WO1999042290A1 - Dispositifs de prehension de feuilles - Google Patents

Dispositifs de prehension de feuilles Download PDF

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WO1999042290A1
WO1999042290A1 PCT/IL1998/000086 IL9800086W WO9942290A1 WO 1999042290 A1 WO1999042290 A1 WO 1999042290A1 IL 9800086 W IL9800086 W IL 9800086W WO 9942290 A1 WO9942290 A1 WO 9942290A1
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holding
holding element
sheet
drum
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Shmuel Douvdevani
Assaf Bernstein
Alex Feygelman
Aron Shmaiser
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Indigo N.V.
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Publication of WO1999042290A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999042290A1/fr

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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41FPRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F21/00Devices for conveying sheets through printing apparatus or machines
    • B41F21/10Combinations of transfer drums and grippers
    • B41F21/104Gripper details

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  • the present invention is related to the field of printing machines and the like and especially to the gripping of sheets of paper and the like for printing thereon.
  • paper In many types of printing machines, paper is fed to a drum or the like to which is temporarily attached. The paper, while mounted on the drum, is brought into contact with a plate, intermediate transfer member or other similar element, from which an image is transferred to the paper. In multi-color printing machines, and especially in high speed presses, the placement of the paper on the drum must be secure, fast and accurate.
  • the paper is secured on the drum using a series of "grippers" spaced along the height of the drum.
  • the grippers are lifted off the surface of the drum. A sheet is inserted under the lifted grippers and the grippers are returned to the drum surface, trapping the sheet and securing it to the drum.
  • One such mechanism mounts a row of grippers on a rotatable shaft.
  • the shaft is rotated in one direction and when the grippers are to be lowered, the shaft is rotated in the other direction.
  • springs are provided which provide an additional force pressing the grippers to the drum.
  • the rotatable shaft must have enough torque to overcome the force of the springs.
  • the torque increases as the springs are stretched increasing the torque further and the torque must be applied during the entire time that the grippers are raised.
  • a gripper blade and more generally a plurality of gripper blades, which may be of conventional design, are mounted on an element which is rotatable around a shaft.
  • the blades are rotated toward the surface of the drum holding a paper or other sheet on the drum.
  • the blades are rotated away from the drum such that the blade is lifted from the drum surface, releasing the sheet.
  • the shaft is rotated to bring the blades in contact with the sheet, securing it to the drum, in preparation for an additional printing cycle.
  • the rotatable eleme ⁇ Tto which the blade is attached or another element mounted on the shaft is preferably provided with a magnetic latch mechanism.
  • the rotatable element is provided with a magnet which mates with a second magnet attached to the drum.
  • the magnets touch or are close to each other providing a restraining force which prevents rotation of the element away from the first position. This, of course, also prevents the release of the sheet of paper from the gripper blades.
  • one of the magnets is replaced by a keeper to which the remaining magnet is attached.
  • the magnets are replaced by an electromagnet which is activated when it is desired to hold a sheet and deactivated when a sheet is to be released or changed.
  • the magnet holders of the present invention provide for a decreased torque as the shaft is rotated away from the first position. It should be noted that there is no utility to any force toward the first position when the shaft is not at that position.
  • the rotation of the shaft is provided by an external mechanism and the force on the sheet is provided by the magnets, substantially only when the gripper blades are in a position in which the sheet is being held.
  • a gripper mechanism for mounting a sheet on a drum in a printing machine, the mechanism comprising: a holding element movable between a holding position at which the holding element secures the sheet to the drum and a release position at which the holding element does not secure the sheet; and a magnetic holder which provides a relatively large force to hold the holding element at the holding position and which provides a relatively small force to urge the holding element to the holding position when it is removed from the holding position.
  • the magnetic holder comprises a magnet and a keeper which are closely spaced when the holding element is in the holding position and relatively separated when the holding element is in the release position.
  • the keeper is a second magnet.
  • the mechanism includes means for sliding the magnet or the keeper relative to each other to reduce the force between them, prior to separating the magnets.
  • the magnet is a permanent magnet.
  • the magnet is an electromagnet which is activated when holding is desired and deactivated when release is desired.
