EP4377092B1 - Machine de traitement et procédé d'alignement d'un substrat dans une machine de traitement - Google Patents

Machine de traitement et procédé d'alignement d'un substrat dans une machine de traitement Download PDF

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EP4377092B1
EP4377092B1 EP23701659.7A EP23701659A EP4377092B1 EP 4377092 B1 EP4377092 B1 EP 4377092B1 EP 23701659 A EP23701659 A EP 23701659A EP 4377092 B1 EP4377092 B1 EP 4377092B1
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Torsten Müller
Bernd Masuch
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  • the invention relates to a processing machine according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for aligning a substrate in a processing machine according to the preamble of claim 10.
  • Various processing units are used in processing machines, particularly for sheets such as corrugated cardboard.
  • the sheets are pressurized with pressurized fluid by at least one application unit and, additionally or alternatively, their mass and/or shape and/or contour are modified by at least one shaping device.
  • One possible application process is flexographic printing. Flexographic printing is characterized by a forme cylinder with a flexible printing form.
  • One possible shaping device is usually a die cutter, particularly a rotary die cutter. To ensure high quality of the end product, register-accurate alignment of the substrate in the processing machine is necessary.
  • the alignment of the substrate takes place in the processing machine system, i.e. before the first processing unit.
  • the EP 2 456 698 B1 Such a processing machine with an infeed element arranged in front of the first processing unit.
  • the infeed element has a lateral drive device for movement in the lateral direction and two longitudinal drive devices for movement in the longitudinal direction.
  • the DE 10 2019 110 853 A1 discloses a sheet processing machine with a shaping device for processing sheets and at least one separation device for removing at least one remaining piece of at least a sheet.
  • at least one inspection device is arranged for at least partial inspection of at least one remaining part of the at least one sheet with at least one blank that has been processed by the forming device.
  • the WO 98/18053 A1 discloses an alignment device for a sheet in a cut-sheet printer.
  • a transport device of the alignment device is movable transversely to the transport direction in order to position a side edge of the sheet at the level of a To be arranged in the desired pressure position.
  • the DE 20 2012 100 708 U1 shows a punching device with a feed unit that feeds a material sheet to the punching cylinder and with a control system that synchronizes the movements of the material sheet and the punching cylinder.
  • a detection device that detects the position of the material sheet is provided, and the control system is designed to control the speed of the feed unit depending on the signals from the detection device.
  • its positioning may change compared to an ideal alignment along the transport path through the processing machine, in particular after at least a first processing unit.
  • a processing machine wherein an application unit is assigned at least one sheet sensor arranged upstream of the application unit, which detects the arrival time of sheets at the position of the sheet sensor in order to compensate for registration errors in the transport direction.
  • compensation for registration errors in the transverse direction i.e., in the case of a lateral displacement of the sheet, and/or compensation for registration errors due to a skewed sheet is not possible.
  • the WO 2016/174221 A1 teaches a machine arrangement with several processing stations for processing sheets, wherein at least one of these processing stations is designed as a non-impact printing device.
  • an alignment device is arranged, wherein this alignment device each at least in its axial register and/or in its circumferential register, is aligned in register relative to a processing position of the processing station downstream of the non-impact printing device.
  • the DE 10 2018 201 918 A1 discloses a sheet processing machine with coating units and a forming unit with a punching cylinder.
  • a transport unit is arranged between the coating units and the forming unit, whereby the transport path of the sheets can be located below the transport surface.
  • the alignment of the sheet to be processed takes place in a feed device upstream of the coating unit.
  • the circumferential register, lateral register, and/or diagonal register is determined by detecting register marks using sensors and subsequent evaluation.
  • the cylinders of the processing units are adjusted in their relative positions depending on this.
  • the DE 10 2018 204 314 A1 teaches a sheet processing machine with coating units and a forming unit with a punching cylinder.
  • a transport unit is arranged between the coating units and the forming unit, whereby the transport path of the sheets can be located below the transport surface.
  • the alignment of the sheet to be processed takes place in a feed device upstream of the coating unit.
  • the feed device has an alignment roller, which is partially or completely movable in the transverse direction. In the area of the alignment roller, the sheet to be processed is transported horizontally.
  • the DE 694 06 962 T2 discloses a device for continuously passing individual corrugated cardboard sheets through an aniline printing section and a punching section.
  • a conveyor section with a driven conveyor is arranged between the aniline printing section and the punching section.
  • a sensor means for detecting a sheet in the Conveyor section is adjusted by accelerating and decelerating the conveyor from its normal drive speed and then returning it to the normal drive speed.
  • the invention is based on the object of creating a processing machine and a method for aligning a substrate in a processing machine.
  • a processing machine has at least one processing unit.
  • the processing machine has at least two processing units which carry out different processing processes.
  • At least one processing unit for example a front processing unit, is designed as an application unit.
  • at least one processing unit designed as an application unit is followed by at least one processing unit designed as a shaping unit, preferably as a punching unit, or alternatively as an application unit, preferably without further processing units in between.
  • a first processing unit is followed by at least one further processing unit.
  • the subsequent processing unit is designed as a shaping unit, more preferably as a punching unit.
  • At least one transport unit is arranged in front of at least one processing unit following it in the direction of transport of the substrate.
  • the at least one processing unit follows the transport unit, preferably directly thereafter, more preferably without any further processing units in between.
  • the downstream processing unit is designed as a shaping unit, more preferably as a punching unit.
  • the at least one transport unit is arranged between the at least one processing unit designed as an application unit and the at least one downstream processing unit designed as a shaping unit, preferably as a punching unit.
  • a section of the transport path provided for transporting substrate, which section is defined by the transport unit, is preferably located below a transport surface of the transport unit.
  • the at least one transport unit has at least one transport element.
  • the at least one transport unit has a plurality of transport elements, preferably at least two transport elements.
  • the at least one transport element of the plurality of transport elements is axially adjustable.
  • the at least one transport element of the plurality of transport elements is axially adjustable depending on the detection of at least one imaging element, preferably at least one print mark, of a substrate by at least one sensor for substrate alignment.
  • this enables optimal alignment of a substrate relative to the processing unit processing it.
  • a method for aligning a substrate in a processing machine is provided.
  • the substrate is aligned relative to a processing unit of the processing machine.
  • at least one transport unit of the processing machine is followed by at least one processing unit of the processing machine, preferably without further processing units in between.
  • at least one processing unit designed as a shaping unit preferably as a punching unit, or alternatively as an application unit follows.
  • the at least one transport unit is arranged between the at least one processing unit designed as an application unit and the at least one subsequent processing unit designed as a shaping unit, preferably as a punching unit.
  • a suspended transport of substrate follows, preferably at least with the at least one transport unit for substrate alignment.
  • the at least one transport unit has at least one transport element.
  • the at least one transport unit has a plurality of transport elements, preferably at least two transport elements.
  • the at least one transport element of the plurality of transport elements is adjusted axially.
  • At least one sensor for substrate alignment detects at least one imaging element of the substrate.
  • the at least one transport element of the plurality of transport elements is axially adjusted depending on the detection of the at least one imaging element, preferably at least one print mark.
  • the at least one sensor for substrate alignment preferably regulates and/or controls the at least one individual drive for axially adjusting the at least one transport element.
  • the at least one transport unit has a plurality of transport elements.
  • the at least one transport unit preferably designed for aligning substrates, thus preferably has at least two, Preferably at least three, more preferably at least four, more preferably at least five, transport elements.
  • the at least one transport unit has a maximum of twenty, preferably a maximum of twelve, more preferably a maximum of eleven, transport elements.
  • the transport elements of the plurality of transport elements are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction.
  • the plurality of transport elements are axially adjustable individually or in groups.
  • the plurality of transport elements are preferably axially adjusted individually or, alternatively, the plurality of transport elements are axially adjusted in groups.
  • the at least one transport unit in particular the at least one transport unit for substrate alignment, is preferably designed as a suction transport means in the form of a suction box, also known as a roller suction system.
  • a suction transport means in the form of a suction box, also known as a roller suction system.
  • this allows different substrates, in particular with regard to their thickness, to be processed and precisely aligned.
  • the design as a suction box enables differentiated adjustment of the individual transport elements without negatively affecting the holding force holding the substrate.
  • reliable substrate guidance and alignment are enabled without damaging the substrate, for example, due to a gripping holding means.
  • simple substrate guidance and alignment are enabled when the substrate is transported in a suspended position.
  • the at least one transport element preferably has an individual drive for axial adjustment.
  • the at least one transport unit has the at least one transport element and at least one further transport element arranged behind and/or in front of it in the transport direction, each of which has an individual drive for axial adjustment.
  • at least one further transport element is arranged behind the at least one transport element and/or at least one further transport element is arranged in front of the at least one transport element, each of which has an individual drive for axial adjustment
  • These transport elements are therefore preferably each axially adjustable.
  • these at least two transport elements each have an individual drive for axial adjustment.
  • the at least one individual drive enables simple individual adjustment of the transport elements and thus individual adaptation depending on the required orientation of the substrate.
  • the at least one transport unit preferably has at least one main drive, which is designed to generate a rotational movement of the at least one transport element.
  • the plurality of transport elements is coupled to the at least one main drive.
  • at least one sensor for detecting a leading edge of the substrate is connected to the at least one main drive by means of at least one control unit.
  • the substrate is aligned in a substrate feed device by means of at least one fixed or movable stop.
  • the substrate is aligned by means of the at least one transport unit in addition to the alignment in the substrate feed device.
  • At least one sensor preferably for detecting the leading edge of the substrate, is arranged upstream of the at least one processing unit, preferably each processing unit.
  • the arrival time of a region of the substrate to be processed is adjusted and/or adjustable relative to the arrival time of a processing tool of the processing unit at a processing location.
  • This sensor is advantageously space-saving, particularly compared to image capture devices, for example.
  • the processing machine has at least one inspection device, preferably at least one print image control system and/or at least one register control system and/or at least one punching control system.
  • the at least one inspection device is preferably connected to at least one drive of the processing machine and/or to at least one sheet switch for discharging substrate and/or to at least one further component of the processing machine.
  • the at least one drive of the processing machine and/or the at least one sheet switch for discharging substrate and/or the at least one further component of the processing machine is preferably controlled and/or regulated as a function of the control of the substrate by the at least one inspection device.
  • the at least one inspection device is preferably connected by means of at least one control unit to the at least one individual drive and/or to the at least one main drive of the at least one transport unit. The inspection results are thus advantageously taken into account when controlling the at least one transport unit.
  • alignment occurs between two processing units in order to set and/or readjust the alignment of the substrate after at least an initial processing step.
  • the accuracy of the substrate alignment is increased during the ongoing processing process. This advantageously increases the accuracy of the processing. This advantageously increases the quality of the produced product. Furthermore, the productivity of the processing machine is advantageously increased. Substrate guidance is advantageously simplified.
  • an incorrect position of a substrate is corrected while this substrate is arranged on at least one transport unit, preferably while it is being transported by the at least one transport unit.
  • the substrate is aligned on the at least one transport unit in the transport direction and/or in the transverse direction and/or with respect to an inclined position.
  • At least one forme cylinder of at least one processing unit of the processing units preferably has at least one drive for axially adjusting the forme cylinder. More preferably, at least one forme cylinder of the downstream processing unit, preferably designed as a punching unit or as an application unit, preferably has at least one drive for axially adjusting the forme cylinder. The forme cylinder preferably also has at least one drive in the circumferential direction.
  • the relative position of the at least one forme cylinder relative to a substrate to be processed is optimized.
  • At least one forme cylinder of at least one processing unit of the processing units is preferably axially adjusted and/or is adjustable by means of at least one drive for axially adjusting the forme cylinder.
  • At least one forme cylinder of the downstream processing unit is preferably axially adjusted and/or is axially adjustable by means of at least one drive for axially adjusting the forme cylinder.
  • optimal adjustment of the register is enabled by correctly positioning the forme cylinder in its axial position and/or relative to a master axis value.
  • the at least one processing unit preferably the at least one application unit and/or the at least one shaping unit, more preferably each processing unit, in particular an application unit and/or a processing unit following an application unit, has at least one drive for axially adjusting the at least one forme cylinder of the processing unit.
  • the at least one processing unit preferably the at least one application unit and/or the at least one shaping unit, more preferably each processing unit, in particular an application unit and/or a processing unit following an application unit, has at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder of the processing unit.
  • alignment of the substrate is enabled after it has passed through at least one application unit.
  • alignment of the substrate takes place, preferably in addition to alignment in a first unit of the processing machine, embodied, for example, as a substrate feed device, in particular upstream of the at least one shaping unit.
  • a high degree of accuracy in the processing of the substrate by the at least one shaping unit for example, at least one punching contour, is thus achieved relative to the processing of the substrate by the at least one application unit, for example, at least one printed image.
  • a processing machine 01 is preferably designed as a printing machine 01 and/or as a forming machine 01, in particular a punching machine 01, more preferably as a rotary punching machine.
  • the printing machine 01 is preferably designed as a flexographic printing machine 01 trained.
  • the processing machine 01 is preferably referred to as a printing machine 01 if it has at least one application unit 614, preferably designed as a printing unit 614, and/or at least one printing unit 600, in particular regardless of whether it has further units for processing substrate 02.
  • a processing machine 01 designed as a printing machine 01 additionally has at least one further such unit 900, for example at least one shaping unit 900, which is preferably designed as a punching unit 900, more preferably as a punching device 900.
  • the processing machine 01 is preferably referred to as a shaping machine 01 if it has at least one shaping unit 914 and/or at least one shaping unit 900, in particular regardless of whether it has further units 600 for processing substrate 02.
  • the processing machine 01 is preferably referred to as a punching machine 01 if it has at least one punching unit 914 designed as a shaping unit 914 and/or at least one punching unit 900 and/or at least one punching device 900, in particular regardless of whether it has further units 600 for processing substrate 02.
  • a processing machine 01 designed as a shaping machine 01 or punching machine 01 additionally has at least one further unit 600 for processing substrate 02, for example at least one printing unit 600 and/or at least one printing unit 614.
  • the processing machine 01 has at least two processing units 600; 900, which perform different processing processes.
  • the processing of a substrate 02 is described above and below preferably by changing at least one property of the respective substrate 02 with regard to its physical properties and/or material properties, in particular its mass and/or shape and/or appearance.
  • the substrate 02 can be converted into at least one further processable intermediate product and/or end product.
  • the at least one processing unit 600; 900 preferably the at least one application unit 600 and/or the at least one shaping unit 900, more preferably each processing unit 600; 900, in particular an application unit 600 and/or a processing unit 600; 900 following an application unit 600, has at least one drive for the axial adjustment of the at least one forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900.
  • the at least one drive for the axial adjustment of the at least one forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900 is preferably designed to axially adjust the forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900.
  • the forme cylinder 616; 901 of the at least one processing unit 616; 900 is preferably axially adjusted by means of the at least one drive for axially adjusting the forme cylinder 616; 901.
