EP1120374A2 - Pinces commutables d'un produit dans une plieuse - Google Patents

Pinces commutables d'un produit dans une plieuse Download PDF

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Publication number: EP1120374A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: paper; guiding cylinder; cylinder; elements; product
Prior art date: 1999-12-28
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EP00126453A

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Eugene John Bergeron

Christopher John Slusarz

David Elliot Whitten

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Goss International Americas LLC

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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

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1999-12-28

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2000-12-07

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2001-08-01

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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
- B65H45/00—Folding thin material
- B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
- B65H45/16—Rotary folders
- B65H45/162—Rotary folders with folding jaw cylinders
- B65H45/165—Details of sheet gripping means therefor
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
- Y10T74/21—Elements
- Y10T74/2101—Cams

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the present invention relates to a paper-guiding cylinder according to the preamble of claim 1.
US 5,484,379 describes a folder for web-fed rotary printing presses.
On such folder comprises a pair of cooperating collecting and knife cylinders, that cut a paper web into web segments.
a tape control system encloses you Section of the surface of the collecting cylinder up to an entry point of the paper web between the collecting and the knife cylinder.
This tape guidance system prevents one Spring back the freshly cut leading edge of the paper web from the belt.
the Belt guidance system is arranged next to the collecting cylinder and contacts one Leading edge portion of the web of material located on the preferred surface of the Collecting cylinder is located.
the belt guidance system is located on the front edge of the material web in the direction of transport of the paper web.
the collecting cylinder and that practice Belt guidance system on the cylinder surface a bias of the leading edge in the Direction of transport of the paper web.
the leading edge By pre-tensioning the front edge of the Material web on the cylinder surface, the leading edge must be on the surface of the of the respective cylinder.
the invention is based on the object of securely grasping the new leading edge the material web from which the respective products are cut, without the gripper elements hindering the cutting process.
the advantages of the present invention are that the web does not Performs relative movement with respect to the cylinder. Hence an inaccurate alignment the front edge of a material web having several web strands prevented.
a gripper element is moved in two steps to one Extending movement after cutting as the first step and a gripping movement of the upper section of the gripper element from an open, extended position in Allow downward direction as a second step.
the gripper elements each comprise a first one and a second section.
the second section includes a beveled hook-shaped section for gripping the front edge of a material web.
the leading edge can have multiple layers or web strands that differ from that Gripper element must be securely gripped without the front edge of the material web, when placed on the surface of the paper-guiding cylinder.
the product gripper elements are on the periphery of the paper-carrying cylinder arranged and a respective counterpart to the cutting elements on the Mapped cylinder surface for the cutting process. To the product gripper element to move on the cylinder surface, there are a variety of switching elements, on the basis of which a two-step movement of the gripper elements is carried out.
the switching elements include a cam element that is in the form of a two-track Has cam track with a first and a second track.
the tracks show first and second profiles, each comprising low and high position sections.
the profiles of the tracks are the respective cam track surfaces that match the respective Switching elements, e.g. the cam followers of the gripper elements.
the switching elements comprise a fixed pivot axis on which the gripper elements are attached. Is between the fixed pivot axis and the product gripper element a link, e.g. a lever or a similar element. Another one Switching element that interacts with one of the tracks of the two-track cam track, rotates around a second swivel axis using a link. If the second Switching element rotates on the basis of a link, this rotary movement serves around its second pivot axis for extending the gripper element into an extended position the cylinder surface.
a link e.g. a lever or a similar element.
the second pivot axis interacts with a first cam follower, which in turn interacts with the aforementioned first cam profile.
first Cam follower follows the first cam profile, it is in an extended position brought and moves the product gripper element into an extended position the respective section of the paper-carrying cylinder.
the gripper element, the one second switching element, which follows the respective cam track on the second track, and which is in the extended position is increased by one from its raised position second pivot axis rotated in a downward movement, being the Front edge of the material web grips without the front edge of the material web move.
a paper-carrying cylinder which is a dual-operated gripper element according to the above Has given description, is preferably in a folder for Applications in the field of commercial and newspaper printing used.
the surface of a paper-guiding cylinder is assigned in a first switching step from a retracted position into a extended position brought over the cylinder surface and in a second Switching step from an extended position in a downward movement to the position the leading edge moves on the paper-guiding cylinder.
the step of Extending movement and the step of gripping movement which in a downward movement takes place one after the other so that the gripping process without disrupting the cutting process can be done.
the extension movement of the Product gripper element describes, the first section of the product gripper element in brought an extended position.
the product gripper element which is in an extended Position is located, moved down to the multilayer Web strand of the material web on the surface of the paper-guiding cylinder seize.
the downward movement of the first section of the product gripper element onto the Surface of the paper-guiding cylinder prevents any movement of the Leading edge, since this cut leading edge is aligned near the groove, where the counterparts of the cutting elements, e.g. Groove strips on the surface of the paper-carrying cylinder are picked up, is taken.
