EP2415603B1 - Supply device for supplying a printing plate comprising a bent hook-in leg at least at its end running in the direction of production to a form cylinder of a printing unit - Google Patents

Description

Feeding device for feeding a at least at its leading end in the direction of production a bevelled suspension leg having printing forme to a forme cylinder of a printing unit

The invention relates to a feed device for feeding a printing forme to a forme cylinder of a printing unit according to the preamble of claim 1 at least at its leading end in the direction of production.

By the EP 0 678 383 A1 is a feeding device for supplying an at least at its leading end in the direction of production a folded Einhängeschenkel printing form to form a cylinder of a printing unit known, said feed has a flat support on which support the form cylinder supplied printing form is placed or at least be placed, the support on its side facing the forme cylinder has an extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder, wherein at least one of the forme cylinder to be supplied printing form holding holding device is present, with the at least one holding device which is attached to the edge of the support printing form arrested at this edge or at least lockable is.

By the EP 2 110 247 A2 For example, an apparatus and a method for positioning a printing plate on a plate cylinder are known.

By the EP 2 014 467 A2 is a device for supplying a at least at its leading end in the direction of production a bevelled suspension leg having printing forme to a forme cylinder of a printing unit and the use of a roller bar to support the assembly of this printing form on the lateral surface known the form cylinder.

By the EP 1 644 193 A2 a device for mounting and / or detaching a lift with a roller having a pressing device is known, wherein the roller is arranged on a traverse in such a way that they by a drive either to a cylinder or an on-cylinder elevator on or is abstellbar, wherein the pressing device or the roller carrying the cross member is movable in total in such a way that a distance of the roller from the cylinder is selectively increased.

By the DE 10 2006 059 772 A1 a device for performing a printing plate change on a forme cylinder of a printing machine is known, wherein the

Device having a plurality of rollers exhibiting rolling element for pressing at least one pressure plate to the forme cylinder during printing plate change, wherein extending parallel to the rolling element a plurality of alignment elements carrying bar, wherein between each two adjacent alignment each one pressure plate before clamping the same in a clamping channel of the forme cylinder aligned in register is.

By the DE 196 20 997 A1 are known a method and an apparatus for the axial positioning of a forme cylinder of a printing unit to be supplied printing plate, wherein a gripper unit in the form of z. B. two suction bars are provided.

By the DE 44 40 239 C2 is a rolling element for pressing a flexible pressure plate to the forme cylinder of a printing unit of a rotary printing machine at the plate change known, the rolling element of a plurality along the shell of the forme cylinder, individually engageable on these rollers, wherein at least a first role in the assembly of the pressure plate and at least a second role in the dismantling of the printing plate in the printing plate in the form of cylinder can be adjusted.

By the WO 93/04863 A1 an apparatus and a method for discharging printing plates of a printing press are known, wherein an activatable holding means having Plattenabführeinrichtung is provided, these holding means are arranged on a carriage which is movable along a guide over approximately the entire device length.

The invention has for its object to provide a feeding device for feeding a at least at its leading end in the direction of production a folded suspension leg having printing forme to a forme cylinder of a printing unit, said feeding especially for the supply of a large format printing form is suitable.

The object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

The advantages that can be achieved with the invention are, in particular, that with the proposed feeding device, in particular, a large-format printing forme is reliably and reliably fed to the forme cylinder of a printing unit.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in more detail below.

Fig. 1

eine erste Ausführungsvariante einer Druckeinheit;

Fig. 2

Eine zweite Ausführungsvariante einer Druckeinheit;

Fig. 3

eine dritte Ausführungsvariante einer Druckeinheit;

Fig. 4

eine vierte Ausführungsvariante einer Druckeinheit;

Fig. 5

eine der in einer der Druckeinheiten gemäß Fig. 1 bis 4 angeordneten Zuführeinrichtungen mitsamt einer mit dieser Zuführeinrichtung zusammenwirkenden Rollenleiste;

Fig. 6

eine weitere Darstellung einer Zuführeinrichtung und einer mit dieser Zuführeinrichtung zusammenwirkenden Rollenleiste;

Fig. 7

eine Anordnung von Stellmitteln in der Rollenleiste gemäß den Fig. 5 oder 6;

Fig. 8

einen vergrößerten Ausschnitt aus der Darstellung in der Fig. 7;

Fig. 9

eine Schnittdarstellung der Rollenleiste;

Fig. 10

ein erster Betriebszustand der in einer Druckeinheit angeordneten Rollenleiste;

Fig. 11

ein zweiter Betriebszustand der in einer Druckeinheit angeordneten Rollenleiste;

Fig. 12

eine weitere Schnittdarstellung der in einer Druckeinheit angeordneten Rollenleiste;

Fig. 13

ein dritter Betriebszustand der in einer Druckeinheit angeordneten Rollenleiste mit einer dem Formzylinder zuzuführenden Druckform;

Fig. 14

eine Druckeinheit mit in ihr angeordneten Zuführeinrichtungen jeweils mit der der jeweiligen Zuführeinrichtung zugeordneten Rollenleiste;

Fig. 15

eine Zuführeinrichtung mit einem linear bewegbaren Schlitten;

Fig. 16

eine zu der Zuführeinrichtung gehörende Auflage für eine dem Formzylinder zuzuführende Druckform;

Fig. 17

eine Halteeinrichtung zum Halten der Druckform auf der Auflage;

Fig. 18

eine erste Betriebsstellung der in der Fig. 17 dargestellten Halteeinrichtung;

Fig. 19

eine zweite Betriebsstellung der in der Fig. 17 dargestellten Halteeinrichtung;

Fig. 20

den Schlitten der Zuführeinrichtung mit Sauggreifern;

Fig. 21

die Fördereinrichtung der Zuführeinrichtung als einzelne Baugruppe;

Fig. 22

den Schlitten der Zuführeinrichtung in einer dem Formzylinder fernen Position;

Fig. 23

den Schlitten der Zuführeinrichtung in einer die auf der Auflage aufliegende Druckform ergreifenden Betriebsstellung;

Fig. 24

den Schlitten der Zuführeinrichtung in einer die Druckform dem Formzylinder zuführenden Betriebsstellung;

Fig. 25

eine Schnittdarstellung von zu der Zuführeinrichtung gehörenden Auflagen;

Fig. 26

eine Darstellung der zu der Zuführeinrichtung gehörenden Auflagen im am Formzylinder angeordneten Zustand;

Fig. 27

die Zuführeinrichtung und eine mit ihr zusammenwirkende, von ihr beabstandet angeordnete Auszugseinrichtung;

Fig. 28

eine Schnittdarstellung der Auszugseinrichtung;

Fig. 29

eine perspektivische Darstellung der Auszugseinrichtung;

Fig. 30

eine Fangeinrichtung der Auszugseinrichtung in einem ersten Betriebszustand;

Fig. 31

die Fangeinrichtung der Auszugseinrichtung in einem zweiten Betriebszustand;

Fig. 32

eine zwischen der Zuführeinrichtung und der Auszugseinrichtung gehaltene, vom Formzylinder abgeführte Druckform in einer Schnittdarstellung;

Fig. 33

die zwischen der Zuführeinrichtung und der Auszugseinrichtung gehaltene, vom Formzylinder abgeführte Druckform in einer perspektivischen Ansicht;

Fig. 34

eine zur Anordnung in einem oberen Druckwerk vorgesehene Baugruppe aufweisend eine Fördereinrichtung und einen Schlitten;

Fig. 35

einen am Schlitten der in der Fig. 34 dargestellten Baugruppe angeordneten Sauggreifer in einer ersten Betriebsstellung;

Fig. 36

eine Einrichtung zur diagonalregisterhaltigen und seitenregisterhaltigen Ausrichtung einer dem in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Formzylinder zuzuführenden Druckform;

Fig. 37

den am Schlitten der in der Fig. 34 dargestellten Baugruppe angeordneten Sauggreifer in einer zweiten Betriebsstellung;

Fig. 38

den am Schlitten der in der Fig. 34 dargestellten Baugruppe angeordneten Sauggreifer in einer dritten Betriebsstellung;

Fig. 39

die dem in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Formzylinder zuzuführende Druckform in ihrem von einem Andrückelement der Rollenleiste gehaltenen Zustand;

Fig. 40

die von dem in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Formzylinder abzuführende Druckform mit ihrem vom Formzylinder gelösten nachlaufenden Ende;

Fig. 41

die gegen ein Führungselement der Zuführeinrichtung geführte, von dem in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Formzylinder abzuführende Druckform;

Fig. 42

einen Ausschnitt der in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Zuführeinrichtung mit ihrer Bremseinrichtung oder Halteeinrichtung für die vom Formzylinder abzuführenden Druckform;

Fig. 43

eine Fangeinrichtung einer mit der in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Zuführeinrichtung zusammenwirkenden Auszugseinrichtung;

Fig. 44

eine perspektivische Darstellung der in der Fig. 43 dargestellten Auszugseinrichtung als Baugruppe;

Fig. 45

die von dem in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Formzylinder abzuführende Druckform mit ihrem vom Formzylinder gelösten vorlaufenden Ende;

Fig. 46

die von dem in dem oberen Druckwerk angeordneten Formzylinder vollständig abgeführte, von einer Fangeinrichtung der Auszugseinrichtung gehaltene Druckform;

Fig. 47

eine perspektivische Darstellung der in der Fig. 46 dargestellten Betriebssituation;

Fig. 48

einen Ausschnitt aus der Fig. 34 mit einem unabhängig von der Rolle positionierbaren Sensor in seiner deaktivierten Betriebsposition;

Fig. 49

einen Ausschnitt aus der Fig. 34 mit einem unabhängig von der Rolle positionierbaren Sensor in seiner aktivierten Betriebsposition.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a first embodiment of a printing unit;

Fig. 2

A second embodiment of a printing unit;

Fig. 3

a third embodiment of a printing unit;

Fig. 4

a fourth embodiment of a printing unit;

Fig. 5

one of the in one of the printing units according to Fig. 1 to 4 arranged feeders together with a cooperating with this feed roller bar;

Fig. 6

a further illustration of a feeder and cooperating with this feed roller bar;

Fig. 7

an arrangement of adjusting means in the roller bar according to the Fig. 5 or 6 ;

Fig. 8

an enlarged section of the representation in the Fig. 7 ;

Fig. 9

a sectional view of the roller bar;

Fig. 10

a first operating state of the roller bar arranged in a printing unit;

Fig. 11

a second operating state of the roller bar arranged in a printing unit;

Fig. 12

a further sectional view of the arranged in a printing unit roller bar;

Fig. 13

a third operating state of the roller bar arranged in a printing unit with a printing forme to be supplied to the forme cylinder;

Fig. 14

a printing unit with feed devices arranged in it, in each case with the roller strip assigned to the respective feed device;

Fig. 15

a feeder with a linearly movable carriage;

Fig. 16

a support belonging to the support for a printing cylinder to be supplied to the forme cylinder;

Fig. 17

a holding device for holding the printing form on the support;

Fig. 18

a first operating position in the Fig. 17 illustrated holding device;

Fig. 19

a second operating position in the Fig. 17 illustrated holding device;

Fig. 20

the carriage of the feeder with suction pads;

Fig. 21

the conveyor of the feeder as a single assembly;

Fig. 22

the carriage of the feeder in a position remote from the forme cylinder;

Fig. 23

the carriage of the feeder in an operative position resting on the overlay printing form;

Fig. 24

the carriage of the feeder in an operating position supplying the printing cylinder to the forme cylinder;

Fig. 25

a sectional view of belonging to the feeder pads;

Fig. 26

an illustration of belonging to the feeder pads in the form cylinder arranged state;

Fig. 27

the feeder and cooperating with her, spaced from her extraction device;

