EP1321293A2 - Dispositif de guidage de feuilles comprenant une surface de guidage mobile - Google Patents

Dispositif de guidage de feuilles comprenant une surface de guidage mobile Download PDF

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Publication number: EP1321293A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: sheet; flow channel; guide surface; cylinder; guide
Prior art date: 2001-12-18
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EP02025768A

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Bernhard Dipl.-Ing. Graziel

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Manroland AG

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MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG

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2001-12-18

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2002-11-16

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2003-06-25

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2012-01-04 Application granted granted Critical

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
- B65H5/22—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device
- B65H5/228—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device by air-blast devices
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
- B41F21/00—Devices for conveying sheets through printing apparatus or machines
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
- B41F25/00—Devices for pressing sheets or webs against cylinders, e.g. for smoothing purposes
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
- B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
- B65H2301/446—Assisting moving, forwarding or guiding of material
- B65H2301/4461—Assisting moving, forwarding or guiding of material by blowing air towards handled material
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
- B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
- B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
- B65H2301/4475—Rotary or endless transport devices having elements acting on edge of articles
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
- B65H2406/10—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium
- B65H2406/12—Means using fluid made only for exhausting gaseous medium producing gas blast
- B65H2406/122—Nozzles

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the invention relates to a sheet guiding device with a movable guide surface for a processing machine after the Preamble of claim 1.
the invention is particularly in Processing machines, for example sheet-fed rotary printing machines or coating machines and in sheet-fed rotary printing machines combined with painting units, can be used.
a sheet guiding device of this type is known from DE 201 01 835 U1.
the sheet guiding device is arranged below the sheet transport path at a distance from the sheet material and consists of at least one box-shaped flow channel which is functionally connected to a pneumatic system designed as an air supply and which has a closed guide surface facing the sheet material with a plurality of incorporated nozzle openings for air passage.
the guide surface is preferably a guide plate and is arranged to be movable to a fixed flow channel open on one side in the direction of the guide surface.
the guide surface can be displaced in or against the sheet conveying direction and can also be removed from or inserted into the processing machine.
the sheet guiding device - depending on the cylinder position - often has limited space.
the invention has for its object a sheet guiding device with a guide surface of the type mentioned create whose mobility (the guide surface) below the Sheet transport path of a sheet holding system and between this sheet holding system and another sheet holding system is improved and the guide surface is easier to handle.
the task is determined by the training features of claim 1 solved. Further training results from the dependent Claims.
a first advantage of the sheet guiding device is that that one for the sheet guidance in a rotary printing press arranged on the rack side, open on one side and flow channel coupled with a pneumatic system (lower part with side walls) as a movable guide surface Cover area is assigned in guides.
this Guide surface in or against the sheet conveying direction on one side open flow channel slidably arranged. That the The baffle is not with the frame-fixed, open on one side Flow channel connected, but is through on the flow channel arranged guides only this flow channel Formation of a closed flow channel positioned assigned.
a second advantage is that the guide surface can be moved more easily at a defined distance below the sheet transport path of a sheet holding system and between this sheet holding system and a further, ie upstream or downstream sheet holding system, in that the flow channel can be pivoted on the frame side in a swivel joint aligned on a common axis of rotation is arranged and the guide surface to the flow channel is movable in this pivot position.
the guide surface which is preferably designed as a guide plate, remains approximately in the predetermined curvature due to the pivotable arrangement of the flow channel, in order to be removed or inserted between two sheet holding systems from the processing machine.
Another advantage is that the guide surface against a second guide surface, for example with another one Nozzle geometry and / or another surface (structure or coating) is interchangeable. This is an improved one Coordination of the pneumatically supported sheet guide depending on the sheet material to be processed realizable.
the sheet guiding device with such a movable guide surface for the sheet guide in a defined distance of any sheet holding system can be assigned.
the bow holding system is preferred on a sheet guide cylinder, for example one Transfer cylinder, an impression cylinder or a turning drum, arranged or it is with a circulating conveyor system connected in the boom.
At least one sheet guiding cylinder with the drum caps removed such as known from DE-AS 1 254 645, or without drum caps preferably secant, straight or curved Side walls, as known for example from DE 44 31 114, it is an advantage that between two neighboring ones Bow guide cylinders (at least one with the above training) additional space for replacing a sliding guide surface is available.
