JP2009298595A - Device and method for removing flat print product from pile and transferring the print product to transport device under operation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simplified device for removing a folded print product from a pile and transferring the print product to a transport device under operation. <P>SOLUTION: This device for removing the flat print product 4 from the pile 19 and transferring the print product 4 to the transport device 1 under operation comprises a separating device 11 for separating the print product 4 from the pile 19 and a rotary driving device 13 for containing the separated print product 4 and supplying the print product to the transport device 1. The driving device 13 comprises at least one gripper 49 for containing a rotating shaft 50 and the print product 4 in the holding flat surface 58. The transport device 1 includes a transport direction 6 and a vertical center surface 59 extending in the transport direction 6. The rotating shaft 50 is at least substantially perpendicular to the center surface 59. The holding flat surface 58 of at least one gripper 49 is disposed substantially in the center surface 59 of the transport device 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a separation device that separates a printed material from a stack and a rotary propulsion device that accommodates the separated printed material and supplies the separated printed material to a conveying device, and the propulsion device holds the rotating shaft and the printed material in a gripping plane. The conveying device has at least one gripper to be accommodated, the conveying device has a conveying direction and a vertical center plane extending in the conveying direction, and the rotation axis is oriented at least substantially at right angles to the central plane. The present invention relates to an apparatus for taking out a flat-type printed matter from a stack and transferring the printed matter to an operating conveying device. The invention further relates to a method for taking out a flat printed material from the stack in the same way and transferring the printed material to an operating conveying device.

  According to Swiss Patent Application No. 617905 A5 (Patent Document 1), flat prints folded at the outer center are individually taken out from the stack in the magazine and opened, and the saddle stitcher ( A rotary feeder is known that can be dropped onto a collating chain of a binding machine. Therefore, the printed matter separated by the suction device is sequentially gripped by the drawing drum equipped with the gripper and continuously rotating, and is accelerated to the speed thereof. The printed matter turns on the paper stop and is then released by two drums, each equipped with a gripper and rotating in opposite directions. In so doing, the first open drum grips the first leg with an excess fold of the printed product, while the second open drum grips the shorter leg of the printed product. Thereafter, the paper sheet is dropped, and the printed matter released at that time has only a velocity component of 90 ° with respect to the conveying direction of the collating chain. In this case, the printed material is in a free-falling state for a short path until its inner surface abuts on the saddle of the collating chain or on the back of the printed material that has been collated earlier. By contacting the drive member of the collating chain, the printed material is accelerated to its transport speed.

  In this solution system, the printed matter is strongly accelerated when gripped by the drawing drum. Subsequent turning on the paper stop causes the print to decelerate and re-accelerate, which requires extra processing time and can lead to unwanted traces on the print or deformation of the print. Since the printed product is not pre-accelerated at the speed when dropping onto the collating chain, the drive member of the collating chain collides with the printed product dropped at a high collision speed. As a result, it is no longer possible to guarantee reliable acceleration of the printed matter by the drive member, and the printed matter is compressed so strongly that the final posture of the printed matter can vary greatly with respect to the previously collated print or drive member. There is a risk. As a result, there is a risk that the quality of the final product is deteriorated, production is hindered, and the production capacity is thereby reduced. Also, the paper drop due to free fall is affected by the basis weight, perimeter, structure, production speed, and format of the printed material. Nevertheless, a relatively large chain distribution, i.e. a large spacing between the drive members, is required to ensure that the printed material is dropped between the two drive members on the front and back of the collating chain. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the chain speed even at the same cycle time, which also complicates the machining process and poses a risk of inducing quality problems.

  According to European Patent Application No. 1024099A1 (Patent Document 2), a flat-type printed product folded and supplied to a conveying device in operation of a high-performance machine having a processing speed of 16000 books per hour is supplied open. An apparatus has been proposed, in which pre-acceleration of the printed product to the speed of the conveying device and at least partial dropping in the direction of movement of the conveying device can be achieved by the installation of additional acceleration rollers or drums.

  However, this solution cannot eliminate the problem of a relatively large drop altitude and the accompanying undefined free fall of the printed matter. However, in order to be able to achieve a high production capacity at the same time as adequate processing stability, it is necessary to define the printed material as much as possible and transfer it to the separation, opening, propulsion and conveying devices.

