EP0309736A2 - Process for forming, hinge joint creasing and pressing books, and machine for carrying it out - Google Patents

Process for forming, hinge joint creasing and pressing books, and machine for carrying it out Download PDF

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EP0309736A2
EP0309736A2 EP88113784A EP88113784A EP0309736A2 EP 0309736 A2 EP0309736 A2 EP 0309736A2 EP 88113784 A EP88113784 A EP 88113784A EP 88113784 A EP88113784 A EP 88113784A EP 0309736 A2 EP0309736 A2 EP 0309736A2
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Gerhard Dipl.-Ing. Kupka
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  • the invention relates to a method for molding, fold-in and complete pressing of books or book blocks freshly hung in the covers, in which the books or book blocks in the form of a chain-like product stream continuously a fold-in and press machine with a loading station, a plurality of form, fold-in - And pressing stations and an unloading station are supplied and the seam baking and pressing machine after passing through the individual stations, in which they each have an adjustable, predetermined time linger, leave again in the form of such a product stream.
  • the invention further relates to a fold baking and pressing machine with a loading station, a plurality of form, fold baking and pressing stations and an unloading station and with electronically controlled conveying means for feeding and removing and transporting the books from one station to the next.
  • book blocks are hung in book cover blankets tailored to their format, the end sheets of the book blocks and / or the inside of the covers being glued in order to create a firm connection between the cover and the book block.
  • the suspended book blocks can already be preformed, in particular rounded, or they can still be unshaped.
  • the books leaving the hanging machine or freshly hung book blocks then pass through one or more press stations in which the full pressing takes place, in which the book is pressed over the entire surface until the glue connection between the blanket and block has hardened.
  • the spine can be molded either in a separate molding station or in a molding and pressing station. When using hard blankets, the back is often rounded.
  • the folding pressing and folding baking takes place, in which heatable pressing jaws are pressed against the book cover at the point where the joints between the back and the two covers the ceiling, ie the folds, are to be formed.
  • Such a method is known from DE-OS 15 36 502, in which the stack of books, book blocks or the like fed one after the other in an upright position in an upright position is recorded individually in cycles and passed in a cycle through a plurality of stations one behind the other in the direction of movement and thereby one in with respect to the pressing pressure from station to station reinforcing folding press and then subjected to one or more full presses in the same cycle in one or more further stations.
  • the device known from DE-OS 15 36 502 has a folding press consisting of two pressing jaws which can be displaced against one another horizontally and at right angles to the direction of movement of the book stack, book blocks or the like, the stations for the increasing intensification of the pressing pressure within the folding press formed by the two pressing jaws are arranged.
  • the two press jaws of the folding press have opposing folding press strips at their lower edge, which are arranged in pairs in a step-like manner in accordance with the number of pressing stations provided in the folding press.
  • a major disadvantage of this known method and the known device is that the books must be set up with the help of a star feeder and transported upright through the entire system. There the glue between the blanket and block is not yet fully cured, at least while passing through the first stations, there is a risk that the cover and the book block will be displaced relative to each other and that the intent will be wrinkled or otherwise damaged.
  • Another disadvantage of the known method and the known device is that all stations are arranged linearly one behind the other, which complicates the integration of the machine into a book production line due to the overall length and at the same time limits the throughput speed and capacity.
  • each individual book has to go through several successive press stations, so that the press jaws have to be opened and closed again and again, which on the one hand is associated with high dead times and on the other hand again involves the risk of a violent change in the position of the book block relative to the cover.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a method and a device of the type mentioned at the outset with a higher capacity, but the advantage of the rotor principle, in which the stoving strips and the pressing jaws remain closed during the entire pressing time, should be retained without the pressing times per book must be reduced.
  • the method and device are to be designed in such a way that the risk of subsequent displacement of the relative position between the book block and the cover is avoided as far as possible.
  • the method according to the invention is thus characterized in that, instead of the rotor principle and instead of the principle of form, fold baking and pressing stations arranged in series one behind the other, another principle is used, namely a principle which corresponds to the electrical “parallel connection”, ie in which the form, fold baking and pressing stations are arranged in parallel next to each other.
  • This new principle according to the invention allows the product stream supplied to be divided into a plurality of partial streams which can be processed in parallel, and at the same time eliminates the bottleneck which previously limited capacity in the delivery of the finished books by the removal station.
  • Advantageous embodiments of the method according to the invention are characterized in that the partial streams supplied to the unloading station are either combined into a single product stream leaving the machine or rearranged into different partial streams within the unloading station, such that the partial streams supplied to the unloading station are in the form of n unchanged, parallel Partial streams are led out of the unloading station and that the books or the book blocks hung in the ceiling are conveyed, transported and processed only lying down.
  • the last-mentioned embodiment is particularly preferred because, when the books are moved horizontally, no stops, turning and opening devices are required These are what not only simplifies the means of funding and transport to be used, but above all also excludes any adverse influence on the rounding of the books.
  • n is an integer, from form, fold baking and pressing stations arranged next to one another in parallel.
  • the form, fold baking and pressing stations are connected to the machine frame in a stationary manner.
  • a preferred embodiment of the machine according to the invention is characterized in that each of the form, fold baking and pressing stations has a horizontally arranged press table and a vertically movable press jaw for full pressing, a pair of vertically movable burn-in strips for fold pressing, a horizontally movable molding die, at least one as Bracket for the spine of the book arranged horizontally formed shaped web and an endless conveyor belt, the strands enclose the press table such that the upper strand rests on the top of the press table and at the same time forms the support for the book.
  • each book of each partial flow namely lying flat on a cover of the cover, and not, as usual, standing on its back, is fed to a form, fold baking and pressing station.
  • the lower part of the whole press can be designed as a horizontally arranged, stationary press table, so that only a vertically movable press jaw is required.
  • the press table can also be designed to be vertically movable, so that, compared to the embodiment with a fixed press table, the press jaws only have to execute half of the stroke in the vertical direction. If the press table and press jaws move towards each other, the pressure distribution during pressing is more favorable, so that folds, curves and spines of the book are shaped and pressed particularly precisely, but at the same time are also optimally protected.
  • the loading station has conveying means acting in the infeed direction of the books and conveying means acting at right angles to the infeed direction and serving to transport the books into the form, fold baking and pressing stations, while the unloading station in a further advantageous embodiment of the machine according to the invention takes over the books from the form, fold baking and pressing stations serving in the conveying direction of the funds, which serve the transport of the books in the form, fold baking and pressing stations, acting funds and in the outlet direction of the books, acting perpendicular to the conveying direction of said funds.
  • the drives of all the conveying means are preferably set up so that the conveying direction is reversible in each case.
  • Conveyor belts or transport rollers are expediently used as funding.
  • All form, fold baking and pressing stations can be adjusted and controlled either individually and individually or jointly and simultaneously using known mechanical, electrical and electronic means; this applies to the opening and closing, lifting and lowering of the press jaws and the press table, for the movement of the mold webs and mold stamps and for driving the means of transport.
  • the desired or required capacity of the machine can be achieved by a suitable choice of the number of form, fold baking and pressing stations without shortening the pressing time for the individual book, and the capacity can also be retrofitted at the place of use of the machine by adding further, "connected" form -, Burn-in and press stations are increased.
  • the seam baking and pressing machine according to the invention (Fig. 1) consists of three main parts, namely the loading station 30 (in the illustrated embodiment, the lower part), a plurality of form, seam baking and pressing stations 131 ... 13 n in the middle and one Unloading station 40 (in the illustrated embodiment, the upper part).
  • the books 6 or the book blocks 6b freshly suspended in covers 6a are continuously fed to the charging station 30 in the form of a chain-like product stream 20 with the book spine 6c ahead.
  • “Chain-like product stream” is understood to mean a stream of books or book blocks which are arranged in series but at a distance from one another.
  • the individual books of the product stream 20 are moved in the direction of the arrow symbolizing the stream 20 by means of conventional funding, e.g. with the help of conveyor belts.
  • the drive means for the conveying means are controlled so that one of the books 6 is stopped in each of the positions shown in FIG. 1 within the charging station 30 and then by transversely operating other funding is detected and fed to the respectively assigned form, fold baking and pressing station 131 ... 13 n .
  • the product stream 20 is divided into a number n, where n in the illustrated embodiment means the number 5, of parallel partial streams 20 1 ... 20 n , and the n partial streams are continuously one Adequate number n of molding, folding and pressing stations 13 1 ... 13 n arranged in parallel.
  • the books 6 are stopped in order to linger therein for a predetermined time which can be set individually for each partial flow, during which time the shaping, fold-in and full pressing takes place.
  • the form, fold baking and pressing stations 131 ... 13 n leaving partial flows 201 ... 20 n are now fed to the unloading station 40, which is equipped with funding that any further promotion of each book 6 to the right, left or straight allow.
  • the partial streams 20 1 ... 20 n within the unloading station 40 can either be combined into a single product stream 21 (to the right) or 22 (to the left) leaving the machine, or reorganized into different partial streams 21, 22, 23. But it can also all partial streams 201 ... 20 n in the form of n unchanged, parallel partial streams 23 are led out of the unloading station 40.
  • the drives of the funding are set up so that the direction of conveyance is reversible. Due to the various delivery options, the machine according to the invention can be integrated in book production lines of any origin or can be adjusted to other units.
  • the books of the partial streams 201 ... 20 n are cyclically controlled by sensors 10, one of the form, fold baking and pressing stations 131 ... 13 n fed .
  • Each of these stations 13 has a horizontally arranged press table 1 and a vertically movable press jaw 2 for the complete pressing of the books 6, the strands 7a, 7b of an endless conveyor belt 7, which is guided over drive and deflection rollers or rollers 7c, the press table 1 enclose such that the upper run 7a on the Top of the press table 1 rests and at the same time forms the support for the book 6.
  • the drive for the conveyor belt 7 is stopped fully automatically.
  • the press jaw 2 is lowered and raised again only after a predetermined dwell time.
  • the drive of the conveyor belt 7 is then started again, and the finished pressed book is transferred to the transversely operating conveyor belt 9 of the unloading station 40, from where it is one of the product (partial) streams 21, 22, via further conveying means of the unloading station 40 23 is incorporated.
  • An important feature according to the invention is the fact that the conveyor belt 7 remains in the pressing position within the mold, fold baking and pressing station even when it is at a standstill (FIG. 3).
  • Shaped webs 5 are provided as counterholders for the back 6c of the horizontally arranged book 6, which ensure the shaping, in particular the rounding, of the book in the desired manner.
  • the surfaces of the shaped webs 5 resting on the book spine 6c can be flat or curved surfaces, depending on how the book 6 is to be shaped.
  • Each of the form, fold baking and pressing stations 131 ... 13 n is also equipped with a pair of vertically movable baking strips 3 for the crimping. These burn-in strips can be heated in a manner known per se, so that under the influence of pressure and heat the folds 11 can be formed as joints between the book covers of the cover 6a and the book spine 6c.
  • each individual book 6 passes through a single form, fold baking and pressing station 13, so that the pressing jaws have to be opened and closed only once until the book is finished.
  • the books are only transported lying down, so that there is no longer any danger of the book block 6b slipping within the cover 6a due to the transport from one station to the next. This means that no rejects are produced from damaged end sheets, as was the case with the known systems and processes in which the books were generally transported on their back.
  • Another advantage of the device and method according to the invention results from the fact that the books can leave the machine at several exits. This allows e.g. an emergency delivery, for example in the direction of the product stream 22, in the event of faults in downstream machines. Another possibility of delivery is the parallel export in the direction of the partial streams 23 e.g. on an inclined roller conveyor.

