JP2011140175A - Sheet-fed printer, and method for detecting needle regulation failure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet-fed printer capable of eliminating paper of needle regulation failure by printing on paper, a dummy pattern for detecting a needle regulation failure while improving work efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: A printer 30 including an ink-jet nozzle or an ink permeation type stamping mark or a thermal transfer printer head is mounted, by a mounting tool 31, to needle devices 4, 5 or a feeder board 2 or the like near the needle devices 4, 5 provided at a paper feeding part 100 of a sheet-fed printer such as an offset sheet feeder 1, and after needle regulation by the needle devices 4, 5, the dummy pattern 24 is printed on the side edge of the paper. After printing, paper of the needle regulation failure is detected and eliminated based on the presence/absence of the dummy pattern 24 on the side face of the paper. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press and a horizontal needle regulation defect detection method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a dummy for detecting a position regulation defect (lateral needle regulation defect) on a side in a conveyance direction of a sheet conveyed from a sheet feeding unit. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press provided with a pattern printing means, and a method for detecting a failure of a horizontal needle regulation that detects a failure of a horizontal needle regulation using a dummy pattern.

  Conventionally, an offset sheet-fed machine or the like is known as a sheet-fed printing machine that performs printing on each sheet of paper. FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of the offset sheet-fed machine 1. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the offset sheet-fed machine 1 includes a printing unit 200, a paper feeding unit 100 that supplies paper to the printing unit 200, and a discharge unit 300 that discharges printed matter printed by the printing unit 200 to the outside. Consists of.

  The sheet feeding unit 100 includes a sheet feeding pile 66, a sheet feeding device 67, a feeder board 2, a claw 6, and the like. The sheet feeding device 67 sucks sheets stored in the sheet feeding pile 66 by vacuum suction, for example. Move them one by one on the feeder board 2. The sheet is conveyed on the feeder board 2 by a belt or the like, and sent to the printing unit 200 via the nail 6.

  Before the paper is sent to the printing unit 200, the position of the paper is regulated so as to accurately match the printing position. At this time, the position of the front side (front end portion, front look-ahead) that is the side in the paper width direction orthogonal to the paper transport direction is regulated by the front contact, and the side that is the side in the paper transport direction is controlled by the horizontal needle device. Side position restriction is implemented. This is because if the position is not properly regulated, the printing position on the paper is shifted, resulting in a defective book.

  The sheet whose position is restricted is inserted into the impression cylinder 64 that rotates in the a direction via the claw 6 and the first transfer cylinder 68 that rotates in the b direction. One color ink is printed by one set of the impression cylinder 64, the blanket cylinder 22, the plate cylinder 25, and an ink supply device (not shown) for supplying printing ink. For example, when printing with two colors, the printing unit 200 includes two sets of an impression cylinder 64, a blanket cylinder 22, a plate cylinder 25, and an ink supply device. For example, when four colors of K (black), C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow) are used, the printing unit 200 includes four sets of impression cylinders 64, blanket cylinders 22, and plates corresponding to the respective colors. The cylinder 25 is composed of an ink supply device.

  A plate is wound around the plate cylinder 25, and ink transferred to the plate by an ink supply device (not shown) is transferred to the blanket cylinder 22, and the sheet runs between the impression cylinder 64 and the blanket cylinder 22. Printing on the paper is performed by transferring the ink.

  When the printing process for several printing inks is completed, the paper is discharged to the paper discharge unit 300 via the paper discharge drum 63 and stacked on the paper discharge pile 61. The paper discharge unit 300 is provided with a fan 62 and the like for stabilizing the movement of printed paper (printed material).

  FIG. 8 is a detailed configuration diagram around the feeder board 2 of the paper feeding unit 100. The feeder board 2 is equipped with a paper feed roller 52, a transport belt 51, a roller 50, a front pad 3, a horizontal needle device 4, 5 and the like. The sheet fed to the feeder board 2 is conveyed on the feeder board 2 in the direction of the front pad 3 by the sheet feeding roller 52, the conveying belt 51, and the roller 50.

  The horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 are respectively installed at the left and right ends in the paper transport direction, before the outlet of the feeder board 2. The position of the side of the paper is regulated by either the horizontal needle device 4 or 5 arranged on the left and right. Here, the right side in the conveying direction toward the front pad 3 is the horizontal needle device 4 and the left side is the horizontal needle device 5.

  The horizontal needle device 4 and the horizontal needle device 5 respectively regulate the position of the right side and the left side of the paper in the transport direction.

  Note that, after printing, the paper is overlapped and finished, and at this time, alignment is performed by aligning the positions of one side in the paper conveyance direction and one side in the paper width direction. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out position regulation at the time of printing on these sides as well.

