EP1136257A2 - Dispositif et procédé de commande de la tension d'une bande - Google Patents

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EP1136257A2
EP1136257A2 EP01104520A EP01104520A EP1136257A2 EP 1136257 A2 EP1136257 A2 EP 1136257A2 EP 01104520 A EP01104520 A EP 01104520A EP 01104520 A EP01104520 A EP 01104520A EP 1136257 A2 EP1136257 A2 EP 1136257A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/02—Conveying or guiding webs through presses or machines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2233/00—Arrangements for the operation of printing presses
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S101/00—Printing
    • Y10S101/42—Means for tensioning webs

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling the Web tension in a web-fed rotary printing press according to the preamble of Claim 1.
  • a continuous web of material e.g. B. a paper web, printed.
  • Various printing unit cylinders act on the during the printing process Web and transfer color to this.
  • In a print on both sides of the web Four-color offset printing machine form z.
  • the printing press should often also change plates in a non-printing one Operating state run in which the printing unit cylinders contacting the web in Be brought off so that the web is not printed.
  • the Blanket cylinder in a printing unit of a web offset printing press can be turned off, for example, so that no color on the web is applied while it continues to run through the printing unit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a Diagram showing the changes in web tension in a web press State of the art in pounds per linear inch (pli) as a function of time represents.
  • the web tension at the web feeder is, for example by means of a dancer roller and / or a PID controller (proportional, integral and Differential controller) kept constant.
  • PID controller proportional, integral and Differential controller
  • Active web tension regulators are already known, e.g. B. the Bardac SP 1070PID controller for controlling an arm of a dancer roller.
  • the web tension is controlled by a PID controller by changing the force acting on the arm.
  • the voltage regulator however, have not been used to date transient events such.
  • No. 4,838,498 describes a system for regulating web intake from a roll stand disclosed in a printing unit of a web-fed rotary printing press, the one Includes dancer roller means.
  • a voltage regulator for regulating the Tension of a running paper web in a rotary printing machine comprises a pendulum roller unit.
  • the inventive method for controlling the web tension in a printing press which includes a feeder or a feed unit, printing units and a folder before that the web tension between the feed and the printing units is increased when the printing units from non-printing to printing be switched, and that the pull-in tension in the web is reduced when the Printing units can be switched from printing to non-printing.
  • the present invention preferably further provides that the web tension after the printing units, d. H. in the web running direction behind the printing units, essentially is kept constant.
  • the voltage level is preferably determined by means of a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) controlled by a LAN (Local Area Network) with the different Sections of the printing press is connected.
  • the web tension control can For example, take place over dancer rollers, as in US 4,838,498 and US 5,791,541 is described, or by controlling the speed of various Rollers, e.g. B. the rollers forming a web guide nip, by means of a Drive control.
  • PID control algorithms of the PLC whereby information transmitted over the LAN.
  • the PLC can use an external control unit are controlled, e.g. B. via an RS 232 bus. With the external control unit it can for example, a Pentium PC.
  • the printing press preferably comprises a cooling unit for cooling the material web after passing the dryer. After leaving the printing units, the Accordingly, the web first creates a nip in the cooling unit and thus defines one Section between the printing units and the cooling unit. Then the train for example, fed to a slitter via chill rolls, which also has a Draw roller gap, so that a section between the cooling unit and the Slitter is defined. Between the slitter and the folder, the one Cutter includes, another section is defined. If not a slitter is provided, there is a section between the cooling unit and the Slitter.
  • the tension in each of the defined sections the press and even when switching between printing operations and non-printing operation a stable web tension after the printing units can be achieved.
  • the web tension is reduced the printing units in non-printing operation and in printing operation preferably in Mainly kept the same.
  • “Substantially the same” means here in relation to the Web tension that this does not change more than in the case of minor Disorders, e.g. B. when changing roles or during a washing process.
  • a web printing machine comprises a feed for pulling in a material web to be printed, at least one printing unit for printing on the Material web, a folder in which the material web is cut into signatures, and a control unit for controlling the web tension between the feed and the printing units and between the printing units and the folder.
  • At least a printing unit can be operated in printing mode and in non-printing mode, and the Control unit controls the web tension between the feed and the at least a printing unit depending on the switching between printing and the non-printing operation.
  • the web-fed rotary printing press preferably further comprises a cooling unit and a slitter arranged between the printing units and the folder are.
  • a LAN can be provided from the feeder to the folder.
