EP2995454B1 - Dispositif de préparation d'encre sur une forme d'une unité d'impression - Google Patents

Dispositif de préparation d'encre sur une forme d'une unité d'impression Download PDF

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EP2995454B1
EP2995454B1 EP15170992.0A EP15170992A EP2995454B1 EP 2995454 B1 EP2995454 B1 EP 2995454B1 EP 15170992 A EP15170992 A EP 15170992A EP 2995454 B1 EP2995454 B1 EP 2995454B1
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  • the invention relates to a device for providing printing ink on a printing form of a printing unit according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a device for providing printing ink on a printing form of a printing unit having a holder held by a color container and a first heater supported by the holder as well as a arranged on an outlet pipe second heater.
  • DE 1 107 250 B is an arrangement for ink supply in doctor devices to screen printing machines with a run in the swing frame of the printing screen squeegee carriage on which a color moving during the printing stroke squeegee and the color in the return associated with leading return rail together in both end positions of the squeegee carriage are pivotally mounted and on the further a device is arranged which feeds the ink between the doctor blade and the return rail, said device being made of ink outlet tubes connected to paint containers, said paint outlet pipes being held on a support tube pivotally mounted on the doctor carriage such that their mouths located at the bottom of the pipes during dipping the Rakelhubes for color output from the front of the color blade on the screen color accumulation and immerse during color return in the located on or before the return rail color accumulation.
  • a common color reservoir for all paint outlet arranged, which is firmly connected to the paint outlet pipes or by means of flexible cables.
  • the color above the color space in the paint reservoirs is z. B. with a compressed air system of the machine in connection.
  • JP H09-73 977 A a container for adhesive arranged in a holder is known, wherein the adhesive is pressed out of the container, wherein the holder has a device which stabilizes the temperature of the adhesive.
  • a device for decorating objects which are transported by slides transported along a transport path through the treatment stations of the device, which an input station in which the objects to be printed are placed in the slides, a removal station in which the printed objects from the Slides are removed, and at a distance from the transport path at least one separating station, in which the stacked objects to be printed individually removed from a magazine, and at least one collecting station to which the printed objects are fed, and at least one transport element, which comprises the objects in Direction to the input station or the collection station, transported, wherein in the separating station at least one reciprocating first lifting device is arranged, which removes the objects individually from the stack, and one of the individual objects of the first Hubei at least one reciprocating second lifting device is arranged in the removal station above the respectively located in the same object carrier and also a second transport device is present, which is the second of the transporting device Lifting device takes objects taken from the slides and transported in the direction of the at least one collecting station, wherein preferably the respective at least
  • a device for decorating objects is known, with at least two, each of a drive means moving transport carriage, to each of which a holder is mounted, which is suitable for carrying at least one object is formed, and with at least one decorating, wherein the holder of at least one transport carriage is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the transport carriage attached to this movable and the at least two transport carriages are guided at least partially on separate carriage tracks.
  • the first conveyor moves to be printed articles made of glass or plastic to the second conveyor and transfers at a loading station to the second conveyor, wherein the second conveyor z. B. is designed as a turntable or as a conveyor belt and the articles to be printed continuously to a z. B. transported in a screen printing printing unit and then emits at an unloading station again.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a device for providing in particular thermoplastic ink to a printing plate of a printing unit, wherein a change of an ink can be completed with little effort.
  • the achievable with the present invention consist in particular in that on a particular printing in a screen printing printing unit a change of Ink with little effort in a very short time z. B. can be completed within a few seconds by replacing the container having the respective ink.
  • the solution found is very economical because a swap body of the proposed type is inexpensive to implement.
  • the container z. B. by a granule-promoting device is also continuously filled with ink automatically refillable or refillable without the properties of the container in the printable, ie already liquefied reserved ink change.
  • the functions "heating" and "pumps" have been structurally separated. This separation of said functions favors that the proposed device for providing thermoplastic ink on a printing forme of a preferably printed in a screen printing process printing unit is easy to clean.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 In the packaging industry are in the FIGS. 1 to 5 exemplified shown each having at least one processing station 02 having processing machines 01, wherein at the at least one processing station 02 objects to be processed 04 or objects with at least two separate conveyors 06; 07 having transport device 03 standing or preferably lying in a in the Fig. 1 Transport direction T indicated by a movement arrow is successively transported to the at least one processing station 02 in order to be processed individually at the respective processing station 02.
