JP6235776B2 - Number printing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a number printing machine for printing numbers on a substrate.

  This type of number printing machine has a number cylinder that is rotatably supported by a main body frame and prints a number on a printed material, and an ink supply device that supplies ink to the number cylinder, and moves relative to the main body frame. And a movable inker that is freely supported (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A 63-281883

  In such a number printing machine, when washing the ink supply device, the ink supply device is operated by positioning the moving inker at the printing position for number printing, and the roller group constituting the ink supply device is rotated to move the ink supply device. The feeder is being cleaned. On the other hand, when cleaning the number cylinder, it is necessary to remove the number cylinder from the main body frame and perform the cleaning operation manually by the operator. For this reason, there is a problem that the ink supply device and the number cylinder need to be cleaned in separate steps, and the cleaning time is very long. In addition, the number cylinder must be attached to and detached from the main body frame in order to clean the number cylinder.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is possible to easily and efficiently clean the numbering cylinder and the ink supply device by shortening the time required for the cleaning operation and greatly reducing the burden on the operator. It is intended to propose a possible number printing machine.

  In order to solve this problem, the present invention includes a numbering cylinder that is rotatably supported by a main body frame and has at least one numbering device attached to the outer periphery thereof, and an ink supply device that supplies ink to the numbering cylinder. In a number printing machine having a moving inker supported by a feeding device so as to be movable between a printing position that contacts the number cylinder and a retracted position that is separated from the number cylinder, the number cylinder is attached to the main body frame. A first cleaning device for cleaning, a second cleaning device attached to the moving inker for cleaning the ink supply device, an inker position detector for detecting the position of the moving inker, and the inker position detector When it is detected that the moving inker is positioned at the printing position, the number cylinder is rotated and the ink supply device is rotated. The is operated, so that a control device for controlling the cleaning operation by the first cleaning device and the second cleaning device.

  In the present invention, the first cleaning device is supported by a main body frame so as to be movable, and is moved in a state of being in contact with the numberer, and the brush member is cleaned with the brush member. A brush member driving device for moving the brush member in contact with the container, and the control device controls the brush member driving device to move the brush member when the moving inker is positioned at a printing position. To be able to.

Further, in the present invention, the ink supply device includes a reed roller for supplying ink to the numbering cylinder, and the second cleaning device is configured so that a tip of the reed roller is brought into contact with a peripheral surface of the reed roller, thereby surrounding the reed roller. A doctor that removes ink on the surface, a doctor attachment / detachment device that moves the doctor between a position where the tip of the doctor contacts the peripheral surface of the heel roller and a position where the doctor moves away from the heel roller; and A cleaning liquid supply device for supplying cleaning liquid to the peripheral surface of the saddle roller, and the control device is configured to supply the cleaning liquid to the peripheral surface of the vertical roller when the moving inker is positioned at a printing position. While controlling the washing | cleaning liquid supply apparatus, the said doctor attachment / detachment apparatus can be controlled so that the said doctor is positioned in the said wearing position.
Further, in the present invention, when the control device detects that the moving inker is positioned at a printing position by the inker position detector and rotates the number cylinder, the control device is configured to place the number device in the first cleaning device. It can be made to position in the position which opposes.

  According to the present invention, the ink supply device can be cleaned by the second cleaning device, and at the same time the numbering device can be cleaned by the first cleaning device, so that it is easy without burdening the operator. In addition, both the numbering device and the ink supply device can be efficiently cleaned at the same time, thus shortening the cleaning time and eliminating the need for removing the numbering cylinder, greatly reducing the physical burden on the operator. can do.

It is a side view which shows the whole structure of a number printing machine. It is a side view which shows a state when a movement inker moves to a retracted position in a number printing machine. It is a side view with which it uses for description when wash | cleaning the numbering device of a number cylinder with a brush roller unit. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a brush roller unit. It is a side view which shows a state when a brush roller unit and the numbering device of a numbering cylinder contact | connect. It is a side view which shows the state when wash | cleaning a scissors roller with a doctor. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure for performing the washing | cleaning of the number drum and the eyelid roller in a number printer.

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

<Configuration of number printing machine>
As shown in FIG. 1, the number printing machine 1 includes a paper feeding unit 2 as a sheet supply unit, a printing unit 3 as a sheet processing unit, and a paper discharge unit 4 as a sheet discharge unit.

  The sheet feeding unit 2 sucks the sheet 5 as a plurality of printed materials on which images are printed by another printing machine, and a soccer ball that sucks and conveys the sheets 5 one by one to the feeder board 6 (see FIG. Not shown).

  A swing device 8 that holds and conveys the sheet 5 is provided at the front end of the feeder board 6 in the sheet conveyance direction, and a transfer drum 9 is disposed opposite to the swing device 8, and the transfer drum 9 rotates around the main body frame 3 a. It is supported freely.

  A transfer drum 10 is disposed opposite to the transfer drum 9, and the transfer drum 10 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 3a. A transfer drum 11 is disposed opposite to the transfer drum 10 on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction from the contact portion with the transfer drum 9, and the transfer drum 11 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 3a. The transfer drums 9 to 11 are provided with a gripping claw device (not shown) for holding the sheet 5 in a state where the leading end (the gripping side end) is gripped.

  A pressure drum 12 is disposed opposite to the transfer drum 11 on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction with respect to the contact portion with the transfer drum 10, and the pressure drum 12 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 3a. A stamp cylinder 13, a first number cylinder 14, and a second number cylinder 15 are sequentially arranged opposite to the impression cylinder 12 on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction from the contact portion with the transfer cylinder 11. The first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 are rotatably supported by the main body frame 3a. Here, the impression cylinder 12 is configured as a double cylinder having a diameter twice that of the seal cylinder 13, the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15, and the leading end (the end on the holding side) of the sheet 5. Two sets of gripper devices (not shown) that hold the gripped state are provided 180 degrees out of phase with each other in the circumferential direction.