  • the at least one processing unit 600; 900 preferably the at least one application unit 600 and/or the at least one shaping unit 900, more preferably each processing unit 600; 900, in particular an application unit 600 and/or a processing unit 600; 900 following an application unit 600, has at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900 is preferably designed to accelerate and/or decelerate the forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900 in the circumferential direction and/or is preferably designed to adapt a processing length of the processing unit 600; 900 by accelerating and/or decelerating the forme cylinder 616; 901 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive accelerates and/or decelerates in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616; 901 of the Processing unit 600; 900 each adjusts the forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900 each adjusts a processing length of the processing unit 600; 900 by accelerating and/or decelerating the forme cylinder 616; 901 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive of the forme cylinder 616; 901, preferably at least the axial adjustment and/or the speed in the circumferential direction is controlled by at least one inspection device 726; 728; 916, preferably by the register control system 728 and/or the punch control system 916.
  • the processing machine 01 in particular a sheet processing machine 01, preferably comprises a unit 100 designed as a feeder 100, preferably as a sheet feeder 100, and/or at least one printing unit 614 designed as an application unit 614 for applying at least one print image to substrate 02. If the processing machine 01 has at least one printing unit 614 and/or at least one printing unit 600 on the one hand and at least one shaping unit 914 and/or at least one shaping unit 900 on the other hand, it is accordingly designed both as a printing machine 01 and as a shaping machine 01.
  • the processing machine 01 has at least one printing unit 614 and/or at least one printing unit 600 on the one hand and at least one punching unit 914 and/or at least one punching unit 900 and/or at least one punching device 900 on the other hand, it is accordingly designed both as a printing machine 01 and as a shaping machine 01, in particular a punching machine 01.
  • the processing machine 01 is designed as a sheet-fed processing machine 01, i.e. as a processing machine 01 for processing sheet-shaped substrate 02 or sheets 02, in particular sheet-shaped printing material 02.
  • the sheet-fed processing machine 01 is designed as a sheet-fed printing machine 01 and/or as a sheet forming machine 01 and/or as a sheet punching machine 01.
  • the processing machine 01 is further preferably designed as a corrugated board sheet processing machine 01, i.e. as a processing machine 01 for processing sheet-shaped substrate 02 or sheets 02 made of corrugated board 02, in particular sheet-shaped printing material 02 made of corrugated board 02.
  • the processing machine 01 is designed as a sheet-fed printing press 01, in particular as a corrugated board sheet printing machine 01, i.e. as a printing press 01 for coating and/or printing sheet-shaped substrate 02 or sheets 02 made of corrugated board 02, in particular sheet-shaped printing material 02 made of corrugated board 02.
  • the printing press 01 is designed as a printing press 01 operating according to a printing form-bound printing process.
  • the processing machine 01 is designed to process substrate 02, preferably a sheet-shaped substrate 02.
  • the substrate 02 preferably has at least one panel.
  • a panel is preferably that region of the substrate 02 which is designed as a product of the processing machine 01, in particular as an intermediate product for producing an end product, and/or is further processed, for example, into a desired or required end product and/or is designed to be further processable.
  • the desired or required end product, which is preferably produced by further processing the respective panel is preferably a folding box and/or packaging.
  • the term sheet-shaped substrate 02, in particular a printing material 02, specifically sheet 02 is intended to encompass in principle any flat substrate 02 and in sections, i.e. also substrates 02 in panel or plate form, i.e.
  • the thus defined sheet-shaped substrate 02 or the sheet 02 is formed, for example, from paper or cardboard, ie as a paper or cardboard sheet, or from sheets 02, panels or possibly plates made of plastic, cardboard, glass or metal. More preferably, the substrate 02 is corrugated cardboard 02, in particular corrugated cardboard sheets 02. Preferably, the at least one sheet 02 is Corrugated cardboard 02 is formed.
  • the thickness of a sheet 02 is preferably understood to be a dimension orthogonal to a largest area of the sheet 02. This largest area is also referred to as the main area.
  • pressure fluid is applied to the sheet 02 on the at least one main surface, at least partially and/or at least on one side.
  • the thickness of the sheet 02 is, for example, at least 0.1 mm (zero point one millimeter), more preferably at least 0.3 mm (zero point three millimeters), and even more preferably at least 0.5 mm (zero point five millimeters). Significantly greater thicknesses are also common, for example at least 4 mm (four millimeters) or even 10 mm (ten millimeters) and more. Corrugated cardboard sheets 02 are comparatively stable and therefore not very flexible. Appropriate adaptations to the processing machine 01 therefore facilitate the processing of sheets 02 of great thickness.
  • the respective, preferably at least one, sheet 02 is made of paper or cardboard. More preferably, the respective sheet 02 is made of cardboard, preferably corrugated cardboard.
  • paper is a flat material consisting essentially of fibers of mostly plant origin, which is formed by dewatering a fiber suspension on a screen. This creates a fiber felt that is then dried.
  • the basis weight of paper is preferably a maximum of 225 g/m2 (two hundred and twenty-five grams per square meter).
  • cardboard is a flat material consisting essentially of fibers of plant origin, which is formed by dewatering a fiber suspension on one or between two screens. The fiber structure is compacted and dried.
  • Cardboard is preferably made by gluing or pressing together cellulose and/or. Cardboard is preferably in the form of solid board or corrugated board 02.
  • Corrugated board 02 is, as used above and below, board made of one or more layers of corrugated paper, which is glued to a layer or between several layers of another, preferably smooth, paper or board.
  • the area-related Paperboard weight of over 225 g/m2 (two hundred and twenty-five grams per square meter).
  • the term "cardboard” refers to a paper sheet, preferably coated on one side, preferably with a basis weight of at least 150 g/m2 (one hundred and fifty grams per square meter) and a maximum of 600 g/m2 (six hundred grams per square meter). Cardboard preferably has a high strength relative to paper.
  • the processing machine 01 has several units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000.
  • a unit is preferably understood to be a group of devices that interact functionally, in particular to be able to carry out a preferably self-contained processing operation of sheets 02.
  • at least two and preferably at least three and more preferably all of the units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 are designed as modules 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 or are at least each assigned to one such module.
  • a module is understood in particular to be a respective unit or a structure comprising several units, which preferably has at least one means of transport and/or at least its own controllable and/or adjustable drive and/or is designed as an independently functional module and/or as a machine unit or functional assembly manufactured and/or assembled separately.
  • a separate controllable and/or adjustable drive of an unit or module is understood in particular to be a drive which serves to drive movements of components of this unit or module and/or which serves to effect transport of substrate 02, in particular sheets 02, through this respective unit or module and/or through at least one area of action of this respective unit or module and/or which serves to directly or indirectly drive at least one component of the respective unit or module intended for contact with sheets 02.
  • the own controllable and/or adjustable drive of an aggregate or module is designed to drive movements of components of this aggregate or module and/or to effect a transport of substrate 02 designed and/or designed to directly or indirectly drive at least one component of the respective unit or module intended for contact with sheet 02.
  • These drives of the units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 are preferably designed as position-controlled electric motors in particular.
  • a main drive is preferably connected to at least two components of the processing machine 01 and/or is preferably designed to jointly drive the at least two components, which are further preferably mechanically and/or virtually coupled or synchronizable with one another.
  • An individual drive is preferably designed to drive one component, preferably independently of further drives and/or components.
  • An individual drive preferably at least one individual drive M E of a transport element 701 is preferably a position-controlled electric motor, for example alternatively with angle of rotation control.
  • a main drive, preferably at least one main drive M of the transport unit 700 is preferably a position-controlled electric motor, for example alternatively angle-controlled.
  • each unit 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 has at least one drive control and/or at least one drive regulator, which is assigned to the respective at least one drive of the respective unit 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000.
  • the drive controls and/or drive regulators of the individual units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 can preferably be operated individually and independently of one another.
  • the drive controls and/or drive regulators of the individual units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 are linked and/or linkable in terms of circuitry, in particular by means of at least one BUS system, to one another and/or to a machine control system of the processing machine 01 in such a way that a coordinated control and/or regulation of the drives of several or all units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 is and/or can be carried out.
  • the individual units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 and/or in particular modules 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 are accordingly at least with regard to their Drives are preferably electronically coordinated and/or operated, in particular by means of at least one virtual and/or electronic master axis.
  • the virtual and/or electronic master axis is preferably specified, for example by a higher-level machine control of the processing machine 01.
  • the individual units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 are and/or can be synchronized with one another, for example mechanically, at least with regard to their drives.
  • the individual units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 are preferably mechanically decoupled from one another, at least with regard to their drives.
  • the spatial area provided for the transport of substrate 02, which the substrate 02 occupies at least temporarily when present, is the transport path.
  • the transport path is defined by at least one device for guiding the substrate 02 in an operating state of the processing machine 01.
  • the units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 are preferably each characterized in that the section of a transport path provided for transporting sheets 02 defined by the respective unit 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 is at least substantially flat and more preferably completely flat.
  • This transport path preferably extends in a direction T, in particular transport direction T.
  • a substantially horizontally running transport path provided for the transport of sheets 02 means in particular that the provided transport path, over the entire area of the respective unit 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000, has exclusively one or more directions that deviate from at least one horizontal direction by a maximum of 30° (thirty degrees), preferably a maximum of 15° (fifteen degrees), and more preferably a maximum of 5° (five degrees).
  • the transport path provided for the transport of sheets 02 preferably begins at a point where the sheets 02 are removed from a feeder stack 104.
  • the direction T of the transport path is in particular the direction T in which the sheets 02 are transported at the point at which the direction T is measured.
  • the transport direction T provided in particular for transporting sheets 02 is preferably the direction T which is preferably at least substantially and more preferably completely horizontally oriented and/or which preferably leads from a first unit 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 to a last unit 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01, in particular from a sheet feeder unit 100 or a substrate feed device 100 on the one hand to a delivery unit 1000 or a substrate discharge device 1000 on the other hand, and/or which preferably points in a direction in which the sheets 02 are transported apart from vertical movements or vertical components of movements, in particular from a first contact with a unit 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 of the processing machine 01 arranged downstream of the substrate feed device 100 or first contact with the processing machine 01 to a last contact with the processing machine 01.
  • the transport direction T is preferably that Direction T, in which a horizontal component points in a direction oriented from the attachment device 300 to the substrate delivery device 1000.
  • a direction A is preferably a direction A oriented orthogonal to the transport direction T of the sheets 02 and/or orthogonal to the intended transport path of the sheets 02 through the at least one application unit 600 and/or through the at least one shaping unit 900 and/or through the at least one sheet delivery 1000.
  • the transverse direction A is preferably a horizontally oriented direction A.
  • a longitudinal axis of the at least one forme cylinder 616 is oriented parallel to the transverse direction A.
  • the transverse direction A is an axial direction.
  • a working width of the processing machine 01 and/or of the at least one application unit 600 and/or of the at least one shaping unit 900 and/or of the at least one sheet delivery 1000 is preferably a dimension that preferably extends orthogonally to the intended transport path of the sheets 02 through the at least one application unit 600 and/or the at least one shaping unit 900 and/or the at least one sheet delivery 1000, more preferably in the transverse direction A.
  • the working width of the processing machine 01 preferably corresponds to a maximum width that a sheet 02 may have in order to still be able to be processed with the processing machine 01, i.e. in particular a maximum sheet width that can be processed with the processing machine 01.
  • the width of a sheet 02 is to be understood in particular as its dimension in the transverse direction A.
  • the working width of the processing machine 01 preferably corresponds to the working width of the at least one application unit 600 and/or the at least one shaping unit 900 and/or the at least one sheet delivery 1000.
  • the working width of the processing machine 01 is preferably at least 100 cm (one hundred centimeters), more preferably at least 150 cm (one hundred and fifty centimeters), even more preferably at least 160 cm (one hundred and sixty centimeters), even more preferably at least 200 cm (two hundred centimeters) and even more preferably at least 250 cm (two hundred and fifty centimeters).
  • a vertical direction V preferably denotes a direction that is preferably directed vertically upwards from a floor.
  • the vertical direction V is preferably arranged parallel to the normal vector of a plane spanned by the transport direction T and the transverse direction A.
  • Components preferably have their height in the vertical direction V.
  • the vertical direction V is preferably oriented such that it points from the printing substrate 02 arranged in a processing station 910 towards a forme cylinder 901 of the shaping device 900.
  • a direction X preferably designates the direction along the lateral extent of the substrate 02.
  • the direction X is preferably oriented parallel to the transverse direction A, i.e. an axial direction.
  • the direction X preferably points from a first side edge of the substrate 02 to a second side edge of the substrate 02 opposite the first side edge.
  • a direction Y preferably designates the direction along the longitudinal extent of the substrate 02.
  • the direction Y is preferably oriented parallel to the transport direction T, i.e. preferably points in the direction of the transport path.
  • the direction Y preferably points from a rear edge 04 of the substrate 02 to its front edge 03.
  • the front edge 03 is preferably the edge 03 of the substrate 02 which, along the transport path in the processing machine 01, is the first edge of the substrate 02 in contact with the respective units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000, in particular to processing points 621; 910.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least one substrate feed device 100, which is more preferably designed as an assembly 100, in particular a substrate feed assembly 100 and/or as a module 100, in particular a substrate feed module 100.
  • the at least one substrate feed device 100 is preferably designed as a sheet feeder 100 and/or a sheet feeder assembly 100 and/or a sheet feeder module 100.
  • the at least one substrate feed device 100 is preferably the first assembly 100 of the processing machine 01, in particular in the transport direction T.
  • the substrate feed device 100 is preferably designed to feed substrate 02, preferably sheets 02, to subsequent processing assemblies 600; 900.
  • the substrate feed device 100 preferably separates the substrates 02 so that the substrates 02 are transported through the processing machine 01 one after the other, preferably at a distance from one another.
  • the at least one substrate feed device 100 preferably has at least one acceleration means, preferably at least one primary acceleration means and/or at least one secondary acceleration means, for accelerating the substrate 02 to processing speed.
  • the at least one substrate feed device 100 preferably has at least one front stop and/or at least one lateral stop and/or at least one rear stop, which preferably aligns the at least one substrate 02. For example, at least one stop is fixed or movable, towards the substrate 02 and/or away from the substrate 02.
  • the at least one substrate 02 is aligned in the at least one substrate feed device 100 by means of the at least one fixed or movable stop.
  • the processing machine 01 has, for example, at least one unit designed as a conditioning device, in particular a conditioning unit, which is more preferably designed as a module, in particular as a conditioning module.
  • a conditioning device is, for example, designed as a preparation device, in particular as a preparation device for applying primer, or as a post-treatment device, in particular as a post-treatment device for applying paint.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least one unit designed as a preparation device, in particular a preparation unit, which is further preferably designed as a module, in particular as a preparation module, and represents a conditioning device.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least one post-treatment device.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least one unit 300, preferably a feed device 300, which is more preferably designed as a feed unit 300 and/or feed module 300.
  • the at least one feed device 300 is alternatively designed as a component of the substrate feed device 100 or another unit.
  • the substrate feed device 100 preferably comprises the feed unit 300.
  • the feed unit 300 preferably has the at least one feeder stack 104.
  • the feeder stack 104 preferably comprises a plurality of sheets 02, which are preferably stacked at least temporarily in a storage area 166.