Fig. 28

a sectional view of the extraction device;

Fig. 29

a perspective view of the pullout device;

Fig. 30

a catching device of the extraction device in a first operating state;

Fig. 31

the catching device of the extraction device in a second operating state;

Fig. 32

one held between the feeder and the extractor, from Form cylinder discharged printing form in a sectional view;

Fig. 33

the held between the feeder and the pullout device, discharged from the forme cylinder printing form in a perspective view;

Fig. 34

an assembly for mounting in an upper printing unit comprising a conveyor and a carriage;

Fig. 35

one at the sled in the Fig. 34 illustrated assembly arranged suction pads in a first operating position;

Fig. 36

a device for diagonal register-containing alignment and page register containing a to be supplied to the form cylinder arranged in the upper printing unit printing form;

Fig. 37

the on the sled in the Fig. 34 illustrated assembly arranged suction pads in a second operating position;

Fig. 38

the on the sled in the Fig. 34 illustrated assembly arranged suction pads in a third operating position;

Fig. 39

the printing forme to be supplied to the forme cylinder arranged in the upper printing unit in its state held by a pressing element of the roller strip;

Fig. 40

the printing forme to be removed from the printing cylinder arranged in the upper printing unit with its trailing end released from the printing cylinder;

Fig. 41

guided against a guide element of the feeder, of which in the upper printing unit arranged form cylinder dissipated printing forme;

Fig. 42

a section of the arranged in the upper printing unit feeding device with its braking device or holding device for the discharged from the forme cylinder printing plate;

Fig. 43

a catching device of a pull-out device cooperating with the feed device arranged in the upper printing unit;

Fig. 44

a perspective view of the in the Fig. 43 illustrated extracting device as an assembly;

Fig. 45

the printing forme to be removed from the printing cylinder arranged in the upper printing group with its leading end released from the printing cylinder;

Fig. 46

the completely removed from the form cylinder arranged in the upper printing unit, held by a catching device of the pull-out device printing form;

Fig. 47

a perspective view of the in the Fig. 46 illustrated operating situation;

Fig. 48

a section of the Fig. 34 with a positionable independently of the roll sensor in its deactivated operating position;

Fig. 49

a section of the Fig. 34 with a sensor which can be positioned independently of the roller in its activated operating position.

A rotary printing machine, z. B. an offset rotary printing machine, has at least one printing unit 01, preferably a plurality of printing units 01 on. In each printing unit 01, at least one printing unit is arranged in each case in a frame 08, the printing unit being arranged from one with at least one printing forme 16 (FIG. Fig. 5 ) occupied or at least assignable forme cylinder 02 and cooperating with this forme cylinder 02 transfer cylinder 03, wherein a substrate 04, z. B. a web or a sheet, at least during a printing process performed by the rotary printing machine by a pressure cylinder formed by the transfer cylinder 03 and an employee of this transfer cylinder 03 impression cylinder is passed. The co-operating with the transfer cylinder 03 impression cylinder can also be formed as a transfer cylinder 03, with which transfer cylinder 03 another forme cylinder 02 cooperates, so that from the two pairs of cylinders, each consisting of a forme cylinder 02 and cooperating with this forme cylinder 02 transfer cylinder 03, a double printing unit is formed. For each printing unit further includes at least one inking unit 06, which applies ink in the printing process on the at least one printing plate 16 belonging to the relevant printing unit form cylinder 02. If the printing unit 01 is operated in a wet offset method, ie in a printing method using a dampening solution in the printing process, a dampening unit 07 (FIG. Fig. 3 and 4 ), which in the printing process applies the dampening solution to the at least one printing forme 16 of the forme cylinder 02 belonging to the relevant printing unit.

The to be arranged on one of the forme cylinder 02 of the printing unit 01 at least one printing plate 16 is formed as a flexible thin rectangular plate, said plate in the axial direction of the respective forme cylinder 02 a width B of up to 2400 mm and a directed in the circumferential direction of the respective forme cylinder 02 length up to 1,300 mm. The printing form 16 is preferably made of a formed metallic material and has z. Example, a thickness in the range between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.3 mm and 0.4 mm. It can be seen that particularly large-format printing plates 16 with a width B of more than 1,500 mm and a length of more than 1,000 mm are not unproblematic in their handling. In particular, the process of arranging a large-sized printing plate 16 on a lateral surface of the respective forme cylinder 02 requires particular care in order to damage neither this printing form 16 nor components of the printing unit 01 during this process.

As an auxiliary device for changing at least one printing plate 16 on the belonging to the relevant printing unit form cylinder 02, in particular for assembly and / or optionally also for dismantling this at least one printing plate 16 on or from the respective forme cylinder 02, each printing unit is associated with a feeder 09 , wherein the respective feed device 09 is arranged in the frame 08 of the relevant printing unit 01 each fixed to the frame or, if necessary, to carry out the change of at least one printing plate 16 at least on the belonging to the relevant printing unit form cylinder 02 z. B. by a pivoting movement, by a lifting movement or by a feed movement is preferably tangentially adjustable. The respective feed device 09 has at least one tangential to the forme cylinder 02 level 14, preferably a plurality, z. B. vertically stacked levels 14; 17; 18 ( Fig. 5 ), so that from at least one of these levels 14; 17 of the relevant feed device 09 at least one printing plate 16 can be fed to the associated forme cylinder 02 and preferably in another plane 18 of the feed device 09 at least one of the associated forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 is receivable. The feeding of the at least one printing forme 16 to the associated forme cylinder 02 and / or the removal of at least one printing forme 16 from the relevant forme cylinder 02 is preferably carried out automatically by at least one conveying device 21 which can be controlled by a control unit; 26 ( Fig. 5 ). The control unit is z. B. realized by a belonging to the printing unit 01 control station. The feeder 09 may, for. B. be formed as a printing forme magazine, in which the plurality of superimposed planes 14; 17; 18 are each formed as a shaft.

Fig. 1 shows an example operated in a dry offset printing unit printing unit 01 with several, in particular four in the same frame 08 substantially vertically stacked double printing units, wherein the formed as a material web substrate 04 z. B. after deflection at a lower first guide roller 11 vertically passed through this printing unit 01 and thus through the printing column of the double printing and z. B. at an upper second guide roller 12 is led out of this printing unit 01. A transport direction T of the printing substrate 04 thus runs at least in the printing process substantially orthogonal to a foundation 13 on which this printing unit 01 is founded. In the in the Fig. 1 shown example, the forme cylinder 02 and each cooperating with them transfer cylinder 03 each have an equal diameter. Along the circumference of the respective forme cylinder 02 preferably two printing plates 16 are arranged one behind the other. In the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 can also be arranged in each case a plurality of printing plates 16, z. B. four or six printing plates 16, so that each forme cylinder 02 z. B. occupied with eight or twelve printing plates 16 or at least assignable. The feed cylinders 09 respectively assigned to the relevant forme cylinders 02 are preferably oriented substantially horizontally, for example between opposite walls of the frame 08 of the printing unit 01. B. fixed and tangent to the respective form cylinder 02 employed or at least employable there. One end of the feed devices 09, which lies further in the conveying unit 01 extending transport plane of the printing material 04 is facing an operating side of this printing unit 01. A printing unit 01 with at least one double printing unit has two operating sides which are preferably symmetrical to the transport plane of the printing material 04.

Fig. 2 shows a printing unit 01, which is constructed substantially like the printing unit 01, so that the same reference numerals are used for the same elements of these two printing units 01. In contrast to the printing unit 01 of Fig. 1 have the respective form cylinder 02 of the printing unit 01 of Fig. 2 It is referred to as a printing unit each with a simple large forme cylinder 02 and a double-sized transfer cylinder 03. The respective forme cylinder 02 is along its circumference in each case only with a single printing form sixteenth occupied or at least verifiable, whereas on this forme cylinder 02 in the axial direction quite several, z. B. four or six printing plates 16 can be arranged side by side. The cooperating with one of these forme cylinder 02 transfer cylinder 03 transmits with each of its revolutions each two of the acquired from the forme cylinder 02 printed images on the vertically guided by the printing unit 01 substrate 04th

The in the Fig. 3 exemplified printing unit 01 differs from that in the Fig. 2 illustrated printing unit 01 in that to the printing units in the Fig. 3 illustrated printing unit 01 each have a dampening unit 07, z. B. a three-roll spray dampening unit belongs, as this printing unit 01 performs the printing process in a wet offset printing process.

Fig. 4 shows as an alternative to those in the Fig. 1 to 3 illustrated printing units 01 with a substantially vertical transport direction T of the printing substrate 04 a set up on a foundation 13 printing unit 01 with a double printing unit, wherein in the printing unit 01 of Fig. 4 the printing substrate 04 during the printing process in a horizontal transport direction T and thus is guided substantially parallel to the surface of the foundation 13 through this printing unit 01. In the printing unit 01 of Fig. 4 are the diameter of the forme cylinder 02 and the diameter of each cooperating with the respective forme cylinder 02 Transfer cylinder 03 formed the same size, the form cylinder 02 are preferably occupied along its circumference and also in its axial direction in each case only with a single printing plate 16. In association with the respective form cylinders 02 are in the frame 08 of this printing unit 01 also each an inking unit 06 and, if necessary, a dampening unit 07 is arranged. Further, preferably, each forme cylinder 02 of the printing unit 01 is the Fig. 4 each also a feed device 09 associated at least for the assembly of at least one printing plate 16, these feeders 09 are preferably each made in an inclined relative to the horizontal orientation substantially tangentially to the respective form cylinder 02 or at least be adjusted, with a relative to the horizontal angle of inclination z , B. is in the range between 15 ° and 60 °. The operating side of this printing unit 01 is located on that side of the printing unit 01, at which the feed devices 09 arranged in the printing unit 01 can each be charged with at least one printing forme die 16 to be supplied to the respective forme cylinder 02, which is described in US Pat Fig. 4 from the right is possible.

Fig. 5 shows in a simplified schematic representation of a feeder 09, which z. B. in a printing unit 01 according to the Fig. 1 to 3 above rollers of belonging to one of the forme cylinder 02 inking unit 06 is arranged substantially horizontally and tangentially hired to the respective forme cylinder 02. The feeding device 09 has at least one first plane 14 tangential to the forme cylinder 02, from which at least one printing forme 16 can be fed to the associated forme cylinder 02. Preferably, at a distance a more levels 14; 17 arranged vertically one above the other, from each of which at least one printing plate 16 can be fed to the associated forme cylinder 02. Preferably at a further distance b vertically below the aforementioned levels 14; 17, from which in each case at least one printing plate 16 can be fed to the associated forme cylinder 02, at least one other further to the respective feed device 09 associated level 18 is provided, in which at least one of the associated forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 is receivable. In a training variant of the feeder 09 are in each plane 14; 17; 18 in the axial direction of the associated forme cylinder 02 side by side a plurality of printing plates 16 can be arranged, with respect to these levels 14; 17; 18 printing forms 16 either together and simultaneously or individually and selectively to the relevant forme cylinder 02 can be fed or discharged from this. In a first embodiment of the feed device 09 is in association with the at least one level 14, from which at least one printing plate 16 can be fed to the associated forme cylinder 02, a controllable first conveyor 21 is provided which z. B. by means of a preferably linearly movable slide 22 which acts on a viewed in the direction of production P trailing end 23 of the stored in the relevant level 14 printing plate 16, the stored in the relevant plane 14 printing plate 16 with its seen in the direction of production P leading end 24 ahead the form cylinder 02 feeds, this feed device 09 is assigned. The seen in the direction of production P trailing end 23 of the printing plate 16 preferably has an approximately perpendicular bent support hook. The leading end 24 of the printing plate 16 preferably has one at an acute angle of z. B. 30 ° to 60 °, in particular 45 ° angekanteten suspension leg. Advantageously, it is provided that the first conveyor 21 selectively from one of the plurality of levels 14; 17 each at least one printing plate 16 to the associated forme cylinder 02 feeds. If at least one further belonging to the respective feeder 09 level 18 is provided, in which at least one of the associated forme 02 discharged printing plate 16 is receivable, in association with this level 18 preferably a controllable second conveyor 26 is provided which at least one of the associated Form cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 of this form cylinder 02 completely dissipates. This second conveyor 26 is z. B. in the form of a preferably linearly movable carriage, which preferably engages the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged from the printing forme 16 and the discharged printing forme 16 of this form cylinder 02 completely removed. In the Fig. 5 each indicate one of the conveyors 21; 26 associated double arrows the respective of the respective conveyor 21; 26 executable, parallel to the respective levels 14; 17; 18 extending direction of movement.

