EP3337660B1 - Unité d'impression et procédé servant à disposer au moins une caisse aspirante dans une unité d'impression - Google Patents

Unité d'impression et procédé servant à disposer au moins une caisse aspirante dans une unité d'impression Download PDF

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EP3337660B1
EP3337660B1 EP16754230.7A EP16754230A EP3337660B1 EP 3337660 B1 EP3337660 B1 EP 3337660B1 EP 16754230 A EP16754230 A EP 16754230A EP 3337660 B1 EP3337660 B1 EP 3337660B1
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Karl Schäfer
Wolfgang Reder
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/145—Arrangement thereof
    • B41J2/155—Arrangement thereof for line printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16585—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J25/304—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/377—Cooling or ventilating arrangements

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  • the invention relates to a printing unit and a method for arranging at least one suction box in a printing unit.
  • Non-impact printing processes are understood to mean printing processes which do not require a fixed, that is physically immutable, printing form. Such printing methods can produce different print images in each printing process. Examples of non-impact printing processes are ionographic processes, magnetographic processes, thermographic processes, electrophotography, laser printing and in particular inkjet printing processes or ink-jet printing processes. Such printing methods usually have at least one image-forming device, for example at least one print head.
  • such a printhead is designed, for example, as an inkjet printhead and has at least one and preferably several nozzles, by means of which specifically at least one printing fluid, for example in the form of ink drops, can be transferred to a printing material.
  • the printing material should have as constant a distance as possible from the image-producing device, on the one hand in order to be able to coordinate the image formation in time and, on the other hand, to avoid damage to the image-forming device.
  • a printing unit in which suction boxes are arranged, each extending over an entire working width of the printing unit.
  • Each suction box has an air blowing outward blower.
  • a pressure unit is arranged with suction boxes, in each of which spacers are arranged in order to reduce a flow cross-section and to increase a flow rate, so that condensed solvent does not accumulate in vertically extending sections and drips back downwards.
  • a printing unit which has a plurality of suction boxes, which extend over a total working width of the printing unit.
  • JP 2013-113 954 A a printing unit which has a suction box with internal separating devices which ultimately open into a single outlet of the suction box.
  • a printing unit which has a plurality of arranged in a transport direction successively printheads, wherein several in the Transport direction arranged one behind the other, are arranged between side walls of a frame extending trusses.
  • a printing unit which comprises a frame and a pivotable frame to which printheads are attached via adjusting devices and which has an alignment device for printheads, wherein an operating element can optionally be used for, with respect to a transport direction in front of this control element or after this control element arranged Affecting alignment units.
  • the printheads are arranged on a plurality of traverses arranged one behind the other.
  • a printing unit which comprises a frame with two side walls, between which a transport path of printing material extends at least partially and which has at least two trusses, each extending from one to the other side wall.
  • JP 2010-5 850 A a printing unit which has a cleaning and covering device for print heads, wherein this device can be arranged temporarily in the transport direction between print heads.
  • the DE 10 2010 060 406 A1 shows a printing unit with support bodies on which printheads are arranged and which can be placed vertically upwards relative to a frame of the printing unit.
  • a printing unit in which print heads are arranged on trusses and are movable together with them vertically and / or in a transverse direction in order to bring them into contact with closure devices.
  • EP 1 787 816 A2 is a printing unit known which has two suction boxes and. A first is disposed along a transport path between printheads and also serves to convey air under a subsequent printhead. A second is for the removal of air after a last printhead.
  • EP 2 357 083 A1 is a printing unit with suction boxes known.
  • a printing unit that has devices for cleaning printheads. These are arranged opposite the printheads and have suction devices whose openings are matched in size to the printheads and facing upwards. Side shields provide ensure that even air and ink mist can be sucked off when a substrate between the printheads and the suction devices is arranged.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a printing unit and a method for arranging at least one suction box in a printing unit.
  • a printing press has at least one printing unit.
  • the printing unit has at least one intended for a transport of particular web-shaped substrate transport path through which at least one transport direction is fixed.
  • the printing unit preferably has at least one print head.
  • a print head is preferably understood to mean an image-forming device for a non-impact printing process, that is to say a printing process without a solid printing plate.
  • the printing unit preferably has at least two, and more preferably even more, printing heads, in particular ink-jet printheads, arranged successively in relation to the transport direction determined by the transport path provided for transporting, in particular, web-shaped printing material.
  • This preferably has Printing unit on at least one protective cover, which is designed to be movable between at least one respective covering position and at least one respective access position.
  • the at least one protective cover preferably has at least one tread surface which is designed, in particular, to be entered by at least one operator and / or is movable together with the at least one protective cover.
  • the at least one tread surface of the at least one protective cover is preferably arranged at least partially in the vertical direction over at least one protective cover over at least one of the print heads of the printing unit and more preferably on a side of the at least one protective cover facing away from the at least one print head.
  • the transport direction is preferably in each case that direction which runs tangentially to a section and / or point of the intended transport path which are closest to a respective reference point.
  • This respective reference point is preferably at the point and / or on the component which is related to the transport direction.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least three tread surfaces formed by at least one operator and / or movable together with the at least one protective cover, each of which is movable at least between a respective tread position and a respective access position are.
  • the at least one and more preferably each of the at least three treads in their respective tread position is arranged at least partially in the vertical direction over at least one of the print heads of the printing unit and more preferably on a side of the at least one protective cover facing away from the at least one print head.
  • the at least one and more preferably each of the at least three tread surfaces has a width which corresponds to at least 60% of a working width of the printing unit and / or which is at least 40 cm.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the transport path provided in a direction with at least one vertically upwardly facing component is arranged opposite a sequence of functional units extending in the transport direction.
  • the transport path provided in a direction with at least one vertically upwardly facing component is arranged opposite a sequence of functional units extending in the transport direction.
  • at least one first gas supply opening and then at least one first Gasabsaugö réelle and then at least one flow shield and then at least a second gas supply opening and then at least one of Druckkopfaus fundamentallessness interspersed second within this sequence of functional units in the transport direction Section of the shielding and then at least a second Gasabsaugö réelle is arranged.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least one suction box.
  • the at least one suction box preferably has at least one inlet opening which at least partially faces the transport path provided for the printing material.
  • the at least one suction box preferably has at least one and more preferably exactly one outlet opening, which is connected in particular to a respective connection opening of a suction line by a sealing connection sealed off by means of a sealing element designed in particular as a sealing ring, which is in turn preferably connected to a suction device.
  • the at least one suction box in particular while retaining the installation position of the suction line and / or in a removal direction in particular destructive from the suction line and / or removed from the pressure unit.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least two and more preferably at least three suction boxes, which have respective inlet openings, at least partially on the for To provide printing substrate provided transport route.
  • the at least two and more preferably at least three suction boxes, in particular with their respective outlet openings are each connected to flow connections with the same common suction line.
  • the inlet openings of the at least two and more preferably at least three suction boxes extend together over an inlet length in a transverse direction which corresponds to at least 80% of the working width of the printing unit.
  • the inlet opening preferably extends in a transverse direction.
  • the transverse direction is preferably orthogonal to each transport direction determined by the transport path provided for the printing substrate and oriented horizontally.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least two and more preferably at least three suction boxes each individually and independently of other of these at least two and more preferably at least three suction boxes, which are arranged in the transverse direction next to each of the at least two suction boxes , can be removed from the common suction line and / or from the printing unit.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that several rows of suction boxes are arranged behind one another in the transport direction, each having at least two suction boxes, which are arranged side by side in the transverse direction.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least one frame with at least two side walls.
  • the transport path provided for the transport of in particular web-shaped printing material runs at least partially between these side walls.
  • the printing unit has at least one cross member, which extends at least in the transverse direction between the side walls and which is further preferably connected to both of the two side walls of the frame, in particular rigidly connected is.
  • the printing unit has at least two, more preferably at least three, even more preferably at least four, even more preferably at least five, even more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least thirteen traverses, each at least extending in the transverse direction between the side walls and further preferably each connected to both of the two side walls of the frame, in particular rigidly connected.
  • the printing unit has at least one preferably by means of at least one Abstellantriebs linear and at least relative to the frame in at least one Abstellraum movable support body which extends at least in the transverse direction between the side walls and in particular from one side wall to another side wall.
  • the storage direction preferably has at least one vertically upwardly facing component.
  • At least one print head is arranged on the at least one support body and can be moved together with the at least one support body.
  • at least two pressure heads are preferably arranged on the at least one support body, and more preferably together with the respective at least one support body.
  • At least one first contact point arranged on the at least one support body and at least one second contact point arranged on the at least one crosspiece preferably form at least one first contact point pair which opposes one another in the depositing direction and is in contact with one another and / or can be brought.
  • At least one third contact point arranged on the at least one support body and at least one fourth contact point arranged on the at least one crossbar and, for example, on another at least two crossbars form at least a second contact point pair at least temporarily, at least also in a direction orthogonal to the stop direction is opposite to the transverse direction orthogonal support direction and is in contact with each other and / or can be brought.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least two of the spaced apart in the transport direction trusses, each extending from one of the side walls to another of the side walls, each of the at least two trusses at least a first cross member and at least one spaced second cross member, which together at least one Interior of the respective traverse at least partially limit in and against the transport direction.
  • At least one component of a gas transport device and / or at least one additional device for supplying at least one print head with energy and / or supplies and / or pressure fluid and / or data and / or at least one gas and / or at least one inner one is preferred Additional device arranged for cleaning and / or maintenance and / or covering at least one printhead.
  • the at least one suction box is a component of the gas transport device.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least three spaced apart in the transport direction trusses, each extending at least in a transverse direction between the side walls, wherein the printing unit at least three or more preferably even more with respect to the transport direction
  • At least one particular of each printhead different first auxiliary device is arranged on each of the at least three trusses, which is associated with at least one arranged in the transport direction in front of each of the at least three trusses front printhead and / or preferably at each of the at least three trusses at least one particular of each printhead different second auxiliary device is arranged, which angeor at least one in the transport direction behind this respective the at least three trusses Dneten rear printhead is assigned.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least one printing unit has at least two image-forming devices designed in particular as printing heads.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least one printing unit has at least one ink jet print head and more preferably at least two ink jet print heads.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least one printing unit has at least two inkjet printheads, are defined by the respective application sites for printing fluid and that is determined by at least two fixed vanes of the at least one printing unit provided for a substrate transport path through the printing unit and in that a printing section of the transport path provided for the printing material begins at a first application point of the printing unit along this provided transport path and ends at a last application point of the printing unit along this provided transport path.
  • the intended transport path with defining guide elements are arranged one behind the other.
  • the printing unit is characterized in that along the printing section of this proposed transport path at least two, preferably at least five, more preferably at least eight, even more preferably at least ten, even more preferably at least fourteen and even more preferably at least twenty eight fixed, with the intended transport defining guide elements are arranged one behind the other.
  • a fixed guide element is to be understood in particular as meaning a guide element which is arranged immovably and / or stationary in a printing operation and / or which is neither rotatable by its own drive nor by contact with printing material and / or with respect to rotational movements and / or Rotational movements and / or Pivoting movements to the transport direction of the transport path provided for printing orthogonal axes is provided at most pivotal movements together with other vanes to at least one common pivot axis.
  • the at least one printing aggregate is preferably characterized in that preferably the at least two and more preferably the at least five, in particular fixed, guide elements are rotationally or pivotally movable about axes other than at least one common pivot axis.
  • the fixed guide elements are in particular mutually fixed guide elements.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that these at least two and preferably at least five provided transport path in the region of the printing section with defining guide elements about at least one common pivot axis are pivotally mounted, in particular around these at least two and preferably at least five vanes between to move a respective working position and a respective maintenance position.
  • these at least two and preferably at least five of these provided transport path in the region of the printing section with defining guide elements by means of at least one pivot drive and / or in at least one common movement and / or arranged relative to the at least two printheads about the at least one common pivot axis pivotally.
  • the printing aggregate is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that these at least two and more preferably at least five guide elements are arranged pivotally about the at least one common pivot axis, at least 10 °, more preferably at least 20 ° and even more preferably at least 30 °.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that a main conveying direction determined by a straight-line connection between a first conveying element provided on the printing section of the transport path provided for the printing substrate and a main conveying direction fixed to the printing section of the transport path provided for the printing substrate is oriented orthogonal to the transverse direction and the main conveying direction is at guide elements arranged in its maintenance position an angle of at most 30 °, more preferably at most 20 ° and even more preferably at most 10 ° to a vertical direction is arranged.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that provided for printing material along the printing section is curved exclusively in one direction, in particular down and / or convex relative to the printed in the at least one printing unit side of the printing substrate.
  • a downward curvature is not inconsistent with an upwardly extending transport path, but means, for example, a continuous or gradually flattening in the course of the transport path increase.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the transport path provided for the printing material is limited along the printing section exclusively on exactly one side of components of the printing unit and / or contacted and / or tangent thereto.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least two print heads each have a plurality of nozzles and that more preferably each print head at least one nozzle has a target area, at least and more preferably exactly one of at least two and more preferably at least five preferably fixed guide elements cuts.
  • this applies preferably in particular in each case in its printing position arranged respective print head and in each case in its working position arranged respective guide element.
  • This preferably applies alternatively or additionally for several or more preferably all nozzles of the respective print head.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that at least two of these provided transport path in the region of the printing section with defining guide elements at three spaced apart in the transverse direction, preferably formed as support areas bodies with a total of at least two lateral support elements and at least one inner support member is in contact and thereby fixed in its position.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by several or even more preferably all of the at least two and preferably at least five provided transport path in the region of the printing section with defining guide elements at three spaced apart in the transverse direction, preferably designed as bearing areas with points a total of at least two lateral support elements and at least one inner support element are in contact and thereby fixed in their position, wherein preferably the plurality or more preferably all the guide elements are each in contact with the same lateral and / or inner support elements.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that at least one inner support element is in contact with the at least one guide element, whose position relative to the transverse direction is at least one nozzle of at least one print head of the printing unit matches.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least one in particular stationary frame or machine frame.
  • the printing unit has the at least one first, provided by at least two guide elements for substrates web and at least one movable relative to the frame, in particular pivotable support member and along this first provided transport path at least a first Bahnfixier adopted for fixing a first portion of a Substrate web disposed relative to the first web fixing and / or relative to the frame.
  • a fixation is to be understood in particular not merely a support against gravity, but a relative immobility, in particular with respect to any movement in any direction.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that along this first provided transport path and in particular after the at least one first Bahnfixier worn at least one connected to the at least one movable relative to the frame support member and at least together with this at least one movable relative to the frame Supporting element is also arranged relative to the frame movable second web fixing device for fixing a second portion of a printing substrate relative to the second web fixing device and / or relative to the at least one movable support member.
  • the at least one first web fixing device is arranged on the frame.
  • a common movement of two objects is to be understood in particular as meaning a movement in which the centers of gravity of these objects move relative to another object, for example the one to the frame, but in which a distance between these pivot points remains the same.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least two provided for printing material transport path with guiding elements together with the at least one support member relative to the frame movable, in particular pivotally mounted, preferably on this at least one support element.
  • the at least two guide elements are relative to the at least one support element fixed guide elements.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least one support element is pivotally arranged together with the at least one second Brufixier worn and / or together with the at least two vanes about the at least one common pivot axis, in particular by means of at least one common pivot drive and / or in a joint movement.
  • the at least one second web fixing device is arranged to be movable independently of the at least one first web fixing device.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the second web fixing device is movable in particular together with the at least two guide elements relative to the first web fixing device and that a distance between the at least one second web fixing device and the at least one first web fixing device is variable.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least one first web fixing device is arranged on the frame of the printing unit.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that an optionally existing maximum displacement of the at least one first Brufixier worn is smaller than one-tenth of a maximum displacement of the at least one second Brufixier observed.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least one second web fixing device can be arranged, in particular together with the part of the second section of the at least one printing material web fixed thereto, at different distances from the at least one image-forming device preferably designed as a print head.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit has at least two image-forming devices, are defined by the respective application sites for pressurized fluid and that a printing section of the first intended for printing material transport path on a transport path along this first application point of the printing unit starts and ends along a transport route along this last order point of the printing unit and that along this provided transport path the at least two provided transport path with defining guide elements along the printing section of this first provided transport path arranged one behind the other.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by at least one separating device and / or at least one connecting device being arranged along the intended transport path between the at least one first web fixing device and the at least one second web fixing device.
  • the printing unit is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the first section of the printing substrate and the second section of the printing material at least before a possible separation of a same substrate web belong.
  • the invention is preferably applicable to various non-impact printing processes, in particular for ionographic processes, magnetographic processes, thermographic processes, electrophotography, laser printing and in particular inkjet printing processes or inkjet printing processes.