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A process for forming, hinge joint creasing and pressing books and a hinge joint creasing and pressing machine which can be used for carrying out this process. For the purpose of increasing the capacity and for gentle treatment of the book blocks freshly cased in covers, the product stream which consists of the books or book blocks and is fed continuously to the machine is divided into a number, n, of parallel partial streams within the loading station and the n partial streams are fed continuously to a corresponding number, n, of forming, hinge joint creasing and pressing stations, arranged in parallel, and, when they have passed through, to the unloading station. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Formen, Falz­einbrennen und Ganzpressen von Büchern bzw. in Decken frisch eingehängten Buchblöcken, bei dem die Bücher bzw. Buchblöcke in Form eines kettenartigen Produkt­stroms kontinuierlich einer Falzeinbrenn- und Preßma­schine mit einer Ladestation, einer Mehrzahl von Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen sowie einer Entlade­station zugeführt werden und die Falzeinbrenn- und Preßmaschine nach Durchlaufen der einzelnen Stationen, in denen sie jeweils eine einstellbare, vorbestimmte Zeit verweilen, wieder in Form eines solchen Produktstroms verlassen.The invention relates to a method for molding, fold-in and complete pressing of books or book blocks freshly hung in the covers, in which the books or book blocks in the form of a chain-like product stream continuously a fold-in and press machine with a loading station, a plurality of form, fold-in - And pressing stations and an unloading station are supplied and the seam baking and pressing machine after passing through the individual stations, in which they each have an adjustable, predetermined time linger, leave again in the form of such a product stream.

Die Erfindung betrifft ferner eine Falzeinbrenn- und Preßmaschine mit einer Ladestation, einer Mehrzahl von Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen und einer Entlade­station sowie mit elektronisch gesteuerten Fördermit­teln für das Zu- und Abführen sowie den Transport der Bücher von einer Station zur nächsten.The invention further relates to a fold baking and pressing machine with a loading station, a plurality of form, fold baking and pressing stations and an unloading station and with electronically controlled conveying means for feeding and removing and transporting the books from one station to the next.