  • the processing machine 01 has, for example, at least one, preferably at least two, more preferably at least four, more preferably at least six, for example eight, units 600, e.g., the application unit 600, which is preferably designed as a module 600, in particular an application module 600.
  • the at least one application unit 600 is preferably arranged and/or constructed depending on the function and/or application method.
  • the at least one application unit 600 preferably serves to apply at least one respective application fluid or coating agent over the entire surface and/or at least part of the surface to the sheets 02.
  • An example of an application unit 600 is a printing unit 600 or printing module 600, which in particular serves to apply printing ink and/or ink to the substrate 02, in particular the sheets 02.
  • the at least one application unit 600 is an application fluid, preferably Printing ink and/or ink, for example designed to be applied over the entire surface and/or part of the surface to the sheets 02.
  • any priming unit and/or any varnishing unit that may be arranged are also considered to be such an application unit 600 or printing unit 600.
  • the at least one application unit 600 preferably has the at least one applicator unit 614.
  • at least a first application unit 600 in the transport direction T is designed as a priming unit.
  • at least a last application unit 600 in the transport direction T is designed as a varnishing unit.
  • at least one, preferably at least four, application units 600, which are preferably arranged downstream of the priming unit and/or upstream of the varnishing unit are designed as printing units 600.
  • application units 600 can preferably be differentiated with regard to their application methods.
  • An example of an application unit 600 is a form-based application unit 600, which in particular has at least one fixed, physical and preferably replaceable printing form for the application of printing fluid.
  • Form-based application units 600 preferably operate according to a planographic printing process, in particular an offset planographic printing process and/or a gravure printing process and/or a letterpress printing process, particularly preferably a flexographic printing process.
  • the corresponding application unit 600 is preferably a flexographic application unit 600 or flexographic printing unit 600, in particular a flexographic application module 600 or flexographic printing module 600.
  • the at least one application unit 600 is designed as an offset printing unit 600.
  • a preferred embodiment of the applicator unit 614 is intended to provide substrate 02, in particular sheet 02 and/or printing material 02, with application fluid from below, for example, to print it.
  • the forme cylinder 616 is preferably arranged below the impression cylinder 617.
  • the sheets 02 are printed from above.
  • the printing unit 600 is then preferably configured in a mirror-inverted sequence with structural adjustments.
  • the sheets 02 are punched on the opposite side to form the printed image. Therefore, printing from below is the preferred embodiment.
  • the at least one application unit 600 preferably each application unit 600, preferably has at least one drive.
  • the at least one application unit 600 preferably each application unit 600, preferably has at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600, preferably of the forme cylinder 616 of the application unit 600, is preferably designed to accelerate and/or decelerate the forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600, preferably the forme cylinder 616 of the application unit 600, in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600 is preferably designed to adapt a processing length of the processing unit 600, preferably a processing length of the forme cylinder 616, by accelerating and/or decelerating the forme cylinder 616 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600 preferably accelerates and/or decelerates the forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600 adapts a processing length of the processing unit 600 by accelerating and/or decelerating the forme cylinder 616 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 616 can be accelerated and/or decelerated in the circumferential direction by means of the at least one drive, preferably a single drive.
  • the at least one Forme cylinder 616 has at least one drive, preferably a single drive, more preferably a position-controlled electric motor, for axially adjusting the forme cylinder 616.
  • the at least one processing unit 600 preferably designed as an application unit 600, preferably has at least one drive for axially adjusting the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600.
  • the at least one drive for axially adjusting the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600 is preferably designed to adjust the forme cylinder 616 of the processing unit 600 axially, preferably in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 616 is axially adjustable.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the at least one application unit 600 is axially adjusted by means of the at least one drive for axially adjusting the forme cylinder 616.
  • the axial adjustment takes place at least during the setup of the processing machine 01 for a new processing order. More preferably, the axial adjustment occurs additionally or alternatively during the processing of substrate 02.
  • the axial adjustment is controlled manually by an operator.
  • the at least one drive of the forme cylinder 616 preferably at least the axial adjustment, is controlled by the at least one inspection device 726; 728; 916, preferably by the registration control system 728.
  • the processing machine 01 has, for example, at least one unit designed as a drying device, in particular a drying unit, which is more preferably designed as a module, in particular as a drying module.
  • at least one drying device 506 and/or at least one post-drying device is a component of at least one unit 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000, preferably designed as a module 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000.
  • at least one application unit 600 has at least one drying device 506 and/or has at least one transport unit 700 and/or at least one transport unit 700 trained unit 700.
  • the processing machine 01 has at least one transport device 700, which is designed as an assembly 700, in particular the transport assembly 700, and/or as a module 700, in particular as a transport module 700.
  • the transport device 700 is also referred to as transport means 700. Additionally or alternatively, the processing machine 01 preferably has transport devices 700, for example as components of other assemblies and/or modules.
  • the at least one transport device 700 has at least one drive, preferably a single drive.
  • the at least one transport assembly 700 has the at least one transport element 701.
  • the at least one transport assembly 700 has a plurality of transport elements 701, which are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T.
  • the transport unit 700 has at least one individual drive M E for an axial adjustment of at least one transport element 701, and/or at least one main drive M, for example at least one main drive M for driving in the circumferential direction, preferably for rotating, in particular rotary, driving, at least one transport element 701.
  • the processing machine 01 has at least one shaping device 900, which is designed as an assembly 900, in particular a shaping assembly 900 or punching assembly 900, and/or as a module 900, in particular as a shaping module 900 or punching module 900 and/or as a punching device 900.
  • a shaping assembly 900 is one embodiment of a processing assembly 900.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least one shaping assembly 900 designed as a punching assembly 900.
  • the at least one shaping device 900 is preferably designed as a rotary punching device 900 and/or preferably has at least one shaping unit 914 or punching unit 914, more preferably a rotary punching unit.
  • a shaping device 900 should also be understood to mean an embossing device and/or a creasing device.
  • a perforating device is also a form of a punching device 900.
  • the at least one substrate 02, in particular sheet 02 is punched and/or creasing and/or embossed and/or perforated in the at least one preferably subsequent processing unit 900, preferably designed as a shaping unit 900.
  • the at least one punching unit 900 preferably has the at least one shaping unit 914, preferably designed as a punching unit 914.
  • the shaping unit 914 designed as a punching unit 914 has at least one forme cylinder 901, preferably designed as a punching cylinder 901.
  • the forme cylinder 901 of the shaping unit 900 has at least one drive assigned to it, preferably a single drive, more preferably a position-controlled electric motor.
  • the at least one shaping unit 900 preferably the processing unit 900 following an application unit 600, preferably has at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the processing unit 900.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900, preferably of the forme cylinder 901 of the punching unit 900, is preferably designed to accelerate and/or decelerate the forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900, preferably the forme cylinder 901 of the punching unit 900, in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the processing unit 900 accelerates and/or decelerates the forme cylinder 901 of the processing unit 900 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one Drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the processing unit 900 determines a respective processing length of the processing unit 900 by accelerating and/or decelerating the forme cylinder 901 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 can be accelerated and/or decelerated in the circumferential direction by means of the at least one drive, preferably a single drive.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 preferably has at least one drive, preferably a single drive, more preferably a position-controlled electric motor, for the axial adjustment of the forme cylinder 901.
  • the at least one processing unit 900 preferably the following one, preferably designed as a punching unit 900, preferably has at least one drive for the axial adjustment of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the processing unit 900.
  • the at least one drive for the axial adjustment of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the processing unit 900 is preferably designed to adjust the forme cylinder 901 of the processing unit 900 axially, preferably in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 is preferably axially adjustable.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the at least one shaping unit 900 is preferably axially adjusted by means of the at least one drive for the axial adjustment of the forme cylinder 901.
  • the axial adjustment occurs at least during the setup of the processing machine 01 for a new processing job.
  • the axial adjustment occurs additionally or alternatively during the processing of substrate 02.
  • the axial adjustment is controlled manually by an operator.
  • the axial adjustment is controlled by the at least one inspection device 726; 728; 916, preferably by the punching control system 916.
  • the at least one shaping unit 900 preferably the at least one subsequent processing unit 900, preferably has at least one drive of at least one counter-punching cylinder 902 of the processing unit 900.
  • the At least one drive of the counter-punching cylinder 902 of the processing unit 900 is preferably designed to adapt a processing length of the processing unit 900 by accelerating and/or decelerating the counter-punching cylinder 902 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one drive of the counter-punching cylinder 902 of the processing unit 900 preferably adapts a processing length of the processing unit 900 by accelerating and/or decelerating the counter-punching cylinder 902 in the circumferential direction.
  • the at least one form cylinder 901 of the shaping device 900 is arranged in the vertical direction V above the at least one counter-punching cylinder 902.
  • gravity is used in the processing method to assist in the application of force.
  • the sheet processing machine 01 is preferably characterized in that, along the transport path provided for the transport of sheets 02, after the at least one shaping station 910, at least one separation device 903 for removing at least one waste piece from at least one sheet 02 is arranged.
  • the separation device 903 is preferably designed for the complete removal of waste pieces from the respective sheet 02.
  • the at least one separation device 903 is therefore particularly useful for separating the remaining pieces, in particular the former parts of the sheet 02 that have already been completely or partially severed from the sheet 02 and are to be removed from the sheet 02, in particular those parts of the sheet 02 that are to continue to be treated as sheet 02 and, if necessary, further processed.
  • the at least one separation device 903 is designed, for example, as a separation unit 903 and/or as a separation module 903.
  • the at least one separation device 903 is a component of another unit 900 or module 900, in particular of the at least one shaping unit 900 or shaping module 900.
  • the at least one separation device 903 preferably has at least one Separation transport means 904, in particular for transporting sheets 02.
  • the at least one separation transport means 904 preferably serves to transport respective sheets 02 along the transport path provided for the transport of sheets 02 and/or in the transport direction T, while waste pieces are removed from the respective sheets 02.
  • the waste pieces are preferably transported in a respective direction which has at least one component which is oriented orthogonal to the transport direction T, preferably counter to a vertical direction V, for example vertically downwards.
  • at least the force of gravity is also used to remove such waste pieces from the respective sheet 02.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least one unit 1000 designed as a substrate delivery device 1000, in particular a delivery 1000, in particular a sheet delivery 1000, in particular a delivery unit 1000, which is further preferably designed as a module 1000, in particular as a delivery module 1000.
  • the at least one substrate delivery device 1000 is preferably arranged downstream of the at least one shaping unit 900, further preferably downstream of the at least one separation device 903, further preferably following the at least one transport means 906.
  • the substrate delivery device 1000 comprises at least one delivery stack support 48 and at least one diverting delivery 51.
  • the substrate delivery device 1000 designed as a delivery 1000 has at least one preferably adjustable and/or controllable sheet diverter 49, which is designed to guide sheets 02 either to the delivery stack support 48 or the diverting delivery 51.
  • the products preferably to end products, are further processed Products are deposited on the at least one delivery stack support 48.
  • at least one sample sheet and/or sheet containing waste is deposited in the at least one diverter 51.
  • the at least one sheet diverter 49 controls the transport path so that the processed sheet 02 is deposited either on the delivery stack support 48 or in the diverter 51.
  • the processing machine 01 has, for example, at least one unit designed as a further processing device, in particular a further processing unit, which is more preferably designed as a module, in particular as a further processing module.
  • the further processing unit is preferably arranged downstream of the at least one shaping device 900 in the transport direction T.
  • the further processing unit is arranged downstream of the at least one sheet delivery device 1000 in the transport direction T.
  • the at least one further processing device is designed as a gluing device and/or folding device.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has transport means 700; 904; 906 at one or more locations.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 is a transport means 700.
  • the at least one transport means 700; 904; 906 is preferably designed to move substrate 02, preferably sheets 02, more preferably individual sheets 02, preferably along the transport path through the processing machine 01.
  • at least one transport means 700, preferably at least one suction transport means 700, is arranged at least between two successive processing units 600; 900.
  • the at least one transport means 700; 904; 906 has at least one transport element 701.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 designed as a transport means 700 has at least one, preferably at least two, more preferably at least three, more preferably at least four, more preferably at least five, transport elements 701.
  • the at least one The transport unit 700 configured as a transport means 700 has a maximum of twenty, preferably a maximum of twelve, more preferably a maximum of eleven, transport elements 701.
  • the at least one transport element 701 is in contact with the substrate 02, at least in the presence of the substrate 02.
  • the at least one transport element 701 is configured to move the substrate 02.
  • At least one of these transport means 700; 906 is preferably designed as a suction transport means 700; 906, in particular as a suction belt and/or as a suction box belt and/or as a roller suction system and/or as a suction roller.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 is preferably designed as a suction transport means 700.
  • Such suction transport means 700; 906 preferably serve to move substrate 02 forward in a controlled manner and/or to enable movements while the substrate 02 is held against at least one counter-pressure surface of the corresponding suction transport means 700; 906.
  • a relative negative pressure is preferably used to pull and/or push the substrate 02, preferably the sheet 02, against at least one transport surface 702.
  • a transport movement of the substrates 02 is preferably generated by a corresponding, in particular circumferential, movement of the at least one transport surface 702.
  • the substrate 02 is transported by the at least one suction transport means 700; 906 is held in its path, for example, along the transport path provided for the transport of substrate 02, and in doing so, a transport movement of the substrate 02 is generated by a force predetermined by another, for example upstream and/or downstream, transport means 700; 904; 906.
  • the negative pressure is in particular a negative pressure relative to an ambient pressure, in particular relative to an atmospheric pressure.
  • the suction transport means 700; 906 is therefore preferably understood to be a device which has at least one counterpressure surface, which is more preferably designed as a sliding surface and/or as a particularly movable transport surface 702 and which is, for example, at least partially movable at least in the transport direction T.
  • the respective suction transport means 700; 906 preferably has at least one vacuum chamber, which is more preferably connected to at least one vacuum source via a suction line.
  • the vacuum source comprises, for example, a fan.
  • the at least one vacuum chamber has at least one suction opening 703, which serves to suck in the substrate 02.
  • the substrates 02 are sucked into a position that closes the at least one suction opening 703 or are only sucked against a transport surface 702 in such a way that ambient air can still pass past the substrate 02 into the suction opening 703.
  • the transport surface 702 has one or more suction openings.
  • the suction openings preferably serve to transmit a vacuum from the suction opening 703 of the vacuum chamber to the transport surface 702, in particular without pressure losses or with very low pressure losses.
  • the suction opening 703 acts on the substrate 02 to be transported in such a way that it is sucked against the transport surface 702, preferably without the transport surface 702 having suction openings.
  • at least one deflection means is arranged, which directly or indirectly ensures a circumferential movement of the at least one transport surface 702.
  • the at least one deflection means and/or the transport surface 702 itself is driven and/or drivable, in particular to ensure a movement of the substrate 02 in the transport direction T.
  • the transport surface 702 allows the substrate 02 to slide along the transport surface 702.
  • a first embodiment of a suction transport means 700; 906 is a suction belt.
  • a suction belt is understood to be a device that has at least one flexible conveyor belt, the surface of which serves as a transport surface 702.
