EP1088657A1 - Druckmaschine - Google Patents

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EP1088657A1
EP1088657A1 EP00120257A EP00120257A EP1088657A1 EP 1088657 A1 EP1088657 A1 EP 1088657A1 EP 00120257 A EP00120257 A EP 00120257A EP 00120257 A EP00120257 A EP 00120257A EP 1088657 A1 EP1088657 A1 EP 1088657A1
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Hiroyoshi Komori Corp. Sekiyado Plant Kamodo
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F31/00—Inking arrangements or devices
    • B41F31/30—Arrangements for tripping, lifting, adjusting, or removing inking rollers; Supports, bearings, or forks therefor
    • B41F31/302—Devices for tripping inking devices as a whole
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/0024—Frames
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2200/00—Printing processes
    • B41P2200/30—Heliography

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  • the present invention relates to a printing machine, and, more particularly, to an intaglio printing machine.
  • FIG. 3 shows a main portion of an intaglio printing machine disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open ( kokai ) No. 10-291297.
  • a transfer cylinder 112 is in contact with an impression cylinder 113 supported by a main frame 110.
  • a sheet fed from a sheet feeder 111 is held by an unillustrated gripper device and is then transferred to an unillustrated gripper device of the impression cylinder 113.
  • An intaglio cylinder 114 supported by the main frame 110 is in contact with the impression cylinder 113.
  • An ink collecting cylinder 115 supported by the main frame 110 is in contact with the intaglio cylinder 114. Chablon rollers 116a to 116d supported by the main frame 110 are in contact with the ink collecting cylinder 115.
  • Ink supplying units 117a to 117d for supplying ink to the chablon rollers 116a to 116d are attached to a slide frame 122 capable of moving toward and away from the main frame 110 while being slidably supported by a guide rail 121.
  • a wiping roller 118 supported by the main frame 110 is in contact with the intaglio cylinder 114 while being located downstream of the ink collecting cylinder 115 with respect to the direction of rotation of the intaglio cylinder 114.
  • a delivery cylinder 119 supported by the main frame 110 is in contact with the impression cylinder 113 while being located downstream of the intaglio cylinder 114 with respect to the direction of rotation of the impression cylinder 113.
  • a delivery chain 120 having an unillustrated gripper bar is looped around the delivery cylinder 119. The gripper bar of the delivery chain 120 receives a sheet held by the gripper device of the impression cylinder 113 and transfers the received sheet.
  • the above-described intaglio printing machine operates in the following manner.
  • the ink supplying units 117a to 117d feed ink to the intaglio cylinder 114 via the corresponding chablon rollers 116a to 116d and the ink collecting cylinder 115. Excess ink is removed by the wiping roller 118.
  • the thus-supplied ink is transferred onto a sheet which has been transferred onto the impression cylinder 113 via the paper feed chain 111 and the transfer cylinder 112.
  • the thus-printed sheet is delivered to the gripper bar of the delivery chain 120 via the delivery cylinder 119 and is then delivered to an unillustrated delivery unit.
  • the ink supplying units 117a to 117d and the chablon rollers 116a to 116d undergo maintenance and inspection in the following manner.
  • the chablon roller 116b is caused to be supported by the slide frame 122.
  • the slide frame 122 is slid along the guide rail 121 so as to move the ink supplying units 117a to 117d and the chablon roller 116b away from the ink collecting cylinder 115, thereby forming an open space around the ink supplying units 117a to 117d and the chablon rollers 116a to 116d.
  • the lowermost chablon roller 116d is located in a low position and is biased toward the intaglio cylinder 114, causing a user to encounter difficulty in maintenance and inspection thereof. Also, among the ink supplying units 117a to 117d, the lowermost ink supplying unit 117d is difficult for the user to perform maintenance and inspection, such as replenishment of ink, adjustment of the amount of ink, and cleaning of a roller, because the lowermost ink supplying unit 117d is located below the other ink supplying units 117a to 117c.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a printing machine allowing easy maintenance and inspection of all ink supplying units and ink supplying cylinders.
  • the present invention provides a printing machine comprising an ink receiving cylinder; a plurality of ink supplying cylinders in contact with the ink receiving cylinder; and a plurality of ink supplying means for supplying ink to the ink supplying cylinders, respectively.
