EP3251852A1 - Method and device for further processing of printed products - Google Patents

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EP3251852A1
EP3251852A1 EP17000753.8A EP17000753A EP3251852A1 EP 3251852 A1 EP3251852 A1 EP 3251852A1 EP 17000753 A EP17000753 A EP 17000753A EP 3251852 A1 EP3251852 A1 EP 3251852A1
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Gerd Kache
Stefan Winkelmann
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  • the present invention relates to a device for the further processing of printed products according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for the further processing of printed products according to the preamble of claim 7.
  • This controller receives information from installed drives and sensors that are used for control and monitoring. If the controller has information about faulty processes or states, this is indicated by signal lamps, which are spatially assigned to the respective processing station. In addition, such processes and conditions, usually referred to as disturbances, are visualized on screens of the centrally or decentrally mounted human-machine interfaces. In this way, the operator is enabled to detect and correct the triggering error.
  • machine lights are common, which illuminate machine areas, especially conveyor paths. They serve to enable a visual process observation by the operating personnel, which is why they are usually arranged in the range of viewing windows. These lights are stationary and static and thus independent of machine conditions and product conditions.
  • a device for controlling a device for processing printed products is known. This is essentially formed by a lighting unit, which on the one hand can generate continuous light, on the other hand, flashes of light.
  • the flashes of light are synchronized to certain periodic movements within the device for print processing, so that these movements can be visually observed by the operator over a plurality of successive periods, although the individual movement is too fast for the human eye.
  • the strobe light also facilitates the analysis of processing errors by recurring errors of very fast-running processes can be visually observed in their creation.
  • the knowledge gained on the occurrence of the error does not provide a useful indication of the current location of a defective product.
  • the location can usually only be roughly estimated at high transport speeds. The personnel are then forced to open the housing of the device in several places until the faulty product is discovered. In cases where the damage caused by the malfunction of the product can not be immediately visually recognized, several consecutive products must be removed.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a method of the type mentioned and a device for its implementation, which are exempt from the disadvantages listed.
  • the invention achieves the object by a device having the features of patent claim 1 and by a method having the features of Claim 7.
  • Advantageous developments of the invention are characterized by the features specified in the dependent claims.
  • FIG. 1 An adhesive binder system shown in sections consists of a gathering machine 1, an adhesive binder 2 with a higher-level control 9 and other machines and transport devices, not shown.
  • the gathering machine 1 has, as a transport device, an endlessly circulating gathering chain 10 with transport fingers 11 arranged equidistant from each other, wherein in FIG Fig. 1 only a few of these transport fingers 11 are shown.
  • the gathering chain 10 is arranged below a conveying channel 18 for the book blocks or sub-blocks 5.
  • the transport fingers 11 of the load tube extend in such a way in this conveyor channel 18 that they capture the cargo 5 sliding on the trailing edge.
  • feeders 3 each singulate the lowest copy of a stockpiled in a magazine stack of printed products 4 and perform this intermittently to the conveyor channel 18, that they each come before one of the transport fingers 11 and in the course of transport in front of this transport finger 11 of the desired book block as a collection 5 forms.
  • the thus collected collections 5 are along the in Fig. 1 thick drawn transport path 100 individually transferred to the transport system 12 of the perfect binder 2.
  • This consists of an endlessly circulating in a horizontal plane chain with at equal distances from each other at this arranged transport brackets 13, of which in Fig. 1 not all are shown.
  • Each of these transport brackets 13 is suitable, one compiled each Take book block and clamped with down from the bracket 13 projecting spine over the processing stations 6, 7, 8 of the adhesive binder 2 away.
  • the transport clamps 13 first pass through a back-dressing station 6, which exposes the individual leaf edges of the book block and produces a flat block back.
  • an adhesive application device 7 is passed, which applies adhesive to the block spine and the adjacent side regions.
  • the cover feeder 19 If necessary, by the cover feeder 19, the book block, after it has passed through the deflection of the staple transport 12, an envelope supplied, which is pressed in a pressing device 8 to the adhesive areas of the book block.
  • the transport clamps 13 open one after the other and release the respective glued book blocks or brochures to subsequent transport systems, not shown, which convey the book blocks out of the perfect binder and further machines.
  • An illumination device 20 extends along the in Fig. 1 It is subdivided into the illumination sections 21.1,..., 21.k, 21.k + 1, 21.k + 2,..., 21.n-1, 21.n.
  • Each of these lighting sections 21.1, ..., 21.n has a plurality of lighting means 22, of which in Fig. 1 one each and in Fig. 2 two are shown schematically. For clarity, in Fig.1 and Fig. 2 only shown selected lighting sections.
  • light-emitting diodes are used which can generate light of different colors 201, 202, 203.
  • the individual lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n are connected to the controller 9 of the perfect binding system and can be controlled independently of each other, so that different lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n in different colors 201, 202, 203 and different intensities 201, 211 can shine.
  • the choice of the activated luminous color 201, 202, 203 and their intensity 201, 211 accordingly Fig. 3 is controlled by the controller 9 on the basis of the expected state of the located in that the respective lighting section 21.1, ..., 21.n associated conveying section 5.
  • the controller 9 uses the Control 9 Information about the transport speeds of the transport systems 10, 12 as well as sensor signals, which are interpreted as the time and place of the occurrence of a possibly undesired event or condition.
  • those lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n, whose associated conveyor sections are in operation are controlled by the controller 9 in such a way that they light up in white with comparatively low intensity, in order to signal the production readiness.
  • the controller 9 effects illumination of this section with blue light of relatively low intensity 203, while the remaining illumination sections 21.2,. .., 21.n still white 201 shine.
  • this pressure layer 4 is further conveyed through the gathering chain 10 a section, the color of this illumination section 21.2 switches from originally white to blue 203.
  • this first illumination section 21.1 changes again to white light 201.
  • all illumination sections 21.1, 21.3,..., 21.I of the collating machine 1 shine white Exception of the second illumination section 21.2, which is illuminated as explained with blue light 203.
  • the blue illumination moves synchronously with the stripped layer 4 along the conveying path 100.
  • the blue light 203 of all the lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n thus results with the passage of the first product.
  • Such a change of lighting in the presence of a product is particularly advantageous when, during machine set-up or a required fault analysis, a specific sub-process can be observed by the personnel and a single product or a short sequence of products is requested by the personnel. This is then easily possible, the transport This product can be tracked through the machine over a spatially wide distance so as not to miss the sub-process to be observed.
  • the controller 9 If the controller 9 detects a fault which does not require the removal of the affected product from the further manufacturing process, the controller 9 assigns yellow light 202 to the respective illumination section 21.1,..., 21.n. Decisive here is, as already explained for error-free operation, the presence of a defective product 4 within the respective lighting section 21.1, ..., 21.n. The yellow light 202 in turn travels with this faulty product 4 along the further conveying path 100.
  • the operating personnel thus have the option of interrupting production if necessary and selectively removing only the faulty product.
  • the deduction of a wrong position 4 in one of the feeder 3 is called forth, caused by a faulty loading of its magazine.
  • color coding can also include "light off", the switching off of a lighting as a color or intensity variant.
  • light off the switching off of a lighting as a color or intensity variant.
  • a suitable sensor system such as a camera
  • a suitable modeling the perfect binder is expected.
  • a suitable modeling the perfect binder can be, for example, a shift register of the controller 9, which is synchronized with the relevant transport system 10, 12.

