EP2285572A1

EP2285572A1 - Printing press with multiple inking units

Info

Publication number: EP2285572A1
Application number: EP09753671A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Günter Rogge
Original assignee: Windmoeller and Hoelscher KG
Current assignee: Windmoeller and Hoelscher KG
Priority date: 2008-05-29
Filing date: 2009-05-27
Publication date: 2011-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 2029-05-27
Also published as: US8931409B2; US20110120330A1; ES2471454T3; DE102008025996A1; EP2285572B1; WO2009144016A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a printing press comprising multiple inking units (5), which cooperate with at least one counter-pressure cylinder (2), wherein each inking unit (5) comprises a printing roller (8) and at least one other inking transfer roller (9), each of them having a roller body (39) on the front faces of which are disposed on the end side a first and a second shaft journal (41, 42), at least one roller bearing device (30), in which the printing rollers and the ink transfer rollers can be supported in roller bearing positions (31, 32), and with transfer means (20 to 27) by means of which at least printing rollers (8) or ink transfer rollers (9) can be transported between the roller bearing positions and the inking units. At least one roller bearing position (32), in which one of the mentioned rollers (8, 9) can be fitted for carrying out a subsequent printing order, is provided in the roller bearing device (30).

Description

Printing machine with several inking units

The invention relates to a printing machine with a plurality of inking units, which cooperate with at least one impression cylinder.

Such printing machines are mainly known for printing flexible materials. Often, the at least one impression cylinder is designed as a single central impression cylinder with which the inking units interact. Instead of the single impression cylinder, it is also possible to provide a plurality of impression cylinders, which are then arranged so that the printing material web is guided only from one side. For example, the web run can be approximated to a circular path.

A printing machine with a central impression cylinder is generally used for printing plastic webs for packaging. But also paper or cardboard sheets, which can be used later for the production of cardboard boxes, are often printed with such machines.

An inking unit, which cooperates with the or an impression cylinder, comprises a pressure roller, which carries the actual printed image, and at least one ink transfer roller. An inking unit of a flexographic printing machine, which is usually used for the mentioned packaging printing, comprises a pressure roller and as a color transfer roller, a so-called anilox roller, the ink from a paint reservoir scoops and this applies to the pressure roller. The pressure roller transmits the ink, with which only the raised and the printing image representing clichés of the pressure roller are applied to the substrate. The color reservoir is usually one

BESTÄTIGÜNGSKOPIE Farbkammerrakel, which limits together with the anilox roller a closed space.

Especially in packaging printing there is often the need to change not only the print motif but also the print format. Especially central cylinder flexographic printing machines are therefore designed to be format variable in wide ranges. To change the printing format, it is usually necessary to change the diameter of at least the pressure roller.

In recent years, two concepts have emerged to facilitate these changes. One concept is the so-called sleeve machines, in which the printing and anilox rollers consist of a cylinder mandrel and one or more sleeves arranged concentrically therewith, which are also referred to as sleeves. For format and / or motif adaptation, the cylinder mandrels can now be exposed within the inking unit at one end, so that the sleeves can be pulled off from the cylinder mandrel via this end in the axial direction and new sleeves can be pushed on. Since the sleeves have a relatively low weight, they can often be changed by hand. The outer sleeve carries the cliche. Adapter or adapter sleeves are used to adjust the diameter over wide areas. Such a printing press is shown in EP 0 741 009 B1.

A second concept is to lift printing rollers, which are mounted via their pins in bearing blocks of the inking units, as a whole out of the printing press and to replace them with pressure rollers with other diameters. The raised pressure rollers are then removed by means of suitable transport vehicles from the printing press and stored or prepared for the next print job by the old clichés removed and new clichés are glued to the outer circumference. However, cliché-bearing sleeves can also be mounted here. Printing presses constructed according to this concept usually provide for one after the first compared to the printing presses Concept better print quality, since usually no adapter sleeves for diameter adjustment are necessary. The diameter adjustment is done by choosing a base roll with the appropriate diameter. Pressure rollers with adapter sleeves are often susceptible to vibration. Printing presses built according to the second concept are therefore recommended for large print widths. These printing machines are also called roller machines.

More recently, there has been a trend towards smaller lot sizes of orders for printing press operators. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important, the in itself unproductive period for the motive and

Format change to keep small. Printing presses that work according to the first concept are clearly at an advantage in this regard, especially when the sleeves are through

Tools such as lifts can be zoomed directly to the inking unit in question.