  • the printing machine is characterized in that the ink receiving cylinder is supported by a main frame; at least a lowermost ink supplying cylinder of the ink supplying cylinders and at least lowermost ink supplying means of the ink supplying means are supported by a first subframe capable of moving toward and away from the main frame; and the ink supplying means other than the ink supplying means supported by the first subframe are supported by a second subframe capable of moving toward and away from the main frame.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 An intaglio printing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will next be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • a root-end portion of a sheet feeder table 21 is connected to a sheet feeder 10 for feeding a stack of sheets 100 one by one.
  • a swing unit 22 is disposed on a projected-end portion of the sheet feeder table 21.
  • the swing unit 22 is adapted to transfer the sheet 100 to an unillustrated gripper device disposed on a transfer cylinder 23.
  • the transfer cylinder 23 is in contact with a transfer cylinder 24 having an unillustrated gripper device.
  • the transfer cylinder 23 is adapted to transfer the sheet 100 held by the gripper device thereof to the gripper device of the transfer cylinder 24.
  • the transfer cylinder 24 is in contact with a triple-size impression cylinder 31 supported by a main frame 30.
  • the diameter of the triple-size impression cylinder 31 is three times that of the chablon rollers 33a to 33d.
  • the transfer cylinder 24 is adapted to transfer the sheet 100 held by the gripper device thereof to an unillustrated gripper device of the impression cylinder 31.
  • a triple-size intaglio cylinder 32 supported by the main frame 30 and serving as an ink receiving cylinder is in contact with the impression cylinder 31 while being located downstream of the delivery cylinder 24 with respect to the direction of rotation of the impression cylinder 31.
  • the diameter of the intaglio cylinder 32 is three times that of the chablon rollers 33a to 33d.
  • Three chablon rollers 33a to 33c supported by the main frame 30 and serving as ink supplying cylinders are in contact with the intaglio cylinder 32 while being located downstream of the impression cylinder 31 with respect to the direction of rotation of the intaglio cylinder 32, and are arranged at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction of the intaglio cylinder 32.
  • a first subframe 35 is disposed under the chablon rollers 33a to 33c and in such a manner as to be movable toward and away from the main frame 30.
  • the chablon roller 33d serving as an ink supplying cylinder is disposed on the first subframe 35.
  • the chablon roller 33d is in contact with the intaglio cylinder 32 while being located downstream of the chablon roller 33c with respect to the direction of rotation of the intaglio cylinder 32.
  • a second subframe 36 is disposed in the vicinity of the circumferential surfaces of the chablon rollers 33a to 33c in such a manner as to be movable toward and away from the main frame 30 and such that the first subframe 35 is located inside the second subframe 36.
  • the first subframe 35 and the second subframe 36 can move independently of each other.
  • Ink supplying units 34a to 34c are disposed on the second subframe 36.
  • the ink supplying units 34a to 34c can feed ink to the corresponding chablon rollers 33a to 33c.
  • An ink supplying unit 34d for supplying ink to the chablon roller 33d is disposed on the first subframe 35.
  • a wiping roller 37 is in contact with the intaglio cylinder 32 while being located downstream of the chablon roller 33d with respect to the direction of rotation of the intaglio cylinder 32. A lower portion of the wiping roller 37 is immersed in a wiping liquid contained in a wiping tank 38.
  • a delivery cylinder 41 is in contact with the impression cylinder 31 while being located downstream of the intaglio cylinder 32 with respect to the direction of rotation of the impression cylinder 31.
  • the delivery cylinder 41 is constituted by a sprocket 42, which is rotatably provided.
  • An unillustrated chain guide is provided between the sprocket 42 and anther sprocket 43 which is paired with the sprocket 42, and an endless chain 44 is looped around the sprockets 42 and 43.
  • a plurality of unillustrated gripper bars for receiving the sheets 100 from the gripper device of the impression cylinder 31 are mounted on the chain 44 at predetermined intervals along the direction of travel of the chain 44.
  • a plurality of delivery units 45 serving as stacker means are disposed under the chain 44.