Fig. 1 shows a side view of an embodiment of an inventive Folding apparatus in which a folding cylinder arrangement and a path of product conveyors in the folder is shown schematically.
a Knife cylinder 3 arranged with a knife with counterparts on the surface a first paper-guiding cylinder 8 cooperates.
the folder can do the same Perforating units, shown as transverse perforating cylinders 2, comprise the material web perforate across before cutting into products or signatures.
the web of material is from the guide rollers 21 between the perforating cylinders 2 and transported between the gripper rollers 22 to the knife cylinder 3.
the Folder also has a transport system with a first and a second Conveyor belt 4, 5 on.
the conveyor belts 4, 5 are the belt tensioning devices 6, 6 ' assigned.
In the conveyor path of the belts 4, 5 combing rollers 7 are integrated, which Smooth the product during transportation.
the products are moved from the conveyor belts 4, 5 to a first paper-guiding cylinder 8 promoted.
the products are then counterclockwise into the fold area 13 a gap between the collecting cylinder 8 and a folding or flap cylinder 14 guided.
From a belt 4, the products are passed through an entrance area 12, each Product controls, conveyed to a surface 18 of the collecting cylinder 8. If the Products that have reached the folding area 13 are made by folding knives that are not accurate are shown, pushed into the jaws 15, the periphery 19 of a second product-carrying cylinder 14 are arranged.
a transverse fold is made in the middle of the Product (i.e. at a midpoint of the product) when half the length of the product to be handed over and folded across the peripheral area below a product-carrying device 9, which has a smoothing element 11 is provided.
a product-carrying device 9 which has a smoothing element 11 is provided.
one Flap cylinder 14 is pushed, the top half of the product against the Clockwise on the surface 18 of the cylinder of the first paper-guiding cylinder 8 or collecting cylinder moves while the bottom half of the product is clockwise is guided on the second paper-carrying cylinder 14.
the product is made by the Flap cylinder 14 is pulled and leaves the collecting cylinder clockwise below of the smoothing member 11 which extends clockwise.
the product comes in one Transfer area 17 exposed to large acceleration forces, causing the product edges makes you flutter.
the guide device 9, which comprises the smoothing element 11, is attached to a housing located in the folder.
Fig. 2 shows schematically a product gripper element, which is used to carry out a Cutting process is in the retracted position.
a dual-operated product gripper element 24 is in the retracted position shown.
the Product gripper elements 24 each comprise a first section 24.1 and one second section 24.2 angled to the first section.
a switching path 31, which here as two-lane track with the two cam tracks 34, 35 is shown is a first assigned paper-carrying cylinder 8.
the switching path can also be two independently mutually adjustable raceways which have the corresponding tracks 34, 35, include. By means of two independent tracks 34, 35, an independent adjustment of the Two-step movement of the product gripper element 24 is made possible.
the two Cam tracks 34, 35 each include a first and a second profile 32, 33. How explained in more detail below, the profiles 32, 34 each comprise low and high Position sections for initializing the switching periods of the plurality of Product gripper elements 24.
the second section 24.2 of the product gripper element 24 is on the second Swivel axis 26 attached.
a switching element is coaxial with the second pivot axis 26 29, e.g. a cam follower 29 is attached.
two connecting links 27, 28 to a first pivot point 25 and to one second switching element 30, e.g. a cam follower that matches the profile of the second Cam track 35 follows.
On the cylinder surface 18 of the first paper-carrying Cylinder 8 is shown a groove 36 which receives the counterpart 23, e.g. a Groove strip with which the knife of the knife cylinder 3 according to FIG. 1 at one Interact cutting process.
Fig. 3 shows that extending over the surface of the paper-guiding cylinder Product gripper element in the middle position.
the second pivot axis 26 is from the first path profile first track 34 moved up.
the second pivot axis 26 can be based on the high Position section by slight rotation at the fixed pivot point 25 in the extended position. As indicated schematically here, this will be Switching element 29, on which the gripper element 24 is attached, by the cam follower 29 extended, which follows the first track 34 of the track 31.
the opening degree of the Gripper element 24, that is the distance of the first section 24.1 from the front edge of the Section 40 can be changed by the tracks 34, 35 in relation to each other can be set.
the link 28 moves the switching element 29 counterclockwise, so that a large degree of opening of the gripper element 24 is effected. Therefore, thicker leading edges of material webs can also be accurate are taken, since all web strand layers at once from the first section 24.1 of the respective gripper element 24 in a downward movement become.
the movement of the gripper element 24, shown in FIG. 3, corresponds to the first Step, i.e. a middle position 38 of the gripper element 24. At this point the gripper element 24 according to the predetermined degree depending on the thickness of the leading edge of the Material web, which is to be processed in the folder 1 according to the invention, opened.
the opening degree of the Gripper element 24 is determined and can be changed.
the height of the section position of the second track 35 can be changed by the amount the first section 24.1 of the product gripper element 24 in relation to the front edge the signature of the web is moved down.
the two-step gripping can also be done by electrically switching the gripper element 24, e.g. be carried out using electric motors.
the invention Product gripper element 24 is used in folders on paper-guiding cylinders, e.g. Collection, folding and / or flap cylinders used.

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EP00126453A 1999-12-28 2000-12-07 Pinces commutables d'un produit dans une plieuse Expired - Lifetime EP1120374B1 (fr)

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US473813		1999-12-28
US09/473,813 US6652437B1 (en)	1999-12-28	1999-12-28	Actuated product seizing element in a folder apparatus

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EP1120374A2 true EP1120374A2 (fr)	2001-08-01
EP1120374A3 EP1120374A3 (fr)	2002-11-27
EP1120374B1 EP1120374B1 (fr)	2004-03-03

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EP (1)	EP1120374B1 (fr)
JP (1)	JP4903935B2 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE260861T1 (fr)
DE (2)	DE50005510D1 (fr)

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EP1120374A3 (fr)	2002-11-27
EP1120374B1 (fr)	2004-03-03
DE10060713A1 (de)	2001-09-20
US6652437B1 (en)	2003-11-25
ATE260861T1 (de)	2004-03-15
JP4903935B2 (ja)	2012-03-28
JP2001213572A (ja)	2001-08-07
DE50005510D1 (de)	2004-04-08

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