  • the objects to be processed 04 or objects are, for. B. in each case a preferably elongated hollow body made of a flexible or inflexible Material, in particular of glass, of a plastic or of a metal. These objects 04 or objects have z. Example, a cylindrical or conical shape or shape, wherein in the relevant processing station 02 in particular a lateral surface of these objects 04 or objects to edit.
  • the objects 04 or objects are, for. As bottles, glasses, bottles, cans, cups or tubes.
  • the processing of the objects 04 or objects carried out in the relevant processing station 02 consists for example of: B. in their decorating or printing. Therefore, in the preferred embodiment, at least one of the processing stations 02 is designed as a printing unit, wherein the relevant printing unit is preferably designed as a printing unit that prints in a screen printing method or in an inkjet printing method or in a high-pressure method or in an offset printing method. Furthermore, at least one of the processing stations 02 z. B. as a print image control device 18 or as an embossing device or as a labeling device or as a painting or as a means for pretreatment of the objects to be processed 04, z. B. be designed as a cleaning device 21. The at least one printing unit can also z. B.
  • the processing machine 01 is designed as a screen printing machine.
  • the processing machine 01 usually has several processing stations 02, some of which z. B. are formed similar.
  • the processing machine 01 has in particular a plurality, for. B. 10 or 12 printing units and also at least one drying system 17, preferably a plurality of drying systems 17, wherein z. B. each a printing unit and a drying system 17 is assigned.
  • the printing units arranged in the processing machine 01 preferably print inks of different shades, in particular customer-specific spot colors. In the printing units z. As printing thermoplastic inks or UV-curing inks.
  • the Drying systems 17 preferably designed as UV dryers.
  • a thermoplastic ink in a z. B. in a screen printing printing unit is z. B. provided a screen heater, which will be discussed later.
  • the processing machine 01 is at least one of its processing stations 02 z. B. formed as a cartridge insertion device to allow rapid replacement of the respective processing station 02 in the processing machine 01 and thus a short set-up time.
  • the processing machine 01 is freely configurable with regard to the number and / or type of its respective processing stations 02.
  • the example in the Fig. 2 in one opposite Fig. 1 enlarged detail in perspective transport device 03 of the aforementioned processing machine 01 has two separate conveyors 06; 07, namely a first conveyor 06 and a second conveyor 07.
  • the first conveyor 06 transports at one of the processing machine 01 upstream receiving station 19 z. B. by machine or by the action of an operator recorded in the machine 01 to be processed objects 04 along a z. B. by a conveyor belt predetermined first conveying path s06 and the second conveyor 07 transports the same in the processing machine 01 to be processed objects 04 along a particular self-contained, z. B.
  • the second conveyor 07 is z. B. formed as a turntable, wherein the turntable preferably has a plurality of holding devices 11 each for holding one of the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01.
  • two different delivery paths s06 separate from each other; s07 each rigidly predetermined, the differ in their respective transport direction T from each other.
  • the transporting device 03 has at least one transfer device 08 with a transfer position set in the second conveying path s07 of the second conveying device 07, at which transfer position of the at least one transfer device 08 the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 from the first conveying device 06 in each case one after the other second conveyor 07 are handed over or are at least übergebbar or can be returned by the second conveyor 07 back to the first conveyor 06.
  • the at least one transfer device 08 with a transfer position set in the second conveying path s07 of the second conveying device 07, at which transfer position of the at least one transfer device 08 the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 from the first conveying device 06 in each case one after the other second conveyor 07 are handed over or are at least übergebbar or can be returned by the second conveyor 07 back to the first conveyor 06.
  • the conveying paths s06; S07 are preferably arranged vertically above one another at least at the relevant transfer device 08. If the two conveying paths s06; s07 in two different levels E06; E07 are arranged, they have at least on the at least one transfer device 08 on a common cutting surface.
  • the at least one transfer device 08 of the transport device 03 has in its advantageous embodiment in each case at least one controllable handling device 09, wherein this handling device 09 z. B. orthogonal or in an oblique, ie at an acute angle of 90 ° deviating angle to the first conveyor s06 is arranged acting.
  • the relevant handling device 09 is z. B. each formed in the form of a lifting device 09. With the z. B.
  • each designed as a lifting device 09 handling device 09 is per operation or each lifting preferably each a single to be processed in the processing machine 01 Objects 04 taken from the first conveyor s06, or it is there at least removable by means of the respective handling device 09, this object 04 is then lifted by means of this handling device 09 in the second conveying path s07 or at least can be lifted to the object in question 04 in the second To position conveying path s07 at the transfer position provided in the transfer device 08 for acceptance by the second conveyor 07.