Even with printing machines that ensure high print quality, the desire for short change times is growing. EP 1 016 522 A1 therefore proposes roller bearing devices in the roller bearing positions of which the pressure rollers can already be prepared for the next printing job. The rollers that have already been equipped for the follow-up order in a corresponding area of the printing operation must be fed to the roller bearing device with a roller conveyor. A robot then lifts the prepared rollers into the roller bearing device. After completion of the current print job inking unit for inking the old rollers and the squeegee chambers are first lifted with the robot, stored in the roller bearing device and removed the new rolls and a new doctoring chamber from the roller bearing device and transported into the inking unit. If the process of roll replacement completed, the old rollers can be loaded and transported on trolleys and then in turn new rolls of the roller bearing device via the trolley are supplied. Nevertheless, it is possible, especially since today's printing presses can often process more than 600 meters of stock per minute, that the reloading of the roller bearing device takes too much time. Often the printing rollers are not yet available for the following job at the end of the current print job.

The object of the present invention is therefore to propose a roller machine in which the motif and format changing time can be shortened further.

The object is solved by the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

Accordingly, at least one roller bearing position is provided in the roller bearing device, in which one of said rollers can be prepared for the following printing job. The great advantage of the invention is now to be seen in the fact that rolls no longer have to be removed from the printing press or its associated roller bearing means by means of carriages or similar tools in order to prepare them for the next print job. This advantage manifests itself in the fact that the rolls are transported only in radial directions of the rolls both during removal from the inking units, during transport and during setting. A significant axial movement does not occur here. An axial movement with smaller path lengths, for example, for adjustment, are considered in this context as not significant movements. These path lengths are in the range of a few tens of millimeters at most. This roller can thus be the pressure roller, which is provided for example with a pressure plate. In the field of flexographic printing, these printing plates are called clichés. These printing plates can be applied directly to the roll body, for example, glued. However, at least one pressure sleeve can also be pushed onto the cylinder body in the aforementioned roller bearing position, with the sleeve or the outer sleeve then bearing the pressure plate. Also, the ink transfer roller, in particular the anilox rollers used in flexographic printing, can for the next order be prepared by, for example, the anilox sleeve, which carries the functional elements of the anilox roller, is replaced.

Due to the rapid preparation of one or more rollers for the follow-up order, these are usually ready before the current job is completed, even if the current order includes only a relatively few running meters of the printing material to be printed. Overall, the unproductive set-up times are greatly reduced by the printing press according to the invention.

The invention is not limited to printing machines that operate on the flexographic printing principle, but can be used advantageously here. This is especially true for Zentralzylinderflexodruckmaschinen.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention it is provided that the roller bearing device in the at least one roller bearing position comprises holding means with which the at least one roller is at least temporarily preserved at its first or second shaft journal. The holding means are thus designed so that they can hold the roller one-end. The roller body and the other end are thus exposed, so that a pressure roller sleeve and / or the adapter sleeve or a Farbübertragungswalzenhülse withdrawn via this free end in the axial direction and a new sleeve can be pushed in the opposite direction. Thus, the following print job can be prepared by means of sleeve, which then only have to be pushed onto the sleeve body when the previous sleeve has been removed. Since the change of the sleeves can thus be done in the roller bearing device, the setup process is accelerated again.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the roller bearing device comprises at four roller bearing positions such holding means, so that at one position the actual sleeve change can be done while the other positions serve as storage and / or waiting positions. It is advantageous if a roller bearing position comprises at least a first and a second support means, on each of which a pin of the roller can be placed.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the roller bearing position comprises at least a first support means, on which the first pin of the roller can be placed, and which is removable from the pin, when the roller is held over the second pin. This embodiment thus relates to a simple operation to expose the first pin, then to change over the sleeve. If the second pin is held securely by retaining means, then the first bearing means can be removed from the first pin. This can advantageously be done in the radial direction.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the support means, which is removable from the first pin, a lever arm which is pivotally mounted on the roller bearing device. The lever arm can be articulated, for example, to a support stand of the roller bearing device or to an attachment of the support stand. By means of a suitable adjusting device, the lever arm can now be pivoted. It is important that the actuator can apply a sufficient holding force when the roller is not completely held over its second pin, but also on its first pin.