Like from the Fig. 5 Moreover, it can be seen, cooperating with the feeder 09 form cylinder 02 at least one extending under the lateral surface, extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 channel 27, which on the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02 a preferably slot-shaped opening 28 with a slot width z. B. in the range between 2 mm and 5 mm. When mounting a printing plate 16 on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, the leading end 24 and the trailing end 23 of this printing plate 16 are inserted through the opening 28 in the same channel 27 of this plate cylinder 02 and held there when the printing plate 16 the circumference of this forme 02 practically completely encloses. In the case of a plurality of circumferentially successively arranged on the forme cylinder 02 or to be arranged printing plates 16 whose respective leading end 24 and trailing end 23 are inserted into different channels 27 of the forme cylinder 02 and held there, said channels 27 in the form of cylinder 02 in the circumferential direction to each other are arranged offset, z. B. with an offset of 180 ° when two equally long printing plates 16 are to be arranged on the circumference of the forme cylinder 02 in a row.

To support the assembly of at least one printing forme 16 on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, a roller bar 31 extending in the axial direction of this forme cylinder 02 is provided in association with this forme cylinder 02, wherein the roller bar 31 has at least one pressing element 32, e.g. B. a rolling element, in particular a roller, wherein the at least one pressing element 32 by means of a controllable actuating means 33 to the relevant forme cylinder 02 adjustable and from this also turned off. In the Fig. 5 is the parked from the forme cylinder 02 operating state of the pressing member 32 shown in a solid line and the employee employed on the forme cylinder 02 operating state of the pressing member 32 indicated by dashed lines. In the FIGS. 2 and 3 an arrangement of the roller bar 31 in a printing unit 01 in association with a respective feeding device 09 is shown.

Furthermore, in order to support the disassembly, ie in particular to support the discharge of at least one printing plate 16 from the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 in association with this forme cylinder 02 preferably in the axial direction of this forme cylinder 02 extending guide member 34 is provided, wherein the guide member 34 at least one Pressing element 36, z. B. a rolling element, in particular a roller, wherein the at least one arranged in a guide plane of the outer surface of the forme cylinder 02 Druckform 16 arranged pressure element 36 by means of a controllable actuating means 37 in the direction of the relevant forme cylinder 02 conceivable and also recoverable, wherein However, this pressing element 36 reaches its end position preferably at a distance from the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 and thus is not employed on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02. In the Fig. 5 an operating state of the pressure element 32 is shown, in which this pressure element 36 is presented by an actuation of its actuating means 37 to be discharged into the guide plane of the outer surface of the forme cylinder 02 pressure plate 16, whereby a detached from the outer surface of the forme cylinder 02 trailing end 23 of at least one printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02 during rotation of the forme cylinder 02 about its axis of rotation M against its production direction P is fed to that level 18 of the relevant feeder 09, in which the at least one printing forme 16 removed from the forme cylinder 02 can be accommodated. On the guide member 34 with its pressing member 36 is in conjunction with the FIGS. 40 to 42 and 45 discussed in more detail.

Fig. 6 shows in a perspective view in a printing unit 01 z. B. according to the Fig. 1 to 4 arranged form cylinder 02 with a preferably tangential to this form cylinder 02 employee level 14; 17 of a feed device 09 for supplying at least one printing plate 16 to this forme cylinder 02. In the in the Fig. 6 illustrated example, the level 14; 17 of the feeder 09 formed by a simple support table. In association with this forme cylinder 02 in the printing unit 01 preferably arranged fixed to the frame roller bar 31 is provided, wherein the roller bar 31 and the plane 14; 17 of the feed device 09 extend in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 in each case at least over the width B of the respective printing forme formable on this forme cylinder 02. The roller bar 31 has at least one pressing element 32, preferably a plurality, for. B. ten or more juxtaposed pressing elements 32, which in the in the Fig. 6 shown operating state due to an actuation of at least one actuating means 33 are employed on the forme cylinder 02, wherein the adjusting means 33 in the Fig. 6 through a housing 44 ( Fig. 9 ), z. B. are covered at least partially by a cladding sheet. The housing 44 of the roller bar 31 is z. B. in the form of a traverse, which extends in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 between opposing walls of the frame 08 of the printing unit 01, or it is z. B. arranged on such a Traverse.

Fig. 7 shows the in the Fig. 6 shown roller bar 31, wherein the housing 44 is partially open, so that the pressing elements 32 adjusting adjusting means 33 are visible. In the preferred embodiment, each pressing element 32 is assigned exactly one adjusting means 33, so that the roller bar 31 has as many adjusting means 33 as pressing elements 32. The pressing elements 32 are each z. B. formed as a roll, wherein an axis 43 of each roller each z. B. in a fixedly connected to the respective actuating means 33 bracket 38 ( Fig. 8 ) is stored. On the respective lateral surface of each roller are preferably more, z. B. five or more rubber rings 39 wound up ( Fig. 8 ), which are arranged at an axial distance from each other.

Due to an actuation of the adjusting means 33, the pressing elements 32 are preferably radially against the forme cylinder 02 employed.

Fig. 8 shows in an enlargement part of the in the Fig. 6 and 7 shown roller bar 31. The adjusting means 33 of the pressing members 32 are fixedly arranged in the housing 44 of the roller bar 31. The adjusting means 33 are each z. B. formed as a pneumatic cylinder, in particular as a double-acting pneumatic cylinder, which has two pressure chambers acting on the same piston, one of these pressure chambers for hiring the associated with the respective adjusting means 33 pressing member 32 to the forme cylinder 02 and the other of these two pressure chambers for a parking of the pressing element 32 connected to the respective actuating means 33 are provided by the forme cylinder 02. Each pneumatic cylinder thus has two connections each for a pneumatic line. In order to allow a common hiring of all pressing elements 32 of the roller bar 31 to the forme cylinder 02, all connections that supply a pressure medium of the respective pressure chamber, which is responsible for hiring the pressure element 32 connected to the respective actuating means 32 to the forme cylinder 02, with a same compressed air source preferably connected by means of a common compressed air line. Likewise, all the connections which supply a pressure medium of the respective pressure chamber, which is responsible for stopping the pressing element 32 connected to the respective actuating means 33 from the forme cylinder 02, are connected to a same compressed air source, preferably by means of a common compressed air line, to jointly shut off all the pressure elements 32 to allow the roller bar 31 of the forme cylinder 02. The respective pressing element 32 overlapping bracket 38 is firmly connected by means of a rod 41 with the piston of the respective pneumatic cylinder. The piston of the respective pneumatic cylinder is preferably secured in the pneumatic cylinder by at least one guide element 42 against rotation.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the in the Fig. 6 to 8 shown roller bar 31, wherein the section is in a longitudinal direction of the roller bar 31 orthogonal plane. At least one, but preferably each of the at least one pressing element 32 adjusting adjusting means 33 is fixedly arranged in the housing 44, wherein the axis 43 of the respective actuating means 33 in its distance from the forme cylinder 02 variable pressure element 32 in which fixedly connected to the rod 41 Bracket 38 is mounted. On one longitudinal side of the roller bar 31, ie on its side parallel to the axial direction of the associated forme cylinder 02, which has a substantially radially directed to the forme cylinder 02 surface extent, ie on the front of the roller bar 31 or on its back, is preferably on or in the housing 44 of the roller bar 31 an access to the at least one pressing element 32 covering the protective strip 46, in particular a finger strip 46, which is movably supported by means of at least one connected to the housing 44 of the roller bar 31 guide member 47. The executable by the finger guard bar 46 movement is preferably a lifting movement, wherein the stroke of the finger guard bar 46 in particular extends radially to the forme cylinder 02, but is at least limited by two different radial distances from the forme cylinder 02. The finger guard bar 46 is to perform their stroke z. B. driven by two adjusting means 48, wherein each one of the two adjusting means 48 is arranged on one of the two in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 opposite end faces preferably in the housing 44 of the roller bar 31 ( Fig. 7 and 8th ). The adjusting means 48 for carrying out the lifting movement of the finger guard strip 46 are accordingly different from the at least one adjusting means 33 for setting the at least one pressing element 32 against the forme cylinder 02 or for setting this pressing element 32 away from the forme cylinder 02. The adjusting means 48 for executing the lifting movement of the finger guard strip 46 are also independent of the at least one adjusting means 33 for adjusting the at least one pressing element 32 to the forme cylinder 02 or to shutdown of this pressing member 32 from the forme cylinder 02 operable. The adjusting means 48 of the finger guard 46 are as well as the at least an adjusting means 33 for on or off of the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 preferably each as a pneumatic cylinder, in particular as a double-acting pneumatic cylinder, so that also for the adjusting means 48 of the finger protection strip 46 two ports each for a pneumatic line are provided. A piston rod 49 of the respective pneumatic cylinder is in each case connected to a connecting element 51 ( Fig. 7 and 8th ), on which the finger protection strip 46 is fixed, so that upon movement of the relevant piston rod 49, the finger protection strip 46 their stroke movement between a forme cylinder 02 farther position P1, in particular end position, and a forme cylinder 02 closer position P2, in particular end position executes , An executed by the finger guard bar 46 with its lifting movement s is z. B. in the range between 4 mm and 20 mm, in particular at about 10 mm to 12 mm ( Fig. 12 ). The finger protection strip 46 is at least on its the form cylinder 02 facing edge z. B. formed as a flanged sheet metal part. The finger strip 46 is at least partially z. B. coated with Teflon or other sliding material to slide at its at least one guide member 47 with less friction. In the preferred embodiment, the preferably a plurality of adjusting means 33 are arranged for on or off of preferably several pressing elements 32 and the adjusting means 48 of the finger guard 46 in a same extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 plane E1, wherein the adjusting means 33 for arrival or Setting off the at least one pressing element 32 and the adjusting means 48 of the finger guard strip 46 individually and independently of each other, that is selectively operable. The pressing elements 32 of the roller bar 31 and the finger guard strip 46 each guide their respective linear movement in two different plan planes E1 parallel to each other at a distance e; E2 from, these two levels E1; E2 are preferably directed substantially radially to the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 and one of these two planes E1; E2 is the plane E1, in which the adjusting means 33 are arranged for on or off of the at least one pressing element 32 and the adjusting means 48 of the finger guard strip 46. The distance e between the two to each other parallel planes E1; E2 is z. B. in the range between 10 mm and 40 mm, preferably between 20 mm and 30 mm. The movement performed by the pressing elements 32 of the roller bar 31 and / or the finger protection strip 46 is then considered to be directed substantially radially to the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 when a longitudinal extent of these planes E1; E2, in which the respective movement is carried out, starting from an intersection with a radiant beam emanating from the axis of rotation M of the relevant forme cylinder 02 at an acute angle of not more than 30 °, preferably less than 15 °, deviates from this radial beam ( Fig. 11 ).