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Abstract

Eine Vorrichtung der Druckweiterverarbeitung mit einem oder mehreren Transportsystemen zum Transport der Druckerzeugnisse zwischen Bearbeitungseinrichtungen umfasst eine in Abschnitte unterteilte Beleuchtung des Transportpfades, wobei die Art der Beleuchtung in Farbe, Intensität und/oder zeitlichem Verlauf eines solchen Abschnittes von bestimmten Eigenschaften des sich in diesem Abschnitt befindlichen Produktes oder dessen Herstellungshistorie bestimmt ist.An apparatus of print finishing with one or more transport systems for transporting the printed products between processing means comprises sectioned illumination of the transport path, the type of illumination being in color, intensity and / or time course of such a portion of certain characteristics of that located in this section Product or its production history.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Weiterverarbeitung von Druckprodukten entsprechend dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 sowie ein Verfahren zur Weiterverarbeitung von Druckprodukten entsprechend dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 7.The present invention relates to a device for the further processing of printed products according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for the further processing of printed products according to the preamble of claim 7.

Zur Weiterverarbeitung von Druckprodukten sind Anlagen bekannt, welche aus einer Aneinanderreihung von Bearbeitungsstationen bestehen und meist mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Transportsysteme aufweisen, welche die zu verarbeitenden Druckprodukte diesen Bearbeitungsstationen zu- und abfördern. Als Transportsystem werden oftmals umlaufende Ketten mit entsprechenden Transportelementen wie Schiebefinger oder Transportklammern eingesetzt, wobei jedes der Transportelemente jeweils ein Druckprodukt wie bspw. einen Druckbogen, eine Lage, einen Buchblock oder Teilblock aufnimmt.For the further processing of printed products plants are known, which consist of a series of processing stations and usually have several successive transport systems, which supply the processing of printed products to these processing stations and. As a transport system often circulating chains with appropriate transport elements such as sliding fingers or transport brackets are used, each of the transport elements each receiving a printed product such as. A sheet, a sheet, a book block or sub-block.

Für die erforderliche Abstimmung der Prozesse und Bewegungen von Transport und Bearbeitung ist eine gemeinsame Steuerung vorgesehen. Diese Steuerung erhält Informationen von installierten Antrieben und Sensoren, welche zum Steuern und zur Kontrolle dienen. Liegen der Steuerung Informationen über fehlerhafte Prozesse oder Zustände vor, wird dies über Signalleuchten zur Anzeige gebracht, welche räumlich der jeweiligen Bearbeitungsstation zugeordnet sind. Darüber hinaus werden solche meist als Störung bezeichneten Prozesse und Zustände an Bildschirmen der zentral oder auch dezentral angebrachten Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen visualisiert. Auf diese Weise wird das Bedienpersonal in die Lage versetzt, den auslösenden Fehler festzustellen und zu beheben.For the necessary coordination of the processes and movements of transport and processing a common control is provided. This controller receives information from installed drives and sensors that are used for control and monitoring. If the controller has information about faulty processes or states, this is indicated by signal lamps, which are spatially assigned to the respective processing station. In addition, such processes and conditions, usually referred to as disturbances, are visualized on screens of the centrally or decentrally mounted human-machine interfaces. In this way, the operator is enabled to detect and correct the triggering error.

