JPH05193121A - Printer controlling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a device for controlling a printing machine so that a plurality of appliances of a printing machine may be operated effectively, according to schedule, and, when required, simultaneously. CONSTITUTION: The control desk 1 is provided with control panels 100, 200, and 300. The control panel 100 has a task of controlling a low-level printing unit, the control panel 300 has a task of controlling a high-level printing unit, and the control panel 200 has a task of controlling an entire printing machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing machine, and more particularly to a controller for a rotary printing machine.

[0002]

Such a device is described in West German Patent Application Publication No. 3718594. The present invention relates to a device for controlling a machine, and in particular, a printing press having a control panel including an operation unit for inputting commands and a display unit for displaying a status.

[0003]

Since a printing press, especially a rotary printing press, has many functions, it is difficult to see all of these functions. Furthermore, the rotary printing press is provided with devices that can be controlled independently of each other, for example, a control device for the upper printing unit and a control device for the lower printing unit. Unlike sheet-fed printing presses that have a paper feed / discharge device and a control panel in the central control panel, the operations of the rotary printing press are mainly concentrated on the common control panel, so it is not possible to operate multiple functions at the same time. Or it is very troublesome.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing press controller which allows the various devices of the printing press to be operated in a meaningful, line-of-sight and optionally simultaneously.

[0005]

The above objects are achieved according to the invention by the control board having at least two independent operating boards for various purposes.

[0006]

By this measure, the control purpose of the printing press can be significantly divided. For example, the first operator panel contains the overall control of the machine. The second control panel is responsible, for example, for controlling the printing unit, in particular the inking device and the dampening device.

An advantage of the present invention is that it allows multiple operators to operate the machine, especially for different purposes. These functions can optionally be performed simultaneously. The layout on the control panel provides a better view.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows, for example, an operation panel 1 of a rotary printing press.
Three operation panels 100, 200, 300 arranged in
Is shown.

The rotary printing press, as is well known,
Upper and lower printing units and other equipment,
For example, it has a printing unit driving device, a roller exchanging device, a extracting device, a dryer, a cooling roller, a folding device, a rotary cross cutter and the like. In this case, operation panel 1
00, 200, and 300 are divided such that the operation panel 100 is responsible for the lower printing unit and the operation panel 300 is responsible for the upper printing unit. The operation panel 200 operates, for example, all the other units described above.

Based on the purpose setting, the operation panels 100, 20
0 and 300 have various key arrangements. The central operation panel 200 is not provided with an ink key because it is unnecessary. The other operation panels 100 and 300 do not require commands and numeric keys.

[0012] The purpose division can be changed, for example. In a double rotary printing press, for example, it is effective to integrate the printing units by lane 1 and lane 2 instead of the upper and lower parts. This is possible with the "print unit allocation" command. In addition, there is in principle no limit to selective allocation.

In the case of an abnormality, information can be diverted. This is partially done automatically, but can also be done by instruction. In particular, when the left operation panel 100 fails, the information can be diverted to the right operation panel 300.

[0014]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention allows various devices of a printing machine to be meaningfully, visibly and, in some cases, provided that the control panel has at least two operation panels for various purposes. It has the effect that it can be operated at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing three operation panels in a printing press control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 control panel 100 operation panel (for lower printing unit) 200 operation panel (total control of machine) 300 operation panel (for upper printing unit)

Front page continued (72) Inventor Dieter Hauk Germany 6930 Eberbach Hohenstraße 36 (72) Inventor Michael Rehnert Germany 6900 Heidelberg Menchhof Strasse 32 (72) Inventor Manfred Jurkewitz Germany Republic 6908 Wiesloch Meisenweg 4

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A control device for a printing press having a control panel, in particular a rotary printing press, wherein the control panel (1) has at least two operating panels (100, 200, 300) for various purposes.
A printing press control device comprising: 2. At least one control panel (200) for all controls of the machine, such as drives, roller changers, extractors, printing units, driers, cooling rollers, folding devices, rotary cross cutters, drive units, etc. The printing press control device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. At least one for the upper printing unit
3. The printing press control device according to claim 1, wherein one operation panel (300) is provided. 4. At least one for the lower printing unit
4. Three operating panels (100) are provided.
The printing press control device according to any one of 1.