EP1013590A2 - Dispositif pour plier et transporter des produits plats imprimés dans une machine rotative imprimante - Google Patents

Dispositif pour plier et transporter des produits plats imprimés dans une machine rotative imprimante Download PDF

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EP1013590A2
EP1013590A2 EP99124294A EP99124294A EP1013590A2 EP 1013590 A2 EP1013590 A2 EP 1013590A2 EP 99124294 A EP99124294 A EP 99124294A EP 99124294 A EP99124294 A EP 99124294A EP 1013590 A2 EP1013590 A2 EP 1013590A2
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Charles Henry Dufour
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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
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/16—Rotary folders
    • B65H45/162—Rotary folders with folding jaw cylinders
    • B65H45/163—Details of folding jaws therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/02—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles
    • B65H29/06—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles the grippers being carried by rotating members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/68—Reducing the speed of articles as they advance
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/16—Rotary folders
    • B65H45/162—Rotary folders with folding jaw cylinders
    • B65H45/164—Details of folding blades therefor

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  • the present invention relates to a device for folding and for transporting flat Print products in a rotary printing press according to the preamble of Claim 1.
  • the flap folder known from the prior art in which one with a fixed folding knife cooperating jaw is used, have the Advantage that they produce a relatively precise cross fold, or generally flap fold, without smearing the printed products.
  • the state of the art Flap folder apparatus known in the art are, however, maximum with regard to the number limited to fold pages at the same time, which is due to the limited engagement of the Folding knife and the jaws, as well as the distance between the folding knife and the Folding jaw cylinder is due to the generation of the fold. So you can for example, with typical flap folders only 64 or fewer pages fold precisely at the same time.
  • drum or wheel folding units In the so-called drum or wheel folding units, the folding or Signatures held by a cylinder from the peripheral surface ejecting folding knife between two spring-mounted rotating folding rollers encountered, which fold the superimposed signatures in the transverse direction.
  • drum or wheel folding units with up to 160 foldable at the same time Newspaper pages can achieve high production performance, they have Devices have the disadvantage that the cross fold has very little precision and this is not suitable, for example, for inserting supplements.
  • a Device according to the invention a folding cylinder on which the to be folded, in essential flat printed product, or the superimposed to be folded, in essential flat printed products are carried, as well as at least one arm attached to its first end is arranged rotatable about an axis, and that at its second End is provided with a gripper device, which is guided on the folding cylinder Grabs the printed product in the area of the fold to be made, lifts it off the folding cylinder, transported further and provided with a fold during further transport.
  • Fig. 1 shows a folding section 100 of a rotary printing press, which one in web 106 printed on the upstream printing units of the rotary printing press between a cutting cylinder 102 and one arranged close to it Folding cylinder 104 for separating signatures, i. H. generally speaking, for Production of flat or flat products or printed products.
  • the cutting cylinder 102 can comprise two knives 108 which rotate counterclockwise with the cutting cylinder 102.
  • the folding cylinder 104 can be formed in any known manner.
  • the folding cylinder contains two cutting strips or slot strips 110, which are with the folding cylinder 104 turn clockwise.
  • the movement of the cutting cylinder and the folding cylinder is synchronized in a known manner so that part of the web 106 enters a gap between the cutting cylinder and the folding cylinder in which it is separated by one of the knives 108, which counter through the web 106 presses an associated slot bar 110 on the folding cylinder 104.
  • the leading edge the web 106 is produced, it is z. B. of pin needles impaled, one of two cam-controlled puncture needle assemblies 112 is used, the leading edge on the surface of the in a known manner Secure folding cylinder 104.
  • the folding cylinder 104 serves as a transport device for transporting a flat one Product, such as web 106 or any part thereof, from which gap formed between the cutting cylinder 102 and the folding cylinder 104 into a Delay drum 114.
  • the folding cylinder 104 can be used according to a preferred embodiment of the invention any known folding knife arrangement for producing a cross fold be formed.
