EP2390214A1 - Procédé d'exploitation d'un dispositif pour le transport de produits d'impression - Google Patents

Procédé d'exploitation d'un dispositif pour le transport de produits d'impression Download PDF

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EP2390214A1
EP2390214A1 EP11166953A EP11166953A EP2390214A1 EP 2390214 A1 EP2390214 A1 EP 2390214A1 EP 11166953 A EP11166953 A EP 11166953A EP 11166953 A EP11166953 A EP 11166953A EP 2390214 A1 EP2390214 A1 EP 2390214A1
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Jean-Claude Oppliger
Tony Kluser
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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
    • B65H29/02—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles
    • B65H29/04—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles the grippers being carried by endless chains or bands
    • B65H29/042—Intermediate conveyors, e.g. transferring devices
    • 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
    • B65H29/16—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact of one face only with moving tapes, bands, or chains
    • 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
    • B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
    • B65H29/60—Article switches or diverters diverting the stream into alternative paths
    • 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
    • B65H29/6609—Advancing articles in overlapping streams forming an overlapping stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65H29/669—Advancing articles in overlapping streams ending 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
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/08—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by grippers, e.g. suction grippers
    • B65H5/085—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by grippers, e.g. suction grippers by combinations of endless conveyors and grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
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    • B65H2301/44712—Grippers, e.g. moved in paths enclosing an area carried by chains or bands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/4473—Belts, endless moving elements on which the material is in surface contact
    • B65H2301/44732—Belts, endless moving elements on which the material is in surface contact transporting articles in 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
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
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    • B65H2404/232—Blade, plate, finger
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    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2801/00—Application field
    • B65H2801/03—Image reproduction devices
    • B65H2801/15—Digital printing machines