Fig. 10 shows the roller bar 31 in its arrangement on a forme cylinder 02, wherein this forme cylinder 02 is employed to a transfer cylinder 03. It is indicated that this transfer cylinder 03 is employed at a further transfer cylinder 03, which indicates that the arrangement of printing cylinder cylinders 02; 03 preferably belongs to a double printing. Fig. 10 thus concerns a mounting situation, as z. Tie Fig. 1 or 4 is shown. Even if in the Fig. 10 the printing cylinder 02; 03 have an equal diameter, the arrangement shown, the roller bar 31 for a person skilled in the art also readily to a printing unit 01 according to the Fig. 2 or 3 , in each of which a simple large forme cylinder 02 cooperates with a double-sized transfer cylinder 03, transferable and executable there. In the Fig. 10 is in or at least close to the gusset between the forme cylinder 02 and the transfer cylinder 03 arranged roller bar 31 shown in an operating position in which all their pressing elements 32 are employed on the forme cylinder 02. The z. B. integrally formed in the housing 44 of the roller bar 31 trained finger protection strip 46 is spaced from the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 in its farther from the forme cylinder 02 end position P1, which also in the Fig. 9 is shown. The finger protection strip 46 extends in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 over almost the entire length of the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02, ie over more than 90% of this length, at least but on the width B of an on this forme 02 arranged printing plate 16. At the two end faces of the roller bar 31 are preferably arranged on the housing 44 holding elements 52, by means of which the roller bar 31 in the frame 08 of the printing unit 01 is fixed. At the two end faces of the roller bar 31, a stop 53 is preferably provided, wherein these two stops 53 are arranged spaced apart in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02, that between them a clear width w corresponding to the width B of at least one on this forme cylinder 02 can be arranged Printing form 16 is formed. To supply the belonging to the roller bar 31 actuating means 33; 48 with a pressure medium, z. As compressed air, at least one connected to a pressure medium source or at least connectable, preferably arranged on the frame 08 of the printing unit 01 connecting element 54 is provided, from which at least one z. B. flexible pressure medium line at least to one end face of the roller bar 31 is feasible. The the adjusting means 33; 48 supplied compressed air has a working pressure z. B. in the range between 2 bar and 6 bar. The connected to the respective connection element 54 and z. B. by means of branches to the respective adjusting means 33; 48 leading compressed air lines are advantageously in the housing 44 of the roller bar 31 in a above the actuating means 33; 48 arranged, in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 preferably continuously extending shaft moves. All the pressing elements 32 associated adjusting means 33 and / or all the finger guard 46 associated adjusting means 48 are preferably supplied by the respective pressure medium line respectively together with the pressure medium and are also synchronously pressurized or relieved.

Fig. 11 shows the same installation situation of the roller bar 31 as the Fig. 10 , but with the difference that the z. B. integrally formed in the housing 44 of the roller bar 31 trained finger protection strip 46 is now spaced from the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 in its form cylinder 02 closer end position P2. The movable finger protection strip 46, which is preferably fitted in a form-fitting manner between the two stops 53 arranged on each of the two end faces of the roller bar 31, closes in this operating state in conjunction with the housing 44 of the roller bar 31 an access to the gusset formed by the forme cylinder 02 and the transfer cylinder 03 to avoid the risk of injury to an operator when this operator during a rotation of the printing cylinder 02; 03, in particular in an ongoing production of the printing press, on the operating side of the printing unit 01 stops.

Fig. 12 shows in a direction to the axial direction of the printing cylinder 02; 03 orthogonal sectional view of a section of the in the Fig. 10 and 11 illustrated arrangement of printing cylinders 02; 03, wherein the roller bar 31 seen from the respective operating side of the printing unit 01 from the access to the formed by the forme cylinder 02 and the transfer cylinder 03 gusset is arranged obstructing. In the in the Fig. 12 shown operating state, the at least one mounted in the bracket 38 pressing member 32 of the roller bar 31 of the pressing member 32 associated adjusting means 33 is employed against the forme cylinder 02. The rod 41 connected to the piston of the actuating means 33 designed as a pneumatic cylinder is extended in the direction of the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 by pressurization of the piston with compressed air. In the sectional view of Fig. 12 is also the actuation of the finger strip 46 provided adjusting means 48 can be seen and the connecting element 51, on which the finger protection strip 46 is fixed. The finger guard 46 is slidably mounted on a guide member 47. In the in the Fig. 12 shown operating state, the finger protection strip 46 is located on its forme cylinder 02 farther end position P1. This results between a forme cylinder 02 facing, preferably rounded and thus not sharp-edged edge of the finger guard strip 46 and the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 a gap-shaped opening 56 with a gap width p, wherein the gap width p z. B. in the range between 4 mm and 20 mm, in particular about 10 mm to 12 mm. The roller bar 31 has in its preferred embodiment another, z. B. firmly connected to the housing 44 of the roller bar 31, rigid, ie not movable protective strip 57, with which a gap-shaped opening 58 between a transfer cylinder 03 facing edge of this protective strip 57 and the lateral surface of the transfer cylinder 03 is limited in its gap width q, said gap width q also z. B. in the range between 4 mm and 20 mm, in particular about 10 mm to 12 mm.

Fig. 13 shows in a perspective view in the 10 to 12 illustrated arrangement of printing cylinders 02; 03, wherein the forme cylinder 02 with the at least one preferably slot-shaped opening 28 occupies an angular position in which the seen in the direction of production P leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 to be fed pressure mold 16 is the relevant in this form cylinder 02 arranged channel 27 can be fed , The supply of the printing plate 16 is preferably carried out with one of the in the Fig. 1 to 5 In order to supply the printing forme 16 to the forme cylinder 02, the printing forme 16 to be arranged on the forme cylinder 02 is guided between the two stops 53 arranged in each case on the two end faces of the roller strip 31. The pressing elements 32 of the roller bar 31 are located at this time in their parked from the forme cylinder 02 operating state. The finger protection strip 46 is located at this time in their form cylinder 02 farther end position P1.

Fig. 14 shows a printing unit 01, which in its construction substantially in the Fig. 4 represented printing unit 01 corresponds. Unlike the one in the Fig. 4 illustrated printing unit 01 runs the transport direction T of the printing substrate 04 in the reverse direction. The feeders 09 are in the in the Fig. 14 illustrated printing unit 01 from the left in each case with at least one to be arranged on the respective forme cylinder 02 printing form 16 fed, so that the operating side of this printing unit 01 is on the left side of their representation. Of the Fig. 14 is the arrangement of the basis of the Fig. 5 to 13 explained roller bar 31 in the printing unit 01 removable. Each of the in the Fig. 14 Roller strips 31 shown are each arranged in a feed plane, along which feed plane a to be arranged on the respective forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 from the associated feeder 09 is substantially tangential to the lateral surface of the respective forme cylinder 02 introduced. The planes E1; E2, in which the pressing elements 32 of the roller bar 31 and the finger guard strip 46 perform their respective directed to the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 motion, are preferably substantially orthogonal on the of the arranged on the respective forme cylinder 02 printing form 16 passing feed plane.

In the previously described roller bar 31 for supporting a mounting of at least one printing plate 16 on the lateral surface of a forme cylinder 02 of a rotary printing press, wherein the roller bar 31 has at least one pressing element 32 movable in this plane E1 in a first plane E1 extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02, wherein the roller bar 31 extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02, an access to the at least one pressing element 32 covering the protective strip 46, wherein the protective strip 46 is movably mounted, the movement of the protective strip 46 is preferably carried out as a linear lifting movement and / or Protective strip 46 is preferably movable in one of the first plane E1, in which the at least one pressing element 32 movable, different second plane E2, wherein the first plane E1 and the second plane E2 are arranged at a distance e parallel to each other. Here, in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 extending first plane E1 a plurality of pressing elements 32 may be provided, each of these pressing elements 32 each having at least one controllable adjusting means 33 is associated. The protective strip 46 is also assigned at least one controllable adjusting means 48 for carrying out its lifting movement. In this case, the at least one controllable actuating means 33 assigned to the at least one pressing element 32 and / or the controllable actuating means 48 assigned to at least one protective strip 46 are each optionally and independently of one another Control unit, z. B. from one of the printing unit associated control station, actuated, in particular remotely operable. Advantageously, the at least one controllable adjusting means 33 assigned to the at least one pressing element 32 and / or the controllable adjusting means 48 assigned to the protective strip 46 are each designed as a double-acting pneumatic cylinder, each of these pneumatic cylinders each having two pressure chambers acting on a same piston , Wherein the two working surfaces of this piston to its reliable deflection alternately with a pressure z. B. in the range between 2 bar and 6 bar are acted upon and also acted upon. All of the at least one pressing element 32 associated controllable adjusting means 33 and / or all of the protective strip 46 associated controllable adjusting means 48 are preferably each actuated together. The protective strip 46 is advantageously slidably mounted on at least one guide element 47, wherein the guide element 47 in or on a housing 44 of the roller bar 31, at least one of the adjusting means 33; 48 covering cladding sheet is arranged. The protective strip 46 is preferably at least partially coated with Teflon or another friction reducing layer between the protective strip 46 and its guide element 47.

The following details on the details of the Fig. 1 to 5 only shown schematically feeding device 09 received. The explanations are given without limitation and by way of example for a printing unit 01 according to FIGS Fig. 4 and 14 , For the printing units 01 of the Fig. 4 and 14 the printing material 04 is guided substantially horizontally through the pressure nip formed by two successive rolling transfer cylinders 03, which is why one can speak here of an upper printing unit arranged in each case in the printing unit 01 and a lower printing unit.

The following is based on the FIGS. 15 to 33 initially received on a arranged in a lower printing unit feeder 09. It will be in this

Embodiment assumed that the forme cylinder 02, which is associated with the feed device 09 in question, is occupied or occupied only with a single printing plate 16 and consequently has only a single extending in the axial direction of this forme cylinder 02 channel 27 under its lateral surface. The width B of the printing plate 16 thus corresponds almost to the length of the bale of this plate cylinder 02 and the length of the printing plate 16 corresponds virtually to the circumferential length of this plate cylinder 02. It is therefore primarily a flexible, plate-shaped, thin printing plate 16 in large format with a width B. of at least 1,500 mm and with a length of at least 1,000 mm.

At the beginning of the process of Aufplattens a new printing plate 16 on the forme cylinder 02 of the example used lower printing unit of the printing unit 01 this currently not involved in any production forme cylinder 02 is rotated in such a first angular position, in which the opening 28 of its channel 27 of the feeder 09 faces is ( Fig. 23 ). This first angular position is located in the production direction P of the forme cylinder 02 (FIG. Fig. 5 ) a bend piece far in front of a contact point A of the leading end 24 of the printing plate 16 on the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02 ( Fig. 24 ), wherein this elbow spans a rotation angle of the forme cylinder 02 in the range between 2 ° and 45 °.

In the preferred embodiment of the arranged above the inking unit 06 feed 09 then a carriage 61 a conveyor 62 of this feeder 09 is moved from a forme cylinder 02 distant position in a forme cylinder 02 near or at least closer position. The carriage 61 of the conveyor 62, which is preferably arranged above a printing plate 16 to be fed to the forme cylinder 02, spans at least the width B of the printing forme 16 in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 and preferably performs a linear movement between its position remote from the forme cylinder 02 and its position closer to the forme cylinder 02 wherein a travel f of the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is shorter is as the length of the printing plate 16 and z. B. only between 10% and 30% of the length of the printing plate 16. The travel f of the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is preferably in the range between 150 mm and 250 mm. The carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is preferably mounted on one of the two side walls of the frame 08 of the printing unit 01 facing end faces in a belonging to the conveyor 62 linear unit, wherein at least one drive 69, but preferably two synchronized drives 69 are provided, ie on each end face of the carriage 61 is a drive 69, these drives 69 z. B. each formed as a pneumatic cylinder and are remotely operated.