  • the folding cylinder 104 can be at least one fixed (e.g. extended, non-retractable) or preferably include a retractable folding knife 120. 1 in the embodiment two folding knives 120 in connection with an optional, fixed cam 116 shown for retracting and extending the folding knife 120 during operation.
  • Control rollers 118 which rotate with the folding cylinder 104, move along the Outer circumference of the cam 116.
  • the control rollers 118 are with the folding blades 120 coupled, which depending on the position of a control roller 118 from the peripheral surface of the Folding cylinder 104 out or moved back into this.
  • the folding cylinder 104 contains according to the preferred embodiment of the invention preferably two Puncture needle arrangements with which the trailing edge of the signature is impaled and can be held on the peripheral surface of the folding cylinder 104 while one immediately preceding signature by the delay drum from the Folding cylinder 104 is removed.
  • the Folding cylinder 104 contain two opposing control rollers 118.
  • the signature 122 of the Folding cylinder 104 is pressed radially outwards so that it is removed from a gripper device Delay drum 114 can be gripped safely.
  • the signature 122 becomes separated by the knife 108 from the folding cylinder over an angular range around z. B. transported 180 °.
  • the cam-controlled folding knife 120 pushes a part of this position (usually the Middle) of the signature from the folding cylinder surface radially outwards, so that this of a gripper element of the delay drum 114 can be gripped.
  • the deceleration drum 114 includes at least one arm 124 that is about an axis 126 is rotatably connected to the delay drum 114, and which with the Deceleration drum 114 also rotates when the drum rotates about an axis 134.
  • the arm 124 has a gripper device 128, which at a second end of the Arms 124 is arranged.
  • the Gripper device 128 a gripper with a movably attached gripper finger 130 and a fixed gripper bar 132 that extends radially outward extending folding knife 120 of the folding cylinder 104 cooperate to the signature 122 to be recorded at the point at which the signature is to be folded.
  • the arm 124 and the associated ones Gripper device 128 of the embodiment according to the invention shown in FIG. 1 so configures the gripper device 128 in the first position toward the Surface normal of the folding cylinder 104 is aligned.
  • This first position will preferably over a predetermined angle of rotation range of the arm Maintain axis of rotation 134 of the deceleration drum.
  • the gripper device is aligned so that the gripper bar 132 along a radial axis of the folding cylinder 104, i.e. H. one perpendicular to the surface of the Folding cylinder 104 and axis extending to the surface of the signature 122 (Surface normal).
  • This radial alignment is over a Angular rotation range of the delay drum 114 z. B. by swiveling the Retain gripper device 128 or the gripper bar 132, which is sufficient for that appropriately aligns the gripper device 128 with respect to the signature 122 then take the signature 122 at the point where it is to be folded, and the Subsequently remove the signature radially from the folding cylinder 104.
  • this angular range is approximately 45 °; however he can also have any value that is used to align the gripper device and to carry out the gripping process at a predetermined rotational speed of the Deceleration drum 114 and the folding cylinder 104 is sufficient.
  • the delay drum 114 shown in Fig. 1 includes four arms 124, one on each a gripper device 128 is attached. Each of the arms 124 is on its axis of rotation 126 attached by a bolt or pin 136 to an eccentric disk 140 which is about the Axis 134 of the deceleration drum moves.
  • the eccentric disc attachment changes the speed of the Arms 124 as it rotates about axis 134 of deceleration drum 114.
  • the arms 124 preferably reach their maximum rotational speed when they are aligned in the position in which a signature 122 is captured. In connection this slows the movement of the arms when they move counterclockwise from the takeover position above the Deceleration drum 114 moved counterclockwise to a lower position, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • Each of the arms 124 includes a connector 139 which has a roller that moves along the circumference of a fixed cam 138. Furthermore, a connector 142 is used to allow interaction between the To reach connecting element 139 and the eccentric disc 140.
  • the fixed one Curve 138 is used in conjunction with connector 139 to the movably attached gripper fingers 130 to either gripper device 128 close or open. For this reason, the shape of the control curve 138 changes the location where the gripper device 128 accepts a signature and changes then again at the point at which the gripper device transfers the signature to the subordinate conveyor passes. As shown in Fig. 1, the resulting recess in the control curve 138 over a range of approximately 120 °, can however also extend over a larger or smaller area.
  • any Gripper device articulated about an axis independently of the arm 124 preferably be pivotally attached.