  Swiss Patent Application No. 695052 A5 (Patent Document 3) takes out a flat printed matter from a plurality of stacked bodies, and also includes a conveying device and a plurality of propulsion devices that function to supply the printed material to the conveying device. The present invention relates to an apparatus for collating a printed product along a collation path formed from the above. This is a device type different from that described above, for example, a so-called collating machine combined with a post-bonding binding machine. At that time, the release of the printed matter is not set and is not necessary. In this solution, the rotating shafts of the propulsion devices are all arranged at right angles to the vertical center plane of the conveying device that is oriented in the conveying direction of the conveying device, so that all printed matter is dropped on the conveying device in the conveying direction. The In that case, the printed matter is first stacked up and down in the stack. In both cases, the bottom printed product is partially separated from the stack by a separating device consisting of a suction device, and is gripped by a gripper arranged on the drum of each propulsion device, completely taken out of the stack, and transferred to the transport device. Is done. That is, all propulsion devices are formed from a drum surface and a gripper that interacts with the drum. A gripping plane is formed between the drum surface and the gripper, which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the propulsion device and thus extends at right angles to the center plane of the transport device, and the printed product is between the drum and the gripper. It corresponds to the contact surface between the drum and the gripper when not present, where the gripper receives the print from the separating device.

  However, as the height of the stack increases, the weight of the printed material forming the stack increases, which can be an obstacle to separation. Therefore, such a stack layer is limited in its height and is only suitable as a temporary storage for a pre-feeding device such as a roller system. Furthermore, in the above solution, it is not possible to use so-called bar stacks, i.e. intermediate products formed from a large number of unbound prints stacked adjacently in an upright state, without expensive additional equipment. . Due to the circumference of the drum required in this technique, hard prints can hardly be processed.

Swiss Patent Application No. 617905 A5 Specification European Patent Application No. 1024099 A1 specification Swiss Patent Application No. 695052 A5 Specification

  The object of the present invention is therefore to remove the folded prints from the stack and to transfer them to a working conveying device, which solves the above mentioned problems and is combined with the advantages of the known saddle stitching and collating machines. It is an object of the present invention to provide a more simplified apparatus and a method therefor. In particular, it should improve the processing stability, the quality of the finished product, as well as the production capacity, prevent problems related to separation and allow sufficient temporary storage of printed matter despite being simple.

  According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved by arranging the grip plane of at least one gripper substantially in the center plane of the transport device. At that time, the printed matter is accommodated and propelled substantially in the center plane of the conveying device and transferred to the conveying device.

  As a result, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of required transfer positions of the printed matter and the processing hazards arising accordingly. In addition, any change in direction during propulsion and the accompanying deceleration and reacceleration of the printed matter are eliminated. A relatively small drop height can be realized by the tangential approach of the propulsion device to the transport device. An efficient solution with a continuously operating propulsion device is effectively realized. Furthermore, the accessibility to the individual components is improved, allowing the device operator to better track and monitor ongoing processes. Due to the configuration of the gripping plane of the gripper according to the invention and the orientation of the printed matter according to it, the orientation of the stack need not be horizontal from the beginning, or at least vertical. Thereby, it is possible to effectively use a magazine which is suitable for temporary storage of printed matter and which can also accommodate stacks formed from printed matter. Furthermore, the speed of the printed material with respect to the speed of the conveying device at the time of dropping the paper can be arbitrarily reduced. Unlike known take-up and open drums, no deformation of the printed material is required during storage, propulsion and transfer, so that the printed material is kept substantially stretched while passing through the device according to the invention and is therefore a rigid printed material. Can also be processed.

  According to a first configuration of the invention, the printed material is at least substantially in its grip plane with respect to the gripper in a region before the transfer position of the printed material existing between the separating device and the propulsion device. At least one preparation means is arranged to prepare the edges to be aligned. In this case, the at least one preparation means contains a stack, has a stopper and a separating device and is adjacent to the propulsion device, or between the separating device and the propulsion device. It is formed as a supply device for the arranged printed matter. The printed material is aligned in the gripping plane of at least one gripper with at least one edge before the transfer position and is accommodated after separation directly on the transfer position, or first supplied to the transfer position after separation. The

  Due to the possibility of storing the printed matter directly or temporary storage by alternative feeding devices, the device and method according to the invention can be effectively adapted to the processing requirements at any time.

  According to another configuration of the present invention, the paper sheet release device is disposed between the separation device and the transport device. Thereby, the printed material is transferred to the conveying device in an open and open state in the same plane as the plane in which it is accommodated, propelled and transferred during feeding or during propulsion. be able to. Therefore, this solution method can be effectively applied to a device having a saddle-shaped collating chain such as a collet binding machine and a yarn binding machine.