Auch sind Maschinenbeleuchtungen üblich, welche Maschinenbereiche, insbesondere Förderpfade ausleuchten. Sie dienen dazu, eine visuelle Prozessbeobachtung durch das Bedienpersonal zu ermöglichen, weshalb sie meist im Bereich von Sichtfenstern angeordnet sind. Diese Beleuchtungen sind stationär und statisch und damit unabhängig von Maschinenzuständen und Produktzuständen.Also, machine lights are common, which illuminate machine areas, especially conveyor paths. They serve to enable a visual process observation by the operating personnel, which is why they are usually arranged in the range of viewing windows. These lights are stationary and static and thus independent of machine conditions and product conditions.

Aus der EP1952986A1 ist eine Einrichtung zum Kontrollieren einer Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von Druckprodukten bekannt. Diese wird im wesentlichen von einer Beleuchtungseinheit gebildet, welche einerseits Dauerlicht erzeugen kann, andererseits auch Lichtblitze. Dabei sind die Lichtblitze auf bestimmte periodische Bewegungsabläufe innerhalb der Vorrichtung zur Druckweiterverarbeitung synchronisiert, so dass diese Bewegungen über eine Vielzahl aufeinanderfolgender Perioden von dem Bedienpersonal visuell beobachtet werden können, obwohl die Einzelbewegung für das menschliche Auge zu schnell abläuft.From the EP1952986A1 a device for controlling a device for processing printed products is known. This is essentially formed by a lighting unit, which on the one hand can generate continuous light, on the other hand, flashes of light. In this case, the flashes of light are synchronized to certain periodic movements within the device for print processing, so that these movements can be visually observed by the operator over a plurality of successive periods, although the individual movement is too fast for the human eye.

Dies stellt insbesondere während des Einrichtens oder Rüstens der Vorrichtung eine deutliche Erleichterung für die Abstimmung schneller, zeitlich voneinander abhängiger Bewegungen dar. Das Stroboskoplicht erleichtert auch die Analyse von Verarbeitungsfehler, indem wiederkehrend auftretende Fehler sehr schnell ablaufender Prozesse bei ihrer Entstehung visuell beobachtet werden können.This represents, in particular during setup or setup of the device, a clear facilitation for the coordination of fast, temporally interdependent movements. The strobe light also facilitates the analysis of processing errors by recurring errors of very fast-running processes can be visually observed in their creation.

Die so gewonnenen Erkenntnisse über die Entstehung des Fehlers liefern jedoch keinen brauchbaren Hinweis auf den aktuellen Aufenthaltsort eines fehlerhaften Produktes. Insbesondere wenn nach Auftreten eines Fehlers die Vorrichtung zur Entfernung des fehlerhaften Produktes durch das Personal hält, kann bei hohen Transportgeschwindigkeiten der Standort meist nur grob geschätzt werden. Das Personal ist dann gezwungen, die Einhausung der Vorrichtung solange an mehreren Stellen zu öffnen, bis das fehlerhafte Produkt entdeckt ist. In den Fällen, dass der durch die Fehlfunktion entstandene Schaden des Produktes nicht unmittelbar visuell erkannt werden kann, müssen mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Produkte entfernt werden.However, the knowledge gained on the occurrence of the error does not provide a useful indication of the current location of a defective product. In particular, if the device for the removal of the defective product by the staff holds after the occurrence of a fault, the location can usually only be roughly estimated at high transport speeds. The personnel are then forced to open the housing of the device in several places until the faulty product is discovered. In cases where the damage caused by the malfunction of the product can not be immediately visually recognized, several consecutive products must be removed.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es deshalb, ein Verfahren der eingangs genannten Art und eine Vorrichtung zu dessen Durchführung zu schaffen, die von den aufgeführten Nachteilen befreit sind.The object of the invention is therefore to provide a method of the type mentioned and a device for its implementation, which are exempt from the disadvantages listed.

Die Erfindung löst die Aufgabe durch eine Vorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1 und durch ein Verfahren mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 7. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind durch die in den Unteransprüchen angegebenen Merkmale gekennzeichnet.The invention achieves the object by a device having the features of patent claim 1 and by a method having the features of Claim 7. Advantageous developments of the invention are characterized by the features specified in the dependent claims.

Eine beispielhafte Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung und des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens wird anhand der Figuren detailliert beschrieben. Es zeigen:

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Ausschnitt einer Klebebindeanlage mit schematisch dargestelltem Produktförderpfad und Transportsystemen;
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Ausschnitt einer Zusammentragmaschine;
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Frequenzspektren von Leuchtmitteln.
An exemplary embodiment of the device according to the invention and the method according to the invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Show it:
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Section of an adhesive binding system with schematically represented product conveying path and transport systems;
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Detail of a collator;
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Frequency spectra of bulbs.

