EP0895954A2 - Déposeur à mouvement croisé - Google Patents

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EP0895954A2
EP0895954A2 EP98114583A EP98114583A EP0895954A2 EP 0895954 A2 EP0895954 A2 EP 0895954A2 EP 98114583 A EP98114583 A EP 98114583A EP 98114583 A EP98114583 A EP 98114583A EP 0895954 A2 EP0895954 A2 EP 0895954A2
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Hagen Gämmerler
Peter Kunz
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/32—Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2220/00—Function indicators
    • B65H2220/09—Function indicators indicating that several of an entity are present
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
    • B65H2301/4211—Forming a pile of articles alternatively overturned, or swivelled from a certain angle
    • B65H2301/42112—Forming a pile of articles alternatively overturned, or swivelled from a certain angle swivelled from 180°
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
    • B65H2301/4226—Delivering, advancing piles
    • B65H2301/42261—Delivering, advancing piles by dropping
    • B65H2301/422615—Delivering, advancing piles by dropping from opposite part-support elements, e.g. operated simultaneously
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2402/00—Constructional details of the handling apparatus
    • B65H2402/30—Supports; Subassemblies; Mountings thereof
    • B65H2402/35—Supports; Subassemblies; Mountings thereof rotating around an axis
    • B65H2402/351—Turntables
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/30—Other features of supports for sheets
    • B65H2405/32—Supports for sheets partially insertable - extractable, e.g. upon sliding movement, drawer
    • B65H2405/323—Cantilever finger member, e.g. reciprocating in parallel to plane of handled material