  • the at least one conveyor belt is preferably deflected by deflection means designed as deflection rollers and/or deflection cylinders and/or is preferably self-contained, in particular such that endless circulation is possible.
  • the at least one conveyor belt preferably has a plurality of suction openings.
  • the at least A conveyor belt preferably covers the at least one suction opening 703 of the at least one vacuum chamber in at least a portion of its circulating path.
  • the vacuum chamber is then connected to the environment and/or to substrate 02 only through the suction openings of the at least one conveyor belt.
  • Support means are preferably provided to prevent the at least one conveyor belt from being pulled too far into the vacuum chamber or from being pulled at all into the vacuum chamber and/or to ensure that the transport surface 702 assumes a desired shape, for example, such that it forms a flat surface at least in the region in which its suction openings are connected to the vacuum chamber.
  • a circulating movement of the at least one conveyor belt then results in a forward movement of the transport surface 702, with the substrate 02 being held securely on the transport surface 702 precisely in the region in which it lies opposite the suction opening 703 covered by the at least one conveyor belt, with the exception of the suction openings.
  • a second, preferred embodiment of the transport means 700; 906, preferably a suction transport means 700; 906, is a roller suction system.
  • a roller suction system is understood to be a device in which the at least one transport surface 702 is formed from at least sections of the lateral surfaces of a plurality of transport elements 701, preferably a plurality of transport rollers and/or transport cylinders.
  • the transport elements 701, in particular the transport rollers and/or transport cylinders thus each form, for example, closed and/or rotating parts of the transport surface 702.
  • the roller suction system preferably has a plurality of suction openings 703. These suction openings 703 are preferably arranged at least between adjacent transport elements 701, in particular transport rollers and/or transport cylinders.
  • At least one cover mask is arranged, which preferably represents a boundary of the vacuum chamber.
  • the cover mask preferably has the plurality of suction openings 703.
  • the cover mask preferably forms a substantially flat surface.
  • Transport elements 701 in particular the transport rollers and/or transport cylinders, are arranged such that they are intersected by this flat surface and more preferably protrude only slightly, for example only a few millimeters, beyond this flat surface, in particular in a direction facing away from the vacuum chamber.
  • the suction openings 703 are then preferably frame-shaped and each surround at least one of the transport rollers and/or transport cylinders.
  • a rotating movement in the circumferential direction preferably describes a circumferential, preferably rotary movement.
  • a circumferential, preferably rotary, movement of the transport rollers and/or transport cylinders then results in a forward movement of the corresponding parts of the transport surface 702.
  • Substrate 02 preferably sheet 02
  • a linear contact area of the substrate 02 with the at least one transport roller or transport cylinder is preferably present in the area of the transport surface 702.
  • the drive forces are preferably transmitted from the at least one transport element 701 to the substrate 02 in a frictionally engaged manner.
  • the transport unit 700 is preferably designed as at least one suction transport means 700 with the at least one roller suction system.
  • a suction transport means 700 comprises at least two roller suction systems, which are preferably each designed as an individually driven roller suction system.
  • the roller suction system is preferably also referred to as a suction box.
  • the movement of the at least one transport element 701 in the circumferential direction or in the transport direction T preferably describes a movement of a point on the lateral surface of the transport element 701 about its axis of rotation, wherein a substrate 02 is preferably moved in the transport direction T by this movement if the substrate 02 is present.
  • a third embodiment of a suction transport means 700; 906 is a suction box belt.
  • a suction box belt is understood to be a device that has a plurality of suction boxes, in particular those that are movable in a rotating manner, each of which has a Have an outer surface serving as transport surface 702.
  • a fourth embodiment of a suction transport means 700; 906 is at least one suction roller.
  • a suction roller is understood to be a roller whose outer surface serves as a transport surface 702 and has a plurality of suction openings, and which has at least one vacuum chamber within its interior, which is connected, for example, to at least one vacuum source via a suction line.
  • a fifth embodiment of a suction transport means 700; 906 is at least one sliding suction device.
  • the sliding suction device is preferably designed as a passive transport means and serves in particular to specify boundary conditions regarding a position of a respective substrate 02 without setting the substrate 02 itself in motion.
  • the respective sliding suction device preferably has at least one sliding surface and at least one vacuum chamber and at least one suction opening. This at least one sliding surface then serves as a counterpressure surface and serves as the transport surface 702.
  • the transport surface 702 designed as a sliding surface is preferably not moved.
  • the sliding surface serves as a counterpressure surface against which the corresponding substrates 02 are pressed.
  • the substrates 02 can nevertheless be moved along the sliding surface, in particular if they are otherwise subjected to a force oriented at least parallel to the sliding surface.
  • a sliding suction device can be used to bridge an area between two driven suction transport means 700; 906.
  • suction transport means 700; 906 can, for example, have at least one common vacuum source and/or at least one common vacuum chamber and/or at least one and/or cooperate as a suction transport means 700; 906 and/or be arranged one behind the other and/or next to one another. Such combinations are then preferably each associated with at least two of the embodiments of suction transport means 700; 906. to assign.
  • a section of the transport path provided for the transport of substrate 02, which is defined by the transport unit 700, preferably the respective suction transport means 700; 906, is located below the preferably movable transport surface 702 of the transport unit 700.
  • the transport surface 702 preferably serves as a counterpressure surface and is, for example, at least partially movable at least in the transport direction T.
  • the suction openings 703 or intake openings of the suction transport means 700; 906, at least during their connection to the at least one vacuum chamber, preferably point at least also or only downwards and/or its suction effect is preferably directed at least also or only upwards.
  • the substrates 02 are then transported by the suction transport means 700; 906, preferably in a suspended state.
  • a section of the transport path provided for the transport of substrate 02, which is defined by the transport unit 700, preferably the respective suction transport means 700; 906, is located above the particularly movable transport surface 702.
  • the transport surface 702 preferably serves as a counterpressure surface and is, for example, at least partially movable at least in the transport direction T.
  • the suction openings 703 or intake openings of the suction transport means 700; 906, at least during their connection to the at least one vacuum chamber, preferably point at least also or only upwards and/or its suction effect is preferably directed at least also or only downwards.
  • the substrates 02 are then transported by the suction transport means 700; 906, preferably in a horizontal position.
  • At least one transport unit 700 of the processing machine 01 is arranged upstream of at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900 of the processing machine 01.
  • at least one transport unit 700 is preferably arranged upstream of a processing unit 600; 900, preferably at least the at least one application unit 600 and/or the at least one shaping unit 900.
  • At least one processing unit 600; 900 is preferably arranged downstream of a first transport unit 700 in the transport direction T.
  • at least one transport unit 700 is arranged upstream of the first processing unit 600; 900 in the transport direction T, in particular a first application unit 600.
  • the at least one application unit 600 with the at least one application unit 614 designed as a printing unit 614 is preferably arranged downstream of the first transport unit 700.
  • the at least one application unit 600 is preferably designed to apply at least one printed image to the substrate 02.
  • the at least one printed image is preferably visible, for example in color.
  • at least one application unit 600 transfers at least one colorless printed image, for example a varnish application, to the at least one substrate 02.
  • the at least one application unit 600 preferably has the at least one printing unit 614 with the forme cylinder 616.
  • the forme cylinder 616 preferably has a drive associated with it, preferably at least one individual drive, preferably at least one position-controlled electric motor.
  • the at least one application unit 600 preferably has at least one drive for the axial adjustment of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the at least one application unit 600 and/or at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the at least one application unit 600.
  • the at least one application unit 600 is preferably designed as a flexographic application unit 600 or as an offset printing unit 600.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least four application units 600, in particular flexo application units 600.
  • the processing machine 01 comprises at least six, for example eight and/or a maximum of ten, application units 600, wherein the individual application units 600 preferably differ at least partially in the printing fluid processed by them and/or a print image element applied by them to the printing substrate 02.
  • at least one transport means 700 is arranged between each two application units 600.
  • at least one transport unit 700 is preferably arranged between each two successive processing units 600; 900.
  • the at least one printing unit 614 is preferably designed as a flexographic printing unit, which is designed in particular according to the principle of the flexographic printing process for applying printing fluid to the sheet 02.
  • the applicator unit 614 comprises at least one forme cylinder 616, at least one impression cylinder 617, more preferably additionally at least one anilox roller 618, and at least one ink fountain 619.
  • the ink fountain 619 preferably contains printing fluid and is configured to deliver the printing fluid to the anilox roller 618.
  • the anilox roller 618 is configured to transfer the printing fluid to at least one printing forme of the forme cylinder 616 for printing a printing substrate 02.
  • the forme cylinder 616 and the impression cylinder 617 define a processing point 621 of the applicator unit 614.
  • a peripheral surface of the forme cylinder 616 and a peripheral surface of the impression cylinder 617 preferably define the processing point 621, designed as a printing nip 621, through which preferably sheets 02 can pass through the printing unit 614.
  • the printing nip 621 is preferably the area in which the respective forme cylinder 616, on the one hand, and the respective impression cylinder 617, on the other hand, are closest to each other.
  • the printing unit 614 has at least one forme cylinder 616.
  • the forme cylinder 616 has at least one printing form and at least one holder 626 for the at least one Printing form.
  • the holder 626 of the printing form is designed, for example, as a clamping device.
  • the holder 626 of the printing form is designed along a circumferential direction of the outer surface of the forme cylinder 616 as a non-printing region of the outer surface of the forme cylinder 616.
  • the non-printing region of the forme cylinder 616 preferably has a length in the circumferential direction of the forme cylinder 616 which is preferably at least 3%, preferably at least 5%, more preferably at least 8%, of the circumferential length of the forme cylinder 616.
  • the length of the non-printing region is preferably defined by the length in the circumferential direction of the printing region of the forme cylinder 616, in particular the length of the at least one printing form in the circumferential direction of the forme cylinder 616.
  • the non-printing region corresponds to a cylinder channel of the at least one forme cylinder 616.
  • the at least one impression cylinder 617 has at least one holder 627.
  • the at least one printing forme, more preferably exactly one printing forme, and the at least one non-printing region, preferably exactly one non-printing region are preferably arranged one behind the other.
  • the holder 626 is preferably arranged in front of the printing area of the forme cylinder 616, more preferably a rear edge of the non-printing area of the forme cylinder 616 is arranged in the direction of rotation of the forme cylinder 616 in front of the printing area of the forme cylinder 616.
  • a front edge of the printing area of the forme cylinder 616 is identical to the rear edge of the non-printing area of the forme cylinder 616.
  • At least one first application unit 600 in the transport direction T is designed as a priming unit and/or at least one last application unit 600 in the transport direction T is designed as a painting unit.
  • the at least one processing unit 600 designed as an application unit 600 is followed by at least one further processing unit 600; 900.
  • a first application unit 600 is followed by at least one second application unit 600, preferably at least four further application units 600.
  • the at least one application unit 600 preferably the last application unit 600 of the application units 600, is followed by the at least one shaping device 900, preferably the at least one punching unit 900.
  • the at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900 is thus preferably designed as an application unit 600, preferably with a flexographic printing unit, or punching unit 900, preferably with a rotary punching unit.
  • the at least one shaping device 900 with the at least one shaping unit 914 is arranged.
  • the at least one shaping device 900 is preferably designed as a punching device 900 and/or as a rotary punching device 900.
  • exactly one shaping device 900 in particular punching device 900 and/or rotary punching device 900, is arranged.
  • the at least one shaping device 900 preferably has at least one and more preferably exactly one processing station 910, preferably designed as a shaping station 910, which is formed by at least and more preferably exactly one forme cylinder 901, in particular designed as a punching forme cylinder 901, on the one hand, and at least one
  • the shaping point 910 is preferably the area in which the respective forme cylinder 901, on the one hand, and the respective impression cylinder 902, on the other hand, are closest to each other.
  • the at least one shaping point 910 is preferably designed as at least one punching point 910.
  • the punching cylinder 901 is preferably arranged in the punching position.
  • the punching cylinder 901 preferably remains in its punching position or the punching cylinder 901 is transferred to a parked position, preferably in the vertical direction V.
  • at least one tool of the punching cylinder 901, preferably its punching knife preferably comes into contact with the punching pad of the counter-punching cylinder 902 in the punching position.
  • This position of the counter-punching cylinder 902 is referred to as the punching position or working position of the counter-punching cylinder 902.
  • the punching cylinder 901 and the counter-punching cylinder 902 are arranged in the punching position.
  • the counter-punching cylinder 902 preferably has at least one drive, for example at least one actuator.
  • the counter-punching cylinder 902 is preferably arranged so that it can be transferred from the punching position to a parked position.
  • the counter-punching cylinder 902 is adjustable on a linear guide 953 predominantly in the vertical direction V.
  • the parked position is a position in which the counter-punching cylinder 902 is brought out of contact with the punching cylinder 901.
  • the counter-punching cylinder 902 thus preferably remains essentially in its punching position.
  • the counter-punching cylinder 902 is parked only far enough that the counter-punching cylinder 902 is out of contact.
  • the actuator only parks the counter-punching cylinder 902 between 15 and 30 cm.
  • the actuator has a stroke of a maximum of 50 cm, more preferably 30 cm.
  • the punching cylinder 901 and/or the counter-punching cylinder 902 is serviced, in particular its tool is changed, when the counter-punching cylinder 902 is in the parked position.
  • the shaping device 900 in particular the shaping unit 914, preferably has the at least one tool; more preferably, the at least one forme cylinder 901 comprises the at least one tool.
  • the tool of the shaping device 900, in particular of the shaping unit 914, preferably the tool of the forme cylinder 901 is at least temporarily in direct contact with the impression cylinder 902, in particular in the region of the shaping point 910.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 is preferably designed as a punching cylinder 901.
  • the at least one tool of the forme cylinder 901 is preferably designed as a shaping tool, in particular a punching tool.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 designed as a punching cylinder 901 preferably has the at least one punching tool, which preferably has at least one knife, more preferably vertically arranged knives. The knives are preferably arranged discontinuously and differ depending on the punching job.
  • the at least one counter-pressure cylinder 902 configured as a counter-punching cylinder 902 preferably has a cover or punching pad.
  • the punching pad is preferably made of a plastic and/or rubber and has slightly elastic properties.
  • the punching pad is preferably made of a plastic such as polyurethane or the like.
  • the punching pad is preferably easily depressible, for example, and can partially recover.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 has a tool length of its at least one tool with which the at least one substrate 02 is processed.
  • the form length or tool length is, for example, between 450 mm and 1600 mm.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901, which is designed in particular as a punching cylinder 901, preferably has the at least one tool designed as a shaping tool, preferably as a punching tool.
  • the at least one tool preferably has at least one working surface.
  • the at least one shaping tool is mounted on a mounting plate mounted.
  • a forme cylinder 901 of a shaping unit 900 has a plurality of holes and/or bores to which the mounting plate and/or the shaping tool can be directly mounted and/or is preferably mounted.
  • the working surface of the shaping tool is defined as a surface whose position runs in the radial direction through the outermost tool shapes.
  • the shaping tool has a plurality of processing elements, preferably punching elements. Such punching elements are designed, for example, as punching blades.