In der Einhängemaschine einer der industriellen Buchbin­derei dienenden Buchfertigungslinie werden Buchblöcke in auf ihr Format zugeschnittene Bucheinbanddecken einge­hängt, wobei die Vorsatzblätter der Buchblöcke und/oder die Innenseiten der Decken beleimt werden, um eine feste Verbindung zwischen Decke und Buchblock zu schaffen. Die eingehängten Buchblöcke können bereits vorgeformt, ins­besondere vorgerundet, oder noch ungeformt sein. Die die Einhängemaschine verlassenden Bücher bzw. frisch einge­hängten Buchblöcke durchlaufen anschließend eine oder mehrere Preßstationen, in denen die Ganzpressung statt­findet, bei der das Buch vollflächig so lange gepreßt wird, bis die Leimverbindung zwischen Decke und Block ausgehärtet ist.In the hanging machine of a book production line serving industrial bookbinding, book blocks are hung in book cover blankets tailored to their format, the end sheets of the book blocks and / or the inside of the covers being glued in order to create a firm connection between the cover and the book block. The suspended book blocks can already be preformed, in particular rounded, or they can still be unshaped. The books leaving the hanging machine or freshly hung book blocks then pass through one or more press stations in which the full pressing takes place, in which the book is pressed over the entire surface until the glue connection between the blanket and block has hardened.

Falls gewünscht, kann der Buchrücken entweder in einer separaten Formstation oder in einer Form- und Preßstation geformt werden. Bei Verwendung harter Decken wird der Rücken häufig gerundet.If desired, the spine can be molded either in a separate molding station or in a molding and pressing station. When using hard blankets, the back is often rounded.

Vor, während oder nach dem Ganzpressen erfolgt das Falz­pressen und Falzeinbrennen, bei dem beheizbare Preßbacken an der Stelle gegen die Bucheinbanddecke gepreßt werden, wo die Gelenke zwischen Rücken und den beiden Deckeln der Decke, d.h. die Falze, ausgebildet werden sollen.Before, during or after the whole pressing, the folding pressing and folding baking takes place, in which heatable pressing jaws are pressed against the book cover at the point where the joints between the back and the two covers the ceiling, ie the folds, are to be formed.

Für das maschinelle, innerhalb einer Buchfertigungslinie durchführbare Formen, Falzeinbrennen und Ganzpressen sind bereits verschiedene Verfahren und Vorrichtungen vorge­schlagen worden.Various methods and devices have already been proposed for the mechanical shaping, fold-in and full presses which can be carried out within a book production line.

So ist aus der DE-OS 15 36 502 ein solches Verfahren be­kannt, bei dem die in beliebiger Reihenfolge in aufrech­ter Stellung hintereinander zugeführten Buchstapel, Buch­blocks oder dergleichen einzeln taktweise erfaßt und im Takt durch mehrere in Bewegungsrichtung hintereinander liegende Stationen hindurchgeführt und dabei einer sich in bezug auf den Preßdruck von Station zu Station ver­stärkenden Falzpressung und anschließend im gleichen Takt in einer oder mehreren weiteren Stationen einer ein- oder mehrmaligen Ganzpressung unterworfen werden.Such a method is known from DE-OS 15 36 502, in which the stack of books, book blocks or the like fed one after the other in an upright position in an upright position is recorded individually in cycles and passed in a cycle through a plurality of stations one behind the other in the direction of movement and thereby one in with respect to the pressing pressure from station to station reinforcing folding press and then subjected to one or more full presses in the same cycle in one or more further stations.

Die aus der DE-OS 15 36 502 bekannte Vorrichtung weist eine aus zwei horizontal und rechtwinklig zur Bewegungs­richtung der Buchstapel, Buchblocks oder dergleichen gegeneinander verschiebbaren Preßbacken bestehende Falz­presse auf, wobei die Stationen für die zunehmende Ver­stärkung des Preßdrucks innerhalb der durch die beiden Preßbacken gebildeten Falzpresse angeordnet sind. Dabei tragen die beiden Preßbacken der Falzpresse an ihrer un­teren Kante einander gegenüberliegende Falzpreßleisten, die entsprechend der Anzahl der in der Falzpresse vor­gesehenen Preßstationen paarweise stufenartig vorsprin­gend angeordnet sind.The device known from DE-OS 15 36 502 has a folding press consisting of two pressing jaws which can be displaced against one another horizontally and at right angles to the direction of movement of the book stack, book blocks or the like, the stations for the increasing intensification of the pressing pressure within the folding press formed by the two pressing jaws are arranged. The two press jaws of the folding press have opposing folding press strips at their lower edge, which are arranged in pairs in a step-like manner in accordance with the number of pressing stations provided in the folding press.

Ein wesentlicher Nachteil dieses bekannten Verfahrens und der bekannten Vorrichtung besteht darin, daß die Bücher mit Hilfe eines Sternanlegers aufgestellt und durch die gesamte Anlage stehend transportiert werden müssen. Da der Leim zwischen Decke und Block aber zumindest während des Durchlaufens der ersten Stationen noch nicht voll ausgehärtet ist, besteht hierbei die Gefahr, daß die Einbanddecke und der Buchblock relativ zueinander ver­schoben werden und daß dabei der Vorsatz geknittert oder sonstwie beschädigt wird. Ein weiterer Nachteil des be­kannten Verfahrens und der bekannten Vorrichtung besteht darin, daß alle Stationen linear hintereinander ange­ordnet sind, was aufgrund der Baulänge die Integration der Maschine in eine Buchfertigungslinie erschwert und gleichzeitig die Durchsatzgeschwindigkeit und Kapazität begrenzt. Vor allem aber muß jedes einzelne Buch mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Preßstationen durchlaufen, so daß die Preßbacken immer wieder geöffnet und geschlossen werden müssen, was zum einen mit hohen Totzeiten verbun­den ist und zum anderen erneut die Gefahr einer gewalt­samen Veränderung der Lage des Buchblocks relativ zur Decke beinhaltet.A major disadvantage of this known method and the known device is that the books must be set up with the help of a star feeder and transported upright through the entire system. There the glue between the blanket and block is not yet fully cured, at least while passing through the first stations, there is a risk that the cover and the book block will be displaced relative to each other and that the intent will be wrinkled or otherwise damaged. Another disadvantage of the known method and the known device is that all stations are arranged linearly one behind the other, which complicates the integration of the machine into a book production line due to the overall length and at the same time limits the throughput speed and capacity. Above all, however, each individual book has to go through several successive press stations, so that the press jaws have to be opened and closed again and again, which on the one hand is associated with high dead times and on the other hand again involves the risk of a violent change in the position of the book block relative to the cover.