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  • the present invention relates to a stacker for paper products according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such staplers are known in principle and serve to serve individual Paper products, for example magazines, advertising brochures, newspapers and the like to form a stack which was offset by 180 ° Contains partial batches. Since printed products usually have a fold, it is necessary to stack the printed products offset by 180 ° so that Maintain the alignment of the stack even with higher product stacks remains.
  • the one delivered in scale formation Product flow on a first receiving element in the form of a rake promoted, whereby a first partial stack is formed.
  • a first receiving element in the form of a rake promoted, whereby a first partial stack is formed.
  • this rake is one or more rakes are arranged, wherein all rakes are stationary in the vertical direction.
  • this rake which is formed in two parts, is opened, whereby the product stack falls on the underlying rake.
  • this rake After further increasing the stack by feeding printed products this rake also opened, causing the product stack to be another Rake or falls into a rotating basket that holds the stack inside rotates by 180 °.
  • At least the further receiving element is vertically displaceable.
  • a stacker at least one, preferably two lowerable Provision of receiving elements to ensure a gentle product transfer achieve, that is, a product transfer, in which each stack or partial stack is passed on in such a way that it has its circumferential contour essentially maintains without individual products slipping or shifting.
  • Partial stack formed with a very low drop height to the rotating device be handed over.
  • they are vertical sliding receptacles made of two halves that are horizontally apart are movable.
  • two deliverable on each other Rake can be provided.
  • Such an embodiment of a receiving element which is basically already known, enables in Combined with the lowerability, an extremely gentle treatment of the stack at high processing speeds.
  • the top dead center of the first receiving element is advantageously immediately below a feed device for the paper products, so that the paper products to be stacked directly and with a low drop height be collected on the first receiving element, wherein during the Collecting the paper products already slightly lower the first one Receiving element can be done.
  • the bottom dead center of both receiving elements can be the same, so that alternately take up and convey both receiving elements a stack, the running times for raising and lowering the receiving elements can be optimized.
  • the bottom dead center of the further receiving element can be immediate above a subordinate, further receiving element or immediately lie above the rotating device, so that here too a small Fall height is given.
  • the advantages described above are also achieved.
  • the receiving elements according to the invention continuously or gradually lowered and raised clocked.
  • the receiving elements lowered in response to a sensor signal and raised by a sensor, such as a light barrier or a microswitch is generated.
  • a sensor such as a light barrier or a microswitch is generated.
  • This can also be used for cross laying Optimizing cross-laying of products with different thicknesses take place, since the formation of the partial stacks within the stacker is sensor-controlled can be made.
  • motors can also be used as drive elements find, where the torque transmission via toothed belts, racks, Threaded spindles or chains can be made.
  • the stacker for paper products shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 consists from a base frame 10, at the bottom of a rotating basket 12 on a Shaft 14 is mounted.
  • the rotating basket 12 can be rotated through 180 ° about the shaft 14.
  • a first receiving element in Form of a rake 16 provided with a mounting bracket 17 an actuating cylinder 26 is attached, which is a vertical displacement of it attached first receiving element 16 allows.
  • the rake 16 is constructed in two parts and has individual prongs 19 which are shown in FIG. 1 extend vertically out of the plane of the drawing.
  • the two halves of the rake 16 are movable in the horizontal direction by actuating cylinders, i.e. the two halves can be moved towards and away from each other, so that one of the tines of the two rake halves is closed Recording area can be formed, but move apart of the two halves of the rake can be opened, so that one located on it Stack falls down.
  • the movement of the two takes place Halves of the rake perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
  • Another receiving element is located below the first receiving element 16 18 provided in the same way as the first receiving element 16 formed and via a mounting bracket 24 on an actuating cylinder 26 'is attached, which is a vertical displacement of the attached allows further receiving element 18.
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the further receiving element 18 in the open Status.
  • the further receiving element 18 - as well as the first receiving element 16 - from two halves with tines 21, 23, the actuating cylinders 20, 22 in the horizontal direction are movable.
  • the opening width of the two halves of the rake is dimensioned so that a product stack located on the receiving element 18 after pulling the two halves of the rake apart into the one below located rotary basket 12 can fall.
  • FIG. 1 the top dead center of the first receiving element 16 with OT 1 and the top dead center of the other receiving element 18 with OT 2 , whereas its bottom dead center is called UT 2 .
  • This lower layer of the further receiving element 18 is shown in dashed lines in FIG. 1.
  • the top dead center OT 2 of the further receiving element 18 shown in the drawing is immediately below the first receiving element 16 moved into the product transfer position in FIG. 1.
  • the actuating cylinders of the first receiving device 16 and the actuating cylinders 20, 22 of the second receiving device 18 slightly offset from each other in the horizontal.
  • the stacker In operation of the stacker according to the invention, they are in scale formation delivered print products (in Fig. 1 perpendicular to the drawing plane) conveyed to the first receiving element 16, which is closed, so that a first partial stack is formed. When a certain one is reached The first receiving element 16 is lowered over the stack height the actuating cylinder 26. Then the two rake halves open of the first receiving element 16, so that the stack on the immediately underlying further receiving element 18 falls, the closed is. An extremely short distance has to be covered.
  • the two rake halves of the first receiving element 16 remain open and the further receiving element 18 is lowered continuously or stepwise via the actuating cylinder 26 '.
  • the first receiving element 16 is raised to the top dead center OT 1 .
  • the two rake halves of further receiving element 18 are opened.
  • a further stack can be formed on the now closed first receiving element 16, while the stack previously formed on the further receiving element 18 falls into the rotating basket 12.
  • the further receiving element 18 can be closed and moved up to the transfer point.
  • the rotating basket 12 can be rotated through 180 ° in order to effect cross-laying. After the stack in the rotating basket 12 has reached the desired height, it is pushed sideways out of the rotating basket or removed from it by means of a gripping device.
  • Sensors are provided to control the receiving elements 16, 18. which are arranged, for example, above the first receiving element 16 are to detect the reaching of a certain pre-stack height. After the stack formed on the first receiving element 16 is a has reached a certain height, a sensor element emits a signal to lowering and then opening the first receiving element 16 and a subsequent lowering of the further receiving element 18 trigger.
  • the lowering of the receiving elements 16, 18 can either take place continuously or clocked, in the case of a clocked lowering Control advantages can be achieved.
  • FIG. 3 shows a top view of this alternative embodiment of a stacker, with identical components being the same, however deleted reference numerals are used.
  • the stacker for paper products shown in FIG. 3 has a first one Receiving element 16 'in the form of a rake made up of two halves exists, which are formed by prongs 21 '.
  • the two halves of the receiving element 16 ' are towards and from each other via actuating cylinders 20' movable away so that the tines of the two halves of the rake an essentially closed receiving surface can be formed, which move by moving the two halves of the rake apart, that is by activating the actuating cylinder 20 ', can be opened, so that one located thereon Stack falls down.
  • the receiving element 16 ' is over a Mounting bracket 24 'attached to another actuator cylinder 27' allows a vertical displacement of the receiving element 16 '.
  • the stacker shown in Fig. 3 has a further receiving element 18 'formed in the same way as the first receiving element 16' is. Both receiving elements 16 'and 18' have such an opening width, that the other receiving element in the closed State passed between the two halves of the one receiving element can be, as shown in Fig. 3. Both recording elements 16 'and 18' are vertical through the actuating cylinders 27 'and 28' from a pick-up position immediately below a feed device for paper products to a delivery position immediately above the rotating device is displaceable or movable.
  • the one in 3 product flow designated P on the first receiving element 16 ' promoted that immediately below this supplied product stream is arranged in the closed state. Then the receiving element 16 'lowered, thereby forming a stack on this. After this stack has reached a desired height, the receiving element 16 'accelerated lowered with the help of the actuating cylinder 27'. At the same time, the further receiving element 18 ', which is in the receiving position has been provided, closed, so that another Stack can be formed. After the first receiving element 16 'reaches the delivery position immediately above the rotating basket 12 has opened, so that the stack falls into the rotating basket. Of the The rotating basket is then turned through 180 °.
  • the receiving element 16 is then in the open state until in moved to the upper recording position and then closed again when the stack formed on the further receiving element the desired Has reached height.
  • advantageous Way the speeds of the two receiving elements relative to each other can be varied.
  • the process of collecting a layer can already be completed, before the lowering movement begins, i.e. the lowering process can Collect and / or serve to transport a finished layer down.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Pile Receivers (AREA)
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  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
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  • De-Stacking Of Articles (AREA)
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DE19733705 1997-08-04
DE1997133705 DE19733705A1 (de) 1997-08-04 1997-08-04 Kreuzleger
DE1998100162 DE19800162A1 (de) 1998-01-05 1998-01-05 Kreuzleger
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DK0895954T3 (da) 2003-09-01

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