  In addition, when performing double-sided printing, the paper once printed on the front side is turned over and set on the paper feed pile 66, and printing is performed again on the back side. For the reasons described above, the position is restricted on the front side. It is necessary to restrict the position of the same side as the two sides even when printing on the back side. Therefore, during double-sided printing, the front side and back side position restrictions are applied to the same side in the paper width direction by leading, so the side side position restriction is performed by the horizontal needle device 5 in the front side printing process, for example. When the side needle is regulated, the side needle is regulated by the other side needle device 4 in the printing process on the back side, and the side on which the position is regulated needs to be the same.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an outline of the configuration of the horizontal needle device 4, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the horizontal needle device 4 seen in the direction B shown in FIG. 9 and 10 show only the horizontal needle device 4, the horizontal needle device 5 has the same structure as the horizontal needle device 4 and operates in the same manner. In order to simplify the description, the horizontal needle device 4 will be described below as an example.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the horizontal needle device 4 includes a presser plate 14, a vacuum plate 10, a vacuum pressure adjustment knob 16, a vacuum plate height adjustment knob 17, a sensor position adjustment knob 15, a lateral position restriction block 12, A vacuum pump 42, a vacuum pressure adjusting valve 41, a suction hose 40, a vacuum plate driving device 43, and the like are included.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the sheet 11 conveyed on the feeder board 2 first reaches the front pad 3 and stops, and the position of the front side (front end, front pad) that is the side in the paper width direction is stopped. Is regulated (advance regulation). A front photoelectric sensor 18 is disposed in the vicinity of the front pad 3. The front contact photoelectric sensor 18 detects whether or not the paper 11 shields the front contact photoelectric sensor 18 (appropriate) or not (inappropriate). An alarm sounds to alert the operator that the regulations are not properly implemented.

  On the other hand, when the paper 11 conveyed on the feeder board 2 stops at the front pad 3, the vacuum pump 42 of the horizontal needle device 4 is operated to suck the air of the vacuum plate 10 through the suction hose 40, and the paper 11 is removed. Adsorbed onto the vacuum plate 10. The vacuum pressure can be adjusted by a vacuum pressure adjusting knob 16 and is adjusted by a vacuum pressure adjusting valve 41 that is interlocked with the vacuum pressure adjusting knob 16. Thereafter, the vacuum plate 10 is moved in the direction A in the space provided between the feeder board 2 and the front pad 3 by the vacuum plate driving device 43, and the paper 11 is fed under the pressing plate 14, and the side edges are moved. The horizontal position restriction block 12 is reached. Thereby, position regulation (horizontal needle regulation) of the side (side end) which is the side in the sheet conveyance direction is performed. The moving distance in the A direction by the vacuum plate 10 is approximately 3 to 8 mm. Further, the height of the vacuum plate 10 can be adjusted by the vacuum plate height adjusting knob 17.

  Whether or not the horizontal needle restriction is properly performed is detected by the horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13 disposed in the vicinity of the horizontal needle device 4 in the same manner as in the case of the front application restriction by the front application 3. Is done. If the paper 11 does not reach the horizontal position restriction block 12 and the horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13 is not shielded by the paper 11, the horizontal needle restriction is assumed to be defective, and an alarm is issued to alert the operator. When the alarm sounds, the operator prints out the paper 11 and then pulls it out as defective printing paper at the paper discharge unit 300.

  In the above description, the horizontal needle regulation by the horizontal needle device 4 (5) is performed by the vacuum plate 10, but the feeder board 2 is provided with rollers that can move the paper 11 in the paper width direction up and down, There is also a sheet-fed printing machine that moves the paper in the paper width direction to regulate the horizontal needle.

  As described above, the paper 11 on which the positions of the front side and the side side are restricted is picked up by the nail 6, discharged from the paper feeding unit 100, and sent to the printing unit 200.

  Conventionally, in the offset sheet feeder 1 as described above, a method and apparatus (Patent Document 1) for finely adjusting the horizontal needle regulation according to the thickness and quality of the paper 11, and two sheets are fed or tilted. A device that moves the output pile up and down to make it easier for the operator to pull out defective paper (Patent Document 2), small bends in the corners of the paper, tearing of the sides of the paper, etc. A detection device (Patent Document 3) has been proposed.

  As described above, when a defect is detected in the position regulation and an alarm sound is sounded, the operator removes the sheet 11 that is considered to be a position regulation defect in the paper discharge unit 300, thereby eliminating the defective sheet. However, it is not easy to specify which paper is defective after printing, and dozens of sheets before and after are excluded as defective, resulting in wasted paper. Further, even when the defect detection by the front contact photoelectric sensor 18 and the horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13 is appropriate, the paper 11 bounces after hitting the front contact 3 or the horizontal position restriction block 12 and starts from the restriction position. In some cases, it may shift.