  • inks set out embodiments and variants - as far as no apparent contradiction - apply to any kind of flowable printing fluids, especially on colored or colorless paints, and on relief-forming materials such as pastes and by - only imaginary or actual - replacement of the term "ink” by the generalized term “printing fluid” or a special term "paint", "higher viscosity ink”, “low viscosity ink” or "ink” or “paste” or "pasty material” transfer.
  • ink and printing inks are preferably solutions or dispersions of at least one colorant in at least one solvent.
  • suitable solvents include, for example, water and / or organic solvents.
  • the pressure fluid may be formed as under UV light crosslinking pressure fluid.
  • Inks are relatively low viscosity printing fluids and inks are relatively high viscosity printing fluids. Inks preferably have no binder or relatively little binder, while printing inks preferably contain a relatively large amount of binder and more preferably further auxiliaries. Colorants may be pigments and / or dyes, pigments being insoluble in the application medium, while dyes are soluble in the application medium.
  • the term "printing ink” or “printing fluid” in the sense of a liquid or at least free-flowing dyeing fluid to be printed in the printing machine should be understood in the preceding and following - if not explicitly distinguished and named accordingly - which is not limited to the colloquial rather with the term “ink” in connection brought higher viscous coloring for use in rotary printing machines, but in addition to these higher viscosity dyeing fluids in particular low viscous coloring fluids such as "inks”, especially inkjet inks, but also powdered dyeing fluids such.
  • As toner includes. So are in the Previous and hereinafter especially colorless paints meant when talking of printing fluids and / or inks and / or printing inks.
  • means for a pretreatment (so-called precoating) of the printing substrate 02 are preferably meant, if mention is made of printing fluids and / or inks and / or printing inks.
  • precoating means for a pretreatment of the printing substrate 02 are preferably meant, if mention is made of printing fluids and / or inks and / or printing inks.
  • coating agent is to be understood as synonymous.
  • a printing press 01 at least one printing fluid is to be understood here as applying or applying a printing material 02 to a printing machine.
  • a printing press 01 preferably has at least one printing material source 100, preferably at least one first printing aggregate 200, preferably at least one first drying assisting agent, ie. H. first drying aid 301, z. B. a first dryer 301, and preferably at least one post-processing device.
  • the printing machine 01 optionally has, for example, at least one second printing unit and, for example, at least one second drying-promoting agent, d. H. Drying aid, z. B. on a second dryer.
  • the printing machine 01 is preferably designed as an inkjet printing machine 01.
  • the printing press 01 is designed as a roll printing machine 01, more preferably as a roll ink jet printing machine 01.
  • the printing machine 01 can be used as a printing press operating entirely by ink printing or ink jet printing processes - in total or possibly alongside other non-impact printing methods and / or printing form-based methods 01, in particular as an inkjet printing machine 01.
  • the at least one first printing aggregate 200 is preferably designed as at least one first inkjet printing aggregate 200.
  • the printing unit 200 is preferably a printing unit 200 for processing web-shaped printing stock 02.
  • the printing material source 100 is designed as a roll-off device 100.
  • at least one printing material 02 is preferably aligned, preferably at least with respect to one edge This printing 02.
  • a roller printing machine 01 at least one web-shaped substrate 02, so a printing substrate 02, preferably a paper web 02 unwound from a Beyakstoffrolle 101 and preferably aligned with respect to their edges in an axial direction A.
  • the axial direction A is preferably a direction A which extends parallel to a rotational axis of a printing material roll 101 in a transverse direction A.
  • the transverse direction A is preferably a horizontally extending direction A.
  • the transverse direction A is oriented orthogonal to a transport direction of a particular web-shaped substrate 02 provided for transport direction and / or orthogonal to a designated transport path of the printing substrate 02 by the at least one first printing unit 200.
  • the transport path provided for transporting the at least one printing material 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 preferably follows at least one printing material source 100 through the at least one first printing unit 200, where the printing substrate 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 are preferably unilaterally by means of at least one printing ink a printed image is provided.
  • the transport direction is preferably in each case that direction which runs tangentially to a section and / or point of the intended transport path which are closest to a respective reference point.
  • This respective reference point is preferably at the point and / or on the component which is related to the transport direction.
  • the invention will be described below with reference to an inkjet printing machine 01.
  • the invention can also be used for other non-impact printing processes or completely different printing processes such as, for example, a rotary printing, offset printing, planographic printing, high-pressure, screen printing or intaglio printing, provided that this results in no contradictions.
  • the invention will be described in connection with a web-shaped substrate 02, that is to say a substrate web 02.
  • corresponding features are preferred as well on printing presses 01 for sheet-shaped substrate 02 applicable, provided that there are no contradictions.
  • the Rollenabspulvorraum 100 at least one Beyakstoffrolle 101 is rotatably arranged.
  • the Rollenabspulvorraum 100 is designed to accommodate a Beyakstoffrolle 101 suitably, thus has only one storage position for a Beyakstoffrolle 101.
  • the Rollenabspulvortechnisch 100 is formed as a roll changer 100 and has storage positions for at least two Betikstofrollollen 101.
  • the reel changer 100 is designed such that it enables a flying reel change, that is to connect a first printing material web 02 of a currently processed printing material roll 101 to a second printing material web 02 of a subsequently processed printing material reel 101, while both the currently processed printing material reel 101, as well as the rotate below to be processed bedroll 101.
  • the Rollenabspulvorides 100 along the intended transport path of the printing substrate 02 after a roll holding device preferably on a dancer lever deflectable dancer roller and / or a first Brukantenausrichter and / or, formed by a tension roller and a Switzerlandspresseur intake nip and as a first measuring roller, in particular Einzugsmesswalze trained first measuring device having infeed mechanism.
  • This tension roller preferably has its own drive motor designed as a traction drive motor, which is preferably connected to a machine control.
  • a web tension is adjustable and durable within limits and / or the web tension is preferably kept within limits.
  • the Rollenabspulvorides to an adhesive and cutting device by means of a role change flying, ie vonstatten since 02 can take place without stopping the printing material web.
  • the web feed-in is preferably arranged.
  • the tension roller with which preferably the Switzerlandpresseur is arranged forming the feed nip together.
  • the draw-in gap serves to regulate a web tension and / or a transport of the printing material 02.
  • a printing unit 200 is understood to mean a device by means of which a web-shaped or sheet-shaped printing material 02 is or can be provided with at least one pressure fluid at least on one of its sides.
  • the at least one first printing unit 200 of the printing press 01 preferably has at least one printing location 201.
  • a pressure point 201 is to be understood as meaning a preferably complete area in which contact between a respective same pressure fluid and a printing material 02 is produced or can be produced.
  • the term pressure point 201 should also be used when the printing fluid without pressure between substrate 02 on the one hand and a component transmitting the pressure fluid on the other hand is applied to the substrate 02, for example by impinging free moving pressure fluid on the substrate 02, for example, flying drops of the pressurized fluid.
  • a printing location 201 comprises all areas which are provided for impinging a specific, in particular this printing location 201 associated printing fluid to the substrate 02.
  • a printing location 201 comprises all areas which are provided for impinging a black ink onto a first side of the printing substrate 02.
  • the at least one first printing unit 200 preferably has a plurality of pressure points 201, to each of which a respective pressure fluid is assigned, for example at least four pressure points 201, preferably at least five pressure points 201, more preferably at least six pressure points 201 and even more preferably at least seven pressure points 201.
  • a working width of the printing machine 01 and / or the at least one printing unit 200 is a dimension that extends preferably orthogonal to the intended transport path of the printing substrate 02 through the at least one first printing unit 200, more preferably in the transverse direction A.
  • the transverse direction A is preferably a horizontal direction A.
  • the transverse direction A is orthogonal to the provided transport direction of the printing substrate 02 and / or orthogonal to the intended transport path of the printing substrate 02 by the at least one printing unit 200 oriented.
  • the working width of the printing press 01 preferably corresponds to a maximum width that a printing material 02 may have in order to be processed with the printing press 01, that is to say a maximum print substrate width that can be processed by the printing press 01.
  • the working width of the printing press 01 preferably corresponds to the working width of the at least one first printing aggregate 200.
  • the working width of the printing aggregate 200 preferably corresponds to the maximum width which a printing substrate 02 may have in order to be processed with the printing aggregate 200, ie a maximum with the printing unit 200 processable substrate width.
  • Each printing point 201 preferably has at least one application point 211.
  • Each application point 211 is preferably associated with at least one image-forming device 221, in particular at least one print head 221 and more preferably at least one print head row 222.
  • Each application point 211 preferably extends in the transverse direction A, more preferably over the entire working width of the printing machine 01.
  • the at least one image-generating device 221 is preferably designed as at least one print head 221, in particular ink-jet print head 221.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 preferably has at least two printing heads 221.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is characterized in that the at least two print heads 221 are designed as printheads 221 designed for a non-impact printing method, and more preferably in that the at least two printheads 221 are designed as inkjet printheads 221.
  • Image-forming devices 221 like
  • print heads 221 usually have a limited dimension, in particular in the transverse direction A. This results in a limited area of the printing substrate 02, to which printing fluid can be applied by a respective print head 221. Therefore, a plurality of image-forming devices 221 or printheads 221 are usually arranged one behind the other in the transverse direction A. Such with respect to the transverse direction A successively arranged printheads 221 are referred to as Druckkopf Herbert 222.
  • broken printhead rows 222 and continuous printhead rows 222 will be described. In the special case of extending over the entire working width printhead 221 this should also apply as a print head row 222, in particular as a continuous print head row 222th
  • Such individual printheads 221 are not provided with nozzles up to an edge of their housing.
  • at least two and more preferably exactly two print head rows 222 extending in the transverse direction A are preferably arranged offset to one another along the transport path provided for the printing stock 02.
  • two such particular interrupted print head rows 222 together form a double row 223 of printheads 221.
  • By appropriate staggered arrangement of the printheads 221 of the two interrupted printhead rows 222 is preferably the entire working width of the printing press 01 and / or at least reach a first printing unit 200 of nozzles of the printheads.
  • each double row 223 of printheads 221 is preferably a printing fluid, in particular an ink assigned to a particular color and / or assigned, for example, each one of the colors black, cyan, yellow and Magenta or a paint, such as a clearcoat, or a means or mixture for a pre-treatment (precoating) of the substrate 02 or a special color.
  • a printing fluid in particular an ink assigned to a particular color and / or assigned, for example, each one of the colors black, cyan, yellow and Magenta or a paint, such as a clearcoat, or a means or mixture for a pre-treatment (precoating) of the substrate 02 or a special color.
  • Each nozzle is preferably associated with a clearly defined target area in the direction A of the width of the printing material web 02 and preferably in relation to the transverse direction A.
  • Each target area of a nozzle is preferably uniquely determined at least in the printing operation.
  • a target area of a nozzle is that, in particular, substantially rectilinear space area which extends in a direction of ejection of this nozzle from this nozzle.
  • An impact area is preferably an area which is provided for a contact of printing fluid with the printing substrate 02, in particular for drops of printing fluid with the printing substrate 02.
  • Each nozzle of each printing head 221 is preferably assigned an impact area, in particular in a direct ink jet printing process.
  • An impact area of a print head 221 is preferably a sum of all impact areas of nozzles of this print head 221.
  • An application site 211 is preferably a sum of impact areas of especially functionally combined print heads 221, which together span the entire working width of the printing press 01.
  • an application point 211 is preferably a sum of impact areas of the print heads 221, which together form the double row.
  • an application point 211 is preferably a sum of impact areas of the print heads 221, which together form the continuous print head row 222.
  • At least one printing fluid is assigned a plurality of application locations 211, for example in the form that two double rows 223 of printheads 221 are able to eject or eject a similar printing medium. This is for example useful to increase the resolution of a printed image and / or to increase the speed of a printing process.
  • These multiple job sites 211 then collectively form the print location 201 associated with that print medium.
  • a first printing location 201 and / or first application location 211 along the intended transport path serves for applying a composition or substance mixture for the precoating of the printing substrate 02.
  • this agent or substance mixture can be selectively and specifically applied to the printing substrate 02, in particular only Such points at which a further treatment of the printing material 02 takes place, which require such a pretreatment, for example, applying a further pressurized fluid.
  • a printing unit 200 comprises only one printing location 201, for example for the color black.
  • the at least one first printing unit 200 preferably has a plurality of pressure points 201 as described.
  • the pressure points 201 may connect directly to one another spatially or be spaced from one another, for example, separated by color.
  • the term of a pressure point 201 is also intended to include a section which -z. B. without interruption by another color - a plurality of successive application points 211 of the same color. If, however, single or multiple application points 211 of a color along the transport path provided for printing material 02 are separated by at least one single or multiple application point 211 of at least one other color, they represent in this sense two different pressure points 201.
  • Printing location 201 In the case of only one Printing location 201 simultaneously represents the first and the last printing location 201 of the printing unit 200 in question.
  • a printing location is a contact area between a transfer body and the printing substrate 02.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 preferably has at least one print head 221 which is further preferably designed as at least one inkjet printhead 221.
  • Each printhead 221 preferably has a plurality of nozzles from which drops of printing fluid, in particular ink droplets, are ejected and / or expelled.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 has at least one nozzle bar 231.
  • a nozzle bar 231 is a component which preferably extends over at least 80% and more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the printing press 01 and / or preferably serves as a support for the at least one print head 221. In this case, for example, a single or preferably a plurality of nozzle bars 231 per printing unit 200 are arranged. More preferably, the at least one printing unit 200 has at least three nozzle bars 231, more preferably at least five nozzle bars 231, and even more preferably at least fourteen (14) nozzle bars 231.
  • the at least one first nozzle bar 231 preferably extends orthogonally to the intended transport path of the printing substrate 02 over the entire working width of the printing press 01, in particular in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one nozzle bar 231 preferably has at least one row of nozzles, in particular in that at least a nozzle having printhead 221 is disposed on the at least one nozzle bar 231.
  • the at least one row of nozzles, viewed in the transverse direction A preferably has nozzle openings at regular intervals over the entire working width of the printing machine 01.
  • a single continuous print head 221 is arranged, which extends in the transverse direction A over the entire working width of the printing press 01.
  • a plurality of print heads 221 are arranged next to one another on the at least one nozzle bar 231 in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one nozzle bar 231 in each case has at least one print head 221 and preferably in each case a plurality of print heads 221.
  • these print heads 221 are preferred as at least one print head row 221 or more preferably as at least one double row 223 of print heads 221
  • the at least one row of nozzles of the respective nozzle bar 231 is preferably formed on at least two interrupted print head rows 222 divided up.
  • a print head 221 has a plurality of nozzles, all target areas of the nozzles of this print head 221 together form a working area of this print head 221.
  • Working areas of print heads 221 of a nozzle bar 231 and in particular a double row of print heads 221 adjoin one another and / or overlap in the transverse direction A seen in the transverse direction A. In this way, even when transversely in the transverse direction A printhead 221 ensures that seen in the transverse direction A at regular and preferably periodic distances target areas of nozzles of the at least one nozzle bar 231 and / or in particular each double row 223 of printheads 221 are.
  • an entire working area of the at least one nozzle bar 231 preferably extends over at least 90% and more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the printing machine 01 in the transverse direction A or the entire width of a printing material guide 249.
  • a narrow area of the printing material web 02 and / or the width of the printing substrate guide 249 may be present, which does not belong to the working area of the nozzle bars 231.
  • An entire working area of the at least one nozzle bar 231 is preferably composed of all working areas of print heads 221 of this at least one nozzle bar 231 and is preferably of all target areas of nozzles of these Printheads 221 this at least one nozzle bar 231 composed.
  • an entire working area of a double row 223 of printheads 221 in the transverse direction A corresponds to the working area of the at least one nozzle bar 231.
  • Each double row 223 of printheads 221 is preferably assigned and / or assignable with a printing fluid of a specific color, for example one of the colors black, Cyan, yellow and magenta or a varnish, for example a clear varnish.
  • all working areas of printheads 221 of the at least one first printing aggregate 200 jointly form a working area of this at least one first printing aggregate 200.
  • the at least one nozzle bar 213 has a plurality of rows of nozzles in a conveying direction of a printing material guide 249.
  • This conveying direction of the printing material guide 249 is preferably identical to the transport direction of the transport path provided for the transport of printing substrate 02.
  • each print head 221 has a plurality of nozzles, which are further preferably arranged in a matrix of a plurality of lines in the transverse direction A and / or a plurality of columns preferably in the conveying direction of the printing material guide 249, wherein such columns arranged, for example obliquely to the conveying direction of the printing material guide 249 are, for example, to increase a resolution of a printed image.
  • the at least one print head 221 operates to generate ink droplets preferably according to the drop-on-demand process, in which ink droplets are selectively generated as needed.
  • at least one heating element is used per nozzle, which generates an evaporation of pressurized fluid within a reservoir.
  • at least one piezoelectric element per nozzle is used, which can reduce a volume filled with ink at high speed by a certain proportion when a voltage is applied.