  The seal cylinder 13 prints a seal on the sheet 5 conveyed by the impression cylinder 12. The stamp cylinder 13 includes an ink fountain and a group of rollers. A seal inker 19 for supplying ink to the stamp cylinder 13 is opposed to the stamp cylinder 13, and the stamp inker 19 is attached to the main body frame 3a.

  The first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 print numbers on the sheet 5 conveyed by the impression cylinder 12.

  A first number inker 20a as an ink supply device comprising an ink fountain and an inker roller group (including a fountain roller 301) is disposed opposite to the first number cylinder 14, and the first number inker 20a is a moving inker. It is attached to 100 inker frames 100a. A second number inker 20b serving as an ink supply device including an ink fountain and an inker roller group (including the fountain roller 301) is disposed opposite to the second number cylinder 15, and the second number inker 20b is a moving inker. It is attached to 100 inker frames 100a.

  The moving inker 100 includes a printing position (FIG. 1) where the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b, the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 are in contact with each other, and the first number inker 20a. The second number inker 20b is supported so as to be movable between the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 and the retracted position (FIG. 2). The moving inker 100 is moved by a moving inker driving device 510 (FIG. 6) such as a motor or a hydraulic cylinder.

  As shown in FIG. 1, inker position detectors 502 b and 502 c that detect the position of the moving inker 100 are attached to the main body frame 3 a corresponding to the printing position and the retracted position of the moving inker 100. The inker position detectors 502b and 502c are configured by proximity sensors that detect that the detected object 502a attached to the inker frame 100a has approached.

  The inker position detectors 502b and 502c are not limited to proximity sensors, and may be constituted by contact switches such as limit switches. Moreover, the position detector which detects the absolute position of the moving inker 100 like a potentiometer or a laser displacement meter may be used. In short, any device that detects whether or not the moving inker 100 exists at the printing position (FIG. 1) may be used.

  The main body frame 3a, the impression cylinder 12, the seal cylinder 13, the seal inker 19, the first number cylinder 14, and the second number cylinder 15 constitute a main body side printing unit, and the inker frame 100a, the ink supply device (first number) The moving inker 100 is constituted by the inker 20a and the second number inker 20b), and the printing unit 3 is constituted by the main body side printing unit and the moving inker 100.

  The transfer cylinder 16 is opposed to the impression cylinder 12 on the downstream side in the sheet conveyance direction from the contact portion with the second numbering cylinder 15 and on the upstream side in the sheet conveyance direction with respect to the contact portion with the transfer cylinder 11. The transfer cylinder 16 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 3a. The transfer drum 16 is provided with a gripping claw device (not shown) for holding the sheet 5 with the leading end (the gripping side end) held.

  An inspection cylinder 17 having a double cylinder is opposed to the transfer cylinder 16 on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction from the contact portion with the impression cylinder 12. The inspection cylinder 17 is provided with two sets of gripping claw devices (not shown) that hold the sheet 5 with the leading end (the gripping side end) held in the circumferential direction with a phase difference of 180 ° from each other. A large number of suction holes (not shown) are provided on the peripheral surface of the inspection cylinder 17, and these suction holes are connected to a negative pressure source (not shown).

  Inspection cameras 101 and 102 for inspecting the quality of the seal and number (for example, the position and density of the seal and the number) of the sheet 5 conveyed while being wound around the peripheral surface of the inspection cylinder 17 are inspected on the main body frame 3a. It is provided so as to face the peripheral surface of the trunk 17. The inspection camera 101 detects, for example, the position and density of a number printed with normal ink. The inspection camera 102 detects, for example, the position and density of the number printed by ultraviolet curable ink (UV (Ultra Violet) ink). The type of ink to be inspected by the inspection cameras 101 and 102 is not limited to this. The inspection cylinder 17 and the inspection cameras 101 and 102 constitute an inspection unit.

  A sheet discharge cylinder 21 is disposed opposite to the inspection cylinder 17 on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction from the contact portion with the transfer cylinder 16, and the sheet discharge cylinder 21 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 3a. A sheet 5 is placed between a pair of left and right sprockets (not shown) provided coaxially with the sheet discharge cylinder 21 and a pair of left and right sprockets 22 provided at the end of the sheet discharge unit 4. A pair of left and right paper discharge chains 23 that are transported to are stretched.

  In the left and right discharge chains 23, a plurality of claw hooks 24 that hold the sheet 5 in a state where the leading end (the end portion on the holding side) is held are arranged in parallel at regular intervals. Below the paper discharge chain 23, a first non-defective product discharge device 31 and a second non-defective product discharge device 32 for discharging the non-defective sheet 5 inspected by the inspection cameras 101 and 102, and the defective sheet 5 are discharged. A defective product discharge device 33 is provided. The paper discharge cylinder 21, the sprocket 22, the paper discharge chain 23, the hook 24, the first good product discharge device 31, the second good product discharge device 32, and the defective product discharge device 33 constitute the paper discharge unit 4.

<Configuration of number cylinder>
Next, the configuration of the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 attached to the printing unit frame 3a will be described. Since both are the same configuration, the second number cylinder 15 is here for convenience. A description of the first number cylinder 14 will be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the body shaft 15 a of the second numbering cylinder 15 is provided with a plurality of (5 in the present embodiment) mount rings 15 b in the axial direction. A plurality (10 in this case) of numbering devices 50 are attached to the outer peripheral surface of 15b at regular intervals in the circumferential direction. That is, the plurality of numbering devices 50 are arranged in a matrix in the axial direction and the circumferential direction on the second numbering cylinder 15, and the plurality of numbering devices 50 arranged in a line in the axial direction of the second numbering cylinder 15. Constitutes the numbering device row 50d, and in this embodiment, ten numbering device rows 50d are arranged in the circumferential direction.

