EP0672603A1 - Device for manufacturing multi-part printed products - Google Patents

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EP0672603A1
EP0672603A1 EP95101892A EP95101892A EP0672603A1 EP 0672603 A1 EP0672603 A1 EP 0672603A1 EP 95101892 A EP95101892 A EP 95101892A EP 95101892 A EP95101892 A EP 95101892A EP 0672603 A1 EP0672603 A1 EP 0672603A1
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Jacques Meier
Werner Honegger
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/02Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
    • B65H39/06Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams
    • B65H39/065Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams by collecting in rotary carriers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42CBOOKBINDING
    • B42C19/00Multi-step processes for making books
    • B42C19/08Conveying between operating stations in machines
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/43Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/436Gathering; Associating; Assembling on saddles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/43Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/436Gathering; Associating; Assembling on saddles
    • B65H2301/4361Gathering; Associating; Assembling on saddles on a rotary carrier rotating around an axis parallel to the saddles

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  • the invention relates to a device for producing printed products consisting of several sub-products, such as. B. newspapers, magazines and the like, with a processing drum driven in rotation about an approximately horizontal axis with regularly distributed in the circumferential direction, substantially parallel to the axis saddle-shaped supports and with means of transport for transporting the products along the saddle-shaped supports from one arranged in the axial drum end region
  • Product feed station to a product removal station which is spaced in the axial direction from it and in the opposite drum end area, at least two product processing stations between the product feed and product removal stations, in particular collecting, inserting, gathering, stitching, individual product gluing, gluing, cutting stations and / or the like are provided.
  • Devices of this type are used to produce a wide variety of printed products, which are combined in a suitably multifunctional processing drum, for example by collecting, inserting and / or collating in successive product processing stations to form a finished printed product. If necessary, the individual product processing stations responsible for collecting, plugging in and / or collecting can carry out certain additional tasks Product processing stations are connected upstream and / or downstream, which perform special functions such as stapling, sticking on individual products such as cards or samples, gluing or cutting.
  • a disadvantage of the device described, which is suitable for producing complex printed products, is that the production of simple printed products turns out to be ineffective, since even in the production of such simple printed products, all of the product processing stations provided on the processing drum have to be run through, a part or a large part this product processing stations in the production of such simple printed products does not have to perform a function and is therefore switched off.
  • the utilization of the existing product processing stations is to be increased and the production time for simple printed products is to be reduced.
  • At least one further product removal station is provided between two product processing stations spaced apart in the axial direction and thus also between the product supply station arranged in the drum end area and the product removal station arranged in the opposite drum end area, which can be activated and deactivated as desired.
  • a processing drum with the product processing stations provided thereon can be used in a conventional manner for serial operation for the production of complex printed products, in which case the first partial products of the processing drum to be combined with other partial products or the first partial products to be processed are arranged over those arranged in the axial end region of the drum Product feed station are fed, whereupon they are joined or processed with further partial products as they pass through all the product processing stations provided on the processing drum, in order finally as a finished product from the one in the opposite Drum end area arranged product removal station to be removed.
  • a further product removal station is provided according to the invention, which is arranged in the transport direction behind the product processing stations required for the production of this product and before the product processing stations not required for the production of this product, thereby avoiding an unnecessary and time-consuming passage through the product processing stations that are not required becomes. In this way, the production time for simple printed products in a device that is also suitable for producing complex printed products can be shortened considerably.
  • the further product removal station can be activated as required, so that it can be put out of operation for the production of simple printed products and out of operation for the production of complex printed products.
  • a further product feed station is provided behind the further product removal station and in front of at least one product processing station in the transport direction.
  • the device shown in FIG. 1 consists of a processing drum 2 which is driven to rotate about a horizontal axis 1 and which is composed of a first section 3 and a second section 4.
  • the processing drum 2 has a cylindrical core section 5, on the circumferential surface of which are arranged regularly distributed, parallel to the axis 1 saddle-shaped supports 6.
  • a product feed station 7 is provided, by means of which folded individual products 8 are fed to the processing drum 2 in the direction of arrow A and are placed one after the other on a support 6 of the rotating processing drum 2.
  • a card gluing station 9 adjoins the product feed station 7 in the direction of the drum axis 1, to which cards 10 are fed in the direction of the arrow B and are glued to the product 11.
  • a collecting station 12 is provided, in which folded products 13 are placed astride the products 15 already provided with cards 10 in the direction of arrow C.
  • the gathering station 12 is followed by a stapling station 16 having a rotary stapler 14, by means of which the partial products forming the finished printed product 17 are stitched together at their common fold.