  • the second conveyor 07 has, in its advantageous embodiment, at least one controllable holding device 11, wherein the respective holding device 11 z. B.
  • the object 04 gripped by the gripping device 11 of the second conveyor 07 is transported with the second conveyor 07 for its processing to at least one processing station 02 of the processing machine 01 or is at least transportable there with the second conveyor 07.
  • the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 are or are preferably provided individually by the first conveying device 06 and z. B. strung together or spaced from each other in a continuous movement to the transfer device 08 transports.
  • the first conveyor 06 has either one of a single section C or one of two separate sections C and D first conveying path s06, wherein the first conveying path s06 is preferably formed linear.
  • the second conveyor 07 has a particularly closed in itself second conveyor s07, wherein the second conveying path s07 z. B. describes a circular path or an oval. At least in the transfer area having the transfer area B of the transfer device 08, the second conveyor s07 describes a circular section.
  • either one of the linear sections C of the first conveying path s06 is located tangential to the second conveying path s07, or the two linear sections C and D of the first conveying path s06 are each radial to the second conveying path s07 arranged ( Fig. 4 and 5 ).
  • cylindrical or conically shaped objects 04 each have a longitudinal axis l04, wherein their respective longitudinal axis l04 in the first plane E06 preferably lying and / or z. B. is directed orthogonal to the first conveying path s06.
  • a gripped by the gripping device 11 of the second conveyor 07 object 04 is preferably lying with its longitudinal axis L04 in the second plane E07 and / or z. B. directed orthogonal to the second conveyor s07.
  • each of the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 is preferably transported in the same orientation, in particular horizontally.
  • the transfer of each of the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 from the first plane E06 to the second plane E07 preferably takes place in a horizontal orientation of these objects 04.
  • the Fig. 4 and 5 show one to the Fig. 1 to 3 alternative embodiment of the transport device 03, in particular with regard to the first conveyor 06, wherein in the Fig. 5 and 6 shown first conveyor 06 has two sections C and D.
  • the section C of the first conveyor 06 serves to feed the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 starting from the receiving station 19, whereas in the section D of the first conveyor 06 in the processing machine 01 already processed objects 04 are removed in the direction of a removal station 22 there leave the transport device 03.
  • the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 are brought upright in the section C along the first conveying path s06 in the first plane E06 to the processing machine 01 and in the first transfer device 08 along the first conveying path s06.
  • the objects 04 machined in the processing machine 01 are transferred to the section D of the first conveying device 06 when they are transferred from the second conveying device 07 to the first conveying device 06. B. with a executed by the respective handling device 09 pivoting movement with respect to their respective longitudinal axis l04 again brought into their respective standing orientation.
  • the first conveyor 06 is in section C of the first conveyor 06 z. B.
  • a separating device 23 is provided, said separating device 23 in the section C of the first conveyor 06 in the direction of along the first conveying path s06 first transfer device 08 each juxtaposed in a contact contact transported, in the machine 01 to be processed objects 04 by forming a distance k04 between directly consecutive objects 04 isolated to these objects 04 z. B. by the relevant handling device 09 of the first transfer device 08 at least to make better tangible. Also in section D of the first conveyor 06, the objects 04 already processed in the processing machine 01 are preferably transported at a distance from one another in the direction of the removal station 22.
  • the Fig. 5 shows the in the Fig. 4 illustrated transport device 03 and processing machine 01 in one perspective view.
  • the z. B. only the portion C having first conveyor 06 in its transport direction T in a row in a z. B. at a distance k04 equidistant arrangement a plurality of along the first conveying path s06 moving or at least movable drivers 12, each of these drivers 12 each preferably a single copy of the processing machine 01 to be processed objects 04 preferably lying.
  • the first conveyor 06 transports each successively in the processing machine 01 objects to be processed 04 accordingly each without a touch contact each other to the transfer device 08.
  • a single object 04 preferably each with the first conveyor 06 z. B.
  • the second conveyor 07 preferably has a plurality of preferably identical holding devices 11, in particular Gripping devices 11, which are positioned according to the movement of the second conveyor 07 successively in each case in their respective transfer position on the transfer device 08.
  • Each gripping device 11 is z. B. formed as a suction pad.