  • the target data of the rotational position of the first drive motor predetermined by the machine controller to the first drive motor are preferably included in real time in a calculation of data for controlling the nozzles of the at least one print head 221.
  • a comparison with actual data of the rotational position of the first drive motor is preferably not necessary and preferably does not take place.
  • An exact and constant position of the printing substrate 02 relative to the first printing material guide 249 is therefore of great importance for a passport-compatible and / or register-compatible printed image.
  • the high accuracy of the predetermined by the machine control and processed by the first drive motor target data for rotational position of the first drive motor of Beyakstoff Unit 249 allows a very accurate orientation and / or knowledge of the position of the printing substrate 02 relative to the nozzles and their target areas.
  • a drop flight time between the nozzles and the printing substrate 02 is, for example, by a learning process and / or by the known distance between the nozzles and the printing material 02 and a known drop speed known.
  • an ideal time for ejecting a respective drop is determined, so that a register-oriented and / or register-compliant imaging of the printing material web 02 is achieved.
  • a conveyor line in particular a conveyor line for printing material 02, preferably includes those devices 241; 251; 252; 253; 254; 256; 257; 303; 306; 343; 344, which define a transport path for the printing material 02, for example rollers, cylinders, guide elements and the like.
  • a conveying path of the at least one first printing unit 200 which extends from a first printing location 201 of the at least one first printing unit 200 along the transport path 02 provided for the printing material 02 to a last printing location 201 of the at least one first printing group 200 along the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 extends, is referred to as a pressure path 224 of the at least one first printing unit 200.
  • the intended transport path is that area of space which the printing substrate 02 would possibly occupy in the event of its presence.
  • the conveyor line of the at least one first printing unit 200 preferably includes those devices 241; 251; 252; 254; 256, which determine the transport path through the at least one first printing unit 200, in particular both the provided transport path regardless of a presence of the printing substrate 02 and the actual transport path at present printing material 02.
  • the defined by the printing section 224 part of the intended transport path of the printing material 02 is designated as the printing section 226 of the intended transport path.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 preferably has a plurality of support points 261 along the printing section 226 of the transport path 02 provided for the printing material 02.
  • Support points 261 are preferably characterized in that at support points 261 of provided transport path with respect to its transport direction influenced, for example, is changed.
  • These support points 261 are preferably defined by respective guide elements 241.
  • the guide elements 241 are preferably part of the printing substrate guide 249.
  • Guide elements 241 are preferably those devices which limit and provide the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 and, in particular in the case of the presence of the printing material 02, preferably at least partially contact the printing substrate 02.
  • guide elements 241 are co-rotating and / or positively driven rollers and / or rollers and / or belt conveyors in question, but preferably the guide elements 241 are formed as one-piece or multi-part fixed guide elements 241.
  • a deflection angle 227 of a guide element 241 is preferably an angle between a first local transport direction T1 and a second local transport direction T2, wherein the first local transport direction T1 is a direction T1 of the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 in a region in which the intended transport path the guide element 241 runs open or is intended to run up and the second local transport direction T2 is a direction T2 of the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 in a region in which the intended transport path leaves the guide element 241 or is intended to leave.
  • the guide elements 241 are in particular components of the conveyor line. At least the guide elements 241 arranged in the region of the printing section 226 of the transport path 02 provided for the printing substrate 02 are in particular components of the printing section 224.
  • a cross section of the at least one guide element 241 is preferably an intersection of the at least one guide element with a plane whose surface normal is oriented parallel to the transverse direction A.
  • the entire cross section of the at least one guide element 241 over the working width of the printing machine 01 is the same, in particular independent of the Position of the cross section within the working range of the at least one first printing unit 200 and / or independent of the position of the cross section with respect to the transverse direction A.
  • the guide elements 241 preferably have a substantially cylinder jacket-shaped surface 228.
  • the cross section of the at least one guide element 241 preferably has at least one curved outer boundary, in particular with a finite radius of curvature that differs from zero.
  • this radius of curvature and thus the radius of the guide elements 241 is greater than 5 mm, more preferably greater than 10 mm and even more preferably greater than 13 mm.
  • this radius of curvature and thus the radius of the guide elements 241 is less than 50 mm, more preferably less than 30 mm and even more preferably less than 18 mm.
  • This curved outer boundary is preferably at least in a region of the cross section which faces the transport area provided for the printing substrate 02.
  • the curvature is especially convex. More preferably, the entire outer boundary of this cross section is curved. Even more preferably, the boundary of this cross section is substantially circular.
  • the at least one guide element 241 preferably has a cylinder jacket-shaped outer surface 228 at least in the working width of the printing machine 01 and / or the at least one first printing unit 200, more preferably over an entire extension of the working width of the printing press 01 and even more preferably over the entire extent
  • the at least one guide element 241 is formed as at least one rod 241 with a substantially circular cross-section, in particular as a cylindrical rod 241.
  • the axis of curvature of the surface 228 of the rod 241 coincides, for example, with a central axis 229 of the rod 241 together.
  • Minimal, caused for example by wear flattening should not as Deviations from the substantially circular cross-section are understood.
  • an outer surface 228 of the at least one guide element 241 is formed by at least one friction-reducing surface, for example by a coating.
  • this outer surface 228 of the at least one guide element 241 is formed by a chromium coating.
  • this outer surface 228 of the at least one guide element 241 is a total arranged in the range of the working width of the printing machine 01 lateral surface 228 of preferably designed as a rod 241 guide element 241.
  • a plurality of the guide elements 241 are constructed the same, more preferably all the guide elements 241 within the pressure section 224th the at least one first printing unit 200.
  • the pressure section 224 has a plurality of such successively arranged guide elements 241. Due to the relative arrangement of the guide elements 241 of the pressure path 224 to each other, a respective deflection angle 227 is defined for each guide element 241. Preferably, the deflection angles of the guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224 are substantially the same and deviate at most in the region of a first and / or a last guide element 241 of the pressure section 224 from those of the remaining guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224.
  • the deflection angle 227 of the at least one guide element 241 and more preferably several and more preferably all guide elements 241 at least 0.5 ° (zero point five degrees), more preferably at least 1 ° (one degree) and even more preferably at least 1.5 ° (one point five degrees).
  • the deflection angle 227 of the at least one Guide element 241 and more preferably several and more preferably all guide elements 241 at most 10 ° (ten degrees), more preferably at most 5 ° (five degrees) and even more preferably at most 2.5 ° (two point five degrees).
  • the guide elements 241 of the pressure path 224 are preferably arranged along the pressure path 224 in the form of an arc, in particular a circular arc.
  • the guide elements 241 immovable or fixed in each case at least one holding device arranged, in particular with respect to rotational movements about a respective guide element 241 intersecting rotation axis immovable and / or fixed.
  • the respective at least one holding device can preferably be deactivated in its holding function, for example by releasing at least one closure device.
  • a preferred symmetry, in particular radial symmetry or even rotational symmetry of the guide elements 241 it is possible to release the corresponding guide elements 241 from its fixation, rotated by a small angle to arrange again in the holding device and fix again and thereby another, preferably still unused area the surface 228, in particular lateral surface 228 of the corresponding guide element 241 to provide for contact with the substrate 02.
  • this angle is an integer fraction of a full angle, ie 360 ° / n, where n is a natural number.
  • the guide elements are rotationally symmetrical, for example cylindrical.
  • At least one support element 273 is preferred; 274 arranged.
  • the at least one support element 273; 274 preferably serves as a support device for the at least one guide element 241, more preferably for a plurality of guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224 and even more preferably for all guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224.
  • the at least one support element 273 is formed as at least one lateral support element 273, for example.
  • the at least one support element 273; 274 is preferably designed as at least one support frame 276 or as part of at least one support frame 276, which has, for example, at least two lateral support elements 273, on which further preferably directly and / or holding devices, in particular a plurality of guide elements 241 are attached.
  • the at least one support frame 276 has at least two frame cross members 277 that differ from the guide elements 241 and that extend at least in the transverse direction A and ensure a constant relative position of the lateral support elements 273. In principle, this function can be taken over by the guide elements 241 themselves, in which case care must be taken that when all guide elements 241 are detached from the support elements 273; 274, the lateral support members 273 are no longer fixed to each other.
  • arranging at least one frame cross member 277 is preferred.
  • the at least one lateral support element 273 preferably has at least one contact area per guide element 241, on which the respective guide element 241 rests on the lateral support element 273 or at least is in contact with the lateral support element 273.
  • at least one inner support element 274 is arranged.
  • the at least one inner support element 274 preferably serves at least to protect one or more or preferably all of the guide elements 241 from unwanted or at least unintentionally high deflection.
  • each guide element 241 is assigned a print head row 222.
  • each guide element 241 could also be assigned a plurality of print head rows 222, for example if the guide elements 241 were not formed as rods but as flat guide elements.
  • Each print head row 222 is preferably assigned a guide element 241.
  • Each nozzle of the printheads 221 preferably has a respective ejection direction. Preferably, all nozzles of the same printhead 221 have a same ejection direction.
  • each print head 221 of the at least one first printing unit 200 has at least one nozzle whose imaginary extension in the ejection direction intersects a guide element 241 when the print head 221 is arranged in print position and when the guide element 241 is in the working position, in particular that print head 221 in question associated guide element 241. More preferably, at least one and more preferably each printhead 221 of the at least one first printing unit 200 has a plurality of nozzles on whose imaginary extension in the ejection direction when arranged in print position printhead 221 and arranged in working position baffle 241 intersects a guide element 241, in particular the this respective printhead 221 associated guide element 241.
  • each printhead 221 of at least one first printing unit 200 exclusively nozzles on whose imaginary extension in the ejection direction arranged in print position printhead 221 and arranged in working position baffle 241 a guide element 241 intersects, in particular the this respective printhead 221 associated guide element 241st
  • a shortest distance between a respective nozzle of a respective print head 221 arranged in its printing position on the one hand and the transport path provided for the printing material 02 or the closest guide element 241 arranged in its working position is preferably at least 0.1 mm, more preferably at least 0.5 mm and even more preferably at least 1.0 mm and preferably at most 5 mm, more preferably at most 3.0 mm and even more preferably at most 2.0 mm.
  • a shortest distance between a respective nozzle of a respective print head 221 arranged in its printing position on the one hand and the printing material 02 on the other hand is preferably at least 0.1 mm, more preferably at least 0.5 mm and even more preferably at least 1.0 mm and preferably at most 5 mm , more preferably at most 3.0 mm, and even more preferably at most 2.0 mm. These distances are related to one another via the thickness of the printing material 02.
  • At least one shielding device 292 is preferably arranged.
  • the at least one shielding device 292 is preferably used for parts of the print heads, for example their supply devices for electronics and / or for printing fluid and / or their holders and / or parts of the nozzle bars 231 and / or support body 616 on the one hand against the transport path provided for the substrate 02 and especially its pressure portion 226 and / or shield against a nozzle of the printheads 221 having area. In this way, pressurized fluid is prevented from being deposited as soiling on those parts of the printheads 221 which could be affected, for example in the form of fine ink mist.
  • the at least one shielding device 292 preferably has at least one opening per printhead 221 through which the respective printhead 221 or at least its nozzles can at least partially protrude and also protrude when the printhead 221 is arranged in its printing position.
  • the openings are preferably substantially closed by the printing heads 221 arranged in their printing positions.
  • the at least one shielding device 292 is designed, for example, as at least one shielding surface 292, in particular as at least one shielding plate 292.
  • the at least one shielding device 292 is preferably arranged stationarily relative to a frame 283 of the at least one first printing aggregate 200, in particular independently of the arrangement of the at least one Printhead 221 in its printing position or in its storage position and / or regardless of the arrangement of the at least one guide element 241 and / or the support frame 276 in its working position or in its maintenance position.
  • At least rotatable first web guiding means 251 is arranged in front of the first guiding element 241 of the pressure path 224 with regard to the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02.
  • This at least one first rotatable web guide 251 is preferably designed as a first motor-driven web guide 251 and / or a first web guide 251, in particular a first motor-driven web guide 251.
  • the at least one first web guide 251 has its own drive motor and / or is at least one first web guide roller 251 part of at least one system for controlling a web tension of a web-shaped substrate 02.
  • At least one rotatable second Bruleitstoff 254 is arranged with respect to the printing material 02 provided for the transport path after the last guide element 241 of the pressure section 224.
  • This at least one second rotatable web guiding means 254 is preferably configured as a second motor-driven web guide 254 and / or a second web guide 254, in particular a second motor-driven web guide 254.
  • the at least one second web guide roller 254 has its own drive motor and / or the at least one second web guide roller 254 is part of the at least one Systems for controlling the web tension of the web-shaped substrate 02.
  • the web guiding means 251; 253; 254; 257 and / or web guide rollers 251; 252; 253; 254; 256; 257 are preferably part of the printing material guide 249.
  • the printing section 226 of the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 preferably proceeds monotonically increasing.
  • a first guide element 241 of the pressure path 224 is the lowest arranged of all guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224.
  • a last guide element 241 of the pressure section 224 is the highest arranged guide element 241 of the pressure section 224.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 has at least one and more preferably exactly one pivoting device 279.
  • the at least one pivoting device 279 is preferably assigned to at least one, more preferably a plurality and even more preferably all the guide elements 241 of the pressure path 224.
  • by means of the at least one pivoting device 279 are preferably a plurality of guide elements 241 and more preferably all the guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224 about at least one common pivot axis 281; 282 pivotally arranged, in particular along a respective individual and / or each different length pivoting path.
  • this is at least one common pivot axis 281; 282 preferably at least one pivot axis 281; 282 of the pivoting device 279 of the at least one printing unit 200.
  • Prefers is the at least one support frame 276 about the at least one common pivot axis 281; 282 pivotally arranged.
  • Each about the at least one common pivot axis 281; 282 pivotable guide element 241 is preferably associated with a working position and a maintenance position.
  • the working position of each guide element 241 is preferably characterized in that the guide element 241 is in its operating position in a printing operation and / or that arranged in its working position guide element 241 of this guide element 241 next, arranged in its printing position printhead 221 a smallest distance of not more than 5 mm, more preferably not more than 3.0 mm, and even more preferably not more than 2.0 mm, and / or that the guide element 241 arranged in its working position is affected by the transport path provided for the printing material 02 during printing operation.
  • each guide element 241 is preferably characterized in that the guide element 241 is in a maintenance state of the at least one first pressure unit 200 in its maintenance position and / or that arranged in its maintenance position guide element 241 of this guide element 241 next, in its printing position arranged printhead 221 has a minimum distance of at least 5 cm, more preferably at least 10 cm and even more preferably at least 20 cm. and / or that arranged in its maintenance position guide element 241 is spaced from the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 in the printing operation.
  • the at least one common pivot axis 281; 282 of the at least one pivoting device 279 is preferably arranged higher up than the working position and / or the maintenance position of the first guide element 241 of the pressure path 224 viewed in the transport direction of the printing material 02.
  • the at least one common pivot axis 281; 282 is preferably arranged further above, as the working position and / or the maintenance position of each seen in the transport direction of the printing material 02 to a middle third of the pressure path 224 associated guide element 241 of Pressure section 224.
  • the pivoting device 279 has exactly one common pivot axis 281.
  • the at least one support element 273; 274 and in particular the at least one support frame 276 pivotable about a single common pivot axis 281, in particular relative to a frame 283 of the at least one first printing unit 200.
  • the pivoting device 279 at least two and preferably exactly two common pivot axes 281; 282 and at least one intermediate member 284 on.
  • the at least one intermediate element 284 is preferably pivotable about a first common pivot axis 281 relative to the frame 283 of the at least one first pressure unit 200.
  • the at least one pivoting device 279 preferably has at least one in particular common pivoting drive 286.
  • the at least one pivot drive 286 has, for example, at least one linear drive 286.
  • the at least one pivot drive 286, in particular linear drive 286 preferably engages with at least one first connection element on the frame 283, for example directly or with the interposition of at least one further component.
  • the at least one pivot drive 286, in particular linear drive 286 preferably engages with at least a second connection element on at least one support element 273; 274 and / or at least one frame cross member 277 and / or the support frame 276 at.
  • a beginning of a flexible traction means in particular a chain linearly movable and the traction means is deflected by at least one and preferably at least two deflection and one end of the traction means is connected to the at least one support frame 276. If now the beginning of the traction means is moved linearly, then the traction means pulls the supporting frame 276 upwards, whereby the latter moves about the at least one pivot axis 281; 282 is pivoted.
  • the flexible traction means a pivotal movement of the support frame 276 can be realized in particular about a single pivot axis 281 with a linear drive 286, because the flexible traction means does not require a fixed trajectory.
  • a main conveying direction B is preferably determined by a straight-line connection between a first guide element 241 of the printing line 224 and a transport path provided for the printing substrate 02, the last guide element 241 of the printing line 224.