Die in Fig. 1 ausschnittweise gezeigte Klebebindeanlage besteht aus einer Zusammentragmaschine 1, einem Klebebinder 2 mit einer übergeordneten Steuerung 9 und weiteren, nicht dargestellten Maschinen und Transportvorrichtungen. Die Zusammentragmaschine 1 weist als Transporteinrichtung eine endlos umlaufende Sammelkette 10 mit in gleichen Abständen zueinander angeordneten Transportfingern 11 auf, wobei in Fig. 1 nur einige dieser Transportfinger 11 dargestellt sind. Die Sammelkette 10 ist unterhalb eines Förderkanals 18 für die Buchblöcke bzw. Teilblöcke 5 angeordnet. Die Transportfinger 11 des Lasttrums reichen dabei derart in diesen Förderkanal 18, dass sie das Transportgut 5 an dessen Hinterkante schiebend erfassen.In the Fig. 1 An adhesive binder system shown in sections consists of a gathering machine 1, an adhesive binder 2 with a higher-level control 9 and other machines and transport devices, not shown. The gathering machine 1 has, as a transport device, an endlessly circulating gathering chain 10 with transport fingers 11 arranged equidistant from each other, wherein in FIG Fig. 1 only a few of these transport fingers 11 are shown. The gathering chain 10 is arranged below a conveying channel 18 for the book blocks or sub-blocks 5. The transport fingers 11 of the load tube extend in such a way in this conveyor channel 18 that they capture the cargo 5 sliding on the trailing edge.

Entlang der Sammelkette 10 sind mehrere Sektionen 15 mit jeweils einer gleichen Anzahl Anlegern 3 angeordnet. Diese Anleger 3 vereinzeln jeweils das unterste Exemplar eines in einem Magazin bevorrateten Stapels Druckprodukte 4 und führen diese taktweise derart dem Förderkanal 18 zu, dass sie jeweils vor einen der Transportfinger 11 geraten und sich im Laufe des Transportes vor diesem Transportfinger 11 der gewünschte Buchblock als Kollektion 5 bildet.Along the gathering chain 10 several sections 15 are arranged, each with an equal number of investors 3. These feeders 3 each singulate the lowest copy of a stockpiled in a magazine stack of printed products 4 and perform this intermittently to the conveyor channel 18, that they each come before one of the transport fingers 11 and in the course of transport in front of this transport finger 11 of the desired book block as a collection 5 forms.

Die so zusammengetragenen Kollektionen 5 werden entlang des in Fig. 1 dick gezeichneten Transportpfades 100 einzeln an das Transportsystem 12 des Klebebinders 2 übergeben. Dieses besteht aus einer in einer horizontalen Ebene endlos umlaufenden Kette mit in gleichen Abständen zueinander an dieser angeordneten Transportklammern 13, von denen in Fig. 1 nicht alle dargestellt sind. Jede dieser Transportklammern 13 ist geeignet, jeweils einen zusammengetragenen Buchblock aufzunehmen und mit nach unten aus der Klammer 13 herausragenden Rücken geklemmt über die Bearbeitungsstationen 6, 7, 8 des Klebebinders 2 hinweg zu fördern. Dabei passieren die Transportklammern 13 zunächst eine Rückenfrässtation 6, welche die einzelnen Blattkanten des Buchblocks freilegt und einen ebenen Blockrücken erzeugt. Anschließend wird eine Klebstoffauftragvorrichtung 7 durchlaufen, welche Klebstoff auf den Blockrücken und die angrenzenden Seitenbereiche aufbringt.The thus collected collections 5 are along the in Fig. 1 thick drawn transport path 100 individually transferred to the transport system 12 of the perfect binder 2. This consists of an endlessly circulating in a horizontal plane chain with at equal distances from each other at this arranged transport brackets 13, of which in Fig. 1 not all are shown. Each of these transport brackets 13 is suitable, one compiled each Take book block and clamped with down from the bracket 13 projecting spine over the processing stations 6, 7, 8 of the adhesive binder 2 away. In this case, the transport clamps 13 first pass through a back-dressing station 6, which exposes the individual leaf edges of the book block and produces a flat block back. Subsequently, an adhesive application device 7 is passed, which applies adhesive to the block spine and the adjacent side regions.

Bei Bedarf wird durch den Umschlaganleger 19 dem Buchblock, nachdem dieser den Umlenkbereich des Klammertransportes 12 durchlaufen hat, ein Umschlag zugeführt, der in einer Pressvorrichtung 8 an die mit Klebstoff versehenen Bereiche des Buchblocks angepresst wird. Im weiteren Verlauf des Transportpfades 100 öffnen die Transportklammern 13 nacheinander und geben die jeweiligen verleimten Buchblöcke oder Broschuren an nicht dargestellte anschließende Transportsysteme frei, welche die Buchblöcke aus dem Klebebinder heraus und weiteren Maschinen zufördern.If necessary, by the cover feeder 19, the book block, after it has passed through the deflection of the staple transport 12, an envelope supplied, which is pressed in a pressing device 8 to the adhesive areas of the book block. In the further course of the transport path 100, the transport clamps 13 open one after the other and release the respective glued book blocks or brochures to subsequent transport systems, not shown, which convey the book blocks out of the perfect binder and further machines.

Eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung 20 erstreckt sich entlang des in Fig. 1 dargestellten Förderpfades 100. Sie ist in die Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, ..., 21.k, 21.k+1, 21.k+2, ..., 21.n-1, 21.n untergliedert. Jeder dieser Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, ..., 21.n weist mehrere Leuchtmittel 22 auf, von denen in Fig. 1 jeweils einer und in Fig. 2 jeweils zwei schematisch dargestellt sind. Der Übersicht halber sind in Fig.1 und Fig. 2 jeweils nur ausgewählte Beleuchtungsabschnitte gezeigt.An illumination device 20 extends along the in Fig. 1 It is subdivided into the illumination sections 21.1,..., 21.k, 21.k + 1, 21.k + 2,..., 21.n-1, 21.n. Each of these lighting sections 21.1, ..., 21.n has a plurality of lighting means 22, of which in Fig. 1 one each and in Fig. 2 two are shown schematically. For clarity, in Fig.1 and Fig. 2 only shown selected lighting sections.

Als Leuchtmittel 22 sind Leuchtdioden eingesetzt, welche Licht unterschiedlicher Farben 201, 202, 203 erzeugen können. Die einzelnen Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, ..., 21.n sind mit der Steuerung 9 der Klebebindeanlage verbunden und von dieser unabhängig voneinander ansteuerbar, so dass unterschiedliche Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, ..., 21.n in unterschiedlichen Farben 201, 202, 203 und mit unterschiedlichen Intensitäten 201, 211 leuchten können.As light-emitting means 22, light-emitting diodes are used which can generate light of different colors 201, 202, 203. The individual lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n are connected to the controller 9 of the perfect binding system and can be controlled independently of each other, so that different lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n in different colors 201, 202, 203 and different intensities 201, 211 can shine.

Die Wahl der aktivierten Leuchtfarbe 201, 202, 203 und deren Intensität 201, 211 entsprechend Fig. 3 wird durch die Steuerung 9 anhand des erwarteten Zustandes des sich in demjenigen dem jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnitt 21.1, ..., 21.n zugeordneten Förderabschnitts befindlichen Produktes 5 gesteuert. Dazu nutzt die Steuerung 9 Informationen über die Transportgeschwindigkeiten der Transportsysteme 10, 12 sowie Sensorsignale, welche als Zeitpunkt und Ort des Auftretens eines ggf. unerwünschten Ereignisses oder Zustandes interpretiert werden.The choice of the activated luminous color 201, 202, 203 and their intensity 201, 211 accordingly Fig. 3 is controlled by the controller 9 on the basis of the expected state of the located in that the respective lighting section 21.1, ..., 21.n associated conveying section 5. For this purpose uses the Control 9 Information about the transport speeds of the transport systems 10, 12 as well as sensor signals, which are interpreted as the time and place of the occurrence of a possibly undesired event or condition.

Im einfachsten Fall werden diejenigen Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, ..., 21.n, deren zugeordnete Förderabschnitte in Betrieb sind, derart von der Steuerung 9 angesteuert, dass sie weiß mit vergleichsweise geringer Intensität leuchten, um die Produktionsbereitschaft zu signalisieren. Sobald beim Start einer Produktion der dem ersten Transportabschnitt vorgelagerte Anleger 3 eine unterste Drucklage 4 der Sammelkette 10 im Bereich des ersten Beleuchtungsabschnitt 21.1 zuführt, bewirkt die Steuerung 9 eine Beleuchtung dieses Abschnittes mit blauem Licht vergleichsweise geringer Intensität 203, während die übrigen Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.2, ..., 21.n noch weiß 201 leuchten. Sobald diese Drucklage 4 durch die Sammelkette 10 einen Abschnitt weiter gefördert ist, schaltet die Farbe dieses Beleuchtungsabschnittes 21.2 von ursprünglich weiß auf blau 203 um.In the simplest case, those lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n, whose associated conveyor sections are in operation, are controlled by the controller 9 in such a way that they light up in white with comparatively low intensity, in order to signal the production readiness. As soon as, at the start of a production, the feeder 3 located upstream of the first transport section feeds a lowermost printing layer 4 of the gathering chain 10 in the region of the first illumination section 21.1, the controller 9 effects illumination of this section with blue light of relatively low intensity 203, while the remaining illumination sections 21.2,. .., 21.n still white 201 shine. As soon as this pressure layer 4 is further conveyed through the gathering chain 10 a section, the color of this illumination section 21.2 switches from originally white to blue 203.