  According to another configuration of the invention, the propulsion device comprises a driven rotor having at least one rotor arm. A gripper with a pair of gripping elements for printed matter is arranged on each rotor arm, and at least one gripping element of each pair is movably formed. The at least one gripper is secured on a support lever having first and second lever ends, wherein the first lever end is coupled to the rotor arm of the rotor via a joint, and the second On the lever end, there is a roller for the control cam arranged on the frame of the device. The gripper's attitude can be defined and controlled while the gripper rotates about the rotor's axis of rotation, so that it can be transported with respect to the stored printed material or transported by the transport device in both cases of storing and transferring the printed material. Alignment parallel to the direction is possible.

  In another configuration, the propulsion device is provided with a dedicated drive motor, in particular consisting of a servo motor, so that it can be driven effectively and independently from the transport device behind it, and its operating speed can be set back and forth respectively. Can be adapted to different devices.

  Said at least one gripper is coupled with a control element of a gripping element arranged on a support lever. As a result, the gripper can be directly controlled to hold each printed matter accurately. In addition, direct gripper control allows individual adjustment at the opening and closing times.

  A measuring device for measuring the thickness of the printed material is disposed on the at least one gripper. As a result, it can be determined whether the gripper is holding one or more printed materials, or not holding the printed materials at all. When a process failure occurs, the subsequent partial process is stopped, and therefore printing defects can be suppressed. When an unnecessarily large number of printed products are gripped, it can be eliminated in the subsequent partial process.

  According to another configuration, the paper sheet release device is arranged in the region of the propulsion device immediately after the separating device in the propulsion direction of the propulsion device, and comprises a guide element that is placed after the release device and in the propulsion direction of the printed matter. Yes. The opening device comprises a swivelable fin and the guide element is shaped like a sickle. Thereby, the printed matter can be released during propulsion without additional acceleration / deceleration. In this case, gripping from the front surface of the overlay fold using fins enables reliable opening even if the length of the overlay fold is short, and thus improved processing stability compared to the prior art is achieved.

  At least one print head and / or at least one adhesive application head is installed in the area of the guide element and / or the supply device. Thereby, additional information can be added to the printed matter during propulsion and / or feeding and / or it can be adhered to the printed matter already present on the conveying device.

  In addition, the guide element has an inflow portion and an outflow portion that are relatively position adjustable. Accordingly, format adjustment can be easily performed according to the printed matter to be processed.

  The printed matter is accommodated by a gripper that rotates after being removed from the stack, that is, after separation, and is released from the gripper upon transfer to the transport device, in which case each gripper is already stacked or transported before storage and before transfer. Are aligned parallel to each other, and the aligned state is maintained until the printed material is accommodated or transferred. In this manner, the printed product can be removed by the gripper substantially parallel to the stack and similarly transferred to the transport device substantially parallel to the transport device. Thereby, a relatively calm material flow is formed, in which the printed product is defined and propelled and controlled and transferred to the conveying device. Accordingly, it is possible to finely set the chain division on the conveying device, thereby making it possible to propose the conveying speed even with the same production capacity, and as a result, the process stability can be improved.

  Other preferred features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

It is the three-dimensional view which showed the apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the front view which expanded and compared the apparatus which concerns on this invention provided with the alternative drive mechanism compared with FIG. 1, and narrowed down to the main components. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the device of FIG. 2 in a viewing direction toward the guide element. It is the three-dimensional view which showed the 2nd Example provided with the separation apparatus placed ahead with respect to the propulsion instrument.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure, individual components not described in the description are also shown.

  FIG. 1 shows a conveying device 1 formed as a collating chain of a known saddle stitcher not shown, formed from printed paper sheets folded with an overlay fold (FIG. 2). A flat printed material 4 is placed between two adjacent drive members 5 on the saddle stitching machine using the feeder 2 and further promoted in the transport device 6. Therefore, the transport apparatus 1 includes two support surfaces 7 that are joined in a hook shape on the ridge portion 8. Of course, this solution method is not limited to the conveying device 1 formed as a collating chain of a saddle stitcher, and therefore the feeder 2 can be used as a conveying device of a yarn binding machine, a collating path of a wireless binding machine, a sealing device, or the like. It can be combined with a collage road or an appropriate propulsion belt. Of course, it is also possible to process unfolded printed paper sheets.

