EP3509862A1 - Zusammentragvorrichtung zum erstellen eines materialbogenhefts - Google Patents
Zusammentragvorrichtung zum erstellen eines materialbogenheftsInfo
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- the invention relates to a device for collating material sheets and creating a material sheet booklet for a document type, in particular for one of a plurality of different identity card, value or security document types selected document type.
- the invention further relates to a method for gathering corresponding material sheets and creating a corresponding material sheet booklet.
- Documents in the form of identity, value or security documents such as a passport, passport or credit card, typically include a 16003265 / MS / BEC / BEC Document body, which is a composite body made of a plurality of sheets of material or which comprises such.
- the choice of the materials used here, the formats, the structures, the number and / or the sequence of the material sheets used depends on the type of document for which the document body is intended.
- Embodiments relate to a collator for collating sheets of material and creating a sheet of material for a document type selected from a plurality of different badge, value or security document types, wherein the sheet of material to be created comprises the composite sheets of material in a document type specific order.
- the collating apparatus comprises: supply stations, which in each case hold material sheets of a uniform type of material sheet in stock and have a material sheet carrier with a depositing surface for providing an individual of the material sheets.
- a material sheet receiving device for collecting the material sheets for the Matenalbogenheft to be created, wherein the material sheet receiving device is configured to record in the document type specific order at the individual storage stations of the document type specific order respectively the Materialogen- gene from the storage area of the respective material sheet carrier.
- a fixing device which is configured to fix in the document type specific order at the storage stations each recorded there material sheet on the material sheet receiving device according to the document type specific order immediately recorded material sheet, so that the relative orientation of the material sheet to be recorded compared to the immediately recorded previously Material sheet and successively the document type-specific material sheet is created.
- the document type-specific material booklet to be created comprises all or at least part of the material sheets that make up a document body of the selected document type.
- the material sheet booklet includes the material sheets in a document type specific order.
- materials of the material sheets for example paper, cardboard or plastics such as metal foils can be used.
- a sheet of material may also include combinations of these materials.
- the document body may be a card body if the identification, value or security document is a card-shaped document.
- the document body may also be a body that is part of a passport, value or security document.
- it may be a data card which is part of a book-type identity card, value or security document, for example a passport.
- personal and / or document-specific information such as a passport photograph, name, address of the user or a house number are applied, especially in machine-readable form.
- the material sheets may comprise or may be combined with electronic components, such as a chip, an antenna, a display, an input device and / or sensors.
- the material sheet booklet may in particular comprise a sheet of material with a chip which is configured to store personal and / or document type-specific information.
- the chip can have a secure memory area in which personal and / or document type-specific data is stored.
- a "document of identification, value or security" is understood to mean a paper-based and / or plastic-based document on which person-specific and / or document-type-specific information is optically and / or electronically readable, which identifies the user or This includes, for example, identity documents, in particular passports, ID cards, visas and driver's licenses, vehicle registration documents, vehicle registration documents, company ID cards, health cards or other ID documents as well as chip cards, means of payment, in particular bank cards, credit cards Bills of lading or other credentials
- Value documents may in particular also be banknotes or vouchers or a document may, for example, be an access card.
- the material sheet booklet may in particular be provided for producing a data card, ie a paper- or plastic-based card, which is arranged in a book block of a card, value or security document and on which person-specific and / or document-specific information is optically readably applied, the identification of the user or the document, for example, for the release of certain services or features.
- Embodiments may have the advantage of providing an apparatus that enables efficient collection of a document type specific selection of material sheets in a document type specific order. In particular, they can make it possible to select a first document type from a plurality of different identity, value or security document types and, after creating a material sheet for the first document type, flexibly switch to a gathering of material sheets and creation of a material sheet for a second document type.
- the stock stations could make it possible to provide different types of material sheets.
- the sheets of material needed for the selected document type can be collected by a sheet metal take-up device in the document type specific order. If multiple material sheets of the same type of material sheet are required for a selected document type, according to one embodiment, material sheets are collected several times from the same supply station according to the document type-specific order. According to another embodiment, the corresponding material sheets are collected in the document type specific order from different stock stations, which are stocked with material sheets of the same type of material sheet.
- the sheet picker is configured to move in the document type specific order to the individual stock stations of the document type specific order, i. the supply stations covered by the document type specific selection.