  In order to eliminate such waste of paper and poor position regulation where no defect is detected, a method of printing a dummy pattern on the side (side edge) of the paper 11 is also employed. This dummy pattern is printed by the printing unit 200.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional dummy picture printing method. In order to form the dummy picture 21 at the correct position on the printing plate 20, there is a subtle difference in the paper size. Therefore, it is difficult to form the dummy pattern 21 in advance at the stage of the printing plate. To print about 10 sheets in advance. The operator at the location of the printing unit 200 checks which position of the impression cylinder 64 the paper printed at the correct position passes, and puts the dummy pattern 21 on the printing plate 20 on the plate cylinder 25 according to that position.

  When the dummy pattern 21 is put on the printing plate 20 and then printed by the printing unit 200, the dummy pattern 21 is transferred onto the blanket cylinder 22 as a transfer dummy pattern 26, which is the side of the paper 11 on the impression cylinder 64. It is transferred to (side end) and becomes a dummy picture 24.

  By inserting the dummy pattern 24 into the sheet 11, the operator can identify and remove the sheet having the horizontal needle regulation defect by finding the sheet 11 without the dummy pattern 24 or the sheet 11 with the dummy pattern 24 not normal. Become.

JP 2001-114454 A JP 2006-347718 A JP-A-57-95463

  However, the insertion of the above-mentioned dummy pattern is such that the operator prints about 10 sheets once in the printing unit 200 and then the dummy pattern is put on the printing plate 20 by the operator, resulting in wasted paper, increased operator labor, and time. There is a problem that the loss of workability is reduced and workability is lowered. In addition, when the paper 11 is slightly wider than the print width that can be printed by the printing plate 20, there is also a problem that the dummy pattern 24 cannot be placed at the end of the paper 11.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and can improve the workability while printing a dummy pattern for detecting a horizontal needle regulation failure on a sheet, and eliminate a sheet with a horizontal needle regulation failure. The purpose is to provide a simple sheet-fed printing machine.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a sheet feeding unit of a sheet-fed printing machine with a front contact that regulates the position of the front end of the sheet conveyed by the feeder board and the position of the side end of the sheet. A sheet having a transverse needle device for restriction, and a printing means for printing a dummy pattern for detecting a failure of a transverse needle restriction at a side end portion of the sheet whose position is restricted by the transverse needle device. It is a printing machine.

  With the above-described sheet-fed printing press, a dummy pattern for detecting a horizontal needle regulation failure is printed in the paper feed unit without wasting paper or time, and a paper with a horizontal needle regulation failure is detected and eliminated. It becomes possible.

  Preferably, the printing means is attached to a horizontal needle device or a feeder board. It is also desirable that the printing means is attached so as to be movable on the feeder board in the width direction of the paper.

  By attaching the printing means to the horizontal needle device, there is an effect that it is not necessary to change the position of the printing means depending on the width of the paper. Further, when printing paper with the same width or the like, a dummy pattern can be obtained easily and inexpensively by providing printing means on the feeder board. In addition, if the printing means is mounted on the feeder board so as to be movable in the paper width direction, the printing means can be moved in accordance with the paper width so that a dummy pattern can be printed regardless of the paper width. Become.

  Further, it is desirable that the printing means is provided on each of the left and right sides in the paper transport direction. This makes it possible to print a dummy pattern on both the right side and the left side of the paper. For example, when performing double-sided printing, the side where the position is restricted is the same, and the dummy pattern is printed by the printing unit. The sides (side edges) can be the same.

  When the printing means are provided on the left and right sides of the paper conveyance direction, the printing means are preferably provided on the left and right sides of the paper conveyance direction and at different positions in the paper conveyance direction. When performing double-sided printing, the front and back sides of the same side of the paper are controlled by the horizontal needle device at the time of printing on the front and back sides of the paper. Can be printed, and when performing double-sided printing, it is possible to distinguish the front and back dummy patterns and easily detect horizontal needle regulation defects on both sides.

  Further, when the printing means are provided on the left and right sides of the paper conveyance direction, the printing means may print in different colors on the left and right sides of the paper conveyance direction. When performing double-sided printing, it is possible to print dummy patterns of different colors on the front and back surfaces, and it is possible to detect horizontal needle regulation defects on both sides by changing the color of the dummy pattern.

  When the printing unit is provided on the left and right sides of the paper conveyance direction, the printing unit may print at different timings on the left and right sides of the paper conveyance direction. By printing at different timings, it becomes possible to print dummy patterns at different positions on the sides of the paper. When performing double-sided printing, the front and back dummy patterns can be distinguished, and the horizontal needle regulation on both sides is poor. Can be easily detected.