Hat der erste Anleger 3 währenddessen keine nachfolgende Drucklage 4 der Sammelkette 10 im ersten Beleuchtungsabschnitt 21.1 zugeführt, wechselt dieser erste Beleuchtungsabschnitt 21.1 wieder auf weißes Licht 201. Damit leuchten alle Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, 21.3, ..., 21.I der Zusammentragmaschine 1 weiß mit Ausnahme des zweiten Beleuchtungsabschnitts 21.2, welcher wie erläutert mit blauem Licht 203 beleuchtet ist. Auf diese Weise wandert die blaue Beleuchtung synchron mit der abgezogenen Lage 4 entlang des Förderpfades 100. Bei unterbrechungsfreier Produktion ergibt sich somit mit dem Durchlauf des ersten Produktes eine blaue Beleuchtung 203 aller Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, ..., 21.n.If the first feeder 3 has meanwhile supplied no subsequent pressure layer 4 of the gathering chain 10 in the first illumination section 21.1, this first illumination section 21.1 changes again to white light 201. Thus, all illumination sections 21.1, 21.3,..., 21.I of the collating machine 1 shine white Exception of the second illumination section 21.2, which is illuminated as explained with blue light 203. In this way, the blue illumination moves synchronously with the stripped layer 4 along the conveying path 100. With uninterrupted production, the blue light 203 of all the lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n thus results with the passage of the first product.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist ein solcher Beleuchtungswechsel bei Vorhandensein eines Produkts, wenn beim Einrichten der Maschine oder einer erforderlichen Fehleranalyse ein bestimmter Teilprozess durch das Personal zu beobachten ist und dazu ein einzelnes Produkt oder eine kurze Abfolge von Produkten durch das Personal angefordert wird. Diesem ist es dann einfach möglich, den Transport dieses Produktes durch die Maschine über eine räumlich weite Strecke zu verfolgen, um so nicht den zu beobachtenden Teilprozess zu verpassen.Such a change of lighting in the presence of a product is particularly advantageous when, during machine set-up or a required fault analysis, a specific sub-process can be observed by the personnel and a single product or a short sequence of products is requested by the personnel. This is then easily possible, the transport This product can be tracked through the machine over a spatially wide distance so as not to miss the sub-process to be observed.

Stellt die Steuerung 9 einen Fehler fest, welcher kein Ausschleusen des betroffenen Produktes aus dem weiteren Herstellungsprozess erfordert, weist die Steuerung 9 dem jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnitt 21.1, ..., 21.n gelbes Licht 202 zu. Ausschlaggebend ist dabei, wie bereits für den fehlerfreien Betrieb erläutert, die Anwesenheit eines fehlerhaften Produktes 4 innerhalb des jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnittes 21.1, ..., 21.n. Das gelbe Licht 202 wandert wiederum mit diesem fehlerhaften Produkt 4 entlang des weiteren Förderpfades 100. Das Bedienpersonal hat somit die Möglichkeit, ggf. die Produktion zu unterbrechen und gezielt nur das fehlerhafte Produkt zu entnehmen. Beispielhaft sei für einen solchen Fehler der Abzug einer falschen Lage 4 in einem der Anleger 3 genannt, hervorgerufen durch eine fehlerhafte Beschickung dessen Magazins.If the controller 9 detects a fault which does not require the removal of the affected product from the further manufacturing process, the controller 9 assigns yellow light 202 to the respective illumination section 21.1,..., 21.n. Decisive here is, as already explained for error-free operation, the presence of a defective product 4 within the respective lighting section 21.1, ..., 21.n. The yellow light 202 in turn travels with this faulty product 4 along the further conveying path 100. The operating personnel thus have the option of interrupting production if necessary and selectively removing only the faulty product. As an example, for such an error, the deduction of a wrong position 4 in one of the feeder 3 is called forth, caused by a faulty loading of its magazine.

Andere Fehler erfordern das Ausschleusen bzw. die manuelle Entnahme eines fehlerhaften Produktes. Dies kann bspw. der Fall sein, wenn innerhalb des Klebebinders 2 ein Buchblock 5 durch die Rückenfräse 6 innerhalb der Transportklammer 13 verschoben wird, so dass sich ein zu großer Aushang des Buchblocks 5 aus der Klammer 13 ergibt. Um Beschädigungen nachfolgender Bearbeitungsstationen 7, 8 zu vermeiden wird der Klebebinder bei Detektion eines solchen Fehlers durch die Steuerung 9 automatisch gestoppt. Da der Haltepunkt von vielen Parametern abhängig ist, kann er von dem Bedienpersonal nicht präzise vorhergesagt werden. Durch Wechsel des jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnitts 21.m, ..., 21.n, in welchem sich der verschobene Buchblock 5 befindet, zu rotem Licht hoher Intensität 211, wird die Aufmerksamkeit des Bedienpersonals derart auf diesen Abschnitt gezogen, dass eine zügige Entnahme und Fehlerbeseitigung möglich ist.Other errors require the removal or the manual removal of a defective product. This may, for example, be the case if, within the perfect binder 2, a book block 5 is displaced by the back milling machine 6 within the transport clamp 13, so that a too large posting of the book block 5 results from the clamp 13. In order to avoid damage to subsequent processing stations 7, 8, the perfect binder is automatically stopped upon detection of such a fault by the controller 9. Since the breakpoint depends on many parameters, it can not be accurately predicted by the operator. By changing the respective lighting section 21.m, ..., 21.n, in which the shifted book block 5 is located, to high-intensity red light 211, the attention of the operator is drawn to this section in such a manner that rapid removal and elimination of errors is possible.