Furthermore, it is advantageous to provide two levers which are connected to each other at their first ends via a hinge. The respective other ends of the levers are articulated as follows: the first lever is rotatable with the lever arm and the second lever is rotatably connected to the roller bearing device. Now, if an adjusting device, which is advantageously a pressure cylinder, on the hinge, with the two levers are connected to each other acts, can be pivoted by the displacement of the lever arm. The movement of the levers is advantageously limited: if the above pivot point is moved beyond the point where both levers are parallel to each other, the further movement is by a suitable one Weighing limiters are limited, so that when the lever arm is loaded the levers do not "buckle" and the roller does not fall down.

It is furthermore advantageous if on the pin, which rests on the second support means, a force introduction means acts, which is spaced in the axial direction of the pin of the second support means. It is preferred in this case if this force introduction means acts on the journal from above and if the force introduction means acts on the journal on the side facing away from the roller body.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention it is provided that the roller bearing device comprises a number of roller bearing positions which is greater than the number which results from the sum of the maximum number of rollers in the printing press and the number of rollers which can be introduced in two inking units , In known from the prior art printing machines of this type, the roller bearing device can accommodate a complete set of already prepared rollers. Furthermore, four roller positions are free, so that at the same time rollers from two inking units, which are each equipped with two rollers, can be stored in the storage device. In a printing machine with eight inking units, the roller bearing device thus comprises 12 roller positions, eight of which are occupied by rollers pre-equipped for the subsequent order. According to the invention, however, a larger number of roller bearing positions is provided so that several rollers can already be prepared for several subsequent jobs. It is particularly advantageous to provide further roller bearing positions when, as is usual in packaging printing, different roller diameters, from which the printing lengths result, have to be used for different jobs. Depending on the required printing length then the appropriate roller can be equipped.

It is particularly advantageous if several sets of pressure rollers can be stored in the roller bearing device. The term "set" refers to the number of printing or ink transfer rollers that can be fed into the press as much as possible, for an eight-color press So eight printing cylinders. In a specific embodiment, three sets of pressure rollers and one set of anilox rollers can be stored in the roller bearing device. Against the background that, in addition to the three sets of printing rollers, there is still a set of printing rollers in the printing machine itself, all these printing rollers can be used to realize numerous printing lengths, especially those desired in packaging printing. This is, even if there are only four different pressure roll diameter, to explain that pressure sleeves with the same inner diameter may have different outer diameter, the difference between inner and outer diameter should not exceed a certain value for stability reasons. This makes it clear that the printing press or the roller bearing device according to the invention often no cylinders have to be removed or supplied. This also contributes to the acceleration of the workflow in a printing company.

Further embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the description and the claims. The individual figures show:

1 side view of a printing press according to the invention,

2 section of FIG. 1,

3a, b, c detailed views of a detail of Figure 1 with a

Changing position, Fig. 4a, b, c As in Fig. 3a, b, c, but with applied second lever arm at the second end of the roller,

Fig. 5a, b, c As Fig. 4a, b, c, but with pivoted-first lever arm, Fig. 6a, b, c As Fig. 5a, b, c, but with coupled

Druckmittelzuführeinrichtung,

Fig. 7a, b, c As shown in Fig. 6a, b, c, but with extended slide

Fig. 1 shows a printing machine 1, which represents a central cylinder flexographic printing machine in the illustrated embodiment. It therefore comprises an impression cylinder 2, on which the printing material 3 is guided. The direction of rotation of the impression cylinder is represented by the arrow R. So that the printing material 3 rests completely on the counter-pressure cylinder 2 before the first pressure roller, it is guided by a pressure roller 4.

To the counter-pressure cylinder 2 a plurality, in the exemplary embodiment shown eight, inking units 5 are arranged. Each inking unit 5 initially comprises a bracket 6, which extends away from a central machine frame 7. Each console carries the cylinders necessary to print one color. For applying the ink to the pressure rollers 8 anilox rollers 9 are provided, which are accordingly adjustable to the pressure rollers 8. The anilox rollers 9 are supplied from the doctor chambers 10, not shown in FIG. 1, with the respective desired ink. Since in particular the pressure rollers 8, optionally also the anilox rollers 9 to be replaced with those with different diameters or against those with differences in relation to other properties (in anilox rollers, for example, the delivery volume), the said rollers 8, 9 are mounted in bearing blocks, which means suitable displacement devices are displaceable relative to the counter-pressure cylinders. These displacement means may comprise guide rails which are mounted on or on the console and which extend away from the impression cylinder. The displacement devices further include drives for moving the bearing blocks along the guide rails, these drives usually have a known spindle-spindle nut combination.