  • Each of the holding devices 11 of the second conveyor 07 may also have a clamping device or be designed as such, wherein the relevant in the processing machine 01 to be processed object 04 each z. B. clamped with its respective end faces between two opposing elements of the respective clamping device and z. B. is held by this clamp.
  • An advantageous embodiment of the clamping direction provides, these z. B. form as a mandrel.
  • the processed at least one processing station 02 of the processing machine 01 object 04 is preferably returned to the same transfer device 08 as before back to the first conveyor 06 by the respective gripping device 11 that of her taken on at least one processing station 02 of the processing machine 01 machined object 04 in the transfer position to the lifting device 09 passes and by means of a lowering of this lifting device 09 from the second level E07 in the first level E06 again to a driver 12 of the first conveyor 06 arranges, whereupon the stored in such a way at at least one processing station 02 of the processing machine 01 object 04 transported in the transport direction T of the first conveyor 06 from a region of the processing machine 01 and at the removal station 22 of the first Conveyor 06 of the transport device 03 is removed.
  • the same first conveying device 06 is used for feeding the objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 and for discharging them from the processing machine 01, which is inexpensive.
  • the first conveying path s06 in the transfer position having the action area B of the transfer device 08 is arranged tangentially to the second conveying path s07, wherein the action area B of the transfer device 08 z. B. by an area of action or a grip of the at least one transfer device 08 belonging handling device 09 is determined.
  • the first conveying device 06 then preferably has both a receiving station 19 upstream of the processing machine 01 for receiving objects 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 and a removal station 22 downstream of the processing machine 01 for removing objects 04 already processed in the processing machine 01.
  • the movement of the objects 04 moving along the first conveying path s06 with the first conveying device 06 preferably takes place continuously, whereas the gripping device 11 of the second conveying device 07 preferably discontinuously along the second conveying path s07, in particular in one with the movement of the first conveying device 06 moving objects 04 synchronized clock moves.
  • the positioning of an object 04 to be processed in the processing machine 01 in the second conveying path s07 is preferably synchronized with the movement of the second conveying device 07 and / or the positioning of an object 04 processed in the processing machine 01 in the first conveying path s06 with the movement of the first conveying device 06.
  • the transport direction T of the first conveyor 06 and the transport direction T of the second conveyor 07 are preferably formed in opposite directions to each other.
  • a clock rate for in the processing machine 01 at at least one of the processing stations 02 to be processed objects 04 is z. B. in the range of 60 to 200 objects 04 per minute, preferably at 120 objects 04 per minute.
  • the second conveyor 07 can also perform a continuous movement, which is preferably synchronized to move the first conveyor 06.
  • At least one of the processing stations 02 of the processing machine 01 is designed as a printing unit, in particular as a printing unit that prints in a screen printing process.
  • the processing machine 01 is thus preferably designed as a screen printing machine or as a machining center with at least one screen printing unit.
  • a printing unit of such a screen printing machine or such a machining center has in each case a device for providing printing ink on a particular designed as a screen printing form of a printing unit of this screen printing machine, which will be discussed in more detail below.
  • thermoplastic ink is usually provided in each case in the form of a pasty or solid substance, in particular a printing ink in the form of granules, ie in the form of a granular to powdery, easily pourable solid.
  • a screen heater is known to liquefy such thermoplastic ink and thus operational, ie to make them vertikbar in the relevant printing unit.
  • a printing ink used in a screen printing process is typically operable in a temperature range of about 70 ° C to about 120 ° C and solid at lower temperatures or at least too hard to be printed.
  • FIG. 6 to 11 show by way of example in each case in different views or partial views of an inventive device for providing in particular thermoplastic ink on a printing forme z. B. a screen printing machine, this device, alternatively or in addition to a screen heater in a printing z. B. in a screen printing process printing unit can be used.
  • This ink is z. B. as a solid, preferably as a granulate in a container 31, that is arranged in a reservoir, wherein the z. B. cuboid or cylindrical container 31 is formed on a preferably its bottom 53 opposite side open, ie there has no lid or an unlocked opening, and preferably at its bottom 53 a particular closable Outlet 32 for the printing ink ( 10 and 11 ).
  • the device for providing ink on a printing form of a printing unit z As a screen printing machine of the ink-containing container 31 is formed as a swap body and arranged on the printing unit in or on a holder 33 without tools interchangeable, said holder 33 z. B. as a container 31 preferably multi-sided, especially three-sided and also z. B. at its bottom 53 supporting and / or supporting receiving device is formed ( Fig. 6 to 9 ).