  The numbering device 50 includes a numbering device base 50a fixed to the mount ring 15b, and a ring 50b that is attached to the numbering device base 50a and prints a number on the sheet 5. In addition to the ten numbering devices 50, a plurality (in this case, eight) balance adjusting weights 50c are attached to the mount ring 15b at regular intervals. The weight 50c has the same weight as the numbering device 50, and is attached to a place where the numbering device 50 is not attached, so that the weight 50c has the same weight as the numbering device 50 at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the mount ring 15b. And prevents the weight balance from being biased.

  In the vicinity of the second number cylinder 15, a brush roller unit 200 as a first cleaning device for cleaning the ring 50b of the numbering device 50 in the second number cylinder 15 is detachably attached to the main body frame 3a. It has been.

<Brush roller unit structure>
As shown in FIG. 4, the brush roller unit 200 includes a pair of frames 200a and a sub-frame 200b fixed inside the pair of frames 200a. End shafts 202a project from the side surfaces of the pair of frames 200a facing the main body frame 3a, and are fitted into U-shaped concave portions 151a of the cradle 151 fixed to the main body frame 3a.

  Further, L-shaped brackets 156 are fixed to the side surfaces of the frame 200a facing the main body frame 3a, and a concave portion is provided at the tip of the bracket 156. Pins 152 are rotatably supported on the left and right main body frames 3a. A female screw is formed on the projecting portion 152a of the pin 152 on the inner side of the main body frame 3a. The male screw of the bolt 153 is screwed. The shaft of the bolt 153 is fitted in the recess of the bracket 156, and a dial is provided on the head 155. Reference numeral 154 denotes a lock nut that is screwed to the bolt 153 and clamps the bracket 156 with the head 155 to fix the bolt 153 to the bracket 156 or release the bolt 153 and the bracket 156 from being fixed. .

  A rotating shaft 210 is supported on one of the frames 200a and 200b so as to be rotatable and movable in the axial direction. A gear 211 is fixed to the rotating shaft 210. A swing shaft 213 is supported on the other of the frame 200a and the other of the sub-frame 200b so as to be rotatable and movable in the axial direction. The swing shaft 213 has an engagement groove 213a along the circumferential direction. The grooved engagement member 213b provided with is fixed.

  The brush roller 201 as a brush member includes a hollow shaft portion 201a, a plurality of (five in this embodiment) cleaning brushes 250 fixed to the hollow shaft portion 201a with screws 251 and both ends of the hollow shaft portion 200a. And a pair of connecting members 201b fixed to each other. The plurality of cleaning brushes 250 are provided corresponding to the numbering device 50 of the second numbering cylinder 15, that is, when the brush roller unit 200 is attached to the main body frame 3a as shown in FIG. The cleaning brushes 250 are in the same number and in the same axial direction as the numbering devices 50 in the numbering device row 50d so that the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 are in contact with the numbering devices 50 in the numbering device row 50d in the second numbering cylinder 15. It is arrange | positioned in this position.

  One of the pair of connecting members 201b fitted to both ends of the brush roller 201 is fixed to the rotating shaft 210 with a bolt 220, and the other of the pair of connecting members 201b is fixed to the swing shaft 213 with the bolt 220.

  A rotation drive motor 202 is fixed to one of the pair of subframes 200b of the brush roller unit 200, and a gear 202b that meshes with the gear 211 of the rotation shaft 210 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the rotation drive motor 202. Has been. Further, a swing drive motor 203 is fixed to the other of the pair of subframes 200b, and the rotation shaft of the swing drive motor 203 is inclined along the circumferential direction and with respect to the circumferential direction. A groove cam 203b having an engagement groove 203c is fixed.

  A mounting base 231 is fixed to the other of the pair of subframes 200b, and a lever 230 is supported on the mounting base 231 so as to be swingable around a pin 231a. A cam follower 230a that is engaged with the engagement groove 203c of the groove cam 203b is provided on one end side of the mounting base 231. On the other end side of the mounting base 231, a roller 230b that is engaged with the engaging groove 213a of the grooved engaging member 213b is provided.

  Here, the rotation driving motor 202, the gear 211, the gear 202b, and the rotating shaft 210 constitute a brush rotating device, and the swing driving motor 203, the groove cam 203b, the cam follower 230a, the lever 230, the roller 230b, and the grooved engagement. The member 213b constitutes a brush reciprocating device. The brush rotating device and the brush reciprocating device constitute a brush member driving device 508 (FIG. 7), but the brush member driving device 508 does not need to include both the brush rotating device and the brush reciprocating device. At least one of them may be provided. In short, the cleaning brush 250 is brought into contact with a plurality of numbering devices 50 constituting a numbering device array arranged in the first numbering cylinder 14 and the second numbering cylinder 15. In this state, the cleaning brush 250 may be moved in a direction substantially parallel to the contact surface (a direction in which an arc is drawn or a diagonal direction).

<Configuration of number inker cleaning device>
Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the configuration of a number inker cleaning device 300 as a second cleaning device that cleans the scissors roller 301 of the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b with a doctor 71 will be described. . Incidentally, since the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b have the same configuration, the first number inker 20a will be described as an example here for convenience.

  In the first number inker 20 a, the ink fountain 312 is attached to the left and right inker frames 100 a of the moving inker 100, and is slidably supported on the left and right slide rails 311 b extending in the perspective direction with respect to the heel roller 301. As a result, the ink fountain 312 reciprocates so as to be positioned between a proximity position close to the heel roller 301 and a retracted position separated from the heel roller 301 shown in FIG.