  • the rotary stapler 16 is followed by a product removal station 18, in which the finished products 19 are gripped by means of an automatically operable clamp 20a of a conveyor 20 and lifted off the respective support 6.
  • the conveyor 20 conveys the products 19 away from the processing drum 2 in the tangential direction in the direction of the arrow E.
  • All the stations described so far are arranged in the area of the first section 3 of the processing drum 2.
  • the section 4 of the processing drum 2 adjoins it axially aligned, the saddle-shaped supports 6, 6 ′ being - which is not absolutely necessary in the operating mode according to FIG. 1. of the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 are circumferentially aligned with one another, so that there is a flush transition between the supports 6, 6 'of the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2.
  • the section 4 of the processing drum 2 is provided with corresponding stations 7 ', 9', 12 ', 16' and 18 'analogous to section 3.
  • the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 preferably driven by a common drive shaft 21, begin to rotate synchronously.
  • the two product feed stations 7, 7 'then start to work simultaneously, as a result of which both sections 3, 4 individual products 8, 8 'are simultaneously fed to the processing drum 2 for further processing.
  • the supports 6, 6 ' are provided in a known manner with transport means, not shown, by means of which the products deposited on the supports 6, 6' can be conveyed along these supports 6, 6 'in the direction of the drum axis 1.
  • transport means not shown
  • the products deposited on the supports 6, 6 ' describe an essentially spiral path around the drum axis 1, indicated by the arrows D, D', during a drum revolution are each shifted in the drum axis direction by the distance provided between two adjacent stations, so that one processing operation can be carried out on each product in the device per revolution of the processing drum 2.
  • the products are not advanced in the area of the feed and processing stations 9, 12, 16, 7 ', 9', 12 ', 16'.
  • two identical products can be produced simultaneously on a section 3, 4 of the processing drum 2, all of the stations provided on the processing drum 2 being continuously in operation and being used. In this way, all stations are used optimally and the manufacturing time required for each product is reduced to a minimum.
  • processing drum 2 According to the division of the processing drum 2 into two sections 3, 4, it can also be divided into three or more sections, in which case further product removal and product supply stations must also be provided at the respective end regions of the individual sections.
  • the individual product processing stations 7, 9, 12, 16, 7 ', 9', 12 ', 16' provided on the processing drum 2 can optionally be activated or deactivated in order to be able to produce different products.
  • FIG. 2 corresponds to a device according to FIG. 1, which is why, for reasons of clarity, not all reference numerals are shown in the illustration according to FIG. 2.
  • the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 are either firmly connected to one another by mechanical means via the gap 22 formed between them on the end face or - in the absence of such a device Connection - acted upon by two synchronously running drives.
  • the two sections 3, 4 must be in such an angular position that the saddle-shaped supports 6, 6 'of the two sections 3, 4 are aligned.
  • the transport means, not shown, of the two sections 3, 4 with which the products are pushed or pulled in the direction of the axis 1 over the supports 6, 6 'must be coupled with one another in such a way that the products are supported by a support 6 of the Section 3 can be conveyed via the gap 22 to a support 6 'of section 4. In this way it is possible that the products already processed in the area of section 3 can then be further processed in the area of section 4.
  • the station 7 'serving in parallel operation according to FIG. 1 as the product feed station to the second section 4 is operated in the serial operation according to FIG. 2 in the same way as in the parallel operation, with the difference that it acts as a collecting station in the serial operation, the additional partial products already in the area of Section 3 processed products.
  • both simple and complex printed products can be produced quickly and inexpensively.
  • existing systems for example consisting of only one processing drum section, can be easily expanded to a system consisting of several processing drum sections, which can increase the variability and effectiveness of the overall system, whereby existing devices cannot be retired but can be used in conjunction with the system expansion. This is given when the processing drum is divided into several sections Modularity gives the user significantly greater flexibility in planning and possible later expansion of the devices he needs for the production of printed products.
  • FIG. 3 shows a saddle-shaped support 6 ′′, as can be used in a device according to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the support 6 ′′ is provided on one side with a profile rail 24 fastened to an angle element 23, which extends parallel to the saddle 25 of the support 6 ′′ and forms a receiving area for products 26, 26 ′, 26 ′′ to be inserted.
  • the product shown at 27 consists of a single or multi-part, possibly folded individual product 26 lying on the side of the support 6 ′′ on the profile rail 24 and a folded product 28 placed thereon on the support 6 ′′ with a card 29 glued on Intermediate product 26, 28, 29 is transported in the direction of arrow F by a linearly movable slide 30.
  • another product 32 is deposited in the direction of arrow G via a product 28 from a collection station (not shown). Below the product 32 there is thus the invisible product 28 at 31, which is provided with the card 29 stuck on - shown in dashed lines at 31.
  • FIG. 3 is intended to clarify that end products in which the internal partial products are not only collected as shown in FIG. 1, but are at least partially inserted or collected, can also be produced with a device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows an individual product that can be processed with a device according to the invention, which is provided as a 2-fold product 36 with a fold 37 on the end face and a fold 38, which when collecting individual products 36 on a support 6, 6 ', 6 '' comes to rest on the saddle 25 according to FIG. 3.
  • a device according to the invention in addition to once folded partial products, so-called tabloids, two-fold products can also be processed, i.e. collect and provide with cards and the like.