Such a guide surface is preferred slidable between two sheet guide cylinders movable out of the guides or into the guides. This is the sheet guide cylinder without drum caps movable into such a position that sufficient between two adjacent sheet guide cylinders Space for the transfer (removal or supply) of the appropriate guiding surface is guaranteed.
the rotary printing press shown in Figure 1 has several in series arranged printing units 1, of which each a plate cylinder 2, a blanket cylinder 3 and a double-sized sheet-guiding printing cylinder 4 are shown as sheet guide cylinders. Between the printing units 1 are double sized for sheet transport trained transfer cylinder 5 as a sheet guide cylinder arranged with secant flattened side walls, alternatively at least one turning drum 6 as Bow guide cylinder can be used.
a coating unit or other processing unit can be arranged with a corresponding sheet guide cylinder, is the sheet material in a boom 8 by means of rotating Conveyor system 7 and gripper carts arranged thereon Sheet holding systems 12 to a delivery stack 9 in the conveying direction 13 transported and filed.
the archery Printing cylinder 4, transfer cylinder 5, turning drums 6 have likewise sheet holding systems 12.
the sheet guiding devices show the course of the sheet transport path 10 curved or flat guiding surfaces with nozzles 11 on which the sheet material at a distance is preferably transported along without contact.
the Sheet guiding devices 10 extend in particular in modular arrangement over the entire conveying path of the sheet material inside the processing machine and over the entire format width.
a sheet guiding device 10 is preferred from at least one formed in a box-shaped flow channel 14, which with side walls open on one side and is fixed on the frame side.
the flow channel 14 instructs its bottom at least one opening, each with a pneumatic system on the underside 15 for the air supply (blowing / suction air) in functional connection is.
the guides 25 are fixed to the flow channel 14.
the Guide surface 11 in or against (double arrow 19) the conveying direction 13 of the sheet material slidably and to the flow channel 14 congruently positionable. This is the guide surface 14 movable out of the guides 25 and into the guides 25 movable into it.
the guide surface 11 is not on one individual flow channel 14 limited. Rather is one Guide surface 11 also over several modularly lined up Flow channels 14 can be arranged covering.
the flow channel 14 of the sheet guiding device 10 is on both sides aligned in one on a common axis of rotation in a side wall 16 of the processing machine on the frame side arranged pivot 20 pivotally mounted. In at least the flow channel 14 is in a pivoted position fixable.
the guide surface is in one of these swivel positions 11 in or against the sheet conveying direction 13 to the stored Flow channel 14 in the arranged on the flow channel 14
Guides 25 slidable and continue between two adjacent sheet holding systems 12 from the processing machine can be added or removed.
the sheet holding systems 12 are doing so on two adjacent sheet guide cylinders, for example Printing cylinder 4 and transfer cylinder 5 or printing cylinder 4 and adjacent conveyor system 7 with sheet holding systems 12, preferably with a sprocket shaft or cantilever drum.
Each of the flow channel 14 receiving on the bearing side Swivel joints 20 are each in one, with an associated side wall 16 connected longitudinal frame 22 arranged. It points each longitudinal frame 22 has at least one second fixing element 27 for example a snap connection, for releasable positioning of the flow channel 14 on the longitudinal frame 22.
each has a longitudinal frame 22 coupled swivel joint 20 in a on the associated side wall 16 attached bracket 23 stored.
Bracket 23 with at least one first fixing element 26, for example a snap connection, for releasable positioning of the longitudinal frame 22 coupled in a pivot position.
the bracket 23 is for example by means of fasteners 24 releasably connected to the respective side wall 16.
the swivel joints 20 are one below the cylinder axis Sheet guiding cylinder 4, 5, 6 or a delivery drum or a sprocket shaft of a boom 8 is arranged.
In 3 is the bearing bore 17 of a transfer cylinder 5, in which the cylinder axis lies.
the swivel joints 20 are preferably approximately perpendicular below the cylinder axis of the sheet guiding cylinders 4, 5, 6 or the boom drum or the sprocket shaft.
Figure 3 shows the guides 25 on both sides laterally Arrangement on the flow channel 14.
the guides 25 are as Slidable and / or rolling guidance can be carried out.
the Sheet guide device 10 arranged at the end a comb-shaped Sheet guide element 18.
an actuating element 21 is releasably arranged to initiate the displacement of the guide surface 11.
the shift can also be realized by motor means.
the transfer cylinder 5 shows a transfer cylinder 5 with secant-shaped, slightly curved side walls.
the transfer cylinder 5 is positioned in a vertical orientation so that there is sufficient space between two adjacent sheet guide cylinders 5, 4 for changing a displaceable guide surface 11 in the direction of the double arrow 19.
the guide surface 11 can be moved upwards out of the guides 25 or into the guides 25 between the sheet guide cylinders 5, 4 with sheet holding systems 12. The displaceability of the guide surface 11 can thus be implemented manually or automatically.
the Sheet holding systems 12 of the processing machine In a defined Move position.
a transfer cylinder 5 with an adjacent pressure cylinder 4 is the transfer cylinder 5 with a sheet holding system 12 preferably positioned perpendicular to the cylinder axis.
the Processing machine is switched off in this position.
the flow channel 14 is in the presence of longitudinal frames 22 pivoted about the axis of rotation of the rotary joints 20 and in Fixed swivel position.
the processing machine is there secured against unauthorized access.
Manual or automated is now the guide surface 11 from the guide 25 in or moved against the conveying direction 13 and between the sheet holding systems 12 removed from the machine or vice versa fed again.
the pivoted flow channel 14 with Guide surface 11 is by pivoting back about the axis of the Swivel joints 20 are placed in the original working position.
the processing machine is then ready for operation again.