At a distance of 10 mm to 50 mm below the travel f of the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is the first of a plurality of vertically stacked levels 14; 17; 18 ( Fig. 5 ). In this first level 14, a table-shaped, substantially rectangular planar support 63 is arranged ( Fig. 16 ), on which the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 is preferably only partially launched or at least be placed. The support 63 has, on its side facing the forme cylinder 02 in the first plane 14 tangential to the forme cylinder 14, an edge 64 extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02, at which the forme cylinder 02 to be fed pressure mold 16 with its formed at the leading end 24 beveled suspension leg can be suspended, so that the bent-off suspension leg of the printing forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 at this suspension edge 64 with respect to the forme cylinder 02 in particular diagonal register content applied or at least can be applied. This suspension edge 64 can limit the support 63 on its side facing the forme cylinder 02 or the support 63 has a slot 66 extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 at least over the width B of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing forme 02 in a region facing the forme cylinder 02 on which the attachment edge 64 is formed. Since the available free space is very limited on the operating side of the printing unit 01, the support 63 extends parallel to the length of the Form cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 over a length g of in particular only 20% to 50% of the length of this printing plate 16, ie the length g of the support 63 is in the range between 250 mm and 600 mm, preferably between 400 mm and 450 mm. An attached to the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 with its suspension leg, the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 thus depends on preferably with more than half of this edition 63 on.

Trained as a flexible thin plate, the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 is applied to the formed at its leading end 24 bevelled suspension hooks on the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 and in the preferred embodiment for side register registration against a lateral, z. B. pushed at one end of the slot 66 frontally fixed stop 67, wherein a remote from the forme cylinder 02 part of this printing plate 16 on the support 63 overhangs. The overhang of the printing plate 16 causes along the length of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing forme 16 a gravity directed against curvature. In order to keep the formed on the leading end 24 bevelled suspension legs of the forme cylinder 02 to be fed pressure mold 16 still securely on the insertion edge 64 of the support 63, at least one acting on the suspension edge 64 holding means 68 is provided, preferably in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 side by side several, z. B. two at a distance k arranged holding devices 68 are provided with these holding devices 68 each of the attached to the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 folded suspension leg of preferably already aligned Seitenenregisterrichtig, the forme cylinder 02 supplied printing form 16 arrested and thus the entire printing forme 16 with Reference to the support 63 is held fixed in position. In the case of a plurality of juxtaposed holding devices 68, these are preferably operated together or alternatively individually.

Fig. 17 shows in a partial section according to the Fig. 15 or 16 on the suspension edge 64 Actively arranged holding device 68. This holding device 68 is z. B. as a fixedly connected to a shaft 71 clamping piece, wherein the in its rotational movement of the flattening controlling unit controlling the controllable shaft 71, the clamping piece from a slot 66 releasing position ( Fig. 17 and 18 ) z. B. pivots by a rotation in the range between 90 ° and 180 ° in a the folded suspension leg of the attached to the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 printing form 16 holding position ( Fig. 19 ). A change between these two positions should be in the Fig. 17 be indicated by the two of the shaft 71 associated arrows. The clamp can z. B. have a finger-shaped element, which z. B. in a form-fitting the pressure applied to the suspension edge 64 of the support 63 printing form 16 16 holds down on the support 63. The shaft 71 is preferably integrated in the support 63 or arranged below it running in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02. The at least one holding device 68 is thus z. B. formed as a cooperating with the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 hold-down.

In what has been described so far is to be regarded as an essential aid for the flattening process that the feeder 09 for feeding a at least at its leading end in the direction of production P 24 a folded suspension leg having printing forme 16 to a forme 02 of a printing unit 01 has a flat support 63 on which Support 63, the printing cylinder 16 to be supplied to the forme cylinder 02 is placed or at least be placed, wherein the support 63 on its side facing the forme cylinder 02 has an extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 Einhängekante 64, wherein at least one of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied printing forme 16 holding holding device 68 is present, wherein the at least one holding device 68 is arranged acting on the hooking edge 64 of the support 63, wherein with the at least one holding device 68 which is attached to the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 printing form 16 arreti at this hooking edge 64 Erbar ist, wherein the locking of the applied to the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 printing plate 16 is preferably remotely operable. Even a large format, on the support 63 overhanging printing plate 16 is held securely, which is particularly helpful in an inclined arranged support 63, and can be the form cylinder 02 automatically fed reliably in register.

Fig. 20 and 21 each show in a perspective view of the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 without cover plates. The carriage 61 has along the width B of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 preferably a plurality of controllable suction pads 72, wherein these suction pads 72 are arranged fixed in position in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02. In an advantageous embodiment of the carriage 61 are in association with the middle of the width B of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied pressure mold 16 and its two lateral edges each preferably double gripper respectively arranged with two jointly controlled suction pads 72 ( Fig. 21 ). The suction pads 72 are in the form of the cylinder 02 distant position of the carriage 61 from a parked from the rest 63 rest position by a lowering movement on a resting on the support 63, the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied printing form 16 adjustable ( Fig. 22 ). The lowering movement of the suction pads 72 is driven in each case by a arranged in the carriage 61 drive 73, wherein z. B. each double gripper each exactly one drive 73 is assigned. A direction of action of the drives 73 is thus directed substantially perpendicular to the rest on the support 63 the form cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 and thus also perpendicular to the travel f of the carriage 61. The drives 73 are preferably each designed as a pneumatic cylinder.

After the suction pad 72 have been employed by an actuation of the drives 73 on the forme cylinder 02 to be fed pressure mold 16, a preferably made of an elastomer, attached to the printing plate 16 gripper plate of the respective suction pad 72 by an operation of a with the interior of the respective gripper dish evacuated by a line connected vacuum pump. An under pressure produced in the interior of the respective gripper plate is located z. B. in the range of -0.7 bar to -1.0 bar, preferably between -0.9 bar and -1.0 bar. A z. B. on or next to the respective suction gripper 72 arranged sensor checks whether the desired negative pressure has been set. A preferably electrical test signal generated by the sensor is fed to a control unit which controls the sequence of the rollover.

After the desired vacuum has been set inside the respective gripper plate, causes the flow of the Aufplattens controlling control unit that cooperating with the suspension edge 64 holding device 68 z. B. by rotation of its shaft 71 held by this holding device 68 on the hooking edge 64 of the support 63 suspension leg of resting on this support 63, the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied printing form 16 releases. This operating state is in the Fig. 23 shown. The at least one suction gripper 72 has gripped the rest on the support 63, the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16. The at least one holding device 68 is rotated in its position the suspension leg of resting on the support 63 printing form 16 releasing position. The roller bar 31 arranged in the feed plane between the support 63 and the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, along which feed plane a printing forme 16 to be arranged on the forme cylinder 02 is brought substantially tangentially to the lateral surface of the relevant forme cylinder 02, is in that operating state in which the protective strip 46, which is arranged on the side facing the support 63 of the roller bar 31, occupies their position farther from the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 and thus opens the access to the jacket surface of this forme cylinder 02 for a printing forme to be arranged on the forme cylinder 02. Likewise, the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 is still in its parked by the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 state, ie in its the outer surface of this forme cylinder 02 farther position.

Next, the conveyor 62 conveys by a method of its carriage 61 along the travel f up to a position close to the forme cylinder 02, the printing forme cylinder 02 to be arranged on the forme cylinder 02 to form cylinder 02, wherein the at least one suction pad 72 formed at the leading end 24 beveled, attached to the suspension edge 64 of the support 63 suspension leg of this printing form 16 possibly lifts out of the formed on the support 63 slot 66 and hangs this suspension leg at the contact point A on the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02. To damage the same when lifting the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 z. B. by scratching on elements of the carriage 61 is at the supplied to the printing forme 16 side facing the carriage 61, ie at the bottom of this carriage 61, at least one spacer 74 is provided ( Fig. 18 or 19 ), wherein preferably spaced apart in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 a plurality of spacers 74 are provided, these spacers 74 are in particular arranged in alignment with each other and each spacer 74 z. B. is formed as a role, wherein the roller preferably has a plurality of races on its lateral surface. Since the plane 14, in which the at least one suction gripper 72 holds the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied pressure mold 16, tangent to the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, the leading end 24 of this printing plate 16 at the contact point A on the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02 by a height h of the folded Einhängeschenkels measure of the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02 bent away, so that the leading end 24 of this printing plate 16 is held under an elastic bending stress on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02.

Meanwhile, at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 has been triggered by a control signal of the control unit on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 employed. The forme cylinder 02 is now rotated in its direction of production P until the bevelled edge formed on the leading end 24 and placed on the jacket surface of this forme cylinder hooks into the opening 28 of the channel 02 belonging to this forme channel 27, wherein the hooking is supported by caused by the bending elastic bending stress at the leading end 24 of this printing plate 16. The rotation of the forme cylinder 02 in its direction of production P is continued. In the course of this rotation, the printing plate 16 is rolled by the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02. The at least one suction gripper 72 holds the pressure mold 16 gripped by it until it is pressed by the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 against the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 and thereby held securely. Due to the fact that the at least one suction gripper 72 temporarily holds the printing form 16, a retaining force acting along its length is exerted on this printing form 16, which results in this printing form 16 being drawn tightly on the outer surface of the forme cylinder 02. Only after the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 presses the printing plate 16 against the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, the negative pressure produced in the interior of the gripper plate of the respective suction pad 72 is released, whereby the suction pad 72 detaches from the printing form 16. Thereafter, this suction gripper 72 is returned by a lifting movement in his parked from the rest 63 rest position. Also, the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 can be moved back from its position close to the forme cylinder 02 back into its forme cylinder 02 distant position, in particular the suction pads 72 during a production of the printing unit 01 z. B. to protect against a caused by the forme cylinder 02 in conjunction with the inking unit 06 color spray.

Fig. 25 shows a sectional view belonging to the feeder 09, already in the Fig. 16 Perspective shown 63. The support 63 is dimensioned shorter than the extending in its direction of production P length of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16, z. B. has the support 63 less than half the length of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16. In the z. B. first level 14, the at least one holding device 68 in its one hanging leg at the leading end 24 of a printing plate 16 holding, in particular clamping

Operating position shown. At a distance b below the first level 14 of the support 63, on which a new form cylinder 02 to be supplied printing plate 16 is placed or at least be placed, another lower level 18 of this feeder 09 is arranged, in this other level 18 at least one of the Form cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 can be accommodated. This lower level 18 for receiving at least one of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 also has a support 76, although this support 76 is formed shorter than the first level 14 associated support 63. The lower level 18 defining support 76 is at her The form cylinder 02 facing the end to form an opening mouth 77 is preferably angled, with a related to the lower level 18 bending angle α in the range between 10 ° and 45 °, preferably between 15 ° and 30 °. The pads 63; 76 of the feed device 09 are arranged in the preferred embodiment at least partially parallel to each other.