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The system has an additional product withdrawal station (18) located between two axially spaced product processing stations (16,9') and also between the product feed station (7) located in the process roller end region and the first product withdrawal station (18') at the opposite end of the roller. The additional product withdrawal station can be selectively activated and deactivated. An additional product feed station (7') is provided behind the additional withdrawal station (18) and in front of the second product processing station (9').

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von aus mehreren Teilprodukten bestehenden Druckerzeugnissen, wie z. B. Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und dergleichen, mit einer um eine in etwa horizontale Achse drehend angetriebenen Verarbeitungstrommel mit in Umfangsrichtung regelmäßig verteilten, im wesentlichen parallel zur Achse verlaufenden sattelförmigen Auflagen sowie mit Transportmitteln zum Transport der Produkte entlang der sattelförmigen Auflagen von einer im axialen Trommelendbereich angeordneten Produktzuführstation zu einer in Achsrichtung von dieser beabstandeten, im gegenüberliegenden Trommelendbereich angeordneten Erzeugnisentnahmestation, wobei zwischen der Produktzuführ- und der Erzeugnisentnahmestation mindestens zwei Produktbearbeitungsstationen, insbesondere Sammel-, Einsteck-, Zusammentrag-, Heft-, Einzelprodukteklebe-, Verleim-, Schneidstationen und/oder dergleichen vorgesehen sind.The invention relates to a device for producing printed products consisting of several sub-products, such as. B. newspapers, magazines and the like, with a processing drum driven in rotation about an approximately horizontal axis with regularly distributed in the circumferential direction, substantially parallel to the axis saddle-shaped supports and with means of transport for transporting the products along the saddle-shaped supports from one arranged in the axial drum end region Product feed station to a product removal station which is spaced in the axial direction from it and in the opposite drum end area, at least two product processing stations between the product feed and product removal stations, in particular collecting, inserting, gathering, stitching, individual product gluing, gluing, cutting stations and / or the like are provided.

Derartige Vorrichtungen werden zur Herstellung unterschiedlichster Druckerzeugnisse verwendet, die bei einer entsprechend multifunktionell ausgebildeten Verarbeitungstrommel beispielsweise durch Sammeln, Einstecken und/oder Zusammentragen in aufeinanderfolgenden Produktbearbeitungsstationen zu einem fertigen Druckerzeugnis zusammengefügt werden. Bei Bedarf können den einzelnen, für das Sammeln, Einstecken und/oder Zusammentragen verantwortlichen Produktbearbeitungsstationen bestimmte weitere Produktbearbeitungsstationen vor- und/oder nachgeschaltet werden, die Sonderfunktionen, wie zum Beispiel Heften, Ankleben von Einzelprodukten wie Karten oder Warenproben, Verleimen oder Schneiden übernehmen.Devices of this type are used to produce a wide variety of printed products, which are combined in a suitably multifunctional processing drum, for example by collecting, inserting and / or collating in successive product processing stations to form a finished printed product. If necessary, the individual product processing stations responsible for collecting, plugging in and / or collecting can carry out certain additional tasks Product processing stations are connected upstream and / or downstream, which perform special functions such as stapling, sticking on individual products such as cards or samples, gluing or cutting.