Each of the rollers 8, 9 is supplied with torque by torque-supplying components. Often, these are gears that mesh with each attached to the roller gear. These gears can be driven by a central drive. But there are also known for some years printing presses, which include a separate drive for each roller 8, 9, which drive the respective roller via gears. In a particularly preferred embodiment of a printing machine according to the invention, however, the rollers are without gear with the rotation required torque supplied by a drive. The axis of rotation of the respective roller and the shaft of the drive then substantially aligned.

The printing machine is surrounded by an enclosure 12. This enclosure comprises lateral Einhausungstüren, for example, sliding doors that can be operated to make the inking units in the radial direction of the impression cylinder 2 accessible. When the doors are open so can be removed or supplied by these rollers from the inking units.

For exchanging the rollers, the bearings of the bearing blocks which store these rollers are designed in such a way that removal of the rollers is possible. It is advantageous if the bearings remain on the journal of the rollers and parts of the bearing block are folded down, so that the rollers are removed upwards. In addition, the roller must first be decoupled from the drive train. For this purpose, the end faces of the shaft journal preferably comprise coupling parts which form a positive connection with corresponding counterparts. The counterparts can be moved by means of actuators in the axial direction of the roller 8, 9 in order to produce the positive connection or cancel. One of these counterparts is connected to the drive of the roller, so that in this way the torque from the drive reaches the roller.

For the further explanation of the roller exchange, the printing press is conceptually divided by an imaginary center line 11 into two halves, so that half of the inking units 5 lies on each side of this center line. Each half is operated by a crane 20 in the embodiment shown. The crane 20 is able to remove both the pressure rollers 8 and anilox rollers 9 or all the rollers involved in the printing process from the printing press or to supply these. The crane 20 comprises for gripping the rollers 8, 9 grippers 21, which are able to engage around the pins of the roller. Each end of the roller so a gripper 21 is assigned.

Each gripper 21 is disposed at one end of a boom 22, wherein the boom along a support beam 23 are movable. Outriggers and Stringer bars are advantageously arranged horizontally. With this arrangement, it is possible to insert the gripper 21 between two consoles 6 in the printing press and there to take a roller 8 or 9. In order to achieve the various inking units arranged one above the other, the support beam 23 is arranged to be vertically displaceable on a vertical support 24. In order to further expand the travel possibilities, the vertical support 24, preferably horizontally, is also displaceable. The vertical support 24 is arranged for this purpose in or on a support frame 27. The support frame 27 consists of two columns 25 which are interconnected by a carrier 26. The vertical support 24 advantageously runs on or on the carrier 26 arranged rails. In summary, it should be noted that the crane comprises a total of three traversing possibilities, of which preferably two move the grippers 21 in the horizontal direction and one in the vertical direction. If both traversing possibilities in the horizontal direction are used simultaneously and at the same speed, then the gripper 21 has twice the speed in comparison with only one traversing possibility. In this way it is possible to use all inking units with rollers and thereby leave the actual support frame 27 completely outside the printing press or outside of the housing. To emphasize at this point, that the directions of movement of the crane are always parallel to a plane perpendicular to the axes of the rollers. In other words, the crane is not able to move the rollers in the axial direction. For each of the three traversing possibilities a separate drive, for example an electric motor, is provided.

The rollers 8, 9, which have been excavated by means of the crane 20 from the inking units, can be stored in the roller bearing 30. The roller bearing 30 comprises numerous roller positions 31, in each of which a roller 8, 9 can be deposited. The crane 20 with its possible travels can transport a roller 8,9 not only between an inking unit and a roller position 31, but also between two roller positions 31, so that during the printing operation, the rollers can be arranged in the roller bearing that the setting for the following Print job as effectively as possible, ie can be done with the shortest possible travel paths for the crane 20.

In order to be able to supply printing or ink transfer rollers to the printing press 1 according to the invention, if necessary, is between the actual

Printing press and the roller bearing 30, a free space 28 is provided, in which a roller conveyor 29 can be inserted and positioned.