  A second invention is a method for detecting a defect in a horizontal needle regulation by a horizontal needle device for paper conveyed by a feeder board in a paper feeding unit of a sheet-fed printing press, and the paper whose position is regulated by the horizontal needle device A lateral needle regulation defect detection method comprising: a printing process for printing a dummy picture by a printing device at a side end of the printing apparatus; and a detection process for detecting a malfunction of the lateral needle regulation by the dummy picture. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a sheet-fed printing machine or the like capable of printing a dummy pattern for detecting a horizontal needle regulation failure on paper while improving workability and eliminating a paper with a horizontal needle regulation failure. be able to.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a sheet feeding unit 100 of an offset sheet feeder 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic perspective view for explaining a method of attaching printing means to the horizontal needle device 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Schematic perspective view for explaining a method of attaching printing means to the feeder board 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the paper feed part 100 of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the dummy pattern of the present invention Explanatory drawing of dummy pattern of double-sided printing of the present invention Schematic configuration diagram of offset sheet-fed machine 1 Schematic configuration diagram of the feeder board 2 of the offset sheet-fed machine 1 Schematic configuration perspective view of the horizontal needle device 4 Side view of schematic configuration of the horizontal needle device 4 Illustration of conventional dummy picture printing method

  Hereinafter, the sheet-fed printing press of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. An offset sheet-fed machine that is a sheet-fed printing machine of the present invention has a configuration in which a printing device 30 as a printing unit is provided in the sheet feeding unit 100 of the offset sheet-fed machine 1 described with reference to FIG. . FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a sheet feeding unit 100 of an offset sheet feeder 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The sheet feeding unit 100 is provided as a part of the offset sheet-fed machine 1 described with reference to FIG. 7 and the like, and includes, for example, a sheet feeding device 67, a front pad 3, a front pad photoelectric sensor 18, horizontal needle devices 4 and 5, an alarm device. 53, the claw 6, the printing device 30, and the control device 8 for controlling each of the above parts. The horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 include a vacuum plate 10, a vacuum plate driving device 43, a vacuum pump 42, a horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13, and the like. In addition, although omitted in FIG. 1, the paper feed unit 200 is a device similar to that described in FIG. 7, for example, the feeder board 2, the paper feed roller 52, the transport belt 51, the roller 50, and the paper feed pile 66. Etc. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected about what has the structure similar to what was already demonstrated using FIG. 7, etc., and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted below.

  Although not shown, the control device 8 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) such as a microprocessor, a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory) storing a control program, an input / output interface for input / output signals, and the like. The microprocessor reads the control program for each part of the paper feed unit 100 stored in the ROM into the RAM and executes it, thereby sending a signal such as a drive signal to each part at a predetermined appropriate timing. Each part of the paper unit 100 is controlled.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the paper feeding device 67 arranges the paper 11 from the paper feeding pile 66 one by one at the conveyance start position of the feeder board 2 by the drive signal 81 sent from the control device 8.

  The paper 11 is transported on the feeder board 2 by the paper feed roller 52, the transport belt 51, the roller 50, etc., and reaches the front pad 3.

  As described with reference to FIG. 9 and the like, the front pad 3 rises with respect to the plane of the conveyed paper 11 by the drive signal 82 sent from the control device 8. The front side of the sheet 11 (front end, front end) is positioned by hitting the front end 3 and the front end is regulated. Further, when the sheet 11 is conveyed to the printing unit 200 later, the front pad 3 becomes a form of sleeping along the plane of the sheet 11 to be transported by the driving signal 82, and the front pad restriction is released.

  The front contact photoelectric sensor 18 sends a signal 83 indicating the shielding state by the paper 11 to the control device 8. The control device 8 determines the state of the signal 83, determines that the front application regulation is correctly performed if the signal is shielded, and determines that there is a front application regulation failure if it is not shielded. In addition, a signal 87 for generating a warning sound is output. In accordance with the signal 87, the alarm device 53 generates an alarm sound.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, the vacuum pump 42 sucks air in the vicinity of the vacuum plate 10 through the suction hose 40 by the drive signal 84 sent from the control device 8, and the paper on the vacuum plate 10. 11 is adsorbed to the vacuum plate 10. Next, the vacuum plate driving device 43 moves the vacuum plate 10 in the direction of the horizontal position restricting block 12 by the drive signal 85 sent from the control device 8, and restricts the side edge (side end portion) of the paper 11 to the horizontal position. Positioning is performed by hitting the block 12, and the horizontal needle is regulated.

  The horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13 sends a signal 86 indicating the shielding state by the paper 11 to the control device 8. The control device 8 determines the state of the signal 86, and if it is shielded, determines that the horizontal needle is correctly controlled. If not, the controller 8 determines that there is a horizontal needle restriction and the alarm 53 In addition, a signal 87 for generating a warning sound is output. In accordance with the signal 87, the alarm device 53 generates an alarm sound.

  The printing apparatus 30 provided in the offset sheet-fed machine 1 according to the present embodiment uses the printing signal 88 sent from the control apparatus 8 to transfer the dummy pattern 24 to the side (side edge) of the paper 11 on which the horizontal needle is regulated. To print. The printing apparatus 30 can use an inkjet nozzle, an ink penetrating stamp, a thermal transfer printer head, or the like.