Fig. 26 shows the upper support 63, on which a new form cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing form 16 is placed or at least be placed, and the lower support 76, on which a discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 is placed or at least be placed in their in a printing unit 01st built-in condition. Both over a portion of mutually parallel pads 63; 76 are z. B. inclined relative to a horizontal, with an inclination angle z. B. is in a range between 15 ° and 60 ° and preferably between 30 ° and 45 °. A method for cutting off a used printing plate 16 from the forme cylinder 02 begins with the forme cylinder 02 being rotated into an angular position in which the at least one opening 28 of the channel 27 of this forme cylinder 02, preferably slot-shaped on the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02, interposed between the both editions 63; 76 trained opening mouth 77 faces. A preferably remotely operable arranged in the channel 27 of the forme cylinder 02 holding device releases the hanging leg held by it at the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 to be discharged from the printing plate 16, so that this Einhängeschenkel from the opening 28 of the channel 27 of this forme cylinder 02 dissolves and by the elasticity of the flexible, wound around the bale of the forme cylinder 02 plate-shaped printing plate 16 in the between the two pads 63; 76 trained opening mouth 77 jumps or springs. A directed to the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16, z. B. arranged in or on the opening mouth 77 sensor 78 preferably checks contactless, whether the suspension leg has actually detached from the channel 27 at the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16 after actuation of the arranged in the channel 27 of the forme cylinder 02 holding device. In the case of a positive check result, the control unit controlling the flattening operation enables the continuation of this flattening operation.

After the presence of the release signal, the forme cylinder 02 rotates counter to its direction of production P almost by one complete revolution, z. B. by 300 ° to about 355 °, so that the ablated from the outer surface of this forme 02 printing plate 16 with its dissolved from the forme cylinder 02 trailing end 23 advances along the lower support 76 on which the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing form 16 launched or is at least attachable, is increasingly dissipated by this form cylinder 02. During this flattening process, the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 is set against the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, whereby the printing plate 16 is held on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, as long as a part of this printing plate 16 is still on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02. At the end of the printing plate 16 flattening rotation of the forme cylinder 02 with the at least one preferably slot-shaped opening 28 occupies a second angular position, in which the still held in the channel 27, seen in the direction of production P leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02nd to be removed printing form 16 a bend piece far in the production direction P of the forme cylinder 02 after a pressure point D of the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 against the lateral surface of this Form cylinder 02 is located ( Fig. 24 ), wherein this elbow a rotation angle of the forme cylinder 02 z. B. spans in the range between 2 ° and 30 °, preferably between 5 ° and 15 °.

At the latest to that time at which the forme cylinder 02 occupies its second angular position, which is in the direction of production P after the pressure point D of the at least one pressure element 32 of the roller bar 31, is in communication with the lower support 76, on which the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 is placed or at least can be placed, effective braking device or holding device activated, said braking device or holding means of a controllable drive 79 movable punch 81 and a preferably stationary abutment 82, against which abutment 82 of the punch 81 through an actuation of the drive 79 is adjustable ( Fig. 25 or 26 ). This drive 79 is z. B. realized by a pneumatic cylinder. The punch 81 has one of the ablated printing form 16 facing preferably flat surface 83 z. B. of an elastomeric material, with which surface 83, the abutment of the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 between this surface 83 and the abutment 82 is clamped when the drive 79 the punch 81 in the direction of the abutment 82 and thus against a bearing surface of the printing form 16th has moved. The support surface is an unimaged surface of the printing plate 16, wherein the printing plate 16 rests in its arranged on the forme cylinder 02 state with its bearing surface on the lateral surface of the respective forme cylinder 02. This clamping can be set to different degrees by means of a force exerted by the drive 79 to be discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 punch force and aggravated by a sliding movement of the dissipated printing form 16 aggravating, increased coefficient of friction up to a complete blockage of movement of the abolished printing form 16. In the former case, the drive 79, the punch 81 and the abutment 82 having arrangement as a sliding movement of the discharged printing forme 16 aggravating braking device acts in the latter case as a printing plate 16 fixing Holding device. The effective direction of the force exerted by the drive 79 stamping force, ie the force exerted on the support surface of the printing plate 16 force is in the Fig. 25 indicated by a directed to the abutment 82 arrow. The abutment 82 is z. B. directed as at least one parallel to the direction of the abovementioned printing form 16, z. B. made of a plastic skid formed, said skid in a vertical distance j to the lower support 76, on which the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing form 16 is placed or at least be placed, is arranged, this distance j z. B. is in the range between 5 mm and 20 mm. The by the rotation of the forme cylinder 02 along the lower support 76 moved, discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 is temporarily inhibited or clamped at the latest at that time when the holding leg at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 holding Channel 27 in continuation of the rotational movement of the forme cylinder 02 from the second angular position of the forme cylinder 02 against its production direction P to the pressure point D of the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 moves. The braking device or holding device is therefore activated so that the suspension leg at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 releases from the channel 27 and this suspension leg is pushed out in the further continuation of the rotational movement of the forme cylinder 02 from the opening 28 of this channel 27. After the suspension leg is released from the channel 27 at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 pressure plate 16 is controlled by the control unit braking device or holding device by lowering the punch 81 in the direction of the lower support 76 or by a complete sinking of this punch 81st Deactivated in the lower support 76, whereby the lower level 18 of the feeder 09 is released again, so that this at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16 folded suspension legs pass the lower support 76 in a direction away from the forme cylinder 02 movement direction unhindered can.

Fig. 27 shows in a simplified sectional view arranged in the printing unit 01 substantially above the inking unit 06 of a lower printing unit feed device 09. The cooperating with this feeder 09 roller bar 31 is also shown, in the operating condition of the form cylinder 02 employed Andrückelementes 32, wherein the protective strip 46 assumes its position farther from the forme cylinder 02. The upper in this feeder 09 edition 63, on which the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 is partially placed or at least be placed, and the lower support 76 of this feeder 09, on which the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 is placed or at least be placed, are each employed in an inclined relative to the horizontal orientation substantially tangentially to the respective forme cylinder 02 or at least employable, wherein the relative to the horizontal inclination angle z. B. is about 30 ° and starting from a forme cylinder 02 facing point to the operating side of the printing unit 01 is inclined downwards. Spaced apart and in a vertical and horizontal offset below the feeder 09 is one of these feed device 09 associated extraction device 84 is arranged, which in the Fig. 27 only partially shown. Fig. 28 shows this pull-out device 84 completely in a side view. Fig. 29 shows the same extractor 84 in a perspective view. The extraction device 84 is preferably connected by means of a holder 86 to the frame 08 of the printing unit 01 or at least connectable.

The extraction device 84 has a by means of a preferably pneumatically driven linear unit 88 vertically in the direction of the feed device 09 along a travel z extendable arm 87 ( Fig. 28 ), which in the in the Fig. 27 indicated operating situation extended and thus the feed device 09 is stretched, whereby the horizontal offset between the feeder 09 and the pullout device 84 has been reduced and assumes its minimum vmin. This Minimum vmin is z. B. in the range between 200 mm and 500 mm.

Fig. 30 shows a trained at the upper end of the arm 87 of the pull-out device 84 catcher 89, which has a first guide element 91 and a second guide member 92 for a trailing end 23 of a discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16, wherein both guide elements 91; 92 are arranged substantially funnel-shaped to each other, in such a way that the trailing end 23 of the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 in the of the two guide elements 91; 92 trained funnel introduced and thus the catcher 89 is supplied. Both guide elements 91; 92 are each z. B. realized by bending parts made of sheet metal or by molded plastic parts. The first guide member 91 is z. B. rigidly connected to the arm 87 of the extension device 84, whereas a lower end of the second guide member 92 is pivotally mounted about a horizontally disposed, directed parallel to the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 axis 93. By this pivoting movement is an opening angle of the two guide elements 91; 92 trained funnel reduced or enlarged, depending on whether the second guide member 92 is made closer to the arm 87 of the pullout device 84 or turned off by this. The pivotal movement of the second guide element 92 is preferably carried out by means of a remote-controlled drive. The second guide element 92 has z. B. in its central portion an angularly shaped part which forms a hook 94, with which the second guide member 92, the trailing end 23 of the printing plate 16, which is discharged from the forme cylinder 02 and in which of the two guide elements 91; 92 trained funnel has been introduced, then engages behind substantially form-fitting manner, when this second guide member 92 is made to the arm 87 of the pull-out device 84 ( Fig. 31 ). In this operating state, the second guide element 92 attached to the arm 87 of the pull-out device 84 arrests the trailing end 23 of the printing forme 16 discharged from the forme cylinder 02 in the catching device 89.

After the trailing end 23 of the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing form 16 has been locked in the catcher 89, the feed device 09 opposite, extended over the travel z extended arm 87 of the extraction device 84 is preferably retracted controlled by the flattening control unit controlled, whereby the horizontal offset between the feed device 09 and the pull-out device 84 is increased and assumes its maximum dimension vmax ( Fig. 32 ). This maximum dimension vmax is z. B. in the range between 400 mm and 1,000 mm.

The Fig. 32 and 33 show in each case that operating situation in which the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 with its trailing end 23 of the catcher 89 taken from the forme 02 and away largely, ie over 50%, preferably over 70%, has been pulled out of the feeder 09 , wherein the leading end 24 of the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 is still on or on the lower surface 76 of the feeder 09. The feeding device 09 has a conveying length y for a printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02 ( Fig. 32 ), wherein the conveying length y at an intersection of belonging to the feeder 09 level 18, in which the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 pressure plate 16 is receivable, begins with the circumferential line of the forme cylinder 02 and extends at least over the length of this plane 18. A sum consisting of the conveying length y of the feed device 09 and the maximum dimension vmax of the horizontal offset between the feed device 09 and the pull-out device 84 is greater than the length of the forme cylinder 02 to be removed from the printing plate 16, whereas a total consisting of the conveying length y of the feeder 09 and the minimum dimension vmin of the horizontal offset between the feed device 09 and the pull-out device 84 is preferably smaller than the length of the printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02. The pull-out device 84, in particular its catch device 89, points parallel to the width B of the forme cylinder 02 to be removed printing form 16 a width x, the is preferably much smaller than the width B of the printing plate 16 and z. B. only 20% to 50%, in particular about 25% of the width B of the printing plate 16 is.

The perspective view of Fig. 33 can be taken that the flat support 63 of the feeder 09, on which the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied printing forme 16 is partially placed or at least be placed on its the operating side of the printing unit 01 side facing at least one recess 96, but preferably several, z. B. has two spaced-apart recesses 96, through which the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16, which was taken at its trailing end 23 of the catcher 89 completely removed from the forme cylinder 02, at her still on or on the lower support 76 of the feed device 09 located leading end 24 taken and then preferably laterally from both the feeder 09 and from the extraction device 84 can be removed. This completes the flattening process.

The following is based on the FIGS. 34 to 47 closer to the arranged in an upper printing unit feeder 09 ( Fig. 14 ; 32 ), again as an example and without limitation, a printing unit 01 according to the Fig. 4 and 14 is taken as a basis. At the upper printing unit, the flattening process and the flattening process are analogous as in the case of the FIGS. 15 to 33 explained lower printing unit. However, there are also differences resulting from the fact that the force of gravity counteracts the flattening and flattening process to be performed on the upper printing unit, which will be discussed in more detail in the following description. For the same components and assemblies, the same reference numerals are used as previously in the description of the lower printing unit.

Also arranged in an upper printing unit preferably below an inking unit 06 feeding device 09 has a carriage 61 a conveyor 62, which is movable in this feed device 09 from a forme cylinder 02 distant position in a closer to the forme cylinder 02 position. In the upper printing unit preferably below a forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 arranged carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 spans in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 at least the width B of the printing plate 16 and leads between its forme cylinder 02 distant position and its forme cylinder 02 closer position preferably one linear movement, wherein the travel f of the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is shorter than the length of the printing plate 16 and z. B. only between 10% and 30% of the length of the printing plate 16. The travel f of the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is preferably in the range between 150 mm and 250 mm. The carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is preferably mounted on one of the two side walls of the frame 08 of the printing unit 01 facing end faces in a belonging to the conveyor 62 linear unit, wherein at least one drive 69, but preferably two synchronized drives 69 are provided, ie on each end face of the carriage 61 is a drive 69, these drives 69 z. B. each formed as a pneumatic cylinder and are remotely operated. For more details on the Fig. 15 and 20 to 23 directed.