Of course, the crane 20 can grasp the rolls fed in this way and deposit them in the roller bearing 30 and / or in the inking units. Subsequently, to be transported rolls on the

Roller conveyors 29 are lifted.

At least one of the roller positions 31 is formed as a change position 32 in which a roller 8,9 can be held in one piece by means described below, so that a pushed onto the roller printing or anilox sleeve can be withdrawn axially over the non-held end. Overall, anilox rollers or pressure rollers can be stored at any desired roller positions 31.

The roller positions 31 are arranged on uprights 33 of the roller bearing 30. To accommodate the rollers in the roller positions 31 are on the uprights 33 vertically spaced projections 34 attached to the outside recesses 35 which receive the pins of the rollers to prevent rolling (see Fig. 2)

At certain uprights 33 are arranged - substantially horizontal - carrier 36, which include further roller positions. These horizontal beams 36 at least partially span the free space 28, in which a roller conveyor 29 can be inserted. This measure also helps to keep the times for loading the inking units 5 with new rollers as short as possible, since from here the travel distances are particularly short. For each half of the printing machine 1, a roller bearing 30 is provided with 23 roller positions 31. These 23 roll positions are capable of accommodating four sets of four-roll press rolls and one set of four-roll anilox rolls. Another two positions are designed as change positions and / or serve to accommodate one or more rollers that have been removed from an inking unit. Adding in the rolls that are in the printing machine, you come to the conclusion that there are five sets of printing rolls and two sets of anilox rolls in the press. If the printing press is operated exclusively with rollers with deferred printing sleeves, usually no rollers with the roller conveyor 29 need be supplied. For each inking unit then there are five printing rollers available, which in connection with printing sleeves with different outer diameters almost the full format length range, which basically provides the printing press, without, for example, so-called adapter sleeves are needed.

The roller bearing 30 and the crane 20 are preferably separated with walls from the environment. The free space 28 can be made accessible from the outside by doors, preferably sliding doors, from the outside, if, for example, the operator would like to equip rollers for a follow-up order.

In the printing machine is now preferably provided that the Einhausungstüren are not open when the doors of said walls are open. Conversely, the doors of said walls are not open when the Einhausungstüren are open for the purpose of the roll change to be carried out by means of the crane. Should it be necessary to open all doors, it is planned to stop the crane. All these functions are monitored and controlled by a control device.

The following figures show the technical elements provided on a printing machine according to the invention for holding a printing or ink transfer roller 8, 9 at one end and for free access to the second end lay. Figures 3a, 3b, 3c show various views of a portion of the stator 33, in which a change position 32 is arranged. In this section, a lever arm 40 is arranged, on which the first pin 41 of the printing or the anilox roller rests (see Fig. 3a). With its second pin 42, the roller 8, 9 rests on a fixed support 43, which is fixed to a support bracket 44 (see Fig. 3c). In this position, the roller 8, 9 can be removed by means of the crane from this storage position.

FIG. 3 a shows that the lever arm 40 is held by a first lever 45 and a second lever 46. The levers 45, 46 are hinged together. The this articulated connection 48 facing away

Ends of the levers are articulated as follows: The lever 45 is articulated on the lever arm 40, whereas the lever 46 is mounted on the stand 33 or a projection 47 attached thereto. The articulated connection 48 is on the left of the dashed line 49, the linkages of the levers 45 and 46 interconnects. In this position, the further rotation of the levers 45 and 46 is limited by stops, not shown, so that ultimately the lever arm 40 can not sag down. Ultimately, the attacks are the ones for the

Holding the first pin 41 necessary holding power available. Figures 3b and 3c show further views, which emerge from the figures.