  • the main conveying direction B is preferably determined by a straight-line connection between a first guide element 241, which is located on the printing section 226 of the transport path 02 provided for printing material, and a last guide element 241, which is disposed on the printing section 226 of the transport path 02 provided for the printing material.
  • the main conveying direction B points from the first guide element 241 of the printing line 224 relative to the transport path provided for printing material 02, the last guide element 241 of the printing line 224.
  • the main conveying direction B is preferably oriented orthogonal to the transverse direction A.
  • the orientation of the main conveying direction B preferably has an angle of at least 10 °, more preferably at least 20 ° and in the case of guide elements 241 arranged in its working position and / or in the case of a supporting frame 276 arranged in its working position even more preferably at least 30 ° to the orientation of the main conveying direction B with guide elements 241 arranged in their maintenance position and / or with a support frame 276 arranged in its maintenance position.
  • the main conveying direction B preferably has at least one vertically upwardly pointing component and at least one horizontal component.
  • the main conveying direction B is aligned at at an angle of at least 10 °, more preferably at least 20 ° and even more preferably at least 30 ° to a horizontal plane at arranged in its working position vanes 241 and / or arranged in its working position support frame 276.
  • the main conveying direction B is aligned with arranged in its working position vanes 241 and / or arranged in its working position support frame 276 at an angle of at most 70 °, more preferably at most 55 ° and even more preferably at most 40 ° to a horizontal plane.
  • the main conveying direction B would be substantially horizontal, ie an angle of at most 5 ° to a horizontal plane.
  • the main conveying direction B preferably has at least one vertically upward-pointing component and more preferably exclusively a vertically upward-pointing component.
  • the main conveying direction B is arranged at arranged in its maintenance position guide elements 241 and / or arranged in its maintenance position support frame 276 at an angle of at most 30 °, more preferably at most 20 ° and even more preferably at most 10 ° to a vertical direction.
  • Due to the common pivoting of the guide elements 241 of the pressure path 224 and / or the pivoting of the at least one support frame 276 results preferably a possibility for increasing a distance between the nozzles of the print heads and / or the at least one shielding device 292 on the one hand and the guide elements 241 of the pressure path 224 on the other.
  • the joint pivoting of the guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224 and / or the pivoting of the at least one support frame 276 thus results in a maintenance space 291 between the nozzles of the print heads 221 and / or the at least one shielding device 292 on the one hand and the guide elements 241 on the other.
  • This maintenance room 291 is accessible, for example, to operating personnel.
  • This maintenance room 291 allows, for example, a maintenance and / or cleaning of the guide elements 241 of the pressure section 224 and / or the at least one shielding device 292, in particular independent of the working width of the printing press 01.
  • the footprint 293 is designed, for example, in two parts and preferably has an integrated and extendable ladder.
  • all the printheads 221 are stationary. This ensures a permanent passport-oriented and / or register-oriented alignment of all nozzles.
  • Different situations are conceivable in which a movement of the print heads 221 is necessary.
  • a first such situation is a flying roll change or printing material change or generally a roll change with gluing process or a printing material change with gluing process.
  • At least the print heads 221 and preferably the at least one nozzle bar 231 and / or support body 616 in total is therefore in at least one direction, for example storage direction C. , relative to the guide plane of the first Bedruckstoff Entry 249 movable, in particular from this ab vers, more preferably orthogonal to the next print head 221 surface of the substrate provided for 02 transport path.
  • the printheads 221, and more preferably the at least one nozzle bar 231 are movable in at least one direction, in particular setting-down direction C, relative to the respective next guide element 241, in particular offset from it.
  • the distance can be increased sufficiently, but must be subsequently reduced accordingly again.
  • a second such situation results, for example, in a maintenance and / or cleaning and / or encapsulation of at least one of the print heads 221.
  • the print heads 221 are preferably attached individually to the at least one nozzle bar 231 and individually detachable from the at least one nozzle bar 231. As a result, individual printheads 221 can be maintained and / or cleaned and / or replaced.
  • At least one cleaning device 263, in particular at least one nozzle cleaning device 263, which has at least one washing nozzle and / or at least one brush and / or at least one puller and / or at least one cleaning fleece, is preferably arranged.
  • the printheads 221 are arranged in their respective parking position so far from the particular arranged in its working position vanes 241 of the pressure path 224 that the at least one cleaning device 263, in particular nozzle cleaning device 263 fits into a resulting cleaning gap 289.
  • this at least one cleaning device 263 is arranged to be movable in the transverse direction A and further preferably in the transverse direction A has a dimension which is smaller than the working width of the printing press.
  • Each print head row 222 or each double row 223 of print heads 221 is preferably assigned its own cleaning device 263, more preferably two separate cleaning devices 263.
  • At least one first dryer 301 is preferably arranged along the transport path provided for substrate 02 after the at least one first printing unit 200, which has a region of the transport path provided for printing material 02, which is formed as a drying section, and which extends through an area of action the at least one dryer 301 is fixed.
  • the transport path of the printing substrate 02 and in particular of the printing material web 02 preferably passes through the at least one first dryer 301 in order to dry the applied printing fluid.
  • the at least one first dryer 301 is part of the at least one dryer unit 300.
  • the at least one dryer unit 300 has at least one first dryer 301, which is preferably designed as at least one radiation dryer 301 and / or as at least one flow dryer 301. It is also possible to arrange several, for example, along the intended transport path successively arranged dryer 301. Such a plurality of dryers 301 are arranged one above the other, for example, in the case of a substantially vertical transport path provided in the at least one dryer unit 300.
  • the at least one first dryer 301 has at least one first preferably controllable and / or controllable energy delivery device 302; 317 on.
  • the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 is designed, for example, as at least one radiation source 302 and / or at least one air supply line 317.
  • the at least one radiation source 302 is designed, for example, as an infrared radiation source 302 and / or as a radiation source 302 for ultraviolet light.
  • the at least one radiation source 302 is preferably at least one controllable and / or controllable radiation source 302.
  • the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 is preferred for the selective transfer of energy, in particular from the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 to one in a Einwirk Scheme the first energy delivery device 302; 317 arranged and / or arranged, preferably provided with pressure fluid substrate 02 formed.
  • the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 is arranged to be movable, in particular relative to the transport path provided for the transport of web-shaped printing substrate 02.
  • the area of action of the at least one first energy delivery device 302 preferably cuts; 317 for the transport of railway Substrate 02 provided transport route.
  • the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 is movably arranged along at least 75%, preferably at least 90% and more preferably completely linear travel in and / or counter to a direction of adjustment S between at least one engagement position and at least one parking position.
  • the adjustment direction S deviates from at least one horizontal direction by at most 40 °, preferably at most 30 °, more preferably at most 15 ° and even more preferably at most 5 °.
  • the adjustment direction further deviates by at most 40 °, preferably at most 30 °, more preferably at most 15 ° and even more preferably at most 5 ° from a normal direction N.
  • This normal direction N is preferably a normal direction N of a mean surface normal of a whole in a particular total exposure range the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 lying portion of the web-shaped substrate 02 provided transport path.
  • the normal direction N of the mean surface normal is in particular determined as an average value over all directions of surface normals from tangent planes to all in the area of action of the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 lying surface elements of the intended for the substrate 02 transport path. If the printing substrate 02 is preferably substantially vertical through the area of action of the at least one energy-emitting device 302; Runs 317, the normal direction N and / or the adjustment direction S is thus preferably oriented substantially horizontally.
  • the printing machine 01 is characterized in that at least within the at least one dryer unit 300 and more preferably also within the at least one printing unit 200 and even more preferably in another area of the printing press 01 at least temporarily and preferably permanently at least one and preferably exactly one along at least a Einziehwegs movable, preferably endless drawing-in means for drawing a printing material 02 arranged and / or can be arranged.
  • An arrangement within the dryer unit 300 is to be understood in particular as meaning that a projection of the at least one retraction means in or against the axial direction A or transverse direction A covers the area of action of the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 cuts.
  • the at least one pull-in path and / or the at least one pull-in means are preferably arranged with respect to the transverse direction A outside the working width of the printing machine 01.
  • At least one printing material web 02 is preferably connected and / or connectable to the at least one retraction means via at least one connecting element, in particular independently of the formation of the at least one retraction means as a draw-in tape and / or retraction chain and / or endless retraction means and / or or finite retraction agent.
  • the at least two provided parking positions are provided in addition to the at least one engagement position.
  • one of the parking positions is a retraction position and / or one of the parking positions is an access position.
  • the retraction position is preferably to be assumed when a drawing-in of a printing material 02 is to be performed by the at least one dryer unit 300.
  • the access position is preferably to be assumed when an operator accesses a side of the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 should receive.
  • a shortest distance between the at least one first energy delivery device 302 is preferred; 317 and provided for the substrate 02 transport path arranged in the access position first energy delivery device 302; 317 greater than in the Einwirkposition arranged first energy delivery device 302; 317, preferably by at least 450 mm, more preferably by at least 600 mm and even more preferably by at least 700 mm.
  • the at least one first energy delivery device 302 317 arranged at least one measuring roller 343 and / or at least one first deflecting roller 347, which is preferably embraced by the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 and / or the printing substrate 02.
  • At least one second tension roller 303 is arranged, which is preferably looped around by the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 and / or the printing substrate 02.
  • the at least one second draw roller 303 and / or the at least one measuring roller 343 and / or the at least one first deflecting roller 347 are designed as at least one cooling roller 303.
  • a plurality for example at least three, more preferably at least five and even more preferably at least nine pressure rollers 306 are each individually pressed against the at least one second tension roller 303.
  • each of these pressure rollers 306 is disposed on a separate lever arm, which is pivotally mounted by means of its own force element.
  • all such lever arms are arranged pivotably about a common axis.
  • these pressure rollers 306 are arranged one behind the other in the transverse direction A.
  • At least one second deflecting roller 348 is arranged along the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 after the at least one draw roller 303, which is preferably looped around by the transport path and / or the printing material 02 provided for the printing substrate 02.
  • the at least one second deflecting roller 348 is identical to the at least one web guiding roller 257.
  • At least one actuator is arranged, by means of which a movement of the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 along the travel is feasible.
  • the at least one actuator is designed, for example, as at least one hydraulic and / or at least one pneumatic drive.
  • the at least one actuator is designed as at least one electric drive and / or more preferably at least one threaded spindle and at least one cooperating threaded nut.
  • the printing machine 01 having the at least one first printing unit 200 is characterized in that the at least one dryer unit 300 with the at least one first dryer 301 is arranged along the transport path provided for substrate 02 after the at least one first printing unit 200 a formed in particular as a drying portion of the area provided for substrate 02 transport path, which is determined by the Einwirk Society the at least one first dryer 301.
  • a transport direction provided for the printing substrate 02 preferably has at least one vertical, preferably downwardly facing, component which is larger than any horizontal component which may be present this transport direction.
  • the axial direction A or transverse direction A is preferably determined, in particular as a direction parallel to this axis of rotation.
  • the adjustment direction S of the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 is preferably linear.
  • the adjustment direction S of the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 deviates from the axial direction A or transverse direction A by at least 50 °, preferably at least 60 °, more preferably at least 75 ° and even more preferably at least 85 °.
  • the adjustment direction S of the at least one energy delivery device 302 deviates; 317 in particular simultaneously from at least one horizontal direction by at most 40 °, preferably at most 30 °, more preferably at most 15 ° and even more preferably at most 5 ° from.
  • the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 emitted radiation solvent and / or moisture is preferably removed from the printing substrate 02 and / or from the pressure fluid disposed thereon and taken from the ambient air in an interior of the at least one first dryer 301.
  • the transport path of the printing substrate 02 extends through this interior of the at least one first dryer 301.
  • the at least one ventilation device preferably has at least one air supply line 317 and at least one air discharge line 318.
  • the at least one first dryer 301 is therefore likewise designed as a flow dryer 301 in addition to its design as a radiation dryer 301.
  • the at least one air supply line 317 is arranged along the transport path provided for printing material 02 between at least two air discharge lines 318.
  • the at least one air supply line 317 has tubular sections and / or terminates the at least one air supply line 317 in a funnel-shaped end region having a substantially larger cross-sectional area than other sections of the at least one air supply line 317.
  • the at least one air discharge line 318 has tubular sections and / or the at least one air discharge line 318 begins in a funnel-shaped initial area having a substantially larger cross-sectional area than other portions of the at least one air discharge line 318.
  • the at least one air supply line 317 is at least one energy delivery device 317 and at least one radiation source 302 is also at least one energy delivery device 302.
  • the at least one dryer 301 then has at least two energy delivery devices 302; 317 on.
  • the at least one air supply line 317 and / or the at least one air discharge line 318 each have at least one flexible region, with which they are connected to a stationary air transport device.
  • At least one radiation shield 346 and / or at least one reflector 346 are disposed on the side of the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02.
  • at least one heat exchanger is arranged, by means of which air which flows through the at least one air discharge line 318 can deliver energy to that air which flows through the at least one air supply line 317.
  • At least one shut-off device 349 is arranged, by means of which a safety area is separated from an environment and / or separable.
  • a safety area is separated from an environment and / or separable.
  • the Security area is preferably such an area that includes at least each volume that can be occupied by the at least one energy delivery device 302 and possibly also by at least one dryer frame 351 carrying the at least one energy delivery device 302 during the movements along the travel path. More preferably, the security area also includes a larger space area.
  • the security area is accessible from an environment through at least one closable opening in the shut-off device 349. This at least one opening is preferably closable by means of a closure device 352, for example at least one door 352.
  • a movement of the at least one energy-emitting device 302, in particular out of its operative position and / or its access position and / or its retraction position, is preferably possible only if the at least one closure device 352 is closed and / or if a signal transmitter arranged outside the safety area is operated.
  • the at least one closure device 352 can only be opened if the at least one energy delivery device is arranged in its access position.
  • a preferred method for operating a printing press 01 is feasible.
  • the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 in particular by means of the at least one actuator from the engagement position in the adjustment direction S along a linear travel by at least 5 mm, preferably by at least 50 mm and more preferably by at least 90 mm and independently, for example, moved by at most 400 mm in the retraction position and stopped there ,
  • At least one web-shaped printing substrate 02 by means of at least one in particular of each is preferred in a subsequent pulling-in process
  • the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 moves back in particular by means of the at least one actuator from the retraction position against the direction of adjustment S along the same linear travel back into the engagement position and stopped there.
  • the first shutdown process and a second shutdown process in at least one drying process in the Einwirk Scheme the first energy delivery device 302; 317 energy from the at least one first energy delivery device 302; Issued 317 on the previously retracted web-shaped substrate 02. More preferably, the previously drawn web-shaped substrate 02 is provided in the at least one printing unit 200 at least partially with at least one pressurized fluid.
  • the at least one first energy-emitting device 302 is preferred; 317 moved in particular by means of at least one actuator from the operative position in the particular same setting direction S along the particular same linear travel by at least 450 mm, more preferably by at least 600 mm and even more preferably by at least 700 mm in a different from the retraction position access position and stopped there.
  • at least one maintenance action is preferably carried out on the at least one first energy delivery device 302; 317 made, for example, an exchange of at least one current-carrying component and / or a cleaning of a component.
  • the at least one first energy delivery device 302 is also preferred. 317 in particular by means of the at least one actuator from the access position against the direction of adjustment S along the same linear actuating path moved back to the action position and stopped there.
  • the method is characterized in that the at least one retraction means is connected in a joining operation by means of at least one connecting element with the at least one printing material web 02.
  • the at least one connecting element passes a printing position of the at least one print head 221 while it is parked from the intended transport path and / or arranged in at least one rest position and / or passes the at least one connecting element at least one target area of at least one nozzle of the at least one during the Einziehvorgangs Printhead 221 and / or passes during the Einziehvorgangs no part of the at least one retraction means a target region of a nozzle of the at least one printhead 221.
  • the at least one connecting element passes through an area of action of the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 of the at least one first dryer 301 while it is in a storage position designed as Einziehposition.
  • no component of the at least one retraction agent preferably passes through the area of action of the at least one energy-emitting device 302; 317.
  • only at least one retraction means is used, which is arranged on the transverse direction A on only one side of the intended transport path for substrate 02 and / or whose Einziehweg runs only on one side of the intended transport path for substrate 02.
  • the printing material web 02 is transported further along its transport path and preferably fed to the at least one first dryer 301 of the at least one dryer unit 300.
  • one or more guiding and / or conveying means comprehensive transport path for the substrate 02 is formed downstream of the last printing location 201 that the first, in the at least one first printing unit 200 printed side of the printing substrate 02 after passing the last nip 201 up to the area of action of the at least one energy delivery device 302; 317 of the at least one first dryer 301 does not come into contact with any component of the roll printing press 01, in particular with no guiding and / or conveying means.