Aus der DE-PS 12 07 334 ist eine Buchform- und Preß­maschine bekannt, bei der die einzelnen Stationen zum Formen, Falzpressen und Ganzpressen auf einem Rundtisch angeordnet sind, der sich um eine vertikale Achse takt­weise dreht. Zwar werden auch bei dieser Bauart die Bücher stehend transportiert, doch wird ein Hauptnachteil der oben beschriebenen bekannten Bauart durch das Rotorprin­zip vermieden: Jedes einzelne Buch bleibt nämlich während des Durchlaufens sämtlicher Bearbeitungsstationen in einer einzigen, mit Falzeinbrennleisten versehenen Presse, so daß die Preßbacken nur ein einziges Mal geöffnet und ge­schlossen werden müssen. Indessen läßt sich auch die Kapazität der nach dem Rotorprinzip arbeitenden Maschine nicht über einen Grenzwert hinaus steigern, der sich dar­aus ergibt, daß sämtliche Bücher über eine einzige Ent­nahmestation ausgelegt werden. Für das beschädigungslose Entnehmen des fertigen Buches aus der Falzeinbrenn- und Preßmaschine ist aber eine gewisse Mindestzeit erforder­lich, die nicht unterschritten werden kann.From DE-PS 12 07 334 a book forming and pressing machine is known, in which the individual stations for forming, folding presses and full presses are arranged on a rotary table which rotates cyclically about a vertical axis. Even with this type of construction, the books are transported upright, but a major disadvantage of the known type described above is avoided by the rotor principle: each individual book remains in a single press provided with fold-in sticks during the passage through all processing stations, so that the press jaws only one must be opened and closed only once. However, the capacity of the machine operating on the rotor principle cannot be increased beyond a limit value which results from the fact that all books are laid out via a single removal station. For the undamaged Removing the finished book from the folding and pressing machine requires a certain minimum time, which cannot be undercut.

Der Erfindung liegt deshalb die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Gattung mit höherer Kapazität zu schaffen, wobei aber der Vorteil des Rotorprinzips, bei dem während der ge­samten Preßzeit die Einbrennleisten und die Preßbacken geschlossen bleiben, erhalten bleiben soll, ohne daß die Preßzeiten pro Buch verkürzt werden müssen. Außerdem sollen Verfahren und Vorrichtung so ausgebildet werden, daß die Gefahr eines nachträglichen Verschiebens der relativen Lage zwischen Buchblock und Einbanddecke so­weit wie möglich vermieden wird.The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a method and a device of the type mentioned at the outset with a higher capacity, but the advantage of the rotor principle, in which the stoving strips and the pressing jaws remain closed during the entire pressing time, should be retained without the pressing times per book must be reduced. In addition, the method and device are to be designed in such a way that the risk of subsequent displacement of the relative position between the book block and the cover is avoided as far as possible.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einem Verfahren der eingangs ge­nannten Gattung erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß der aus den Büchern bzw. den in Decken eingehängten Buch­blöcken bestehende, der Maschine kontinuierlich zuge­führte Produktstrom innerhalb der Ladestation in eine Anzahl n, wobei n eine ganze Zahl bedeutet, von paralle­len Teilströmen aufgeteilt wird und daß die n Teilströme kontinuierlich einer entsprechenden Anzahl n von parallel angeordneten Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen und nach deren Durchlaufen der Entladestation zugeführt wer­den.This object is achieved according to the invention in a method of the type mentioned at the outset in that the product stream consisting of the books or the book blocks suspended in the covers and fed continuously to the machine within the charging station is divided into a number n, where n is an integer, from parallel Sub-streams is divided and that the n sub-streams are continuously fed to a corresponding number n of parallel, form, fold baking and pressing stations and after they have passed through the unloading station.

Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren zeichnet sich also dadurch aus, daß anstelle des Rotorprinzips und anstelle des Prin­zips von hintereinander in Reihe angeordneten Form-, Falz­einbrenn- und Preßstationen ein anderes Prinzip angewandt wird, nämlich ein Prinzip, das der elektrischen "Parallel­schaltung" entspricht, bei dem also die Form-, Falzein­brenn- und Preßstationen parallel nebeneinander angeordnet sind.The method according to the invention is thus characterized in that, instead of the rotor principle and instead of the principle of form, fold baking and pressing stations arranged in series one behind the other, another principle is used, namely a principle which corresponds to the electrical “parallel connection”, ie in which the form, fold baking and pressing stations are arranged in parallel next to each other.

Dieses neue, erfindungsgemäße Prinzip gestattet die Auf­teilung des zugeführten Produktstroms in mehrere Teil­ströme, die parallel bearbeitet werden können, und be­seitigt gleichzeitig den die Kapazität bisher begrenzen­den Engpaß bei der Auslage der fertigen Bücher durch die Entnahmestation.This new principle according to the invention allows the product stream supplied to be divided into a plurality of partial streams which can be processed in parallel, and at the same time eliminates the bottleneck which previously limited capacity in the delivery of the finished books by the removal station.

Der vom Rotorprinzip bekannte Vorteil, daß jedes einzelne Buch die gesamte Preßdauer über in einer einzigen Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstation verbleibt, so daß sich die Preßbacken nur ein einziges Mal öffnen und schließen müssen, bleibt auch beim erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren voll erhalten. Die Kapazität des Verfahrens kann gegenüber den vorbekannten Lösungen ohne irgendwelche negativen Auswir­kungen auf die Qualität der behandelten Bücher erhöht wer­den, ohne daß die Preßdauer pro Buch verkürzt werden muß.The advantage known from the rotor principle that each individual book remains in a single form, fold baking and press station for the entire press duration, so that the press jaws only have to open and close once, is also fully retained in the method according to the invention. The capacity of the process can be increased compared to the previously known solutions without any negative effects on the quality of the books treated, without the pressing time per book having to be shortened.

Vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen des erfindungsgemäßen Ver­fahrens sind dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die der Entlade­station zugeführten Teilströme innerhalb der Entladesta­tion entweder zu einem einzigen, die Maschine verlassen­den Produktstrom vereinigt oder zu davon verschiedenen Teilströmen neu geordnet werden, daß die der Entladesta­tion zugeführten Teilströme in Form von n unveränderten, parallelen Teilströmen aus der Entladestation herausge­führt werden und daß die Bücher bzw. die in Decken einge­hängten Buchblöcke ausschließlich liegend gefördert, transportiert und bearbeitet werden.Advantageous embodiments of the method according to the invention are characterized in that the partial streams supplied to the unloading station are either combined into a single product stream leaving the machine or rearranged into different partial streams within the unloading station, such that the partial streams supplied to the unloading station are in the form of n unchanged, parallel Partial streams are led out of the unloading station and that the books or the book blocks hung in the ceiling are conveyed, transported and processed only lying down.

