EP2485897B1 - System comprising at least a printing unit of a printing machine and at least a transport trolley - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a system comprising at least one printing unit of a printing machine and at least one transport vehicle, according to claim 1.

By the US 2008/0110360 A1 a system is known, which has at least one printing unit of a printing press and at least one transport device, wherein the at least one transport device at least one printing form of the at least one printing unit feeding or discharging, wherein at least one coupling device is provided, with which the transport in question their arranged at the relevant printing unit operating state with this printing unit releasably coupled or at least can be coupled.

By the DE 40 03 445 A1 is a trolley for transport of at least one of a printing unit of a printing press to be supplied or discharged from there printing form known.

By the US 4 727 807 A is a mobile means of transport for transporting at least one of a printing unit to be supplied to a printing press or to be discharged therefrom printing form, this means of transport by means of skids on rails laid in the ground along an operating side of the printing unit is movable.

By the US 5,535,898 A is a trolley carried by wheels for transport of at least one of a printing unit to be supplied to a printing press or discharged from there printing form known, at least two wheels of this trolley when driving straight through their right-angled distance a Determine gauge, one of these wheels at a first end point of this track and the second wheel in terms of this gauge at a second end point of this track is arranged.

The invention has for its object to provide a system comprising at least one printing unit of a printing press and at least one trolley, which provides at least one printing plate at a selected site in the printing press available.

The object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

The advantages which can be achieved with the invention are, in particular, that a mobile transport means is provided for transporting at least one printing unit to be supplied to or from a printing unit, which preferably makes this at least one printing forme available at a selected location in the printing machine. The at least one printing forme is considered to be provided as a page register if the printing forme transported in a printing facility is provided at its place of use in the printing machine in the axial direction of a forme cylinder arranged in that printing press in that position in which this printing forme is located Arranged in this press arranged form cylinder is.

Moreover, it is advantageous that this mobile transport for just wide printing forms is suitable as well as for multiply wide, z. B. formed in panoramic format printing forms. The use of this mobile transport means in the printing press to a set-up time of very short duration; It also ensures a high level of production safety for the printing press, because in the case of a possible malfunction in the process sequence, an intervention by the operator of the printing press is also possible in a simple manner. This mobile transport is particularly suitable for each having a plurality of printing units having printing units.

Furthermore, it is advantageous that even at different times at least provided with at least one print image printing forms to demand in terms of a planned production sentences are summarized and especially in an uninterrupted sequence together on the press available. This saves an operator setting up the press for an upcoming production time otherwise he or she would be required to sort in practice, e.g. B. in newspaper printing frequently in any order printed forms and completing at a particular one of several possible locations, e.g. B. on a particular form cylinder or on a particular printing forme magazine of the printing press, required set of related printing forms needed. As a result, a shorter set-up time is achieved, which improves the profitability of the printing press. Nevertheless, full flexibility remains in the order of printing forms to be made, which is especially important for newspaper printing.

To prepare for processing a print job, several printing plates are usually to be made for use in a printing press. In particular, in a printing operation producing a newspaper as a printed product on an offset printing press, a plurality of printing forms for use on one of the forme cylinders of the offset printing press are required in a short time. Often, plate-shaped blanks are used to make the printing plates to be used in a separate from the offset printing plate exposure means for forming at least one printed image using a corresponding, z. Example, exposed by a computer of a prepress preferably electronically provided in the form of a file on the platesetter template, the applied to the respective blank print image to its permanent training in a developing device z. B. is developed photochemically. Subsequently, each provided with at least one printed image printing plates are bent in a Abkanteinrichtung preferably at two opposite ends to form Einhänbringeln, the respective printing forme can be fastened on the outer surface of the respective forme cylinder by means of their insertable in at least one formed on the relevant forme channel channel suspension leg. As an aid to their positionally correct alignment on the lateral surface of the relevant forme cylinder, the relevant printing forme may have been provided, in particular before the fold of at least one of its suspension legs, with at least one register punching or with a cut or trimming. After the exposure, Developing, folding and optionally stamping and / or cutting the respective printing for use in a production of the offset printing machine is ready for use.

A used in newspaper printing offset printing machine has z. B. several in the transport direction of the printed image to be printed with the printing forms to be printed, z. As a material web, in particular paper web, successively arranged printing units, each with at least one forme cylinder and a cooperating with this forme cylinder transfer cylinder. These several printing units are z. B. to perform a multi-color print, z. B. four-color printing used. In the case of preferably simultaneously executed double-sided printing of the printing material, the number of printing units required in the printing machine doubles. Each form cylinder of the printing units is at least in its respective axial direction each with a plurality, z. B. assignable four or six printing plates, each of these printing forms is assigned to exactly one axial mounting position on the lateral surface of this forme cylinder. Also in its respective circumferential direction, each of these form cylinder at certain axial positions each with several, z. B. be assigned to two or three printing plates, so that this form cylinder in its circumferential direction one behind the other several mounting positions each for one of the printing plates. The lateral surface of the forme cylinder thus has a total of z. B. eight, twelve or more mounting positions each for a printing plate. In an offset printing machine with z. B. eight printing units z. B. in each case exactly one forme cylinder with z. B. twelve mounting positions each have a printing forme, are therefore to be arranged with full use of all mounting positions a total of 96 printing plates. The number of required for the execution of a specific print job printing forms increases but usually already because just in the newspaper printing not only a single printing unit with z. B. eight printing units is used, but several such assembled into a complex printing system printing units, each z. B. have eight printing units. The essentially sequential manufacturing of such a high number of for the intended production ready-to-use printing forms requires a considerable lead time until the respective printing plates are ready to their arrangement on the lateral surface of the respective forme cylinder. For economic reasons, however, it is not a solution, just the number of z. B. parallel, ie simultaneously usable plate exposure devices, etc. to increase.

In order to facilitate an assignment of the printing plates in the plate exposure device, etc., to their respective arrangement on the lateral surface of one of the forme cylinders of the offset printing press to be set up for a particular production, the printing forms relating to a particular production are e.g. Example, in the plate exposure device preferably each provided with a coding, said coding is preferably formed in a non-printing area of the respective printing form. For example, the respective coding is arranged on one of the suspension legs to be formed on the relevant printing form. The coding can z. B. in the form of an automatically readable, especially two-dimensional DataMatrix code (2D code) or both alternatively and additionally be designed in a human-readable plain text. The information content of the coding provides information in particular in which printing unit of the offset printing press on which forme cylinder is to be arranged at which mounting position the relevant printing form for the execution of the pending print job. The information content of the coding can also be an indication of the printed product itself or a page number with regard to the relevant printed product and other information such. B. have a date of manufacture with respect to the relevant printing form. The coding is z. B. in the plate exposure device in the same step as the printed image mounted on the relevant printing forme.

The preparation of a specific production printing forms is preferably controlled by data, the z. B. from a control unit of a Production planning system are provided, wherein the control unit of the production planning system z. B. via an electronic line or wireless communication system with the plate exposure device and preferably at least also connected to a belonging to the offset printing press control station for the purpose of data exchange. The data provided by the control unit of the production planning system, which are also referred to as production data, on the one hand characterize the printed product to be produced in at least one, preferably in some of its properties, such as e.g. As its page number and on the other hand provide information about the number of produced in a particular production copies of this printed product. The production data assigned to a particular production can also provide information about the printing material used, eg. As the paper type and / or its or their grammage include and on the printing press used, for. As an indication of the diameter of the forme cylinder and / or the transfer cylinder to occupy the participating in the execution of the upcoming print job form cylinder with printing plates, ie which form is to be arranged at which mounting position of the respective forme cylinder, to be executed by the printing machine production speed, the planned Beginning of production and / or the production of a printing process downstream folding apparatus, whether this z. B. is used in a collective production or in a double production. On the basis of the plate exposure device supplied production data required for a particular production printing forms are prepared on time and fed using their respective coding the relevant forme cylinder.

The supply of required for a particular production printing forms to the printing machine is carried out in a mobile collection container in which the required on a particular form cylinder printing forms preferably as a set, ie stored as a self-contained unit of mating printing forms for their common transport to the respective form cylinder become. In the Practice stand at the production line for the preparation of ready-to-use printing plates several at least similar mobile collection container available. Alternatively, the batch grouped printing forms can also be transported by hand to their respective place of use in the printing press. The preferably transported in one of the sump to the respective forme cylinder printing forms are manually supplied to the respective forme cylinder by an operator or preferably automatically by means of a controllable conveyor their respective mounting position on the respective form cylinder and then arranged there.

Since it would unduly restrict the flexibility in the design of the template for the production of the printing form, if required for a particular form cylinder printing plates would necessarily be made in an uninterrupted sequence to make sense their respective site in the printing press and ultimately their respective mounting position on the to be supplied to respective form cylinder, it is advantageous to the required for the preparation of ready-to-use printing plates device z. B. at least one plate exposure device, at least one developing device and at least one Abkanteinrichtung, and z. B. is referred to as a plate line to expand at least one memory device in which each provided with at least one print image printing forms are cached until a set of related printing plates for their common transport to a particular of the forme cylinder has been made in full. An examination for completeness of the printing forms belonging to a certain sentence takes place for example. B. based on the provided by the control unit of the production planning system data.

The storage device is arranged downstream in the production line of the printing forms to be produced of the plate exposure device and z. B. arranged in front of the Abkanteinrichtung since not yet folded flat printing plates are space-saving stored and also the risk of mutual damage z. B. by scratching a printed image z. B. is avoided by a suspension leg. Alternatively, however, the storage device can also be arranged in the production line after the Abkanteinrichtung if in particular a high removal speed is to be achieved and achievable by storing non-folded flat printing plates space savings in the design of the memory device has a lower priority than the desired paging speed of in the Memory device stored printing forms. Because the bending process performed by the Abkanteinrichtung requires a much higher time wall than processes, in particular transport operations, in conjunction with the outsourcing of stored in the memory device printing forms.

Moreover, the storage device is preferably designed such that printing forms can be stored and swapped out at the same time, ie at least one of the printing plates can be stored in the storage device and at the same time another one of the printing forms can be stored. The memory device has at least as many memory locations as print forms belong to a same set of printing plates. The number of printing forms belonging to the same set need not be identical to the maximum number of mounting positions on the forme cylinder involved in the upcoming production. Rather, the relevant set of printing forms comprises as many printing forms as are exchanged and / or to be applied on the forme cylinder involved in the upcoming production in the same operation. The memory device is preferably equipped with so many memory locations that it can accommodate a plurality of sets of printing forms, for. B. all applicable to the press of the respective sets of printing plates. In a preferred embodiment, the memory device has z. B. over several hundred, z. B. four hundred or more memory spaces for printing forms. The memory locations of the memory device are each individually addressable and an occupancy of each individual memory location, each with a printing plate, is registered in each case using at least one sensor. The memory device therefore preferably has an electronic control unit, which monitors or manages the storage and retrieval operations and the assignment of printing forms to the storage locations of the storage device and stores information about the occupancy of the individual storage locations. In the memory device stored, belonging to different sets printing plates are preferably outsourced as a set of associated printing plates in an uninterrupted sequence, regardless of whether these printing plates were pre-sorted in the memory device to mating sets of printing plates or on storage locations of the memory device first once stored in a chaotic, ie arbitrary arrangement. If the storage device does not outsource embedded printing forms by itself sentencewise, z. B. immediately after an output of the printing forms from this storage device to provide a printing forms according to their required sets sorting sorting station. The z. B. carousel-shaped sorting station or the storage device group her z. B. automatically supplied printing forms based on the preferably attached to each of these printing forms coding to mating sentences, which in turn are supplied in the same operation, in particular with a mobile collection container the respective form cylinder. Alternatively, the printing plates to sortable sets sorting sorting station is arranged in the production line after the Abkanteinrichtung, said sorting station, either the ready-to-use sentences grouped printing forms z. B. to one of several available at this sorting station mobile collecting container or sorted by use of this several available at this sorting station mobile collecting container in each ready-to-use sets of printing plates. In a further advantageous embodiment variant, the storage device and the sorting station are each integrated in the mobile collecting container.