  • a height of the punching elements is between 10 mm and 30 mm.
  • the working surface has a dimension in the circumferential direction.
  • the working surface runs in the circumferential direction of the forme cylinder 901 from a tool start to a tool end.
  • the tool start is defined by the start of elevations of processing elements and/or punching elements and/or tool parts, in particular punching blades, which are provided for processing a substrate 02.
  • a working surface preferably amounts to between 30% and 90% of the outer surface of the forme cylinder 901. Covering here refers in particular to the projection of the working surface directly onto the outer surface in the radial direction.
  • the working surface can preferably be divided into several sections with lengths in the circumferential direction.
  • the working surface of the forming tool preferably has several sections with working lengths for processing consecutively arranged sections on a substrate 02. The number of sections depends on the number of processing sections of the order or the sections on a sheet 02. Accordingly, each processing length of a section is assigned a section length of the working surface.
  • the at least one forme cylinder 901 preferably has an inner radius of between 175 mm and 300 mm.
  • the radius in particular the radius including the punching elements, is preferably between 190 mm and 350 mm.
  • the surface of the at least one tool is preferably curved.
  • the at least one tool which is preferably designed as a punching tool, is preferably shell-shaped, preferably half-shell-shaped.
  • the inner diameter of the at least one tool is preferably adapted to the diameter of the surface of the at least one forme cylinder 901, so that the at least one forme cylinder 901 can preferably be equipped with the at least one tool.
  • at least two, for example at least three, tools are then arranged on the at least one punching cylinder 901, in particular one behind the other in the circumferential direction of the punching cylinder 901.
  • the at least two shell-shaped tools preferably have the same length in the circumferential direction.
  • all positions of the at least one punching cylinder 901 which are provided for tools are equipped with tools during the processing of substrate 02.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has a plurality of sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916. This preferably detects the substrate 02, preferably its arrival and/or the substrate 02 itself, at specific points on the machine.
  • the at least one sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 preferably all sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916, can be displayed on at least one monitor and/or its function can be monitored via the at least one monitor and/or the at least one sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 is controlled via at least one control station of the processing machine 01.
  • At least one sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 is at least data-technically connected to at least one control unit.
  • At least one sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 is designed to determine data.
  • the sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 these are, for example, image data, data establishing a relationship between the print image and the edge of the substrate 02, data regarding the positioning of the Substrates 02, data regarding a positioning of at least one component of the processing machine 01 and/or data regarding a speed of at least one component of the processing machine 01.
  • the determined data are preferably transmitted to at least one control unit and/or preferably stored therein.
  • the determined data are preferably evaluated in the at least one control unit.
  • At least one component of the processing machine 01 for example at least one transport element 701 and/or at least one forme cylinder 616; 901, is preferably controlled or regulated depending on the determined data.
  • At least one sensor 704; 726; 728; 916 of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 is designed as an image capture device, preferably as a camera, more preferably as a color camera, more preferably as a line scan camera, more preferably as at least one CMOS sensor and/or at least one CCD sensor.
  • a sensor 704; 726; 728; 916 designed as an image capture device preferably inspects the processing result of the substrate 02 and/or at least one section of the substrate 02.
  • the at least one sensor 704; 726; 728; 916 designed as an image capture device is an inspection device 704; 726; 728; 916 for inspecting the substrate 02.
  • at least one illumination 727 is assigned to the at least one sensor 704; 726; 728; 916 designed as an image capture device.
  • a sensor 704; 726; 728; 916 designed as an image capture device records at least one image of the substrate 02, preferably at least one image of that part of the substrate 02 which is located in the detection range of the sensor 704; 726; 728; 916 during the detection.
  • the sensor 704; 726; 728; 916 designed as an image capture device sends a signal, preferably in the form of an image, to the at least one control unit of the processing machine 01 upon detecting the substrate 02 passing through it.
  • the control unit outputs the at least one signal, preferably the at least one image, and/or controls at least one component of the processing machine 01 depending on the received signal.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 and/or preferably at least one transport element 701 of the at least one transport unit 700 is controlled and/or regulated with at least one of the signals.
  • the cylinders of the application units 600 and/or the cylinders of the shaping unit 900 are controlled and/or regulated with the signals.
  • the processing machine 01 preferably has at least one sheet diverter 49 and/or at least one discharge delivery 51.
  • the sheet diverter 49 is controlled by means of at least one signal from the sensors 726, 728, 916 and the substrate 02 deviating from its target state is deflected in the transport path and preferably conveyed into the diversion delivery 51.
  • the at least one application unit 600 is configured to apply at least one printed image to the substrate 02.
  • at least one sensor 726 of the sensors 726; 728; 916 which are preferably configured as an image capture device, is configured as a print image control system 726.
  • the substrate 02 preferably the at least one printed image of the substrate 02, which was further preferably applied to the substrate 02 before the inspection by at least one application unit 600, is inspected by the image capture device configured as a print image control system 726.
  • the print image control system 726 inspects the substrate 02, preferably each passing substrate 02, with regard to defects in the substrate 02 as such and/or with regard to defects in the processing of the respective substrate 02 and/or with regard to defects in the at least one print image of the respective substrate 02.
  • Defects in the substrate 02 as such are, for example, surface deformations, such as holes or bulges in the surface, and/or the base color of the substrate 02, for example the color of the substrate 02 without further fluid application during processing in the processing machine 01.
  • Errors in the print image include, in particular, missing and/or additional imaging elements of at least one print image element and, additionally or alternatively, the color of the print image, in particular the color quality, and/or of the respective print image elements and, additionally or alternatively, splashes of printing fluid, for example at unwanted positions.
  • the at least one inspection device 726 configured as a print image control system 726 is preferably arranged downstream of the at least one application unit 600, preferably downstream of the last application unit 600, and more preferably additionally upstream of the at least one shaping unit 900.
  • the at least one print image control system 726 is preferably connected, via the at least one control unit, to the at least one sheet diverter 49 for discharging substrate 02 and/or to at least one infeed of the substrate feed device 100 and/or to at least one marking device, preferably in terms of control technology.
  • operation of the processing machine 01 is preferably continued.
  • a serial error i.e.
  • the feed for introducing new substrates 02 to be processed into the processing machine 01 is preferably stopped.
  • the substrate 02 is preferably, depending on the detection of the substrate 02 by the at least one print image inspection system 726, either deposited on a delivery stack carrier 48 or diverted to an alternative transport path by means of at least one sheet diverter 49. If the substrate 02 corresponds to the target value, in particular does not show any deviation from its target value within tolerance limits, the substrate 02 is preferably deposited on the delivery stack carrier 48.
  • the substrate 02 preferably ejected, preferably by means of the control of the at least one sheet diverter 49.
  • this substrate 02 is guided along an alternative transport path, preferably deposited on a stack in the diverter delivery 51.
  • the at least one print image control system 726 is connected by means of the at least one control unit to the at least one marking device, which is preferably arranged along the transport path downstream of the print image control system 726.
  • the marking device preferably marks the substrate 02, for example at least one panel of the substrate 02 that deviates from its reference. This preferably enables later separation of the substrate 02, preferably at least the panel, from further substrates 02 corresponding to the reference.
  • the substrate 02 is preferably either deposited on a delivery stack carrier 48 or diverted to an alternative transport path by means of at least one sheet diverter 49, and/or an infeed of a substrate feed device 100 is stopped and/or a marking device marks the substrate 02.
  • At least one sensor 728 of the sensors 726; 728; 916 which are preferably designed as image capture devices, is designed as a register control system 728.
  • the at least one inspection device 728 designed as a register control system 728 is preferably arranged after the at least one application unit 600, preferably after the last application unit, and more preferably additionally before the at least one shaping unit 900.
  • the at least one register control system 728 preferably inspects register marks 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24 and/or at least one imaging element of the substrate 02 to check the register and/or the register.
  • the at least one register control system 728 inspects the register marks 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24, preferably for checking the passport and/or register.
  • the at least one register control system 728 inspects at least one imaging element of the substrate 02, for example at least a partial area of a printed image, which preferably differs from its surroundings in color and/or contrast, preferably for checking the register and/or the register.
  • the term register mark 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24 is understood above and below to mean a mark for checking the register and/or the color register.
  • At least one register mark 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24, preferably at least two register marks 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24, more preferably exactly two register marks 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24, for example a first register mark 16; 17; 18; 19 and a second register mark 21; 22; 23; 24 per application unit 614, are applied to at least one respective sheet 02.
  • a register is a precisely fitting combination of individual print image elements and/or imaging elements and/or color separations to form a print image.
  • the register is also called a color register.
  • Circumferential register, lateral register and diagonal register are preferably color registers with respect to specific spatial directions.
  • the register marks 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24, for example additionally or alternatively also the at least one imaging element, are preferably compared with a reference.
  • the reference is, for example, their target position designated as reference position 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12; 13; 14.
  • first the at least one, for example two, register marks 16; 21, for example additionally or alternatively also the at least one imaging element, of a first color, the reference color are compared with their target position 06; 11.
  • the reference color preferably corresponds to that application unit 600 with the largest fluid application to the substrate 02 during the present processing process.
  • the reference color is preferably a high-contrast color, for example black or brown or blue.
  • the Form cylinder of the reference color is manually set up.
  • the position of the reference color is preferably aligned relative to the front edge 03 of the substrate, for example, additionally or alternatively relative to the processing of the at least one forming unit 900.
  • the further register marks 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24, for example, additionally or alternatively also the at least one imaging element are evaluated with regard to their position relative to this at least one register mark 16; 21, i.e. the register mark of the reference color.
  • the application units 600 are aligned with one another, preferably the application units 600 with regard to the application unit 600 of the reference color.
  • a plurality of substrates 02 are evaluated by means of the registration control system 728, and their measurement results are averaged.
  • the application units 600 are aligned depending on the averaged measurement result, preferably for the subsequent substrates 02 to be processed.
  • the at least one registration control system 728 is preferably connected to at least one drive via at least one control unit.
  • the at least one registration control system 728 is preferably connected to at least one drive for axially adjusting the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the at least one application unit 600 and/or to at least one adjusting device for the position of at least one printing form of the forme cylinder 616 and/or to at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the at least one application unit 600.
  • the at least one drive for axially adjusting the at least one forme cylinder 616 of the at least one application unit 600 preferably positions the forme cylinder 616 in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one drive preferably moves the at least one forme cylinder 616 in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 the forme cylinder in the circumferential direction, preferably in a rotating movement.
  • the at least one drive of at least one application unit 600 for the axial positioning of its forme cylinder 616 and/or at least one adjustment device for the position of at least one printing form of the forme cylinder 616 and/or at least one drive moving the forme cylinder 616 in the circumferential direction is preferably controlled by means of the at least one control unit.
  • a circumferential register preferably describes the alignment of the substrate 02 in the transport direction T.
  • the circumferential register is preferably determined via the position of the register marks 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24 in the transport direction T, preferably along the direction Y from the trailing edge 04 to the leading edge 03 of the substrate 02, in particular by a distance ay in the direction Y, preferably by the register control system 728.
  • a position in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 616 generating the deviation is preferably rotated relative to its leading axis value.
  • a new position of the forme cylinder 616 is preferably assigned to the leading axis value.
  • a lateral register preferably describes the alignment of the substrate 02 in the transverse direction A.
  • the lateral register is preferably determined via the position of the register marks 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24 in the transverse direction A, preferably along the direction X from one side edge of the substrate 02 to the other side edge, in particular by a distance ax in the direction X, preferably determined by the register control system 728.
  • at least one, preferably each, forme cylinder 616 has at least one drive for lateral adjustment of the forme cylinder 616. In the event of a deviation in the lateral register, the forme cylinder 616 generating the deviation is preferably adjusted axially relative to the forme cylinder 616 of the main color.
  • the at least one drive adjusts the forme cylinder 616 axially, i.e. in the transverse direction A, in the event of a deviation in the lateral register of the respective forme cylinder 616.
  • a diagonal register describes preferably an oblique position of the substrate 02.
  • the diagonal register is preferably determined via the position of the front register marks 16; 17; 18; 19 relative to the position of the rear register marks 21; 22; 23; 24 of the same color, in particular by a shift angle w, preferably by the register control system 728.
  • the printing forme of the forme cylinder 616 that generated the deviation is preferably aligned.
  • the printing forme is preferably aligned by shifting the rear edge relative to the front edge of the printing forme, for example by lifting the printing forme from the forme cylinder 616 by means of blast air.
  • the register control system 728 additionally or alternatively inspects a printing length I2 of the substrate 02, preferably via the position and/or the distance of the front register marks 16; 17; 18; 19 relative to the position and/or the distance of the rear register marks 21; 22; 23; 24 of the same application unit, preferably of the same color.
  • the print length of each color is preferably determined with respect to the print length of the reference color.
  • This actually printed print length I2 is preferably compared with a reference length I1, the target distance between the register marks determined by the distance between the register marks of the reference color.
  • the forme cylinder 616 generating the deviation is accelerated and/or decelerated while it is in contact with a substrate 02 to be processed.
  • the forme cylinder 616 preferably has at least one individual drive for adjusting the speed.
  • the print image generated with the respective forme cylinder 616 is preferably stretched or compressed, in particular adapted to the print image of the reference color.
  • the print length I2 is preferably corrected across the entire substrate 02.
  • the speed of the forme cylinder 601 is increased and operated at a higher speed than the master axis.
  • a gap is created in the area of the cylinder channel.
  • a change in speed changes the phase position relative to the leading axis.
  • the print image must be applied precisely, which is why the arrival time of the substrate 02 must be exactly correct. Accordingly, the forme cylinder 616 must be decelerated and accelerated again in the gap to correct the phase position.
  • the print length I2 can also be adjusted in sections.
  • the at least one register control system 728 is connected, preferably in terms of control technology, to the at least one individual drive M E and/or to the at least one main drive M by means of at least one control unit.
  • the at least one individual drive M E is preferably controlled for the axial adjustment of the at least one transport element 701 and/or the at least one main drive M is controlled for the acceleration or deceleration of the at least one transport element 701 in the transport direction T.
  • control values for the axial adjustment of the at least one transport element 701, preferably the axially adjustable transport elements 701 are determined by means of the at least one register control system 728, which control values are adopted for at least two, preferably at least ten, for example at least twenty, substrates 02.
  • these fixed control values form a basic adjustment, which are preferably summed with individual control values for each substrate 02, which individual control values are preferably determined as a function of the individual detection of the individual substrates 02 by the at least one sensor 704 assigned to the transport unit 700 and in particular to the at least one transport element 701, in particular the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • the print image control system 726 and the register control system 728 are a common image capture device, for example alternatively they are separate image capture devices.
  • the print image control system 726 and/or the register control system 728 is arranged after the last application unit 600 and before the at least one forming unit 900.
  • no further alignment of the substrate 02 takes place between the last application unit 600 and the print image control system 726 or the register control system 728.
  • At least one sensor 916 of the sensors 726; 728; 916 which are preferably designed as image capture devices, is designed as a punching pattern inspection system 916.