  A rotating shaft 81a is rotatably supported at the end of the slide rail 311b on the side of the saddle roller 301, and a doctor holding member 70 is fixed to the rotating shaft 81a. A doctor 71, which will be described later, is detachably fixed to the doctor holding member 70 with a bolt or the like.

  In addition, ink fountain position detectors 511a and 511b for detecting the position of the ink fountain 312 are attached to the slide rail 311b. That is, the ink fountain position detector 511a includes a photoelectric switch, and is provided at the end of the slide rail 311b on the fountain roller 301 side, and detects that the ink fountain 312 is located at the operating position. The ink fountain position detector 511b comprises a photoelectric switch, and is provided at the end of the slide rail 311b opposite to the fountain roller 301, and detects that the ink fountain 312 is located at the retracted position.

  The doctor 71 has a length substantially the same as the axial length of the peripheral surface of the saddle roller 301, a doctor blade 74 whose tip abuts against the saddle roller 301, and a proximal end portion of the doctor blade 74 is fixed. It has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having substantially the same length as the axial direction of the peripheral surface of the peripheral surface, and is provided with a tray 71a in which a cleaning liquid storage space is formed.

  The other end portion of the arm 81 rotatably supported by the tip portion 80c of the rod 80e of the air cylinder 80 is fixed to the rotation shaft 81a. The air cylinder 80 is rotatably supported via a shaft 78a provided on a support plate 78 whose base end 80b is fixed to the inker frame 100a. When the rod 80e of the air cylinder 80 is extended, as shown in FIG. 6, the doctor 71 is positioned at a position where the tip of the doctor blade 74 is separated from the peripheral surface of the saddle roller 301, and the rod 80e of the air cylinder 80 is retracted. The doctor 71 is positioned at a landing position as a cleaning position where the tip of the doctor blade 74 contacts the peripheral surface of the scissors roller 301. The doctor holding member 70, the rotating shaft 81a, the air cylinder 80, and the arm 81 constitute a doctor attaching / detaching device.

  The doctor 71 includes a cover 77 that is attached to a column 76 that is fixed to the lower side of the side wall of the tray 71 a on the side of the saddle roller 301 and extends downward of the doctor 71. The cover 77 covers the reed roller 301 in the lower part of the doctor 71, prevents foreign material from entering the reed roller 301 and the reed roller 301 from the first number inker 20a side, and protects the reed roller 301. The doctor holding member 70 is provided with a doctor attachment detector 512 (FIG. 6) that detects a doctor 71 attached to the doctor holding member 70.

  In the first number inker 20 a, an injection nozzle 82 that injects a cleaning liquid made of a solvent for cleaning the reed roller 301 above the reed roller 301 is supported by the inker frame 100 a while being directed to the reed roller 301. Has been. The injection nozzle 82 is connected to an electromagnetic valve 82a (FIG. 7) that switches between injection and stop of the cleaning liquid from the injection nozzle 82. The spray nozzle 82 and the electromagnetic valve 82a constitute a cleaning liquid supply device. The number inker cleaning device 300 includes a doctor 71, a doctor attaching / detaching device (such as an air cylinder 80), and a cleaning liquid supply device (such as a spray nozzle 82).

  A receiving pan 86 that receives the cleaning liquid dropped from the spray nozzle 82 is provided below the ejection nozzle 82, and a fixed pan 99 that receives ink and the cleaning liquid is provided below the saddle roller 301. In addition, the bracket 312a provided at the lower portion of the ink fountain body 312 is provided with an ink pan 312b that is positioned below the tip of the ink fountain and receives ink and cleaning liquid.

<Configuration for controlling cleaning process of numbering device and number inker>
Next, in the number printing machine 1, a cleaning process for each numbering device 50 in the numbering device row formed by arranging the numbering devices 50 in a line in the axial direction of the first numbering cylinder 14 and the second numbering cylinder 15. A circuit configuration for controlling the cleaning process for the reed roller 301 (and the inker roller group) of the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the number printing machine 1 includes a control device 501 having a CPU (Central processing Unit) configuration for overall control. The control device 501 includes a number cylinder phase detection device 503 comprising, for example, a rotary encoder that detects the rotation phases of the inker position detectors 502b and 502c as the inker position detection means, the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15. A timer 504 for measuring various times, a cleaning start switch 513, ink fountain position detectors 511a and 511b, and a doctor detector 512 are connected.

  The control device 501 includes an inker roller driving device 505 for the number inker, which is a motor that rotates the inker rollers of the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b, and an air cylinder 80 for moving the doctor 71 (FIG. 5). A numbering cylinder driving motor 507 which is a main motor for driving the number printing machine 1 and which rotates the first numbering cylinder 14 and the second numbering cylinder 15, and a brush member driving device 508 for moving the cleaning brush 250 (rotation) The drive motor 202 and the swing drive motor 203), the moving inker driving device 510 that moves the moving inker 100, and the electromagnetic valve 82a of the injection nozzle 82 are connected.

<Printing operation in number printing machine>
Next, a printing operation in the number printing machine 1 configured as described above will be described. In the number printing machine 1, as shown in FIG. 1, the printing operation is performed when the moving inker 100 is positioned at the printing position by the moving inker driving device 510. That is, when the moving inker 100 is positioned at the printing position, the inker position detector 502b detects the detection target 502a, and the control device 501 is the number cylinder driving motor 507 and the inker roller driving device 505 that are the main motors of the number printing machine 1. To drive at a printing speed.

  When the number printing machine 1 is operated, the sheets 5 on the stack 7 of the paper feeding unit 2 are sucked one by one by a soccer device (not shown) and sent to the feeder board 6. The changed sheets 5 are sequentially transferred to the impression cylinder 12 of the printing unit 3 through the gripping devices 10 and 11.