  The claw 6 is driven by a drive signal 89 sent from the control device 8 and feeds the paper 11 from the paper feeding unit 100 to the printing unit 200 in response to the paper 11 for which the front contact regulation and the horizontal needle regulation are completed.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a mounting position of the printing apparatus 30 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the printing device 30 is attached to the holding plate 14 of the horizontal needle device 4 by an attachment jig 31. In FIG. 2A, the printing apparatus 30 is attached to a position near the front pad 3 of the pressing plate 14 and in FIG. 2B, a position far from the front pad 3 of the pressing plate 14. Not only this but the attachment position should just attach to the printing apparatus 30 with the attachment jig 31 so that it may match the position which wants to print the dummy pattern 24. FIG.

  The printing apparatus 30 includes a lifting unit, a printing unit, and the like (not shown). When the printing unit is an inkjet nozzle, the ink is ejected from the inkjet nozzle provided on the lower surface of the printing apparatus 30 toward the paper 11. The dummy pattern 24 is printed on the side (side edge) of the paper 11. When the printing apparatus 30 is an ink penetrating stamp, the dummy image 24 is imprinted on the paper 11. When the printing unit is a thermal transfer printer head, the thermal transfer printer head provided on the lower surface of the printing apparatus 30 is pressed against the paper 11 and the dummy pattern 24 is printed on the paper 11 by thermal transfer.

  In the above description, the mounting position of the printing device 30 to the horizontal needle device 4 has been described. However, since the mounting position of the printing device 30 to the horizontal needle device 5 is the same as that of the horizontal needle device 4, here Omit the explanation.

  As described above, when the printing device 30 is fixed to the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 with the attachment jig 31, the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 move according to the width of the paper. As the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 are moved, the dummy pattern 24 can be printed on the sides (side edges) of sheets of various widths without moving the printing device 30 separately.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the mounting position of the printing apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the printing device 30 is attached to the vicinity of the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 on the feeder board 2 by an attachment jig 31. The attachment method of the printing apparatus 30 is limited to the case where the width of the paper 11 is constant, but can be easily and inexpensively realized.

  The printing device 30 is either an ink jet nozzle, an ink penetrating stamp, or a thermal transfer printer head.

  Further, in order to make the printing apparatus 30 correspond to an arbitrary width of the paper 11, for example, a bridge is moved on the feeder board 2 in the width direction of the paper 11 and moved to an arbitrary position of the bridge or along the bridge. The printing apparatus 30 may be attached by the attachment jig 31 as possible. As a result, the printing apparatus 30 can be made to correspond to an arbitrary width of the paper 11. Further, the printing apparatus 30 may be attached to an arbitrary position in the paper width direction or movably along the width direction on the conveying surface of the feeder board 2.

  Next, a method for printing the dummy pattern 24 with the printing device 30 of the horizontal needle device 4 (or 5) and detecting a horizontal needle regulation failure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the paper feeding unit 100. Each device of the sheet feeding unit 100 is driven by executing a control program stored in a storage unit such as a ROM of the control device 8.

  First, in response to a user operation or the like, the control device 8 determines which of the left and right horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 in the conveyance direction of the paper 11 is used, and the position of the selected horizontal needle device in the paper width direction. Are moved in accordance with the paper 11 and printing is started (step S1). In some cases, such as when the paper 11 having a constant width is always used, it is not necessary to move the horizontal needle device.

  Then, the control device 8 operates the transport belt 51, the paper feed roller 52, and the like, and also sends a drive signal 81 to the paper feed device 67 to operate the paper feed device 67, thereby feeding the paper 11 from the paper feed pile 66 to the feeder board. 2 is fed to the feeder board 2 to feed the paper 11 (step S2). The sheet 11 is conveyed on the feeder board 2 and reaches the front cover 3. At this time, the front pad 3 rises with respect to the plane of the sheet 11 to be conveyed by the drive signal 82, and the front side (front end) of the sheet 11 is positioned in contact with the front pad 3. Regulation is implemented.

  The control device 8 detects the front contact restriction from the signal 83 sent from the front contact photoelectric sensor 18, and determines whether or not the front contact restriction has been normally performed (step S3). If the advance restriction is not normally performed, a signal 87 is sent to the alarm device 53 and a warning sound is emitted.

  Next, the control device 8 sends a drive signal 84 to the vacuum pump 42 of the horizontal needle device 4 or 5 selected in step S1 to attract the paper 11 to the vacuum plate 10 (step S4). Further, the control device 8 sends a drive signal 85 to the vacuum plate drive device 43 to move the vacuum plate 10 in the paper width direction in the space between the feeder board 2 and the front pad 3 and suck it to the vacuum plate 10. The side edge (side edge portion) of the sheet 11 that has reached the lateral position regulating block 12 is positioned and regulated, and the horizontal needle is regulated (step S5).