Die zuletzt genannte Ausführungsform ist deshalb besonders bevorzugt, weil, wenn die Bücher liegend bewegt werden, keine Anschläge, Wende- und Aufstelleinrichtungen erfor­ derlich sind, was nicht nur die einzusetzenden Förder- und Transportmittel vereinfacht, sondern vor allem auch jede nachteilige Beeinflussung der Rundung der Bücher aus­schließt.The last-mentioned embodiment is particularly preferred because, when the books are moved horizontally, no stops, turning and opening devices are required These are what not only simplifies the means of funding and transport to be used, but above all also excludes any adverse influence on the rounding of the books.

Die Aufgabe wird bei einer Falzeinbrenn- und Preßmaschine der eingangs genannten Gattung erfindungsgemäß durch eine Anzahl n, wobei n eine ganze Zahl ist, von parallel neben­einander angeordneten Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßsta­tionen gelöst.The object is achieved according to the invention in a fold baking and pressing machine of the type mentioned at the outset by a number n, where n is an integer, from form, fold baking and pressing stations arranged next to one another in parallel.

Bei einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der erfindungs­gemäßen Maschine sind die Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preß­stationen ortsfest mit dem Maschinengestell verbunden.In an advantageous embodiment of the machine according to the invention, the form, fold baking and pressing stations are connected to the machine frame in a stationary manner.

Eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Maschine ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede der Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen einen horizontal ange­ordneten Pressentisch und einen vertikal beweglichen Preßbacken für die Ganzpressung, ein Paar vertikal beweglicher Einbrennleisten für die Falzpressung, einen horizontal beweglichen Formstempel, mindestens einen als Gegenhalter für den Rücken des liegend angeordneten Bu­ches ausgebildeten Formsteg sowie ein endloses Transport­band aufweist, dessen Trums den Pressentisch derart umschließen, daß das obere Trum auf der Oberseite des Pressentischs aufliegt und zugleich die Auflage für das Buch bildet.A preferred embodiment of the machine according to the invention is characterized in that each of the form, fold baking and pressing stations has a horizontally arranged press table and a vertically movable press jaw for full pressing, a pair of vertically movable burn-in strips for fold pressing, a horizontally movable molding die, at least one as Bracket for the spine of the book arranged horizontally formed shaped web and an endless conveyor belt, the strands enclose the press table such that the upper strand rests on the top of the press table and at the same time forms the support for the book.

Bei dieser bevorzugten Ausführungsform der erfindungsge­mäßen Maschine wird also jedes Buch eines jeden Teil­stroms, und zwar auf einem Deckel der Einbanddecke flach liegend, und nicht, wie bisher üblich, auf dem Rücken stehend, einer Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstation zu­geführt. Dies ermöglicht eine besonders einfache und kostengünstige, gleichzeitig aber hochwirksame Ausgestal­ tung der Preßstation. Der untere Teil der Ganzpresse kann als horizontal angeordneter, ortsfester Pressentisch ausgebildet werden, so daß nur ein vertikal beweglicher Preßbacken erforderlich ist. Der Pressentisch kann aber auch vertikal beweglich ausgebildet sein, so daß, ver­glichen mit der Ausführungsform mit ortsfestem Pressen­tisch, der Preßbacken nur jeweils die Hälfte des Hubs in vertikaler Richtung ausführen muß. Wenn sich Pressentisch und Preßbacken aufeinander zu bewegen, ist die Druckver­teilung während des Abpressens günstiger, so daß Falze, Rundung und Rücken des Buches besonders exakt geformt und gepreßt, gleichzeitig aber auch optimal geschont werden.In this preferred embodiment of the machine according to the invention, each book of each partial flow, namely lying flat on a cover of the cover, and not, as usual, standing on its back, is fed to a form, fold baking and pressing station. This enables a particularly simple and inexpensive, but at the same time highly effective configuration tion of the press station. The lower part of the whole press can be designed as a horizontally arranged, stationary press table, so that only a vertically movable press jaw is required. However, the press table can also be designed to be vertically movable, so that, compared to the embodiment with a fixed press table, the press jaws only have to execute half of the stroke in the vertical direction. If the press table and press jaws move towards each other, the pressure distribution during pressing is more favorable, so that folds, curves and spines of the book are shaped and pressed particularly precisely, but at the same time are also optimally protected.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist die Art und Weise, wie und mit welchen Mitteln die einzelnen Bücher erfindungsgemäß von der Ladestation in die einzelnen Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen transportiert werden: Hierzu wird nämlich ein endloses Transportband lediglich so um den Pressen­tisch geführt, daß die Trums den Pressentisch umschlie­ßen, so daß das obere Trum auf der Oberseite des Pressen­tischs aufliegt und zugleich die Auflage für das Buch in der Presse bildet.Particularly advantageous is the way and with which means, according to the invention, the individual books are transported from the loading station into the individual form, fold baking and pressing stations: for this purpose, an endless conveyor belt is only guided around the press table in such a way that the strands are closed Enclose the press table so that the upper run rests on the top of the press table and also forms the support for the book in the press.

Vorzugsweise weist die Ladestation in der Einlaufrichtung der Bücher wirkende Fördermittel und rechtwinklig zur Einlaufrichtung wirkende, dem Transport der Bücher in die Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen dienende För­dermittel auf, während die Entladestation bei einer wei­teren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemä­ßen Maschine der Übernahme der Bücher von den Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen dienende, in der Förder­richtung der Fördermittel, die dem Transport der Bücher in die Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen dienen, wirkende Fördermittel und in Auslaufrichtung der Bücher, rechtwinklig zur Förderrichtung der genannten Fördermit­tel wirkende Fördermittel aufweist.Preferably, the loading station has conveying means acting in the infeed direction of the books and conveying means acting at right angles to the infeed direction and serving to transport the books into the form, fold baking and pressing stations, while the unloading station in a further advantageous embodiment of the machine according to the invention takes over the books from the form, fold baking and pressing stations serving in the conveying direction of the funds, which serve the transport of the books in the form, fold baking and pressing stations, acting funds and in the outlet direction of the books, acting perpendicular to the conveying direction of said funds.

Die Antriebe sämtlicher Fördermittel sind vorzugsweise so eingerichtet, daß die Förderrichtung jeweils umkehrbar ist.The drives of all the conveying means are preferably set up so that the conveying direction is reversible in each case.

Als Fördermittel werden zweckmäßig Transportbänder oder Transportrollen verwendet.Conveyor belts or transport rollers are expediently used as funding.

Alle Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen können mit­tels bekannter mechanischer, elektrischer und elektroni­scher Mittel entweder einzeln und individuell oder ge­meinsam und gleichzeitig verstellt und gesteuert werden; dies gilt für das Öffnen und Schließen, Heben und Senken der Preßbacken und des Pressentischs, für die Bewegung der Formstege und Formstempel sowie den Antrieb der Transportmittel.All form, fold baking and pressing stations can be adjusted and controlled either individually and individually or jointly and simultaneously using known mechanical, electrical and electronic means; this applies to the opening and closing, lifting and lowering of the press jaws and the press table, for the movement of the mold webs and mold stamps and for driving the means of transport.