As a help z. B. for needs-based occupancy of the assembly positions involved in an upcoming production on the relevant forme cylinder can, for. B. a display device may be provided, which in one of the several mounting positions simultaneously displaying overall view z. B. optically, in particular graphically, preferably by a use of at least one symbol at least indicating to which of these several mounting positions on the respective form cylinder or at which of several storage positions of a printing plates to the relevant forme cylinder promotional printing forme magazine each one of z. B. currently manufactured or at least to be prepared printing forms to arrange.

The display device can display with its display in particular also different states and / or properties with regard to at least one of the currently produced or at least to be prepared printing forms, such. B. a) which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder or which storage position of the printing forme magazine already prepared, ie ready-to-use printing form is assigned b) which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or which storage position of the printing forme magazine just in their manufacturing process, ie in the inlet located printing form c) at which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine for the planned new production will attach a printing plate, d) which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or which storage position of the printing forme magazine in the forthcoming production not with a printing plate is occupied, because in the upcoming production z. B. a substrate with a full printing width of the relevant forme cylinder is not used printing material width is used, or e) at which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine a non-printing printing form, ie a so-called blank plate is arranged. The display device may be required for their respective display information z. For example, the data provided by the control unit of the production planning system may preferably be taken in alignment with the data obtained during the preparation of the printing forms prepared for the forthcoming production. The display device is z. B. arranged in the region of the point at the the mobile storage container which receives a particular form cylinder printing forms before their transport to the respective forme cylinder. The display device can also be used to display the current status of the printed forms to be produced for a particular production, ie to indicate whether a particular printing form is currently being used, for example. B. in the plate exposure device, the developing device, the Abkanteinrichtung or the storage device, so that is visible by the display of the display device in particular for an operator of the printing press, if a required for a particular form cylinder set of printing plates is already complete or not yet. The display device can also indicate for which preferably a plurality of printing cylinders having printing unit of a complex, ie multiple printing units having at least one set of printing plates is already complete and / or which of several to be arranged in a particular of the printing units sets of printing plates is already made ready for use.

As another help z. B. for the needs of occupancy of participating in an upcoming production mounting positions of the relevant multiple mounting positions each for a printing plate having forme cylinder can, for. B. on at least one, but preferably to several, in particular to be arranged on each of the relevant forme cylinder printing plates an information field, which contains information about the occupancy of the relevant forme cylinder at least one adjacent to their own intended mounting position mounting position. So the z. B. Display of the plate exposure device preferably in a non-printing area, in particular on the suspension leg of the relevant printing form information field, a) at which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine that this information field having printing plate is to be arranged b) at which other Mounting position on the relevant form cylinder or at which other storage position of this printing form storing printing form a further magazine c) at which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or at which storage position of this printing form currently storing printing forme magazine, ie for the forthcoming production no new printing form is attached, but the existing printing form remains, d) which mounting position on the concerned form cylinder or which storage position of this printing form storing printing forme magazine is not occupied at all in the upcoming production with a printing plate, because in the upcoming production z. B. a substrate with a full printing width of the relevant forme cylinder is not used printing material width is used, or e) at which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or at which storage position of this printing form-saving printing forme magazine a non-printing printing form, ie a so-called blank plate is arranged. The information about the occupancy on the relevant form cylinder or the respective storage positions of the printing form magazine can be in the information field preferably graphically z. B. by using at least one symbol. The information shown in the respective information field is z. B. taken from the data provided by the control unit of the production planning system. Alternatively or additionally, the information presented in the respective information field can result from a comparison with those data which are produced during the preparation of the printing forms prepared for the forthcoming production.

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

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Druckform;

Fig. 2

eine Druckeinheit einer Druckmaschine mit Druckformmagazinen;

Fig. 3

einen DataMatrix-Code;

Fig. 4

eine an einer Druckform applizierte Codierung;

Fig. 5

eine Draufsicht von mehreren nebeneinander angeordneten Druckformen mit ihnen paarweise zugeordneten Codelesern;

Fig. 6

eine Anordnung von Druckformen mit jeweils mindestens einer an ihrem jeweiligen nachlaufenden Einhängeschenkel angebrachten Codierung;

Fig. 7

ein Arbeitsschritte zur Anfertigung von Druckformen aufzeigendes Blockschaltbild;

Fig. 8

eine Weiterbildung der Druckeinheit gemäß Fig. 2;

Fig. 9

eine Anzeige einer Anzeigevorrichtung;

Fig. 10

ein an einer Druckform angebrachtes Informationsfeld;

Fig. 11

eine Prinzipskizze, welche ein Beladen eines mobilen Sammelbehälters mit in einer Plattenstraße einsatzfertig angefertigten Druckformen verdeutlicht;

Fig. 12

in einer perspektivischen Ansicht den Sammelbehälter der Fig. 11;

Fig. 13

eine Seitenansicht des Sammelbehälters der Fig. 11;

Fig. 14

eine vereinfachte Prinzipskizze zur Beförderung von mindestens einem mobilen Sammelbehälter zu einer Druckeinheit;

Fig. 15

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Teils einer Druckeinheit mit an ihren beiden Bedienseiten angebrachten höhenverstellbaren Galerien;

Fig. 16

eine Seitenansicht der in der Fig. 15 dargestellten Druckeinheit;

Fig. 17

eine Draufsicht eines Druckformmagazins im Zusammenwirken mit Fächern eines mobilen Sammelbehälters;

Fig. 18

eine Druckeinheit mit einer Aufplatteinrichtung anstelle eines Druckformmagazins;

Fig. 19

in einer ersten perspektivischen Darstellung die Aufplatteinrichtung mit einem Auflagetisch und einer Andrückeinrichtung;

Fig. 20

in einer zweiten perspektivischen Darstellung die Aufplatteinrichtung mit einem Auflagetisch und einer Andrückeinrichtung;

Fig. 21

alternative Ausführung eines mobilen Sammelbehälters;

Fig. 22

einen Rahmen des Sammelbehälters der Fig. 21;

Fig. 23

eine mit dem Sammelbehälter zusammenwirkende Halteeinrichtung.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a printing form;

Fig. 2

a printing unit of a printing press with printing forme magazines;

Fig. 3

a DataMatrix code;

Fig. 4

an applied to a printing form coding;

Fig. 5

a plan view of several juxtaposed printing forms with them paired code readers;

Fig. 6

an array of printing plates, each having at least one attached to its respective trailing suspension leg coding;

Fig. 7

a working steps for the preparation of printing forms aufzeigendes block diagram;

Fig. 8

a development of the printing unit according to Fig. 2 ;

Fig. 9

a display of a display device;

Fig. 10

an information field attached to a printing form;

Fig. 11

a schematic diagram illustrating a loading of a mobile storage container with ready-made ready in a plate road printing forms;

Fig. 12

in a perspective view of the collection of the Fig. 11 ;

Fig. 13

a side view of the collection of the Fig. 11 ;

Fig. 14

a simplified schematic diagram for the transport of at least one mobile storage container to a printing unit;

Fig. 15

a perspective view of a portion of a printing unit with attached at both sides of operable height adjustable galleries;

Fig. 16

a side view of the in the Fig. 15 illustrated printing unit;

Fig. 17

a plan view of a printing forme magazine in cooperation with subjects of a mobile collection container;

Fig. 18

a printing unit with a Aufplatteinrichtung instead of a printing forme magazine;

Fig. 19

in a first perspective view of the Aufplatteinrichtung with a support table and a pressing device;

Fig. 20

in a second perspective view of the Aufplatteinrichtung with a support table and a pressing device;

Fig. 21

alternative embodiment of a mobile storage container;

Fig. 22

a frame of the collection of the Fig. 21 ;

Fig. 23

a cooperating with the reservoir holding device.

A printing form 01 ( Fig. 1 ), the z. B. of a metallic material is plate-shaped, has a substantially rectangular surface with a length L and a width B, wherein the length L z. B. measured values between 400 mm and 1300 mm and the width B z. B. may have measured values between 280 mm and 1500 mm. Preferred measured values are for the length L z. B. between 360 mm and 600 mm and for the width B z. B. between 250 mm and 430 mm. The surface has a support side, the so-called support surface 02, with which the printing forme 01 rests in the arranged on a lateral surface of a printing cylinder 06, in particular forme cylinder 06 state. The back of the support surface 02 is a working surface of the printing form 01, this working surface is provided with at least one printed image or at least with a printed image is providable. The printing plate 01 is preferably at two opposite ends 03; 04 each with an angled suspension leg 13; 14 provided, wherein the bending lines 11; 12, where the suspension legs 13; 14 are each bent, limit the contact surface 02, wherein the suspension legs 13; 14 each preferably extend completely or at least partially across the width B of the printing plate 01. The contact surface 02 of the printing forme 01 is flexible at least along the length L and, in the case of an arrangement of the printing forme 01 on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 06, its curvature can be adapted. If the printing forme 01 is arranged on the lateral surface, the length L of the bearing surface 02 thus extends in the direction of the circumference of the forme cylinder 06, whereas the width B of the bearing surface 02 extends in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 06. The printing forme 01 can either be used for a printing method using a dampening solution, e.g. As a wet offset printing process, or for a so-called waterless printing process, for. As a dry offset printing process, be suitable.

A rectified with a production direction of the forme cylinder 06 end 03 of the printing plate 01 is referred to as the leading end 03, whereas the opposite end 04 is the trailing end 04 of the printing plate 01. At least the ends 03; 04 of the printing forme 01 with the Einhänbringeln 13 formed thereon; 14 consist of a rigid, z. B. metallic material, eg. B. of an aluminum alloy. Especially with regard to the use of the printing forme 01 in a dry offset printing process, the printing forme 01 can also be made of a plastic or even of a stiff paper. The material thickness D is usually in the range of the working surface of the printing forme 01, but at least the material thickness D of the suspension legs 13; 14 a few tenths of a millimeter, z. B. between 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm, preferably 0.3 mm. Thus, the printing forme 01 as a whole or at least at its ends 03; 04 of a dimensionally stable material, so that the ends 03; 04 are permanently deformable by a bend against a material-specific resistance. Therefore, preferably after a z. B. executed in an exposure device imaging at least the work surface with at least one printed image z. B. in a Abkanteinrichtung at least at one end 03; 04 of the printing forme 01, but preferably at its two ends 03; 04, along the respective bending line 11; 12 each a folded suspension leg 13; 14 can be formed, wherein the suspension legs 13 13; 14 in a narrow, in particular slot-shaped opening of a channel 68 of the forme cylinder 06 inserted ( Fig. 20 ) and there by means of a holding device, for. B. a clamping device can be fastened.

For example, based on the length L of the non-curved, flat bearing surface 02 of the uninstalled printing plate 01 at the end 03 a suspension leg 13 at the bending line 11 by an opening angle α or at its opposite end 04 a suspension leg 14 at the bending line 12 by an opening angle β folded ( Fig. 1 ), wherein the opening angle α; β usually lie between 30 ° and 140 °. If the opening angle α is assigned to the leading end 03 of the printing plate 01, it is preferably executed acute-angled, in particular it is 45 °. Of the opening angle at the trailing end 04 of the printing plate 01 is often formed preferably greater than 80 ° or obtuse, in particular, it is 85 ° or 135 °. The bent suspension leg 13 at the leading end 03 has a length 113, which z. B. in the range of 4 mm to 30 mm, in particular between 4 mm and 15 mm. The bent suspension leg 14 at the trailing end 04 has a length 114, the z. B. 4 mm to 30 mm, in particular between 8 mm and 12 mm, with the shorter length measure is preferred to simplify removal of the suspension legs 13 as possible; 14 from the opening of the channel 68 to ensure.

