JP2578789Y2 - Printer operation panel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a printing device operation panel and can be used for control operations of a rotary printing device and the like.

(Background technology)

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a rotary printing apparatus or the like, a printing line is configured by arranging a part for supplying paper, a part for printing, a part for cooling or drying, a part for folding, and the like. A control device that performs collective operation is used.

In the printing area, cylindrical plate cylinders with printing plates are arranged above and below the paper that is continuously fed, and the plate cylinder is rolled by supplying ink to the plate cylinders. The printing of the offset type is performed. In the case of the offset type, an impression cylinder is interposed between the plate cylinder and the sheet to realize smooth and fine printing. Here, for supplying ink to the plate cylinder, a structure is employed in which ink is transferred while being evenly distributed among a plurality of rollers. Further, water is supplied to the plate cylinder together with the ink, and a plurality of rollers are also used for supplying the water.

On the other hand, an operation panel is formed in the control device so that monitoring and operation by an operator can be performed. The operation panel is provided with lamps, meters, and the like for displaying the operation state and setting status of each unit, and buttons, switches, and the like for performing setting operations and operation commands.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in a normal operation panel, display lamps, operation buttons, and the like are arranged vertically and horizontally on the surface, and the buttons and the like are usually grouped for each related parameter group, and each corresponds to a corresponding operation item. Are represented by characters or the like.

However, it is unavoidable to make misunderstandings in the display using characters and the like, and lamps and buttons are often of the same shape except for special ones, so that the possibility of erroneous recognition or erroneous operation is avoided. Absent.

On the other hand, color is distinguished in addition to characters, etc., and instead of displaying with characters, visual display with a pictorial pattern is performed on the surface of each button, etc., but the shape of the button itself has changed. In addition, there is a problem that it is not effective against misperceptions caused by the neat arrangement.

It is an object of the present invention to operate a printing apparatus in which an operator can visually select a button or the like to be operated, facilitates identification and facilitates work, and can minimize the possibility of erroneous operation by reliable selection. To provide a panel.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention relates to an operation panel used for controlling a printing apparatus capable of switching a rotation state and a mutual attachment / detachment state of a plurality of rollers including a plate cylinder, and has a surface on which the positional relationship of the plurality of rollers of the printing apparatus is similar. In addition to having a picture of the configuration diagram in the form of a figure, means for exclusively operating and displaying the rotation and attachment / detachment state of each roller are directly disposed in a portion of the picture corresponding to each roller in the form of a picture. It is composed.

Here, as means for performing the above-described operation and state display, appropriate means for normal input / output such as display means such as a lamp or a meter, or operation means such as a button or a switch may be employed.

[Action]

In the present invention, the operator monitors the printing apparatus using a display unit such as a lamp on the surface of the operation panel, and performs settings and operation commands for the printing apparatus using operation units such as buttons as appropriate. At this time, each display and operation means are arranged in the pattern of the printing device drawn on the panel surface, and the operator can surely identify the display lamp, select the operation button, etc. The above object is achieved.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a printing device operation panel 100 according to the present invention.
It is shown. The operation panel 100 is applied to a control device 200 as shown in FIG. here,
The printing device 300 to be controlled by the control device 200 is mainly configured of a two-sided offset rotary printing unit 10, a sheet feeding unit 301 that continuously feeds the sheet 12 to the unit 10, and a drive that supplies a driving force to the unit 10. Means 302 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the printing unit 10 includes a frame 11, between which an upper impression cylinder 13, a lower impression cylinder 14 in a vertical direction with respect to a sheet 12 fed in a horizontal direction.
An upper plate cylinder 15 and a lower plate cylinder 16 are arranged.

The upper and lower impression cylinders 13 and 14 are so-called blanket cylinders, in which ink from the plate cylinders 15 and 16 on which the printing plate is mounted is transferred to the surface, and the ink is transferred by bringing the paper 12 into close contact with the surface. The printed ink is printed on the paper 12.