  • the second side of the printing material web 02 is after the passing of the last printing location 201 up to the area of action of the at least one energy-emitting device 302; 317 of the at least one first dryer 301 with at least one web guiding means 257, for example at least one web guiding roller 254; 256; 257 and / or the first draw roller 344 in contact.
  • a transport direction provided for the printing substrate 02 preferably has at least one vertical, preferably downwardly facing component in at least half and more preferably in at least 75% of the entire drying section, which component is larger than any horizontal component of this transport direction which may be present.
  • a motor-driven web guide roller 254 or draw roller 344 is preferably arranged, which is wrapped by the printing material 02 and / or the intended transport path with a wrap angle, which is preferably at least 45 °, more preferably at least 60 ° and even more preferably at least 75 °.
  • This at least one motor-driven web guide roller 254 or draw roller 344 is preferably arranged along the printing substrate 02 and / or along the transport path provided for the printing substrate 02 according to the last guide elements of the printing section 224 and before the action region of the at least one dryer 301.
  • the at least one first dryer 301 preferably has at least one radiation source 302, which is preferably designed as a radiation source 302 for microwaves and / or for radiation in the visible range and / or in the ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum and / or more preferably as infrared radiation source 302.
  • the at least one first dryer 301 is preferably designed as an infrared radiation dryer 301.
  • a radiation source 302, preferably infrared radiation source 302, is a Device by means of the targeted energy, in particular electrical energy in radiation, preferably infrared radiation is converted and / or convertible and is directed to the printing substrate 02 and / or is directable.
  • the at least one radiation source 302 forms the at least one energy-emitting device 302.
  • the at least one radiation source 302 preferably has a defined exposure region.
  • the area of action of a radiation source 302 is in each case the area which contains all the points which can be connected in a straight line, in particular without interruption, or with the radiation source 302 via reflectors provided in particular for this purpose.
  • the area of action of the at least one first dryer 301 is preferably composed of the areas of action of all the radiation sources 302 of the at least one first dryer 301 and / or of the areas of action of all the air supply lines 317 of the at least one first dryer 301.
  • the area of action of the at least one first dryer 301 preferably points from the at least one radiation source 302 to one of the at least one radiation source 302 closest to the transport path of the printing material web 02.
  • At least one ventilation opening of the at least one air supply line 317 air is preferably introduced into the interior of the at least one first dryer 301.
  • water and / or solvent of the printing inks to be removed from the printing material web 02 are then removed, for example, by the infrared radiation and taken up by the introduced air.
  • This air is then removed through at least one vent opening and / or at least one air discharge line 318 from the at least one first dryer 301.
  • At least one first cooling device is preferably arranged in the transport direction of the printing material web 02 after the area of action of the at least one radiation source 302 of the at least one first dryer 301.
  • the at least one first cooling device preferably has the at least one first cooling roller 303 and preferably a first, to which at least a first cooling roller 303 engageable and / or Employed chill roller press and / or the at least one and in particular a plurality of the at least one first chill roll 303 engageable and / or employee Anpressrollen 306 on.
  • the draw-in agent is preferably different from any printing substrate 02.
  • the at least one pulling-in means is designed as at least one endless pulling-in means, for example as at least one endless pulling-in tape.
  • the at least one retraction means is alternatively formed as at least one finite retraction means, for example as a finite pull-in tape and / or as a finite pull-in chain.
  • at least one retraction drive is arranged, by means of which the at least one retraction means is arranged to be movable along the at least one retraction path.
  • an endless retracting means it is sufficient if exactly such a retraction drive is arranged.
  • the at least one retraction means is finally formed.
  • At least one Einzieh eater is preferably arranged, in which the at least one retraction means is at least temporarily arranged, in particular, as long as it is not used to feed a printing material 02.
  • the at least one retraction means is designed as at least one finite pull-in chain.
  • the at least one drawing-in means for drawing in a printing material web 02 along the intended transport path of the printing material web 02 is preferably arranged permanently along its at least one drawing-in path inside the printing press 01.
  • At least one Einziehleitelement is preferably arranged, by means of which at least one Einziehweg the at least one retraction means can be fixed and / or fixed.
  • the at least one Einziehleitelement is formed for example as at least one deflection roller.
  • the at least one Einziehleitelement is alternatively formed as at least one chain rail.
  • the at least one Einziehleitelement is designed as at least one rotatable Einziehleitelement, for example as at least a pulley.
  • a chain rail can also have switches for the realization of different Einziehwege.
  • the at least one drawing-in means for drawing in a printing material web 02 along the intended transport path of the printing material web 02 is in particular arranged permanently along its at least one drawing-in path inside the printing press 01.
  • the at least one retraction means in each case at least two and more preferably at least five provided connection points at which at least one printing material 02 is connectable directly and / or at least one connecting element with the at least one retraction means.
  • the printing machine 01 is characterized in that the at least two connection points, relative to the axial direction A or transverse direction A, have a distance of at most 10 cm, more preferably no more than 5 cm, even more preferably no more than 2 cm, and even more preferably no distance and / or that the at least two connection points are spaced apart along the at least one pull-in path.
  • At least one print head 221 of the at least one printing unit 200 designed as an ink jet print head 221 is preferably turned off by the at least one printing unit 200 from the intended transport path of the at least one printing material web 02 prior to retraction of the printing substrate web 02.
  • At least one retraction means is then preferably moved along a pull-in path through the at least one printing unit 200 during a partial process of a drawing-in process and the at least one printing material web 02 is pulled along the transport path provided for the at least one printing material web 02.
  • the Einziehweg and the transport path in an axial direction A or transverse direction A are spaced apart.
  • At least one post-processing device is arranged, which is preferably designed as a single or multi-stage folding device and / or has a sheet cutter and / or a chart display or is designed as a take-up device.
  • the printing substrate 02 is preferably folded and / or cut and / or stapled and / or sorted and / or enveloped and / or shipped and / or wound up.
  • the working width of the printing machine 01 and / or the at least one first printing unit 200 and / or a width of a printing substrate 02 to be processed is for example at least 1500 mm, preferably at least 2000 mm and more preferably at least 2500 mm. Due to the arranged guide elements 241, in particular in conjunction with the arranged inner support elements 274 and / or by the direction S of the at least one energy delivery device 302 and / or by the below-described support body 616 and / or trusses 272 and / or suction 247 are even larger Working widths and / or web widths possible.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 has at least two printing heads 221 arranged successively with respect to the transport direction defined by the transport path provided for transporting, in particular, sheet-like printing material 02, preferably as inkjet printheads 221.
  • the at least one printing aggregate preferably has at least four, more preferably at least eight, even more preferably at least ten, even more preferably at least twelve, and even more preferably at least fourteen such print heads 221 arranged one behind the other with respect to the transport direction determined by the transport path provided for transporting printing substrate 02 ,
  • the at least one printing unit 200 preferably has at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236, which is designed to be movable between at least one respective covering position and at least one respective access position.
  • the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 preferably has at least one in particular designed for entry by at least one operator and / or together with the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 movable tread 237 on.
  • the respective at least one tread surface 237 of the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 is preferably at least at least one protective cover 230 arranged in its respective covering position; 232; 233; 234; 236 at least partially in the vertical direction over at least one of the print heads 221 of the printing unit 200 and in particular on a side of the at least one protective cover 230 facing away from the at least one print head 221; 232; 233; 234; 236 arranged.
  • access to the corresponding printheads 221 is made possible, for example, even while still printing material in the at least one printing unit 200 is arranged.
  • accessibility to the print heads 221 is thus optimized independently of the working width of the printing unit 200.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is preferably characterized in that, with protective cover 230 arranged in its respective at least one access position; 232; 233; 234; 236 and / or tread 237 is at least one maintenance opening 238 is released and at least one of the printheads 221 is accessible to an operator, for example, from a direction with at least one vertically downwardly facing component. In particular, then that of his respective Nozzle surface facing away from the respective printhead 221 accessible.
  • a nozzle surface is in particular a surface of a print head 221 penetrated by nozzle openings.
  • An entirety of the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 designates in the case of only one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 just this one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 and in the case of multiple protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 the entirety of these multiple protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 is preferably characterized in that at least two tread surfaces 237, which are at least partially movable independently of one another, of the entirety of the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 at least at at least one protective cover 230 arranged in its respective covering position; 232; 233; 234; 236 at least partially in the vertical direction via in each case at least one of the print heads 221 of the printing unit 200 and in particular on a side of the at least one protective cover 230 facing away from the respective at least one print head 221; 232; 233; 234; 236 are arranged.
  • a tread 237 may be used to carry one operator while another tread 237 at the same time with its protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 is folded to allow work on one of the printheads 221.
  • the functions of these two treads 237 may be reversed. Particularly with large numbers of printheads 221, this results in secure access to any printhead 221.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 preferably has at least two protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236, which are each designed to be movable between at least one respective covering position and at least one respective access position and in each case have at least one tread surface 237, more preferably the respective at least one tread surface 237 at least in their respective Covering respectively arranged one of the at least two protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 at least partially in the vertical direction via in each case at least one of the print heads 221 of the printing unit 200 and even more preferably on a side of the respective at least one protective cover 230 facing away from the at least one print head 221; 232; 233; 234; 236 are arranged.
  • This at least one tread surface 237 preferably has an in particular mean surface normal, the direction of which, when the protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 and / or tread 237 deviates from a vertical direction by at most 20 °, more preferably at most 10 ° and even more preferably at most 5 °. In particular, thus a stability of operators is increased.
  • the width is preferably measured in the transverse direction A.
  • this information on the orientation and / or the width of the treads 237 preferably applies to each of the plurality, in particular at least two, or at least three treads 237.
  • At least 25%, preferably at least 50%, more preferably at least 75%, and even more preferably at least 90% of the print heads 221 of the printing unit 200 are arranged such that they are arranged in the vertical direction under at least one of the at least one movable protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 are arranged in their respective covering position and / or arranged such that a respective projection of these printing heads 221 in the vertical direction is completely within a projection of the entirety oriented in the same vertical direction the at least one movable protective cover 230 disposed in its respective covering position; 232; 233; 234; 236 of the printing unit 200 lies in a same projection plane.
  • the projection of the respective print head 221 a subset of the projection of the protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236, and / or that a projection of the respective printhead 221 has an envelope that is within an envelope of the projection of the protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 is in the same projection plane.
  • At least one of the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 at least two treads 237, which arranged in its covering position protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 are arranged on pairs of different heights.
  • the protective cover can also act as a staircase to allow access to higher parts of the at least one printing unit 200.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 has a plurality of protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236, wherein the plurality of protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236, at least provided that they are arranged in their respective covering positions, have respective treads 237 facing said plurality of protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 in total are arranged in pairs at different heights.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is characterized in that the tread surfaces 237 of several such protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236, at least provided that said plurality of such protective covers 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 are arranged in their respective Abdeckpositionen, together form a staircase having at least four, preferably at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight stages.
  • the respective steps are preferably formed by respective treads 237.
  • individual stages are formed by surfaces which are associated with stationary components of the printing unit 200.
  • Each is preferred Tread 237 and / or each stage on a respective individual, different to other treads 237 and / or levels height arranged.
  • all tread surfaces 237 and / or steps are preferably arranged in such a way that respective tread surfaces 237 and / or steps arranged farther to the transport direction defined by an intended transport path for printing material 02 are arranged further upwards than respective forward arranged ones in relation to the transport direction Treads 237 and / or steps.
  • the staircase therefore preferably rises in the transport direction defined by the intended transport path for printing material 02.
  • the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 pivotally formed between their respective Abdeckposition and their respective at least one access position.
  • the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 at least one cushioning element.
  • the at least one cushioning element preferably serves to support and / or damp the movement, in particular the pivoting movement, of the respective at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 between their respective covering position and their respective at least one access position.
  • the at least one cushioning element is designed, for example, as at least one gas spring.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that the printing unit 200 at least three, preferably at least four, more preferably at least eight, even more preferably at least ten, even more preferably at least twelve and even more preferably at least fourteen with respect to the transport direction successively arranged printheads 221, for which applies in each case in pairs, that a respective second, arranged in the transport direction behind a respective first of these printheads 221 printhead 221 is located further above than the respective first printhead 221.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that along the transport direction at least three, more preferred at least four tread surfaces 237 of the at least one protective cover 230 arranged in its covering position; 232; 233; 234; 236 are arranged, which together form a staircase having at least three, preferably at least four, more preferably at least five, even more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight stages.
  • each of the at least three, more preferably at least four or correspondingly more tread surfaces 237 is arranged in the vertical direction over at least one of the at least four or correspondingly more print heads 221.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that the at least three, preferably at least four tread surfaces 237 along the transport direction in their respective tread position are arranged one behind the other and together form a staircase that at least three, preferably at least four, more preferably at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight stages.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 has at least three, in particular designed to be entered by at least one operator and / or together with the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 movable treads 237, which are each designed to be movable at least between a respective tread position and a respective access position.
  • a tread 237 in tread position means in particular a closed tread 237 and / or closed protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236.
  • a tread 237 in the access position means, in particular, an opened tread 237 and / or an opened protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236.
  • each of the at least three tread surfaces 237 in their respective tread position is at least partially in the vertical direction over at least one of the print heads 221 of the printing unit 200 and in particular on a side of the at least one protective cover 230 facing away from the at least one print head 221; 232; 233; 234; 236 arranged.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 has the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 formed movably between the at least one respective covering position and the at least one respective access position, wherein the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 preferably at least one of the at least three together in particular with the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 movable treads 237 has.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that at least 25%, more preferably at least 50%, even more preferably at least 75% and even more preferably at least 90% or all of the print heads 221 of the at least one printing unit 200 are arranged such that they are arranged in the vertical direction, in each case at least one of the at least three movable tread surfaces 237 in their respective tread position.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is characterized in that the at least three tread surfaces 237 are arranged to be at least partially movable independently of one another and / or that the at least three tread surfaces 237 are pivotable between their respective tread position and their respective at least one access position and / or the at least three treads 237 are arranged in their respective tread positions arranged on pairs of different heights.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 preferably has the at least one transport path provided for transporting in particular web-shaped substrate 02, by which the at least one transport direction is preferably determined.
  • the transport direction is preferably in each case that direction which runs tangentially to a section of the intended transport path which is closest to a respective reference point.
  • This respective reference point is preferably at the point and / or on the component which is related to the transport direction.
  • the intended transport path in particular in the region of the pressure section 224 of the at least one first pressure unit 200, in a direction with at least one vertically upwardly facing component opposite one another sequence of functional units 242 extending in the transport direction; 243; 244; 292 arranged.
  • These functional units 242; 243; 244; 292 are preferably components of the at least one printing unit 200.
  • This first section of the shielding device 292 is preferably substantially exclusively and more preferably penetrated except for mounting recesses exclusively by printhead recesses 246.
  • a main surface of the at least one flow shield 244 has a mean surface normal that has at least one first component that is oriented orthogonal to a mean surface normal of an at least downwardly facing surface of the at least one shielding device 292. More preferably, this first component of the mean surface normal of the main surface of the flow shield 244 is larger than any orthogonal component of this mean surface normal.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that the sequence of functional units 242; 243; 244; 292 at least a subsequence of functional units 242; 243; 244; 292, each in the transport direction successively at least one gas supply opening 242 and at least one thereafter sufferedfe directly after, followed by Druckkopfaus fundamentalungen 246 interspersed portion of the shield 292 and at least one thereafter, more preferably directly after, following Gasabsaugö réelle 243 and at least one thereafter , more preferably directly after, the following flow shield 244 has.
  • the sequence of functional units preferably has successively in the transport direction, preferably directly adjacent to one another, at least three, more preferably at least four, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eleven such subsequences.
  • the sequence of functional units 242 ends; 243; 244; 292 in the transport direction, for example, after a last such subsequence, in particular directly after a last such subsequence, with a termination sequence of functional units 242; 243; 244; 292, which in the transport direction successively at least one gas supply opening 242 and at least one thereafter, preferably directly after, followed by Druckkopfaus Principle 246 interspersed portion of the shield 292 and at least one thereafter, preferably directly after, following Gasabsaugö réelle 243.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that all functional units 242; 243; 244; 292 of the sequence are cut from a common reference plane whose surface normal is both orthogonal to the transport direction and horizontal.
  • the printing unit 200 is characterized alternatively or additionally in that the at least one first gas supply opening 242 has a dimension extending in the transport direction of preferably at least 1 mm, more preferably at least 2 mm and even more preferably at least 4 mm and / or preferably at most 50 mm, more preferably at most 30 mm and even more preferably at most 20 mm and / or that the at least one gas supply opening 242 in a horizontally and orthogonal to the transport direction oriented transverse direction A over at least 30%, more preferably at least 50% and more preferably at least 80% of the working width of the printing unit 200 extends.