  The sheet 5 delivered to the impression cylinder 12 is conveyed along with the rotation of the impression cylinder 12 and passes between the impression cylinder 12 and the seal cylinder 13. At that time, the seal is printed on the sheet 5 through the seal cylinder 13 by the ink supplied from the seal inker 19a. Thereafter, the sheet 5 conveyed along with the rotation of the impression cylinder 12 passes between the impression cylinder 12 and the first number cylinder 14. At that time, the first number is printed on the sheet 5 through the first number cylinder 14 by the ink supplied from the first number inker 20a. When the impression cylinder 12 further rotates, the sheet 5 passes between the impression cylinder 12 and the second numbering cylinder 15. At that time, the second number is printed on the sheet 5 through the second number cylinder 15 by the ink supplied from the second number inker 20b.

  The sheet 5 on which the seal and number are printed is transferred by the holding claw device of the inspection cylinder 17 through the transfer cylinder 16 and conveyed. At that time, the sheet 5 is sucked by a large number of suction holes provided on the peripheral surface of the inspection cylinder 17, and the position of the seal and the number is inspected by the inspection cameras 101 and / or 102 while being in close contact with the peripheral surface of the inspection cylinder 17. And the concentration is examined. The sheet 5 inspected by the inspection cameras 101 and / or 102 is transferred to the claw cage 24, conveyed by the travel of the paper discharge chain 23, and discharged to the paper discharge unit 4.

  Here, the sheet 5 that the control device 501 determines to be non-defective based on the imaging data from the inspection camera 101 or 102 is discharged to the first non-defective discharge device 31 or the second non-defective discharge device 32, and the control device 501 The sheet 5 determined to be defective is discharged to the defective product discharge device 33.

  In the number printing machine 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the moving inker 100 is separated from the main body frame 3a of the printing unit 3 by the moving inker driving device 510, and the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b are When the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 are positioned at the retracted positions separated from the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15, the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 supported by the main body frame 3a of the printing unit 3, and the inker Between the frame 100a, a maintenance space SPC1 having a width that allows an operator to enter and allows the operator to perform maintenance work on the impression cylinder 12 and the like is formed.

  The operator enters the maintenance space SPC1 and is in the position of the maintenance work such as wiping off the dirt on the top sheet attached to the peripheral surface of the impression cylinder 12, or replacing the top sheet, and the following. The mounting / removal operation of the brush roller unit 200 can be executed.

  Here, when the moving inker 100 is positioned at the retracted position, the sensor 502c detects the detected object 502a, whereby the control device 501 causes the number cylinder drive motor 507, which is the main motor of the number printing machine 1, or the inker roller drive device. 505 is controlled so that it can be driven only by a push button operation by an operator who has entered the maintenance space SPC1 and cannot be driven at a printing speed. The control by the control device 501 may be performed when the inker position detector 502b does not detect the detected object 502a, that is, when it is detected that the moving inker 100 is not positioned at the printing position.

  When the printing process on the sheet 5 in the number printing machine 1 is completed, the numberer 50, the first number inker 20a, and the second number inker 20b are washed simultaneously. Prior to cleaning, the brush roller unit 200 and the doctor 71 are attached to the number printing machine 1.

<Attaching the brush roller unit>
The operator positions the moving inker 100 at the retracted position, enters the maintenance space SPC1, and installs the brush roller unit 200. That is, the end shaft 202a of the brush roller unit 200 is fitted into the recesses of the receiving base 151 of the left and right main body frames 3a, the bolt 153 is rotated around the pin 152, and the shaft of the bolt 153 is connected to the bracket 156 of the brush roller unit 200. Then, the lock nut 154 is tightened and the bracket 156 is sandwiched between the lock nut 154 and the head 155 to fix the bolt 153.

  In this way, when the brush roller unit 200 is attached to the left and right main body frames 3a, the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 in the brush roller 201 are attached to the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 as shown in FIG. It will be in the state each contact | connected to each number device 50 of a number device row | line.

  When adjusting the contact pressure with respect to the numbering device 50 of the cleaning brush 250, it can be adjusted via the head 155 with the adjustment dial of the bolt 153. That is, after loosening the lock nut 154 and releasing the fixation of the bracket 156 by the lock nut 154 and the head 155, when the head 155 is rotated in one direction, it is screwed into the female thread portion of the protrusion 152a of the pin 152. The bolt 153 is moved by the screw action, and the brush roller 201 is moved in the direction approaching the second numbering cylinder 15 (upward in FIG. 5).

  As a result, the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 in the brush roller 201 of the brush roller unit 200 approaches the numbering device row of the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15, and the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 and the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 The contact pressure with the numberer 50 is increased.

  On the other hand, when the adjustment dial 155 is rotated in the other direction, the bolt 153 moves in the opposite direction, and the brush roller 201 moves away from the second numbering cylinder 15 (downward in FIG. 5). .

  As a result, the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 in the brush roller 201 of the brush roller unit 200 are separated from the numbering device rows of the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15, and the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 and the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 are separated from each other. The contact pressure with the numberer 50 is weakened. After adjusting the contact pressure, the lock nut 154 is tightened, the bracket 156 is sandwiched between the lock nut 154 and the head 155, and the bolt 153 is fixed.

  After the brush roller unit 200 is attached to the number printing machine 1, when the moving inker 100 is positioned at the printing position, the inker position detector 502b detects the detected object 502a. As a result, the control device 501 can drive the numbering cylinder drive motor 507, which is the main motor of the number printing machine 1, at the cleaning speed, and the first numbering cylinder 14 and the second numbering cylinder 15 described later. It is possible to perform cleaning.