Durch das Vorsehen derartiger Produktbearbeitungsstationen an einer universell einsetzbaren Verarbeitungstrommel können sowohl komplexe als auch einfache Druckerzeugnisse unterschiedlichster Art hergestellt werden.By providing such product processing stations on a universally usable processing drum, both complex and simple printed products of various types can be produced.

Nachteilig an den beschriebenen, zur Herstellung von komplexen Druckerzeugnissen geeigneten Vorrichtung ist, daß sich die Herstellung von einfachen Druckerzeugnissen uneffektiv gestaltet, da auch bei der Herstellung solcher einfacher Druckerzeugnisse sämtliche, an der Verarbeitungstrommel vorgesehene Produktbearbeitungsstationen durchlaufen werden müssen, wobei ein Teil bzw. ein Großteil dieser Produktbearbeitungsstationen bei der Herstellung solcher einfacher Druckerzeugnisse keine Funktion erfüllen muß und somit abgeschaltet ist.A disadvantage of the device described, which is suitable for producing complex printed products, is that the production of simple printed products turns out to be ineffective, since even in the production of such simple printed products, all of the product processing stations provided on the processing drum have to be run through, a part or a large part this product processing stations in the production of such simple printed products does not have to perform a function and is therefore switched off.

Dies führt einerseits zu einer ungenügenden Ausnutzung der vorhandenen Produktbearbeitungsstationen und andererseits auch zu einer unnötig verlängerten Herstellungszeit, da die Produkte bzw. die Erzeugnisse sämtliche Produktbearbeitungsstationen durchlaufen und somit eine unnötige hohe Anzahl von Rotationen der Verarbeitungstrommel mitvollziehen müssen, bis sie schließlich durch die im Trommelendbereich gelegene Erzeugnisentnahmestation von der Verarbeitungstrommel weggeführt werden.On the one hand, this leads to inadequate utilization of the existing product processing stations and, on the other hand, to an unnecessarily extended production time, since the products or products pass through all product processing stations and thus have to carry out an unnecessarily high number of rotations of the processing drum until they finally pass through the one in the drum end area Product removal station are guided away from the processing drum.

Es ist eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art so auszubilden, daß sowohl die Herstellung von einfachen als auch die Herstellung von komplexen Druckerzeugnissen mit ein und derselben Vorrichtung auf wirtschaftliche Weise durchführbar ist. Dabei soll insbesondere die Ausnutzung der vorhandenen Produktbearbeitungsstationen erhöht und die Herstellungszeit für einfache Druckerzeugnisse verringert werden.It is an object of the present invention to design a device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that both the production of simple and also the production of complex printed products can be carried out economically with one and the same device. In particular, the utilization of the existing product processing stations is to be increased and the production time for simple printed products is to be reduced.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß zwischen zwei in Achsrichtung voneinander beabstandeten Produktbearbeitungsstationen und somit auch zwischen der im Trommelendbereich angeordneten Produktzuführstation und der im gegenüberliegenden Trommelendbereich angeordneten Erzeugnisentnahmestation zumindest eine weitere Erzeugnisentnahmestation vorgesehen ist, die wahlweise aktivierbar und deaktivierbar ist.This object is achieved in that at least one further product removal station is provided between two product processing stations spaced apart in the axial direction and thus also between the product supply station arranged in the drum end area and the product removal station arranged in the opposite drum end area, which can be activated and deactivated as desired.