Fig. 34 shows in a perspective view as an assembly to be arranged in the upper printing unit conveyor 62 with its carriage 61 and preferably a plurality of suction pads arranged thereon 72, wherein these suction pads 72 are arranged fixed in position in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02. Fig. 35 shows in an enlarged detail part of this assembly in its arranged in the printing unit 01 state, wherein the at least one suction pad 72 on the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 against the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied in a z. B. first level 14 of the feeder 09 arranged printing form 16 is employed. Again Fig. 36 is removed, the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 in their arrangement in the z. B. first level 14 of the feeder 09 to preferably two spaced-apart, orthogonal in this first plane 14 projecting surfaces of stops 97 aligned diagonally register, wherein these surfaces of stops 97 on the forme cylinder 02 facing side of the arranged in the first level 14 of the feeder 09 support 63 and placed in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02nd are arranged in a same flight. The leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing plate 16 is preferably only with its two corners in the range of a few millimeters, z. B. 1 mm to 5 mm, against these stops 97 employed, the stops 97 each of a controllable drive 99, z. B. a pneumatic cylinder driven from the feed plane of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing forme 16 are at least temporarily removable, which in the Fig. 36 is indicated by an arrow representing this movement. In order to align the form cylinder 02 to be supplied printing form 16 seitenregisterhaltig, at least one side stop 98 is provided ( Fig. 36 ), against which arranged in the first plane 14 of the feeder 09, the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied to the printing forme 16 is employed.

After the at least one suction gripper 72 has gripped the printing forme 02 fed correctly with respect to the forme cylinder 02 in the diagonal register and in the side register, the conveyor 62 transports this printing forme 16 in the direction of the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 by a movement of its carriage 61 ( Fig. 37 ). In its next form cylinder 02 position, ie an end position for the linear unit along the z. B. 200 mm long travel path f moving carriage 61, there is the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 to be fed pressure mold 16 at a small distance c in front of the pressure element 32 or preferably in front of the protective strip 46 of the cooperating with the feeder 09 roller bar 31, wherein this Distance c is in the range of a few millimeters, z. B. between 2 mm and 20 mm. The at least one suction gripper 72 arranged on the slide 61 holds the leading end 24 of the printing forme 16 to be supplied to the forme cylinder 02 at a distance d from the jacket surface of the forme cylinder 02, wherein this distance d z. B. is in the range of 10 mm and 30 mm. The at least one suction gripper 72 arranged on the slide 61 now executes a second stroke and sets the leading end 24 of the printing forme cylinder 16 to be supplied to the forme cylinder 02 against the jacket surface of this forme cylinder 02 ( Fig. 38 ). In this case, the executed by the at least one suction pad 72 stroke is preferably greater than the previous distance d, the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 supplied printing forme 16 occupied by the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 before the execution of this stroke, so that the folded suspension leg the Outer surface of this forme cylinder 02 touched with an impressed bending stress. The printing plate 16 is pressed by the at least one suction pad 72 in a directed to the forme cylinder 02 buckle and thus bent at least at its leading end 24. At this time, the forme cylinder 02 assumes an angular position in which the opening 27 opening the channel 28 of this forme cylinder 02 in the production direction P of this forme cylinder 02 is a short elbow far ahead of the contact point A of the folded-in suspension member at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 Printing form 16 is located on the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02, wherein this elbow piece a rotation angle of the forme cylinder 02 z. B. spans in the range between 2 ° and 30 °, preferably between 5 ° and 15 °.

As in Fig. 39 shown, in continuation of the flattening process of the forme cylinder 02 rotates further in its production direction P, whereby the bending under suspension bent leg suspension at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 to be supplied pressure mold 16 hooks into the channel 28 of this forme 02 opening opening 27. The pressing element 32 of the co-operating with the feeder 09 roller bar 31 is employed against the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02. If a protective strip 46 is connected to the roller bar 31, the protective strip 46 takes its position farther from the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02. In the course of the rotation of the forme cylinder 02, the pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 rolls the printing forme 16 to be supplied to the forme cylinder 02 completely on the Mantle surface of this forme cylinder 02 on until the suspension leg at the trailing end 23 of this printing form 16 in the opening 27 z. B. the same channel 28 is introduced. The flattening process is over. As soon as the pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31, with its pressure point D, rests on the printing forme 16 fed to the forme cylinder 02, the at least one suction gripper 72 is turned off by this printing forme 16. The carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is preferably moved back to its remote from the forme cylinder 02 position after releasing the printing plate 16.

In contrast to the flattening process in the lower printing unit, the conveying device 62 with its linear unit and its slide 61 is brought into use in the upper printing unit during the stripping process. At the beginning of the flattening process in the upper printing unit, the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 is moved into its position near the forme cylinder 02 ( Fig. 40 ). There is at least one arranged on the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 roller 101 after the actuation of a controllable actuator z. B. extended by a lifting movement in the direction of the forme cylinder 02, wherein this roller 101 is adjustable by a control of their adjusting device to several different levels of strokes and wherein this roller 101 at its first, in particular maximum stroke, ie in its Hubendstellung, at a distance i from the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02, wherein this distance i z. B. is in the range between 10 mm and 50 mm. Preferably, on the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62 in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 a plurality of spaced apart z. B. arranged in a same flight rollers 101, which together or optionally individually z. B. by a lifting movement in each case in the direction of the forme cylinder 02 are extendable. The adjusting device of the rollers 101 is preferably realized in conjunction with the drives 73 moving the suction pads 72.

The arranged in the upper printing unit of the printing unit 01 forme cylinder 02 is rotated in such a first angular position in which the opening 28 of its channel 27 of the feeder 09 faces ( Fig. 40 ). This first angular position is in Production direction P of the forme cylinder 02 a sheet piece far away from the pressure point D of the pressed against the lateral surface of this form cylinder 02 Andrückelements 32 of the roller bar 31, said elbow spans a relation to the axis of rotation M of the forme cylinder 02 rotational angle β in the range between 5 ° and 45 ° , A preferably remotely operable in the channel 27 of the forme cylinder 02 arranged holding device releases the suspension leg held by it at the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16, so that this suspension leg of the opening 28 of the channel 27 of this forme cylinder 02 dissolves and by the elasticity the flexible, wound around the bale of the forme cylinder 02 plate-shaped printing plate 16 jumps and against the at least one arranged on the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62, preferably in its stroke fully extended roller 101 springs. A directed to the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16, z. B. arranged laterally on or adjacent to this roller 101 sensor 78 preferably checks contactless, whether the suspension leg has actually detached from the channel 27 at the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16 after actuation of the arranged in the channel 27 of the forme cylinder 02 holding device , In the case of a positive check result, the control unit controlling the flattening operation enables the continuation of this flattening operation.

The Fig. 48 and 49 show in a perspective view a section of the z. B. in the Fig. 34 shown, belonging to the upper printing unit slide 61 of the conveyor 62, wherein a further variant for the arrangement of the sensor 78 is shown, which is checked with this sensor 78, whether the suspension leg at the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 after actuation the arranged in the channel 27 of the forme cylinder 02 holding device has actually released from the channel 27. In the in the Fig. 48 and 49 shown variant, the sensor 78 is also associated with a carriage 61, independently operable actuating means 103 associated with, said actuating means 103 z. B. as a pneumatic Working cylinder is formed, wherein the sensor 78 is preferably arranged at one end of a movable from the adjusting means 103 piston rod 104, wherein the piston rod 104 may be disposed between two guide rods 106 serving a rotation protection. The sensor 78 alternately occupies two fixedly defined, different operating positions in response to an actuation of the actuating means 103, wherein the one operating position is assumed when the actuating means 103 is activated, ie, for example, is supplied with compressed air, and wherein the other operating position is assumed, when the actuating means 103 deactivated, z. B. is not acted upon by compressed air, that is, switched without pressure. Fig. 48 shows the sensor 78 in the operating position in which the adjusting means 103 is deactivated, whereas Fig. 49 shows the sensor 78 in that operating position in which the actuating means 103 is activated and thus the piston rod 104 is extended from the working cylinder. The two operating positions differ in the respective distance which the sensor 78 has in the activated or deactivated state of the actuating means 103 up to the suspension leg released from the channel 27 at the trailing end 23 of the printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02. An active during Abplattvorgang, executed by the control unit control concept can now provide that the actuator of the roller 101 is first operated, so that in a proper, ie trouble-free flow of Abplattvorgangs first the sensor 78 associated roller 101 to the dissolved from the channel 27th Suspension leg at the trailing end 23 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16 is employed, after which the sensor 78 associated actuating means 103 is activated, said adjusting means 103, the sensor 78 is changed in position and thus maximally extends as far as the roller 101 of their Actuator has been extended. The roller 101 and the sensor 78 are thus either at the same height or the sensor 78 remains a little behind the roller 101. A stroke of the sensor 78 is thus in each case less than or equal to the current stroke of the roller 101. After the sensor 78 has carried out its previously described test, it is preferably retracted by its actuating means 103, ie brought into its deactivated operating position. The role 101 and the sensor 78 are thus individually and independently of each other by the control unit remote controlled relative to the ablated printing form 16 positionable.

After the presence of the release signal, the forme cylinder 02 rotates counter to its direction of production P almost by one complete revolution, z. B. by 300 ° to about 355 °, so that the abzuführerde from the outer surface of this forme 02 printing plate 16 with its detached from the forme cylinder 02 trailing end 23 initially against a guide element 102 and then along the same led increasingly from this forme cylinder 02 is discharged, wherein this guide element 102 is preferably connected to the feed device 09 ( Fig. 42 ). The guide element 102 is in particular connected to that support 76 of the feed device 09 on which the printing forme 16 discharged from the forme cylinder 02 is placed or at least can be placed. During this flattening operation, the printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02 is supported by the roller 101 extended in its lifting movement, wherein the adjusting device of this roller 101 has preferably reduced its stroke to a partial lift at this time. This partial stroke is at least still so great that a tangent G applied at the pressure point D of the pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 applied against the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02 is surmounted by the roller 101 at least in sections ( Fig. 41 ). The partial stroke is z. B. in the range between 10% and 50% of the total stroke, ie in the range between 5 mm and 50 mm, preferably between 15 mm and 25 mm below the rest of their lowered or retracted position relative to the first stroke of the roller 101, wherein the roller 101 at its first stroke, the distance i from the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02 ( Fig. 40 ). The support of the printing plate 16 in the aforementioned partial stroke of the roller 101 causes a gravity opposing curvature of this discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 along its length. The printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02 is thus pressed by the at least one roller 101 parallel to its width B. During this flattening process, the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 against the lateral surface of the Form cylinder 02 employed, whereby the printing plate 16 is held on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02, as long as a part of this printing plate 16 is still on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02. At the end of the printing plate 16 flattening rotation of the forme cylinder 02 with the at least one preferably slot-shaped opening 28 occupies a second angular position, in which the still held in the channel 27, seen in the direction of production P leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02nd discharged printing form 16 is a sheet piece far in the production direction P of the forme cylinder 02 after a pressure point D of the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 against the lateral surface of this forme cylinder 02, said elbow piece a rotation angle of the forme cylinder 02 z. B. spans in the range between 2 ° and 30 °, preferably between 5 ° and 15 °.