Several of these printing plates 01 come z. In a wet offset printing or dry offset printing multi-color offset printing machine. In a preferred embodiment variant, at least one printing unit 44 of the printing press, which is preferably provided with a plurality of printing units 44, is provided with printing forme magazines 09, as shown by way of example in FIG Fig. 2 is shown, each mold cylinder 06 is associated with exactly one printing forme magazine 09 each. Each of the respective printing unit 44 preferably fixed to the frame arranged pressure molding magazines 09 has several, z. B. at least as many storage positions, as provided on the associated forme cylinder 06 mounting positions. In the printing forme magazine 09 z. B. multiple memory positions in the axial direction of the associated forme cylinder 06 arranged side by side. In the printing forme magazine 09 can in association with a specific axial mounting position of the forme cylinder 06 and a plurality of memory positions z. B. vertically arranged one above the other.

Each printing forme magazine 09 promotes z. B. in conjunction with a z. B. linearly displaceable conveyor 80 (Fig. 24) each have at least one stored in the respective printing forme magazine 09 printing plate 01 to one of the forme cylinder 06 of this printing unit 44. The in the Fig. 2 illustrated printing unit 44 has a plurality of arranged in at least one frame 16 on a foundation 17 printing units, which are preferably arranged in a bridge construction or in a compact aft construction, ie in a low-height construction with eight pressure points on each other. Each printing unit has in addition to its forme cylinder 06 and another printing cylinder 07, in particular a cooperating with this forme cylinder 06 transfer cylinder 07 at least one inking unit 08 on.

A printing material 18, preferably a material web 18, in particular a paper web 18, is supplied to the printing press during its production continuously and in which in the Fig. 2 shown example passed vertically through the printing units. In the Fig. 2 are exemplified four in the transport direction of the paper web 18 successive printing units, each having one of the transfer cylinder 07 each having a forme cylinder 06 to the right and left of the paper web 18, wherein in a printing unit on the paper web 18 opposite transfer cylinder 07 roll on each other. The paper web 18 is z. B. brought by means of a first printing unit arranged first paper guide roller 19 to the first printing unit and derived by means of a fourth printing unit arranged second paper guide roller 21 from the fourth printing unit. Each forme cylinder 06 is assigned at least one inking unit 08. Each forme cylinder 06 is associated with a printing forme magazine 09, which preferably has two shafts, wherein each printing forme magazine 09, but at least its respective at least one storage position for at least one printing forme 01 to be stored therein, preferably in its working position substantially horizontally or only with a slight inclination is aligned by less than 15 ° to the forme cylinder 06. In the working position of the printing forme magazine 09 between the shafts and the forme cylinder 06 each at least one printing forme 01 interchangeable either by a no longer required to execute a print job form 01 removed from the respective form cylinder 06 and inserted into the respective shaft or one for the execution of the print job new printing form 01 out of the relevant shaft and mounted on the forme cylinder 06. It is advantageous if the implementation, in particular the completion of a printing form change is monitored by sensors. Likewise, the printing forme magazines 09 in conjunction with the forme cylinders 06 are controllable in such a way that control stations 42 (FIG. Fig. 7 ) can be made from selectively a printing plate change. Because the printing forme magazines 09 can be prepared during an ongoing production of the printing press for a printing plate change and thus to a subsequent new production, which requires a standstill of the printing units setup time is reduced to an extremely short period of z. B. less than two minutes, preferably less than ninety seconds, for a complete change of all printing plates 01 in this printing unit 44th arranged printing units. Depending on the configuration of the printing units can be in the described printing unit 44 z. B. ninety-six printing plates 01 at the same time in use. Such a rapid printing plate change even with a larger number of printing plates 01 significantly increases the economy of the printing press due to their extremely short downtime.

To identify the respective printing plates 01, these are provided with a coding, the coding preferably in addition to a human-readable code z. B. may be formed as a barcode. A barcode is a machine-readable font of different widths and gaps. The coding may be performed by a printing process, e.g. Example, an offset printing method, a flexographic printing method, a gravure printing method, a laser printing method, a thermal printing method or an ink jet printing method, preferably on a non-printing area of the printing plate 01, z. B. on one of the suspension legs 13; 14, are applied. However, it is particularly advantageous to apply the coding in conjunction with the exposure of the printing forme 01 to the same, because then no additional working step is required. In this case, the formation and arrangement of the coding z. B. on a suspension leg 13; 14 of the printing plate 01, before this suspension leg 13; 14 is formed in a bending operation performed in a bending device 38 ( Fig. 7 ).

There are different types of barcodes. Even though barcodes always form a two-dimensional array of characters, one distinguishes between one-dimensional (1-D codes), two-dimensional (2-D codes) and three-dimensional (3-D codes) barcodes, the latter forming color in the third dimension , Barcodes are usually standardized in their graphical representation as well as in their information content, z. In ISO / IEC 15415 (2-D codes), ISO / IEC 15416 (1-D codes), ISO / IEC 15418 (data structures) or ISO / IEC 15420. Known 1-D codes are e.g. For example, the alphanumeric code39 according to ISO / IEC 16388, the code128 according to ISO / IEC 15417 or the purely numerical code Interleaved 2/5 according to ISO / IEC 16390. A 2-D code, the information also perpendicular to its main orientation is encrypted, z. B. a matrix code, z. For example, a DataMatrix code defined in ISO / IEC 16022. Matrix codes can be used with a camera system, eg. B. a CCD camera, omnidirectional read. Reed-Solomon error correction doubles the data, which can destroy about 25% of the code without compromising decoding. Other matrix codes are z. B. QR codes and Aztec codes.

The DataMatrix code exists in different versions, eg. As in the version data matrix code ECC 200, the letters ECC stand for the English expression "E rror C hecking and C orrection Algorithm" and those letters following number indicates a certain level of development of the Data Matrix codes. The DataMatrix code consists of a rectangular area whose size is variable. This surface has quadratic structural elements each having a binary valence; they are z. B. executed in black or white. An example of a DataMatrix code is in the Fig. 3 shown, with side by side z. B. two square DataMatrix code areas 22 are arranged with each square structural elements 23. For some applications, even more DataMatrix code areas 22 can be joined together to form the coding, wherein the DataMatrix code areas 22 both side by side and under or over each other, for. B. in a multi-row and column arrangement can be arranged.

In a 1-D code, different thicknesses must be uniquely determined in a drawing plane. In the case of the DataMatrix code, on the other hand, it can only be ascertained which valency each quadratic structural element 23 shown in the drawing plane has, whether it is z. B. is formed in black or white. Moreover, a Data Matrix code requires significantly less space than a 1-D code for the same information content. To capture a 2-D code, a camera system is always required, which captures the information in two dimensions and the captured image z. B. by means of a pattern recognition z. Example by comparing the detected coding pattern or marking pattern with a evaluated stored expectation pattern. Accordingly, the camera system converts the detected structural elements 23 of the 2-D code into an electronic, preferably digital, payload. 2-D codes must be illuminated areally because of the use of a camera system with a lighting device having at least one light source. The light reflected by the 2-D codes is then reflected on an image plane of an image sensor, e.g. B. a CCD sensor or CMOS sensor, shown, wherein the image sensor component z. B. a line scan camera or a surface camera. Overall, the DataMatrix code places only minimal demands on color contrast and print quality. The light emitted by the light source of the illumination device and the spectral sensitivity of the image sensor are to be matched to the optical properties of the 2-D code-bearing printing plate 01, in particular its reflection behavior and remission behavior. For detecting a 2-D code applied to a printing plate 01 by the exposure thereof, a laser diode or a light-emitting diode having an emission of white, yellow or green light has proven to be advantageous as the light source of the illumination device. The light source can be z. B. in an image sensor having a code reader 28 ( Fig. 5 ) may be integrated. The design of the code reader 28 with a programmable automatic exposure system is advantageous. The image sensor and the light source of the illumination device are to be arranged with their respective effective direction at an angle of inclination of at least 5 ° relative to a standing on the plane or code surface 22 Lot, preferably with an inclination angle in a range between 10 ° and 60 °. To protect against a color fog and other contaminants that usually occur in a printing unit, the code reader 28 should be located at a minimum distance a28 of, for example, 10 mm. B. be mounted 10 mm from the code surface 22, wherein the image sensor and light source z. B. are protected by a mineral glass or acrylic glass against pollution.

The DataMatrix code has the following four main components: A fixed boundary line 24 is used for pattern recognition and is used to calculate the rotational position of the DataMatrix code so that each reading angle is possible. A the solid boundary line 24 opposite boundary line 26, which forms an open border, is used to identify the number of rows and columns, ie the so-called matrix density. For the ECC 200, the element in the top right corner is always white. The boundary lines 24; 26 define and enclose a memory area 27, wherein the memory area 27 contains the actual binary information in coded form. Depending on the size and / or number of individual structural elements 23 thus also defines the number of possible information. An empty zone, called a quiet zone, surrounds the DataMatrix code. It contains no information and is not used for orientation. The width of the quiet zone is one field or one line and is needed to distinguish it from other optical pixels.

The memory area 27 of the coding contains z. B. an information on the basis of the printing plates 01 for the purpose of their identification are distinguishable from each other and / or by means of a single particular printing forme 01 is traceable in their use. Thus, different print images bearing and / or belonging to different color separations printing forms 01 on a mutually different coding. The coding can z. B. have generated by a counter index to z. B. consecutively used or to be used printing plates 01 consecutively to count and to identify these printing plates 01, especially those that are similar and / or successively used in the same mounting position of a particular forme cylinder 06, in their respective order. The coding can contain information about the respective installation location of the printing forme 01 in the printing press.

An alternative to the formation of the coding in the form of a barcode is the use of a transponder system, in particular of radio tags, which are referred to as RFID according to their English-language abbreviation. Radio tags transmit their information contactlessly by means of an electromagnetic field. A Another alternative to the formation of the coding can in punch marks, z. B. in punched holes exist.

Fig. 4 shows a printing plate 01, at the trailing Hanger 14 two codings across the width B of the printing plate 01 are spaced from each other ( Fig. 1 ), in each case z. B. two along the width B of the printing plate 01 juxtaposed DataMatrix code areas 22 respectively in the side region of Einhänbringels 14. Alternatively or in addition to this arrangement of codings on the trailing suspension leg 14 of a printing plate 01 can in particular in a printing plate 01 in the panoramic format encoding also be attached in the middle region of the Einhängeschenkels 14 this printing forme 01. Each DataMatrix code area 22 can only represent a certain amount of information. Depending on the amount of information to be presented in the coding, two or more DataMatrix code areas 22 are required and preferably applied to the trailing suspension leg 14 of the printing plate 01.

By using only a single code reader 28 for a plurality of stored printing plates 01, which in particular simultaneously detects the respective coding of printing forms 01 stored in different storage positions, considerable costs can be saved. The Fig. 5 and 6 show an example with an arrangement of z. B. four on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 06 juxtaposed or at least arrangeable printing plates 01 each having a length L and a width B ( Fig. 1 ), wherein each two adjacently arranged printing plates 01 a common code reader 28 is assigned. Each of the code readers 28 is z. B. formed as a camera system or incorporated into such, each of these camera systems as an image sensor in each case z. B. a CCD sensor, wherein in a detection range 29 of each CCD sensor at least one printing forme 01, but preferably at least two printing plates 01 are arranged so that the code reader 28 at least one, but preferably all arranged in its detection range 29 Capture codes simultaneously by the image sensor simultaneously captures the captured from the detection area 29 of the code reader 28 coding or the detected codes in the same image plane.