  After the horizontal needle restriction in step 5, the control device 8 sends a drive signal 82 to the front pad 3, opens the front pad 3, and transports the paper 11 toward the printing unit 200 (step S9).

  On the other hand, in parallel with this, the control device 8 executes a dummy pattern printing process. The control device 8 first detects the signal 86 sent from the horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13 and determines whether or not the paper 11 is detected (step S6). That is, it is determined whether or not the horizontal needle regulation is normally performed based on whether or not the paper 11 is shielding the horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13.

  When it is determined that the paper 11 is detected and the horizontal needle regulation is normally performed (Yes in step S6), the control device 8 sends, for example, a drive signal 85 of the vacuum plate drive device 43 at a predetermined timing. After a predetermined time, a printing signal 88 is sent to the printing apparatus 30, and the printing apparatus 30 is driven to print a dummy picture (step S7).

  On the other hand, when the sheet is not detected and it is determined that the horizontal needle regulation is not normally performed (No in step S6), the control device 8 sends a signal 87 to the alarm device 53 to generate an alarm sound ( Step S8). In this case, the dummy pattern 24 is not printed.

  As described above, the dummy pattern 24 is printed on the side (side edge) of the paper 11. Thereafter, the control device 8 sends a drive signal 89 to the nail 6, and the nail 6 picks up the paper 11 and pulls it out from the paper feeding unit 100 and sends it to the printing unit 200. The paper 11 is printed by the printing unit 200, sent to the paper discharge unit 300, and stacked on the paper discharge pile 61.

  The operator can easily remove the paper 11 without the dummy pattern 24 from the paper 11 discharged after receiving the alarm sound. Details of detecting the paper 11 with the horizontal needle regulation failure based on the dummy pattern 24 will be described later.

  Note that detection of the horizontal needle regulation failure by the horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13 (step S6) may be omitted, and the dummy pattern 24 may be always printed by the printing device 30, and the control device 8 performs a predetermined timing similarly to the above. Thus, for example, after a predetermined time has passed after sending the drive signal 85 of the vacuum plate drive device 43, the print signal 88 is sent to the printing device 30 to drive the printing device 30 to print the dummy picture 24. .

  At this time, although the alarm sound by the alarm device 53 does not sound, the operator can easily remove the paper 11 with poor horizontal needle regulation by removing the paper 11 on which the dummy pattern 24 is not correctly printed after printing. It is.

  Even when it is determined that the horizontal needle regulation is correctly performed by the horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 13, there is a case where the horizontal position regulation is not correctly performed because the paper 11 bounces at the horizontal position regulation block 12 after the horizontal needle regulation. is there. Even in such a case, since the dummy pattern 24 is not printed correctly, the operator can extract the paper 11 on which the dummy pattern 24 is not printed correctly. Accordingly, even in such a case, it is possible to eliminate the paper 11 having a poor horizontal needle regulation by the dummy pattern 24.

  Through the above processing, the dummy pattern 24 is printed on the paper 11 during printing. Next, detection of the horizontal needle regulation failure by the dummy pattern 24 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the dummy pattern 24.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (a), when the horizontal needle is regulated by the horizontal needle device 5, for example, when the surface of the paper 11 is printed, the horizontal needle device 5 as shown in FIG. 5 (b-1). When correctly regulated, a dummy pattern 24 is printed on the side (side edge) of the paper 11, and when the regulation is not correctly regulated by the horizontal needle device 5, as shown in FIG. The dummy pattern 24 is not printed (horizontal needle regulation failure 23).

  FIG. 5C is a diagram illustrating a state in which those sheets 11 are stacked on the sheet discharge pile 61 of the sheet discharge unit 300. As shown in FIG. 5C, when the dummy pattern 24 is printed on the side (side edge) of the sheet 11, the dummy pattern 24 is visible on the side surface of the peak 19 of the sheet, and there is no dummy pattern 24. As a horizontal needle regulation defect 23, the operator can easily remove the defective paper 11. The dummy pattern 24 may be any color as long as the side edge of the paper 11 has a color different from that of the paper, and it is desirable that the dummy pattern 24 be easily distinguished by comparison with the color of the paper 11. There is no.

  Usually, in book printing, double-sided printing is performed on the paper 11. In double-sided printing, the dummy pattern 24 is once printed on the surface of the paper 11 according to the above procedure, and the printing unit 200 prints the surface. After printing the front surface, the paper 11 stacked on the paper discharge pile 61 of the discharge unit 300 is turned over and stored again in the paper supply pile 66 of the paper supply unit 100 for back side printing. Thereafter, printing is performed in the same procedure as described above, and a dummy pattern is printed on the back surface of the paper 11 and printing by the printing unit 200 is performed.

  As described above, when printing on the back side, the position restriction is performed on the same two sides as the side on which the position restriction is performed at the time of printing on the front side. Is performed by one of the horizontal needle devices 5, the horizontal needle regulation is performed by the other horizontal needle device 4 when printing the back surface.