Here, the rotating shaft of the lower impression cylinder 14 is supported at a fixed position by a normal bearing 20, but the rotating shaft of the upper impression cylinder 13 can be displaced by an eccentric bearing 17, and is pressed against the lower impression cylinder 14. Alternatively, separation (releasing of the body) is possible. In addition, the upper and lower plate cylinders 15, 16 are also rotated by the eccentric bearings 18, 19 so that the rotating shaft is positioned at the position P1.
PP2 or between positions Q1〜Q2 so as to be displaceable, and can be brought into contact with and separated from the upper and lower impression cylinders 13 and 14, respectively. Each of these eccentric bearings 17 to 19 is angle-adjusted by a link-type bearing rotation mechanism 30, and the upper impression cylinder 13, the upper plate cylinder 15, and the lower plate cylinder 16 are collectively displaced according to the adjustment angle. Then, the rolling or the release of each other due to the pressure contact is switched.

An upper ink supply mechanism 70A and an upper water supply mechanism 90A are disposed on the upper plate cylinder 15, and the lower plate cylinder 16A
Has a lower ink supply mechanism 70B and a lower water supply mechanism 90B.
Is arranged.

The upper and lower ink supply mechanisms 70A and 70B are configured substantially symmetrically with each other, and include an ink supply unit 71 that stores a predetermined amount of ink, and an ink roller that takes out the ink and transfers it while leveling it. Group 72 is provided.

The ink roller group 72 includes a plurality of ink mixing rollers 75 arranged next to an ink source roller 73 and an ink transfer roller 74 for taking out ink from the ink supply unit 71.
Among them, three ink leveling rollers 76, 76A, 76B are interposed between the ink mixing rollers 75 on the subsequent stage, and the ink is leveled by reciprocating movement in the axial direction accompanying the rotation. Also,
Three ink application rollers 7 are used for the ink leveling rollers 76A and 76B.
7, 78, 79 are brought into contact with the rollers 77 to 79, respectively, and are in contact with the plate cylinders 15, 16, respectively. The ink transferred by the ink roller group 72 is made uniform, and the surface of the plate cylinders 15, 16 is made uniform. Applied to

The upper and lower water supply mechanisms 90A and 90B are configured substantially identically to each other, and include a watercraft 91 that stores a predetermined amount of water, and a water roller group that takes out water and transports the water uniformly. 92 are equipped.

The water roller group 92 includes a water roller 93 that draws water from the watercraft 91.
And a rider roller 94 for leveling the water on the surface of the roller 93, and a water transfer roller 95 in contact with the roller 93. The water transfer roller 95 is in contact with the plate cylinders 15 and 16 via a leveling roller 96 and a wetting roller 97. Of these, the roller 96 is reciprocated in the axial direction with rotation, and The water transported by 92 is made uniform before the plate cylinder
Applied to 15,16 surfaces.

Here, of the ink roller group 72 and the water roller group 92, each roller except the ink fountain roller 73 and the water fountain roller 93 can be separated from and separated from each other by a separating mechanism (not shown). The operation is the supply mechanism 70A, 70B, 90A,
It is linked and operated collectively for each system according to 90B.

Further, the rotation shafts of the roller groups 72 and 79 and the cylinders 13 to 16 are respectively connected to a driving unit 302 via a transmission mechanism (not shown).
The driving means 302 can adjust or intermittently rotate the respective rotating states of each of the cylinders 13 to 16 and each of the mechanisms 70A to 90B as necessary.

Returning to FIG. 2, the control unit 200 controls the printing unit 300 to execute a predetermined printing operation by performing synchronization adjustment and the like of the printing unit 10, the sheet feeding unit 301, and the driving unit 302 by the control unit 201. An operation panel 100 is provided for performing command operation and operation monitoring for the unit 201.

In FIG. 1, on a surface of the operation panel 100, a pattern 101 schematically representing the entire printing unit 10 is drawn. In addition, buttons and the like for operating and displaying corresponding parts are arranged in each part of the picture 101.

At the center of the picture 101, an arrow 112 representing the paper 12 is drawn horizontally, and above it is a circle representing the upper impression cylinder 13 and the plate cylinder 15.
113, 115 and circles 114, 116 representing the lower impression cylinder 14 and the plate cylinder 16 are drawn below.