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EP02025768A 2001-12-18 2002-11-16 Dispositif de guidage de feuilles comprenant une surface de guidage mobile Expired - Lifetime EP1321293B1 (fr)

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE20120426U		2001-12-18
DE20120426U DE20120426U1 (de)	2001-12-18	2001-12-18	Bogenleiteinrichtung mit einer bewegbaren Leitfläche für eine Verarbeitungsmaschine

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EP1321293A2 true EP1321293A2 (fr)	2003-06-25
EP1321293A3 EP1321293A3 (fr)	2007-02-07
EP1321293B1 EP1321293B1 (fr)	2012-01-04

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JP (1)	JP4443826B2 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE539886T1 (fr)
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2002
- 2002-11-16 EP EP02025768A patent/EP1321293B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-11-16 AT AT02025768T patent/ATE539886T1/de active
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EP1321293A3 (fr)	2007-02-07
ATE539886T1 (de)	2012-01-15
JP2003220689A (ja)	2003-08-05
DE20120426U1 (de)	2002-03-07
JP4443826B2 (ja)	2010-03-31
EP1321293B1 (fr)	2012-01-04

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DE10235872A1 (de)	2004-02-19	Satellitendruckmaschine zum Bedrucken von bogenförmigen Substraten
EP0878301B1 (fr)	2001-11-28	Transport de feuilles sans maculage dans une presse rotative
DE2846643C2 (de)	1984-12-06	Bogenleiteinrichtung in Bogenauslegern von Druckmaschinen
DE4210327A1 (de)	1993-10-07	Bogenwendeeinrichtung in einer Rotationsdruckmaschine
EP0924069B1 (fr)	2001-12-19	Dispositif de guidage de feuilles dans une machine à imprimer
DD241042A1 (de)	1986-11-26	Bogenleiteinrichtung in druckmaschinen
EP1321293B1 (fr)	2012-01-04	Dispositif de guidage de feuilles comprenant une surface de guidage mobile
EP0922577B1 (fr)	2001-10-31	Dispositif pour guider des feuilles dans une machine à imprimer
DE10060557B4 (de)	2007-05-31	Bogenleiteinrichtung in einer Rotationsdruckmaschine
DE4424964C2 (de)	2001-03-15	Bogenleiteinrichtung zum Wenden von Bogen
DE29817317U1 (de)	1998-11-19	Bogenführungseinrichtung mit einer Führungsfläche in einer Druckmaschine
DE4424970C2 (de)	1997-12-11	Pneumatisch arbeitende Leiteinrichtung zum Wenden von Bogen
EP1075947B1 (fr)	2003-09-03	Dispositif de guidage de feuilles dans une machine à imprimer.
DE4427897C1 (de)	1995-09-28	Vorrichtung für einen Bogenausleger
EP1099552B1 (fr)	2004-07-21	Dispositif guide-feuilles pneumatique dans une machine à imprimer
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DE19952205C1 (de)	2000-12-14	Umstellbare Bogenführungseinrichtung in einer Druckmaschine
DE20101835U1 (de)	2001-06-07	Bogenleiteinrichtung für eine Rotationsdruckmaschine
EP0922575B1 (fr)	2002-04-10	Dispositif de guidage de feuilles dans une machine à imprimer
DE19631175C1 (de)	1998-01-29	Vorrichtung zur Bogenzufuhr zu einer Druckmaschine
DE19752492C2 (de)	2000-08-24	Bogenführungseinrichtung in einer Druckmaschine

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