  • the articulation of each gripper device is the further in response to the combined lateral and radial movement of the Connector 139 controlled by its rotation with the delay drum.
  • Around to illustrate this are three positions of an inventive one Gripper device 128 shown in and around arm 124 position in FIG the signature 122 is seized. These three positions are shown in FIG. 2 shown in more detail.
  • Gripper device 128 articulated by means of an axis 202 in the manner with an arm 124 the delay drum 114 connected that the preferably fixed Gripper bar 132 a radially aligned position with respect to a vertical or Surface normals of the surface of the folding cylinder 104 and the surface of the folding signature 122 retained.
  • maintaining this alignment of signature 122 is preferably performed by the insert of the connecting element 139 for controlling the rotational movement of the Gripper device 128 reached around axis 202.
  • Connecting element preferably also together with the control cam 138 in order an opening and closing of the movably attached gripper finger to control what z. B. via additional connecting elements and levers 204, 206 and 208 in the in FIG. 2 shown way can be done.
  • a stop position of the is movable attached gripper finger 130 preferably via a spring-loaded stop 210 controlled.
  • the spring-loaded stop 210 can be a compression spring 212, for example contain, which a spring plunger 214 against one on a hinge connection 208th attached movable roller 216 urges.
  • This allows the gripper device 128 in advantageously without setting a large number of signatures different thickness or to a different number of signatures that to be folded by the device according to the invention, in addition the maximum page size is significantly higher than the maximum page size using conventional flap folding devices can be processed simultaneously.
  • the movably attached gripper finger 130 itself can also be spring-loaded, which increases the area of the pages that can be folded at the same time or signatures, and thus results in greater flexibility of the device.
  • arm 124 rotates counterclockwise about the axis 134 about which Slow down signature.
  • arm 124 and the associated gripper device slow down to one Speed that is approximately 20% of the top speed at the time of acquisition corresponds to a signature.
  • An increasing slowdown of the arm 124 is shown in the figures by increasing the angle between the Arm 124 and the connecting element 142 indicated. So is the angle between them Elements z. B. relatively large (z. B.
  • movably attached gripper finger 130 is opened.
  • Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 shows how an inventive Gripper device 128 is moved to a position near a conveyor gripper 144.
  • the movably attached gripper finger 130 is pushed through Interaction of the connecting element 139 and the control curve 138 opened.
  • a control cam device not shown in the figures, can be provided over which one coincides with the opening of the movable gripper finger 130 Closing the conveyor gripper 144 is controlled so that the Passing the signature 122 takes place in the so-called gripper closure, the z. B. from Sheet-fed rotary printing presses are known. This gives the advantage of one always controlled transport of the folded signature 122.
  • folding cylinder with a retractable one Folding knife, for example, a folding cylinder with a fixed folding knife use that with the gripper devices 128 on the arms 124 of the Delay drum 114 cooperates.
  • any type of fold including a double one Parallel fold are generated.
  • any type of fold including a double one Parallel fold.
  • arms 124 of the deceleration drum 114 which are in the Figures are shown only in cross section, not as a one-piece arm, but in shape of multiple juxtaposed arms that span across the width the delay drum 114, with each arm 124 one can carry corresponding gripper device 128 according to the invention.
  • arms 124 and / or gripper devices 128 as a single arm and / or as single gripper device with a width equal to the width of a given signature corresponds, or be configured to any desired width.
  • the device according to the invention thus offers the advantage that with a single Device for folding signatures or generally flat products, as well also a controlled handover of the products to a subordinate Gripper conveyor is made possible, while still slowing the on the folding cylinder with a high speed corresponding to the printing press speed Speed generated signatures on one for further processing in one Postprocessing device suitable low speed takes place.
  • This can another slowdown device for the signatures, as in conventional Folders are used, which results in a significantly lower space requirement of the entire folding arrangement.

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EP99124294A 1998-12-09 1999-12-06 Dispositif pour plier et transporter des produits plats imprimés dans une machine rotative imprimante Expired - Lifetime EP1013590B1 (fr)

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