  • the at least one inspection device 916 designed as a punching pattern inspection system 916 is preferably arranged downstream of the at least one downstream processing unit 900 designed as a punching unit 900.
  • the at least one punching pattern inspection system 916 is preferably arranged along the transport path downstream of the at least one shaping unit 900, preferably downstream of the last processing unit 600; 900 of the processing machine 01.
  • the at least one punching pattern inspection system 916 is preferably arranged upstream of the delivery unit 1000.
  • the at least one punching image control system 916 inspects the substrate 02 for unremoved punching residues or waste pieces and/or for the punched contour and/or for the position of the at least one printed image relative to the position of the at least one punching image and/or for the position of the at least one punching relative to the edges of the substrate 02 and/or for wear of the punching tool and/or for wear of a cylinder winding of the counter-punching cylinder 902 and/or for a change in the punching length.
  • the punching examples used here are preferably equally applicable to creasing and/or embossing and/or other processing types of the shaping unit 900 according to the respective design.
  • the at least one punch control system 916 is preferably available by means of at least one Control unit with the at least one sheet switch 49 for discharging substrate 02 and/or with at least one feed of the substrate supply device 100 and/or with at least one output device creating a quality report and/or with the at least one drive for an axial adjustment of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the punching unit 900 and/or with at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the punching unit 900 and/or with at least one drive of the at least one counter-punching cylinder 902 of the punching unit 900 and/or with the at least one individual drive M E and/or with the at least one main drive M in connection, preferably in terms of control technology.
  • the at least one punching control system 916 preferably controls, depending on the detection of the substrate 02, at least one sheet diverter 49 for discharging substrate 02 and/or at least one feeder of the substrate supply device 100 and/or at least one output device creating a quality report and/or the at least one drive for an axial adjustment of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the punching unit 900 and/or at least one drive in the circumferential direction of the at least one forme cylinder 901 of the punching unit 900 and/or at least one drive of at least one impression cylinder 902 of the punching unit 900 and/or the at least one individual drive M E of the transport unit 700 for substrate alignment and/or the at least one main drive M of the transport unit 700 for substrate alignment by means of at least one control unit.
  • the forme cylinder 901 is preferably adjusted laterally in order to reach its target position.
  • the forme cylinder 901 preferably has at least one individual drive, preferably a position-controlled electric motor.
  • the axial adjustment of the forme cylinder 910 of the forming unit 900 takes place at least when setting up the processing machine 01 after a job change.
  • the axial adjustment of the forme cylinder 901 preferably takes place for each substrate 02 that follows the inspected substrate 02. For example, after forming an average value of the adjustment by inspecting at least two, for example at least ten, substrates 02.
  • a processing length preferably the punching length, i.e. the period of time during which the substrate 02 is processed in the processing station 910 of the forming unit 900, is set by the relative speed of the counter-punching cylinder 902 to the forme cylinder 901.
  • the counter-punching cylinder 902 for example alternatively or additionally the forme cylinder 901
  • the object cylinder 902 preferably has an individual drive for adjusting the speed in the circumferential direction.
  • the forme cylinder 901 has an individual drive for adjusting the speed in the circumferential direction.
  • the punching length is set for each of the substrates 02 that follow the inspected substrate 02.
  • the substrate 02 to be processed is preferably accelerated or decelerated by the transport unit 700 located upstream of processing station 910, preferably so that the arrival time of the area of substrate 02 to be processed coincides with the arrival time of the tool at processing station 910.
  • the start of processing a substrate 02 at processing station 910 of shaping device 900 is preferably set as a function of the detection of substrate 02, preferably its leading edge 03, by at least one sensor 922 for detecting leading edge 03.
  • At least one sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 922 of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 is designed as a light sensor, preferably comprising at least one photocell, for example as a light barrier and/or as a sensor for contrast detection and/or as a transmitted light sensor, formed.
  • a sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 922 detects a substrate 02 passing the sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 922 along the transport path, preferably an edge 03; 04, in particular front edge 03 and/or rear edge 04, of the substrate 02 and/or at least one imaging element, preferably a print mark and/or register mark 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24 and/or an element of a printed image of the substrate 02 that can be distinguished from its surroundings.
  • the substrate 02 is detected due to the difference in contrast to the surroundings of the object to be detected, for example the edge 03; 04 or the imaging element to the surface of the substrate 02 surrounding the object.
  • the arrival of the sheet is detected.
  • the sensor 164; 622; 704; 722; 922 designed as a light sensor, sends a signal to a control unit of the processing machine 01 upon detecting the substrate 02 passing through it, in particular the object to be detected.
  • At least one sensor 704 of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916 is designed as a sensor 704 for substrate alignment. This is preferably designed as a light sensor, in particular as a sensor for contrast detection.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment detects at least one imaging element, preferably a print mark and/or register mark 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24 and/or an element of a printed image of the substrate 02 that can be distinguished from its surroundings.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment detects an imaging element of the substrate 02.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 for substrate alignment preferably has at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • At least one sensor 164 preferably designed as a light sensor, preferably one of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916, is preferably arranged in the substrate feed device 100.
  • the system device 300 has the at least one sensor 164, preferably designed as a light sensor.
  • the at least one sensor 164 of the substrate feed device 100 detects a passing substrate 02, preferably its front edge 03 and/or its rear edge 02.
  • the time at which the substrate 02 is detected is determined.
  • the at least one sensor 164 of the substrate feed device 100 is preferably connected to at least one feeder of the substrate feed device 100 and/or to at least one drive of the processing machine 01.
  • the at least one sensor 164 of the substrate feed device 100 preferably stops at least one feeder of the substrate feed device 100 and/or at least one drive of the processing machine 01 depending on the detection of a substrate 02.
  • the substrate 02 is preferably guided to the processing units 600; 900 of the processing machine 01.
  • the feed of the substrate feed device 100 is preferably stopped and/or the processing of substrate 02 by the processing machine 01 is stopped.
  • the sensor 164 of the substrate feed device 100 which is preferably designed as a light sensor, is arranged with respect to the transport direction T after at least one primary acceleration means, which pulls a substrate 02 from a stack from its storage area 166 and/or accelerates the substrate 02 to a processing speed of the processing units 600; 900, and/or after at least one front stop, preferably delimiting the storage area 166, and/or before at least one secondary acceleration means, which preferably adapts the actual transport speed of the substrate 02 to the processing speed of the processing units 600; 900 by accelerating or braking, and/or is arranged in a region of the at least one secondary acceleration means.
  • at least one primary acceleration means which pulls a substrate 02 from a stack from its storage area 166 and/or accelerates the substrate 02 to a processing speed of the processing units 600; 900, and/or after at least one front stop, preferably delimiting the storage area 166, and/or before at least one secondary acceleration means, which preferably adapts the actual transport speed of the substrate 02 to the processing
  • the at least one sensor 164 is preferably arranged, depending on the detection of the substrate 02, to drive the at least one acceleration means, preferably at least the secondary acceleration means, is designed to be controlled and/or controls it in order to adapt the substrate 02 to the processing speed of the processing units 600; 900.
  • the actual arrival time of the substrate 02 is preferably determined from the detection of the substrate 02, preferably its edge 03; 04 and/or at least one imaging element such as a print mark, by the at least one sensor 164.
  • the actual arrival time is preferably compared with a reference, for example the target arrival time based on the machine cycle.
  • the at least one secondary acceleration means is preferably controlled, preferably accelerated or decelerated, in order to adapt the substrate 02 to the processing speed.
  • At least one sensor 722 preferably designed as a light sensor, for detecting a substrate 02 passing through the sensor 722, preferably for detecting the front edge 03 of the substrate 02, preferably a sensor 722 of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916, is preferably assigned to the at least one inspection device 726; 728; 916, preferably arranged upstream along the transport path, more preferably arranged upstream without further units or devices in between.
  • at least one sensor 722 is assigned to the print image control system 726 and/or the register control system 728, preferably at least one sensor 722 for both systems.
  • at least one sensor 722 is assigned to the punch control system 916.
  • the at least one inspection device 726; 728; 916 is adjustable and/or controllable by the at least one signal from the at least one sensor 722 and/or is controlled thereby.
  • the time for triggering at least one recording of the at least one inspection device 726; 728; 916 is adjustable and/or controllable by the at least one signal from the at least one sensor 722 and/or is triggered thereby.
  • a sensor 622; 922 preferably a sensor 622; 922 of the sensors 164; 622; 704; 722; 726; 728; 922; 916, is preferably assigned to a processing unit 600; 900, preferably application unit 600 or shaping unit 900, preferably arranged in front of its processing point 621; 910.
  • a processing unit 600; 900 preferably application unit 600 or shaping unit 900, preferably arranged in front of its processing point 621; 910.
  • at least one sensor 622; 922 for detecting a front edge 03 of a substrate 02 is arranged in front of each processing unit 600; 900 of the processing machine 01.
  • This at least one sensor 622; 922 is preferably designed to supply data for setting a start of the processing of a substrate 02 in a subsequent processing point 621; 910.
  • This at least one sensor 622; 922 is further preferably connected by means of at least one control unit to at least one main drive M of a transport unit 700 arranged in front of the respective processing unit 600; 900, preferably directly in front of it.
  • at least one main drive M of a transport unit 700 arranged in front of the respective processing unit 600; 900 preferably accelerates and/or decelerates the at least one transport element 701 of this at least one transport unit 700.
  • the arrival time of the substrate 02 at the processing point 621; 910 of the respective processing unit 600; 900 is thus preferably related to the arrival time of the tool processing the substrate 02 at the processing point 621; 910 preferably individually adjusted for each processing unit 600; 900 of the processing machine 01.
  • the at least one sensor 622; 922 is preferably designed to detect the leading edge 03 of the substrate 02 passing through the sensor 622; 922.
  • the at least one sensor 622; 922 for detecting the leading edge 03 of the substrate 02 is preferably arranged at least in front of a last transport element 701 in the transport direction T, further preferably arranged in front of the last two transport elements 701, more preferably the last three transport elements 701, more preferably the last four transport elements 701, of the at least one transport unit 700 in front of the at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900.
  • two sensors 622; 922 are arranged parallel to one another along the transport path in front of the processing unit 600; 900, preferably in front of its processing point 621; 910.
  • the at least one sensor 622; 922 which is preferably designed as a light sensor, is arranged on the transport unit 700 arranged upstream of the processing point 621; 910, preferably without further units 100; 300; 600; 700; 900; 1000 in between.
  • the respective sensor 622; 922 is arranged such that between the respective sensor 622; 922 and the respective processing point 621; 909 of the respective unit 600; 900, at least part of the transport device 700, in particular at least part of the respective transport means 700, is arranged.
  • the transport means 700 is designed as an upper suction transport means 700, in particular as the at least one roller suction system.
  • At least one transport roller and/or at least one transport roller, more preferably additionally a maximum of three transport rollers and/or three transport rollers, of the upper suction transport means 700 is then arranged, relative to the transport direction T, between the respective sensor 622; 922 and the processing point 621; 909 of the respective unit 600; 900.
  • the sensor 622; 922 is arranged at the same coordinate relative to the transverse direction A.
  • the sensors 622; 922 are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T, preferably in alignment with one another. An arrangement of the sensors 622; 922 in the transport direction T in alignment with one another preferably ensures that the same position of the leading edge 03 of the respective sheet 02 can be detected by the respective sensors 622; 922.
  • the at least one sensor 622; 922 for detecting the front edge 03 of the substrate 02 is preferably connected by means of at least one control unit to the at least one main drive M, preferably to at least one main drive M of the at least one Transport unit 700 for substrate alignment, in connection, preferably in terms of control technology.
  • the time of arrival of the at least one substrate 02 at the processing point 621; 910 of the processing unit 600; 900 assigned to the sensor 622; 922 is set relative to the time of arrival of a start area of a region of the forme cylinder 616; 901 of the processing unit 600; 900 that processes the substrate 02.
  • the at least one transport element 701 preferably at least the last transport element 701 of the transport unit 700, which is preferably the last transport element 701 along the transport path before the processing point 621; 910, more preferably the last two transport elements 701, more preferably the last three transport elements 701, more preferably the last four transport elements 701, more preferably all transport elements 701 of the transport unit 700.
  • the time of arrival of a region of the substrate 02 to be processed at the processing point 621; 910 is thus set relative to the time of arrival of the region of the forme cylinder 616; 901 processing the substrate 02, preferably coordinated with one another.
  • the time of arrival at the processing point 621; 910 preferably the position of the front edge 03 of the substrate 02, in particular the associated leading axis value, coincides with the arrival time, preferably with the position of the front edge of the printing area of the forme cylinder 616; 901, in particular the associated leading axis value.
  • At least one transport unit 700 is arranged between the at least one processing unit 600 designed as an application unit 600 and the at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900. In the following, it preferably refers to the fact that these processing units 600; 900 are arranged one after the other along the transport path without any further processing units 600; 900 in between.
  • the subsequent processing unit 900 is designed as a shaping unit 900, preferably as a punching unit 900, preferably at least two, for example four or five, transport units 700 are arranged, preferably directly following one another, along the transport path between the processing unit 600; 900 designed as an application unit 600 and the processing unit 600; 900 designed as a shaping unit 900, preferably as a punching unit 900.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 for aligning substrate 02 is arranged upstream of at least one downstream processing unit 600; 900; upstream of at least one shaping unit 900, more preferably designed as a punching unit 900.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 for aligning substrate 02 in particular the at least two or more preferably the at least three transport units 700 for aligning substrate 02, is part of an alignment section 750.
  • the alignment section 750 is preferably arranged upstream of at least one processing unit 600; 900 of the processing machine 01.
  • the at least one alignment section 750 has the at least one transport unit 700 for substrate alignment, preferably at least two transport units 700 arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T, preferably one after the other, more preferably at least three transport units 700 arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T.
  • At least one transport unit 700 is arranged between the application unit 600 Processing unit 600 and the at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900, designed as a shaping unit 900, for aligning substrate 02.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 for substrate alignment preferably transports the at least one substrate 02 in a suspended manner.
  • the transport elements 701 of the at least one transport unit 700 are preferably located above the transport path of substrate 02 in the vertical direction V.
  • the transport path along the at least one transport unit 700 for substrate alignment is preferably arranged exclusively below the transport elements 701.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 for aligning substrate 02 is arranged downstream of at least one transport unit 700, which has the at least one print image control system 726 and/or the at least one registration control system 728.
  • the registration and/or the print image of substrate 02 is checked first, followed by an alignment of substrate 02 along the transport path between processing unit 600, preferably configured as application unit 600, and the at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900, preferably forming unit 900.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 in particular which is arranged between the processing unit 600 designed as application unit 600 and the at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900, more preferably which is designed for aligning substrate 02, has the at least one transport element 701.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 preferably which is designed to align substrate 02, has a plurality of transport elements 701.
  • a plurality preferably describes a number greater than one, i.e. at least two, preferably at least three, more preferably at least four, more preferably at least five.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 preferably which is designed to align substrate 02, has at least two, preferably at least three, more preferably at least four, more preferably at least five, transport elements 701.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 has a maximum of twenty, preferably a maximum of twelve, preferably a maximum of eleven, transport elements 701.