In the in the Fig. 5 the example shown, the respective CCD sensor is directed in each case on the trailing suspension leg 14 of the arranged in the respective detection area 29 printing plates 01. The detection area 29 of each CCD sensor can be detected by an optical device, e.g. B. by a wide-angle lens, and in particular along the width B of the printing plates 01 have a preferably blunt opening angle to capture multiple encodings, in particular the respective coding of several different printing plates 01, in the same detection area 29 and thus to capture simultaneously. The CCD sensor of the respective camera systems is in each case arranged at a distance a28 from the trailing suspension leg 14 of the printing forms 01 arranged in the respective detection area 29, wherein this distance a28 z. B. is at least 10 mm. The detection area 29 of the image sensor is in the Fig. 6 each surrounded by a dot-dash line, z. B. rectangular field, this field is in each case in the same plane as the attached to the trailing suspension leg 14 of the printing plates 01 DataMatrix code areas 22 and also z. B. parallel to the respective boundary lines 24; 26 of the DataMatrix code areas 22 is aligned.

The Fig. 6 shows an arrangement of z. B. in one of the printing forme magazines 09 in the Fig. 2 illustrated printing unit 44 stored printing plates 01, wherein at the trailing suspension leg 14 of these printing plates 01 each at least one encoding is attached. The coding is z. B. in the form of two along the width B of the respective printing form 01 juxtaposed DataMatrix code areas 22 formed, each z. B. are arranged in the respective side region of the respective printing forme 01 ( Fig. 4 ). In the Fig. 6 are in association with one with printing plates 01 too occupying the form cylinder 06 in the axial direction by way of example four juxtaposed shafts of a printing forme magazine 09 indicated ( Fig. 2 ), In each of the shafts z. B. two printing plates 01 are stored, in each case a printing forme 01 in two superposed memory positions. Preferably, on the opposite side of the forme cylinder 06 side of the shafts z. B. each configured as a camera system code reader 28 is arranged, wherein the respective detection area 29 of each belonging to one of the camera systems image sensor the respective coding of four adjacently arranged printing plates 01 together and detected at the same time, in each case two in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 06 adjacent to each other in two different shafts arranged printing plates 01 and two in the same shaft superimposed printing plates 01. The respective detection area 29 of each belonging to one of the camera systems image sensor can, for. B. an angular, in particular rectangular, preferably square cross-sectional area or z. B. also have a round, preferably elliptical or circular cross-sectional area, all recorded in the detection area 29 of the code reader 28 codes are imaged on the image plane of its image sensor. The cross-sectional area of the detection area 29 of the code reader 28 and the image plane of the image sensor are preferably arranged parallel to one another. As a variant, it may be provided that the image plane of the image sensor is subdivided into a plurality of viewing zones 31 which are preferably selectively activatable by the respective camera system, each coding of each of the printing plates 01 detected by the detection area 29 being associated with exactly one of the viewing zones 31 belonging to this detection area 29 That is, each of these viewing zones 31 detects exactly one of the codings detected by the detection area 29 and thus also forms exactly one of the codings detected by the detection area 29 on the image plane of the image sensor. In the arrangement of Fig. 6 each of the printing plates 01 is preferably assigned to exactly one of the pressure points on the forme cylinder 06, so that the forme cylinder 06 in this example with a total of eight printing plates 01, namely four in its axial direction and two each in its circumferential direction is assignable. This arrangement can be easily supplemented with two other juxtaposed wells for a 6/2-forme cylinder 06.

Like in one of the Fig. 7 shown block diagram, to prepare the to be used in an upcoming production printing plates 01 flat plate-shaped blanks 32 each individually in a spatially separated from the printing press plate exposure device 33 for forming at least one printed image using a corresponding, z. B. from a computer 34 a prepress preferably electronically in the form of a z. B. RIP data contained file exposed on the plate exposure device 33 template 37, wherein the applied to the respective blank 32 according to the respective template 37 printed image to its permanent training in one of the plate exposure device 33 z. B. downstream development device 36 z. B. is developed photochemically. In a later step for the preparation of ready-to-use on the printing press printing plates 01, the respective respectively provided with at least one print image printing plates 01 in a Abkanteinrichtung 38 preferably at two opposite ends 03; 04 for training Einhänbringeln 13; 14 folded ( Fig. 1 ). As an aid to their positionally correct orientation on the lateral surface of the respective forme cylinder 06, the relevant printing forme 01 in particular before the folding of at least one of its suspension legs 13; 14 have been provided with at least one register punching or with an incision or trimming. After exposure, developing, folding and, if appropriate, punching and / or cutting, the respective printing forme 01 is ready for use in a production of the printing press.

The preparation of a specific production printing forms 01 is preferably controlled by data, the z. From a control unit 40 of a production planning system and / or from a control unit 39 of a disk logistics management system be provided, these control units 39; 40 z. B. via an electronic cable or wireless communication system 41, z. As an Ethernet-based data network, with the plate exposure device 33 and preferably at least also connected to a belonging to the printing press console 42 for the purpose of data exchange or at least connectable. In the preferred embodiment, the prepress computer 34 and the plate logistics management system control unit 39 and / or the production planning system control unit 40 may provide their respective data to the plate exposure device 33 via the same communication system 41, as shown in FIG Fig. 7 Alternatively to the separate connection between the computer 34 of the prepress and the plate exposure device 33 is indicated by a dashed connection of the computer 34 of the prepress with the communication system 41.

The supply of the ready-to-use printing plates 01 required for a specific production to a printing unit 44 (FIG. Fig. 2 ) of the printing machine z. B. in one of several available mobile storage containers 43, said collecting container 43 by an operator of the printing press by hand or preferably automatically movable and z. B. part of a particular driverless transport system. In the respective collection container 43 at a certain site in the printing press, z. B. on a particular forme 06 required printing plates 01 preferably as a set, ie stored as a self-contained unit of matching printing plates 01 for their common transport to the respective forme cylinder 06. The hand or z. B. in the respective collection container 43 to the relevant site, in particular form cylinder 06 transported printing plates 01 are applied to the respective forme cylinder 01 z. B. manually by an operator or preferably automated by means of a z. B. controllable from the control station 42, in particular in conjunction with a printing forme magazine 09 formed conveyor 80 (Fig. 24) arranged at their respective mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06.

Fig. 8 again shows a similar printing unit 44, as already in Fig. 2 represented, so that corresponding components and elements are each provided with the same reference numerals. In the Fig. 8 illustrated printing unit 44 is insofar as a development, as preferably on both operating sides of the printing unit 44 each handling device 46 is arranged, which preferably has a plurality of each arranged on at least one guide element 48 platforms 47 with which ready-to-use printing plates 01 are transportable to the respective printing forme magazines 09, wherein the respective printing plates 01 are automatically conveyed from the respective platform 47 to the relevant storage position of the respective printing forme magazine 09. The handling device 46 is with their platforms 47 z. B. formed as a lifting device, which performs a vertical movement on the respective operating side of the printing unit 44. The ready-to-use printing plates 01 transported by the mobile collecting container 43 to the relevant printing unit 44 are preferably taken over automatically by the platforms 47 of the handling device 46 and then transported to the relevant printing forme magazine 09. In the Fig. 8 is indicated by a double arrow that the mobile collecting container 43 each one set of ready-to-use printing plates 01 selectively transported to one of the operating pages of the relevant printing unit 44. In the Fig. 8 illustrated printing unit 44 is thus opposite to in Fig. 2 shown printing unit 44 has been supplemented by a transport system, wherein for this transport system z. B. a handling device 46 exhibiting distribution system and a charging system for feeding the printing forme magazines 09 ready-to-use printing plates 01 belongs. The printing unit 44 preferably has z. As a height-adjustable preferably by a controllable drive gallery 49, which facilitates the operator access to the respective printing units of this printing unit 44. The gallery 49 in their respective height adjusting drive operates z. B. with a hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical operating principle. The height adjustable gallery 49 can have a bring into different height positions conveyor cage or be designed as a lift. The respective height positions are preferably relative to the foundation 17 of the printing unit 44.

As described above, the device required to produce ready-to-use printing plates 01, referred to briefly as a plate line, has at least at least one plate exposure device 33 and, as a rule, at least one development device 36 and at least one folding device 38. In practice, however, the printing blocks 01 belonging to the same sentence can often not be produced in immediate succession in a complete sequence; B. due to a different deadline with respect to the contents of the printed images in a rather random order in the plate exposure 33 exposed so that the printing plates 01 after their respective exposure to be grouped at their respective located in the printing machine site useful sets must be unnecessary Avoid transport routes between the device for the preparation of ready-to-use on the printing press printing plates 01 and the respective site in this printing press. Therefore, this device for producing ready-to-use on a printing press printing plates 01 is extended by at least one memory device 51 ( Fig. 7 ), in which in each case provided with at least one printed image printing plates 01 are cached until a set of matching printing plates 01 has been made in their entirety for their common transport to a particular arranged in a printing unit 44 form cylinder 06 or printing forme magazine 09. Accordingly, the memory device 51 has the function of a buffer in the production line for producing printing forms 01 ready for use on a printing press. A check for completeness of belonging to a particular set of printing forms 01 takes place z. B. by or at least in connection with this memory device 51 z. B. based on the data provided by the control unit 39 of the disk logistics management system.

The memory device 51 is in the in the Fig. 7 Based on a continuous arrowed line production flow shown, ie arranged in the production line of the printing plates 01 to be prepared preferably after the developing device 36 and the Abkanteinrichtung 38 because not yet folded flat printing plates 01 space-saving storage and also the risk of mutual damage z. B. by scratching a printed image z. B. by a suspension leg 13; 14 is avoided. In the Fig. 7 Dashed arrow lines indicate alternative transport routes within the device for the production of printing plates 01 ready for use on the printing machine, in particular an arrangement of the storage device 51 in the production line after the folding device 38.

The memory device 51 is preferably designed in such a way that printing forms 01 can be stored and swapped out at the same time. The memory device 51 has at least as many storage locations as printing forms 01 belong to a same set of printing forms 01. The number of printing plates 01 belonging to the same set does not have to be identical to the maximum number of mounting positions on the forme cylinder 06 involved in the upcoming production or the maximum number of storage positions of the respective printing forme magazine 09 for which the printing form 01 to be transported is determined are. Rather, the relevant set of printing plates 01 comprises as many printing plates 01 as are to be mounted and / or exchanged on the forme cylinder 06 involved in the upcoming production or in the relevant printing plate magazine 09 in the same operation. The memory device 51 is preferably equipped with so many memory locations that it can accommodate several sets of printing plates 01, for. B. all applicable to the relevant printing unit 44 sets of printing plates 01st

The memory device 51 has at least one first handling device, with which the printing device 01 supplied to the memory device 51 are stored in memory locations of this memory device 51, wherein each of the memory locations preferably exactly one of the printing plates 01 is assigned. For the removal at least one further from the first different second handling device may be provided, which receives a stored at one of the memory locations printing plate 01 and removes and outsourced when that set of printing plates 01, to which the relevant printing plate 01 belongs, for its transport to Printing unit 44 is retrieved. The first and / or second handling device performs relative to the stationary memory locations of the memory device 51 in a same plane a movement z. B. in two preferably orthogonal directions from each other. Alternatively, it can be provided that the respective at least one of the printing plates 01 on or outsourcing handling device is stationary relative to the storage device 51 and a respective storage locations of this memory 51 exhibiting magazine relative to the at least one handling device or to the plurality, in particular two handling devices moved translationally and / or rotationally. Thus, with the operations for storage and / or removal of printing plates 01 each have a relative movement between the memory locations of the memory device 51 and at least one respective storage and / or outsourcing exporting device, eg. B. the handling device connected.

