EP3569415A1 - Machine de sérigraphie et procédé de sérigraphie à l'aide d'un pochoir cylindrique - Google Patents

Machine de sérigraphie et procédé de sérigraphie à l'aide d'un pochoir cylindrique Download PDF

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EP3569415A1
EP3569415A1 EP19000228.7A EP19000228A EP3569415A1 EP 3569415 A1 EP3569415 A1 EP 3569415A1 EP 19000228 A EP19000228 A EP 19000228A EP 3569415 A1 EP3569415 A1 EP 3569415A1
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doctor blade
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Karlheinz Mayer
Adolf WIESNET
Max Voit
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Giesecke and Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F31/00—Inking arrangements or devices
    • B41F31/22—Inking arrangements or devices for inking from interior of cylinder
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F15/00—Screen printers
    • B41F15/08—Machines
    • B41F15/0804—Machines for printing sheets
    • B41F15/0809—Machines for printing sheets with cylindrical or belt-like screens
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F15/00—Screen printers
    • B41F15/08—Machines
    • B41F15/0831—Machines for printing webs
    • B41F15/0836—Machines for printing webs by means of cylindrical screens or screens in the form of endless belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F15/00—Screen printers
    • B41F15/14—Details
    • B41F15/40—Inking units
    • B41F15/42—Inking units comprising squeegees or doctors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F31/00—Inking arrangements or devices
    • B41F31/02—Ducts, containers, supply or metering devices
    • B41F31/022—Ink level control devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2233/00—Arrangements for the operation of printing presses
    • B41P2233/30—Measuring or controlling the consumption of ink