In the circle 113, an impression cylinder attaching / detaching button 121 is arranged. Each time the button 121 is pressed, ON / OFF is alternately switched. When the button 121 is ON, a built-in LED is turned on, and when OFF, the LED is turned off. The control unit 201 presses the cylinders 13 to 16 of the printing unit 10 by the bearing rotating mechanism 30 when the button 121 is ON, but maintains the cylinders 13 to 16 in a separated state when the button 121 is OFF. .

An upper plate attaching button 122 is arranged on the upper right side of the circle 115, and an upper plate removing button 123 is arranged on the lower right side. When the button 122 is pressed, the control unit 201 drives the upper plate cylinder 15 to rotate it to a predetermined angular position where the printing plate can be easily attached, and when the button 123 is pressed, the printing plate can be removed at a predetermined angle. Rotate to position. These buttons 122,12
Each of the LEDs 3 has a built-in LED, which blinks while the plate cylinder 15 is rotating, and turns on when a predetermined position is reached.

On the upper right side of the circle 116, a lower plate mounting button 124 is arranged, and on the lower right side, a lower plate removing button 125 is arranged. These buttons 124, 125 are the same as the buttons 122, 123 described above, except that they relate to the lower plate cylinder 16.

Above the pattern 101, a plurality of circles representing each roller of the upper ink supply mechanism 70A are drawn, and the circle 173 is the ink source roller 7.
3, circle 174 represents the ink transfer roller 74, and circle 177 represents the inking rollers 77-79.

Inside the circle 173 is an upper ink source roller intermittent button 131,
Inside the circle 174 is an upper ink transfer roller intermittent button 132,
In addition, inside the circle 177, there is a button 1
33 are arranged. Each of these buttons 131 to 133 is alternately turned ON / OFF each time the button is pressed. When the button is ON, the LED is turned on, and when the button is OFF, the LED is turned off.

The upper ink source roller intermittent button 131 switches the operation of the upper ink source roller 73. Control unit 201
Rotates the roller 73 when the button 131 is turned on and stops when the button 131 is turned off.

The upper ink transfer roller intermittent button 132 switches the operation of the upper ink transfer roller 74. Control unit
201 turns the roller 74 when the button 132 is turned on, and stops when the button 132 is turned off. Roller group 72 other than ink source roller 73
Is tuned to this switch.

The upper ink forming roller attaching / detaching button 133 is used to switch the attachment / detachment of the upper ink applying rollers 77 to 79 to and from the plate cylinder 15. The control unit 201 controls the roller 77 when the button 133 is turned on.
To 79 are brought into contact with the plate cylinder 15 and are separated at the time of OFF. In accordance with this switching, the other roller group 72 except the ink source roller 73
Are performed.

Below the picture 101, a plurality of circles 175, 176, 178 representing the rollers 73, 74, 77 to 79 of the lower ink supply mechanism 70B are drawn.

Inside the circle 175 is a lower ink source roller intermittent button 134,
Inside the circle 176, there is a lower ink transfer roller intermittent button 135,
In addition, the lower ink roller release button 1
36 are located.

These buttons 134 to 136 are the same as the above-described buttons 131 to 133 except that they correspond to the lower ink supply mechanism 70B, respectively.

On the upper left side of the pattern 101, a plurality of circles representing each roller of the upper water supply mechanism 90A are drawn, and a circle 193 is a water source roller 93.
, A circle 195 represents the water transfer roller 95, and a circle 197 represents the watering roller 97.

In the circle 193, the upper water roller intermittent button 141 is circular.
An upper water transfer roller intermittent button 142 is arranged in 195, and an upper watering roller attaching / detaching button 143 is arranged in the circle 197. Each of these buttons 141 to 143 is alternately turned ON / OFF each time the button is pressed. When the button is ON, the LED is turned on, and when the button is OFF, the LED is turned off.

The upper water roller intermittent button 141 is connected to the upper water roller 9
The operation switching of 3 is performed. The control unit 201 has a button
The roller 93 is rotated when 141 is ON, and stopped when OFF.