<Attaching the doctor>
After the brush roller unit 200 is attached to the left and right body frames 3a, the doctor 71 is attached to the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operator manually moves the ink fountain 312 to the retracted position indicated by the two-dot chain line in a state where the rotation of the numerous inker rollers including the heel roller 301 is stopped, The doctor 71 is attached to the doctor holding member 70. When the doctor 71 is attached to the doctor holding member 70, the rod 80e of the air cylinder 80 is extended, and the doctor 71 is positioned at a disengaged position as shown in FIG.

  The second ink fountain detector 511b detects the ink fountain 312 by the movement of the ink fountain 312 to the retracted position. Thus, the control device 501 controls the number cylinder drive motor 507 and the inker roller drive device 505, which are the main motors of the number printing machine 1, so that they cannot be driven at the printing speed. Then, the doctor detector 512 detects the doctor 71 by attaching the doctor 71 to the doctor holding member 70. The control device 501 drives the inker roller driving device 505 at the cleaning speed based on the detection of the ink fountain 312 by the second ink fountain detector 511b and the detection of the doctor 71 by the doctor attachment detector 512, and a first described later. The number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b can be cleaned.

After the brush roller unit 200 and the doctor 71 are attached to the number printing machine 1, when the moving inker 100 is positioned at the printing position, the inker position detector 502b detects the detection target 502a, and the ink fountain detector 511b detects the ink fountain 312. , And the doctor detector 512 detects the doctor 71. When all of these conditions are satisfied, the control device 501 can simultaneously clean the first and second numbering cylinders 14 and 15 and the first and second numbering inkers 20a and 20b. That is, when the operator operates the cleaning start switch 513, the control device 501 controls the numbering cylinder driving motor 507 and the inker roller driving device 505, which are the main motors of the number printing machine 1, to be driven at the cleaning speed and rotationally driven. By controlling the motor 202, the swing drive motor 203, the air cylinder 80, and the electromagnetic valve 82a, the numbering unit 50 of the first and second numbering cylinders 14, 15 and the first and second numbering inkers 20a, 20b are simultaneously performed. It is washed.
In other words, the control device 501 rotates the number cylinder (the first and second number cylinders 14 and 15) when the inker position detector 502b detects that the moving inker 100 is positioned at the printing position. In both cases, the ink supply devices (first number inker 20a and second number inker 20b) are operated to perform cleaning by the first cleaning device (brush roller unit 200) and the second cleaning device (number inker cleaning device 300). Control the behavior.

<Washing operation of numbering device by brush roller unit>
First, the cleaning process for the plurality of numbering devices 50 constituting the numbering device row of the first numbering cylinder 14 and the second numbering cylinder 15 by the brush roller unit 200 will be described. Here, for convenience, the cleaning process for the numbering device 50 of the second numbering cylinder 15 will be described. Based on the signal from the number cylinder phase detector 503, the control device 501 drives the number cylinder drive motor 507 so that the numbering device row 50 d of the second number cylinder 15 faces the brush roller unit 200. When the numbering device row 50d is positioned at a position (phase) facing the brush roller unit 200, the numbering cylinder driving motor 507 is controlled so that the rotation of the second numbering cylinder 15 stops.

  After the second number cylinder 15 stops, the control device 501 drives the rotation drive motor 202 and the swing drive motor 203 of the brush member drive device 508. The rotation drive motor 202 drives the rotation shaft 210 through the gear 202b and the gear 211 meshed with the gear 202b, and the brush roller 201 connected to the rotation shaft 210 rotates. Since the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 are integrally attached to the brush roller 201, the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 are also rotated with the rotation of the brush roller 201.

  By driving the swing drive motor 203, the cam follower 230a engaged with the engagement groove 203c of the groove cam 203b reciprocates in the axial direction of the rotation shaft of the swing drive motor 203 along the inclination of the engagement groove 203c. As a result, the lever 230 swings about the rotation shaft 231a, the roller 230b reciprocates in the axial direction of the swing shaft 213, and the grooved engagement member 213b with which the roller 230b engages together with the swing shaft 213. Reciprocates in the axial direction. The brush roller 201 and the rotary shaft 210 reciprocate in the axial direction of the brush roller 201 by the reciprocating motion of the swing shaft 213 in the axial direction, and the cleaning brush 250 attached to the brush roller 201 moves in the axial direction of the brush roller 201. Reciprocates. At this time, the gear 211 of the rotating shaft 210 reciprocates in the tooth width direction of the gear 202b while maintaining meshing with the gear 202b.

  As a result, in the brush roller unit 200, the cleaning brush 250 is attached to the brush roller 201 by the rotary drive motor 202 in a state where the plurality of cleaning brushes 250 attached to the brush roller 201 are in contact with the ring 50 </ b> B of the numbering device 50 arranged in a row. While rotating 250, the washing brush 250 is reciprocated (oscillated) in the axial direction by the oscillation driving motor 203. In other words, the cleaning brush 250 moves in a plurality of directions substantially parallel to the contact surface with the ring 50B arranged in a row. At this time, since the cleaning brush 250 moves in a plurality of directions with respect to the ring 50B, the ink remaining on the ring 50B can be easily and efficiently scraped in a short time, and the cleaning effect is remarkable. To improve.

  The control device 501 controls the rotation drive motor 202 and the swing drive motor 203 so that the plurality of numbering devices 50 constituting the numbering device row 50d are cleaned by the cleaning brush 250 for a preset time. That is, when the timer 504 measures a preset time, the control device 501 stops the rotation drive motor 202 and the swing drive motor 203. As a result, the control device 501 prevents unnecessary rotation of the brush roller 201 and unnecessary rotation of the brush roller 201, so that wasteful power consumption is suppressed and cleaning is performed when the numbering device 50 is not cleaned. It is possible to prevent ink and cleaning liquid adhering to the brush from being scattered around by the rotation and reciprocation of the brush 250.