The device for producing ready-to-use on a printing press printing plates 01 thus has at least at least one plate exposure device 33, this plate exposure device 33 downstream at least one storage device 51 is provided, the storage device 51 at least one set of terms with respect to a particular forme cylinder 06 or a particular Druckformmagazins 09 common place of use associated printing forms 01 cached before their common transport to the printing press. The location of the printing plates 01 to be transported there as a set is thus on one of a plurality of printing cylinders 06 or printing forme magazines 09 arranged in the printing machine.

In the memory device 51 stored, belonging to different sets of printing plates 01 are preferably outsourced as a set of associated printing plates 01 in an uninterrupted sequence, regardless of whether these printing plates 01 were previously presorted in the memory device 51 to mating sets of printing plates 01 or have been temporarily stored in memory locations of the memory device 51 once in any, ie chaotic arrangement. At least in the event that the memory device 51 does not outsource interposed printing plates 01 by itself, in conjunction with the memory device 51 z. B. subordinate, ie after an output of the printing plates 01 from this storage device 51, a printing plates 01 sorting sorting station 57 provided which the printing plates 01 to the respective printing unit 44 required sets of terms with respect to a particular forme cylinder 06 or a specific printing forme magazine 09 common job site associated printing forms 01 sorted. The sorting station 57 may be formed integrated in the memory device 51 in one embodiment. In a further embodiment variant, it can be provided that the sorting station 57 is arranged between the folding device 38 and one of the mobile collecting containers 43. Alternatively, the sorting station 57 in the in the Fig. 7 arranged by dashed arrow lines production line according to the Abkanteinrichtung 38, so that sorted in or on the basis of the sorting station 57 already beveled printing plates 01 ready-to-use sentences and z. B. are delivered to one of the multiple mobile storage container 43, provided that the transport of the printing plates 01 is not done by hand to the respective site in the printing unit 44. In the Fig. 7 are hinted several, z. B. three each alternately or selectively usable mobile storage container 43 is shown, which preferably each automatically transport a set of printing plates 01 to their respective site in the printing unit 44. Alternatively, in the Fig. 7 by dashed arrow lines from the device for the production of printing presses ready for use on the printing press 01 shown out leading transport routes, which each lead past the mobile storage containers 43 and indicate a manually carried transport of the printing plates 01 to the respective printing unit 44. The sorting station 57 or the storage device 51 group them each z. B. automatically supplied printing plates 01 based on the preferably attached to each of these printing plates 01 coding to pertaining sentences, which in turn are supplied in the same operation, in particular with one of the mobile storage container 43 the respective forme cylinder 06 or the respective printing forme magazine 09. This coding is z. B. formed as a data matrix code 22, this coding is preferably mounted in non-printing area of the relevant printing plate 01, z. B. at a time of storage of this printing plate 01 in the storage device 51 not yet be folded suspension legs 13; 14 ( Fig. 3 . 4 ). U. a. for visualizing preferably both the particular sequential process for making ready to use on a printing press printing plates 01 and the operating status at the place of use of these printing plates 01 is preferably in conjunction with this process exporting device, such as. B. in the Fig. 7 is indicated by a Strichumrandung, and / or in connection with the temporary storage and the transport of ready-to-use printing plates 01 prepared a display device 52 with a z. B. optical, in particular graphical, preferably at least one symbol using display, the display in a plurality of mounting positions on a plurality of mounting positions having forme cylinder 06 or more memory positions of the plurality of storage positions having printing block 09 simultaneously displaying overall view indicating which of these multiple mounting positions on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which of these several storage positions of the printing forme magazine 09 a printing forme 01 is to be arranged in each case. The display device 52 thus has a preferably electronically z. B. as a monitor or screen as a display on at least one use of a Print form indicates 01 at its place of use in a printing press, wherein a plurality of mutually different positions are provided at the site of the printing forme 01, wherein each position at the site one of a plurality of mounting positions on one of the plurality of mounting positions forme cylinder 06 or one of a plurality of memory positions of the multiple memory positions 1, wherein the display device 52 simultaneously displays several different places of use in the printing machine, the display indicating at which of the positions of a particular location each a plurality of positions for each one there formable printing plate 01 having place a print form 01 is to be arranged , This display allows an operator of the press to review and control the condition of retrofitting that press for a new production.

The display device 52 can display with its display in particular also different states and / or properties with regard to at least one of the currently produced or at least to be prepared printing plates 01, such. B. a) which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 an already prepared, ie ready-to-use printing plate 01 is assigned, b) which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 a just in their manufacturing process, ie associated with printing in the form 01, c) at which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 for the upcoming production ever a printing plate is arranged, d) which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 is not occupied in the upcoming production with a printing forme 01, because in the upcoming production z. B. a substrate 18 is used with a full printing width of the respective forme cylinder 06 not using the substrate width, or e) at which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which Storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 a non-printing printing form 01, that is, a so-called dummy plate is arranged.

The display device 52 may be required for their respective display information z. For example, the data provided by the control unit 39 of the panel logistics management system and / or the control unit 40 of the production planning system may preferably be taken in alignment with the data obtained during the preparation of the printing forms 01 prepared for the forthcoming production. Like in the Fig. 7 illustrated, it is therefore advantageous, the display device 52 to the communication system 41, to which also z. Example, the plate exposure device 33, the computer 34 of the prepress, the control unit 39 of the plate logistics management system and / or the control unit 40 of the production planning system and belonging to the printing press control station 42 are connected and via the network thus created a data exchange to enable.

The display device 52 is spatially z. B. arranged in the region of that point at which the mobile collecting container 43, the z. B. a particular forme cylinder 06 or a particular printing forme magazine 09 concerned printing plates 01 before their transport to the respective forme cylinder 06 or the respective printing forme magazine 09 receives. The display device 52 can also be used to display the current status of the printed form 01 to be produced for a particular production, ie, to indicate whether a particular printing plate 01 currently has z. B. in the plate exposure device 33, the developing device 36, the Abkanteinrichtung 38 or the memory device 51 is located so that is visible by the display of the display device 52 in particular for an operator of the printing press, whether for a particular forme 06 or for a particular printing forme magazine 09 required set of printing plates 01 is already complete or not yet. The display device 52 may also indicate for which preferably a plurality of forme cylinder 06 and / or printing forme magazines 09 having printing unit 44 a complex, ie several pressure units 44 having printing unit at least one set of printing plates 01 is already complete and / or which of several in a particular of the printing units 44 to be arranged sets of printing plates 01 is already made ready for use.

Fig. 9 shows by way of example the display of the display device 52 for at least two printing units 44.1; 44.2 having printing plant, which z. B. in conjunction with other aggregates, not shown here, for. B. a folder, form a section of a printing press. The representation in the upper half of the Fig. 9 concerns a first production and the representation in the lower half of the Fig. 9 one of the first different second production. For each of the two printing units 44.1; 44.2 are in the Fig. 9 in two line-shaped blocks for both productions respectively the respective locations for the ready-to-use printing plates 01 displayed, the site of each of these printing plates 01 each one of several arranged in the printing press cylinders 06 or printing forme magazines 09, wherein in each block to the respective Operating pages of the respective printing unit 44.1; 44.2 located locations for these printing plates 01 are shown in two mutually parallel columns. Each of these one of the two printing units 44.1; 44.2 associated blocks is in the Fig. 9 represented by a dashed border. On each operating side of the respective printing unit 44.1; 44.2 are corresponding to the arrangement of the printing units in the relevant printing unit 44.1; 44.2 ( Fig. 2 . 8th ) z. B. vertically stacked four locations for four different sets of printing plates 01, each location in the axial direction of the respective forme cylinder 06 side by side each z. B. four mounting positions or storage positions each for a printing forme 01 of the relevant set of printing plates 01 and wherein in the circumferential direction of each respective forme cylinder 06 in a row each z. B. two mounting positions or storage positions are each provided for a printing plate 01 of the relevant set of printing plates 01. For each location of use of a set of printing plates 01, the indicator 52 will display in the display Information field 53 formed, which in the in the Fig. 9 example shown each consists of four juxtaposed positions and two superimposed positions for printing plates 01 of that sentence. Each of the two printing units 44.1; 44.2 are thus each a total of eight information fields 53 assigned, which indicate the state of a printing form to be prepared 01 and / or the occupancy of a mounting position or storage position in each case at eight different positions. The display of the display device 52 is thus capable of simultaneously displaying several different productions to be executed one after the other in the same printing press with a plurality of production locations respectively associated with these production locations of the printing plates 01 required for the respective production.

On the basis of a coding, various information can be displayed in the display of the display device 52. In each information field 53, specific information about the state of a printing forme 01 and / or the occupancy of a mounting position or storage position can be taken at each position. An open position, as in the Fig. 9 indicated by a white box, z. B. indicate that for the upcoming production in the relevant printing unit 44.1; 44.2 no printing plate 01 is required at this position. A filled position may mean that there is already a printing forme 01 at that location at that location because z. B. the printing form 01 a previous production can be accepted. Positions, each with a symbol, eg. B. are marked with an "X", z. B. indicate that in each case a printing forme 01 is still to be made for these positions. With another symbol, eg. B. with a "Y" drawn positions show z. For example, assume that for this position an already at least exposed printing form 01 z. B. is located in the memory device 33. With another symbol, z. B. with a "Z" drawn positions show z. Example, that at the relevant position an unexposed printing plate 01, that is, a blank plate is used. Those printing forms 01, which at the planned next production in the respective printing units 44.1; 44.2 at the with a symbol, z. With an "X", "Y" or "Z" The display of the display device 52 thus shows in a multiple positions, ie mounting positions or memory positions simultaneously displaying overall representation except the information on which of these positions in each case a printing forme 01 is to be arranged on, for which of these positions in each case a printing forme 01 is still to be made and / or transported together with further printing plates 01 required at the same site of use to the relevant site of use.

As a further help for needs-based arrangement of z. B. involved in an upcoming production printing plates 01 at positions, these positions z. B. either mounting positions of a plurality of mounting positions having cylinder 06 or memory positions of a plurality of memory positions having printing forme magazine 09 relate, z. B. at least one, but preferably at several, in particular at each of the on the forme cylinder in question 06 or in the respective printing forme magazine 09 to be arranged printing plates 01 also a z. B. an information field 53 in the display of the display device 52 corresponding information field 54 may be provided which contains information at least on the arrangement and / or a work instruction with respect to another printing form 01, the position of the information field 54 having printing plate 01 is adjacent. This information field 54 is thus an aid in the use, in particular arrangement of a printing form 01 at one of a plurality of positions of a printing unit to a printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 or printing machine belonging assembly, said assembly z. B. may be formed as a forme cylinder 06 or as a printing forme magazine 09.

So the z. B. of the plate exposure device 33 preferably in a non-printing area, in particular on the suspension arm 13; 14 of the concerned Printing form 01 attached information field 54 z. B. indicate, a) at which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 the information field 54 having printing plate 01 is to be arranged b) at which other mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which other storage position of this printing form 01 is still to be arranged printing form 01 is to be arranged c) at which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of this printing forme 01 storing printing forme 09 currently, ie for the forthcoming production no new printing plate 01 is attached, but the d) which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme 01 storing printing forme magazine 09 in the forthcoming production at all with a printing plate 01 bele gt is because in the upcoming production z. B. a substrate 18 is used with a full printing width of the respective forme cylinder 06 not using printing material width, or e) at which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of this printing forme 01 storing printing forme magazine 09 a non-printing printing plate 01, ie a so-called dummy plate is arranged. In this way, the information field 54 may contain information about an arrangement and / or about a work instruction with respect to several or preferably all of the same assembly positions.