- the respective supply station of this selection, to which the material sheet receiving device moves, respectively provides the material sheet type currently required according to the document type specific order.
- the path followed by the material sheet receiving device when collecting the material sheets may be subject to an additional optimization criterion in addition to the criterion of collecting the required material sheets according to the document type-specific order.
- a corresponding optimization criterion may be the criterion of the shortest act or the shortest needed time.
- Another criterion may be that the supply stations are emptied uniformly or with a different weighting, for example according to a predetermined order.
- the supply stations comprise supply cassettes in which the material sheets are arranged.
- each storage station can be assigned a fixed type of material sheet, so that a certain supply station always provides the same type of material sheet. If the stock of material sheets is partially or completely used up, this is filled up by material sheets of the same type of material sheet.
- the assignment of the material sheet types to the supply stations can follow a predefined pattern. This pattern is based, for example, on the fact that the supply stations are arranged in a row according to the document type-specific order. In this case, it is advantageous for material albogent types, which are required repeatedly in the document type-specific order, to be provided by a corresponding plurality of supply stations with the same type of material sheet.
- stock stations are provided with material sheet types for producing sheet material for different identity, value or security documents.
- the arrangement of the storage stations can advantageously be chosen such that, averaged over the plurality of identity, value or security documents, the shortest path for collecting the material sheets according to the different document-specific sequences is required.
- the criterion can be chosen that, on average, the shortest time is required for collection.
- different types of documents may be weighted differently. For example, document types that are or are to be produced more frequently are assigned a larger weighting factor than document types that are created less frequently.
- the collating device comprises a central control device which comprises, for example, a microprocessor and a memory with program instructions for controlling the collating device.
- the central control device can control the movement pattern of the material sheet receiving device by executing the program instructions, for example. This can be done, for example, on the basis of a predetermined movement pattern stored in a table, to which the central control device has access.
- the movement pattern is calculated dynamically by the microprocessor on the basis of a document type-specific order for the document type to be created, as well as an assembly overview which contains information about which supply station is equipped with material sheets of which material-sheet type.
- the corresponding document type-specific order and the corresponding assembly overview can be stored, for example, in a table to which the central control device has access.
- the collating apparatus has a reading device for reading material sheet type identifiers which identify the type of material sheet contained in the supply cassette. For example, one of the supply stations has a reading device. If this supply station or an associated supply cassette is equipped with new material sheets, an associated material sheet type identifier is read and reported to the central control device, which identifies the material sheet type of the newly introduced material sheets based on the message.
- the material sheet type identifier can be implemented, for example, in the form of an ID number, a bar code, a QR code, any other geometric and / or pictographic and / or alphanumeric code or as color code which are visually detectable, for example. Furthermore, the material sheet type identifier may be implemented in the form of an RFID transponder.
- the supply cassettes each have a material type identifier which identifies the type of material sheet contained in the supply cassette.
- a material type identifier which identifies the type of material sheet contained in the supply cassette.
- a new supply cassette with a new material sheet type identifier is introduced.
- This material sheet type identifier is read, for example, by a reading device of the storage station during insertion of the supply cassette and reported to the central device.
- a reading device can be assigned to a storage station in each case.
- each of the supply stations comprises a corresponding reading device.
- the material sheet type identifiers may include information about the number of sheets of material contained in the supply cassette.
- the current number of sheets of material in a supply cassette can be monitored by a sheet counter, which records the number of used sheets of material.
- a corresponding material sheet counter can be implemented, for example, as a module on the supply cassettes, on the supply stations or in the central control device.
- Fixing the relative orientation of the sheets of material in the sheet of material may have the advantage of reducing the susceptibility to subsequent processing, for example, by slipping of the sheets of material, unfolding or falling apart of the sheet of material.
- this increases the manageability of the material sheet booklet and thus allows more efficient further processing, for example by increasing the transport speed or the elimination of the need to provide additional securing elements for securing the material sheet orientation and / or the material sheet.
- Particularly advantageous are fixing methods, such as ultrasonic welding, in which no additional material or no additional elements are introduced into the material sheet booklet.
- the material booklet thus remains slightly wider workable, without having to take into account corresponding additional material or corresponding additional elements or a removal of the same at a later date is necessary.