  • a gripper mechanism for mounting a sheet on a drum in a printing machine comprising: a holding element movable between a holding position at which the holding element secures the sheet to the drum and a release position at which the holding element does not secure the sheet; and a electro-magnetic holder which when activated, provides a relatively large force to hold the holding element at the holding position and which provides substantially no force to urge the holding element to the holding position when it is deactivated.
  • the electromagnetic holder is deactivated prior to movement of the holding element away from the holding position.
  • the electromagnetic holder is activated prior to arrival of the holding element at the holding position when a sheet is to be secured.
  • the holding element is mounted on a shaft and wherein the holding element is moved between the holding position and the release position by rotation of the shaft.
  • a plurality of holding elements are mounted on the shaft.
  • a plurality of magnetic holders are mounted on the shaft.
  • a magnetic holder is mounted together with a holding element on a rotatable element which is rotated by the shaft.
  • at least one magnetic holder is mounted on the shaft via an element which does not have a holding element attached thereto.
  • the holding element comprises a blade that presses the sheet against the drum in the holding position.
  • Figs. 1A and IB are cross-sectional views of a gripper in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention in respective holding and releasing positions;
  • Fig. 2 shows typical curves of "spring” force for a conventional spring mechanism and for a magnet mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figs. 1A and IB show cross-sectional views of a gripper mechanism 10, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • Gripper mechanism 10 comprises a rotatable element 12 rotatably mounted on a shaft 14.
  • a gripper blade 16 is mounted on element 12 and is designed to operatively interact with a holding surface 18 of a drum 20.
  • shaft 14 is rotated with respect to drum 20 by a motor, cam and follower or other mechanism (not shown).
  • a number of gripper mechanisms 10 are situated along the length or height of drum 20 and are mounted on shaft 14.
  • gripper blades 16 hold a sheet of material 22, such as paper, onto drum 20.
  • a pair of magnets 24 and 26 are provided, preferably for each mechanism 10 mounted on shaft 14. One of these magnets is secured to element 12 and the other is secured to drum 20.
  • magnets 24 and 26 are contacting (or nearly contacting) such that they provide a maximal force to secure sheet 22 to drum 20.
  • shaft 14 and element 12 have been rotated slightly to release blades 16 from sheet 22, allowing for the removal of the sheet from the drum. Magnets 24 and 26 are seen to be separated such that a very small torque is required to hold element 12 in the release position.
  • Fig. 2 shows graphs comparing the force applied by a spring of the prior art (A) and a pair of magnets (B) of the present invention. As can be seen from the curve, after only a small rotation, the force of the magnets has been reduced practically to zero, which the force of the springs has remained nearly unchanged, increasing by a few percent.
  • the pair of magnets can be replaced by a magnet and a keeper, where the magnet may be either on element 12 or on drum 20.
  • the permanent magnets which are described above may, in a further preferred embodiment of the invention, be replaced by an electromagnet and a keeper.
  • a power supply activates the electromagnet when a holding force is desired and deactivates the electromagnet when no such force is desired.
  • Such a mechanism can provide essentially zero force even in the holding position, when the sheet is to be replaced.
  • the electromagnet may be activated prior to the element reaching the holding position to provide increased torque to bring the element to the holding position.
  • a magnetic holder of the invention is preferably present for each of the grippers, in some preferred embodiments of the invention, a magnetic holder may be present for only some of the grippers.
  • the magnetic holders may be associated with elements, similar to element 12 which are mounted on shaft 14 and which do not have associated blades. In this embodiment of the invention, the magnetic elements provide force to the blades via shaft 14. This last embodiment of the invention is especially adaptable for use with electromagnetic holding, for which large holding forces may be provided.
  • the magnets are fixed on element 12 and on drum 20.
  • element 26 (a magnet of a keeper) can be mounted for movement toward and/or away from the center of the drum or axially on the drum.
  • element 26 is moved radially or axially on the drum such that its area of contact with element 24 is reduced. This motion will reduce even further the force which must be overcome in rotating shaft 14.
  • the elements 26 for all the grippers may be mounted on an elongate element which slides parallel to the axis of the drum. This element may then be moved axially (for example utilizing a cam and follower) prior to rotation of shaft 14 to release sheet 22.
  • a similar arrangement may be used for a single gripper or for axial movement of element 26.
  • the magnetic holder may, in some aspects of the invention, be used in conjunction with conventional spring mechanisms. In general, such spring mechanisms would provide part of the holding force and the magnetic holder would provide part of the holding force.