  When the cleaning of one numbering device row 50d of the second numbering cylinder 15 is completed, the control device 501 determines the numbering device in the next row adjacent to the numbering device row 50d based on the detection result of the numbering device phase detection device 503. The numbering cylinder drive motor 507 is driven so that the row 50 e faces the cleaning brush 250. When the numbering device row 50e is positioned at a position facing the brush roller unit 200, the numbering cylinder driving motor 507 is controlled so that the rotation of the second numbering cylinder 15 stops. Then, the next numbering device row 50e adjacent to the numbering device row 50d is cleaned by the brush roller unit 200. The control device 501 is preset with the phase where the numbering device rows in the second numbering cylinder 15 are installed, and the number of the numbering device rows and the arrangement interval are changed by changing the printing specifications. The operator resets the phase of the changed numberer sequence.

  In the present embodiment, since two number cylinders are provided, the first number cylinder 14 and the second number cylinder 15 are rotated by driving the number cylinder drive motor 507. When the two number cylinders 14 and 15 are cleaned in such a configuration, the number column of the first number cylinder 14 may be cleaned after the number column of the second number cylinder 15 is cleaned. Then, in consideration of the phase of the numbering device rows of both the first numbering cylinder 14 and the second numbering cylinder 15, these numbering device rows may be cleaned in an order that minimizes the cleaning time. Specifically, after cleaning one numbering device row of the second numbering cylinder 15, before the next adjacent numbering device row of the second numbering cylinder 15 faces the brush roller unit 200, the first numbering device row 15 If the numbering device row of the numbering cylinder 14 faces the brush roller unit 200, the numbering device row of the first numbering cylinder 14 is first cleaned, and then the next adjacent number of the second numbering cylinder 15. The instrument row may be cleaned.

<Cleaning operation of number inker by doctor>
Next, the cleaning process of the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b by the doctor 71 will be described. Here, for convenience, the cleaning process for the first number inker 20a will be described.

  The first number inker 20a is cleaned by injecting the cleaning liquid from the injection nozzle 82 through the electromagnetic valve 82a to the rotating roller roller 301, and then the doctor blade 74 of the doctor 71 is moved to the roller roller 301 by the air cylinder 80. It implements in the order of making it press on a surrounding surface.

  That is, the control device 501 first drives the inker roller driving device 505 to rotate a number of inker roller groups including the reed roller 301 in the ink supply direction (the arrow direction of the reed roller 301 in FIG. 6) to control the electromagnetic valve 82a. Then, the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle 82 to the reed roller 301.

  The cleaning liquid supplied to the peripheral surface of the heel roller 301 is supplied to all the inker rollers through the inker rollers that are in contact with the heel roller 301, and the ink adhering to the surfaces of all the inker rollers is dissolved by the cleaning liquid. Thereafter, the control device 501 retracts the piston rod 80e of the air cylinder 80 in the direction opposite to the side of the saddle roller 301 (arrow PL direction), and moves the doctor holding member 70 and the doctor 71 attached thereto to the rotation shaft 81a. Is rotated in a direction (arrow RR direction) close to the heel roller 301 to position the doctor 71 at the wearing position.

  As a result, the ink on the scissors roller 301 is dissolved in the cleaning liquid, becomes a waste liquid, is scraped off by the doctor blade 74, and is stored in the tray 71a. In addition, the ink and the cleaning liquid dripped from the reed roller 301 are collected by the fixed pan 99. Further, the waste liquid of the inker roller group is also scraped off by the doctor blade 74 via the reed roller 301 and then collected in the tray 71a. In this way, the roller roller 301 and the inker roller group connected directly or indirectly to the roller roller 301 are cleaned.

  When the timer 504 measures a preset cleaning liquid injection time, the control device 501 controls the electromagnetic valve 82a to stop the injection of the cleaning liquid from the injection nozzle 82. Even after the spraying of the cleaning liquid is stopped, the doctor blade 74 is pressed against the reed roller 301, so that the cleaning liquid adhering to the peripheral surfaces of the reed roller 301 and the many inker rollers is continuously scraped off by the doctor blade 74. When the timer 504 further measures the preset roller roller cleaning time, the control device 501 extends the piston rod 80e of the air cylinder 80 (in the direction of the arrow PS), and the doctor holding member 70 and the doctor 71 attached thereto. Is moved in the direction away from the reed roller 301 (in the direction of arrow RL) via the rotation shaft 81a, and the doctor 71 is positioned at the disengaged position, and then the driving of the inker roller driving device 505 is stopped, and the reed roller 301 And the rotation of the inker roller group is stopped.

  When the cleaning operations of the number cylinders 14 and 15 and the number inkers 20a and 20B are all completed, the operator takes out the brush roller unit 200 and the doctor 71 outside the apparatus. First, after removing the doctor 71 from the doctor holding member 70 and taking it out of the apparatus, the ink fountain 312 is manually moved from the retracted position indicated by the two-dot chain line to the adjacent position. By removing the doctor 71 from the doctor holding member 70, the doctor detector 512 does not detect the doctor 71, and the first ink fountain detector 511 a detects the ink fountain 312 by the movement of the ink fountain 312 to the close position. . As a result, the control device 501 can drive the inker roller driving device 505 at the printing speed.

  Next, the operator positions the moving inker 100 at the retracted position, enters the maintenance space SPC1, and removes the brush roller unit 200. That is, after loosening the lock nut 154 and releasing the fixation of the bracket 156 by the lock nut 154 and the head 155, the bolt 153 is removed from the recess of the bracket 156, and the end shaft 202a of the brush roller unit 200 is received by the main body frame 3a. The entire brush roller unit 200 is removed from the main body frame 3a by taking out from the recess of the table 151. After removing the brush roller unit 200, the moving inker 100 is positioned at the printing position.