- the supply stations each have a supply cassette which is in each case equipped with material sheets of a uniform type of material sheet.
- Different supply cassettes can be equipped with the same type of material board or different material sheet types.
- the collating device comprises a dispensing device, which is configured to dispense at the supply stations in each case one of the material sheets from the supply cassette onto the depositing surface of the material sheet carrier of the respective supply station.
- Embodiments of the present invention may have the advantage that the dispensing device can efficiently ensure that at the respective supply stations the sheets of material collected by the sheet receiving device according to the document type specific order are ready for them when the respective sheets of material arrive the series are to be collected.
- the distribution device may be configured and / or controlled, for example, by a central control device such that a material sheet is provided on the corresponding storage surface at all stations and the material sheets collected by the material sheet receiving device in the document type-specific sequence are replaced by the distribution device again become. For example, the replacement also takes place in the document type-specific order.
- the sheets of material are dispensed by the dispensing device leading the sheet picker in the document type specific order so that the sheets of material are placed on the shelves in the document type specific order in which the sheet receiving device collects them.
- the dispensing apparatus is configured to move in the document type-specific order to the individual stock stations. Embodiments may have the advantage that a mechanically simpler and thus less error-prone design of the supply stations is made possible.
- the movement of the dispensing device is controlled by the central control device, which also controls the movements of the material sheet receiving device.
- the central control device controls the movement of the dispensing device according to the same criteria as the movement of the Matenalbogenabilityetzurnchtung.
- the dispensing device comprises a plurality of individual dispensing devices, which are each arranged stationary at one of the supply stations.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the dispensing devices are arranged stationary and thus no mechanism for moving the dispensing device is necessary. Consequently, the collating device can be made mechanically simple and thus less error-prone with regard to the moved elements. In particular, this can be avoided by influencing or even obstructing the movement pattern of the material sheet pick-up device. Consequently, the calculation and / or the determination of the movement pattern of the material sheet receiving device are also simplified, since no movement patterns of the delivery device have to be taken into account.
- the dispensing device is configured to distribute the individual sheets of material at the supply stations in the document type-specific order onto the shelves of the respective sheet carriers.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the material sheets are only dispensed when needed, while otherwise protected from environmental influences in the supply cassette.
- the sheet of material to be created comprises at least two sheets of material of the same sheet type, the tray being configured to distribute at least twice a sheet of material from the corresponding supply cassette at one of the supply stations having a supply cassette with sheets of material of the corresponding sheet type, and the sheet receiving apparatus therefor is configured to receive at least twice a sheet of material at the corresponding supply station.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the number of supply stations can be reduced and the collating device can therefore be made more compact.
- the material sheet booklet to be created comprises at least two material sheets of the same type of material sheet, wherein the material sheet receiving apparatus is configured to collect the two sheets of material from two different supply stations, each of which is populated with the same type of material sheet.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the movement path of the material sheet receiving device can be made more flexible when collecting the material sheets, as a result of which the path traveled can be shortened or the number required for the collation can be reduced and / or optimized.
- At least one of the supply cassettes is equipped with individual material sheets in the form of a stack.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the material sheets can be directly collected without additional processing step, as they are kept in stock.
- at least one of the supply cassettes is equipped with material sheets in the form of a roll of tape and the dispensing device is configured to unroll the strip roll during dispensing and to separate a single dispensable sheet of material.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that they allow a simple unloading mechanism by unwinding and a large number of sheets of material can be provided by the roll of tape in a compact manner.
- the material sheet receiving device on a suction device for receiving a sheet of material by suction.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that by suction on the one hand a secure recording of the material sheets is made possible, which on the other hand protects the material sheets and reduces the risk of mechanical damage.
- the dispensing device comprises a suction device for receiving a sheet of material by suction.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that by sucking on the one hand an efficient dispensing of the material sheets is made possible, which on the other hand protects the material sheets and reduces the risk of mechanical damage.
- the material sheet receiving device is arranged at a free end of a robot arm.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that an efficient computer-controlled movement of the material sheet receiving device in all three space diameters. dimensions is possible. A corresponding control takes place, for example, by a central control device.
- the fixing device comprises an ultrasonic sonotrode for fixing the material sheets by means of ultrasonic welding.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that they provide an efficient and secure fixation possibility, in which no additional elements are introduced into the material sheet booklet and the material sheet booklet as such receives consistency without additional fixing elements.