Die gewünschte oder geforderte Kapazität der Maschine kann durch geeignete Wahl der Anzahl der Form-, Falzein­brenn- und Preßstationen ohne Preßzeitverkürzung für das einzelne Buch erzielt werden, und die Kapazität kann auch noch nachträglich am Einsatzort der Maschine durch Anbau weiterer, parallel "geschalteter" Form-, Falzein­brenn- und Preßstationen erhöht werden.The desired or required capacity of the machine can be achieved by a suitable choice of the number of form, fold baking and pressing stations without shortening the pressing time for the individual book, and the capacity can also be retrofitted at the place of use of the machine by adding further, "connected" form -, Burn-in and press stations are increased.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand der Zeichnung wei­ter erläutert:

  • Fig. 1 ist eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine Aus­führungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Falzeinbrenn- und Preßmaschine;
  • Fig. 2 ist eine Seitenansicht (schematisch) der Längs­seite einer der Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preß­stationen von Fig. 1; und
  • Fig. 3 ist eine schematische Seitenansicht der Schmal­seite der Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstation von Fig. 2.
The invention is further explained below with reference to the drawing:
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of the fold baking and pressing machine according to the invention;
  • Fig. 2 is a side view (schematic) of the long side of one of the form, fold bake and press stations of Fig. 1; and
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the narrow side of the form, fold baking and pressing station of FIG. 2.

Die erfindungsgemäße Falzeinbrenn- und Preßmaschine (Fig. 1) besteht aus drei Hauptteilen, nämlich der Lade­station 30 (im gezeichneten Ausführungsbeispiel der un­tere Teil), einer Mehrzahl von Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen 13₁ ... 13n in der Mitte und einer Entlade­station 40 (im gezeichneten Ausführungsbeispiel der obere Teil).The seam baking and pressing machine according to the invention (Fig. 1) consists of three main parts, namely the loading station 30 (in the illustrated embodiment, the lower part), a plurality of form, seam baking and pressing stations 13₁ ... 13 n in the middle and one Unloading station 40 (in the illustrated embodiment, the upper part).

Die Bücher 6 bzw. die in Decken 6a frisch eingehängten Buchblöcke 6b werden kontinuierlich, mit dem Buchrücken 6c voraus, in Form eines kettenartigen Produktstroms 20 der Ladestation 30 zugeführt. Unter "kettenartigem Produktstrom" wird ein Strom von hintereinander in Reihe, aber im Abstand voneinander befindlichen Büchern bzw. Buchblöcken verstanden. Die einzelnen Bücher des Produkt­stroms 20 werden in Richtung des den Strom 20 symboli­sierenden Pfeiles mittels üblicher Fördermittel, z.B. mit Hilfe von Transportbändern, transportiert.The books 6 or the book blocks 6b freshly suspended in covers 6a are continuously fed to the charging station 30 in the form of a chain-like product stream 20 with the book spine 6c ahead. “Chain-like product stream” is understood to mean a stream of books or book blocks which are arranged in series but at a distance from one another. The individual books of the product stream 20 are moved in the direction of the arrow symbolizing the stream 20 by means of conventional funding, e.g. with the help of conveyor belts.

Mit Hilfe einer an sich bekannten, im einzelnen nicht dargestellten, vollautomatisch arbeitenden, elektroni­schen Steuerung werden die Antriebsmittel für die Förder­mittel so gesteuert, daß jeweils eines der Bücher 6 in den in Fig. 1 eingezeichneten Positionen innerhalb der Ladestation 30 angehalten wird, um dann von in Quer­richtung arbeitenden weiteren Fördermitteln erfaßt und der jeweils zugeordneten Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstation 13₁ ... 13n zugeführt zu werden. Auf diese Weise wird der Produktstrom 20 in eine Anzahl n, wobei n bei dem gezeichneten Ausführungsbeispiel die Zahl 5 bedeutet, von parallelen Teilströmen 20₁... 20n aufgeteilt, und die n Teilströme werden kontinuierlich einer entspre­ chenden Anzahl n von parallel angeordneten Form-, Falz­einbrenn- und Preßstationen 13₁ ... 13n zugeführt. In den Stationen 13₁ ... 13n werden die Bücher 6 angehalten, um eine für jeden Teilstrom individuell einstellbare, vor­bestimmte Zeit darin zu verweilen, wobei während dieser Zeit das Formen, Falzeinbrennen und Ganzpressen erfolgt.With the help of a fully automatic electronic control known per se, not shown in detail, the drive means for the conveying means are controlled so that one of the books 6 is stopped in each of the positions shown in FIG. 1 within the charging station 30 and then by transversely operating other funding is detected and fed to the respectively assigned form, fold baking and pressing station 13₁ ... 13 n . In this way, the product stream 20 is divided into a number n, where n in the illustrated embodiment means the number 5, of parallel partial streams 20 1 ... 20 n , and the n partial streams are continuously one Adequate number n of molding, folding and pressing stations 13 1 ... 13 n arranged in parallel. In the stations 13 1 ... 13 n , the books 6 are stopped in order to linger therein for a predetermined time which can be set individually for each partial flow, during which time the shaping, fold-in and full pressing takes place.

Die die Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen 13₁ ... 13n ver­lassenden Teilströme 20₁... 20n werden nun der Entlade­station 40 zugeführt, die mit Fördermitteln ausgestattet ist, die jede beliebige Weiterförderung jedes einzelnen Buches 6 nach rechts, links oder geradeaus erlauben. Da­durch können die Teilströme 20₁... 20n innerhalb der Entladestation 40 entweder zu einem einzigen, die Maschine verlassenden Produktstrom 21 (nach rechts) oder 22 (nach links) vereinigt oder zu davon verschiedenen Teilströmen 21, 22, 23 neu geordnet werden. Es können aber auch alle Teilströme 20₁ ... 20n in Form von n unveränderten, paral­lelen Teilströmen 23 aus der Entladestation 40 herausge­führt werden. Die Antriebe der Fördermittel sind so ein­gerichtet, daß die Förderrichtung jeweils umkehrbar ist. Durch die verschiedenen Auslagemöglichkeiten ist die er­findungsgemäße Maschine in Buchfertigungslinien beliebiger Herkunft integrierbar bzw. an andere Aggregate anstellbar.The form, fold baking and pressing stations 13₁ ... 13 n leaving partial flows 20₁ ... 20 n are now fed to the unloading station 40, which is equipped with funding that any further promotion of each book 6 to the right, left or straight allow. As a result, the partial streams 20 1 ... 20 n within the unloading station 40 can either be combined into a single product stream 21 (to the right) or 22 (to the left) leaving the machine, or reorganized into different partial streams 21, 22, 23. But it can also all partial streams 20₁ ... 20 n in the form of n unchanged, parallel partial streams 23 are led out of the unloading station 40. The drives of the funding are set up so that the direction of conveyance is reversible. Due to the various delivery options, the machine according to the invention can be integrated in book production lines of any origin or can be adjusted to other units.