Durch diese erfindungsgemäße Maßnahme kann eine Verarbeitungstrommel mit den daran vorgesehenen Produktbearbeitungsstationen in herkömmlicher Weise für den Seriellbetrieb zur Herstellung komplexer Druckerzeugnisse verwendet werden, wobei in diesem Fall die ersten mit anderen Teilprodukten zusammenzufügenden bzw. die ersten zu bearbeitenden Teilprodukte der Verarbeitungstrommel über die im axialen Trommelendbereich angeordnete Produktzuführstation zugeführt werden, woraufhin sie beim Durchlaufen aller an der Verarbeitungstrommel vorgesehenen Produktbearbeitungsstationen mit weiteren Teilprodukten zusammengefügt bzw. verarbeitet werden, um schließlich als fertiges Erzeugnis von der im gegenüberliegenden Trommelendbereich angeordneten Erzeugnisentnahmestation entnommen zu werden.By means of this measure according to the invention, a processing drum with the product processing stations provided thereon can be used in a conventional manner for serial operation for the production of complex printed products, in which case the first partial products of the processing drum to be combined with other partial products or the first partial products to be processed are arranged over those arranged in the axial end region of the drum Product feed station are fed, whereupon they are joined or processed with further partial products as they pass through all the product processing stations provided on the processing drum, in order finally as a finished product from the one in the opposite Drum end area arranged product removal station to be removed.

Für die Herstellung von einfachen Druckerzeugnissen wird erfindungsgemäß eine weitere Erzeugnisentnahmestation vorgesehen, die in Transportrichtung hinter den für die Herstellung dieses Erzeugnisses benötigten Produktbearbeitungsstationen und vor den für die Herstellung dieses Erzeugnisses nicht benötigten Produktbearbeitungsstationen angeordnet ist, wodurch ein unnötiges und zeitraubendes Durchlaufen der nicht benötigten Produktbearbeitungsstationen vermieden wird. Auf diese Weise kann die Herstellungszeit für einfache Druckerzeugnisse in einer Vorrichtung, die auch zur Herstellung von komplexen Druckerzeugnissen geeignet ist, erheblich verkürzt werden.For the production of simple printed products, a further product removal station is provided according to the invention, which is arranged in the transport direction behind the product processing stations required for the production of this product and before the product processing stations not required for the production of this product, thereby avoiding an unnecessary and time-consuming passage through the product processing stations that are not required becomes. In this way, the production time for simple printed products in a device that is also suitable for producing complex printed products can be shortened considerably.

Die weitere Erzeugnisentnahmestation ist dabei je nach Bedarf aktivierbar, so daß sie für die Herstellung von einfachen Druckerzeugnissen in Betrieb und für die Herstellung von komplexen Druckerzeugnissen außer Betrieb setzbar ist.The further product removal station can be activated as required, so that it can be put out of operation for the production of simple printed products and out of operation for the production of complex printed products.

Bei einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung wird in Transportrichtung hinter der weiteren Erzeugnisentnahmestation und vor zumindest einer Produktbearbeitungsstation eine weitere Produktzuführstation vorgesehen.In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, a further product feed station is provided behind the further product removal station and in front of at least one product processing station in the transport direction.

Durch diese Maßnahme wird erreicht, daß bei der Herstellung von einfachen Druckerzeugnissen und aktivierter weiterer Erzeugnisentnahmestation im Parallelbetrieb gearbeitet werden kann, wobei jeweils ein Erzeugnis mittels der zwischen der im Trommelendbereich vorgesehenen Produktzuführstation und der weiteren Erzeugnisentnahmestation angeordneten Produktbearbeitungsstationen sowie mittels der zwischen der weiteren Produktzuführstation und der im Trommelendbereich vorgesehenen Erzeugnisentnahmestation angeordneten Produktbearbeitungsstationen gleichzeitig herstellbar ist. Auf diese Weise läßt sich einerseits die Herstellungszeit für ein einfaches Druckerzeugnis erheblich verkürzen und andererseits auch die Ausnutzung der an der Verarbeitungstrommel vorgesehenen Produktbearbeitungsstationen deutlich verbessern, da durch den parallelen Betrieb von zwei oder mehr Trommelabschnitten zur gleichzeitigen Herstellung mehrerer Druckerzeugnisse vermieden wird, daß bestimmte, mehrere Produktbearbeitungsstationen aufweisende Trommelabschnitte nichts zur Herstellung des Erzeugnisses beitragen.By this measure it is achieved that in the production of simple printed products and activated further product removal station it is possible to work in parallel operation, one product each using the between the product feed station provided in the drum end area and the further product removal station and product processing stations arranged between the further product feed station and the product removal station provided in the drum end area can be produced simultaneously. In this way, on the one hand, the production time for a simple printed product can be considerably shortened and, on the other hand, the utilization of the product processing stations provided on the processing drum can be significantly improved, since the parallel operation of two or more drum sections for the simultaneous production of several printed products prevents certain, several Drum sections having product processing stations do not contribute to the manufacture of the product.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand von Beispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung beschrieben. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine erfindungsgemäße, im Parallelbetrieb arbeitende Vorrichtung,
Fig. 2
eine erfindungsgemäße, im Seriellbetrieb arbeitende Vorrichtung,
Fig. 3
eine mögliche Ausführungsform einer sattelförmigen, an einer Verarbeitungstrommel vorgesehenen Auflage, und
Fig. 4
ein einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zuführbares Teilprodukt.
The invention is described below by means of examples with reference to the drawing. It shows:
Fig. 1
a device according to the invention, working in parallel,
Fig. 2
a device according to the invention, working in serial operation,
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a possible embodiment of a saddle-shaped support provided on a processing drum, and
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a partial product that can be fed to a device according to the invention.