  • the transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T and/or spaced from one another in the transport direction T.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 preferably which is designed between the processing unit 600 designed as an application unit 600 and the at least one subsequent processing unit 600; 900, more preferably which is designed for the alignment of substrate 02, is preferably designed as a suction transport means 700, preferably a roller suction system.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 which is preferably designed for substrate alignment and which is arranged upstream of the at least one processing unit 600; 900, is preferably designed as a suction box.
  • the at least one substrate 02 is held during its transport by the transport unit 700, preferably in a force-fitting manner, preferably by suction air.
  • the transport speed of the respective substrate 02 is preferably impressed on it by transport elements 701, preferably transport rollers or transport cylinders, of the transport unit 700, which act on it.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 has at least two transport sections arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T.
  • the at least one transport element 701 is preferably designed as an axle with at least one transport roller or transport cylinder.
  • the at least one transport element 701 preferably has at least one transport roller or transport cylinder.
  • the transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 are preferably each designed as an axle with at least one transport roller or transport cylinder.
  • the axis of the at least one transport roller or transport cylinder is preferably axially oriented, i.e. directed in the transverse direction A.
  • the axle has only one transport roller, which should preferably also be understood to include rollers.
  • the at least one transport element 701 is designed as at least one belt, preferably at least one suction belt.
  • several transport rollers or transport cylinders for example at least three, preferably at least four, are arranged along the axis, i.e. in the transverse direction A. These are, for example, spaced apart from one another.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 preferably which is designed for aligning substrate 02, preferably has at least one main drive M.
  • each transport unit 700 which is designed for aligning substrate 02 has at least one main drive M.
  • the at least one main drive M is preferably designed to generate the rotary, preferably circulating, movement of the at least one transport element 701.
  • a rotary movement is preferably a movement rotating about a longitudinal axis.
  • the rotary movement describes the movement of the transport element 701 in the circumferential direction or in the transport direction T, i.e. in particular the rotation about its axis of rotation.
  • the at least one control unit is provided which controls or regulates the at least one main drive M.
  • the at least one main drive M is designed as a linear drive and/or electric motor, preferably position-controlled.
  • the at least one main drive M is designed to generate a movement of the at least one transport element 701, which movement the at least a substrate 02 is moved in the transport direction T.
  • the substrate 02 is preferably moved in the transport direction T by means of a rotary movement of the at least one transport element 701 generated by the at least one main drive M.
  • the at least one transport section are connected to the at least one main drive M.
  • the at least two transport elements 701 of the transport unit 700 are connected to the at least one main drive M.
  • the plurality of transport elements 701 of the transport unit 700 are coupled to the at least one main drive M and/or are driven in the circumferential direction by the at least one main drive M.
  • the main drive M thus generates the rotary movement of the at least one transport element 701, preferably all transport elements 701, of the plurality of transport elements 701.
  • the plurality of transport elements 701 are preferably connected to one another via at least one gear train, preferably by means of at least one gear transmission, preferably with straight teeth.
  • the at least one main drive M is preferably designed to drive the gear train.
  • At least one gear of the gear train is arranged on the at least one transport element 701, in particular on the axle with the at least one transport roller or transport cylinder arranged thereon.
  • the straight teeth preferably enable axial adjustment of the gears, advantageously thus axial adjustment of the transport elements 701 arranged on the gears, relative to one another.
  • all transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 are coupled to the main drive M.
  • all transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 are driven at the same speed in the transport direction T by the at least one main drive M.
  • the at least two transport elements 701 arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T are preferably driven by the at least one main drive M at the same speed.
  • At least one transport element 701 of the at least one transport unit 700 is axially adjustable.
  • At least two transport elements 701 of the at least one transport unit 700, preferably which is designed to align substrate 02, are preferably axially adjustable.
  • the at least one transport element 701, preferably the at least one axle with the at least one transport roller or transport cylinder arranged thereon, is axially adjustable.
  • Axially adjustable preferably describes a change in position along the transverse direction A.
  • axially adjustable preferably describes the change in position in the transverse direction A relative to a tool of a downstream processing unit 600; 900.
  • the transport element 701 is transferred along the transverse direction A from a first position to a second position with a different coordinate in the transverse direction A.
  • the entire transport element 701 is transferred along the transverse direction A from a first position to a second position with a different coordinate in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one transport element 701, in particular the at least one transport element 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701, is axially adjusted depending on the detection of the at least one imaging element.
  • the plurality of transport elements 701 are axially adjustable individually or axially adjustable in groups. In other words, the plurality of transport elements 701 are axially adjustable or adjusted individually or in groups.
  • both a first transport element 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 and the at least one further transport element 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701, i.e. the at least two transport elements 701, are axially adjustable, wherein these are either axially adjustable together in groups or are axially adjustable individually.
  • each transport element 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 is preferably independent of further transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 is axially adjustable.
  • “Groupwise” preferably describes that at least two, preferably at least three, for example four, transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 are axially adjustable together, preferably independently of other transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701, i.e. preferably with a simultaneous movement and/or by the same axial path.
  • the groupwise adjustable transport elements 701 are arranged one behind the other and/or adjacent to one another in the transport direction T, preferably without independently adjustable transport elements 701 in between.
  • the at least one transport element 701 preferably has an individual drive M E for axial adjustment.
  • the at least one transport element 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 preferably has an individual drive M E for axial adjustment.
  • the at least one individual drive M E is designed as a linear drive and/or electric motor, preferably position-controlled.
  • the at least one individual drive M E is designed to adjust the at least one transport element 701 in the axial direction, preferably in or against the transverse direction A and/or orthogonal to the transport direction T in the plane of the transport path and/or in the direction of the working width.
  • the at least one control unit is provided which controls or regulates the at least one individual drive M E.
  • the axial adjustment takes place independently of the position and/or the adjustment of further transport elements 701.
  • the groupwise adjustable transport elements 701 which are adjustable together, have at least one individual drive M E , thus preferably a common individual drive M E .
  • the at least one transport section is connected to the at least one individual drive M E .
  • each transport section has its own individual drive M E .
  • the at least two transport elements 701 are therefore preferably axially adjustable and/or are axially adjusted individually by at least one individual drive M E or in groups by at least one individual drive M E.
  • at least one transport element 701, preferably at least one transport section, of the transport unit 700 has at least two drives, the main drive M and the individual drive M E.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 preferably which is designed to align substrate 02, preferably has the at least one transport element 701, for example also a first number of transport elements 701 that can be adjusted together in groups, and at least one further transport element 701 arranged behind and/or in front of it in the transport direction T, for example also a second number of transport elements 701 that can be adjusted together in groups. These preferably each have an individual drive ME for axial adjustment.
  • at least one further transport element 701 is arranged behind the at least one axially adjustable transport element 701 and/or at least one further transport element 701 is arranged in front of the at least one axially adjustable transport element 701, each of which has an individual drive ME for axial adjustment.
  • transport elements 701 are therefore preferably each axially adjustable. These at least two transport elements 701 therefore preferably each have an individual drive ME for axial adjustment.
  • the at least one transport unit 700 preferably has the at least one transport element 701 and the at least one further transport element 701 arranged behind and/or in front of it in the transport direction T, which are each axially adjusted by means of an individual drive M E.
  • the individual drive M E of the at least one transport element 701, for example also of the first groupwise jointly adjustable number of transport elements 701, preferably adjusts the at least one transport element 701, for example also of the first groupwise jointly adjustable number of Transport elements 701, by a first component in the axial direction, preferably in or against the transverse direction A.
  • the individual drive M E of the at least one further transport element 701, for example also of the second group-wise jointly adjustable number of transport elements 701, preferably adjusts this by a second component in the axial direction, preferably in or against the transverse direction A.
  • the two adjustments are preferably independent of one another.
  • the first component and the second component differ from one another or are identical to one another, preferably depending on the requirements.
  • the processing machine 01 has at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • the at least one transport element 701, for example the group-adjustable transport elements 701, of the at least one transport unit 700, preferably which is designed for aligning substrate 02, is axially adjustable depending on the detection of at least one imaging element of the substrate 02 by the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • the at least one transport element 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 is axially adjustable or is axially adjusted depending on the detection of at least one imaging element of a substrate 02 by the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • the at least one transport element 701, in particular the at least two transport elements 701, more preferably the transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701, is axially adjusted depending on the detection of at least one imaging element of the substrate 02. Further preferably, the plurality of transport elements 701 are axially adjusted individually or axially adjusted in groups.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment which is preferably connected to the at least one transport element 701, has at least one photocell.
  • at least two sensors 704 for substrate alignment are arranged one behind the other in the transverse direction A, each of which preferably detects the substrate 02.
  • the two sensors 704 are arranged along the Transport direction T arranged parallel to each other.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is designed as a light sensor, preferably as a sensor 704 for contrast detection.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is designed as a camera.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment has at least one detection area, which preferably covers a region of the transport path of substrate 02.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment detects a substrate 02 passing the sensor 704 for substrate alignment along the transport path.
  • At least one sensor 622 for example a light barrier, which detects a front edge 03 of the substrate 02 is arranged upstream of the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment, which sensor 622 preferably gives the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment a signal that the substrate 02 enters the detection range of the sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment detects the at least one imaging element of the substrate 02, more preferably the at least one print mark.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment preferably detects an edge 03; 04, in particular leading edge 03 and/or trailing edge 04, of the substrate 02 and/or register mark 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 22; 23; 24 and/or an element of a printed image that can be distinguished from its surroundings.
  • the substrate 02 preferably the at least one imaging element, more preferably the at least one print mark, is detected based on the difference in contrast to the surroundings of the object to be detected, in particular to the surface of the substrate 02 surrounding the imaging element.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is preferably arranged between the at least one application unit 600 and the at least one downstream processing unit 600; 900, preferably the punching unit 900.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment preferably for detecting at least one imaging element of the substrate 02, is assigned to the at least one transport unit 700, which is preferably designed to align substrate 02, and is preferably arranged on the latter.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment depending on which the at least one transport element 701 is axially adjusted and/or is adjustable, is preferably arranged between the at least one application unit 600 and the at least one downstream processing unit 600; 900.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is arranged downstream of at least a first transport element 701, preferably which is axially adjustable, of the transport unit 700.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is arranged, for example, downstream of at least one first transport element 701 of the transport assembly 700.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is arranged in the transport direction T upstream of at least 75%, preferably upstream of at least 80%, more preferably upstream of at least 85%, of the transport elements 701 of the transport assembly 700, which is preferably designed for aligning substrate 02, preferably directly upstream, in particular without further transport means 700 in between.
  • the at least one imaging element detected by the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment, in dependence on which the at least one transport element 701 is axially adjustable is a print mark.
  • the detection of an imaging element enables the determination of the position of the substrate 02 in the transport direction T, preferably via the detection time.
  • the at least one print mark is preferably an element printed or printable by at least one application unit 600.
  • the substrate 02 already has the at least one imaging element when it is fed into the processing machine 01, for example alternatively the at least one imaging element is printed by at least one application unit 600 of the processing machine 01, preferably by the first application unit 600 of the processing machine 01 along the transport path.
  • the substrate 02 preferably has at least two, for example four, imaging elements, preferably at least two print marks on its surface.
  • imaging elements preferably at least two print marks on its surface.
  • the at least two imaging elements are preferably arranged axially, i.e. in the transverse direction A and/or in the direction X, spaced from one another.
  • the at least one imaging element preferably the at least two imaging elements in each case, is arranged on the substrate 02 such that they are arranged in the at least one detection area while passing through a detection area of the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • the substrate 02 preferably the sheet 02, has the at least one imaging element in the area of the leading edge 03, i.e. at a shorter distance from the leading edge 03 than from the trailing edge 04 and/or preferably outside a region of the substrate 02 that forms a final product.
  • the at least one imaging element has a varying length in the direction Y, i.e. in the transport direction T, along the direction X, i.e. preferably in the transverse direction A.
  • the at least one imaging element has a leading edge in the direction y, which corresponds to a line parallel to the direction X.
  • the at least one imaging element preferably has a first length in the direction Y towards the rear edge 04 of the substrate 02 at a first position along the direction X.
  • the at least one imaging element preferably has a second length in the direction Y towards the rear edge 04 of the substrate 02, which second length differs from the first length of the first position differs, for example is longer or shorter.
  • the at least one imaging element is trapezoidal or triangular.
  • the at least two imaging elements, which are preferably arranged parallel to one another in the direction X have a mirror symmetry to one another.
  • the at least one imaging element preferably each of the at least two imaging elements, is arranged on the substrate 02 such that it is arranged in the at least one detection area while passing through a detection area of the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment, preferably as a function of which the at least one transport element 701 is axially adjustable.
  • the at least one imaging element is detected by the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment detects an existing contrast difference as soon as the at least one imaging element enters the detection area.
  • the contrast difference is also detected when the at least one imaging element leaves the detection area.
  • the duration of the detection of the at least one imaging element in the detection area is determined.
  • the initial detection of the at least one imaging element in the detection area preferably determines the time of arrival of the substrate 02 and thus preferably the position in the transport direction T.
  • the duration of the detection of the at least one imaging element in the detection area preferably determines the axial position of the substrate 02, i.e.
  • an inclined position of the substrate 02 is preferably determined.
  • the front edge of the imaging elements preferably the contrast difference occurring during the initial acquisition of the at least two imaging elements, Elements in the at least one detection area are used.
  • at least two sensors 704 for substrate alignment are used for this purpose, each of which detects one of the at least two imaging elements.
  • the detection area of one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is configured such that it can detect both imaging elements.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment is connected to the at least one individual drive M E by means of at least one control unit, preferably in terms of control technology.
  • the at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment preferably controls and/or regulates the at least one individual drive M E for the axial adjustment of the at least one transport element 701, preferably the at least two individual drives M E for the axial adjustment of the at least two transport elements 701.
  • the at least one transport element 701 for example also the number of transport elements 701 that can be adjusted in groups, is axially adjusted, preferably in order to align the substrate 02 during its transport.
  • the at least one transport element 701 is moved against the lateral offset, preferably in or against the transverse direction A.
  • at least one transport element 701 of the at least one transport unit 700 is axially adjusted until the lateral offset of the substrate 02 is compensated, i.e. its actual position corresponds to the target position.
  • the substrate 02 is transported in the transport direction T until both the leading edge 03 and the trailing edge 02 can be moved by transport elements 701 of this transport unit 700.
  • transport elements 701 of this transport unit 700 are, preferably when no other transport elements 701 of further transport units 700 are in contact with the substrate 02.
  • at least the transport elements 701 in contact with the substrate 02 are preferably arranged in a starting position.
  • the at least one transport element 701, preferably all transport elements 701, of the transport unit 700 which are in contact with the substrate 02 are axially adjusted, preferably by means of the at least one individual drive M E , more preferably in each case by means of the individual drive M E assigned to the respective transport element 701.
  • all transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements of the at least one transport unit 700 which are in contact with the substrate 02 at the same time are axially adjusted.
  • the transport elements 701 are adjusted in groups or individually, each for those transport elements 701 in contact with the substrate 02.
