sous la forme d'un glaive d'insertion (18), et conçu pour insérer les produits d'impression (3) de l'un des flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) dans les produits d'impression (3) de l'autre flux imbriqué (2b, 2a).
  12. Dispositif selon la revendication 11, caractérisé par le fait que des régions extrêmes des convoyeurs d'entrée (6a, 6b), situées en aval, sont agencées de manière à converger avec décalage mutuel, pour l'essentiel dans un plan du convoyeur principal (15) ; et par le fait que l'un desdits convoyeurs d'entrée (6a, 6b) s'étend avec décalage latéral, avant de converger, à une distance préétablie par rapport à l'autre convoyeur d'entrée (6b, 6a).
  13. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 11 ou 12, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins l'un des convoyeurs d'entrée (6a, 6b) présente une pièce partielle (9b) affectée au réglage d'un décalage (14) des flux imbriqués (2a, 2b) dans la direction du transport (V).
  14. Dispositif selon la revendication 13, caractérisé par le fait que l'un des convoyeurs d'entrée (6a, 6b) présente une pièce partielle (10a) pouvant être animée de pivotements transversalement vis-à-vis de la direction du transport (V), au moyen d'une articulation (10c), de manière à procurer la largeur souhaitée de la première zone latérale de chevauchement (d1) des flux imbriqués (2a, 2b).
  15. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 11 à 14, caractérisé par le fait que le glaive d'insertion (18) revêt la forme de deux pyramides (20) comportant, à chaque fois, au moins trois surfaces latérales (20a, 20b, 20c) et une surface de base (20d), lesquelles pyramides (20) sont respectivement situées dans le plan du convoyeur principal (15), par une première surface latérale (20a), et sont à chaque fois pourvues d'une arête (20f) s'étendant entre des deuxième et troisième surfaces latérales (20b, 20c) de chaque pyramide (20), suivant un angle réglable (α) vis-à-vis de la direction du transport (V), sachant que la surface de base (20d) respective est disposée transversalement vis-à-vis de la direction du transport (V), et que les arêtes (20f) desdites pyramides (20) convergent en une pointe commune (20e) dans le sens opposé à ladite direction du transport (V).
  16. Dispositif selon la revendication 15, caractérisé par le fait que les pyramides (20) son agencées de façon telle que les arêtes (20f) présentent une pente réglable (β).
  17. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 11 à 16, caractérisé par le fait que des premiers éléments presseurs (19a) sont situés de part et d'autre du système d'insertion (17) et sont réalisés, en particulier, sous la forme de rouleaux presseurs agencés de façon telle qu'ils plaquent les produits d'impression (3), lors de la chute sur le convoyeur principal (15) transversalement vis-à-vis de la direction du transport (V), contre des surfaces latérales (18a) dudit système d'insertion (17) ou contre les deuxièmes surfaces latérales (20b) des pyramides (20).
  18. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 11 à 17, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins deux premiers et/ou au moins deux seconds éléments de guidage (15a, 15b) sont placés en amont et/ou en aval, ainsi que sur les côtés respectifs du système d'insertion (17).
  19. Dispositif selon la revendication 18, caractérisé par le fait que les premiers et les seconds éléments de guidage (15a, 15b) sont réglables transversalement vis-à-vis de la direction du transport et/ou dans ladite direction du transport (V), à distance les uns des autres.
  20. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 11 à 19, caractérisé par le fait que deux seconds éléments presseurs (19b) sont situés, dans la direction du transport (V), sur les côtés du système d'insertion (17), ainsi qu'au-dessus du convoyeur principal (15), et sont agencés de manière qu'ils plaquent les produits d'impression (3) contre ledit convoyeur principal (15).
  21. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 11 à 20, caractérisé par le fait qu'un système de regroupement (22) implanté en aval du système d'insertion (17) comporte, en vue de produire un unique flux imbriqué (16b) de chaque côté du convoyeur principal (15), au moins un élément de guidage (22a) conçu pour provoquer un coulissement des produits d'impression (3) en direction du centre dudit flux imbriqué (16b), de telle sorte que la seconde zone latérale de chevauchement (d2) corresponde à la largeur des produits d'impression (3) à l'issue du coulissement desdits produits d'impression (3).
  22. Dispositif selon la revendication 21, caractérisé par le fait qu'un système de centrage (23) est implanté en aval du système de regroupement (22).
  23. Dispositif selon la revendication 21 ou 22, caractérisé par le fait qu'un système de contrôle (24) équipé d'un système d'exclusion, en particulier d'un aiguillage d'expulsion (24c), est implanté en aval du système de regroupement (22) ou du système de centrage (23).
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