Abstract

Ce mécanisme de préhension (10), destiné à monter une feuille (22) sur un tambour (20) d'une machine d'impression, comprend: un dispositif de maintien (16), mobile entre une position de maintien dans laquelle il maintient la feuille de manière fixe sur le tambour, et une position de libération dans laquelle il ne la maintient pas fixe, ainsi qu'un aimant de retenue (24, 26) fournissant une force relativement grande pour maintenir ce dispositif (16) dans la position de maintien de la feuille, et fournissant une force relativement petite pour mettre ce dispositif dans une position de maintien, lorsqu'il a été enlevé d'une telle position.
PCT/IL1998/000086 1998-02-23 1998-02-23 Dispositifs de prehension de feuilles WO1999042290A1 (fr)

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AU62279/98A AU6227998A (en) 1998-02-23 1998-02-23 Sheet grippers

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EP1254779A3 (fr) * 2001-04-30 2003-08-13 Eastman Kodak Company Dispositif de formation d'image et tambour de formation d'image ayant une pince de serrage de matériel
DE102006025787A1 (de) * 2006-06-02 2007-12-13 Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag Bogendruckmaschine
DE102006025789A1 (de) * 2006-06-02 2007-12-13 Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag Bogendruckmaschine
US20220153014A1 (en) * 2019-03-19 2022-05-19 Landa Labs (2012) Ltd. Arrangements for securing cylinder jackets

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US3768406A (en) * 1972-07-03 1973-10-30 Polygraph Leipzig Sheet gripper
DE3800413A1 (de) * 1987-01-30 1988-08-11 H A V O Maschinenbau Gmbh Vorrichtung zum festklemmen von folien
GB2211355A (en) * 1987-10-16 1989-06-28 Holdings James Neill Magnetic workholders
US5333547A (en) * 1992-01-10 1994-08-02 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Gripper apparatus on sheet-processing machines
EP0703075A2 (fr) * 1994-09-20 1996-03-27 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Cylindre à pinces

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DE259237C (fr) *
US3768406A (en) * 1972-07-03 1973-10-30 Polygraph Leipzig Sheet gripper
DE3800413A1 (de) * 1987-01-30 1988-08-11 H A V O Maschinenbau Gmbh Vorrichtung zum festklemmen von folien
GB2211355A (en) * 1987-10-16 1989-06-28 Holdings James Neill Magnetic workholders
US5333547A (en) * 1992-01-10 1994-08-02 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Gripper apparatus on sheet-processing machines
EP0703075A2 (fr) * 1994-09-20 1996-03-27 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Cylindre à pinces

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1254779A3 (fr) * 2001-04-30 2003-08-13 Eastman Kodak Company Dispositif de formation d'image et tambour de formation d'image ayant une pince de serrage de matériel
US6729235B2 (en) 2001-04-30 2004-05-04 Eastman Kodak Company Imaging apparatus and imaging drum having material clamp
DE102006025787A1 (de) * 2006-06-02 2007-12-13 Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag Bogendruckmaschine
DE102006025789A1 (de) * 2006-06-02 2007-12-13 Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag Bogendruckmaschine
US20220153014A1 (en) * 2019-03-19 2022-05-19 Landa Labs (2012) Ltd. Arrangements for securing cylinder jackets

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