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  • the invention relates to a screen printing machine with a cylindrical round screen, a squeegee arranged in the round screen and a supply and metering device for printing ink, wherein the squeegee rests against the inside of the round screen and applies the printing ink to the inside of the round screen.
  • the invention also relates to a corresponding screen printing method for applying printing ink to a substrate to be printed, wherein the ink is metered fed to a doctor blade, wherein the doctor rests against the inside of a cylindrical round screen and the ink is applied by the doctor blade to the inside of the round screen.
  • Color metering on screen screen printing machines which are used, for example, in banknote printing, is based on adjustable pump cycles per unit of time and thus provides control of the amount of ink.
  • the machine operator of a rotary screen printing machine is responsible for adjusting the metering of the screen ink over the pump cycles in that the color does not run empty in the sieve and on the other side not too much color in the sieve is led. If the screen should become idle during production, the corresponding screen printing element is missing on the banknote or has a reduced quality. If too much paint is carried through the sieve, the printing behavior deteriorates and color is wasted because it dries or is disposed of in a subsequent sieve cleaning.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide for accurate color metering in a rotary screen printing machine automatic control with appropriate sensors and variable ink supply available. It should be realized a complete control loop for the amount of ink on the doctor blade.
  • a capacitive sensor measures the fill level of the ink quantity on the doctor blade and leads the feeding and metering device less, more or less in dependence on the measured quantity of ink on the doctor blade a constant amount of ink to the squeegee, so that the amount of ink is controlled on the doctor blade.
  • the level of the ink quantity is measured on the doctor blade by means of a capacitive sensor and regulated at a change in the level of ink quantity on the doctor blade, the supply of ink quantity to the doctor and adjusted accordingly.
  • the capacitive sensor measures an increase in the amount of ink on the doctor blade during the printing process, the ink quantity on the doctor blade is reduced, but if the capacitive sensor measures a decrease in the ink quantity on the doctor blade during the printing process, the supply of ink to the doctor blade is increased , If the capacitive sensor measures a constant amount of ink on the doctor blade during the printing process, the supply of ink to the doctor blade remains unchanged.
  • the capacitive sensor is arranged directly on the doctor blade, so that the amount of ink can be determined directly on the doctor blade.
  • the capacitive sensor can in this case form a structural unit with the doctor blade, is thus integrated into the holding and clamping device of the doctor blade of the doctor blade and can be positioned freely depending on the print motif or useful size.
  • a time-variable voltage signal is applied to the capacitive sensor between two electrodes, and the capacitive coupling of the time-variable voltage signal is measured at a third electrode. If an external effect, for example a change in the level of the ink on the sensor / doctor blade, changes the dielectric constant on the measuring surface of the sensor, the capacitive coupling and thus the output signal of the sensor evaluation system also change.
  • the sensor surface is particularly preferably not round, but elongated oval or rectangular and positioned along the inclined plane of the doctor blade holder, so that the oval or rectangular sensor surface along the longer sensor axis is covered differently with color depending on Rakel glycollstand. Thus, a clear signal difference between high and low levels of the color level can be measured.
  • a known from the prior art 2-point control can be used in which a switch-on and a switch-off point is defined for the supply and metering device.
  • the supply and metering device has in particular at least one color pump and / or a paint valve. If the capacitive sensor detects that ink on the press is reaching the turn-on point, the system will turn on the ink supply (low level) until the level reaches the switch-off point and the controller stops the ink supply again.
  • the delivery and metering device is controlled by a small embedded system including a microprocessor or SoC (System on Chip). It can also be integrated in a larger system, in a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller or English: PLC) or in the press control.
  • SoC System on Chip
  • the squeegee may be made of one piece, usually about one meter wide, and at least one or more, preferably at least two and more preferably at least five in the direction of the rotational or longitudinal axis of the round screen laterally displaceable capacitive sensors and Competitioninlässen be equipped.
  • the squeegee itself is divided into a plurality, preferably at least five laterally displaceable single doctor blade, which are arranged on a traverse parallel to the longitudinal axis of the round screen, wherein at least one single doctor blade, preferably each single doctor blade has its own firmly connected to the single blade capacitive sensor and a separate ink supply having.
  • a corresponding ink supply is assigned, which is preferably also arranged displaceably or is moved along with the respective single doctor blade.
  • the ink feed should be positioned in the immediate vicinity of the sensor, but the ink should not run over the sensor during filling.
  • Each ink supply is assigned in each case a valve, wherein a central pump keeps the paint line pressure on the distribution line constant.
  • a pressure equalization tank can be provided.
  • the valve is controlled for passage as soon as the threshold for the lower level is reached. The valve remains open until the threshold for the upper level has been reached.
  • each ink supply can receive its own small color pump, which is switched on or off depending on the sensor signal, respectively level.
  • the lateral displacement of the single blade on the traverse can be done manually before installing the doctor in the round screen or motor after installation of the doctor in the round screen to match the print motif.
  • Monitoring of the effectiveness of the level control can additionally be carried out with a camera, for example a small web camera, for each individual doctor blade. Similar to cameras on Formula 1 racing cars with a roll-off protective film is protected from contamination.
  • monitoring of the color flow by means of a flow sensor can be carried out in order to ensure reliable ink supply to each single doctor blade.
  • the device according to the invention and the method of level measurement and control of printing ink on the doctor blade can in principle also be used for other printing processes which have a doctor blade, and of course is suitable for any printing applications even outside banknote printing.
  • Possible further areas of application include, for example, the NotaProtector® coating machine from KBA NotaSys, flexographic printing units with chambered doctor blade and inking units for offset printing, indirect high-pressure, gravure printing and intaglio printing.
  • Value documents which can be printed by a method according to the invention are in particular banknotes, stocks, bonds, certificates, vouchers, checks, high-quality admission tickets, but also other papers that are subject to counterfeiting, such as passports and other identity documents, as well as cards such as credit or debit cards whose card body has at least one layer of security paper, and also product securing elements such as labels, seals, packaging, folding boxes, leaflets and the like.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic section of a rotary screen printing machine, which consists of a round screen 1 and a squeegee 2 made of a resilient plastic material or elastomer, wherein the squeegee 2 is clamped between a base 3 and a cover plate 4, for example Made of aluminum. Above the squeegee 2 is formed upon rotation of the round screen 1 in the direction of arrow by accumulation of color a Farbwulst. 5
  • the doctor blade 2 can also be designed as a system squeegee, which consists of two components.
  • the one component consists of a hard-elastic carrier, for example glass-fiber-reinforced plastic profile, which ensures a constant doctor blade angle and squeegee pressure as well as constant flexibility.
  • the carrier is permanently connected to a soft elastic strip or elastomeric profile, for example of polyurethane, with a Shore hardness of 55 ° to 85 ° as the pressure edge, which is in contact with the sieve.
  • Such system doctor blades are produced, for example, by RK Siebdrucktechnik GmbH (RKS®).
  • the RKS system squeegee type 32 HQ has a GRP plastic profile with a height of 50 mm to 115 mm and a thickness of 2.5 mm and an elastomer profile with a thickness of 6 mm to 8 mm and a Shore hardness of 55 °, 65 ° or 75 °.
  • the length of this RKS squeegee can be up to 2600 mm.
  • Fig. 2 shows the capacitive sensor 6 with the sensor surface 7 on the cover plate 4 without Farbwulst 5, wherein the double arrow marks the measuring range of the sensor surface 7 for measuring the filling level.
  • the capacitive sensor 6 is connected via a cable 8 and a plug 9 with an evaluation unit.
  • Fig. 3 shows a rotary screen printing machine in which a doctor blade is divided into six displaceable in the direction of the axis of rotation of the round screen 1 single blade 2.1 to 2.6, which are arranged on a (not shown) traverse parallel to the longitudinal axis of the round screen 1.
  • Each single doctor blade 2.1 to 2.6 points accordingly Fig. 2 its own firmly attached to the single scraper sensor and its own (not shown) color inlet.
  • a corresponding color inlet is also assigned, which is preferably likewise arranged displaceably or is moved along with the respective single doctor blade 2.1 to 2.6.