  • the container 31 is attached to the holder 33 z. B. held by a clamp connection.
  • a separate container 31 is provided at the printing unit for each hue of an ink.
  • the holder 31 holding the holder 33 is in turn z. B.
  • pivot arm 34 is attached to a preferably several joints 37 having pivot arm 34, wherein the pivot arm 34 in turn z. B. is connected to a post or support of a particular machine for the machine 01 belonging to the machine frame 36.
  • the pivot arm 34 is preferably at all its joints 37 in its respective setting with a respective z. B. designed as a toggle handle fixer 38 can be fixed.
  • the pivot arm 34 of the container 31 holding holder 33 in particular relative to the respective printing forme of the relevant printing unit z. B. the screen printing machine positioned or at least positionable.
  • supply lines, z As for electrical energy or compressed air, or control lines and / or signal lines for the operation of this device are each coming from the machine frame 36 preferably guided along the pivot arm 34.
  • the holder 33 has a z. B. electrically operated first heater 39, wherein at least a portion of an arranged in the container 31 in the region of its outlet 32 amount of ink by a generated by the first heater 39 of the holder 33 and registered in the container 31 first Quantity of heat is liquefied or at least liquefiable.
  • the first heater 39 is z. B. as a bottom 53 of the container 31 holding holder 33 arranged in particular electrical heating plate or heating mat formed.
  • the first heater 39 may also z. B.
  • the registered in the container 31 first amount of heat liquefied in the container 31 located ink to a height of z. B. about 15 mm to 20 mm above the bottom 53 of the holder 33rd
  • a first elongated hollow body 41 made of a flexible or inflexible material, eg. As metal or plastic arranged.
  • This first elongated hollow body 41 has two ends 42 each provided with an opening; 43, wherein one of its ends 42 connected to the outlet 32 of the container 31 and the other end 43 of this elongated hollow body 41 is directed to the inking printing plate used in the printing unit or at least directionally.
  • the opening 43 of the first elongated hollow body 41 which faces the inking form to be inked, can be separated therefrom above this printing plate at a distance of z. B.
  • the opening 43 of the first elongate hollow body 41 which is located on the end 43 to be inked, is preferably close, e.g. B. at a distance of less than 30 mm arranged on this printing forme to apply the ink to this printing form.
  • the amount of liquefied printing ink exiting from the outlet 32 of the container 31 is in each case passed through or is at least there through this elongated hollow body 41 to the inking printing plate used in the printing unit be conducted.
  • the first elongated hollow body 41 has a length z. B. less than 0.5 m.
  • a further, that is a second elongated hollow body 57 is arranged, wherein the container 31 connected to the first elongated hollow body 41 coaxially disposed in the interior of the second elongated hollow body 57 or at least can be arranged when the container 31 is disposed in or on the holder 33 ( Fig. 6 ). Therefore, an outer diameter of the first elongated hollow body 41 is formed smaller than an inner diameter of the second elongated hollow body 57.
  • the first elongated hollow body 41 and the second elongated hollow body 57 are preferably the same length or at least approximately the same length.
  • the first elongated hollow body 41 is z. B.
  • the container 31 is disposed in or on the holder 33, the bottom 53 of the holder 33 and the bottom 56 of the container 31 are preferably arranged parallel to each other.
  • the second elongated hollow body 57 connected to the holder 33 has a second heating device 44, the quantity of printing ink conveyed through the first elongated hollow body 41 being liquefied or liquefied by a second quantity of heat generated by the second heating device 44 and introduced into this quantity of printing ink Liquid state is maintained or at least durable.
  • the second elongated hollow body 57 z. B. as a pipe or a hose made of a flexible or inflexible material, for. B. made of metal or of a plastic, for. B. formed as a corrugated hose, or as a heated pipe or as a heated hose.
  • the second heater 44 is also z. B. formed as an electric heater, said second heater 44, the second elongated hollow body 57 at least over a portion of its length preferably jacket-shaped, in particular spirally surrounds.
  • a temperature sensor 46; 47 arranged and with a (not shown) preferably electronic control unit connected In an operative connection to the first heating device 39 and / or in an operative connection to the second heating device 44 is or is in each case a temperature sensor 46; 47 arranged and with a (not shown) preferably electronic control unit connected.
