EP1288151A2 - Procédé et dispositif pour la prise d'un produit plat en déplacement - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour la prise d'un produit plat en déplacement Download PDF

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EP1288151A2
EP1288151A2 EP02016269A EP02016269A EP1288151A2 EP 1288151 A2 EP1288151 A2 EP 1288151A2 EP 02016269 A EP02016269 A EP 02016269A EP 02016269 A EP02016269 A EP 02016269A EP 1288151 A2 EP1288151 A2 EP 1288151A2
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Kevin Lauren Cote
Daniel Richard Curley
Joseph Adrian St Ours
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/08Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by grippers, e.g. suction grippers
    • B65H5/14Details of grippers; Actuating-mechanisms therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/02Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles
    • B65H29/06Delivering 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
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/4474Pair of cooperating moving elements as rollers, belts forming nip into which material is transported
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/50Gripping means
    • B65H2405/53Rotary gripping arms
    • B65H2405/531Rotary gripping arms with relative movement of the arms relatively to the axis of rotation during rotation
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2513/00Dynamic entities; Timing aspects
    • B65H2513/10Speed
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/13Parts concerned of the handled material
    • B65H2701/131Edges
    • B65H2701/1311Edges leading edge

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  • the present invention relates to a method for gripping a moving flat Product according to the preamble of claim 1 and a device for gripping a moving flat product the preamble of claim 8.
  • US 4,629,175 discloses an apparatus for eliminating these problems.
  • the device comprises rows of grippers that are between a feed device and rotate a subsequent delivery system.
  • the grippers are on one cylindrical drum that rotates at a constant speed, and the rows of grippers are accelerated by a drive to the speed of the feed device and then braked to the speed of the delivery system.
  • the signatures will be damaged since the grippers are in one position are rotated in front of a leading edge of the signature fed by the feeder. This occurs because the speed of the signature on the feeder is greater must be as a tangential speed of the gripper. So the signature moves faster than the gripper when it enters the gripper and it closes around it.
  • the front edge of the signature immediately adjusts to the speed of the gripper braked while the trailing edge is still in control of the Feeder is located and therefore moves at a higher speed than the leading edge. Due to these different speeds, there is a risk that the signature is damaged.
  • US 5,452,886 there is a brake drum for braking in a folder transported signatures described.
  • the drum includes a variety of Swivel arms that are connected to a rotating turntable and are independent can rotate from each other.
  • Each swivel arm is connected to a control lever, the other side of which is connected to a rotating control disk.
  • the rotating one Control disc enables acceleration and deceleration of a signature.
  • An on the gripper arranged gripper detects the signature when it is in the Brake drum runs in.
  • the system is preferably timed so that the The leading edge of the incoming signature is captured by the gripper head before the Trailing edge of the signature is released by a conveyor belt system.
  • a method for gripping a moving flat product, in particular a signature in a folder of a web-fed rotary printing press, by means of a swiveling gripper arrangement, with a product speed moving product from a gripper interacting with a gripper pad Gripper arrangement is detected, characterized in that the gripper support with the Front edge of the product is aligned with the speed of the gripper pad is adapted to the product speed and that the gripper in the way it is concluded that the gripper moved to the product speed Gripper pad is moved too. In this way, the gripper and the product have Detection of the signature by the gripper arrangement at the same speed, so that the The risk of damaging the signature when transferring is reduced.
  • the inventive method can provide that the gripper in a Position moved in front of the front edge of the product and / or above the level of the product with the gripper pad positioned below the level of the product.
  • Align the gripper pad with the front edge of the product and adjust the The speed of the gripper pad is preferably at the product speed before the front edge of the product is released by a transport system.
  • a gripper arm is moved in the direction of the swing arm in such a way that the gripper is above the front edge of the product or signature before the Gripper is moved in the direction of the gripper pad.
  • the moves Gripper arrangement preferably in the same direction as the signature.
  • the signature can now removed from a transport system, i.e. be released by this and be braked after removal from the transport system.
  • the gripper assembly is preferably moved and moved further by the Gripper assembly is rotated about a pivot point.
  • the gripper arrangement can be a rod connected to the gripper arm and a rod guiding and controlling the rod Include cam, the rod moving the gripper in the direction of the The gripper pad controls and rotates the gripper arm in the direction of the swivel arm.
  • the gripper support with the signature is aligned before the leading edge of the signature is checked by the Transport system leaves.
  • the signature between the Gripper and the gripper pad in such a way that the Speed of the signature when capturing or grabbing the signature between the gripper and the gripper pad is not changed.
  • Capturing the signature between the gripper and the gripper pad is preferably carried out in such a way that move the signature, the gripper and the gripper pad in the same direction.