Figures 4a, 4b, 4c show the situation in which the second pin 42 is held by a second lever arm 50. Since the second pin as described rests on the support 43, the lever arm 50 is placed on top of the pin 42 from above. Since the support 43 is disposed close to the cylinder body and the lever arm 50 away from the roller body, the roller can now be held solely on the second pin 42. For lowering the second lever arm 50, as with the lever arm 40, a connected via an articulated connection 51 pair of levers 52 and 53 is provided. In the region of the articulated connection, the piston 54 of a pressure medium cylinder 55 engages, which is preferably actuated by compressed air. The pressure cylinder 55 is pivotally mounted on a boom 56, which in turn is attached to the stator 33. When the piston is extended, the levers are turned so that they gradually become stretched Move over position. In this case, the second lever arm 50 is lowered further and further. In the position of the maximum extension of the levers 52 and 53, the three pivot points are in line. However, the movement does not end here, but the piston is moved a little further. Further movement of the levers is limited by a suitable stop, which is shown in FIG. 4c as pin 57. This prevents that the second lever arm 50 raises again by the action of the second pin 42. The pin 57 thus provides a significant portion of the force necessary to hold the roller one-end. This measure is particularly advantageous if no pressure medium is present that can convey a pressure in the pressure medium cylinder 56, for example, if the compressed air fails. A backward movement of the levers 52, 53 takes place only when the piston 54 of the pressure medium cylinder is actively retracted.

Figures 5a, 5b, 5c show now the situation in which by pivoting the lever arm 40, the first pin 41 is exposed. The pivoting of the first lever arm 40 is effected by the retraction of the piston 60 of the pressure medium cylinder 61. In this way, the articulated connection 48 is moved so that the levers 45, 46 reach beyond the point of their maximum extent and collapsed scissor-like. The lever arm 40 is pivoted so far that it no longer protrudes into the cross section of the roller 8, 9 (see Figure 5a)

Now, a pressure roller or anilox roller sleeve of the roller 8, 9 are deducted. To simplify this, the roller 8, 9 has a

Pressure medium management system, such as compressed air lines, the

Pressure medium from a filling openings on the said lines to

Pressure medium outlet openings lead, which is covered with a deferred sleeve of this. If the roller is acted upon by the pressure medium, arises between the outer surface of the roller and the inner surface of the

Sleeve a pressure medium film on which the sleeve can now slide so that it can be removed without much effort. In order to be able to supply the pressure medium to the roller, the latter has a filling opening, which is preferably arranged on the front side on one of the two pins, here pin 42. Fits a coupling piece 62 is arranged, which is connected to Druckmittelzuführleitungen, which are not shown in the figure 5b. This coupling piece 62 is displaceable by means of a pneumatic piston 63. The pneumatic piston 63 is suitably attached to the stand 33, for example by means of a carrier. FIG. 6b shows the situation in which the coupling piece was brought to the filling opening. Now the sleeve can be removed.

Since, especially with anilox rollers, due to leaks in the ink circuit of the printing machine can also lead to unwanted Farbaus- or -Übertritten, the sleeves are often glued to the rollers because of the on or dried-out paint. This fact makes it much more difficult to change the sleeve. Often the sleeves can not be changed because the operator can grasp the sleeve only on the outside surface, but often can not transfer the force required to pull it off. For this reason, a sleeve displacement device 64 is provided according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention. This sleeve displacement device 64 comprises, as essential components, a further pressure medium piston cylinder 65 and a slide 66. The pressure medium piston cylinder 65 is arranged on the support 33 via the support 33. In the figure 7b, the situation is shown in which the slide was extended by means of the pressure medium piston cylinder 65 and the sleeve has moved a piece in the axial direction. A small axial displacement of the sleeve relative to the roller is sufficient to release bonds or encrustations. The further stripping can now usually be done easily by hand.

After removing the old sleeve and a new sleeve, which carries a print motif for one of the following print jobs, be postponed.

After the roller has been prepared for the follow-up job, the first lever arm can be re-applied to the first pin and the second lever arm can be removed from the second pin. Now this roller of be transferred to the crane in the inking unit or in another roller bearing position.

As already described, it is advantageous if at a total of four positions sleeves can be replaced. After each roll has been equipped with a sleeve for a, for example, the following order, this roller can be transported by crane to a free roller position 31, which is arbitrary. Another roller, which still needs to be equipped, can now be lifted into the change position 32.

After almost all or at least one or a few rolls have been prepared for the subsequent order in the manner described, the setting up of the printing press 1 can take place. First, the anilox roller 9 is lifted out of an inking unit by means of one of the existing cranes 20 and stored in a free roller position 31 or a free change position 32. Subsequently, the pressure roller is lifted out of the respective inking unit. Advantageously, the lifting of these rollers from the inking unit already takes place while the printing machine still processes the current job, if said inking unit is not needed for the current job. This leads to a further acceleration of finishing the printing press for the follow-up job. Now, the new rollers can be inserted into the inking unit to be upgraded, wherein first the pressure roller 8 and then the anilox roller 9 are lifted. After setting up an inking unit, further inking units follow. Each of the cranes shown in the discussed embodiment must complete the setup of four inking units.