  • the dimension of the at least one gas supply opening 242 in the transverse direction A is intended to be a sum of all optionally present individual dimensions of optionally a plurality of gas supply openings 242 arranged in the transverse direction A next to one another in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is preferably characterized in that the at least one shielding device 292 extends over at least 60% in the transverse direction A oriented horizontally and orthogonally to the transport direction. preferably at least 75%, more preferably at least 90% and even more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the at least one printing unit 200 extends and / or that at least one printhead 221, more preferably at least two printheads 221, more preferably at least ten printheads 221 and even further Preferably, at least twenty printheads 221 partially project or protrude through a respective recess of the respective shield 292 in one direction with a vertically downward component.
  • Shielding device 292 of the transport path provided for transporting printing material is preferably at least 0.3 mm, more preferably at least 0.6 mm and even more preferably at least 1.0 mm and preferably at most 5 mm, more preferably at most 3 mm and even more preferably at most 2 mm.
  • a minimum distance of the print heads 221 from the transport path provided for transporting printing material is at least 0.1 mm, more preferably at least 0.4 mm and even more preferably at least 0.8 mm and preferably at most 5 mm, more preferably at most 2 mm and more preferably at most 1.2 mm.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 is preferably characterized in that the at least one pressure unit 200 has at least one suction element 247, which is further preferably designed as at least one suction box 247.
  • the at least one suction box 247 preferably has at least one inlet opening 243, which further preferably at least partially points to the transport path provided for substrate 02 and which forms the at least one first gas suction opening 243 and / or the at least one second gas suction opening 243.
  • the at least one inlet opening 243 is preferably delimited by the at least one flow plate 244, in particular on its rear edge viewed in the transport direction.
  • this preferably means that at least one inlet opening 243 of at least one of the at least two suction boxes 247 forms the at least one first gas suction opening 243 and / or the at least one second gas suction opening 243.
  • the at least one suction box 247 preferably has at least one and more preferably exactly one outlet opening 259, which is further preferably connected to a respective connection opening 248 of a particular common suction line 258.
  • the at least one outlet opening 259 is preferably connected to the respective connection opening 248 of the suction line 258 by means of an outlet connection sealed by means of a sealing element 262, in particular designed as a sealing ring 262.
  • the suction line 258 is in turn preferably connected to a suction device, not shown.
  • the at least one suction box 247 can be removed from the suction line 258 and / or from the pressure unit 200, in particular without retaining the installation position of the suction line 258 and / or in a removal direction, in particular non-destructively.
  • the at least one inlet opening 243 of the at least one suction box 247 preferably has a transverse dimension, wherein a transverse dimension is a dimension in the transverse direction A.
  • the transverse direction A is again preferably orthogonal to the transport direction and / or orthogonal to each surface normal of the transport path provided for the transport of the printing substrate 02 and / or oriented horizontally.
  • the at least one inlet opening 243 of the at least one suction box 247 preferably has a longitudinal dimension orthogonal to the transverse dimension, wherein a longitudinal dimension is a dimension in the longitudinal direction and wherein the longitudinal direction is preferably identical to the transport direction of the transport path provided for the transport of printing material 02.
  • the transverse dimension of the at least one inlet opening 243 of the respective at least one suction box 247 is preferably at least five times, more preferably at least ten times and even more preferably at least fifty times as great as the longitudinal dimension of the respective at least one suction box 247.
  • the transverse dimension of the at least one inlet opening is at least 10 cm, more preferably at least 25 cm and even more preferably at least 50 cm and / or the transverse dimension of the at least one Inlet opening at most 300 cm, more preferably at most 200 cm, and even more preferably at most 100 cm.
  • the longitudinal dimension of the at least one inlet opening is at least 0.5 mm, more preferably at least 1 mm and even more preferably at least 2 mm and / or the longitudinal dimension of the at least one inlet opening is at most 75 mm, more preferably at most 30 mm and even more preferably at most 10 mm.
  • the at least one suction box 247 is designed as at least one hollow body 247, which has at least one inlet opening 243 and at least one outlet opening 259.
  • a suction direction for example, points from the at least one inlet opening 243 to the at least one outlet opening 259.
  • an average suction direction of the at least one suction box 247 has at least one component oriented in a vertically upward direction.
  • the at least one suction box 247 is characterized in that an inner dimension of the at least one suction box 247 measured in the transverse direction A decreases from the at least one inlet opening 243 to the at least one outlet opening 259 and / or an inner dimension of the at least one measured in the longitudinal direction a suction box 247 increases from the at least one inlet opening 243 to the at least one outlet opening 259.
  • a shortest straight line from the at least one inlet port 243 to the at least one outlet port 259 is an inner cross sectional area of the at least one suction box 247 measured orthogonal to this path, to a tolerance of at most 25%, further preferably at most 15 %, even more preferably not more than 10% and even more preferably not more than 5% of equal size, in particular being along this at least 50% of the shortest straight line from the at least one inlet opening 243 to the at least one outlet opening 259 the measured in the transverse direction
  • the at least one suction box 247 has at least one rear boundary surface which delimits the at least one suction box 247 and, in particular, its interior in the transport direction.
  • the at least one suction box 247 has at least one front boundary surface which delimits the at least one suction box 247 and, in particular, its interior, as viewed against the transport direction.
  • the at least one suction box 247 has at least two side surfaces which delimit the at least one suction box 247 and in particular its interior in and / or against the transverse direction A.
  • the at least two side surfaces are at least partially arranged so that their surface normal obliquely to each horizontal and each vertical direction and / or at an angle between 10 ° and 170 ° to each other.
  • the at least one outlet opening 259 is formed as an opening of the at least one rear boundary surface.
  • the at least one outlet opening 259 is formed as an opening of the at least one front boundary surface.
  • a lower edge of the at least one rear boundary surface is closer to the transport path provided for the transport of substrate 02 than a lower edge of the at least one front boundary surface.
  • a distance of the lower edge of the at least one rear boundary surface from the transport path provided for transporting printing material is preferably at least 0.1 mm, more preferably at least 0.4 mm and even more preferably at least 0.8 mm and preferably at most 5 mm preferably at most 2 mm and even more preferably at most 1.2 mm. This distance is preferably adjustable, for example via at least one screw 268 designed in particular as a stopper body 268.
  • a part of that component which forms the at least one rear boundary surface is at least partially formed as the at least one flow shield 244.
  • the at least one flow shield 244th prevents pressurized fluid ejected from a printhead 221 disposed in front of this at least one flow shield 244 from entering an area of action of a printhead 221 arranged behind this at least one flow shield 244, on the one hand by the flow shield 244 as a barrier and on the other hand because of a suction effect due to the interaction between the flow shield 244 and inlet port 243 is favored.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 preferably has at least two, more preferably at least three suction boxes 247, which are connected to respective flow connections with a same common suction line 258 leading to a suction device and having a flow direction.
  • each of these flow connection has a respective, the respective suction box 247 associated smallest cross-sectional area.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is characterized in that the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 are arranged next to one another in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 is preferably characterized in that the flow direction of the flow path of the suction line 258 has at least one component in a transverse direction A, which is larger than any optionally present component in a direction orthogonal thereto.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 have respective inlet openings 243 and that the inlet openings 243 of the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247, each at flow connections with the same common suction line 258, together extend over a length in a transverse direction A which corresponds to at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95% and even more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the printing unit 200 and which is preferred extends in a transverse direction A.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 having the at least one suction box 247 is characterized alternatively or additionally in that the at least one suction box 247 has at least one inlet opening 243 which at least partially points to the transport path provided for substrate 02 and / or in that the at least one suction box 247 has at least one outlet opening 259, which is connected in particular to a respective connection opening 248 of a suction line 258 by a sealing element sealed by a sealing element 262, in particular preferably connected to a suction device and / or the at least one suction box 247 in particular while maintaining the installation position of the suction line 258 and / or in a Removal direction in particular nondestructive of the suction line 258 and / or from the printing unit 200 can be removed.
  • the at least one suction box 247 can be removed from the suction line 258 and / or from the pressure unit 200 without detachment of screw connections and / or without detachment from further components of the pressure unit 200 connected to the suction box 247 and / or the suction line 258.
  • the at least one suction box 247 is preferably removable by at most three successive linear movements, more preferably in each case at most two successive linear movements and even more preferably by at most one linear movement of the at least one suction box 247 from the suction line 258 and / or from the printing unit 200 ,
  • one and preferably one of the three suction boxes 247 can be removed from the suction line 258 and / or from the printing unit 200 by precisely one linear movement of the at least one suction box 247.
  • two, preferably two on the transverse direction A outer of three suction boxes 247 by two or three successive linear movements of the respective two suction boxes 247 of the suction line 258 and / or from the printing unit 200 can be removed. Due to the additional movement of the outer suction boxes 247, an installation position of the suction boxes 247 can be selected so that their respective inlet openings 243 are arranged as close to each other as possible, yet at least one spacer 613 is arranged so that it is between the middle suction box in the transverse direction A. 247 and a respective one of the outer suction boxes 247 is arranged.
  • the central suction box 247 can then be simply removed linearly from the printing unit 200, while the outer suction boxes, for example, each have to at least partially bypass a spacer 613, which requires more than one linear movement.
  • the two outer suction boxes may each be removed from the printing unit in a respective linear direction which are not parallel to each other and which are not parallel to that direction lie, in which the central suction box 247 is removable from the printing unit 200.
  • the shape and orientation of the sidewalls of the suction boxes 247 assists in the ability to locate inlet ports 243 close to one another and still locate spacers 613 between the suction boxes 247.
  • the printing unit 200 is characterized in that the respective connection opening 248 of the suction line 258 and / or the respective outlet opening 259 of the respective suction box 247 respectively in a connecting direction, which has at least one first component in or against the transport direction. More preferably, this first component is larger than any component of the connection direction which may be present in any direction orthogonal to the transport direction.
  • the direction in which a respective opening points is preferably the surface normal to a virtual opening plane.
  • the virtual opening plane is an imaginary or virtual plane that deviates as little as possible from an edge enclosing the opening.
  • the deviation is preferably summed or integrated over the entire edge enclosing the opening. Thus, if the edge enclosing the aperture is all in one plane, the cumulative deviation is zero and this plane is the virtual aperture plane.
  • the virtual opening plane is the plane into which the edge surrounding the opening can be projected, so that this projection of the opening surrounding margins of the actual surrounding the opening edge over all points of the edge surrounding the opening or integrated as little as possible deviates.
  • the at least one suction box 247 can be removed from the printing unit 200 in a removal direction and passes through any projection of the at least one Suction box 247 in the removal direction any part of the suction line 258.
  • This is preferably true in particular arranged in its working position suction box 247. This allows the suction line 258 remain unchanged at a removal of the respective suction box 247 in position. This reduces a cost for removing the respective suction box 247.
  • the removal direction is for example that direction of the last linear movement in the removal. More preferably, any projection of components that are removed when removing the at least one suction box 247 occurs in the removal direction of any component of the suction line 258th
  • the suction boxes 247 are preferably formed as exclusively by clamping or by a few screw closed, easy-open hollow body 247. They can therefore simply be removed from the printing unit 200, simply opened and cleaned. A cleaning is useful after a certain number of operating hours, for example, as the ink flowing in through the at least one gas supply opening 242 and flowing along the at least one shielding device 292 travels with fine ink mist, thus entering the inlet opening 243 of the respective suction box 247 formed as the gas suction opening 243 arrives and settles there.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 is preferably characterized in that at least one in particular reversibly deformable and / or elastic sealing element 262 is clamped between the at least one suction box 247 and the at least one suction line 258 and that at least one clamping element 264 on at least one a sealing element 262 opposite side of the at least one suction box 247 between the at least one suction box 247 on the one hand and at least one support body 266 on the other hand is clamped and that at least a clamping element 264 is arranged on at least one in particular reversibly deformable and / or elastic and / or designed as a spring element 267 Einlenkelement 267.
  • the at least one Einlenkelement 267 is preferably at least one point rigidly disposed on the at least one suction box 247 or on the at least one support body 266 and connected thereto. This allows a particularly simple system for clamping the at least one suction box 247.
  • the at least one sealing element 262 is preferably a sealing ring 262, which has a circumferential sealing lip, wherein the sealing lip corresponds to a symmetry axis of the sealing ring 262 related to a rotationally symmetric portion of a conical surface. More preferably, the conical shell preferably has an opening angle between 10 ° and 170 °, more preferably between 30 ° and 160 °, even more preferably between 60 ° and 150 ° and even more preferably between 80 ° and 140 °.
  • a method for arranging at least one suction box 247 in a printing aggregate 200 wherein the at least one suction box 247 is moved in an insertion direction into the printing unit 200 until at least one contact body 269 touches at least one respective stop body 268, for example at least one respective screw 268 and whereby at least one deflecting element 267 carrying a clamping element 264 is deflected out of an equilibrium position and wherein at least one outlet opening 259 of the at least one suction box 247 is moved towards at least one connecting opening 248 of a suction line 258 in a sealing direction with at least one component orthogonal to the insertion direction and wherein on the one hand a flow connection is made and on the other hand, the at least one clamping element 264 by a relaxation movement of the at least one Einlenkelements 267 in a clamping position between the at least one suction box 247 and z at least one support body 266 passes.
  • the at least one clamping element 264 is preferably clamped there by a restoring force of a sealing element 262 which connects the outlet opening 259 to the connection opening 248.
  • at least one guide pin is arranged with at least an elongated guide recess is cooperatively used as a guide for the pressing movement.
  • the guide pin is arranged on the at least one support body 266 and the at least one guide recess is arranged on the at least one suction box 247.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 preferably has at least two, in particular at least three suction boxes 247. These at least two and more preferably at least three suction boxes 247 are preferably each constructed and / or arranged and / or removed, as described above and below with respect to the at least one suction box 247, as far as there are no contradictions.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that these at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 each individually and independently of other of these at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247, in the transverse direction A next to each of the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 are arranged, from the common suction line 258 and / or from the printing unit 200 can be removed.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 preferably has at least two, in particular at least three suction boxes 247, wherein the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 have respective inlet openings 243 which at least partially point to the transport path provided for printing substrate 02.
  • the at least one pressure unit 200 is preferably characterized in that the inlet openings 243 of the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 extend together over an inlet length which is at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, still more preferably at least 95% and still more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the printing unit 200 corresponds.
  • the at least three suction boxes 247 are preferably with their respective outlet openings 259 in each case with flow connections the same common suction line 258 connected.
  • the inlet length preferably extends in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the printing unit 200 has at least one traverse 272 which extends from a first side wall 271 of a frame 283 of the printing unit 200 to a second side wall 271 of the frame 283 of the printing unit 200. Further preferably, the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 are fastened to the at least one traverse 272, for example fastened exclusively to the at least one traverse 272.
  • the at least one cross member 272 preferably has at least one first cross member 611 and at least one second cross member 612.
  • the at least first cross member 611 on the one hand and the at least one second cross member 612 on the other hand are preferably arranged spaced apart in the transport direction.
  • at least one spacer 613 is arranged between the at least one first cross member 611 and the at least one second cross member 612. More preferably, the at least one spacer 613 is connected to the at least one first cross member 611 and the at least one second cross member 612, in particular rigidly.
  • Between the at least one first cross member 611 and the at least one second cross member 612 results, for example due to the at least one spacer 613, preferably at least one interior of the respective cross member 272.
  • the at least one example designed as a suction box 247 suction member 247 at least partially within the interior of the at least one traverse 272 and / or in the transport direction at least partially between the at least a first cross member 611 and the at least one second cross member 612 arranged.
  • a plurality of suction boxes 247 for example, three suction boxes 247 in the transverse direction A side by side in the transverse direction A a plurality of spacers 613 are at least partially disposed within the traverse 272 and yet a total of almost the entire working width of the printing unit 200 with Gasabsaugö Anlagen devisen 243 and inlet openings 243th be covered.
  • at least three, more preferably at least four spacers 613 per cross member 272 are arranged next to one another in the transverse direction A.
  • the printing unit 200 is characterized in that each of the at least two and in particular at least three suction boxes 247 has a respective inlet opening 243, which per se extends over an inlet length in a transverse direction A which is at most 60%, more preferably at most 50% and even more preferably at most 40% of the working width of the printing unit 200 corresponds.
  • At least one shielding device 292 is arranged such that it is fastened to at least one first cross member 611 of a first cross member 272, in particular rigidly, and that it is fastened to a second cross member 612 of a second cross member 272, in particular rigidly.
  • this first traverse 272 is rigidly connected to the second traverse 272.
  • the second cross member 272 is in turn connected in the same way by means of another or the same shielding device 292 with a third cross member 272. In this way, all three trusses 272 are then connected to each other. The more trusses 272 are connected in this way, the more stable the whole structure becomes.