  • the plurality of transport elements 701 are individually adjusted axially depending on the detection of the at least one imaging element of the substrate 02, or the plurality of transport elements 701 are adjusted axially in groups depending on the detection of the at least one imaging element of the substrate 02. All transport elements 701 that are adjusted axially are adjusted in the same direction, i.e., in or against the transverse direction A.
  • the adjustment is carried out incrementally or continuously, in particular as long as contact exists between the transport element 701 and the substrate 02.
  • the at least one transport element 701 is axially adjusted and/or is maximally adjustable by a maximum of 25 mm (twenty-five millimeters), preferably by a maximum of 15 mm (fifteen millimeters), more preferably by a maximum of 10 mm (ten millimeters), more preferably by a maximum of 5 mm (five millimeters), more preferably by a maximum of 2.5 mm (two point five millimeters).
  • each further transport element 701 comes into contact with the substrate 02, while a first transport element 701 of the transport unit 700 in the transport direction T has no further contact with the substrate 02.
  • the transport element 701 that has now come into contact is preferably also adjusted axially from the point of contact with the substrate 02.
  • the transport element 701 that is no longer arranged in contact is preferably adjusted axially in the opposite direction in order to return to the starting position.
  • each further transport element 701 that comes into contact is preferably adjusted axially, while each transport element 701 that ends the contact is adjusted axially in the opposite direction to its starting position.
  • the substrate 02 reaches its desired position at least before the last transport element 701 of the transport unit 700.
  • the substrate 02 is thus axially aligned by axial adjustment of the at least one transport element 701, preferably the transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701.
  • the inclined position of the substrate 02 is preferably compensated by axially adjusting the at least one transport element 701.
  • the substrate 02 preferably the sheet 02, is preferably transported in the transport direction T until both the leading edge 03 and the trailing edge 02 can be moved by transport elements 701 of this transport unit 700, preferably when no other transport elements 701 of further transport units 700 are in contact with the substrate 02.
  • at least the transport elements 701 in contact with the substrate 02 are preferably arranged in a starting position.
  • a pivot point of the substrate 02 is stored in the machine control system, preferably in the control unit controlling the at least one individual drive M E , for example, calculated from the length and/or width of the substrate 02.
  • the pivot point is preferably the point around which the substrate 02 must be rotated in order to compensate for the inclined position.
  • At least one transport element 701, which is arranged in front of, i.e. downstream of, the pivot point in the transport direction T, is preferably axially adjusted in or against the transverse direction A, preferably by means of its individual drive M E .
  • the transport element 701 upstream of, the pivot point in the transport direction T is preferably axially adjusted in the opposite direction to the transport element 701 in front of the pivot point, preferably by means of its individual drive M E .
  • the transport element 701 which corresponds to the position of the pivot point is not axially adjusted, but remains in the axial position it has assumed at that time.
  • the transport elements 701 are adjusted in groups or individually, in each case for those transport elements 701 which are in contact with the substrate 02.
  • the adjustment is carried out incrementally or continuously, in particular as long as there is contact between the respective transport element 701 and the substrate 02.
  • the at least one transport element 701 is axially adjusted by a maximum of 15 mm (fifteen millimeters), preferably by a maximum of 10 mm (ten millimeters), more preferably by a maximum of 5 mm (five millimeters), more preferably by a maximum of 2.5 mm (two point five millimeters). Since the substrate 02 is moved in the transport direction T at the same time, preferably by means of the circumferential movement preferably generated by the at least one main drive M, a further transport element 701 comes into contact with the substrate 02, while a first transport element 701 of the transport unit 700 in the transport direction T has no further contact with the substrate 02.
  • the transport element 701 that has now come into contact is preferably also axially adjusted from the point of contact with the substrate 02 in accordance with the direction in which the transport elements 701 are adjusted before the pivot point.
  • the transport element 701, which now has the position of the pivot point remains in its position, whereas the transport element 701, which no longer has the pivot point, is also axially adjusted according to the direction of the transport elements 701 behind the pivot point.
  • the transport element 701, which is now no longer arranged in contact with the substrate 02 is preferably axially adjusted in order to return to the starting position.
  • each further contacting Transport element 701 is axially adjusted, while each transport element 701 ending the contact is axially adjusted to its initial position.
  • the substrate 02 reaches its target position at least before the last transport element 701 of the transport unit 700.
  • the substrate 02 is thus preferably aligned with respect to its inclined position by axial adjustment of the at least one transport element 701, preferably the transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701.
  • the substrate 02 is aligned in the transport direction T.
  • the substrate 02 which is preferably aligned with regard to lateral offset and/or with regard to an inclined position, is detected by the at least one sensor 622; 922 assigned to the downstream processing unit 600; 900 while it is being transported by means of the at least one transport unit 700, preferably by detecting the leading edge 03.
  • the arrival time is preferably determined by means of the first detection of the leading edge 03 in the at least one detection range of the at least one sensor 622; 922 and compared with its target time, i.e. the target position of the substrate 02 at this time.
  • the at least one main drive M is activated.
  • the at least one main drive M accelerates or decelerates the at least one transport element 701, preferably at least the transport elements 701 in contact with the substrate 02, more preferably all transport elements 701 of the transport unit 700, according to the comparison.
  • the substrate 02 is thus accelerated or decelerated in the transport direction T and thus transferred to its desired position.
  • the substrate 02 is thus preferably accelerated and/or decelerated by accelerating and/or decelerating the Transport elements 701 of the plurality of transport elements 701 are aligned in the circumferential direction, i.e., in the transport direction T.
  • the last transport element 701 of the transport unit 700 has only the main drive M, i.e., no individual drive M E .
  • the accuracy of the alignment of the substrate 02, in particular in the transport direction T is increased by the two-stage alignment, i.e., first the alignment with respect to lateral offset and/or inclined position and subsequently the alignment with respect to the transport direction T.
  • the alignment of the substrate 02 in the case of lateral offset and the alignment of the substrate 02 in an inclined position take place simultaneously.
  • the alignment in the transport direction T takes place simultaneously with the alignment of the substrate 02 in the case of lateral offset and/or simultaneously with the alignment of the substrate 02 in an inclined position.
  • the control values are superimposed by means of the at least one individual drive ME for a simultaneous adjustment.
  • the alignment in the transport direction T takes place following the alignment of the substrate 02 in the case of lateral offset and/or following the alignment of the substrate 02 in an inclined position.
  • At least two, for example two, transport units 700 are arranged consecutively between the two processing units 600; 900, preferably between the at least one application unit 600 and the at least one punching unit 900, both of which are preferably designed to cooperate with one another for aligning substrate 02. These preferably align the substrate 02 with regard to its position.
  • the transport units 700 each have at least one main drive M. They are therefore preferably each driven by at least one main drive M.
  • these at least two transport units 700 each have at least one transport element 701, preferably each at least two transport elements 701.
  • the transport elements 701 each have an individual drive ME .
  • the first transport unit 700 of the two transport units 700 has at least one sensor 704 for substrate alignment, depending on which the at least one transport element 701 of the first transport unit 700 and preferably additionally at least one transport element 701 of the second transport unit 700 is axially adjusted and/or adjustable.
  • at least one transport element 701 of the first transport unit 700 of the at least two transport units 700 is axially adjustable
  • at least one transport element 701 of a second transport unit 700 of the at least two transport units 700 is axially adjustable.
  • the second transport unit 700 has at least one further sensor 704 for substrate alignment, preferably which checks whether the substrate 02 has been aligned.
  • the last transport unit 700 which is arranged upstream of the punching unit 900, has at least one sensor 922 assigned to the punching unit, preferably for detecting the front edge 03 of the substrate 02.
  • this last transport unit 700 is the second transport unit 700 for aligning substrate 02.
  • At least one further sensor 704 for substrate alignment for example two sensors 704 for substrate alignment arranged one behind the other in the transverse direction A, is arranged along the transport path after the at least one first sensor 704 for substrate alignment and before the downstream processing unit 600; 900, preferably punching unit 900.
  • This at least one further sensor 704 for substrate alignment preferably checks the alignment of the substrate 02 based on the at least one first sensor 704 for substrate alignment.
  • serial alignment errors i.e. errors occurring with multiple substrates 02, can thus be taken into account in the first sensor 704 for substrate alignment, preferably by superimposing the further control values.
  • At least one sensor 622 for detecting the front edge 03 of the substrate is arranged upstream of this at least one further sensor 704 for substrate alignment, preferably for triggering the signal that the Substrate 02 enters the detection range of at least one further sensor 704 for substrate alignment.

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  1. Machine de traitement (01), dans laquelle au moins un groupe de traitement (900) réalisé sous la forme d'un groupe de façonnage (900) suit au moins un groupe de traitement (600) réalisé sous la forme d'un groupe d'application (600) dans la direction de transport (T) d'un substrat (02), dans laquelle au moins un groupe de transport (700) est disposé entre l'au moins un groupe de traitement (600) réalisé sous la forme d'un groupe d'application (600) et l'au moins un groupe de traitement (900) suivant, dans laquelle l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) présente une pluralité d'éléments de transport (701), dans laquelle les éléments de transport (701) de la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) sont disposés les uns derrière les autres dans la direction de transport (T), caractérisée en ce qu'au moins un élément de transport (701) de la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) peut être déplacé axialement en fonction de la détection d'au moins d'un élément d'imagerie d'un substrat (02) par au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat.
  2. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'une partie du trajet de transport prévu pour un transport du substrat (02) déterminée par l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) se trouve au-dessous d'une surface de transport (702) du groupe de transport (700) et/ou que l'au moins un groupe de traitement (900) suivant est réalisé sous la forme d'un groupe de découpage (900) et/ou que la machine de traitement (01) est réalisée sous la forme d'une machine de découpage par rotation (01) et/ou que l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) est réalisé sous la forme d'un moyen de transport aspirant (700) et/ou que l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) est réalisé sous la forme d'une caisse aspirante.
  3. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) présente l'au moins un élément de transport (701) et au moins un autre élément de transport (701) disposé derrière et/ou devant celui-ci dans la direction de transport (T), lesquels peuvent respectivement être déplacés axialement, et/ou que la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) peuvent être déplacés axialement individuellement ou que la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) peuvent être déplacés axialement par groupes, et/ou que l'au moins un élément de transport (701) présente un entraînement individuel (ME) pour le déplacement axial.
  4. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat est disposé entre l'au moins un groupe d'application (600) et l'au moins un groupe de traitement (900) suivant et/ou que l'au moins un capteur (704) est disposé sur l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) et/ou que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat est réalisé sous la forme d'un capteur pour la détection de contraste.
  5. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat est disposé dans la direction de transport (T) devant au moins 75 % des éléments de transport (701) du groupe de transport (700), et/ou que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat est disposé après au moins un premier élément de transport (701) du groupe de transport (700).
  6. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5, caractérisée en ce que l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) présente au moins un entraînement principal (M), lequel est réalisé de manière à produire un mouvement rotatif de l'au moins un élément de transport (701).
  7. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) est accouplée à l'au moins un entraînement principal (M) et/ou qu'au moins un capteur (622 ; 922) pour la détection d'un bord avant (03) d'un substrat (02) est disposé au moins devant un dernier élément de transport (701) de l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) dans la direction de transport (T) devant l'au moins un groupe de traitement (900) suivant et l'au moins un capteur (622 ; 922) est relié à l'au moins un entraînement principal (M) au moyen d'au moins une unité de commande.
  8. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisée en ce que respectivement au moins un capteur (622 ; 922) pour la détection d'un bord avant (03) d'un substrat (02) est disposé devant chaque groupe de traitement (600 ; 900) de la machine de traitement (01), que l'au moins un capteur (622 ; 922) est relié respectivement à au moins un entraînement principal (M) d'un groupe de transport (700) disposé devant le groupe de traitement (600 ; 900) respectif au moyen d'au moins une unité de commande.
  9. Machine de traitement selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4 ou 5 ou 6 ou 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins deux groupes de transport (700) sont disposés de manière successive entre les deux groupes de traitement (600 ; 900), lesquels sont réalisés de manière à coopérer l'un avec l'autre pour l'alignement du substrat (02).
  10. Procédé pour l'alignement d'un substrat (02) dans une machine de traitement (01), dans lequel au moins un groupe de traitement (900) réalisé sous la forme d'un groupe de façonnage (900) suit au moins un groupe de traitement (600) réalisé sous la forme d'un groupe d'application (600) dans la direction de transport (T) du substrat (02), dans lequel au moins un groupe de transport (700) est disposé entre l'au moins un groupe de traitement (600) réalisé sous la forme d'un groupe d'application (600) et l'au moins un groupe de traitement (900) suivant, dans lequel l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) présente une pluralité d'éléments de transport (701), dans lequel les éléments de transport (701) de la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) sont disposés les uns derrière les autres dans la direction de transport (T), caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un élément de transport (701) de la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) est déplacé axialement en fonction d'une détection d'au moins un élément d'imagerie d'un substrat (02) par au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce qu'une partie du trajet de transport prévu pour un transport du substrat (02) déterminée par l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) se trouve au-dessous d'une surface de transport (702) du groupe de transport (700) et/ou qu'au moins deux groupes de transport (700) sont disposés de manière successive entre les deux groupes de traitement (600 ; 900), lesquels alignent le substrat (02) par coopération l'un avec l'autre.
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) sont déplacés individuellement axialement ou que la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) sont déplacés axialement par groupes, et/ou que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat commande et/ou régule au moins un entraînement individuel (ME) pour le déplacement axial de l'au moins un élément de transport (701).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 10 ou 11 ou 12, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat est disposé entre l'au moins un groupe d'application (600) et l'au moins un groupe de traitement (900) suivant et/ou que l'au moins un capteur (704) est disposé sur l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) et/ou que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat dans la direction de transport (T) est disposé devant au moins 75 % des éléments de transport (701) du groupe de transport (700) et/ou que l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat est disposé après au moins un premier élément de transport (701) du groupe de transport (700) et/ou que l'au moins un élément d'imagerie est détecté en raison de la différence du contraste par rapport à l'environnement de l'objet à détecter.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 10 ou 11 ou 12 ou 13, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins un groupe de transport (700) présente au moins un entraînement principal (M), que le substrat (02) est déplacé dans la direction de transport (T) au moyen d'un mouvement rotatif de l'au moins un élément de transport (701) produit par l'au moins un entraînement principal (M).
  15. Procédé selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que tous les élément de transporte (701) de la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) sont entraînés à la même vitesse dans la direction de transport (T) par l'au moins un entraînement principal (M) et/ou que la pluralité d'éléments de transport (701) est accouplée à l'au moins un entraînement principal (M) et/ou que lors d'un écart du substrat (02) par rapport à la position théorique dans la direction de transport (T) déterminé par l'au moins un capteur (704) pour l'alignement de substrat et/ou par au moins un capteur (622 ; 922) pour la détection du bord avant (03) du substrat (02) l'au moins un entraînement principal (M) accélère ou ralentit l'au moins un élément de transport (701) du groupe de transport (700) conformément à la la comparaison.
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