  The feeder 2 supported by the underframe 9 includes a magazine 10, a separation device 11, a paper sheet release device 12, and a rotary propulsion device 13 for the printed paper sheet 4. Both the magazine 10 and the separation device 11 are arranged in the frame 9 above the propulsion device 13 and close to the propulsion device. In the case where it is not necessary to open the printed matter 4 for the subsequent processing steps of the transport device 1, the paper sheet release device 12 can be omitted.

  The magazine 10 includes two side plates 14 and 15 and a bottom plate 16 and a stopper 17 for the printed matter 4 which is accommodated in the magazine 10 and forms a stack 19 with an edge 18 formed as a back portion downward. I have.

  A lower or side gap 20 or 21 for taking out the printed matter 4 separated from the stacked body 19 is formed between the stopper 17 and the bottom plate 16 and between the stopper 17 and the side plate 15. A sensor 22 directed to the lower gap 20 is mounted on the stopper 17, and a sensor 23 directed to the side gap 21 is mounted on the side plate 15. The magazine 10 is arranged obliquely in the underframe 9, i.e. has an angle α which is open towards the lateral gap 21 with respect to the ridge 8 of the conveying device 1, so that the printed product 4 is in its format. Regardless of the positioning, the side plate 14 is positioned and similarly inclined. Of course, only one side plate can be used. Of course, the magazine 10 can also be arranged in the frame 9 horizontally, i.e. in parallel with the conveying device 1, in which case the position of the printed product 4 is determined by appropriate adjustment of the side plates 14, 15 of the magazine 10.

  The separation device 11 is arranged in the region of the lower gap 20 of the magazine 10 and includes a suction machine 24 and a separation needle (not shown) in a row.

  The paper sheet release device 12 disposed immediately after the separation device 11 between the magazine 10 and the transport device 1 in the propelling direction 25 of the printed matter 4 is coupled to the magazine 10 via the first fixing member 26 and is shown in FIG. The second fixing member 27 is connected to the base frame 9 of the feeder 2. Of course, another fixing member can be used. A first adjusting device 28 is provided between the first fixing member 26 and the side plate 15 of the magazine 10 for adapting to the format, and a second adjusting device not shown in the magazine itself. Is provided.

  The paper sheet opening device 12 includes an opening device 29 and a two-divided guide element 30 that follows the opening tool 29, and the guide element is formed in a sickle shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the opening device 29 has a holder 31 fixed on the guide element 30, which supports a bushing 33 with a slit that acts to receive the fins 32. Yes. The bush 33 is mounted in the holder 31 so as to be capable of turning around the rotation shaft 34, and the other end is coupled to a turning drive mechanism 35 that can be driven manually, pneumatically, or driven by a motor. The guide element 30 comprises an inflow part 36 and an outflow part 37, which are each mounted in a mutually adjustable manner on a shared support element (not shown) via screws 38. On the inflow part 36 and the outflow part 37 of the guide element 30, two guide rails 39 (shown only in FIG. 1) for the printed matter 4 are attached on both sides. Another sensor 40 is disposed in front of and behind the inflow portion 36 of the guide element 30, and only the front sensor 40 is shown in FIG. Both sensors 40 are fixed on the holder 31 of the opening device 29.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a first support arm 42 for the first print head 43 and a second support arm on the frame side for the second print head 43 are provided on the frame 9. A cantilever 41 having 44 is provided. The print heads 43 are all directed to the guide elements 30 of the paper sheet release device 12 or to the legs 45, 46 of the printed material 4 guided thereon, and for example work materials such as printing ink. It is combined with a supply unit (not shown).

  The propulsion device 13 shown in detail in FIG. 2 has a star-driven driven rotor 47 with three rotor arms 48 that support the gripper 49 of the printed product 4. Of course, the rotor 47 can be provided with more or less than three rotor arms 48. The rotor 47 can rotate around the rotation shaft 50 and is accommodated in the bearing block 52 of the underframe 9 via the drive shaft 51 (FIG. 1).

  The rotation axis 50 of the propulsion device 13 is horizontal and perpendicular to the conveying direction 6 of the conveying device 1 and at the same time parallel to the alignment direction of the stack 19, and is therefore arranged perpendicular to the stopper 17 of the magazine 10. Has been. Of course, the rotation shaft 50 of the propulsion device 13 may be somewhat deviated from the state perpendicular to the transport direction 6 of the transport device 1, and in that case, the degree of freedom can be increased in the configuration of the transport device 1. Is preferred.