  • At least three traverses 272 are interconnected in this way via common and / or respective shielding devices 292, more preferably at least five, even more preferably at least seven, even more preferably at least nine and even more preferably at least thirteen.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one printing aggregate 200 has at least one frame 283 which has at least two side walls 271. Between these at least two side walls 271, the transport path provided for transporting in particular web-shaped printing material 02 preferably extends at least partially.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 at least two, more preferably at least three, even more preferably at least four, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eleven trusses 272, each extending at least in the transverse direction A between the side walls 271 and which are arranged one behind the other with respect to the transport direction and which are preferably in each case rigidly connected in each case to both of the at least two side walls 271 of the frame 283.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 preferably has at least three, more preferably at least four, even more preferably at least six, and even more preferably at least eight print heads 221 arranged one behind the other with respect to the transport direction and / or spaced apart in the transport direction.
  • each of the trusses in particular at least two or at least three trusses 272 as a holder for each at least one such first accessory 247; 263; 601; 602; 603; 604; 607; 608 and as a holder for at least one such second auxiliary device 247; 263; 601; 602; 603; 604; 607; 608 is formed.
  • the at least one first auxiliary device 247; 263; 601; 602; 603; 604; 607; 608 and / or the at least one second attachment 247; 263; 601; 602; 603; 604; 607; 608 is for example as at least one support member 601; 602 and / or as at least one cleaning device 263 and / or as at least one guide 603 of a cleaning device 263 and / or at least one cleaning drive 604 a cleaning device 263 and / or as at least one torque transducer 607 and / or at least one printhead closure 608 and / or as at least one nozzle closure 608 and / or as at least one suction box 247 formed.
  • At least one support member 601; 602 is preferably designed as at least one support roller 601 and / or as at least one support stop 602 and / or the at least one torque transmitter 607 is preferably formed as at least one synchronous shaft 607, which in the transverse direction A more preferably over at least 50%, more preferably at least 75th %, and more preferably at least 90% of the working width of the printing unit 200 extends.
  • Such a torque transmitter 607 is, for example, part of at least one Abstellantriebs 614 and / or arranged with at least one Abstellantrieb 614 operatively connected.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that in the transport direction between the trusses 272 each print head spaces 609 are arranged and that a respective traverse 272 of at least three trusses 272 adjacent to a arranged in the transport direction in front of the respective traverse 272 printhead space 609 and / or adjacent to a arranged in the transport direction behind the respective traverse 272 printhead space 609.
  • the at least one front print head 221 is arranged and / or arrangeable in the respective front print head space 609
  • the at least one rear print head 221 is in the respective rear one Printhead space 609 arranged and / or can be arranged.
  • Printheads 221 are preferably arranged exclusively outside each traverse 272 and / or exclusively within print head spaces 609. At a beginning and / or an end of a sequence of such trusses 272, for example, a first edge cross member is arranged, which are preceded by no printheads 221 in the transport direction or, for example, a second edge cross member is arranged, which are arranged downstream of any print heads 221 in the transport direction.
  • the transverse direction A is preferably orthogonal to each transport direction determined by the transport path provided for substrate 02 and oriented horizontally.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that each of the traverses 272 and preferably each of at least two traverses 272 has at least one first cross member 611 and at least one second cross member 612 spaced in and / or opposite the transport direction, the further preferred together at least partially define an interior of the respective traverse 272 in and against the transport direction.
  • An additional device 608 for at least temporarily covering at least one print head 221 is, for example, an optional device 608 which can be moved between a closed position and a standby position.
  • the at least one component of the gas transport device is at least one suction box 247.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized in that between at least two adjacent in the transport direction of at least two trusses 272, and in particular between a respective first cross member 272 associated first cross member 611th and one of a respective second cross member 272 associated second cross member 612, each a printhead space 609 is located in each of which at least one printhead 221 arranged and / or can be arranged.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that at least one spacer 613 is arranged between the respective at least one first transverse support 611 and the respective at least one second transverse support 612.
  • the respective at least one spacer 613 is in contact with the respective at least one first cross member 611 and the respective at least one second cross member 612.
  • the respective at least one spacer 613 is connected to the respective at least one first cross member 611 and the respective at least one second cross member 612, in particular rigidly connected.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one spacer 613 has a distance to each of the at least two side walls 271, which is at least 20%, more preferably at least 25% and even more preferably at least 30% of the working width of the printing unit 200 corresponds. This is not necessarily true for each of these spacers 613, but preferably at least one, and more preferably at least two of the spacers 613.
  • each cross member 272 has at least two, more preferably at least three, and even more preferably at least four side by side transversal A directions such spacers 613.
  • Sidewall 271 is to be understood in particular also such a component of the frame 283, which has relatively large holes and / or whose shape deviates relatively strongly from a flat surface.
  • Side walls 271 are preferably opposite one another in the transverse direction A, with the transport path provided for the transport of in particular web-shaped printing material 02 preferably being arranged between them.
  • the at least one first cross member 611 is constructed in several parts, in particular such that each individual part of the at least one first cross member 611 extends over less than the distance from one of the two side walls 271 to the other of the two side walls 271, but at least the respective one a first cross member 611 extends in its entirety from one of the two side walls 271 to the other of the two side walls 271.
  • the at least one second cross member 612 has a multi-part construction, in particular such that each individual part of the at least one second cross member 612 extends over less than the distance from one of the two side walls 271 to the other of the two side walls 271, but at least the respective ones a second cross member 612 extends in total from the one of the two side walls 271 to the other of the two side walls 271.
  • one or more spacers 613 then serve as connecting pieces between individual parts of a respective first transverse support 611 and / or as connecting pieces between individual parts of a respective second transverse support 612.
  • the at least one first cross member 611 extends over a length in the transverse direction A which corresponds to at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95% and even more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the at least one printing unit 200.
  • the at least one second cross member 612 extends over a length in the transverse direction A which is at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95% and even more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the at least one Compressor 200 corresponds.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 which preferably has the at least one frame 283 with at least two side walls 271, preferably has the at least one traverse 272 extending at least in the transverse direction A between the side walls 271 and more preferably each with both of the two Side walls 271 of the frame 283 is connected, in particular rigidly connected. More preferably, the at least one printing aggregate 200 has at least two, more preferably at least three, even more preferably at least four, even more preferably at least five, even more preferably at least six, and even more preferably at least seven traverses 272, each at least in the Transverse direction A between the side walls 271 extend and which are preferably each connected to both of the two side walls 271 of the frame 283, in particular rigidly connected.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 has at least one support body 616 movable relative to the frame 283 and / or relative to the at least one traverse 272 in at least one depositing direction C, which extends at least in the transverse direction A between the side walls 271 and more preferably from one side wall 271 extends to another side wall 271.
  • the printing unit 200 has at least two, even more preferably at least four, even more preferably at least eight and even more preferably at least twelve such support bodies 616.
  • the at least one movable supporting body 616 extends in the transverse direction A over at least 75%, more preferably at least 90% and even more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the at least one printing unit 200.
  • the at least one supporting body 616 is by means of at least one shut-off drive 614 , in particular lifting drive 614 relative to the frame 283 in the at least one Abstellraum C movable.
  • the at least one support body 616 is linearly movable.
  • the Abstellraum C at least one vertically upwardly facing component and / or the Abstellcardi C is a stroke direction C.
  • the Abstellcardi C is oriented orthogonal to the transverse direction A.
  • at least one print head 221 is arranged on the at least one support body 616 and can be moved together with the at least one support body 616.
  • At least two print heads 221 are preferably arranged on the at least one support body 616, and more preferably together with the respective at least one support body 616.
  • the at least one support body 616 and the printheads 221 arranged thereon form a respective nozzle bar 231.
  • At least one first contact point 617 arranged on the at least one support body 616 and at least one second contact point 618 arranged on the at least one crossbar 272 preferably form at least one first contact point pair 619 which opposes one another in the Abstellraum C and is in contact and / or can be brought ,
  • the at least one first contact point pair 619 preferably serves to delimit a particular linear path, along which the at least one support body 616 is movable in and / or counter to the parking direction C, at least with respect to a vertically downward direction.
  • the at least one first contact point 617 arranged on the at least one support body 616 and the at least one second contact point 618 arranged on the at least one crossbar 272 are preferably in contact with one another.
  • a distance of the print heads to the printing material 02 is preferably determined.
  • a deflection of the support body 616 in the Abstellraum C especially during the printing operation is limited or prevented by this pair of contact points 619 and / or a distance of the printheads 221 of this support body 626 to the substrate 02 in particular during the printing operation over the working width equal or at least significantly less variable ,
  • At least one third contact point 621 arranged on the at least one support body 616 and at least one fourth contact point 622 arranged on the at least one crossbar 272 preferably form at least one second contact point pair 623, which at least temporarily opposite one another at least in a direction orthogonal to the Abstellraum C and orthogonal to the transverse direction A supporting direction and is in contact with each other and / or can be brought.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 has at least two traverses 272 and this is at least one traverse 272 on which the fourth contact point 622 is arranged, another of the at least two traverses 272 as the Traverse 272, at which the at least one second contact point 618 in particular is arranged for this support body 616.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one second contact point 618 is provided by the at least one traverse 272 itself and / or by at least one supporting element 602 arranged on the at least one traverse 272 and more preferably as a supporting stop 602 is fixed.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one third contact point 621 is fixed by at least one pivotable and / or rotatable support element 601, preferably designed as a support roller 601, on the at least one support body 616 and / or the at least one fourth contact point 621 is defined by at least one pivotable and / or rotatable support element 601, which is preferably arranged as a support roller 601 and is arranged on the at least one crossbar 272.
  • the printing unit 200 per support body 616 has at least three, more preferably at least four, and even more preferably at least six arranged on the at least one traverse 272 and designed as support stops 602 Support members 602 for forming at least three, more preferably at least four even more preferably at least six such second contact points 618 on.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one first contact point pair 619 has a respective distance from each side wall 271 with respect to the transverse direction A, which is at least 20%, more preferably at least 30% and even more preferably at least 40 % of the working width of the printing unit 200 corresponds. This is not necessarily true for each of these first pad pairs 619, but preferably at least one and more preferably at least two of these first pad pairs 619.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one second pad pair 623 the lateral direction A of each side wall 271 has a respective distance corresponding to at least 20%, more preferably at least 30% and even more preferably at least 40% of the working width of the printing unit 200. This is not necessarily true for every other pad pair 623, but preferably at least one.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized alternatively or additionally in that the at least one support body 616 has a stiffening region along the transverse direction A over at least 60%, more preferably at least 75% and even more preferably at least 90% of its length.
  • longitudinal planes are planes whose surface normals have a direction parallel to the transverse direction A.
  • each such longitudinal sectional plane intersecting the stiffening region forms with the at least one support body 616 a respective entirety of one or more cut surfaces extending in the vertical direction over at least 5 cm, more preferably at least 10 cm, even more preferably at least 15 cm and even more preferably extends at least 20 cm.
  • the at least one support body 616 is particularly stable and secured against, for example, deflections caused by gravity.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one support body 616 is designed as at least one cage enclosing an interior and that the at least one print head 221 is arranged with at least 80% of its volume within this interior space.
  • a cage is to be understood in particular a permeated with openings structure.
  • the at least one interior preferably has a substantially cuboidal structure.
  • a cage is, for example, an all-round container whose sides are more or less perforated. Due to the design as a cage a particularly high stability is ensured with low weight of the support body 616 and good accessibility to the arranged inside the cage within the cage printheads 221.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one support body 616 has at least one bottom segment 624 which has at least one printhead opening 626 which guides the at least one bottom segment 624 in a direction pointing vertically downwards with at least one component and / or opens against the Abstellraum C and through which the at least one print head 221 is arranged partially protruding. More preferably, the at least one print head 221 is arranged so as to protrude through the at least one print head opening 626 such that an ejection direction of at least one nozzle of the at least one print head 221 has at least one component oriented vertically downwards and / or counterclockwise.
  • the printheads 221 can be arranged at a suitable distance from the transport path provided for the transport of printing material 02 and / or to the printing substrate 02.
  • the at least one print head 221 is arranged on the bottom segment of the support body 616 by means of a holder assigned to the respective print head 221.
  • the at least one holder has setting options for aligning the respective print head 221.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one support body 616 has at least one access opening 627, which at least one support body 616 in an access direction with at least one component vertically upwards and / or in the Abstellraum C. D opens and through which more preferably the at least one print head 221 from the at least one support body 616 can be removed. This allows a particularly simple change of the printheads 221.
  • the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236, which is preferably designed to be movable between at least one respective covering position and at least one respective access position and / or preferably at least one in particular designed for entering by at least one operator and / or together with the at least one protective cover 230; 232; 233; 234; 236 movable tread 237 has.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one support body 616 has at least one escape opening 616 which surrounds the at least one support body 616 in a deflection direction E extending at least one component horizontally and / or orthogonal to the deposit direction C. opens.
  • This facilitates, for example, installation and / or removal of components and / or accessories of individual print heads 221.
  • the at least one printing aggregate 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one movable supporting body 616 is connected to the at least two side walls 271 via at least one respective guide device 629 designed as at least one rail 629.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the at least one support body 616 in and against the Abstellcardi C is arranged movably between at least one insertion position and at least one parking position, and that at least one maintenance device 263 and / or cleaning device 263 of the printing unit 200 and / or at least one print head closure 608 and / or at least one nozzle closure 608 of the printing unit 200 when the support body 616 is arranged in the parking position is arranged in an at least partially occupied by this support body 616 in its use position space area arranged and / or movable.
  • At least one measuring device for measuring a position of the at least one support body 616 is preferably arranged along that particular linear path along which the respective support body 616 is movably arranged.
  • a measuring device is a linear encoder.
  • At least one limit switch is preferably arranged at least at one end and / or at both ends of this particular linear path, in particular for switching off the shut-off drive 614.
  • at least one ball screw is preferably arranged which has at least one ball screw and / or at least one ball nut. The at least one ball screw is preferably part of the at least one Abstellantriebs 614 and / or connected to the at least one Abstellantrieb 614.
  • the printing unit has per each support body 616 two points of attack for one or more Abstellantriebe 614, in particular at its two related to the transverse direction A ends.
  • a Abstellantrieb 614 is arranged per support body 616.
  • At least one torque transmitter 607 designed as a synchronizing shaft 607 is preferably arranged, in particular in order to distribute torque applied by the shut-off drive 614 to two points of application at which torque is respectively converted into a linear movement of the carrier 616.
  • the at least one shut-off drive 614 is an electric motor and / or preferably coupled directly or via a transmission with the synchronous shaft 607.
  • the synchronous shaft 607 extends, for example, in the transverse direction A over at least 80%, more preferably at least 90% and even more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the printing unit 200.
  • the synchronous shaft 607 is, for example, each directly or via at least one preferred as belt 632, in particular timing belt 632 torque converter 632 with at least one screw, in particular ball screw and more preferably connected to two such screw drives. These two screw drives are preferably each assigned to one of the two side walls 271 of the frame 283.
  • two of the deflection rollers have a respective axis of rotation, which is oriented horizontally, and two other of the deflection rollers have a respective axis of rotation, which is oriented parallel to the Abstellraum C.
  • Under pulleys should also be understood gears.
  • at least one of the deflection rollers is orthogonal to its axis of rotation displaced.
  • the synchronous shaft 307 and the belts 632 are each protected by a cover.
  • the synchronizing shaft 607 is set in rotation, whereby the two belts drive the two screw drives and thereby the support body 616 is raised at both ends.
  • Positioning aids are preferably arranged, which ensure its exact alignment with a lowering of the at least one support body 616 in its use position.
  • the printing unit preferably has at least one additional device 608 which is preferably designed as a printhead closure 608 and / or as a nozzle closure 608.
  • a nozzle closure 608 is preferably a device which serves to cover one or more nozzles of at least one print head 221.
  • a printhead shutter 608 is preferably a device that serves to cover a printhead 221 or multiple printheads 221. In this way, for example, one or a plurality of nozzles of one or more printheads 221 protected from contamination and / or from drying, especially if it is expected that no longer operation of this nozzle and / or this printhead 221 is to be expected. This is the case, for example, when the printing unit 200 is switched off.
  • the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 is preferably movable between a standby position and at least one closure position, in particular pivotable.
  • the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 is pivotable about a pivot axis and / or movable by means of at least one shutter drive 606.
  • a plurality of printhead shutters 608 and / or nozzle shutters 608 are moveable together and / or mounted on a common movable body which is correspondingly movable.
  • the at least one shutter drive 606 is preferably designed as at least one linear drive, for example as at least one pneumatic cylinder and / or at least one hydraulic cylinder and / or as at least one electric linear drive.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the printing unit 200 per support body 616 has at least one closure holder 631 arranged on the at least one traverse 272, which arranges at least one for contact with one on one of the at least one traverse 272
  • Printhead closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 provided particular fifth contact point forms.
  • the respective printhead closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 is arranged on another of at least two trusses 272 and / or in particular rotatably mounted, as the this printhead closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 associated closure holder 631.