The information about the arrangement of participating in an upcoming production printing forms 01 at the respective positions in the information field 54 preferably graphically, z. B. by using at least one symbol. The information shown in the respective information field 54 is z. B. taken from the control unit 39 of the plate logistics management system and / or the control unit 40 of the production planning system data. Alternatively or additionally, the one shown in the respective information field 54 Information from a comparison with the data resulting from the preparation of prepared for the forthcoming production printing forms 01. The attached to the printing plate 01 information field 54 may each next, ie in addition to a DataMatrix code z. B. on the suspension leg 13; 14 of the relevant printing forme 01 be attached.

Fig. 10 shows such a, on at least one of the printing plates 01 mounted information field 54. The information field 54 consists of several individual position elements 56, which are grouped according to the positions of the assembly, ie the mounting positions on the respective forme cylinder 06 or the storage positions in the relevant printing forme magazine 09 , here z. B. in two parallel lines, each with four columns. The position elements 56 convey information about an arrangement and / or about a work instruction with regard to at least one further printing form 01, whose position is adjacent to the printing field 01 having the information field 54, by means of a suitable coding. An open position element 56 shows z. B. on that at this position no printing plate 01 is to be arranged, whereas a filled position element 56 z. B. indicates that this information field 54 having printing forme 01 is to be placed exactly at that position in the assembly that corresponds to the position element 56 in the information field 54. Corresponding or at least similar to what has been explained above in connection with the display of the display device 52, a position associated with a symbol, e.g. B. marked with an "X", z. B. indicate that for this position a printing plate 01 is still to be made. One with another symbol, eg. B. with a "Y" drawn position shows z. Example, that at the relevant position an unexposed printing plate 01, that is, a blank plate is used. Furthermore, one with another symbol, z. B. with a "Z" drawn position z. B. indicate that at this position no new printing forme 01 is to be arranged, but the existing printing forme 01 is arranged there.

Based on 11 to 17 will now be explained a method for preferably automated changing of printing plates used in the printing press 01, which z. B. to each with printing plates 01 to be loaded printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 of the printing machine can be executed in a simple manner. This method is particularly for each having a plurality of printing units having printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 according to the Fig. 2 shown embodiment, preferably on a printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 according to the example of Fig. 8 , because the example of Fig. 8 shows on each operating side of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 one of a drive, for. B. motor, height adjustable gallery 49.

Fig. 11 ties in with the Fig. 7 and shows by way of example the plate exposure device 33, which blanks 32 of the respective printing plates 01 are supplied. The developing device 36 and the Abkanteinrichtung 38 are in the Fig. 11 not shown for clarity; but their presence is taken for granted. Fig. 11 assumes that in the plate road arranged spatially separated from the printing press plate train ready-made printing plates 01 at the output of this Plattenstraße either directly to a mobile collection container 43 or first one of these printing plates 01 caching storage device 51 and then out of this storage device 51 then a mobile collection container 43 are supplied what in the Fig. 11 is indicated by the two indicated by arrows each transport routes. The storage device 51 can interact with a sorting station 57. The ready-to-use printing plates 01 are, according to their respectively intended for mounting locations on one of the in the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged form cylinder 06 pre-sorted in the respective mobile collecting container 43 and stored in this collecting container 43 together from the Plattenstraße to the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 brought. The mobile collecting container 43 is z. B. on wheels, wheels or at least one rail ( Fig. 18 ) movable, in particular movable, preferably also automatically movable.

Corresponding to the axial mounting positions on the lateral surface of the relevant forme cylinder 06, the relevant mobile collecting container 43 along its length 143 a plurality, z. B. four or six juxtaposed each preferably with several, z. B. eight, twelve or more compartments 58 equipped storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 on which each prepared ready-to-use printing plates 01 z. B. based on their respective coding ( Fig. 4 ) can be assigned. The individual of a particular storage column A43; B43; C43; D43 associated subjects 58 are arranged vertically above one another in the manner of a shelving system in several levels and in the longitudinal direction of the relevant mobile storage container 43 preferably each have the width B of the printing forme 01 to be stored in the relevant compartment 58 (FIG. Fig. 1 ). Fig. 12 shows in a perspective view, for example, such a mobile storage container 43 with four rows of storage columns arranged A43; B43; C43; D43, in each of which a plurality of ready-to-use printing plates 01 are stored or at least storable. The same mobile collecting container 43 is in the Fig. 13 shown again in his side view. Each individual bin 58 of this plurality of in a plurality of storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 and arranged in different levels vertically arranged fan 58 is individually addressable by means of the respective coding of the to be stored in the respective mobile storage container 43 printing plates 01. As a result, ready-to-use printing plates 01 are stored presorted with respect to their respective installation location on one of the forme cylinders 06 of the printing press in the compartments 58 of the relevant mobile collecting container 43.

Fig. 14 illustrates in a simplified schematic diagram a transport of at least one of the mobile collecting container 43 to that printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, preferably a plurality of pressure units 44; 44.1; 44.2 having printing machine whose form cylinder 06 are to be populated with stored in the mobile storage container 43 printing plates 01, wherein the respective transport path the mobile collecting container 43 to the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is indicated by a double arrow. The transport of the mobile storage container 43 from the plate road to the printing unit 44 concerned; 44.1; 44.2 can be manual or automated, eg. B. rail-bound. The mobile storage container 43 in question is at the operating side of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 transported with its narrow end face 59 ahead on the respective height-adjustable gallery 49, so that the respective mobile collecting container 43 is arranged aligned with its length l43 parallel to the axis of rotation of the forme cylinder 06. The length l43 of the mobile collecting container 43 preferably corresponds to the total extending in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 06 width of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, but it can only be a part, z. B. half the width of the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, so that several, z. B. two such mobile collecting container 43 at their respective end faces 59 lined up z. B. on the same height-adjustable gallery 49 can be arranged. The respective on the operating side of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged on the respective height-adjustable gallery 49 mobile collecting container 43 is there with its length l43 parallel to the width of the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 aligned and by an actuation z. B. a braking device is preferably locked or fixed in its orientation, in such a way that the juxtaposed storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 of this mobile collecting container 43 are the respective axial mounting positions on the lateral surface of the respective forme cylinder 06 each opposite. In the Fig. 14 is one of the at the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 mounted, each height adjustable galleries 49 shown in two different height positions. Instead of two between two adjacently arranged printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 independently operable galleries 49 can also be a single for these two printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 common gallery 49 be provided. If at least one of the two halves of at least one of the two adjacently arranged printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2, ie at least their racks 16, individually formed horizontally displaceable ( Fig. 20 ) it can be provided that the two galleries 49 of these adjacently arranged printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 to avoid a collision when moving apart of the respective printing unit halves z. B. one above the other or slidably formed and thus can be arranged in the same vertical plane.

The compartments 58 of the mobile storage container 43 can at least on its transport from the plate road to the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 z. B. by a z. B. actuated by the movement of the mobile collecting container 43 z. B. mechanical or pneumatic device about a parallel to the length l43 of the mobile storage container 43 directed axis tilted or hinged, ie be obliquely adjustable to the stored in the compartments 58 printing plates 01 which a greater length L ( Fig. 1 ) as a width of the mobile storage container 43, at least on the transport path from the plate road to the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 z. B. completely into the interior of the respective mobile storage container 43.

Fig. 15 shows in a perspective view a part of the frame 16 of a preferably designed as a four-high tower with on each of its two operating pages four vertically superposed form cylinders 06 pressure unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 with mounted on both sides control height adjustable galleries 49, wherein the eight arranged between the frame walls printing units for the sake of clarity are not shown. On each of the two galleries 49 of these with respect to the transport plane of the printing material 18 substantially symmetrically constructed printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is placed in each case one of the mobile collection container 43, as this example in the Fig. 12 and 13 is shown. Each of these two galleries 49 is in each case by a her each associated, having a drive lifting device 61 individually and independently of the other gallery 49 height adjustable and thus along the height of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 adjustable to different height positions.

In the Fig. 15 and 16 are arranged in this example of a four-high tower eight in total between the pairwise opposite walls of the frame 16, the respective form cylinders 06 associated printing forme magazines 09 by the representation of only a single of these printing forme magazines 09 only indicated ( Fig. 2 and 8th ), wherein the representation of the illustrated printing forme magazine 09 is also greatly simplified. The four stacked printing form magazines 09 of the left half in the Fig. 15 and 16 illustrated printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 are hidden anyway by a standing in the foreground frame wall. The arranged on the respective gallery 49 mobile storage container 43 is at the respective operating side of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 brought using the respective lifting device 61 to such a height position that a certain level associated compartments 58 of the mobile storage container 43 with in a certain height position in the axial direction of the respective forme cylinder 06 juxtaposed Druckformmagazinen 09 on the respective operating side of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 for the purpose of an automated change of printing plates 01 can enter into operative connection. The compartments 58 which are fixed in position in the mobile collecting container 43 in their respective height dimensions are thus adjusted to a height position which can be selected on the respective operating side of the printing press by a lifting movement of the gallery 49 carrying this mobile collecting container 43. This fact is in the Fig. 16 again in a side view of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 and its two galleries 49. The printing form magazines 09 are in the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 each frame-fixed, that is arranged stationary. The compartments 58 of the respective mobile collecting container 43 are set to a height position suitable for the respective printing forme magazine 09. Thereafter, a change of at least one printing forme 01 between the relevant mobile storage container 43 and the selected by the height position printing forme magazine 09 z. B. triggered by a remote, z. B. remote from the control center of the printing machine control command.

Fig. 17 shows in a plan view a printing forme magazine 09, as in a printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 z. B. according to one of Fig. 2 . 8th . 15 or 16 can be installed, in cooperation with subjects 58 of the relevant operating side of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 brought mobile collection container 43, said mobile collecting container 43 with its storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 is positioned longitudinally of the printing form magazine 09 such that these storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 06 juxtaposed storage positions facing each other. At least one of these storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 is at least one of the storage positions of the printing forme magazine 09 in an at least approximately corresponding height position at a horizontal distance a58 (FIG. Fig. 16 ) such that at least one in a pocket 58 of one of the storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 stored printing form 01 from the subject tray 58 to the storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 facing this compartment 58 by an orthogonal to the operating side of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 directed, preferably linear, in particular horizontal movement can change. This change of at least one printing plate 01 from one of the compartments 58 of the mobile collecting container 43 to a storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 or vice versa is preferably by a remote control, for. B. triggered at the control station of the printing press. The horizontal distance a58, in which a compartment 58 of the mobile collecting container 43 is compared with a corresponding storage position of the printing forme magazine 09, is dimensioned to be shorter than the extended length L (FIG. Fig. 1 ) of the ready-to-use printing plate 01 to be replaced.

In a preferred embodiment, several or even all of the printing plates 01, which are respectively assigned to different storage positions of the printing forme magazine 09 arranged next to one another, can be used simultaneously with the corresponding, in different storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 arranged compartments 58 of the mobile storage container 43 changed, ie exchanged. In a special preferred embodiment are arranged in different horizontal planes compartments 58 of the mobile collecting container 43 along a height H of this collecting container 43 in each case in pairs at a vertical distance H1; H2 spaced apart ( Fig. 13 ), that a change of these in each case at the vertical distance H1; H2 arranged compartments 58 stored printing plates 01 in the frame 16 of the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 at the same vertical distance H1; H2 arranged printing form magazines 09 ( Fig. 2 ; 14 ) or their memory positions at the same time, that can be executed synchronized. The distance H1 usually corresponds to the distance H2.