Here, on the left side of the upper water roller intermittent button 141,
A pair of upper water level increase button 141A and upper water level roller decrease button 141B are arranged on the upper and lower sides.
While A is being pressed, the rotation of the upper water source roller 93 is increased, and while the decrease button 141B is being pressed, the rotation is reduced.

The upper water transfer roller intermittent button 142 switches the operation of the upper water transfer roller 95. The control unit 201
The roller 95 is rotated when the button 142 is turned on, and stopped when the button 142 is turned off. The rotation of the roller group 92 other than the water supply roller 93 is synchronized with this switching.

The upper watering roller attachment / detachment button 143 is used to switch the attachment / detachment of the upper watering roller 97 to / from the plate cylinder 15.
The control unit 201 brings the roller 97 into contact with the plate cylinder 15 when the button 143 is turned on, and separates the roller 97 when the button 143 is turned off. In accordance with this switching, the other roller groups 92 except for the water source roller 93 are mutually separated and connected.

Below the circle 193, a shape 191 representing the watercraft 91 is drawn. An upper water level display LED 144 is arranged in the shape 191. The control unit 201 checks the water level in the watercraft 91 using a water level sensor or the like disposed in the watercraft 91, and blinks the LED 144 when the water level is equal to or lower than a predetermined water level.

On the lower left side of the pattern 101, a plurality of circles 194, 196, 198 representing the rollers 93, 95, 97 of the lower water supply mechanism 90B and a watercraft 91
Is drawn.

In the circle 194, the lower water source roller intermittent button 145 is circular.
A lower water transfer roller intermittent button 146 is disposed in 196, a lower water roller attachment / detachment button 147 is disposed in a circle 198, and a lower water level display LED 148 is disposed in the shape 192. Further, on the left side of the button 145, a pair of upper and lower upper water level buttons 145A and an upper water level roller lower button 145B are provided.
Is arranged.

These buttons 145 to 147 and LED 148 are the same as the above-described buttons 141 to 143 and LED 144, respectively, except that they correspond to the lower water supply mechanism 90B.

On the right side of the picture 101, a basic operation button group 150 surrounded by a thick frame line is arranged. A lock type stop button 151 is arranged at the bottom of the button group 150, and a safety display LED 152 and a preparation display LED 153 are arranged at the left and right of the top,
In the middle part, the alarm button 154, the exact size button 15 in order from the top
5. The reverse button 156 and the loose button 157 are arranged.

The stop button 151 is depressed when the operation is to be stopped or when emergency stop for danger prevention or the like is to be performed, thereby suspending all the processes currently being executed. This button 151
Is locked in the pushed state, and is released by turning to the right in the locked state, and returns to the normal state. Button 15
With the return of 1, the operation of each unit is restarted.

The safety display LED 152 lights up in green when the stop button 151 is in a locked state, and blinks when an attempt is made to drive in this state.

The preparation display LED 153 lights up in red when the starting conditions are satisfied, and blinks during the operation when the operation is within a preset operable time. Note that the buttons 155 to 157 are valid within this operable time.

The alarm button 154 emits an alarm sound from an alarm buzzer or the like (not shown) while the built-in LED lights in orange while being pressed. The warning sound is used when starting the normal size, the reverse size, the slow motion, and the operation.

When the normal size button 155 is pressed, the normal mode is set, and the built-in LED is turned on. The control unit 201 has a button 15
While 5 is being pressed, the paper feeding means 301 and the printing unit 10 are operated in the forward direction. The LED of this button 155 turns off when the mode is changed to the reverse rotation mode or the normal operation mode.

When the reverse dimension button 156 is pressed, the reverse mode is set, and the built-in LED is turned on. The control unit 201 has a button 15
While the button 6 is pressed, the sheet feeding means 301 and the printing unit 10 are operated in the opposite directions. The LED of this button 156 turns off when the mode is changed to the normal rotation mode or the normal operation mode.

The slow motion button 157 is effective while being pressed, and the control unit 201 operates the main motor and the like of the driving means 301 at the lowest speed. At this time, the built-in LED is turned on in the normal rotation mode, but turned off in another mode.