- an ultrasonic welding device consisting of a generator, a sound transducer or converter and a sonotrode.
- the generator generates an electrical alternating voltage, which is converted by the sound transducer into a mechanical vibration.
- the transducer in turn conducts the high frequency mechanical vibrations, i. Ultrasound, in the sonotrode connected to it and puts them into resonance vibrations in the ultrasound range.
- a transformation piece or booster is arranged between transducer and sonotrode, which arrives from the sound transducer
- Transformed vibration amplitude and this enlarged to the sonotrode passes.
- the magnitude of the resulting vibration amplitude is influenced by the output amplitude provided by the transducer and by the respective gain through the transformation piece and the sonotrode itself.
- the ultrasonic vibrated sonotrode then transmits the ultrasonic vibration under pressure to one of the two sheets of material to be joined. If the material sheets to be joined come into contact with one another between the two material sheets, in the so-called joining or welding zone, they cause an interface friction and thus local heating of the boundary surfaces. If the warming is so great that the interfaces melt, Welding of the two material sheets. Through the sonotrode, the two sheets of material are pressed together during welding. Ultrasonic welding allows the creation of a welded joint with a short welding time, as the welding energy is limited to almost the joining zone. This allows accurate welding without affecting other areas of the material sheet.
- ultrasonic sonotrodes are provided by corresponding ultrasonic tools which, for the intended use of the sonotrode, also comprise at least one generator and sound transducer, optionally also a transformation piece.
- the fixing device has a plurality of ultrasonic sonotrodes.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the material sheet booklet is ultrasonically welded by the plurality of ultrasonic sonotrodes, which are spatially spaced apart from one another, at a plurality of correspondingly spatially distributed locations. As a result, the risk of slippage and / or unfolding of the material sheets can be efficiently reduced.
- the ultrasound sonotrodes are arranged in the edge region of the material sheet to be picked up, so that the ultrasonic welding of the material arches takes place in each case in the edge region.
- the material sheets have a rectangular format, wherein in each of the four corner regions of the rectangular format in each case one of the ultrasonic sonotrodes is arranged so that the ultrasonic welding of the material arcs takes place in each case in the corner regions.
- Embodiments may have the advantage of enabling secure fixation of the sheets of material, the central portion of the sheet of material being generally used as a so-called benefit for creating the document body or bodies for the selected type of document being neither affected nor impaired by the fixation.
- the material sheet booklet is provided for the creation of a plurality of badge, value or security documents of the selected document type.
- Embodiments may have the advantage of parallelizing the creation of a plurality of badge, value, or security documents of a selected document type, thereby increasing the speed of creation.
- a uniform processing format can be selected for the material sheets for which the collating device is optimized. If a material sheet is to be created for a document type whose format is smaller than the processing format, material sheets with the uniform processing format can be selected, which comprise one or more sections for one or more documents of the document type with a smaller format.
- the storage surfaces each have one or more passage openings for at least partially passing one of the ultrasonic sonotrodes so that the respective ultrasonic sonotrode can come into contact with the material sheet to be fixed.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that this allows a simple and secure fixation of the material sheets by means of ultrasound.
- these allow a laying out of the material sheet to be fixed on the corresponding shelf.
- the material sheet to be fixed is held in place by gravity.
- the vertical height at which the ultrasound probes make contact with the sheet of material to be welded is always the same regardless of the number of masks collected up to that point in time. material sheets or the current height of the material sheet.
- This allows efficient positioning of the sonotrode and control of the contact pressure.
- the most commonly adjustable parameters in ultrasonic welding are the welding time, the energy to be applied and the contact pressure of the sonotrode with the welding part. In the present case, therefore, no sensor for detecting the height of the material sheet is necessary to optimally adjust the contact pressure.
- the contact pressure can rather be set to a constant value.
- the material sheet receiving device is configured to position itself on the supply stations respectively on the material sheet provided on the storage surface, so that the material sheet taken directly from the material sheet receiving device according to the document type specific order rests on the material sheet to be picked up.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that they allow an efficient fixation, in particular by ultrasonic welding.