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DE2811276A1 (de) * 1978-03-15 1979-09-27 Eisbein Develop Vorrichtung zum dosierten zufuehren von farbe zu einer ductorwalze eines offset-druckgeraetes
DE19512727A1 (de) 1995-04-05 1996-10-10 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Farbkasten im Farbwerk von Druckmaschinen
EP1911581A2 (fr) * 2006-10-12 2008-04-16 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Dispositif de dosage de couleur pour un système d'encrage
DE202008008264U1 (de) 2008-01-16 2008-08-28 Manroland Ag Lackführungssystem für ein Druckmaschinenlackwerk
DE102013003923A1 (de) 2012-04-05 2013-10-10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Verfahren zum Zuführen von Farbe in einem Aniloxfarbwerk mit einer Rasterwalze und einem Rakelfarbkasten

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DE2450309A1 (de) * 1974-10-23 1976-04-29 Mitter & Co Vorrichtung zur begrenzung des farbtuempels vor einer im inneren einer siebdruckschablone angeordneten auftragsrolle
DE2811276A1 (de) * 1978-03-15 1979-09-27 Eisbein Develop Vorrichtung zum dosierten zufuehren von farbe zu einer ductorwalze eines offset-druckgeraetes
DE19512727A1 (de) 1995-04-05 1996-10-10 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Farbkasten im Farbwerk von Druckmaschinen
EP1911581A2 (fr) * 2006-10-12 2008-04-16 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Dispositif de dosage de couleur pour un système d'encrage
DE202008008264U1 (de) 2008-01-16 2008-08-28 Manroland Ag Lackführungssystem für ein Druckmaschinenlackwerk
DE102013003923A1 (de) 2012-04-05 2013-10-10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Verfahren zum Zuführen von Farbe in einem Aniloxfarbwerk mit einer Rasterwalze und einem Rakelfarbkasten

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