  Since the dummy pattern is printed on the same side (side edge) on the front and back sides of the paper 11, if the dummy pattern is printed at the same position on the side, a bad position regulation on the back side is detected during double-sided printing. It may not be possible. Therefore, it is necessary to shift the printing position of the dummy pattern in the paper transport direction when printing the front and back surfaces.

  As a method for shifting the printing positions of the dummy patterns on the front surface and the back surface of the paper 11, for example, a method of changing the mounting position of the printing apparatus 30 at the time of printing the front surface and the back surface (Method 1), and a method of changing the timing of printing the dummy images (Method 2). In addition, a method of changing the ink color of the dummy pattern at the time of printing on the front surface and the back surface (method 3) can also detect a position restriction defect by the dummy pattern. Hereinafter, each method will be described.

(Method 1) Method of changing the attachment position of the printing device 30 between the front and back surfaces When attaching the printing device 30 to the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5, the horizontal needle device 4 and the horizontal needle device 5 are respectively shown in FIG. Thus, if the printing apparatus 30 is attached by changing the position between the position near the front pad 3 of the presser plate 14 (FIG. 2A) and the position far from the front pad 3 of the presser plate 14 (FIG. 2B). The printing position of the dummy pattern can be shifted. Not limited to this, the printing position of the dummy pattern can be changed between the front side and the back side by attaching the printing device 30 to different positions in the paper transport direction with the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5.

  Further, even when the printing apparatus 30 is attached to the feeder board 2, it may be attached so that the position of the printing apparatus 30 is different in the paper transport direction. In addition, a plurality of printing devices 30 are attached in advance in different positions in the paper conveyance direction in each of the left and right sides in the paper conveyance direction, and the printing devices 30 in different positions on the left and right in the paper conveyance direction are used when printing the front and back surfaces. It may be.

  As described above, by attaching the printing device 30 to the left and right of the transport direction of the paper 11 and at different positions in the transport direction of the paper 11, it is possible to print dummy patterns at different positions on the front surface and the back surface of the paper 11. Become. As a result, it is possible to easily identify and remove the paper 11 having a poor horizontal needle regulation even during double-sided printing.

(Method 2) Method of Changing Timing for Printing Dummy Picture The printing process of the dummy picture by the printing device 30 is performed at the timing of the printing signal 88 sent from the control device 8 to the printing device 30 as described above. As for the timing of the print signal 88, for example, after the drive signal 85 of the vacuum plate drive device 43 is sent, it can be sent after a predetermined time, and this predetermined time is determined in advance by a control program or the like. Can do.

  Further, after the horizontal needle is regulated, the front cover 3 is released by the drive signal 82 and the paper 11 is conveyed, so that the control device 8 sends the print signal 88 after the front cover 3 is released by the drive signal 82. Since the printing timing of the dummy picture is changed by changing the printing on the front and back sides of the double-sided printing, and the paper 11 is conveyed during this time, the dummy picture can be printed at different positions in the conveyance direction of the paper 11. It becomes possible.

  Since the method 2 for changing the printing timing can be realized by the control program of the control device 8, it can be realized easily and inexpensively.

(Method 3) Method of changing the color of the ink of the dummy pattern to different colors on the front surface and the back surface. The printing ink color of the device 30 may be replaced and attached when printing on the front and back surfaces.

  If the color of the dummy pattern is different between the front side and the back side, the operator can identify and identify the paper 11 with poor horizontal needle regulation by changing the color of the dummy pattern even in double-sided printing.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a dummy pattern (front surface) 24 and a dummy pattern (back surface) 27 when duplex printing is performed. When performing double-sided printing, after printing the surface of the paper 11 in FIG. 5, the paper 11 is turned over and conveyed as shown in FIG. 6A, and printing is performed again. At this time, the horizontal needle restriction on the back surface is performed on the same side as the front surface.

  When the printing position of the dummy pattern is changed in the paper conveyance direction by attaching the printing apparatus 30 to the position in the conveyance direction of the paper 11 different with the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5, as shown in FIG. When correctly regulated by the horizontal needle device 4, the dummy pattern (back surface) 27 is printed at a position different from the dummy pattern (front surface) 24. Further, when the horizontal needle device 4 does not correctly regulate the dummy pattern (back surface) 27, as shown in FIG. 6 (b-2), the dummy pattern (back side) 27 is not printed (horizontal needle regulation failure 28).

  FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating a state in which the back side printing of the paper 11 has been completed and is stacked on the paper discharge pile 61 of the paper discharge unit 300. On the side surface of the pile 19 of the paper, a dummy pattern (back surface) 27 on the back surface is seen at a position different from the dummy pattern (front surface) 24 on the front surface. By extracting as 28, the operator can easily eliminate the paper 11 with the horizontal needle regulation failure based on the dummy patterns 24 and 27. When the color printed by the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 is changed, the horizontal needle regulation defect 28 appears as a color change.