Von den quer zur Haupteinlaufrichtung des Produktstroms 20 wirkenden Förderbändern 8 (Fig. 2) werden die Bücher der Teilströme 20₁... 20n taktweise, mittels Sensoren 10 gesteuert, einer der Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßsta­tionen 13₁... 13n zugeführt. Jede dieser Stationen 13 weist einen horizontal angeordneten Pressentisch 1 und einen vertikal beweglichen Preßbacken 2 für die Ganz­pressung der Bücher 6 auf, wobei die Trums 7a, 7b eines endlosen Transportbandes 7, das über Antriebs- und Um­lenkrollen oder -walzen 7c geführt ist, den Pressentisch 1 derart umschließen, daß das obere Trum 7a auf der Oberseite des Pressentischs 1 aufliegt und zugleich die Auflage für das Buch 6 bildet. Sobald das Buch 6 inner­halb der Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstation 13 seine vorbestimmte Lage erreicht hat, wird der Antrieb für das Transportband 7 vollautomatisch gestoppt. Der Preßbacken 2 wird abgesenkt und erst nach Ablauf einer vorbestimmten Verweilzeit wieder angehoben. Der Antrieb des Transport­bandes 7 wird dann wieder in Gang gesetzt, und das fertig gepreßte Buch wird dem in Querrichtung arbeitenden Trans­portband 9 der Entladestation 40 übergeben, von wo es über weitere Fördermittel der Entladestation 40 einem der Produkt(Teil-)Ströme 21, 22, 23 einverleibt wird.From the transversely to the main inlet direction of the product stream 20 conveyor belts 8 (Fig. 2), the books of the partial streams 20₁ ... 20 n are cyclically controlled by sensors 10, one of the form, fold baking and pressing stations 13₁ ... 13 n fed . Each of these stations 13 has a horizontally arranged press table 1 and a vertically movable press jaw 2 for the complete pressing of the books 6, the strands 7a, 7b of an endless conveyor belt 7, which is guided over drive and deflection rollers or rollers 7c, the press table 1 enclose such that the upper run 7a on the Top of the press table 1 rests and at the same time forms the support for the book 6. As soon as the book 6 has reached its predetermined position within the form, fold baking and pressing station 13, the drive for the conveyor belt 7 is stopped fully automatically. The press jaw 2 is lowered and raised again only after a predetermined dwell time. The drive of the conveyor belt 7 is then started again, and the finished pressed book is transferred to the transversely operating conveyor belt 9 of the unloading station 40, from where it is one of the product (partial) streams 21, 22, via further conveying means of the unloading station 40 23 is incorporated.

Ein wichtiges erfindungsgemäßes Merkmal ist die Tatsache, daß das Transportband 7 auch während seines Stillstands in der Preßposition innerhalb der Form-, Falzeinbrenn­und Preßstation verbleibt (Fig. 3).An important feature according to the invention is the fact that the conveyor belt 7 remains in the pressing position within the mold, fold baking and pressing station even when it is at a standstill (FIG. 3).

Während des Ganzpressens bleibt auch der horizontal be­wegliche Formstempel 4 in seiner in Fig. 3 gezeigten Arbeitsposition. Als Gegenhalter für den Rücken 6c des liegend angeordneten Buches 6 sind Formstege 5 vorgesehen, die die Formung, insbesondere die Rundung des Buches in der gewünschten Weise sicherstellen. Dabei können die auf dem Buchrücken 6c anliegenden Flächen der Formstege 5 ebene oder gekrümmte Flächen sein, je nachdem, wie das Buch 6 geformt werden soll.During the full pressing, the horizontally movable molding die 4 also remains in its working position shown in FIG. 3. Shaped webs 5 are provided as counterholders for the back 6c of the horizontally arranged book 6, which ensure the shaping, in particular the rounding, of the book in the desired manner. The surfaces of the shaped webs 5 resting on the book spine 6c can be flat or curved surfaces, depending on how the book 6 is to be shaped.

Jede der Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen 13₁ ... 13n ist gleichzeitig auch mit einem Paar von vertikal beweglichen Einbrennleisten 3 für die Falzpressung ausgerüstet. Diese Einbrennleisten sind in an sich bekannter Weise beheizbar, so daß unter dem Einfluß von Druck und Wärme die Falze 11 als Gelenke zwischen den Buchdeckeln der Decke 6a und dem Buchrücken 6c gebildet werden können.Each of the form, fold baking and pressing stations 13₁ ... 13 n is also equipped with a pair of vertically movable baking strips 3 for the crimping. These burn-in strips can be heated in a manner known per se, so that under the influence of pressure and heat the folds 11 can be formed as joints between the book covers of the cover 6a and the book spine 6c.

Wie sich aus Vorstehendem ergibt, durchläuft jedes ein­zelne Buch 6 nur eine einzige Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstation 13, so daß die Preßbacken bis zur Fertigstel­lung des Buches nur einmal geöffnet und einmal geschlossen werden müssen. Außerdem werden die Bücher ausschließlich liegend transportiert, so daß die Gefahr des Verrutschens des Buchblocks 6b innerhalb der Decke 6a durch den Trans­port von einer Station zur nächsten nicht mehr besteht. Somit wird auch kein Ausschuß durch beschädigte Vorsatz­blätter produziert, wie dies bei den bekannten Anlagen und Verfahren der Fall war, bei denen die Bücher grund­sätzlich auf dem Rücken stehend transportiert wurden.As can be seen from the above, each individual book 6 passes through a single form, fold baking and pressing station 13, so that the pressing jaws have to be opened and closed only once until the book is finished. In addition, the books are only transported lying down, so that there is no longer any danger of the book block 6b slipping within the cover 6a due to the transport from one station to the next. This means that no rejects are produced from damaged end sheets, as was the case with the known systems and processes in which the books were generally transported on their back.

Ein weiterer Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung und des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ergibt sich daraus, daß die Bücher die Maschine an mehreren Ausgängen ver­lassen können. Dies erlaubt z.B. eine Notauslage, etwa in Richtung des Produktstroms 22, bei Störungen nachge­schalteter Maschinen. Eine weitere Möglichkeit der Auslage ist die parallele Ausfuhr in Richtung der Teilströme 23 z.B. auf eine schräge Rollenbahn.Another advantage of the device and method according to the invention results from the fact that the books can leave the machine at several exits. This allows e.g. an emergency delivery, for example in the direction of the product stream 22, in the event of faults in downstream machines. Another possibility of delivery is the parallel export in the direction of the partial streams 23 e.g. on an inclined roller conveyor.