  • the sheet 100 when the sheet 100 is fed onto the sheet feeder table 21 from the sheet feeder 10, the sheet 100 is transferred to the transfer cylinder 23 by the swing unit 22 and is then transferred to the impression cylinder 31 from the transfer cylinder 23 via the transfer cylinder 24. Meanwhile, when ink is supplied from the ink supplying units 34a to 34d to the intaglio cylinder 32 via the chablon rollers 33a to 33d, excess ink is removed by the wiping roller 37. The thus-supplied ink is transferred onto the sheet 100 held on the impression cylinder 31. The thus-printed sheet 100 is transferred to the delivery cylinder 41 from the impression cylinder 31. Subsequently, the sheet 100 is gripped by the gripper bar of the chain 44. The thus-gripped sheet 100 is transferred to a position located above the delivery unit 45 as the chain 44 travels as a result of rotation of the sprockets 42 and 43.
  • the chablon rollers 33a to 33d and the ink supplying units 34a to 34d undergo maintenance and inspection in the following manner.
  • the ink supplying units 34a to 34c are moved away from the chablon rollers 33a to 33c.
  • the chablon roller 33d and the ink supplying unit 34d which are located under the intaglio cylinder 32, are moved away from the intaglio cylinder 32 (see FIG. 2(b)).
  • an open space can be formed easily between the ink supplying units 34a to 34c and the chablon rollers 33a to 33c. Also, an open space can be formed easily above the chablon roller 33d and the ink supplying unit 34d.
  • the configuration of the above-described intaglio printing machine facilitates maintenance and inspection of all of the ink supplying units 34a to 34d and the chablon rollers 33a to 33d.
  • the above embodiment is described while mentioning the chablon rollers 33a to 33c supported by the main frame 30.
  • the chablon rollers 33a to 33c may be supported by the second subframe 36.
  • the present invention may be embodied in the form of any printer so long as the printer includes a plurality of ink supplying cylinders in contact with an ink receiving cylinder, and a plurality of ink supplying units for supplying ink to the corresponding ink supplying cylinders.
  • a printing machine of the present invention yields the following effects.
  • a first subframe away from a main frame at least a lowermost ink supplying cylinder of ink supplying cylinders and a lowermost ink supplying unit of ink supplying units can be moved away from an ink receiving cylinder.
  • a second subframe away from the main frame remaining ink supplying cylinders other than ink supplying cylinders supported by the main frame and the first subframe, and remaining ink supplying units other than the ink supplying unit supported by the first subframe can be moved away from the ink receiving cylinder. Accordingly, an open space can be formed easily around all of the ink supplying cylinders and the ink supplying units, thereby facilitating maintenance and inspection of all of the ink supplying cylinders and the ink supplying units.

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WO2005077656A1 (en) * 2004-01-15 2005-08-25 Kba-Giori S.A. Inking system for intaglio printing machine
DE102004051261A1 (de) * 2004-10-21 2006-04-27 Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag Farbwerk einer Druckmaschine
EP1743768A2 (de) 2005-07-15 2007-01-17 Komori Corporation Druckmaschine mit einem bewegbaren Farbwerk
DE102007043841A1 (de) * 2007-09-14 2009-03-19 Manroland Ag Druckeinheit einer Rollenrotationsdruckmaschine
DE102007043842A1 (de) * 2007-09-14 2009-03-19 Manroland Ag Druckeinheit einer Rollenrotationsdruckmaschine
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CN103129104A (zh) * 2011-12-01 2013-06-05 小森公司 编号及盖印机器
EP2650131A1 (de) 2012-04-10 2013-10-16 KBA-NotaSys SA Druckpresse mit mobilem Tintenschlitten
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EP1743768A2 (de) 2005-07-15 2007-01-17 Komori Corporation Druckmaschine mit einem bewegbaren Farbwerk
EP1743768A3 (de) * 2005-07-15 2010-09-01 Komori Corporation Druckmaschine mit einem bewegbaren Farbwerk
DE102007043841A1 (de) * 2007-09-14 2009-03-19 Manroland Ag Druckeinheit einer Rollenrotationsdruckmaschine
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EP2338682A1 (de) * 2009-12-22 2011-06-29 KBA-NotaSys SA Intaglio-Druckpresse mit einem den Orlof-Zylinder aufweisenden mobilen Teil
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