Selbstverständlich können auch andere Farbcodierungen als die vorangehend beschriebene eingesetzt werden. Eine alternative Farbcodierung kann auch "Licht aus", das Ausschalten einer Beleuchtung als Farb- oder Intensitätsvariante beinhalten. Ebenso ist es möglich, insbesondere bei Maschinenstillstand diejenigen Beleuchtungsabschnitte 21.1, ..., 21.n, in welchen ein fehlerhaftes Produkt erwartet wird, mit einem Zeitverlauf der Beleuchtung wie bspw. Blinken oder periodisches An-und Abschwellen der Lichtintensität 201, 211 zusätzlich zu kennzeichnen, um die Aufmerksamkeit des Bedienpersonals noch gezielter auf diesen Förderabschnitt zu lenken.Of course, other color coding than those described above can be used. An alternative color coding can also include "light off", the switching off of a lighting as a color or intensity variant. Likewise, it is possible, especially in the case of machine standstill, for those lighting sections 21.1,..., 21.n, in which a faulty Product is expected to additionally mark with a time course of the lighting such as flashing or periodic increase and decrease of the light intensity 201, 211 in order to draw the attention of the operator even more targeted to this conveyor section.

Für die Erfindung ist es unerheblich, ob die Anwesenheit eines bestimmten Produktes 4, 5 in dem jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnitt 21.1, ..., 21.n unmittelbar durch eine geeignete Sensorik wie bspw. eine Kamera erfasst wird, oder ob die Anwesenheit aufgrund einer geeigneten Modellbildung der Klebebindeanlage erwartet ist. Ein solches Modell kann bspw. eine Schieberegister der Steuerung 9 sein, welches mit dem relevanten Transportsystem 10, 12 synchronisiert ist.For the invention it is irrelevant whether the presence of a specific product 4, 5 in the respective illumination section 21.1, ..., 21.n is detected directly by a suitable sensor system such as a camera, or whether the presence due to a suitable modeling the perfect binder is expected. Such a model can be, for example, a shift register of the controller 9, which is synchronized with the relevant transport system 10, 12.