  • the controller can by means of dancer rollers or by controlling the speed at the feeder and at the different nip rolls take place in the printing press.
  • the printing column will usually set to web speed and are not necessarily over controlled the control unit.
  • the control unit is preferably a PLC, which in turn is from is controlled by an external control unit.
  • the control unit can store data regarding the tension in the various track sections and the operating status of the Printing units are fed.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a printing press 10 according to the invention
  • a roll stand or feeder 12 becomes a first track 8 and a second track 9 provided.
  • the first web 8 is formed by a first printing group 14 and the second Web 9 passed through a second printing group 16.
  • the web can be printed with a four-color image, and each of the printing units is preferably as an offset printing unit with a blanket cylinder and a Plate cylinder trained.
  • the webs 8, 9 are each by a Dryer 20 or 30 out, which the web usually passes contactless and in which the Web is dried under the influence of heat.
  • the tracks 8, 9 are each in a cooling unit 22 or 32 with an inlet nip and an outlet roller guided.
  • the next processing station of the webs 8, 9 is a slitter 34, in which the Sheets can be partially cut, but always a slit happen. Then the tracks 8, 9 can be brought together and in one Folder 36 can be cut in signatures.
  • the printing press further comprises a PLC 50, which is connected to a LAN 40. Furthermore, a drive control unit 52 can be provided, which the Controls the speed at which the web is guided through the cooling unit.
  • the PLC 50 can be controlled by an external control unit 60, e.g. B. a PC, controlled and be programmed.
  • the present invention can also be used in a printing press in which only one material web is printed.
  • FIG. 2 shows example values for the desired web tension in different sections the printing press 10 during the printing operation.
  • a web tension of 3-4 pli may be desired during the desired web tension between the respective printing group 14, 16 and Cooling units 22 and 32, for example, 2-3 pli and between the cooling units 22, 32 and the folder 1.5-2 pli, where 1 pli is 173 N / m.
  • the web tension can be controlled by means of dancer rollers and / or controlled via the LAN 40 by means of drive gaps or clamping gaps controlled by the LAN 40 Pull roller pairs can be set.
  • the web tension both in Printing operation as well as in the non-printing operation of the printing press can be controlled.
  • the use of PID controller algorithms is particularly advantageous for this.
  • the desired web tension depends on the type of printing press and the type of the substrate.
  • the web tension in the non-printing operation of the Printing machine using the PLC in different sections of the printing machine can be set.
  • a voltage of 1.4 pli can be set, as graph 71 indicates, in Section between the cooling unit and the folder a tension of 1.7 pli, as the graph 72 shows, and a voltage of 2.5 pli, as indicated by graphs 73 and 74, which in the non-printing state of the Press converge because the print columns are not active.
  • the control unit 50 When the control unit 50 receives a signal indicating a switch from initiates non-printing operation into printing operation, the control unit 50 sends Pulse signal to the feeder 12, which may include a dancer roller to the Increase pull-in tension from 2.5 pli to about 4.0 pli, as graph 74 indicates.
  • the feeder 12 may include a dancer roller to the Increase pull-in tension from 2.5 pli to about 4.0 pli, as graph 74 indicates.
  • the voltage drop arising due to the dampening solution and ink application compensated, so that the web tension in the sections of the Printing machine remains relatively stable, as graphs 71, 72 and 73 show.
  • the actually Desired voltage rise can depend on the printing speed
  • the type of press and the substrate vary and can be partial or determined entirely on the basis of empirical values in advance or also by Prediction procedure to be established.
  • the web tension in the sections downstream of the printing units can if necessary, be changed slightly by means of the PLC in order to increase the web tension receive. There are major changes in web tension during the printing process however undesirable because they affect the quality of the printing and cutting process.
  • the present invention offers operational advantages for a printing press because the sections downstream of the printing units, in which web breaks and Damage occurred, provide a more stable environment.
  • the web tension is passed through in the feed Change of a voltage setpoint depending on the printing speed controlled, which represents an input or input value for the PLC.
  • the area between the cooling rollers and the folder is preferably by means of a PID controller algorithm controlled or regulated, the voltage of the section the input value and the increase in the area of the cooling rollers (so-called gain) the output value or output forms.
  • the tension as such can e.g. B. by accelerating or braking a Drive motor of the cooling rollers are regulated.
  • the sequential tuning of the Pull rollers in different sections of the printing machine, the z. B. by a sequential increase in the increase from pair of pull rollers to pair of pull rollers can also be controlled to optimize voltage regulation. So can e.g. B.
  • the PLC can e.g. B. Start and stop commands to the pull rollers as well as cooling reinforcement commands and / or Give voltage setpoint commands.

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  • Inking, Control Or Cleaning Of Printing Machines (AREA)
  • Controlling Rewinding, Feeding, Winding, Or Abnormalities Of Webs (AREA)
  • Rotary Presses (AREA)
  • Handling Of Sheets (AREA)
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