- the material sheet receiving device has a position detection device which is configured to detect the position of the material sheet receiving device relative to the material sheet to be picked up.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that an efficient fine adjustment of the relative orientation of the material sheets of the material sheet to be created is made possible. In addition, this allows you to use material sheets of different sizes, which increases the flexibility in creating the material sheet.
- the position detection device comprises a camera.
- Embodiments may have the advantage of enabling easy and efficient position detection.
- the exact alignment can be based on an output value algorithm, which is carried out for example by a central control device based on the detected by the camera and forwarded to the control device image information.
- the material sheets for the material sheet to be created have an identical format, and the material sheet receiving device is configured to align itself with the relative position detected by the position detection device to the sheet of material to be picked up so that the material sheet taken immediately before according to the document type specific order completely covered by the material sheet to be picked up.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that successive sheets of material lie exactly on one another with their edges.
- the resulting material booklet has an exact format, which facilitates further automated handling of the material sheet, as it prevents the risk of obstruction or even damage caused by sections of material protruding beyond the format.
- the further processing devices for creating the corresponding badge, value or security document can thus be optimized for the corresponding exact format.
- it can be ensured by an exact alignment of the edges of the material sheets to each other that internal structures of the material sheets are exactly aligned with each other.
- the fixing device is configured to fix the material sheet to be picked from below on the material sheet which has been taken up immediately before by the material sheet receiving device according to the document type-specific order.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the material sheet to be recorded can be placed on a corresponding storage surface, whereby its position can be fixed during fixing and thus the fixation can be easily controlled.
- the collating apparatus comprises stock stations with material sheet types for each document type of the plurality of different identity, value or security document types.
- Embodiments may have the advantage of allowing flexible gathering of sheets of material and flexible creation of sheet material for different badges, securities or security documents. This is particularly advantageous in terms of Industry 4.0 and the associated need for a flexible infrastructure for production.
- the fixation device is configured to move to the supply stations synchronously with the sheet-receiving apparatus in the document-type-specific order.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that a fixing device is provided whose movement pattern is similar to the, in particular travel and / or time-optimized, movement pattern of the material sheet receiving device.
- the material sheet receiving device comprises the fixing device.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the fixing device is thus always available when the material sheet receiving device receives a sheet of material, wherein no additional means for the movements of the fixing device are necessary.
- the mechanical structure of the support device as well as their control simplified, whereby the error rate is reduced.
- the supply stations are arranged in rows next to each other, wherein the fixing device comprises Einzelfixiervorlegien and wherein each of the rows is assigned a Einzelfixiervorraum which is configured to move along the row to the individual supply stations of the corresponding row.
- the fixing device comprises Einzelfixiervorlegiaen and wherein each of the rows is assigned a Einzelfixiervorraum which is configured to move along the row to the individual supply stations of the corresponding row.
- embodiments can have the advantage that the supply stations are arranged spatially more compact, for example in several rows one above the other.
- a fixed assignment of the individual fixing devices on each of the rows reduces the number of elements which move in an additional spatial direction between the rows and thus require an additional degree of freedom of movement.
- the corresponding single-fixing devices are designed, for example, only for movements along the rows of the supply stations. As a result, in particular complications with the movement of the material sheet receiving device are prevented.
- the material sheet receiving device as well as the fixing device can be based on independent movement infrastructures.
- the movement pattern of the Einzelfixiervoriquesen is in each case matched to the document type-specific order, that synchronously moved to each of the supply stations to which the material sheet receiving device, one of the Einzelfixiervorraumen.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that the movement patterns of the Einzelfixiervoriquesen can be at least partially adapted to the, in particular weg- and / or time-optimized, movement pattern of the material sheet receiving device.
- the collating apparatus further comprises a personalization device associated with one of the supply stations and configured to personalize the individual of the material sheets prior to providing on the support surface of the material sheet carrier of the corresponding supply station.
- Embodiments may have the advantage that personalized material sheets can also be incorporated when creating the material sheet. These can be created, for example, by a corresponding printer, for example a cardjet printer, and / or by a hologram exposure device, individually for the document (s) to be created.
- a personalized material sheet is a sheet of material with a photograph of the future owner of the identity, value, or security document to be created from the material booklet.
- Embodiments further relate to a method of collating sheets of material and creating a sheet of material for a document type selected from a plurality of different types of badges, securities, or security documents, the sheet of material to be created comprising the collated sheets of material in a document type-specific order.