  Here, when the moving inker 100 is positioned at the printing position, the inker position detector 502b detects the detected object 502a. The control device 501 detects that the doctor detector 512 does not detect the doctor 71, the ink fountain detector 511a detects the ink fountain 312 and the inker position detector 502b detects all the conditions to be detected 502a. In addition, the numbering cylinder driving motor 507 and the inker roller driving device 505, which are the main motors, are controlled so as to be driven at the printing speed, that is, to enable printing by the number printing machine 1.

<Other embodiments>
In the above-described embodiment, when it is detected by the inker position detectors 502b and 502c that the inker frame 100a of the moving inker 100 is located at the printing position (FIGS. 1 and 3), the first and second number cylinders are used. In the above description, the numbering device cleaning Nos. 14 and 15 and the peripheral surface cleaning of the reed roller 301 and the inker roller group of the first number inker 20a and the second number inker 20b are performed simultaneously. However, the peripheral surfaces of the reed roller 301 and the inker roller group may be cleaned after cleaning the numbering cylinders 14 and 15. Further, the order of the numbering device cleaning and the peripheral surface cleaning may be switched.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where a plurality of cleaning brushes 250 having a width corresponding to the width of the numbering device 50 is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of numbering devices 50 has been described. Not limited to this, a single long cleaning brush that can be contacted to all the numbering devices 50 may be provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Number printer, 2 ... Paper feed part, 3 ... Printing part, 3a ... Main body frame, 4 ... Paper discharge part, 5 ... Sheet, 6 ... Feeder board, 7 ... Loading board, 8 ... Swing apparatus, 9-11 16 ... transfer cylinder, 12 ... impression cylinder, 13 ... seal cylinder, 14 ... first number cylinder (number cylinder), 15 ... second number cylinder (number cylinder), 17 ... inspection cylinder, 19 ... seal inker, 20a ... first number inker (ink supply device), 20b ... second number inker (ink supply device), 21 ... discharge cylinder, 22 ... sprocket, 23 ... discharge chain, 24 ... claw hook, 31 ... first 1 non-defective product discharge device, 32 ... second good product discharge device, 33 ... defective product discharge device, 50 ... numbering device, 70 ... doctor holding member, 71 ... doctor (cleaning device), 74 ... doctor blade, 77 ... cover, 78 ... support plate, 80 ... air cylinder, 81 ... arm 82: Injecting nozzle (cleaning liquid supply device), 82a ... Solenoid valve, 99 ... Fixed pan, 100 ... Moving inker, 100a ... Inker frame, 101, 102 ... Inspection camera, 151 ... Receiving base, 152 ... Pin, 153 ... Bolt, 154 ... Lock nut, 155 ... head, 156 ... bracket, 200 ... brush roller unit (first cleaning device), 201 ... brush roller (brush member), 202 ... rotation drive motor (brush roller rotation drive device), 202a ... Spindle, 202b, 211 ... Gear, 203 ... Oscillation drive motor (brush roller oscillation drive device), 203a ... Rotation part, 210 ... Rotation axis, 213 ... Oscillation axis, 220 ... Bolt, 230 ... Lever, 230a, 230b ... cam, 231 ... mounting base, 250 ... cleaning brush, 251 ... screw, 300 ... number inker cleaning device (No. ,..., Roller, 312, ink fountain, 501, controller, 502 b, 502 c, inker position detector (inker position detector), 503, number cylinder phase detector, 504, timer, 505, inker Roller drive device, 507... Number cylinder drive motor, 508... Brush member drive device, 510 .. moving inker drive device, 511 a, 511 b ... ink fountain position detector, 512 ... doctor attachment detection sensor, 513.

Claims (4)

A numbering cylinder rotatably supported on the body frame and having at least one numbering device attached to the outer periphery;
An ink supply device for supplying ink to the number cylinder, and a moving inker supported so as to be movable between a printing position where the ink supply device is in contact with the number cylinder and a retracted position away from the number cylinder; Having a number printing machine,
A first cleaning device attached to the main body frame for cleaning the number cylinder;
A second cleaning device attached to the moving inker for cleaning the ink supply device;
An inker position detector for detecting the position of the moving inker;
When it is detected by the inker position detector that the moving inker is positioned at the printing position, the number cylinder is rotated and the ink supply device is operated, so that the first cleaning device and the second cleaning device are operated. A number printing machine comprising: a control device that controls a cleaning operation by the cleaning device. The first cleaning device includes:
A brush member that is supported by the main body frame in a movable manner and moves in a state of being in contact with the numberer;
A brush member driving device for moving the brush member in a state in contact with the numbering device,
The number printing machine according to claim 1, wherein the control device controls the brush member driving device to move the brush member when the moving inker is positioned at a printing position. The ink supply device includes a reed roller for supplying ink to the number cylinder,
The second cleaning device includes:
A doctor that removes ink on the peripheral surface of the scissors roller by bringing the tip into contact with the peripheral surface of the scissors roller;
A doctor attachment / detachment device for moving the doctor between a wearing position where a tip of the doctor is in contact with a peripheral surface of the saddle roller and a disengagement position apart from the saddle roller;
A cleaning liquid supply device for supplying a cleaning liquid to the peripheral surface of the saddle roller,
The control device controls the cleaning liquid supply device so that the cleaning liquid is supplied to the peripheral surface of the saddle roller when the moving inker is positioned at the printing position, and the doctor is positioned at the landing position. The number printing machine according to claim 2, wherein the doctor attaching / detaching device is controlled to be controlled. When the control device detects that the moving inker is positioned at the printing position by the inker position detector and rotates the number cylinder, the control device is moved to a position facing the first cleaning device. Position
The number printing machine according to claim 1, wherein the number printing machine is a printer.

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