  • the gripper arrangement executes at least one rotational movement, in particular one of one Swiveling motion superimposed rotary motion.
  • a device for gripping a moving flat product, in particular a signature in a folder of a web-fed rotary printing press, with a swiveling gripper arrangement, with a product speed moving product from a gripper interacting with a gripper pad Gripper arrangement is detected, is characterized by a carrying and the gripper the gripper arrangement at least pivotably arranged gripper arm, which means of a curve follower is moved such that the gripper on the with the front edge of the Product oriented and adapted to the product speed of the product Gripper pad is moved too.
  • the rod is arranged on the second joint rod is.
  • the first link rod may have a cylindrical portion around which the Gripper arm is rotatable. This enables the gripper arm to move under the influence of the Cam disc approach the swivel arm.
  • the swivel arm preferably has bores and the first joint rod has preferably on pins which are rotatable in the bores of the swivel arm.
  • a channel for the Recording the rod be formed.
  • the contour is preferably irregularly sinusoidal.
  • the second joint rod has a pin and that the rod has a bore for receiving the pin of the second joint rod, the rod being rotatable about the pin.
  • Fig. 1 shows a gripper assembly 31 with a swivel arm 1, which in the arrow 17 direction rotated about a pivot point 7.
  • a gripper arm 8 is on one Upper joint rod 16 arranged and partially pivotable about a pivot point 9.
  • the upper joint rod 16 is in turn on the pivot arm 1 about a pivot point 10 pivoted.
  • the gripper arm 8 is also connected to the gripper arm 8 arranged rod 21 in a pivot point 4 with a lower joint rod 6 connected.
  • the rod 21 is around a pin 4 'protruding from the joint rod 6 pivotable.
  • the lower joint rod 6 is in turn at a pivot point 3 Swivel arm 1 arranged and around a pin 3 'protruding from the swivel arm 1 pivotable at pivot point 3.
  • a gripper 15 is attached to one end of the gripper arm 8.
  • a gripper pad 18 is on Swivel arm 1 attached.
  • a cam roller 5 is arranged on the lower joint rod 6 and stored around a pivot point 2. The position of the cam roller 5 determines the position of the gripper arm 8 and thus also the position of the gripper 15 relative to Swivel arm 1.
  • the gripper 15 is located in FIG. 1 directly under an area 13 between one Trailing edge of a signature 14 and a leading edge of the next signature 12.
  • the Signatures 12, 14 are transported in the direction indicated by arrow 11.
  • the position of the swivel arm 1 is determined by the rotation of the swivel arm 1 Swivel point 7 controlled.
  • the signatures 12, 14 are on a tape system 20 promoted and passed to the gripper assembly 31.
  • Fig. 3 shows the further process until the swivel arm 1 has rotated so far that the Gripper pad 18 is aligned directly with the front edge of the signature 12.
  • the signature 12 and the gripper pad 18 move in the same direction 11 and at the same speed. Determined by the position or movement of the cam roller 5, the gripper 15 has also started to conclude.
  • the swivel arm 1 moves at the same speed as the signature 12, while the gripper 15 closes completely around the signature 12 by this against the gripper pad 18 is detected. In this way, the signature 12 from the tape system 20 removed and transported on. It should be noted that no abrupt Change in speed of the gripper 15 is made after the signature 12 was recorded.
  • the signature 12 is without those known from the prior art undesirable side effects such as abrupt deceleration or acceleration, d. H. Changes in speed, transported on.
  • the gripper 12 does not strike the edge of the signature to capture it as it moves back. This reduces the Risk of damaging signature 12.
  • Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of the gripper assembly 31, in which the Gripper arm 8 is shown with a plurality of grippers 15.
  • the swivel arm 1 carries one A large number of gripper pads 18.
  • the upper joint rod 16 has a pin 22, which rotates in a bore 26 arranged in the swivel arm 1 and the Defined pivot point 10.
  • the upper link 16 also includes one cylindrical portion 23 about which the gripper arm 8 rotates and the Define pivot point 9.
  • the gripper arm 8 is rotatable about the pivot point 9 and vertically movable, since between the underside of the upper joint rod 16 and the Gripper arm 8 there is a space.
  • the cam roller 5 rolls on a cam 24 with a contour or curved path 25.
  • the gripper arm 8 moves due to the change in height and direction of the contour 25 up and down as well as at an angle towards or away from the swivel arm 1.
  • the gripper arm 8 is opened by the oblique or rotary movement the swing arm 1 moves to or away from this.
  • the swivel arm 1 also includes a channel 27 in which the rod 21 of the gripper arm 8 is guided.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective illustration of a device 30 for transferring Custom speed signatures.
  • the device 30 includes a variety of gripper assemblies 31, each of the swivel arm 1 and the gripper arm 8 include.
  • the device 30 has a first drive wheel or a first pulley 32, a second drive wheel or pulley 33 and a third drive wheel or a third pulley 34.
  • For driving the drive wheels 32-34 e.g. Drive belts may be provided.
  • the device 30 shown in FIG. 6 for the transfer of Signatures with an adapted speed serve as a brake drum or Deceleration drum / unit; however, it can also act as an accelerator drum be used.
  • the drive wheel 32 drives one Shaft 35, which in turn drives the gripper assemblies 31 about the pivot points 7.
  • the drive wheels 33, 34 each drive six of the gripper assemblies 31.
  • the Drive wheels 33, 34 drive an upper portion 38 of a link 36 which again drives a shaft 37 (see also FIGS. 1 and 5), by means of which the speed the gripper assemblies 31 can be changed further.

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  • Feeding Of Articles By Means Other Than Belts Or Rollers (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
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