- the method comprises: providing sheets of material for a plurality of different types of identification, value or security documents by means of stocking stations, each stocking material sheets of a uniform type of sheet and having a sheet support with a shelf for providing a single one of the sheets of material.
- Embodiments may include, individually or in combination with each other, all method steps performed by the above-described embodiments of the collator in operation.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a first exemplary embodiment of a collating device
- FIG. 2 shows schematic views of exemplary material sheets
- FIG. 3 shows schematic views of an exemplary embodiment of two
- Figure 4 is a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of the
- FIG. 6 shows schematic views of an exemplary storage cassette with storage area and dispensing device
- FIG. 7 shows a schematic view of an exemplary dispensing device
- Figure 8 is a schematic view of an exemplary storage cassette with storage area from below and
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic view of an exemplary ultrasonic tool.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an exemplary collating device 100.
- the collating device 100 comprises a plurality of supply stations 102.
- the illustrated embodiment of a collating device 100 comprises ten supply stations 102, which are arranged one above another in two groups of five supply stations 102.
- a first group 104 is juxtaposed in a row along a first straight line.
- the second group 106 is arranged above the first group 104.
- Each of the supply stations 102 has a material sheet carrier 108 with a storage surface 110 for providing a single sheet of material 12.
- each supply station 102 has a dispensing device 14 for distributing the material sheet 1 12 from a supply cassette comprised by the supply station (not shown).
- the collating device 100 comprises a material sheet receiving device 1 18, which is arranged at the free or movable end 120 of a robot arm 122.
- the robot arm 122 is configured such that its free end 120, and thus the material sheet receiving device 1 18 within a ball whose radius is determined by the length of the robot arm 122, is movable in three spatial dimensions.
- the material sheet receiving device 1 18 also includes a position detecting device 124 in the form of a camera. By means of this camera 124, the position of the material sheet receiving device 18 and the material sheets already taken up by it can be exactly aligned with respect to a material sheet 11 provided on one of the depositing surfaces 110.
- each of the two groups 104, 106 a respective rail 126 is arranged, which extends along the respective straight line, along which the supply stations 102 of the corresponding group 104, 106 are arranged.
- the two fixing devices 128 shown for each of the storage surfaces 1 10 of the respective group 104, 106 of supply stations 102 are movable.
- each of the fixing devices 128 each comprises four ultrasonic tools 130, each with one ultrasonic sonotrode.
- the ultrasound sonotrodes shown are pin-shaped and each vertically up through through holes 132 of the shelves 1 10 movable so that they can come into contact with a prepared on the corresponding shelf surface 1 10 material sheet 1 12 from below.
- the collating apparatus 100 shown is configured such that a material sheet 1 12 in the document type-specific sequence is provided at the supply stations 102 of the document type-specific sequence by a delivery device 14 on the corresponding storage surface 110.
- the robot arm 122 moves its free end 120 with the material sheet receiving device 1 18 in the document type specific order to the individual supply stations 102.
- the material sheet receiving device 1 18 is positioned by means of the camera 124 exactly over the laid-out material sheet 1 12, so that in the document type specific order last recorded Material sheet on the prepared material sheet 1 12 rests.
- the fixing device 128 of the corresponding group 104, 106 which comprises the supply station 102, of which a material sheet 1 12 is to be received according to the document type-specific sequence, is moved along the rail 126 to the corresponding material sheet carrier 108. With movements of the free end 120 of the robot arm 122 along one of the groups 104, 106, the method of the corresponding fixing device 128 is synchronized with the movement of the material sheet receiving device 1 18.
- the ultrasonic tools 130th vertically upwards so that the respective ultrasound sonotrode comes into contact with the surface of the material sheet 1 12 to be picked up from below and melts same in the limited area of the joining zone, just like the material sheet last picked up, so that the two sheets of material firmly bond to one another in the area of ultrasonic welding ,
- the selection of the combined material sheets 1 12 can be freely selected, as well as the order in which they are collected, depending on the document type to be generated.
- the movement of the robot arm 122 and the dispensing of sheets of material 1 12 through the dispensing devices 14 and the movement of the fixing devices 128 along the rail 126 and the ultrasonic welding by means of the ultrasonic sonotrodes 130 can be controlled by a central control device (not shown).