  • the printing unit 200 depending Carrier 616 at least three, more preferably at least six such arranged on the at least one cross member 272 closure holder 631.
  • the at least one closure holder 631 preferably limits a movement space of the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 at least in one Direction. More preferably, the at least one closure holder 631 serves as a bearing surface of the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 in its closure position.
  • the at least one support body 616 can be arranged in at least three intended positions, which differ with respect to their position relative to the parking direction C.
  • the at least one support body 616 is connected to the frame 283 via at least one energy chain.
  • the at least one energy chain is therefore preferably rigidly connected on the one hand to the at least one support body 616 and on the other hand directly or indirectly to the frame 283.
  • at least one fluid line per support body 616 is arranged such that it extends in the transverse direction A over at least 50% of the working width of the printing unit 200 and that a plurality or more preferably each arranged on this support body 616 printhead 221 connected by means of a connecting line with this fluid line is.
  • the respective connecting line of the support body 616 is connected at a respective first end of the respective support body 616 via a flexible portion with a pipe system arranged on the frame 283. More preferably, in each case one connecting line of a supporting body 616 is connected to a connecting line of an adjacent supporting body 616, in particular at a respective second end of the supply line related to the transverse direction A. In this way, with a correspondingly large flow rate, a continuous flow of pressurized fluid through the supply line of the two support bodies 616 can be achieved.
  • pressurized fluid is preferably transported from the line system into a supply line of a support body 616 and there to the respective printheads 221 and is preferably additionally transported through the supply line of this support body 616 into the supply line of the adjacent support body 616 and there to the respective printheads 221 preferably additionally pressure fluid through the supply lines of both support body 616 and transported back into the conduit system, which may be arranged in this way only on one side of the frame 283 got to.
  • the at least one printing unit 200 is alternatively or additionally characterized in that the Abstellcardi C of the respective support body 616 has at least one component which is oriented parallel to a surface normal of a tangent surface to a support body 616 next point of the intended substrate for 02 transport path. More preferably, a deviation of the Abstellcardi C from the direction of this respective surface normal at most 40 °, more preferably at most 25 °, even more preferably at most 10 ° and even more preferably at most 1 °.
  • a first of these at least three intended positions of the at least one support body 616 is preferably an insertion position.
  • This is preferably characterized in that arranged in the use position support body 616 arranged on this support body 616 printheads 221 are arranged in their respective printing position and / or the at least one disposed on the at least one support body 616 first contact point 617 and the at least one the at least one traverse 272 arranged second contact point 618 are in contact with each other and / or the at least one disposed on the at least one support body 616 third contact point 621 and the at least one disposed on the at least one cross member 272 fourth contact point 622 are in contact.
  • the at least one support body 616 is arranged, for example during the printing operation in the use position.
  • a second of these at least three intended positions of the at least one support body 616 is preferably a parking position.
  • the parking position is preferably characterized by the fact that when the support body 616 is arranged in the parking position, a reusable space area is released because the at least one first contact point 617 arranged on the at least one support body 616 and the at least a arranged at the at least one cross member 272 second contact point 618 have a correspondingly large distance from one another, for example at least 5 cm, preferably at least 10 cm, more preferably at least 15 cm and even more preferably at least 20 cm.
  • this shared reusable space area serves to allow movement of the at least one printhead shutter 608 and / or nozzle shutter 608 and / or to allow movement of a cleaning device 623 in and / or against the transverse direction A.
  • a third of these at least three intended positions of the at least one supporting body 616 is preferably a protective position.
  • At least one nozzle closure 608 and / or at least one print head closure 608 is preferably arranged in its closure position when the support body 616 is arranged in the protection position.
  • the at least one support body 616 is first lifted out of its use position in the storage direction C.
  • the at least one first contact point 617 arranged on the at least one support body 616 and the at least one second contact point 618 disposed on the at least one crossmember 272 get out of contact with each other, initially resulting in a rolling contact on the at least one support roller 601 of the at least one second contact point pair 623
  • the at least one third contact point 621 arranged on the at least one support body 616 and the at least one fourth contact point 622 arranged on the at least one crossbar 272 then also preferably come out of contact.
  • the at least one printhead shutter 608 and / or nozzle shutter 608 is preferably moved from its standby position to its closed position, in particular pivoted.
  • the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 and / or at least one print head closure 608 and / or At least one movable guide member 633 in particular at least one with the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 and / or this at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 supporting component jointly movable guide member 633.
  • the at least one cleaning device 263 is preferably supported on the at least one movable guide element 633 at least temporarily, while it is moved by means of the at least one cleaning drive 604 in and / or against the transverse direction A and / or along a cleaning path, in particular along at least one guide 603
  • the at least one cleaning device 263 preferably has at least one support roller for this purpose.
  • the at least one cleaning drive 604 has, for example, at least one preferably circulating traction means, in particular at least one chain, to which or on which the at least one cleaning device 263 is attached.
  • a traction means, in particular the chain driving gear then causes a circumferential movement of the chain, whereby the cleaning device 263 along the guide 603 is moved.
  • the cleaning device 263 has, for example, at least one fleece and at least one drive for further winding of the at least one fleece. Further devices, such as, for example, pullers and / or collecting devices and / or spray nozzles for cleaning liquids and / or for gases, are likewise examples of components of the at least one cleaning device 263.
  • the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 is left in its closed position and the at least one support body 616 is moved counter to the storage direction C until the print heads 221 arranged thereon are arranged in a position they are covered by the at least one printhead closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608, so are preferably enclosed airtight.
  • the at least one support body 616 is then in the protection position.
  • the at least one support body 616 is supported in its Protective position on the arranged in its closed position print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608, especially against gravity.
  • the displacement of the at least one print head closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 into its closure position and of the at least one support body 616 into its protective position is also possible independently of and in particular without activation of the at least one cleaning device 263.
  • the printhead closure 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 is thus preferably pivotably mounted at any time on a traverse 272 and in its closed position additionally lies on closure holders 631, which are preferably arranged on another traverse 272, more preferably these two traverses 272 together form a printhead space 609 limit in and against the transport direction, which is even more preferably associated with at least one printhead 221 to which just this printhead shutter 608 and / or nozzle closure 608 is assigned functionally.
  • At least one cleaning device 263 per printhead space 609 is arranged, and more preferably two cleaning devices 263 per printhead space 609 are arranged. These can then be used simultaneously at different positions related to the transverse direction A and thus reduce a necessary period of time.
  • the cleaning devices 263 are preferably arranged outside the working width of the printing unit 200 during a printing operation with respect to the transverse direction A. More preferably, the side walls 271 of the frame 283 recesses, through which the cleaning means 263 are at least partially transportable.
  • at least one guide element 634 is arranged, in particular protruding through the respective recess. This at least one guide elements 634 is preferably designed as a rigidly arranged guide element 634.
  • Such a recess such a guide element is arranged.
  • This particular rigidly arranged Guide elements 634 preferably form a guide system together with the movable guide elements 633 when printhead closures 608 and / or nozzle closures 608 are arranged in their closed position.
  • the cleaning devices 263 are movable from an area outside the working width of the printing unit 200 and, for example, outside the frame 283 of the printing unit 200 to the printheads 221 and along the printheads 221 and back.
  • a floor space arrangement is arranged which provides access for operators.
  • the footprints allow access to the cleaning devices 263 and / or to the treads 237 of the protective covers 230; 232; 234; 236 and / or to an upper portion of the dryer unit 300.
  • At least one tempering device is arranged on the at least one support body 616.
  • the at least one tempering device serves, for example, to bring about deflections of the at least one supporting body 616 in a controlled manner and / or to maintain them and / or to compensate for unwanted bending of the at least one supporting body 616.
  • the printing unit 200 then preferably has the at least one, in particular, first tempering device for the targeted production of a temperature difference between a first location of this at least one support body 616 and a second location of this support body 616, at least in the transport direction from this first location.
  • a targeted displacement of printheads 221 can take place, for example to compensate for otherwise occurring registration errors and / or registration errors, in particular without having to change activation times of corresponding printheads 221.
  • the respective position and / or deflection of the respective support body 616 is preferably measured.
  • the printing unit 200 is preferably characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that at least one first temperature control device for the targeted introduction and / or removal of heat energy at the first location is arranged.
  • the at least one first temperature control device is preferably designed as at least one first heating device, in particular as at least one first heating wire.
  • the at least one first tempering device has at least one fluid line for at least one tempering fluid and / or the at least one first tempering device has at least one Peltier element.
  • the respective tempering device preferably extends over at least 10%, more preferably over at least 25%, even more preferably over at least 50% and even more preferably over at least 80% and even more preferably at least 100% of an extent of the respective support body 616 in the transverse direction A.
  • At least one control and / or regulating device is preferably arranged, wherein these at least one control and / or regulating device are preferably connected to the at least one first temperature control device and / or connected to at least one first position sensor.
  • a temperature of the support body 616 and the trusses 272 can be tempered accordingly, in particular if through the pairs of contact points 619; 623 a corresponding deformation of the corresponding trusses 272 can be transferred to corresponding support body 616.

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  1. Groupe d'impression (200), dans lequel le groupe d'impression (200) présente au moins un chemin de transport prévu pour un transport d'un support d'impression (02) sous forme de bande, via lequel chemin de transport est définie au moins une direction de transport et dans lequel le groupe d'impression (200) présente au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) et dans lequel les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) présentent des orifices d'admission (243) respectifs qui pointent au moins partiellement vers le chemin de transport prévu pour un support d'impression (02) et dans lequel une direction d'aspiration d'une caisse aspirante (247) respective pointe depuis le au moins un orifice d'admission (243) vers le au moins un orifice d'évacuation (259) et dans lequel une direction d'aspiration moyenne de la caisse aspirante (247) respective présente au moins une composante qui est orientée dans une direction pointant à la verticale vers le haut, caractérisé en ce que les orifices d'admission (243) des au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) s'étendent ensemble sur une longueur d'admission dans une direction transversale (A) qui correspond à au moins 90 % d'une largeur de travail du groupe d'impression (200) et en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) sont agencées l'une à côté de l'autre dans la direction transversale (A) et en ce que ces au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) peuvent être respectivement prélevées hors du groupe d'impression (200) individuellement et indépendamment d'autres de ces au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) qui sont agencées dans la direction transversale (A) à côté de celle respective des au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247).
  2. Groupe d'impression (200), dans lequel le groupe d'impression (200) présente au moins un chemin de transport prévu pour un transport d'un support d'impression (02) sous forme de bande, via lequel chemin de transport est définie au moins une direction de transport et dans lequel le groupe d'impression (200) présente au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) et dans lequel les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) présentent des orifices d'admission (243) respectifs qui pointent au moins partiellement vers le chemin de transport prévu pour un support d'impression (02) et dans lequel une direction d'aspiration d'une caisse aspirante (247) respective pointe depuis le au moins un orifice d'admission (243) vers le au moins un orifice d'évacuation (259) et dans lequel une direction d'aspiration moyenne de la caisse aspirante (247) respective présente au moins une composante qui est orientée dans une direction pointant à la verticale vers le haut, caractérisé en ce que les orifices d'admission (243) des au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) s'étendent ensemble sur une longueur d'admission dans une direction transversale (A) qui correspond à au moins 90 % d'une largeur de travail du groupe d'impression (200) et en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) avec leurs orifices d'évacuation (259) respectifs sont respectivement raccordées à une ligne d'aspiration (258) commune au niveau de liaisons d'écoulement.
  3. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ces au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) peuvent être respectivement prélevées de la ligne d'aspiration (258) commune et/ou hors du groupe d'impression (200) individuellement et indépendamment d'autres de ces au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) qui sont agencées dans la direction transversale (A) à côté de celle respective des au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247).
  4. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) avec leurs orifices d'évacuation (259) respectifs sont respectivement raccordées à une ligne d'aspiration (258) commune au niveau de liaisons d'écoulement et en ce que ces au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) peuvent être respectivement prélevées de la ligne d'aspiration (258) commune et hors du groupe d'impression (200) individuellement et indépendamment d'autres de ces au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) qui sont agencées dans la direction transversale (A) à côté de celle respective des au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247).
  5. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce chacune des au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) présente un orifice d'admission (243) respectif qui s'étend pris isolément sur une longueur d'admission dans une direction transversale (A) qui correspond tout au plus à 60 % de la largeur de travail du groupe d'impression (200).
  6. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'impression (200) présente au moins une traverse (272) qui s'étend depuis une première paroi latérale (271) d'un châssis (283) du groupe d'impression (200) jusqu'à une seconde paroi latérale (271) du châssis (283) du groupe d'impression (200) et en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) sont fixées contre la au moins une traverse (272) et/ou en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) sont fixées exclusivement contre la au moins une traverse (272).
  7. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce qu'une dimension interne mesurée dans la direction transversale (A) de la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) décroît depuis le au moins un orifice d'admission (243) vers le au moins un orifice d'évacuation (259) et/ou en ce qu'une dimension interne mesurée dans une direction longitudinale perpendiculaire à la direction transversale (A) croît depuis le au moins un orifice d'admission (243) vers le au moins un orifice d'évacuation (259).
  8. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5 ou 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) peuvent être respectivement prélevées sans dommages de la ligne d'aspiration (258) commune et/ou hors du groupe d'impression (200) et/ou en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) peuvent être respectivement prélevées de la ligne d'aspiration (258) et/ou hors du groupe d'impression (200), sans détachement de raccordements vissés et/ou sans détachement d'autres composants du groupe d'impression (200) raccordés aux caisses aspirantes (247) et/ou à la ligne d'aspiration (258).
  9. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5 ou 6 ou 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que les au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) peuvent être respectivement prélevées de la ligne d'aspiration (258) et/ou hors du groupe d'impression (200) tout en conservant la position de montage de la ligne d'aspiration (258) et/ou sans dommages.
  10. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que l'orifice de raccordement (248) de la ligne d'aspiration (258) et/ou l'orifice d'évacuation (259) respectif de la caisse aspirante (247) respective pointe respectivement vers une direction de raccordement qui présente au moins une première composante dans ou à l'encontre de la direction de transport et en ce que cette première composante est plus grande que chaque composante éventuellement présente de la direction de raccordement dans toute direction perpendiculaire à la direction de transport.
  11. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5 ou 6 ou 7 ou 8 ou 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'impression (200) présente au moins deux têtes d'impression (221) agencées les unes après les autres par rapport à la direction de transport et en ce que les au moins deux têtes d'impression (221) sont conçues comme des têtes d'impression (221) agencées de façon fixe lors d'une opération d'impression régulière et/ou sont conçues comme des têtes à jet d'encre (221).
  12. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5 ou 6 ou 7 ou 8 ou 9 ou 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un élément d'étanchéité (262) est enserré entre la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) et la au moins une ligne d'aspiration (258) et en ce qu'au moins un élément de serrage (264) est serré sur un côté opposé au au moins un élément d'étanchéité (262) de la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) entre la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) et au moins un corps d'appui (266) et en ce que le au moins un élément de serrage (264) est agencé contre au moins un élément déflecteur (267) et en ce que le au moins un élément déflecteur (267) est agencé en au moins un endroit de façon rigide contre la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) ou contre le au moins un corps d'appui (266) et raccordé à celui-ci.
  13. Groupe d'impression selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5 ou 6 ou 7 ou 8 ou 9 ou 10 ou 11 ou 12, caractérisé en ce que dans une direction de transport (T) sont agencées les unes derrière les autres plusieurs rangées de caisses aspirantes (247) qui présentent respectivement au moins deux caisses aspirantes (247) agencées les unes à côté des autres dans la direction transversale (A).
  14. Procédé d'agencement d'au moins une caisse aspirante (247) dans un groupe d'impression (200), dans lequel la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) est déplacée dans un groupe d'impression (200) dans une direction d'insertion jusqu'à ce qu'au moins un corps de contact (269) touche au moins un corps de butée (268) respectif et dans lequel ce faisant au moins un élément déflecteur (267) portant un élément de serrage (264) est dévié depuis une position d'équilibre et dans lequel ensuite au moins un orifice d'évacuation (259) de la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) est déplacé dans une direction d'étanchéité avec au moins une composante perpendiculaire à la direction d'insertion vers au moins un orifice de raccordement (248) d'une ligne d'aspiration (258) et dans lequel ce faisant d'un côté une liaison d'écoulement est produite et d'un autre côté le au moins un élément de serrage (264) parvient à une position de serrage entre la au moins une caisse aspirante (247) et au moins un corps d'appui (266) via un déplacement de détente du au moins un élément déflecteur (267).
  15. Procédé selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un élément de serrage (264) y est serré par une force de rappel d'un élément d'étanchéité (262) raccordant l'orifice d'évacuation (259) à l'orifice de raccordement (248) et/ou en ce qu'est agencée au moins une tige de guidage qui entre en activité en coopération avec au moins un évidement de guidage longitudinal en tant que guidage pour le mouvement de pression.
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