However, an anilox roller may also remain in the respective inking unit when the associated pressure roller 8 is changed. This is advantageous if the ink does not need to be changed in this inking unit.

FIGS. 3a-7a, 3b-7b and 3c-7c always show the same components. Even if not all of these figures, the components described with Reference numerals have been provided, so the reference numerals with which these components could be designated.

Roll change operations are controlled by a control device which receives instructions from the machine operator via a control device not shown in detail. This allows the operator to enter or select the current position of a roll and to specify the position to which the roll is to be transferred. A change command to be entered triggers the transfer process. It is also conceivable that the control device displays only a roller with unique identification features, such as roller number or print motif, on a display device, without the operator being informed of the specific position. The operator then selects the roller based on these identification features and assigns this to a new position.

Claims

claims

1. Printing machine with a plurality of inking units (5), which interact with at least one impression cylinder (2), wherein in each inking unit (5) comprises a pressure roller (8) and at least one further ink transfer roller (9), each comprising a roller body (39) , on whose front sides a first and a second end-side shaft journal (41, 42) are arranged,

- With at least one roller bearing device (30), in which pressure rollers and ink transfer rollers in roller bearing positions (31, 32) are storable and

- With transfer means (20 to 27), with which at least printing rollers (8) or ink transfer rollers (9) between the roller storage positions and the inking units are transportable, characterized in that in the roller bearing device (30) at least one roller bearing position (32) is provided in one of said rolls (8, 9) can be prepared for a subsequent print job.

2. Printing machine according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the roller bearing device comprises in the at least one roller bearing position holding means, with which roller at least temporarily at its first or second shaft journal is durable.

3. Printing machine according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the roller bearing device comprises at four roller bearing position holding means with which the roller is at least temporarily preserved at its first or second shaft journal.

4. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the roller bearing position comprises at least a first and at least a second support means on which a respective pin of the roller can be placed.

5. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the roller bearing position comprises at least a first support means on which the first pin of the roller can be placed and which is removable from the pin when the roller is durable over the second pin.

6. Printing machine according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the support means comprises a lever arm which is pivotally mounted on the roller bearing device.

7. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that two levers are provided, which are connected to each other at their first ends via a hinge, and that the first lever is rotatably connected to the lever arm and the second lever rotatably connected to the roller bearing device.

8. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lever arm is pivotable by means of a pressure medium cylinder.

9. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that acts on the pin, which rests on the second support means, a force introduction means, which is spaced in the axial direction of the pin of the second support means.

10. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the pin, which rests on the second support means, a second lever arm can be placed, which can be acted upon by a holding force.

11. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the roller bearing device, a sleeve displacement device is provided, which comprises at least one slide, which can be brought into operative connection with a sleeve pushed onto a roller sleeve and which is movable relative to the roller bearing device.

12. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the roller bearing device, a compressed air supply device is provided which comprises at least one pressure medium nozzle, which by means of a displacement device against a Druckmittelzuführöffnung the roller (8,9) can be pressed.

13. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the roller bearing device comprises a larger number of roller bearing positions than the number, which can be introduced from the sum of the maximum number of rollers in the printing press and the number of in two inking units Rolling results.

14. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the roller bearing device a plurality of sets of pressure rollers are storable.

15. Printing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a control device is provided, which is communicable via an operating device, the position of a pressure roller in the roller bearing device and the intended position in an inking unit, and which controls the transfer means so that the roller of which can be transferred to one position in the other position.

16. A method for operating a printing machine having a plurality of inking units (25, 26), which cooperate with at least one impression cylinder, wherein in each inking unit comprises a pressure roller and at least one further ink transfer roller, each comprising a roller body, at whose end faces a first and a second end-side shaft journals are arranged,

- With at least one roller bearing device, are stored in which pressure rollers and ink transfer rollers in roller bearing positions and

- With transfer means, with which at least printing rollers or ink transfer rollers between the roller storage positions and the inking units are transported, characterized in that in the roller bearing means at least one roller bearing position is provided in which one of said rollers is prepared for a subsequent print job.