- FIG. 2A shows a first exemplary material sheet 1 12, which is provided for the production of a material sheet booklet for a single identification, value or security document.
- the dashed central area 202 includes structures 204 which are intended to become part of the document body for the corresponding badge, value or security document.
- the region 202 is also commonly referred to as a benefit.
- the material sheet booklet has sheets of material 1 12 different types of material sheet with different structures 204, from which result in the sum of the structures of the document body to be created.
- these structures 204 may also comprise electronic components, such as a chip, an antenna, a display, an input device and / or sensors, or form them in combination with one another.
- FIG. 2B shows a second embodiment of a sheet of material 12 whose utility comprises two spaced-apart regions 202 with structures 204 for producing two document bodies for two identity, value or security documents of the same type of document.
- medium halfs 12 may include benefits for any number of documents of the same document type. This has the advantage that the creation of material sheets for several identity, value or security documents can be parallelized. Thus, the efficiency and, in particular, the speed of collation and creation can be increased. In this case, the mechanics of the collating device 100 for producing a single sheet of material for the parallelization already suffice.
- FIG. 3A shows an embodiment with two exemplary gathering devices 100, 100 '.
- the corresponding material sheet booklet is produced by the two gathering devices 100, 100 'together, wherein the first gathering device 100 is identical to the gathering device of Figure 1 and creates a first part of the material sheet to be created according to a first section of the document type specific order.
- the second collating device 100 ' which is configured analogously to the first collating device 100, takes over the first part of the material sheet stitch created by the first collating device 100 and supplements it by a second part according to a second section of the document type-specific sequence.
- the second collating device 100 ' is identical to the first collating device 100 except that only the first and second groups 104', 106 'of supply stations 102 have three supply stations 102 in the case of collating device 100' include.
- FIG. 3B shows a schematic view of the two collating devices 100, 100 'from FIG. 3A perpendicularly from above.
- the robot arms 122 and dispensing devices 14 of the supply stations 102 like the fixing devices 128 (not shown), are connected to a central control unit 134 which controls them.
- a transfer station 136 to which the robot arm 122 of the first collating device 100 transfers the first part of the material sheet and from which the robotic arm 122 of the second collating device 100 'receives the material sheet booklet with the material sheet receiving device 1 18 arranged at its free end 120.
- the control device 134 controls the two collating devices 100, 100 'in such a way that the first collating device 100 with the material sheet receiving device 1 18 arranged on the free end 120 of the robot arm 122 prepares and, for example, attaches the first part of the material sheet according to the first section of the document type-specific sequence the transfer station 136 stores.
- each material sheet 1 12, 1 12 ' comprises a plurality of benefits intended for different persons.
- a corresponding personalization can for example be given by a printed photo of the future holder of the identity card, value or security document.
- further material sheets 1 12 are picked up by the supply stations 102 of the second collating device 100 '.
- FIG. 3C shows a schematic view of the two collating devices 100, 100 'from FIG. 3A from the rear side.
- the first groups 104, 104 'of supply stations 102 each comprise supply cassettes 1 16', which hold the sheets of material 1 12 in the form of rolls of tape 142 in stock.
- the second group 106, 106 'of supply stations 102 each comprise supply cassettes 16, which are equipped with individual material sheets 12 in the form of stacks 140.
- Figure 4 shows a schematic detail view of the robot arm 122 of Figures 1 and 3.
- the robot arm 122 has at its free end 120 a material sheet receiving device 1 18 for receiving sheets of material 1 12.
- the material sheet receiving device 1 18 comprises a plurality of channels 144, which are to be configured in such a way that a negative pressure for sucking the material sheets 1 12 is generated in them.
- the material sheet receiving device 1 18 comprises a position detecting device 124 in the form of a camera.
- the position detection device 124 is aligned so that it can detect the material sheet 12 to be picked up.
- the relative position of the free end 120 and thus of the material sheets already taken up by the material sheet receiving device 18 can be determined relative to the material sheet 1 12 to be picked up.
- the movement of the robot arm 122 to align the material sheet receiver 1 18 can be controlled.
- the position detection device 124 the position of the already recorded material sheets can be aligned exactly with the material sheet 1 12 to be picked up.