Die in Fig. 1 dargestellte Vorrichtung besteht aus einer um eine horizontale Achse 1 drehend angetriebenen Verarbeitungstrommel 2, welche aus einem ersten Abschnitt 3 und einem zweiten Abschnitt 4 zusammengesetzt ist.The device shown in FIG. 1 consists of a processing drum 2 which is driven to rotate about a horizontal axis 1 and which is composed of a first section 3 and a second section 4.

Die Verarbeitungstrommel 2 weist dabei einen zylindrischen Kernabschnitt 5 auf, an dessen Mantelfläche in Umfangsrichtung regelmäßig verteilte, parallel zur Achse 1 verlaufende sattelförmige Auflagen 6 angeordnet sind. In dem dem zweiten Abschnitt 4 abgewandten Endbereich des ersten Abschnitts 3 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 ist eine Produktzuführstation 7 vorgesehen, mittels welcher gefaltete Einzelprodukte 8 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 in Richtung des Pfeiles A zugeführt und nacheinander auf jeweils einer Auflage 6 der rotierenden Verarbeitungstrommel 2 abgelegt werden.The processing drum 2 has a cylindrical core section 5, on the circumferential surface of which are arranged regularly distributed, parallel to the axis 1 saddle-shaped supports 6. In the end area of the first section 3 of the processing drum 2 facing away from the second section 4, a product feed station 7 is provided, by means of which folded individual products 8 are fed to the processing drum 2 in the direction of arrow A and are placed one after the other on a support 6 of the rotating processing drum 2.

An die Produktzuführstation 7 schließt sich in Richtung der Trommelachse 1 versetzt dazu eine Kartenklebestation 9 an, welcher in Richtung des Pfeiles B Karten 10 zugeführt und auf das Produkt 11 aufgeklebt werden.For this purpose, a card gluing station 9 adjoins the product feed station 7 in the direction of the drum axis 1, to which cards 10 are fed in the direction of the arrow B and are glued to the product 11.

In Axialrichtung versetzt zur Kartenklebestation 9 ist eine Sammelstation 12 vorgesehen, in welcher gefaltete Produkte 13 in Richtung des Pfeiles C rittlings auf die bereits mit aufgeklebten Karten 10 versehenen Produkte 15 abgelegt werden.In the axial direction offset from the card gluing station 9, a collecting station 12 is provided, in which folded products 13 are placed astride the products 15 already provided with cards 10 in the direction of arrow C.

An die Sammelstation 12 schließt sich eine einen Rotationshefter 14 aufweisende Heftstation 16 an, mittels welcher die das fertige Druckerzeugnis 17 bildenden Teilprodukte an ihrem gemeinsamen Falz miteinander verheftet werden.The gathering station 12 is followed by a stapling station 16 having a rotary stapler 14, by means of which the partial products forming the finished printed product 17 are stitched together at their common fold.

An den Rotationshefter 16 schließt sich eine Erzeugnisentnahmestation 18 an, in welcher die fertigen Erzeugnisse 19 mittels jeweils einer automatisch betätigbaren Klammer 20a eines Wegförderers 20 ergriffen und von der jeweiligen Auflage 6 abgehoben werden. Der Wegförderer 20 fördert die Erzeugnisse 19 von der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 in Tangentialrichtung in Richtung des Pfeiles E weg.The rotary stapler 16 is followed by a product removal station 18, in which the finished products 19 are gripped by means of an automatically operable clamp 20a of a conveyor 20 and lifted off the respective support 6. The conveyor 20 conveys the products 19 away from the processing drum 2 in the tangential direction in the direction of the arrow E.