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  • the present invention relates to a method for operating a device for the transport of printed matter according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the feeding of printed products to a further processing machine is usually carried out by a clocked feed conveyor.
  • the speed at such a feed is generally higher than the speed of the further processing machine, it being said that the speed of the feed conveyor basically depends on the power of the rotation line underlying it, so that the speed of this rotation line per se can not be affected.
  • the speed of the feed conveyor basically depends on the power of the rotation line underlying it, so that the speed of this rotation line per se can not be affected.
  • the invention aims to remedy this situation.
  • the invention as characterized in the claims, the object is based, in a method of the type mentioned a flexible uniform or non-uniform distribution of 1% to 100% transport sequence of the printed products from a first conveyor with at least one split module to at least one safely transfer downstream conveyor.
  • a method is proposed in which an interdependence between the individual divisions of grippers or clamps on the one hand and the associated speeds on the other hand is created, which guarantee a continuous flexibility of the system, with which different transport sequences can be dynamically implemented, and not only at 50%. and 100%, but also for transport sequences of the printed products below or above the 50% mark.
  • a method for operating a system of conveying devices for the transport of printed products is to be carried out here, which operates via a plurality of conveying devices which are in operative connection with one another. These are equipped with associated means of transport, which ensure the creation of a defined position of the printed products to each other for further processing.
  • These printed products are conveyed further by a first conveying device, also called a split-dispensing device, the latter furthermore having spaced-apart transporting means which convey the printed products at a speed with respect to the beat.
  • a second conveying device connected downstream of the first conveying device also called a splinter tractor, the latter also having spaced-apart driving elements which operate at a conveying speed.
  • This conveyor provide said spaced apart entrainment elements for the formation of a consistent and sustainable shingled stream.
  • these printed products conveyed in the imbricated flow then arrive in the direction of transport to at least one third conveying device, also called accepting station, which likewise has transport means spaced apart from each other, which in turn convey at a rate-related speed.
  • the different spacings, also called divisions, of the means of transport relative to one another within the individual conveyors and their set speeds have different ratios and dependencies, with which transport sequences of different sizes can be carried out.
  • the essential advantage of the invention lies in the fact that the system used here starts from a transport concept, which is of simple design, thus requires no complicated structures or extensions.
  • the system itself consists of a first split dispenser, which is equipped with grippers, and which is designed for the forwarding of originating from one or more conveyor lines printed products.
  • the next stage which is in operative connection with the split dispenser, consists of the already mentioned splitter tractor, which is equipped with a tractor chain, which is equipped with spaced driver elements. It is then still at least a third transport device provided, which consists of an assumption station, which is also equipped with grippers and is in operative connection with the scale flow formed by the splitter tractor.
  • the first conveying device is supplied with printed products preferably from a rotation line.
  • at least one fragmentation of the printed product stream can be provided within this first conveying device, this fragmentation comprising at least part of the resulting printed products from said rotation line.
  • the first conveyor can also be supplemented with at least one other conveyor of the same structure, which then in sequential operation is in operative connection with the preceding conveyor.
  • This downstream conveying device may also have intermediately arranged fragmentation for a quantitatively defined transport sequence of the printed products, which then makes it possible for the printed products originating from the rotation line to be arbitrarily divided within a conveying device upstream of the splitter tractor, either by a genuine branching off to other processing stations to accomplish, or to ensure intermediate loops within the conveyor described, these loops always make sense if the swallowing capacity of the first conveyor with respect to originating from the rotation line printed product stream is too small, or if the cyclic further promotion of the printed products on the first Conveyor downstream conveyors should not be changed immediately.
  • the essential advantage of the solution according to the invention can be seen in the fact that the product flow, which preferably originates from a rotation line, can be divided among a plurality of conveyor lines operating interdependently with one another, whereby the speed of the system can be substantially increased, at least doubled.
  • the respective divisions of the operative conveying elements within the individual conveying devices initially have an interdependence with the transport speeds on which they are based, these interdependencies being dependent on the percentage degree of the delivery volume of the printed products from one conveying device to the next.
  • the splitter chain runs at a speed which is less than that of the preceding dispenser, but which must be greater than the speed of the downstream acceptor.
  • Another advantage of the invention is the fact that the intermediate defined splitting tractor is such that an inclined transport position is used, which forms the best possible transport for the forwarding of the printed products.
  • the driver elements provided there ensure that a consistent scale flow formation can be established along this transport path.
  • the chain speed of the splitter tractor is on the one hand adjustable, on the other hand, the chain of splitter tractor can also easily replace, especially when it comes to changing the pitch of the provided there for the formation of the scale flow driver elements to allow for special transport sequences. Also can be readily made arrangements in which the pitch of the driver elements within the Split Installorkette can be changed dynamically.
  • Fig. 1 shows a transport system for printed products, which in the present case consists of three autonomously operable transport devices, but which are in operative connection to each other, such that the printed products for further processing downstream of the last conveyor 300 shown here receive a defined position, which situation leads to that the further transport to other processing stations can be made in accordance with the clock.
  • a first conveyor 100 which is also called feed conveyor in professional circles, delivered after a certain clock.
  • this conveyor 100 is provided with endlessly circulating grippers 4 which receive the printed products 3 (see FIG Fig. 2 ) in the clamping state and open at the appropriate time at the level of the second conveyor 200.
  • next conveyor 200 which is also called splinter tractor
  • the causative by the spaced on the current tractor chain driver elements 1 is regulated (See also Fig. 2 ).
  • the shingled stream thus formed receives its physical consistency in that each driver element 1 is responsible for stopping at least one printed product.
  • the split tractor 200 By the split tractor 200 is operated inclined, the printed products can slide slightly divergent match between release of the printed product from the gripper 4 and the clocked location of the associated driver element 1 down, so that the individual driver elements always form a secure stop location for the respective printed product.
  • the thus formed and stabilized imbricated stream then passes via an intermediate bridge 500 to a substantially horizontally or quasi-horizontally positioned assumption table 400, from where the individual printed products are detected via gripper 4a belonging to the conveying device 300 and then conveyed to further processing stations.
  • Both the bridge 500 and the acceptance table 400 can be driven autonomously, whereby the conveying speed within these distances can act as an additional variable as required.
  • the method for operating such a transport system can be made flexible with respect to the production sequence of the printed products, based on the percentage transfer from a first to a second and to a third conveyor 300.
  • the individual conveying devices 100, 200, 300 have different conveying elements 4, 4a, 1 which have certain spacings within the respective conveying device, namely T1 for conveyor 100, T2 for conveyor 200, T3 for conveyor 300
  • the individual conveyor elements within the conveyors 100, 200, 300 have certain clock-related speeds, namely V1 for conveyor 100, V2 for conveyor 200, V3 for conveyor 300.
  • the spacing T2 of the driver elements 1 in the conveying device 200 must be greater than the corresponding spacings T1 and T3, so that a scale flow can be formed.
  • the splitter tractor 200 an initiator not shown in detail, is provided, via which the position of the tractor chain 2 (see Fig. 2 ) is adjustable to the downstream transport device 300.
  • This setting is format-dependent, ie, as long as the length of the printed product does not change, the initiator does not have to be adjusted. What is important here is the fact that the setting for a 100% and 50% transport sequence is the same.
  • the offset from the first transport device 100 to the tractor chain 2 is set via the controller.
  • the setting must be changed with a change of the transport sequence.
  • the first 50% and the second 50% (See Fig. 3 ) each have a different setting. However, it is always the requirement that the printed products must slip from the gripper 4 to the associated driver element 1.
  • the acceptance table 400 must be adjusted in height to the consistency of the respective printed products.
  • the printed products 3 are pulled by the grippers 4 on the release plate 5 and passed to the splitting tractor 200 at the end.
  • the tractor chain 2 runs at a speed V2, which is greater than the speed V1 within the upstream conveyor 100.
  • the driver elements 1 run onto the open end of the printed product 3, while within the conveyor 100, the gripper 4 opens, thus releasing the printed product 3.
  • Each driver element 1 pushes a printed product forward, creating a scale flow.
  • the individual printed products of this scale flow are along a splitting tractor 200 downstream An Spotifys 400 by belonging to the downstream conveyor 300 grippers 4a (see Fig. 1 ) and carried on by it.
  • the printed products 3 are also pulled over the release plate 5 and delivered at the end of the splitter tractor 200.
  • the tractor chain 2 runs at a speed V2 which is less than the speed V1 of the preceding conveyor 100.
  • the printed products 3 are first pulled over the upper edge of the driver elements 1 until every second printed product is released by the gripper 4 of the conveyor 100 at the right time becomes.
  • each printed product slips against the entrainment element 1.
  • Each entrainment element 1 pushes a printed product in front of itself, thus producing a stable imbricated flow, with every second printed product in a 50% transport sequence the conveyor 100 remains and initially excluded from the first formed scale flow.

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EP0518064A1 (fr) 1991-06-10 1992-12-16 Ferag AG Procédé et appareil pour la manutention de produits imprimés
EP1227052A1 (fr) * 2001-01-24 2002-07-31 Ferag AG Procédé et dispositif pour changer la position de saisie des objets plats, convoyés par des pinces

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EP0518064A1 (fr) 1991-06-10 1992-12-16 Ferag AG Procédé et appareil pour la manutention de produits imprimés
EP1227052A1 (fr) * 2001-01-24 2002-07-31 Ferag AG Procédé et dispositif pour changer la position de saisie des objets plats, convoyés par des pinces

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