  As described above, by printing the dummy pattern 24 by attaching the printing device 30 to the horizontal needle devices 4 and 5 or the feeder board 2 of the paper feeding unit 100, the paper 11 with poor horizontal needle regulation is easily identified. It becomes possible to eliminate. As in the prior art, dummy images are formed on the plate cylinder 25 of the printing unit 200 after printing about 10 sheets, and the workability is improved without waste of the paper 11 or operator's trouble. Further, this can be detected even when the position regulation is poor due to the bound of the paper 11 described above.

  Also, the attachment position of the printing apparatus 30 is attached to a position where the conveyance direction of the paper 11 is different for double-sided printing, the printing timing is changed, or the color to be printed is changed. The dummy patterns 24 and 27 can be printed on the same side of the paper 11 at different positions on the back surface or in different colors. It becomes possible to eliminate.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications are possible, and these are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
For example, the printing apparatus 30 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the offset sheet-fed machine 1 and can be installed and operated as long as it is a sheet-fed printing machine that performs a horizontal needle restriction using a horizontal needle device. . For example, it can be used in a gravure sheet-fed machine that uses a horizontal needle device to regulate a horizontal needle, a letterpress flexo sheet-fed machine, a sheet-fed inkjet digital printing machine, and the like.

1 ... Offset sheet-fed machine 2 ... Feeder board 3 ... Front pad 4, 5 ... Cross needle device 6 ... Claw 8 ... Control device 10 ... Vacuum plate 11 ... Paper 12 ......... Horizontal position restriction block 13 ......... Horizontal needle photoelectric sensor 14 ......... Pressure plates 21, 24, 27 ......... Dummy pattern 30 ......... Printing device 31 ......... Mounting jig 42 ......... Vacuum Pump 43... Vacuum plate drive device 66... Paper feed pile 67... Paper feed device 88... Print signal 100.

Claims (15)

In the paper feeder of the sheet-fed press,
A front pad that regulates the position of the front edge of the paper conveyed by the feeder board;
A horizontal needle device for regulating the position of the side edge of the paper;
Printing means for printing a dummy pattern for detecting a horizontal needle regulation failure on the side edge of the paper whose position is regulated by the horizontal needle device;
A sheet-fed printing machine comprising:   The sheet-fed printing press according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is attached to the horizontal needle device.   The sheet-fed printing press according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is attached to the feeder board.   The sheet-fed printing press according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is attached to the feeder board so as to be movable in the width direction of the sheet.   The sheet-fed printing press according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the printing unit is provided on each of right and left sides of the sheet conveyance direction.   6. The sheet-fed printing press according to claim 5, wherein the printing unit is provided at a position different in the transport direction of the paper on the left and right sides of the transport direction of the paper.   6. The sheet-fed printing press according to claim 5, wherein the printing means prints in different colors on the left and right in the transport direction of the paper.   6. The sheet-fed printing press according to claim 5, wherein the printing unit performs printing at different timings on the left and right sides of the sheet conveyance direction. A method for detecting a defect in a horizontal needle regulation by a horizontal needle device for paper conveyed by a feeder board through a sheet feeding unit of a sheet-fed press,
A printing step of printing a dummy pattern on the side edge of the paper whose position is regulated by the horizontal needle device by a printing device;
A detection step of detecting a defect in the horizontal needle regulation by the dummy pattern;
A defect detection method for transverse needle regulation, comprising:   10. The method of detecting a defect in a horizontal needle regulation according to claim 9, wherein in the printing step, the dummy pattern is printed by the printing device attached to the horizontal needle device.   10. The horizontal needle regulation defect detection method according to claim 9, wherein, in the printing step, the dummy pattern is printed by the printing apparatus attached to the feeder board.   10. The horizontal needle regulation defect detection method according to claim 9, wherein, in the printing step, the dummy pattern is printed by the printing device that is mounted on the feeder board so as to be movable in the width direction of the paper.   When performing double-sided printing on the paper, the printing step is performed on the surface of one side edge of the paper by a printing device provided on each of the left and right of the paper transport direction and at different positions in the paper transport direction. 13. The defect detection method for horizontal needle regulation according to claim 9, wherein the dummy pattern is printed at a different position on the back surface.   When performing double-sided printing on the paper, the printing process includes printing the dummy patterns of different colors on the front and back surfaces of one side edge of the paper by printing devices provided on the left and right sides of the paper conveyance direction, respectively. The horizontal needle regulation defect detection method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein printing is performed.   When performing double-sided printing on the paper, the printing process is provided on each of the left and right sides of the paper transport direction, and the printing device prints the dummy pattern at different timings on the front and back surfaces of the paper. 13. The horizontal needle regulation defect detection method according to claim 9, wherein the dummy pattern is printed at different positions on the front and back surfaces of one side end portion.

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