Fig. 17 shows the operating state of a preferably simultaneous transfer of several printing plates 01, which are stored in the same horizontal plane in different juxtaposed compartments 58 of the mobile storage container 43 or stored there, to or from these subjects 58 corresponding juxtaposed storage positions of the printing forme magazine 09th To carry out the transition of these printing plates 01 from the mobile collecting container 43 to the printing forme magazine 09 or vice versa, the respective storage positions of this printing forme magazine 09 are preferably provided on the printing forme magazine 09 associated gripping means 62 which due to a remote control stored in different juxtaposed subjects 58 of the mobile storage container 43 printing plates 01st preferably each at the front end 03 ( Fig. 1 ) and then in the respective storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 z. B. move by pulling or push in reverse conveying direction from the respective storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 in the corresponding compartment 58 of the mobile storage container 43. The respective gripping device 62, the respective printing forme 01 z. B. engages by a positive connection or a frictional connection, z. B. stored in a linear guide and extendable at least over the extent of between the respective printing forme magazine 09 and the front end 03 of the respective printing forme 01 distance a58.

The respective gripping device 62 is z. B. formed in conjunction with a conveyor, which promotes at least one stored in the respective printing forme magazine 09 printing plate 01 from this printing forme magazine 09 to the respective forme cylinder 06.

In the preferred embodiment, the mobile collecting container 43 itself has no own drive, which drive the respective gripping device 62 and thus could be used for conveying at least one printing forme 01 from the mobile collecting container 43 to the printing forme magazine 09 or vice versa. The mobile collecting container 43 is at the output of Plattenstraße, in particular at the memory device 51, preferably automatically with printing plates 01, which are pre-sorted for the respective mounting positions on the respective forme cylinder 06 based on their respective coding, and then by hand or preferably automatically to the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2. At the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, the mobile collecting container 43 is then preferably automatically unloaded, the printing forms 01 presorted in the mobile collecting container 43 being transferred in the correct position to the respective storage positions of the respective printing forme magazine 09. Optionally, the mobile collecting container 43 is also loaded again with printing plates 01 from memory positions of the respective printing forme magazine 09, in order for example. B. in the printing process no longer required printing plates 01 of the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 dissipate and then dispose of. The mobile collection container 43 is before a start or resumption of production of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 preferably removed from their gallery 49. The mobile collecting container 43 is z. B. as part of a driverless transport system to the relevant operating side of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 moves. It can also be provided that the movement of the mobile collecting container 43 is controlled by a press belonging to the control console.

This results in a method for preferably fully automated changing used in a printing press printing plates 01, wherein printing plates 01 preferably synchronized with each other at mounting positions of arranged on a same operating page of the printing press in different height positions form cylinders 06, d. H. be replaced at the same time, with several for a printing process to be executed by this printing press ready-made printing plates 01 at the output of a spatially separated from the printing press plate line as a function of their intended mounting position on one of the forme 06 individually in a particular compartment 58 of a same multiple compartments 58th having stored mobile collecting container 43, said mobile collecting container 43 on the same operating side of the printing machine together to be exchanged printing plates 01 in their made in the subjects 58 presorted memory state unchanged in their entirety with each other, d. H. transported together to the respective operating side of the printing press. The printing plates 01 can also be exchanged simultaneously at a plurality of mounting positions arranged next to one another in the axial direction of the respective forme cylinder 06.

The at least one printing forme 01 to be changed on one of the forme cylinders 06 is stored in a storage position of a printing forme magazine 09 associated with the relevant forme cylinder 06 and fed out of this printing forme magazine 09 to the relevant assembly position on the forme cylinder 06. Several of the printing plates 01 presorted in the mobile collecting container 43 are simultaneously transferred in the correct position to the respective storage positions of the at least one respective printing forme magazine 09. The printing forms 01 presorted in the mobile collecting container 43 are preferably fed to the respective storage position of this printing forme magazine 09 by a gripping device 62 arranged on the respective printing forme magazine 09.

The assignment of the printing plates 01 to be stored in one of the mobile collecting containers 43 to certain compartments 58 of the relevant mobile collecting container 43 is effected via the coding applied to these printing plates 01 ultimately also as a function of the data provided by the control unit of the production planning system. For example, to exercise a control position-correct storage of the respective printing plates 01 in the relevant mobile storage container 43 z. B. displayed on the display device 52 ( Fig. 9 ).

So far, mobile collection container 43 have been described, as preferably with in the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 each fixed to the frame arranged printing forme magazines 09 ( Fig. 2 . 8th . 15 . 16 . 17 ) are used. In an alternative embodiment, in a printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, in which on printing form magazines 09 and thus on an intermediate storage of printing plates 01 prior to their respective mounting on one of these in this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged form cylinder 06 is omitted, advantageously a Aufplatteinrichtung be arranged, by means of which printing plates 01 can be supplied in register to their respective mounting location on one of the Aufplatteninrichtung associated forme cylinder 06. Such a Aufplatteinrichtung has z. B. a support table 63 and a pressing device 64, wherein the support table 63 and the pressing device 64 are used to supply the respective forme cylinder 06 at least one printing forme 01 and to mount at the respective mounting location of the forme cylinder 06, wherein a printing forme 01 or simultaneously several printing plates 01, which are to be mounted on the relevant forme cylinder 06, placed on the support table 63 by hand and z. B. preferably retracted automatically by a conveyor and mounted on the respective forme cylinder 06. The z. B. mehrgliedrig formed, ie more in the feed direction juxtaposed partial surfaces having support table 63 and the z. B. formed as a roller bar 64 pressing device 64 are in their in the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 preferably fixed to the frame arranged operating state in the Fig. 18 illustrated in a sectional drawing by way of example. The rest of the in the

Fig. 18 shown components of the printing unit 44 shown there in sections; 44.1; 44.2, such. B. the printing cylinder 06; 07, the inking unit 08, the frame 16 or the paper guide roller 19, and by the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 guided paper web 18 preferably correspond to those in connection with the Fig. 2 . 8th or 14 to 16 components shown. The in the Fig. 18 illustrated printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 may also have a dampening unit 66, z. B. a three-roller spray dampening unit.

Fig. 19 shows at least one of the forme cylinder 06 of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 associated part surface of the support table 63 of the Aufplatteinrichtung and an associated pressing device 64, wherein the support table 63 more, z. B. four juxtaposed sections A63; B63; C63; D63 has ( Fig. 20 ), each of these sections A63; B63; C63; D63 each at least the width B of a single single-width, the forme cylinder 06 to be supplied to the printing forme 01 ( Fig. 1 ), the pressing means 64 associated with each of these sections A63; B63; C63; D63 in each case at least one controllable pressure element 67, z. B. has a positionable by a control unit to the forme cylinder 06 or can be shut off this role. The at least one pressing element 67 assists the assembly of the printing forme 01 on the one with the respective section A63; B63; C63; D63 corresponding mounting location on the forme cylinder 06 characterized in that the at least one pressing element 67 at its employment on the forme cylinder 06 at least one suspension leg 13; 14 of the relevant printing forme 01 presses in the formed on the forme cylinder 06 channel 68. In the in the Fig. 19 and 20 Example shown are in the axially parallel to the forme cylinder 06 arranged roller bar in each of the sections A63; B63; C63; D63 each several, z. B. arranged three roles.

On the operating side of the Fig. 18 illustrated printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 a mobile collection container 43 is employed, which in its execution of the in the 11 to 17 illustrated embodiments differs and hereinafter with reference to the Fig. 21 and 22 will be explained in more detail. It shows Fig. 21 this mobile Collecting container 43 in a perspective view. This mobile collecting container 43 is suitable, several, z. B. eight or 32 printing plates 01 store and transport at the same time, these printing plates 01 during their transport in this mobile storage container 43 in contrast to the in the 11 to 17 illustrated embodiment are arranged hanging.

The in the Fig. 18 and 21 shown mobile collecting container 43, the at least one printing forme 01 in a printing on the transport path from the Plattenstraße to the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 transported, z. B. as a movable in the ground contact, carried by wheels multi-lane dolly, which on a frame 71 (FIG. Fig. 22 ) several, z. B. four wheels 72, said frame 71 has a horizontal and a vertical part, wherein the wheels 72 in the traverse plane of the trolley are preferably each rotatable through 360 °, whereby the trolley is steered in any direction and good maneuverability in particular also in conjunction with a narrow lift, ie one on the operating side of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 formed height adjustable gallery 49 ( Fig. 14 to 16 ), to which gallery 49 of the trolley z. B. is set to a change of at least one printing plate 01 between this dolly and the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 to allow.

The trolley extends over a length l43 and has a height h43. Its width b43 is less than its height h43 and much smaller than its length l43. For example, the width b43 is less than 25%, preferably less than 20% of the length l43, and less than 50% of the height h43. The length l43 of the trolley extends z. B. over the entire width of the operating side of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, in particular on the clear width between two side frame walls of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2. In the longitudinal direction of the trolley are preferably more, z. B. four or six single width printing plates 01 next to each other can be arranged. For this purpose, the trolley is l43 after its length in a corresponding Number of storage columns A43 arranged in a row; B43; C43; D43 subdivided, z. B. in four or six preferably equally wide trained storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 (cf. Fig. 11 or 14 ). These storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 are preferably designed barrier-free in their respective transition between each other, so that the transport carriage in the longitudinal direction over a plurality of storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 also at least one double-width or even multi-width printing plate 01, z. B. a printing plate 01 in panoramic format or a four-width printing plate 01, can be recorded. In the respective storage columns A43; B43; C43; D43 is at least one retaining element 74 (FIG. Fig. 18 ) is provided, on which in each case at least one printing forme 01 can be fastened, preferably with one of its folded suspension legs 13; 14 ( Fig. 1 ) can be hung. Preferably, in each storage column A43; B43; C43; D43 is provided in each case a plurality of such holding elements 74, which are preferably arranged at different heights, so that in the relevant storage column A43; B43; C43; D43 several printing plates 01 in at least partial superimposition of their respective work surface 02 are storable hanging.

In the preferred embodiment, in each case a particular vertical abutment surface 73 is formed on at least one of the two end faces 59 of the trolley, preferably on both end faces 59 of the trolley, ie at the beginning and end of the length l43, with the help of the trolley relative to the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, in particular to the two side frames, positionable and alignable. At least one preferably multi-part coupling device is provided, with which this transport carriage in its on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged operating state, ie at the operating side of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 parallel to the axis of rotation of at least one of the forme cylinder 06 of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 positioned operating state, with this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 releasably coupled or at least can be coupled. The coupling takes place z. B. positively, in particular mechanically, or non-positively, for. B. magnetic. By means of Coupling device are the trolley and the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 temporarily interconnected, through which connection, an interaction of these components is made possible, this interaction in the present application, in particular in the preferably automated carried out a change of location of at least one printing forme 01 from one to the other of these two components. The coupling device has z. B. at least one connecting element 77, with which the trolley in his on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged operating state with this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is detachably connected or at least connectable, wherein the preferably arranged on the trolley connecting element 77 in one of the pressure unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 trained holding device 78 is coupled or at least einkoppelbar. Preferably, in each case at least one connecting element 77 is formed on both end faces 59 of the trolley, with which this trolley in his on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged operating condition z. B. with the frame 16 of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, in particular with its two side frames releasably connected or at least connectable. The trolley can its length l43 after at the operating side of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 parallel to the axis of rotation of at least one of the forme cylinder 06 of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 z. B. on a particular height-adjustable gallery 49 of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 ( Fig. 14 to 16 ) can be arranged. On the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, z. B. on its frame 16, at least one holding device 78 is formed or arranged, in which the at least one connecting element 77 of the trolley coupled, z. B. can be mounted. By this coupling, the transport carriage, in particular using the at least one vertical abutment surface 73, in particular its length l43 to the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, in particular on the operating side, aligned, wherein the transport carriage relative to the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 occupies a defined position, this position z. B. is determined by one of the end faces 59 of the trolley z. B. with an inner side of a frame wall of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is aligned. The dolly is in his by means of the coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 coupled operating state preferably to that forme cylinder 06 of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, to which the at least one transported on the trolley printing plate 01 is to be supplied, ie the longitudinal axis of the trolley and the axis of rotation of the respective forme cylinder 06 are aligned parallel to each other. In the preferred embodiment, the at least one arranged on the trolley printing plate 01 is in its means of the coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 coupled operating state seitenregisterhaltig to a forme cylinder 06 of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 aligned.