According to the present embodiment configured as described above, the operation panel
Buttons 121 to 125 arranged on the surface of the printer 100 can perform operations related to the plate cylinder of the printing apparatus 300, and buttons 131 to 136 and buttons 141 to 143 and 145 to 147 can perform operations related to ink supply and water supply. it can.

At this time, since each button used for these operations is arranged at a position corresponding to each of the patterns 101 representing the printing device 300, the operator can visually select the button of the item to be operated. The operation can be performed quickly because identification is easy and the possibility of erroneous operation can be extremely reduced by reliable selection.

In particular, in the pattern 101, the roll groups 72 and 92 for ink supply and water supply are displayed in a simplified manner, and the rolls 7 with remarkable operations are displayed.
The circles 173, 174 and the like for 3,74 and the like, and the interlocking rolls 77 to 79 etc. are represented by a single circle 177 and the like, so that a necessary and sufficient discrimination can be secured by a schematic shape.

On the other hand, the directions of the buttons 122 to 125 for performing the plate mounting / removing operation are clarified by arrows for the plate cylinders 15 and 16, and the buttons 141A, 141B, 145A, and 145B correspond to up and down movements. Selection can be performed quickly and reliably, and erroneous operation can be prevented.

Further, the display of the state based on the operation of each roller and the like is incorporated in each button, and the water level displays 144 and 148 are arranged on the figures 191 and 192 representing the watercraft 91.
Can be displayed at the corresponding position, and the possibility of erroneous recognition during monitoring can be reliably reduced in addition to grasping the current state at the time of operation.

A button group 1 for performing basic operations of the printing apparatus 300 is also provided.
Since the 50s are collectively arranged on the right side of the picture 101, confusion with operation of a roller or the like in the picture 101 can be prevented, and congestion of the picture 101 can be prevented, and the discriminability of the portion can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but includes the following modifications.

That is, the pattern 101 drawn on the surface of the operation panel 100 is not limited to the shape and arrangement as in the above-described embodiment,
What is necessary is just to change suitably according to the configuration of the printing apparatus 300 to be operated.

Further, the pattern 101 is not limited to one in which a large number of simple circles or the like are arranged to represent a roll group as in the above-described embodiment, and is schematically illustrated to such an extent that each part of the printing apparatus 300 can be clearly identified during operation. It is desirable to use the one that is close to the realism, or one that is represented by a simpler line drawing, for example, one in which the ink supply mechanism 70 and the water supply mechanism 90 are collectively represented by a block. However, because it is too realistic or too simple to identify,
It is preferable to use a schematic block display similar to that of the above-described embodiment.

Furthermore, the shape of buttons and the like to be arranged on the pattern 101 and the display L
Whether or not to incorporate the ED or the like may be changed as appropriate in implementation, and the items and contents may be appropriately selected as needed.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the operation panel 100 of the control device 200 as in the above-described embodiment, and also controls the printing apparatus 300 including the printing unit 10 as in the above-described embodiment.
However, the present invention can be widely used for various printing apparatuses.

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, according to the printing device operation panel of the present invention, by arranging the means for performing operation and display at the corresponding portion of the picture, it is possible to visually and clearly distinguish each of them. Therefore, the identification can be easily performed, so that the operation can be performed quickly, and the possibility of erroneous operation can be extremely reduced by reliable selection.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a printing unit of a printing apparatus of the embodiment. It is. 100 ... operation panel, 101 ... pattern, 121-125, 131-136,
141 to 143, 145 to 147 ... buttons for operation and display arranged in the picture, 200 ... control device, 300 ... printing device.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An operation panel used for controlling a printing apparatus capable of switching a rotation state and a mutual attachment / detachment state of a plurality of rollers including a plate cylinder. Along with a pattern of a similar diagram, the means for exclusively operating and displaying the rotation and attachment / detachment state of each roller is directly disposed in a portion of the pattern corresponding to each of the rollers formed by the pattern. A printing device operation panel characterized by the above-mentioned.