  A drive motor 53 is disposed on the frame 9 so as to be shifted laterally with respect to the drive shaft 51, and is formed as, for example, a step motor, a servo motor, or a torque motor, and the propulsion device 13 is uniform and non-uniform. Both rotations are possible (FIG. 2). The rotor 47 can be driven while accelerating / decelerating by non-uniform rotation and can be optimized accordingly. This is particularly suitable for the speed relationship during the accommodation or transfer of the printed product 4. Of course, the angular velocity of the rotor 47 and the circumferential velocity of the printed material 4 can be changed in accordance with the preceding feeder 2 or the succeeding conveying device 1.

  The drive motor 53 includes a first timing belt pulley 54, while the drive shaft 51 includes a second timing belt pulley (not shown). A timing belt 55 that drives the rotor 47 circulates around both of these timing belt pulleys. As shown in FIG. 1, a drive motor 53 ′ mounted directly on the drive shaft 51 can alternatively be provided. The drive motors 53, 53 'are preferably provided with measuring means (not shown) for detecting the rotational position and / or the motor speed, so that the actual drive position ford back relative to the drive control mechanism. Is possible. Such a measuring means can be, for example, an absolute rotary encoder, an incremental encoder or a resolver, as is known from EP-A-917965 A1. As a result, it is possible to maintain the operation of the propulsion device 13 that is angle-synchronized with the transport device 1.

  Each of the grippers 49 includes a gripping element 56 formed as a pair of gripper jaws, and at least one gripping element 56 is movably formed. Each pair of gripping elements 56 has a contact surface 57, which are joined to each other even if the printed product 4 is not present therebetween, and the gripper 49 removes the printed product 4 from the separating device 11. A receiving gripping plane 58 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the gripper 49 is arranged so that its grip plane 58 is located in the center plane 59 of the transport apparatus 1. Thereby, the product direction of the printed matter 4 existing in the propulsion device 13 is formed in the vertical center plane 59 of the transport apparatus 1 formed perpendicular to the rotation shaft 50 and in the transport direction 6. Substantially the entire propulsion device 13 is arranged in the central plane 59, whereby the receiving, propulsion and transfer of the printed product 4 is carried out substantially in this central plane 59 as well.

  All of the grippers 49 are arranged on the support lever 60, which is mounted on the corresponding rotor arm 48 via the joint 62 on the first lever end 61 and on the second lever end 63. A roller 65 that is forcibly guided in the control cam 64 is supported (FIG. 2). A control element 66 operating in a pneumatic manner for the gripping element 56 and a measuring device 67 for detecting the thickness of the printed product 4 to be taken out are arranged on the support lever 60, ie between the support lever and the corresponding gripper 49. Has been.

  In addition, the control element 66 includes a pneumatic cylinder not shown for each gripping element 56. Of course, the control element 66 can also be driven by other methods such as hydraulic or electric. Activation of the gripper operation by the control element 66 is performed according to a command from the device control unit. Therefore, for example, when the feeder 2 is placed in front, it is possible to suppress the gripping operation due to malfunction or double extraction.

  When the feeder 2 is operated, first, the printed matter 4 having its back portion on the stopper 17 and the side plate 14, that is, with its edge 18 facing down, is separated by the separating device 11 in the region of the lower gap 20, that is, a suction machine. 24 and a separating needle (not shown) are lifted from the subsequent print 4 in the stack 19 and transferred into the gripping plane 58 of the gripper 49 moving in the direction of the print 4. Subsequently, the printed product 4 is gripped by the gripping element 56 on its edge 18. Of course, according to the feeding method of the printed matter 4, for example, another edge such as a lateral edge can be gripped.

  The printed matter 4 thus separated is guided onto the fins 32 in a clockwise direction by a rotor 47 which circulates in the propulsion direction 25, at which time the legs 45 of the printed matter 4 on which the fins have the overlay fold 3 are moved to the other side. Lift up from the leg 46. Depending on whether the printed matter 4 to be processed has an overlay fold formed as a front or back origami, the fins 32 are swiveled around the rotation axis 34 by the pivot drive 35 before the start of order processing, whereby the printed matter 4 It is made to engage with the suitable one of the leg parts 45 and 46.

  The position of the fin 32 is set manually or preselected by a motor. On the other hand, a required position can be set automatically. For this purpose, the sensor 40 arranged on the opening device 40 monitors the presence of the leg 45 in front of the guide element 30 and the presence of the leg 46 behind the guide element 30. If this is not the case, it is determined that the printed material 4 is an unopened printed material 4 having an overlay fold 3 formed on the other leg, and is appropriately controlled by the device control mechanism to correctly open the subsequent printed material 4. The position of the fin 32 is automatically adjusted via the turning drive mechanism 35.