For hooking the connecting element 77 of the trolley to the holding device 78 of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 the trolley z. B. a few millimeters, z. B. 5 mm to 10 mm raised from its footprint. For this purpose, the trolley z. B. on recessed grips, where this trolley can be raised by an operator. After establishing the connection of the trolley with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, the transport vehicle preferably has no physical contact with its previous footprint.

The trolley is thus at least for a period for transferring the at least one printing forme 01 from or to the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 with this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 detachably connected, ie coupled. The respective to the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 belonging holding device 78 is in the Fig. 21 indicated on both end faces 59 of the trolley to illustrate the interaction of this holding device 78 with the connecting element 77 of the trolley. The Fig. 23 shows this z. B. on a frame 16, in particular on a side frame wall of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 attachable, in particular screw-on holding device 78 as a single part. The holding device 78 has a z. B. hook-shaped recess 79, in which the respective connecting element 77 of the Transport trolley, z. B. a bolt, can engage positively. In addition, a stop surface 81 may be integrally formed or formed on the holding device 78, which forms a counter surface to one of the trolley formed on the stop surfaces 73 when the trolley at the clear width between the two side frames of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is used to make a releasable connection with the same or fitted. The end faces 73 formed on the trolley stop surfaces 73 are thus used in particular in cooperation with the respective stop surface 81 on the holding means 78 to the trolley to the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, in particular to one of its forme cylinder 06, in particular aligned seitenregisterhaltig.

With the preparation of the connection between the trolley and the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, in particular with the preparation of the connection between the trolley and the z. B. on the frame 16 of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged holding device 78 may be accompanied by a signal input to a control unit. In particular, at the coupling device, preferably on the holding device 78, a contact, for. B. a switching contact or be formed by means of which z. B. when attaching the trolley to the holding device 78, a preferably electrical signal is triggered, which causes the signal receiving this control unit, by an output of a corresponding control signal in or on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged protective device to activate or deactivate. This operation of a guard on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 can z. B. pivoting a finger guard rod or setting an otherwise movable member to this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2. For example, by the triggered with the preparation of the connection between the trolley and the holding device 78 signal a height-adjustable, this trolley currently carrying gallery 49 of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 ( Fig. 14 to 16 ) are locked in their current operating position, ie height adjustment. By making the connection between the Dolly and the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2, the control unit receiving this signal can also be made to output an acoustic signal to an output device.

Of the wheels 72 of the trolley, two rectified wheels 72 form a track s43 by a distance between their mutually facing rotatable disk-shaped or annular surfaces. Fig. 18 Alternatively, the track s43 may alternatively be defined as the perpendicular distance determined by the wheels 72 when traveling straight ahead. In the preferred embodiment of the trolley, one of its wheels 72 is arranged at a first end point of this track s43 and the second wheel 72 with respect to this track s43 at a second end point of this track s43. A center of gravity of the frame 71 of the trolley is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the track s43 plane off-center of this track s43. The center of gravity of the frame 71 is arranged, in particular, in such a plane perpendicular to the track s43, which is tangent to the one end point of the track s43 or even outside the track s43, ie outside the distance formed by the track s43 between the respective wheels 72 distance. The transport cart thus has in its preferred embodiment, with respect to a the middle of the track s43 orthogonal continuous plane with respect to its longitudinal direction on an asymmetrical mass distribution. To compensate for this unbalanced mass distribution caused by the arrangement of the frame 71 relative to the track s43 with respect to the track s43, the track width s43 formed by the two rectified wheels 72 is preferably close to the ground at the other end point. B. below 20% of the height h43 of this trolley, z. B. in the form of a massive block a counterweight 82 ( Fig. 18 ) To the center of gravity of the frame 71 of the trolley and optionally also arranged to its charge, so that a vertical projection of the total center of gravity of both unloaded and loaded with printing plates 01 trolley on a by the Aufstandspunkte the wheels 72 of the trolley spanned on the trajectory base is arranged in each case within this base area.

The Indian Fig. 21 shown transport carriage also has at least one preferably extending over the length l43 compartment 76, which receiving at least one used, in the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 no longer required printing plate 01 is used. This compartment 76 is preferably arranged on a side remote from the counterweight 82 side of the vertically standing part of the frame 71 of the trolley ( Fig. 18 ).

With the components described above, a system can be formed which comprises at least one printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 a printing press and at least one z. B. automated transport trolley, wherein the at least one trolley at least one printing forme 01 of the at least one printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 feeding or arranged discharging therefrom, wherein at least one coupling device is provided, with which the relevant trolley in his at the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged operating state with this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is detachably coupled or at least can be coupled, wherein the transport carriage by means of the at least one coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 z. B. positively or non-positively coupled or at least coupled. The trolley is in his by means of the coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 coupled operating state with respect to its positioning relative to this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 preferably aligned. In particular, one of the end faces 59 of the trolley in the operating state in which the trolley by means of the coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is coupled, with a frame wall of the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged in alignment. Advantageously, the at least one arranged on the trolley printing forme 01 in the operating condition in which the trolley by means of the coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is linked to a page Form cylinder 06 of this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 aligned. In a specific embodiment, the coupling device may be formed in that the trolley has at least one connecting element 77, with which this trolley in his on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged operating state with this printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is detachably connected or at least connectable, wherein the connecting element 77 in one of the pressure unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 trained holding device 78 is coupled or at least einkoppelbar.

According to the invention a detection device is provided which z. B. checks without contact, whether the trolley on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is arranged. The z. B. a code reader 28 having detection means may additionally detect a coding, said coding on the at least one on the at the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged trolley arranged printing form 01 is arranged. In particular, the detection device detects that operating state when the transport carriage by means of the coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is coupled, wherein the detection device preferably triggers a signal when the dolly by means of the coupling device with the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 is coupled. As a result, the detection device can determine whether the transport cart is present at the correct location with the correct at least one printing plate 01, wherein the coupling device ensures that the transport carriage relative to the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged properly to perform a change of at least one printing forme 01, that is correctly positioned or aligned. From the above statement and / or the mentioned positioning, a continuation of this process or at least a provision for the continuation of this process of suitable protective measures can be made dependent in an automated process. Therefore, the detection device is at least signal-technically connected, in particular with a control unit controlling the process. An embodiment variant provides that the coupling device at least one z. B. electrically operated contact element, wherein the at least one contact element, for. B. a switch, with the coupling of the trolley to the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 triggers a signal. The triggered signal advantageously causes the control unit receiving this signal, by an output of a corresponding control signal either one at the respective printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 arranged protective device, eg. B. one on the printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 trained finger guard rod to activate or deactivate in their protective effect or a height-adjustable, the trolley currently wearing gallery 49 of the relevant printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 to lock in their current operating position.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

01

printing form

02

bearing surface

03

The End

04

The End

05

-

06

Printing cylinder, form cylinder

07

Printing cylinder, transfer cylinder

08

inking

09

Printing forme magazine

10

-

11

elastic line

12

elastic line

13

suspension leg

14

suspension leg

15

-

16

frame

17

foundation

18

Substrate, web, paper web

19

paper roll

20

-

21

paper roll

22

Data Matrix Code

23

structural element

24

boundary line

25

-

26

boundary line

27

storage area

28

code reader

29

detection range

30

-

31

viewing zone

32

blank

33

Platesetter

34

Calculator (precursor)

35

-

36

developing means

37

template

38

bending unit

39

control unit

40

control unit

41

communication system

42

control station

43

Clippings

44

printing unit

44.1

printing unit

44.2

printing unit

45

-

46

handling device

47

platform

48

guide element

49

gallery

50

-

51

memory device

52

display device

53

information field

54

information field

55

-

56

position member

57

sorting station

58

subject

59

front

60

-

61

lifting device

62

gripper

63

support table

64

Pressing device, roller bar

65

-

66

dampening

67

pressing element

68

channel

69

-

70

-

71

frame

72

wheel

73

stop surface

74

retaining element

75

-

76

subject

77

connecting element

78

holder

79

recess

80

-

81

stop surface

82

counterweight

B

width

D

material thickness

H

height

L

length

X

position

Y

position

Z

position

A43

memory column

B43

memory column

C43

memory column

D43

memory column

A63

section

B63

section

C63

section

D63

section

H1

distance

H2

distance

a28

distance

a58

distance

l13

length

l14

length

b43

width

h43

height

L43

length

s43

gauge

α

opening angle

β

Opening angle.

Claims (15)

1. System comprising at least one printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) of a printing press and at least one transport trolley, the at least one transport trolley being arranged supplying at least one printing form (01) of the at least one printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) or drawing off therefrom, at least one coupling device being provided with which the transport trolley concerned, in its operating state arranged on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) concerned, is coupled detachably or is at least couplable to this printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2), characterized in that a detection device is provided which checks whether the transport trolley is arranged on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2).
2. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the transport trolley in its operating state coupled to the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) by means of the coupling device is aligned to this printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2).
3. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that one of the front sides (59) of the transport trolley, in the operating state in which the transport trolley is coupled to the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) by means of the coupling device, is arranged aligned with a frame wall of the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2).
4. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the at least one printing form (01) arranged on the transport trolley, in the operating state in which the transport trolley is coupled to the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) by means of the coupling device, is aligned in page register to a form cylinder (06) of this printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2).
5. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the transport trolley is coupled or at least couplable with positive fit or form fit to the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) by means of the at least one coupling device.
6. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the coupling device is designed such that the transport trolley has at least one connecting element (77), with which this transport trolley is connected detachably or at least connectable to this printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) in its operating state arranged on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2), the connecting element (77) being coupled or at least couplable to a holding device (78) constructed on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2).
7. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the detection device registers a coding, this coding being arranged on the at least one printing form (01) arranged on the transport trolley arranged on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) concerned.
8. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the detection device detects that operating state when the transport trolley is coupled to the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) by means of the coupling device.
9. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the detection device emits a signal if the transport trolley is coupled to the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) by means of the coupling device.
10. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the detection device checks the arrangement of the transport trolley on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) contactlessly.
11. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the coupling device has at least one contact element, the at least one contact element emitting a signal with the coupling of the transport trolley to the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2).
12. System according to Claim 9 or 11, characterized in that the signal emitted initiates a control unit receiving this signal, by means of an output of a corresponding control signal, to activate or to deactivate a protection device arranged on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) concerned.
13. System according to Claim 12, characterized in that the protection device on the printing unit (44; 44.1; 44.2) is designed as a finger protection rod.
14. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the transport trolley is designed as a transport trolley borne by wheels (72).
15. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the transport trolley is movable automatically.

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