  • the metering device 48 is z. B. is designed as a pump, wherein the pump of the metering device 48 is actuated by means of a preferably pneumatic drive 49 or is.
  • the pump has z. B.
  • a pressure piston or pump plunger which is moved by the preferably arranged on the holder 33 outside the container 31 drive 49 of the metering device 48 via a connecting rod or a coupling rod 51 or at least is movable, wherein the connecting rod or the coupling rod 51 on the one hand connected to the drive 49 of the metering device 48 and on the other hand with the pressure piston of the pump or at least connectable.
  • the coupling rod 51 is at least at its the drive 49 of the metering device 48 facing the end by means of a coupling 52, in particular a quick coupling to the drive 49 of the metering device 48 releasably connected or at least connectable.
  • the coupling rod 51 is both ends, ie in addition to the drive 49 of the metering device 48 also releasably connected to the pressure piston of the pump with a clutch 52, in particular a quick coupling or at least connectable.
  • the preferably executed as part of the container 31 and thus left in the container 31 coupling rod 51 is connected after insertion of the container 31 in the holder 33 by means of at least one clutch 52 at least with the drive 49 of the metering device 48.
  • at least one of the two clutches 52 has a clevis. To perform a pumping operation, the pressure piston moves z. B.
  • the pump power is z. B. up to 6 kg of ink per hour.
  • the first quantity of heat generated by the first heating device 39 of the holder 33 and introduced into the container 31 and / or the second quantity of heat generated by the second heating device 44 and introduced into the quantity of printing ink passed through the first elongated hollow body 41 and / or those of the Metering 48 introduced into the first elongated hollow body 41 amount of liquefied in the container 31 ink is or are preferably each z. B. controlled by the control unit or in particular using one of the respective temperature sensor 46; 47 generated temperature signal regulated.
  • the quantity of ink liquefied in the container 31 by the metering device 48 into the first elongated hollow body 41 can be adapted to the output, in particular print production, produced by the processing machine 01.
  • the first quantity of heat generated by the first heating device 39 of the holder 33 and introduced into the container 31 and / or the second quantity of heat generated by the second heating device 44 and introduced into the quantity of printing ink passed through the first elongated hollow body 41 and / or those of the Metering 48 introduced into the first elongated hollow body 41 amount of liquefied in the container 31 ink is or are preferably each set to a control unit belonging to the control unit or at least adjustable.
  • the aforementioned control unit is z. B. programmed or formed at least programmable and z. B. the control of the printing press, d. H. their machine control, in particular the screen printing machine.
  • Fig. 12 shows an example of a displayed on a display device of the control unit or at least displayable program mask to at least one parameter of first heater 39 and / or at least one parameter of the second heater 44 and / or display at least one parameter of the metering device 48 and / or set.
  • the display device of the control unit is z. B. touch-sensitive as a touch screen and therefore has various controls of the control unit belonging to the control unit.
  • the invention provides an apparatus for providing in particular thermoplastic ink on a printing form of a particular printing in a screen printing printing unit, wherein the ink is disposed in an outlet 32 for the ink having container 31, wherein the ink having container 31 as a swap body formed and arranged on the printing unit in or on a holder 33 without tools replaceable, wherein the holder 33 has a first heating device 39.
  • this device at least a portion of an amount of printing ink arranged in the container 31 in the region of its outlet 32 is liquefied or at least liquefiable by a first quantity of heat generated by the first heating device 39 of the holder 33 and introduced into the container 31.