- the material sheet 1 12 to be picked up is provided on a support surface 110 which has passage openings 132 through which sonotrodes 130 can be passed.
- the ultrasonic sonotrodes 130 are moved from below through the through holes 132 so that they come into contact with the material sheet to be recorded 1 12 and this last with the according to the document type specific order Welded material sheet welded.
- FIG. 5A shows a material sheet booklet 500, which comprises a plurality of material sheets 12, which are each firmly welded by ultrasonic welding in the region of the joining zone 502 to the material sheet following the document type-specific sequence.
- Firmly welded means that the material sheets can not be separated from each other without destroying them.
- the corresponding material booklet 500 results from the information provided by the directions 100, 100 'as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
- FIG. 5B shows a view of the material sheet 500 perpendicular to the top.
- a joining zone 502 of the ultrasonic welding which is shown dotted.
- the joining zones 502 may, for example, be four point-shaped or circular or rectangular regions, for the production of which sonotrodes with circular or rectangular shapes are used
- Embodiments may vary in shape and diameter in the welded regions 502, depending on the shape of the ultrasound sonotrodes 130 used.
- FIGS 6A and 6B show a schematic detail view of a supply cassette 1 16 with sheets of material 1 12, which are arranged in the form of a stack 140.
- a material sheet carrier 108 is arranged with a flat support surface 1 10, which have a rectangular format in the example shown.
- a passage opening 132 for the ultrasound sonotrodes 130 is arranged in the corner regions of the depositing surface 110.
- the dispensing device 1 14 is shown in detail.
- Figure 6A shows the recording of a sheet of material 1 12 through the dispensing device 1 14 by means of suction 602.
- a receiving element 604 which is movable vertically along the support member 606, disposed above the supply cassette 16 open to the top.
- the receiving element 604 is moved with the suction openings 602 down to the uppermost sheet of material 1 12 in the supply cassette 1 16.
- the suction openings 602 come into contact with the uppermost sheet of material 12 in the supply cassette 16. This can be determined, for example, by detecting a resistance in the process of the receiving element 604 down or controlled in dependence on the capacity of the supply cassette 1 16.
- suction openings 602 for sucking the uppermost sheet of material 1 12 also has the Advantage that the material sheet 1 12 can be sucked in even if the suction openings 602 have not yet come into contact with this, but this were sufficiently approximated.
- the sucked material sheet 1 12 is raised by moving the receiving element 604 upwards.
- the carrier element 606, which carries the receiving element 604, can be moved along a rail formed by a web 608 to the depositing surface 110.
- the carrier element 606 has a groove 610, in which the web 608 is arranged.
- FIG. 6B shows the state when the carrier element 606 has been moved along the rails 608 over the depositing surface 110.
- the recorded material sheet 1 12 is stored on the shelf surface 1 10 by switching off the negative pressure to the suction ports 602 by gravity.
- the receiving element 604 is also moved downwards.
- Figure 7 shows a schematic view of the dispensing device 1 14 from the front.
- the support element 606, on which the receiving element 604 is arranged, can be seen.
- the support element 606 comprises two lateral support arms 610 with grooves 612 which are movable along the webs 608.
- the receiving element 604 can be moved vertically along the carrier element 606.
- the receiving element 604 comprises suction openings 602, which are in a through-connection with channels 614 for generating a vacuum for sucking a sheet of material 1 12.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic view of a supply cassette 16 and of a material sheet carrier 108 from below.
- the material sheet carrier 108 has four through holes 132 in the corner regions of the shelf.
- An ultrasound sonotrode of an ultrasound tool 130 can be guided in each case through these through-openings 132.
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic view of an ultrasonic tool 130 for welding material sheets.
- the ultrasonic tool 130 comprises a generator 902, a sound transducer 904, a transformation piece 906 and a pen tool. mige sonotrode 908.
- the generator generates a high-frequency electrical alternating voltage, which is converted by the transducer 904 in a mechanical vibration of the same frequency.
- the ultrasound vibration is transmitted to the sonotrode 908 tuned to the same frequency via the sound transducer 904 and these resonate in resonance. If necessary, the vibration amplitude can be enhanced by incorporating a transformation piece 906 between transducer 904 and sonotrode 908.
- Numeral 1 is 100 'collating apparatus
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