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1. Verfahren zum Formen, Falzeinbrennen und Ganzpressen von Büchern bzw. in Decken frisch eingehängten Buchblöcken, bei dem die Bücher bzw. Buchblöcke in Form eines ketten­artigen Produktstroms kontinuierlich einer Falzeinbrenn­und Preßmaschine mit einer Ladestation, einer Mehrzahl von Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen sowie einer Entlade­station zugeführt werden und die Falzeinbrenn- und Preß­maschine nach Durchlaufen der einzelnen Stationen, in denen sie jeweils eine einstellbare, vorbestimmte Zeit verweilen, wieder in Form eines solchen Produktstroms ver­lassen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der aus den Büchern (6) bzw. den in Decken (6a) eingehängten Buchblöcken (6b) be­stehende, der Maschine kontinuierlich zugeführte Produkt­strom (20) innerhalb der Ladestation (30) in eine Anzahl n von parallelen Teilströmen (20₁ ... 20n) aufgeteilt wird und daß die n Teilströme kontinuierlich einer entsprechen­ den Anzahl n von parallel angeordneten Form-, Falzeinbrenn­und Preßstationen (13₁ ... 13n) und nach deren Durchlaufen der Entladestation (40) zugeführt werden.1. A method for molding, fold-in and complete pressing of books or book blocks freshly hung in the covers, in which the books or book blocks in the form of a chain-like product stream continuously a fold-in and press machine with a loading station, a plurality of form, fold-in and press stations, and are fed to an unloading station and leave the fold baking and pressing machine after passing through the individual stations, in which they each linger an adjustable, predetermined time, in the form of such a product stream, characterized in that the from the books (6) or in Blankets (6a) suspended book blocks (6b), the machine continuously supplied product stream (20) within the charging station (30) is divided into a number n of parallel partial streams (20₁ ... 20 n ) and that the n partial streams continuously correspond to one the number n of parallel arranged molding, folding and pressing stations (13₁ ... 13 n ) and after passing through the unloading station (40). 2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die der Entladestation (40) zugeführten Teilströme (20₁ ... 20n) innerhalb der Entladestation (40) entweder zu einem einzigen, die Maschine verlassenden Produktstrom (21; 22) vereinigt oder zu davon verschiedenen Teilströmen (21, 22, 23) neu geordnet werden.2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the unloading station (40) supplied partial streams (20₁ ... 20 n ) within the unloading station (40) either combined into a single product stream (21; 22) leaving the machine or to of which different sub-streams (21, 22, 23) are rearranged. 3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die der Entladestation (40) zugeführten Teilströme (20₁ ... 20n) in Form von n unveränderten, parallelen Teil­strömen (23) aus der Entladestation (40) herausgeführt wer­den.3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the unloading station (40) supplied partial streams (20₁ ... 20 n ) in the form of n unchanged, parallel partial streams (23) are led out of the unloading station (40). 4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bücher (6) bzw. die in Decken (6a) eingehängten Buchblöcke (6b) ausschließlich liegend geför­dert, transportiert und bearbeitet werden.4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the books (6) or the book blocks (6b) suspended in ceilings (6a) are conveyed, transported and processed exclusively lying down. 5. Falzeinbrenn- und Preßmaschine mit einer Ladestation, einer Mehrzahl von Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen und einer Entladestation sowie mit elektronisch gesteuerten Fördermitteln für das Zu- und Abführen sowie den Transport der Bücher von einer Station zur nächsten, gekennzeichnet durch eine Anzahl n von parallel nebeneinander angeordneten Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen (13₁ ... 13n).5. folding baking and pressing machine with a loading station, a plurality of form, folding baking and pressing stations and an unloading station and with electronically controlled conveying means for feeding and removing and transporting the books from one station to the next, characterized by a number n of parallel arranged form, fold baking and pressing stations (13₁ ... 13 n ). 6. Maschine nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen (13₁ ... 13n) ortsfest mit dem Maschinengestell verbunden sind.6. Machine according to claim 5, characterized in that the form, fold baking and pressing stations (13₁ ... 13 n ) are fixed to the machine frame. 7. Maschine nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß jede der Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preß­stationen (13₁ ... 13n) einen horizontal angeordneten Pressentisch (1) und einen vertikal beweglichen Preß­backen (2) für die Ganzpressung, ein Paar vertikal beweg­licher Einbrennleisten (3) für die Falzpressung, einen horizontal beweglichen Formstempel (4), mindestens einen als Gegenhalter für den Rücken (6c) des liegend ange­ordneten Buches (6) ausgebildeten Formsteg (5) sowie ein endloses Transportband (7) aufweist, dessen Trums den Pressentisch (1) derart umschließen, daß das obere Trum auf der Oberseite des Pressentischs (1) aufliegt und zu­gleich die Auflage für das Buch (6) bildet.7. Machine according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that each of the form, fold baking and pressing stations (13₁ ... 13 n ) a horizontally arranged press table (1) and a vertically movable press jaws (2) for full pressing Has a pair of vertically movable burn-in strips (3) for the fold pressing, a horizontally movable molding die (4), at least one molding web (5) designed as a counter-holder for the spine (6c) of the horizontally arranged book (6), and an endless conveyor belt (7), whose strands enclose the press table (1) in such a way that the upper strand rests on the top of the press table (1) and at the same time forms the support for the book (6). 8. Maschine nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Pressentisch (1) vertikal beweglich ist.8. Machine according to claim 7, characterized in that the press table (1) is vertically movable. 9. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ladestation (30) in der Einlauf­richtung der Bücher (6) wirkende Fördermittel und recht­winklig zur Einlaufrichtung wirkende, dem Transport der Bücher (6) in die Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preßstationen (13₁ ... 13n) dienende Fördermittel (8) aufweist.9. Machine according to one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the loading station (30) acting in the feed direction of the books (6) and acting at right angles to the feed direction, the transport of the books (6) in the form, fold burn-in and pressing stations (13₁ ... 13 n ) serving conveying means (8). 10. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Entladestation (40) der Übernahme der Bücher (6) von den Form-, Falzeinbrenn- und Preß­stationen (13₁ ... 13n) dienende, in der Förderrichtung der Fördermittel (8) wirkende Fördermittel (9) und in Auslaufrichtung der Bücher (6), rechtwinklig zur Förder­richtung der Fördermittel (8, 9) wirkende Fördermittel aufweist.10. Machine according to one of claims 5 to 9, characterized in that the unloading station (40) for taking over the books (6) from the form, fold baking and pressing stations (13₁ ... 13 n ) serving in the conveying direction of the Has conveying means (8) acting conveying means (9) and in the outflow direction of the books (6), perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying means (8, 9) acting conveying means. 11. Maschine nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Antriebe sämtlicher Fördermittel so ein­gerichtet sind, daß die Förderrichtung jeweils umkehrbar ist.11. Machine according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the drives of all conveying means are set up so that the conveying direction is reversible in each case. 12. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Fördermittel Transportbänder oder Transportrollen sind.12. Machine according to one of claims 5 to 11, characterized in that the conveying means are conveyor belts or transport rollers.
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