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  1. Dispositif pour la fourniture d'encre à une plaque d'impression d'un groupe d'impression, où l'encre est contenue dans un réservoir (31) présentant une sortie (32) pour l'encre, où le réservoir (31) contenant l'encre est disposé, ou est au moins disposable, contre le groupe d'impression dans ou sur un support (33), où le support (33) comporte un premier dispositif de chauffage (39), où un premier corps creux oblong (41) en matière souple ou rigide est disposé contre le réservoir (31), où le premier corps creux oblong (41) est relié à la sortie (32) du réservoir (31), où un deuxième corps creux oblong (57) en matière souple ou rigide est prévu, où le deuxième corps creux oblong (57) est disposé contre le support (33), où le deuxième corps creux oblong (57) comporte un deuxième dispositif de chauffage (44), caractérisé en ce que le réservoir (31) contenant l'encre est réalisé comme réservoir interchangeable et est disposé de manière à pouvoir être remplacé sans outil contre le groupe d'impression dans ou sur le support (33), où le premier corps creux oblong (41) est disposé, ou est au moins disposable, à l'intérieur du deuxième corps creux oblong (57) quand le réservoir (31) est disposé dans ou sur le support (33), où le premier corps creux oblong (41) est disposé, ou est au moins disposable, coaxialement à l'intérieur du deuxième corps creux oblong (57).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une partie d'une quantité d'encre contenue dans le réservoir (31) au niveau de la sortie (32) de celui-ci est fluidifiée, ou est au moins fluidifiable, par une première quantité de chaleur générée par le premier dispositif de chauffage (39) du support (33) et refoulée vers le réservoir (31), où la quantité d'encre conduite par le premier corps creux oblong (41) est maintenue, ou peut au moins être maintenue, dans son état fluide par une deuxième quantité de chaleur générée par le deuxième dispositif de chauffage (44) et refoulée vers ladite quantité d'encre, quand le premier corps creux oblong (41) est disposé à l'intérieur du deuxième corps creux oblong (57).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la quantité d'encre fluidifiée évacuée par la sortie (32) du réservoir (31) est conduite, ou peut au moins être conduite, par le premier corps creux oblong (41) vers la plaque d'impression du groupe d'impression.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 et/ou 2 et/ou 3, caractérisé en ce qu'un capteur de température (46 ; 47) est respectivement disposé en liaison active avec le premier dispositif de chauffage (39) et/ou en liaison active avec le deuxième dispositif de chauffage (44).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 et/ou 2 et/ou 3 et/ou 4, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de dosage (48) est prévu dans ou sur le réservoir (31), actif au niveau de la sortie (32) de celui-ci, la quantité d'encre fluidifiée dans le réservoir (31) et à injecter dans le premier corps creux oblong (41) étant dosable par ledit dispositif de dosage (48).
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de dosage comprend une pompe.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la pompe du dispositif de dosage comporte un entraînement pneumatique (49).
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 et/ou 2 et/ou 3 et/ou 4 et/ou 5 et/ou 6 et/ou 7, caractérisé en ce qu'une unité de commande est présentée, le premier dispositif de chauffage (39) et/ou le deuxième dispositif de chauffage (44) et/ou un entraînement (49) d'un dispositif de dosage (48) étant respectivement reliés à l'unité de commande.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la première quantité de chaleur générée par le premier dispositif de chauffage (39) du support (33) et refoulée vers le réservoir (31) et/ou la deuxième quantité de chaleur générée par le deuxième dispositif de chauffage (44) et refoulée vers la quantité d'encre conduite par le premier corps creux oblong (41) et/ou la quantité d'encre fluidifiée dans le réservoir (31) injectée dans le premier corps creux oblong (41) par le dispositif de dosage (48) sont respectivement commandées par l'unité de commande ou régulées en recourant à un signal de température généré par le capteur de température (46 ; 47) correspondant.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 8 et/ou 9, caractérisé en ce que la première quantité de chaleur générée par le premier dispositif de chauffage (39) du support (33) et refoulée vers le réservoir (31) et/ou la deuxième quantité de chaleur générée par le deuxième dispositif de chauffage et refoulée vers la quantité d'encre conduite par le premier corps creux oblong (41) et/ou la quantité d'encre fluidifiée dans le réservoir (31) injectée dans le premier corps creux oblong (41) par le dispositif de dosage (48) sont respectivement réglées, ou au moins réglables, sur une unité fonctionnelle appartenant à l'unité de commande.
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 8 et/ou 9 et/ou 10, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande comprend un dispositif d'affichage avec un masque de programme représenté, ou au moins représentable, sur celui-ci, pour l'affichage et/ou le réglage d'au moins un paramètre du premier dispositif de chauffage (39) et/ou d'au moins un paramètre du deuxième dispositif de chauffage (44) et/ou d'au moins un paramètre du dispositif de dosage (48).
  12. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 et/ou 2 et/ou 3 et/ou 4 et/ou 5 et/ou 6 et/ou 7 et/ou 8 et/ou 9 et/ou 10 et/ou 11, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'impression est réalisé comme groupe d'impression en sérigraphie.
  13. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 et/ou 2 et/ou 3 et/ou 4 et/ou 5 et/ou 6 et/ou 7 et/ou 8 et/ou 9 et/ou 10 et/ou 11 et/ou 12, caractérisé en ce que l'encre est réalisée comme encre thermoplastique ou comme encre durcissant aux UV.
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