Analogous to the circumstances in the lower printing unit, a preferably connected to the frame 08 of the printing unit 01 extraction device 84 is provided in this case, which in this case has a catcher 89, which for a trailing end 23 of a forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 also a first guide member 91 and a second guide member 92, wherein both guide members 91; 92 in turn are arranged substantially funnel-shaped to each other, in such a way that the trailing end 23 of the discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing form 16 in the of the two guide elements 91; 92 trained funnel introduced and thus the catcher 89 is supplied ( Fig. 43 ). For further details of the arranged in the upper printing unit extraction device 84 is on the Fig. 30 and 31 referred to, which are to be applied mutatis mutandis. Fig. 44 shows a perspective view of the arranged in the upper printing unit extraction device 84th

As already described, the printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02 is removed in a curved manner. The by the rotation of the forme cylinder 02 in the direction of

Extractor 84 conveyed, discharged from the forme cylinder 02 printing plate 16 is temporarily inhibited or clamped at the latest at that time in their movement when the suspension leg at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16 holding channel 27 in continuation of the rotational movement of the forme cylinder 02 of the second angular position of the forme cylinder 02 moves against the direction of production P to the pressure point D of the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31. The braking device or holding device acting here also has a punch 81 which can be moved by a controllable drive 79 and a preferably stationary abutment 82, against which abutment 82 the punch 81 can be engaged by actuation of the drive 79 ( Fig. 34 ; 42 ). In the preferred embodiment, the punch 81 of the braking device or holding device and its drive 79 are fixedly arranged on the carriage 61 of the conveyor 62. The braking device or holding device is therefore activated by the control unit, so that the suspension leg at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16 from the channel 27 triggers and this suspension leg in the further continuation of the rotational movement of the forme cylinder 02 from the opening 28 of this channel 27th is pushed out ( Fig. 45 ). At this time, the at least one pressing element 32 of the roller bar 31 is turned off by the control unit from the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 02. After the suspension leg at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 discharged pressure plate 16 is released from the channel 27, the controlled by the control unit braking device or holding device is deactivated by lowering the punch 81 again, so that the leading end 24 of the Form cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 bent suspension legs in a direction of the forme cylinder 02 removing movement direction can be performed unhindered by the feeder 09 therethrough.

Fig. 46 shows a section of an upper printing unit in a printing unit 01, wherein on the operating side of this printing unit 01 arranged with the in this printing unit Feeding 09 cooperating extraction device 84 by means of a holder 86 on the frame 08 of this printing unit 01 is arranged. The extraction device 84 has a substantially vertically oriented arm 87 on which the catching device 89 is arranged to be movable. In its operating position assumed at the lower end of the arm 87, the catching device 89 grips the folded suspension leg at the trailing end 23 of the printing forme 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02. B. by a positive connection ( Fig. 43 ). The also solved with their suspension leg at the leading end 24 of the forme cylinder 02 ( Fig. 45 ) to be discharged from this forme 02 printing plate 16 is - controlled by the Abplattvorgang controlling control unit - by running from the catcher 89 traverse, z. B. a lifting movement, z. B. completely pulled out of the arranged in the upper printing unit feeder 09. At least after the catcher 89 has reached its operating position at the upper end of the arm 87, the pressure cylinder 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 16 depends with its folded down leading end 24 suspension leg downwards vertically and preferably freely suspended on the operating side of this printing unit 01 and can now from this printing unit 01 z. B. be removed by a lateral removal from the catcher 89.

Fig. 47 shows again in a perspective view in conjunction with the Fig. 46 explained operating situation. The catcher 89 is positioned in its operative position at the upper end of the arm 87. The extraction device 84, in particular their catcher 89, has parallel to the width B of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing form 16 a width x, which is preferably much smaller than the width B of the printing plate 16 and z. B. only 20% to 50%, in particular about 25% of the width B of the printing plate 16 is.

As described above, at least in the upper printing unit, a device for removing a printing form 16 from one in a frame 08 of a printing unit 01 arranged form cylinder 02, said device along a travel f of a forme cylinder 02 near position after a forme cylinder 02 remote position movable carriage 61, wherein the carriage 61 in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 02 a plurality of rollers 101 are arranged, said rollers 101 are driven by a controllable adjusting device to a contact surface of the forme cylinder 02 discharged printing forme 16 employed or at least be adjusted, the rollers 101 are arranged in their employed against the support surface of this printing plate 16 operating state this printing forme 16 against gravity supporting. In the preferred embodiment of this device are on or on the carriage 61 in addition to the rollers 101 and at least one punch 81 and a stamper 81 controlling drive 79 arranged, this at least one punch 81 to be discharged from the forme cylinder 02, partially still on the support surface on the forme cylinder 02 held pressure mold 16 a punch force, ie pressure force, is arranged exercising. By the at least one punch 81 to be discharged from the forme cylinder 02, partially still held on the forme cylinder 02 pressure mold 16 punching force exerted by the forme cylinder 02 pressure plate 16 is either slowed down in their movement or even completely blocked at least temporarily. In this case, the force exerted by the at least one punch 81 on the pressure mold 16 to be removed from the forme cylinder 02 is controlled by a control of the drive 79 z. B. adjustable to different values. The carriage 61 is mounted on its respective one of the two side walls of the frame 08 of the printing unit 01 facing end faces in a linear unit. The rollers 101 are preferably movable by the controllable adjusting device perpendicular to the travel path f of the carriage 61. As shown in the drawings, the travel f of the carriage 61 relative to a horizontal z. B. inclined, with an inclination angle in a range between 15 ° and 60 °. Preferably at the very beginning of the flattening operation, the rollers 101 are in particular fully extended by their adjusting device on the position of the carriage 61 close to the forme cylinder 02 with respect to the travel f, so that the suspension limbs released from a channel 27 of the forme cylinder 02 at the trailing end 23 the pressure form 16 to be removed from this forme cylinder 02, according to the elasticity of this arched compression mold 16, which is mounted on the forme cylinder 02, springs against the extended rollers 101 and is thus controlled in a position which can be fed to the lower support 76. Thereafter, when the rollers 101 assume their operating state to be dissipated by the forme cylinder 02, ie during the execution of the flattening operation, during which the carriage 61 moves along its travel f from its position near the forme cylinder 02 to its position remote from the forme cylinder 02, these rollers 101 are set to a partial stroke, wherein the partial stroke z. B. is 10% to 50% less than the stroke of the fully extended rollers 101. In this case, the partial stroke of the rollers 101 is in particular set such that the rollers 101 with their support to be paid from the forme cylinder 02 printing form 16 directed against gravity curvature cause the same.

In this embodiment of the apparatus for discharging a printing forme 16 from a forme cylinder 02 arranged in a frame 08 of a printing unit 01, all drives, adjusting devices and sensors required for the flattening process are preferably arranged solely on the carriage 61 of the conveying device 62. This leads to a compact, simplified design of this device and makes them less susceptible to interference in the harsh environment of a printing unit of a printing unit 01. For the flattening operation and the flattening operation, preferably the same conveyor 62 and the same carriage 61 are used, albeit different components of this carriage 61.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

01

printing unit

02

Form cylinder; Printing cylinders

03

Transfer cylinder; Printing cylinders

04

substrate

05

-

06

inking

07

dampening

08

frame

09

feeding

10

-

11

deflecting

12

deflecting

13

foundation

14

level

15

-

16

printing form

17

level

18

level

19 -

-

20

-

21

Conveyor

22

pusher

23

Trailing end of a printing form

24

leading end of a printing form

25

-

26

Conveyor

27

channel

28

opening

29

-

30

31

roller strip

32

pressing element

33

actuating means

34

guide element

35

-

36

pressing element

37

actuating means

38

hanger

39

rubber ring

40

-

41

pole

42

guide element

43

axis

44

casing

45

-

46

Flap; Finger guard

47

guide element

48

actuating means

49

piston rod

50 -

-

51

connecting element

52

retaining element

53

attack

54

connecting element

55

-

56

opening

57

flap

58

opening

59

-

60

61

carriage

62

Conveyor

63

edition

64

suspension edge

65

-

66

slot

67

fixed stop

68

holder

69

drive

70

-

71

wave

72

Suction pads

73

drive

74

spacer

75

-

76

edition

77

opening mouth

78

sensor

79

drive

80

-

81

stamp

82

abutment

83

surface

84

extraction device

85

-

86

holder

87

poor

88

linear unit

89

catcher

90

-

91

guide element

92

guide element

93

axis

94

hook

95

-

96

recess

97

attack

98

side stop

99

drive

100

-

101

role

102

guide element

103

actuating means

104

piston rod

105

-

106

guide rod

A

contact point

B

width

D

pressure point

E1

level

E2

level

G

tangent

M

axis of rotation

P

production direction

P1

position

P2

position

T

transport direction

a

distance

b

distance

c

distance

d

distance

e

distance

f

traverse

G

length

H

height

i

distance

j

distance

k

distance

p

gap width

q

gap width

s

Travel Range

vmin

minimum

vmax

Maximum dimension

w

clear width

x

width

y

conveying length

z

Travel Range

α

bending angle

β

angle of rotation

Claims (11)

1. Feed device (09) for feeding a printing forme (16), which has an angled-over hook-in leg at least at its leading end (24) in the production direction (P), to a forme cylinder (02) of a press unit (01), having a flat support (63), on which support (63) the printing forme (16) which is to be fed to the forme cylinder (02) is placed or at least can be placed, the support (63) having, on its side which faces the forme cylinder (02), an edge (64) which extends in the axial direction of the forme cylinder (02), there being at least one holding device (68) which holds the printing forme (16) to be fed to the forme cylinder (02), the printing forme (16) which is placed on the edge (64) of the support (63) being locked or at least being capable of being locked at the said edge (64) by way of the at least one holding device (68), characterized in that the edge (64) is configured as a hook-in edge (64), on which the printing forme (16) to be fed to the forme cylinder (02) can be hooked by way of its angled-over hook-in leg which is formed at the leading end (24), the support (63) having, in a region which faces the forme cylinder (02), a slot (66) which extends in the axial direction of the forme cylinder (02) at least over a width (B) of the printing forme (16) to be fed to the forme cylinder (02), at which slot (66) the hook-in edge (64) is formed, the at least one holding device (68) being arranged so as to act on the hook-in edge (64) of the support (63), the at least one holding device (68) being configured as a clamping piece which is connected fixedly to a shaft (71), it being possible for the clamping piece to be pivoted by a rotational movement of the shaft (71) out of a position which releases the slot (66) into a position which holds the hook-in leg of the printing forme (16) which is attached at the hook-in edge (64) of the support (63).
2. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the angled-over hook-in leg of the printing forme (16) to be fed to the forme cylinder (02) is attached or at least can be attached at the hook-in edge (64) such that it is in diagonal register in relation to the forme cylinder (02).
3. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the locking of the printing forme (16) which is attached at the hook-in edge (64) of the support (63) can be actuated remotely.
4. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support (63) is of shorter dimensions than a length, extending in its production direction (P), of the printing forme (16) to be fed to the forme cylinder (02).
5. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support (63) is arranged such that it is inclined by an inclination angle with respect to a horizontal, the inclination angle lying in a range between 15° and 60°.
6. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the slot (66) has, at one of its end-side ends, a fixed stop (67) for the orientation in correct lateral register of the printing forme (16) to be fed to the forme cylinder (02).
7. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rotational movement of the shaft (71) is controlled by a control unit.
8. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of holding devices (68) which are arranged in each case at a spacing (k) from one another are provided next to one another in the axial direction of the forme cylinder (02), it being possible for the said holding devices (68) to be actuated jointly or optionally individually.
9. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support (63) is arranged in a plane (14) which is tangential with respect to the forme cylinder (02).
10. Feed device (09) according to Claim 9, characterized in that the slot (66) of the support (63) is arranged in the plane (14) which is tangential with respect to the forme cylinder (02).
11. Feed device (09) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the printing forme (16) which is attached at the hook-in edge (64) of the support (63) is locked or at least can be locked in a positively locking connection on the said hook-in edge (64) by way of the at least one holding device (68).

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