Alle bisher beschriebenen Stationen sind im Bereich des ersten Abschnitts 3 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 angeordnet.All the stations described so far are arranged in the area of the first section 3 of the processing drum 2.

An den mit der Erzeugnisentnahmestation 18 versehenen Bereich des Abschnitts 3 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 schließt sich axial ausgerichtet mit diesem der Abschnitt 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 an, wobei - was in der Betriebsweise gemäß Fig. 1 nicht unbedingt nötig ist - die sattelförmigen Auflagen 6, 6' der beiden Abschnitte 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 umfangsmäßig miteinander ausgerichtet sind, so daß sich ein bündiger Übergang zwischen den Auflagen 6, 6' der beiden Abschnitte 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 ergibt.At the area of section 3 of the processing drum 2 provided with the product removal station 18, the section 4 of the processing drum 2 adjoins it axially aligned, the saddle-shaped supports 6, 6 ′ being - which is not absolutely necessary in the operating mode according to FIG. 1. of the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 are circumferentially aligned with one another, so that there is a flush transition between the supports 6, 6 'of the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2.

Der Abschnitt 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 ist analog zu Abschnitt 3 mit entsprechenden Stationen 7', 9', 12', 16' und 18' versehen.The section 4 of the processing drum 2 is provided with corresponding stations 7 ', 9', 12 ', 16' and 18 'analogous to section 3.

Wenn die Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 in Betrieb gesetzt wird, beginnen die beiden, vorzugsweise über eine gemeinsame Antriebswelle 21 angetriebenen Abschnitte 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 synchron zu rotieren. Anschließend beginnen die beiden Produktzuführstationen 7, 7' gleichzeitig zu arbeiten, wodurch beiden Abschnitten 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 gleichzeitig Einzelprodukte 8, 8' zur weiteren Bearbeitung zugeführt werden.When the device according to FIG. 1 is put into operation, the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2, preferably driven by a common drive shaft 21, begin to rotate synchronously. The two product feed stations 7, 7 'then start to work simultaneously, as a result of which both sections 3, 4 individual products 8, 8 'are simultaneously fed to the processing drum 2 for further processing.

Die Auflagen 6, 6' sind auf bekannte Weise mit nicht dargestellten Transportmitteln versehen, mittels welcher die auf den Auflagen 6, 6' abgelegten Produkte entlang dieser Auflagen 6, 6' in Richtung der Trommelachse 1 gefördert werden können. Durch die Kombination dieser durch die Transportmittel bedingten Förderbewegung mit der Rotation der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 beschreiben die auf den Auflagen 6, 6' abgelegten Produkte eine mit den Pfeilen D, D' angedeutete, im wesentlichen spiralförmige Bahn um die Trommelachse 1, wobei sie während einer Trommelumdrehung jeweils um den zwischen zwei benachbarten Stationen vorgesehenen Abstand in Trommelachsenrichtung verschoben werden, so daß pro Umdrehung der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 jeweils ein Bearbeitungsvorgang an jedem in der Vorrichtung befindlichen Produkt durchgeführt werden kann. Im Bereich der Zuführ- und Bearbeitungsstationen 9, 12, 16, 7', 9', 12', 16' werden die Produkte nicht vorgeschoben.The supports 6, 6 'are provided in a known manner with transport means, not shown, by means of which the products deposited on the supports 6, 6' can be conveyed along these supports 6, 6 'in the direction of the drum axis 1. By combining this conveying movement caused by the means of transport with the rotation of the processing drum 2, the products deposited on the supports 6, 6 'describe an essentially spiral path around the drum axis 1, indicated by the arrows D, D', during a drum revolution are each shifted in the drum axis direction by the distance provided between two adjacent stations, so that one processing operation can be carried out on each product in the device per revolution of the processing drum 2. The products are not advanced in the area of the feed and processing stations 9, 12, 16, 7 ', 9', 12 ', 16'.