  In addition, the length of the back portion of the printed matter 4 is first detected by the sensor 22 installed on the stopper 17, and the length of the leg portion of the printed matter 4 is determined via the sensor 23 attached on the side plate 15 of the magazine 10. By detecting (ie, formatting), automatic formatting can be performed for each order. Similarly, the distance from the paper sheet release device 12 to the printed material 4 is appropriately adjusted by the first adjustment device 28, and at the same time, the inflow portion 36 of the guide element 30 slides in a telescopic manner with respect to the outflow portion 37. Is done. Similarly, the side plates 14 and 15 of the magazine 10 are slid by a second adjusting device (not shown).

  After that, the rotor 47 that circulates the printed matter 4 taken out from the stacked body 19 so that one leg 45 exists in front of the guide element 30 and the other leg 46 exists behind the guide element 30. In this manner, the propulsion is carried out via the guide element 30 in a vertical center plane 59 which is perpendicular to the rotary shaft 50 and extends in the transport direction 6 of the transport device 1 and extends in the plane of FIG. At this time, the guide rail 39 assists the propulsion of the printed material 4 along the guide element 30 and prevents the legs 45 and 46 from overturning. Information, such as an address, can be printed as necessary while the legs 45 and 46 of a certain printed product 4 pass through the print head 43. At that time, only one leg or both legs can be printed, and either the inner or outer surface of the leg can be printed. The printed material 4 opened by this method and provided with additional information as necessary has its back or edge 18 in parallel with the ridge 8 of the conveying device 1 in the opened state, that is, it is conveyed above. It is placed between two adjacent drive members 5 of the device 1.

  The roller 65 and the gripper 49 mounted thereon substantially draw a circular motion around the rotation axis 50 when circling around the control cam 64. However, in the region immediately before and immediately after the storage position of the printed material 4 from the magazine 10 and in the region immediately before and immediately after the transfer position of the printed material 4 to the transport device 1, the propulsion direction is controlled by the appropriately formed control cam 64 and joint 62. 25, the gripper 49 is forced to move in a forward and reverse direction, and each gripper 49 moves relative to the rotating rotor 47 or rotor arm 48 accordingly, so that within those regions Oriented parallel to the magazine 10 or the ridge 8 of the transport device 1. The gripping element 56 is closed by the action of the control element 66 on the receiving position 68 of the printed matter 4 and reopened on the transfer position 69. All of the accommodation, conveyance and transfer of the printed matter 4 by the gripper 49 of the propulsion device 13 is carried out in a consistent operation, that is, without changing the direction, in which case the placement of the printed matter 4 is directed in the conveying direction 6 of the conveying device 1. In addition, it is carried out at a speed substantially equal to that of the transport device 1. Accordingly, the printed material 4 is not only propelled in the central surface 59 of the conveying device 1 but also opened and further placed on the conveying device 1. Therefore, the center plane 59 can also be called a work plane.

  Instead of fins that are stationary during the opening of the print 4, a gripping element (not shown) formed to interlock with the gripper 49 over a specific section of the guide element 30 is arranged (similarly It can also be driven by a crank mechanism (not shown).

  Another feeder 2 formed in the same way with respect to the feeder 2 can be placed in front and / or behind, whereby a plurality of printed products 4 are collated back and forth on the conveying device 1, for example (shown in the figure). No) can be supplied for subsequent processing such as stitching in a stitcher or yarn binding device. The opening of the gripper 49 on the transfer position 69 can be suppressed in order to prevent another normal printed matter 4 from being placed on the printed matter determined as a defective product existing on the transport device. In that case, the normal printed matter 4 stays in the gripper 49, passes through the magazine 10 when the propulsion device 13 is recirculated, and then is determined as a normal product propelled on the conveying device 1 or by the conveying device for the first time. Placed on top. By this method, after detection of defective printed matter, it is possible to respond in a short time and to prevent further printing defects from occurring.

  Other flat articles such as a DVD, a CD case, or a product sample can be supplied instead of the printed matter 4 by using one or a plurality of other feeders. In this case, for example, two adhesive application heads 43 ′ are arranged on the support arms 42 and 44 instead of the print head 43, and they are coupled to an appropriate adhesive supply device. After separation and removal of the flat articles from the stack 19 proceeding in substantially the same manner as described above, they are glued to the surface during transport by the propulsion device 13, ie its gripper 49, and then already on the transport device 1. Is adhered to the printed matter 4 existing in At that time, the flat article coated with adhesive is fixed by a pressure roller or brush (not shown).

  FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a feeder 2 ′ with a separating device 11 ′ placed in front of the propulsion device 13 in a spatially spaced manner. For this purpose, a magazine 10 ′ is arranged horizontally on a frame 9 ′ spaced from the frame 9 of the propulsion device 13 and accommodates a separating device 11 ′. Between the magazine 10 'and the propulsion device 13, a supply device 71 composed of two horizontally installed conveyor belts 70 is attached, and is connected to the frame frames 9, 9' via a fixture (not shown). Yes. Of course, the supply device 71 can also include other conveying means such as a gripper.

  Both the frame 9 'and the magazine 10' and the separating device 11 'are displaced and propelled in such a way that a sufficient installation location for the conveying device 1 and the adjacent feeder 2 is maintained in the vicinity of the feeder 2. The instrument 13 is arranged to be inclined with respect to the frame 9. By this method, the printed material is supplied to the propulsion device 13, and in addition to the central surface 59 on which the propulsion, release, and placement on the conveying device 1 are performed, the direction is inclined with respect to the central surface 59 of the conveying device 1. An attached second vertical plane 59 'is formed. Since the separation of the printed matter 4 and the supply to the central surface 59 are performed in the second plane 59 ′, the second plane 59 ′ can be called a supply plane. In order to join the parts of the feeder 2 ′ arranged in both planes 59, 59 ′, the conveyor belt 70 of the supply device 71 has a suitable bend 72. Instead of or in addition to the printing or adhesive application heads 43, 43 'arranged in the area of the guide element 30, another printing or adhesive application heads 43, 43' are arranged in the area of the supply device 71. be able to. The other components of the feeder 2 'are formed and arranged in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  The operation method of the feeder 2 'is substantially the same as the operation method of the feeder 2 of the first embodiment. However, since the separation process is spatially separated from the subsequent propulsion, opening, and mounting processes, for example, labeling of printed matter 4 supplied to the propulsion device 13 in the intermediately arranged supply process, application of adhesive, Additional processing such as folding or positioning, and insertion or adhesion of another printed material or flat article can be effectively performed.

  On the other hand, the release of the printed material can be placed in front of the area of the supply device, that is, in the illustrated case, a suitable paper sheet release device is arranged in front of the storage position 68. Since the linear conveyance of the printed material is performed in this region, the printed material can be opened more easily than in the case of rotational conveyance.

  In the first embodiment, the magazine 10 that is adjacent to the propulsion device 13 and includes the stopper 17 and the separation device 11 and accommodates the stack 19 is disposed between the separation device 11 and the propulsion device 13 in the second embodiment. The printed material 4 feeding device 71 is arranged as the corresponding printed material 4 preparation means 73, 73 ′, and the printed material 4 is prepared so that the edge 18 is substantially located in the gripping plane 58 of the gripper 49. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyance apparatus 2 Feeder 4 Printed material 5 Drive member 6 Conveyance apparatus 7 Support surface 8 Ridge part 9 Base frame 10 Magazine 11 Separation apparatus 12 Paper sheet release apparatus 13 Propulsion tool 14,15 Side board 16 Bottom board 17 Stopper 18 Edge part 19 Stack 20 , 21 Gap 22, 23 Sensor 24 Suction machine 26, 27 Fixing member 28 Adjusting device 29 Opening tool 30 Guide element 31 Holder 32 Fin 33 Bush 34 Rotating shaft 35 Turning drive mechanism 36 Inflow portion 37 Outflow portion 38 Screw 39 Guide rail 40 Sensor 41 Cantilever 42, 44 Support arm 43 Print head 45, 46 Leg 47 Rotor 48 Rotor arm 49 Gripper 50 Rotating shaft 51 Drive shaft 53 Drive motor 54 Timing belt pulley 55 Timing belt 56 Grip element 57 Contact surface 59 Center surface 60 Support lever 61, 63 Lever end 6 Fittings 64 control cam 65 roller 66 control element 67 measuring device 68 housing position 69 transfer position 70 the conveyor belt 71 supplying device 72 bent portion 73 preparing means