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Vorrichtung zur Weiterverarbeitung von Druckprodukten (4) wenigstens mit • einer Transporteinrichtung (10,12) zum Transportieren von Druckprodukten (4) entlang eines Förderpfades (100) mit in Förderrichtung (101) hintereinander angeordneten Transportmitteln (11, 13) zur Aufnahme jeweils eines zu bearbeitenden Druckproduktes (4) oder jeweils einer Kollektion (5) gemeinsam zu bearbeitender Druckprodukte (4), • mehreren entlang des Förderpfades (100) angeordneten Bearbeitungseinrichtungen (3, 6, 7, 8) zum Verändern der transportierten Druckprodukte (4) und/oder Kollektionen (5), • einer Steuerung (9), mit der die Transporteinrichtung (10, 12) und wenigstens eine der Bearbeitungseinrichtungen (3, 6, 7, 8) zum Austausch von Signalen in verbunden sind und • einer sich entlang des Förderpfades (100) erstreckende Beleuchtungseinrichtung (20), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Beleuchtungseinrichtung (20) in Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) unterteilt ist, wobei jeder dieser Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) ein oder mehrere Leuchtmittel (22) umfasst und jeder dieser Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) derart mit der Steuerung (9) der Vorrichtung verbunden ist, dass die einzelnen Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) von dieser Steuerung (9) separat angesteuert werden können. Device for the further processing of printed products (4) at least with A transport device (10, 12) for transporting printed products (4) along a conveying path (100) with conveying means (11, 13) arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction (101) for receiving in each case one printed product (4) or one collection ( 5) jointly to be processed printing products (4), A plurality of processing devices (3, 6, 7, 8) arranged along the conveying path (100) for changing the transported printed products (4) and / or collections (5), A controller (9) to which the transport device (10, 12) and at least one of the processing devices (3, 6, 7, 8) for the exchange of signals are connected in and; A lighting device (20) extending along the conveying path (100), characterized in that the illumination device (20) is subdivided into illumination sections (21.1, ..., 21.n), each of these illumination sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) comprising one or more light sources (22) and each of these lighting sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) is connected to the controller (9) of the device such that the individual lighting sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) can be controlled separately by this control (9) , Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) ausgebildet sind, abhängig von ihrer Ansteuerung Licht unterschiedlicher Farbe (201, 202, 203) und/oder Intensität (201, 211) auszusenden.Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the illumination sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) are designed to emit light of different colors (201, 202, 203) and / or intensity (201, 211) depending on their activation. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Leuchtmittel (22) der Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) jeweils wenigstens eine Leuchtdiode umfassen.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting means (22) of the lighting sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) each comprise at least one light-emitting diode. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die die Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) ansteuernde Steuerung (9) mit Sensoren der Vorrichtung zum Erhalt von Zustandsinformationen über die Vorrichtung (1, 2) und/oder über die Druckprodukte (4) verbunden ist.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the controls (9) driving the lighting sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) are provided with sensors of the device for obtaining status information about the device (1, 2) and / or the printed products (4) is connected. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine Anordnung der Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n), in der die Leuchtmittel (22) den jeweils zugehörigen Abschnitt des Förderpfades (100) und/oder das jeweils zugeordnete Produkt (4, 5) beleuchten.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an arrangement of the lighting sections (21.1, ..., 21.n), in which the lighting means (22) the respectively associated portion of the conveying path (100) and / or the respective associated product (4 , 5) illuminate. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine im regulären Betrieb der Vorrichtung von außen sichtbare Anordnung der Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n).Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an arrangement of the illumination sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) which can be seen from outside in the regular operation of the device. Verfahren zur Weiterverarbeitung einer Folge von Druckprodukten (4), wobei die Druckprodukte (4) von einer Transporteinrichtung (10, 12) einzeln oder als Kollektion (5) zur gemeinsamen Bearbeitung an Bearbeitungseinrichtungen (3, 6, 7, 8) zur Veränderung der Druckprodukte (4) und/oder Kollektionen (5) entlang gefördert werden, wobei die einzelnen Druckprodukte (4) und/oder Kollektionen (5) entlang ihres Förderpfades (100) zueinander beabstandet sind,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Förderpfad (100) abschnittweise beleuchtet ist, wobei die Beleuchtung jeweils von dem sich in dem jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) befindlichen Druckprodukt (4) oder der sich in dem jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) befindlichen Kollektion (5) abhängig ist. A method for further processing a sequence of printed products (4), wherein the printed products (4) from a transport device (10, 12) individually or as a collection (5) for common processing on processing facilities (3, 6, 7, 8) for changing the printed products (4) and / or collections (5) are conveyed along, wherein the individual printed products (4) and / or collections (5) along their conveying path (100) are spaced from each other,
characterized in that the conveying path (100) is illuminated in sections, wherein the illumination in each case of the in the respective illumination section (21.1, ..., 21.n) located printed product (4) or in the respective illumination section (21.1, ..., 21.n) located collection (5) is dependent. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerung (9) der Vorrichtung über Informationen verfügt, welche von der Steuerung (9) als Anwesenheit eines Produktes (4, 5) in einem bestimmten Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) interpretiert werden, und die Steuerung (9) die Leuchtmittel (22) dieses Beleuchtungsabschnittes (21.1, ..., 21.n) entsprechend dieser Interpretation ansteuert.A method according to claim 7, characterized in that the controller (9) of the device has information provided by the controller (9) as the presence of a product (4, 5) in a particular lighting section (21.1, ..., 21.n ), and the controller (9) controls the lighting means (22) of this lighting section (21.1, ..., 21.n) according to this interpretation. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerung (9) der Vorrichtung über Informationen verfügt, welche von der Steuerung (9) als ein Merkmal eines als in einem bestimmten Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) anwesenden Produktes (4, 5) interpretiert werden, und die Steuerung (9) die Leuchtmittel (22) dieses Beleuchtungsabschnittes (21.1, ..., 21.n) entsprechend dieser Interpretation ansteuert.A method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the controller (9) of the device has information provided by the controller (9) as a feature of one present in a particular lighting section (21.1, ..., 21.n) Product (4, 5) are interpreted, and the controller (9) controls the lighting means (22) of this lighting section (21.1, ..., 21.n) according to this interpretation. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerung (9) entsprechend ihrer Interpretation jeweils die Lichtfarbe (201, 202, 203) der Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) steuert.Method according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the controller (9) according to their interpretation in each case the light color (201, 202, 203) of the illumination sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) controls. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerung (9) entsprechend ihrer Interpretation jeweils die Lichtintensität (201, 211) der Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) steuert.Method according to one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the controller (9) according to their interpretation in each case the light intensity (201, 211) of the illumination sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) controls. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerung (9) den jeweiligen Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) • entsprechend einer ersten Lichtfarbe (201, 211) ansteuert, solange die Steuerung (9) diesem Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) den Zustand "kein Produkt vorhanden" zuweist, • entsprechend einer zweiten Lichtfarbe (202) ansteuert, solange die Steuerung (9) diesem Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) den Zustand "ordnungsgemäßes Produkt vorhanden" zuweist und • entsprechend einer dritten Lichtfarbe (203) ansteuert, solange die Steuerung (9) diesem Beleuchtungsabschnitt (21.1, ..., 21.n) den Zustand "fehlerhaftes Produkt" zuweist. Method according to one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that the controller (9) the respective illumination section (21.1, ..., 21.n) • controls according to a first light color (201, 211), as long as the controller (9) assigns the condition "no product present" to this lighting section (21.1, ..., 21.n), • according to a second light color (202) controls, as long as the controller (9) this lighting section (21.1, ..., 21.n) the state "proper product available" assigns and • controls in accordance with a third light color (203), as long as the controller (9) assigns the status "faulty product" to this lighting section (21.1, ..., 21.n). Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die räumlich von dem Transportpfad (100) getrennten Beleuchtungsabschnitte (21.1, ..., 21.n) jeweils einen entsprechenden Abschnitt des Transportpfades (100) repräsentieren.Method according to one of claims 7 to 12, characterized in that the spatially separated from the transport path (100) lighting sections (21.1, ..., 21.n) each represent a corresponding portion of the transport path (100).
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