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  Separating devices (11, 11 ') for separating the printed matter (4) from the stack (19) and a rotary propulsion device (13) for accommodating the separated printed matter (4) and supplying it to the conveying device (1) ), And the propulsion device (13) has at least one gripper (49) for accommodating the rotating shaft (50) and the printed matter (4) in the grip plane (58), and the transport device (1) transports A direction (6) and a vertical center plane (59) extending in the transport direction (6), and the rotation axis (50) is oriented at least substantially perpendicular to the center plane (59). The flat-type printed matter (4) is taken out from the stack (19) and transferred to the conveying device (1) in operation, and grips the at least one gripper (49). The plane (58) is substantially the center plane of the transport device (1). And wherein the placing in 59).   The printed matter (4) is placed against the gripper (49) in a region before the transfer position (68) of the printed matter (4) existing between the separating device (11, 11 ') and the propulsion device (13). 2. The at least one preparation means (73, 73 ') for arranging the edge (18) to be aligned at least substantially within its gripping plane (58). apparatus.   Said at least one preparation means (73, 73 ') accommodates the stack (19), has a stopper (17) and a separating device (11) and is adjacent to the propulsion device (13). 3. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that it is formed as a magazine (10) or as a supply device (71) for printed matter (4) arranged between the separating device (11 ') and the propulsion device (13). apparatus.   4. A device according to claim 1, wherein a sheet release device (12) is arranged between the separating device (11, 11 ') and the transport device (1).   The propulsion device (13) comprises a driven rotor (47) having at least one rotor arm (48), on each rotor arm (48) a pair of gripping elements (56) for printed matter (4) A device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a gripper (49) comprising: is arranged and at least one gripping element (56) of each pair is movably formed.   6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the propulsion device (13) comprises a dedicated drive motor (53, 53 '), in particular consisting of a servomotor.   The at least one gripper (49) is fixed on a support lever (60) with first and second lever ends (61, 63), wherein the first lever end (61) is a joint. It is coupled to the rotor arm (48) of the rotor (47) via (62) and on the second lever end (63) against the control cam (64) arranged on the frame (9) of the device. 7. A device according to claim 1, wherein a roller (65) is provided.   The at least one gripper (49) is combined with a control element (66) of a gripping element (56) arranged on a support lever (60). apparatus.   9. The device according to claim 1, wherein a measuring device (67) for measuring the thickness of the printed matter (4) is arranged on the at least one gripper (49).   5. The sheet release device (12) is arranged in the region of the propulsion device (13) immediately after the separating device (11) in the propulsion direction (25) of the propulsion device (13). The apparatus according to any one of 9.   11. A device according to claim 10, characterized in that the paper sheet release device (12) comprises an opening device (29) and a guide element (30) which is placed behind in the direction of propulsion (25) of the printed product.   12. Device according to claim 11, characterized in that the opening device (29) comprises a swivelable fin (32).   13. Device according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the guide element (30) is formed in a sickle shape.   14. A device according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the guide element (30) comprises a relatively adjustable inlet (36) and outlet (37).   12. At least one print head (43) and / or at least one adhesive application head (43 ') are arranged on the guide element (30) and / or on the feeding device (71). 15. The apparatus according to any one of 14.   The printed matter (4) is separated from the stack (19) and is accommodated in the gripping plane (58) by a propulsion device (13) having a rotating shaft (50) and at least one gripper (49). The transport device (1) is supplied to the transport device (1) at an angle of at least substantially perpendicular to the rotation shaft (50), and the transport device (1) is oriented in the transport direction (6) of the transport device (1). The flat printed matter (4) having a central surface (59) is taken out from the stack (19) and the printed matter (4) is transferred to the operating conveying device (1). 4) is accommodated and propelled substantially in the central plane (59) of the conveying device (1) and a transfer to the conveying device (1) is carried out.   17. A method as claimed in claim 16, characterized in that the printed product (4) is received on the receiving position (68) by the propulsion device (13) immediately after separation or first fed to the transfer position (68) after separation.   Print (4) is aligned with the at least one edge (18) substantially in the gripping plane (58) of the at least one gripper (49) before the receiving position (68). Item 18. The method according to Item 17.   The printed matter (4) is transferred to the conveying device (1) on the transfer position (69), at which time the at least one gripper (49) of the printed matter (4) already received before the receiving position (68). Aligned parallel to the at least one edge (18) and already aligned parallel to the transport device (1) before the transfer position (69), the alignment state is the storage position (68) or transfer position (69) 19. A method according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that it is maintained until immediately after.   20. A method according to any one of claims 17 to 19, characterized in that the printed product (4) is opened during feeding or propulsion and is transferred to the conveying device (1) in the opened state.   21. A method according to any of claims 17 to 20, characterized in that the printed product (4) is labeled and / or glued during feeding and / or propulsion.

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