Diese Produkte durchlaufen folglich auf der erwähnten Bewegungsbahn alle auf dem jeweiligen Abschnitt 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 vorgesehenen Stationen 9, 12, 16 bzw. 9', 12', 16', woraufhin sie an den jeweiligen Erzeugnisentnahmestationen 18, 18' als fertiges Erzeugnis 19, 19' durch die Wegförderer 20, 20' vom jeweiligen Abschnitt 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 in Richtung der Pfeile E, E' weggefördert werden.These products consequently pass through all of the stations 9, 12, 16 and 9 ', 12', 16 'provided on the respective section 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 on the movement path mentioned, whereupon they pass as finished products at the respective product removal stations 18, 18' 19, 19 'are conveyed away by the conveyors 20, 20' from the respective section 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 in the direction of the arrows E, E '.

Mit der beschriebenen Vorrichtung können demzufolge gleichzeitig zwei identische Erzeugnisse auf jeweils einem Abschnitt 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 hergestellt werden, wobei sämtliche an der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 vorgesehene Stationen ständig in Betrieb sind und genutzt werden. Auf diese Weise werden alle Stationen optimal genutzt und die pro Erzeugnis erforderliche Herstellungszeit auf ein Minimum reduziert.Accordingly, with the device described, two identical products can be produced simultaneously on a section 3, 4 of the processing drum 2, all of the stations provided on the processing drum 2 being continuously in operation and being used. In this way, all stations are used optimally and the manufacturing time required for each product is reduced to a minimum.

Dieser, unter wirtschaftlichen Gesichtspunkten günstige Parallelbetrieb einer Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch ermöglicht, daß zwischen den beiden Produktbearbeitungsstationen 16 und 9' eine weitere Erzeugnisentnahmestation 18 sowie eine hinter dieser und vor der Produktbearbeitungsstation 9' angeordnete weitere Produktzuführstation 7' vorgesehen ist.This economically advantageous parallel operation of a device according to FIG. 1 is made possible according to the invention by providing a further product removal station 18 between the two product processing stations 16 and 9 'and a further product feed station 7' arranged behind this and in front of the product processing station 9 '.

Für den Parallelbetrieb ist es nicht unbedingt nötig, beide Abschnitte 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 synchron, insbesondere über eine gemeinsame Welle 21 anzutreiben, da die beiden Abschnitte 3, 4 auch von unterschiedlichen Antriebselementen angetrieben werden können, wobei auch eine unterschiedliche Rotationsgeschwindigkeit der beiden Abschnitte 3, 4 möglich ist.For parallel operation, it is not absolutely necessary to drive both sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 synchronously, in particular via a common shaft 21, since the two sections 3, 4 can also be driven by different drive elements, with a different rotational speed of the two sections 3, 4 is possible.

Entsprechend der Aufteilung der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 in zwei Abschnitte 3, 4, kann diese auch in drei oder mehr Abschnitte unterteilt werden, wobei dann an den jeweiligen Endbereichen der einzelnen Abschnitte auch entsprechend weitere Erzeugnisentnahme- und Produktzuführstationen vorgesehen werden müssen.According to the division of the processing drum 2 into two sections 3, 4, it can also be divided into three or more sections, in which case further product removal and product supply stations must also be provided at the respective end regions of the individual sections.

Die einzelnen, an der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 vorgesehenen Produktbearbeitungsstationen 7, 9, 12, 16, 7', 9', 12', 16', sind wahlweise aktivier- bzw. deaktivierbar, um so unterschiedliche Erzeugnisse herstellen zu können.The individual product processing stations 7, 9, 12, 16, 7 ', 9', 12 ', 16' provided on the processing drum 2 can optionally be activated or deactivated in order to be able to produce different products.

Weiterhin ist es nicht unbedingt nötig, die Stationen des ersten 3 und des zweiten Abschnitts 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 in gleicher Weise zur Herstellung identischer Erzeugnisse zu betreiben, vielmehr kann es in bestimmten Fällen wünschenswert sein, die einzelnen Trommelabschnitte 3, 4 mit unterschiedlichen Stationen zu versehen und/oder an den einzelnen Abschnitten 3, 4 unterschiedliche Stationen zu aktivieren, um auf diese Weise an beiden Abschnitten 3, 4 gleichzeitig jeweils unterschiedliche Erzeugnisse herstellen zu können. Ein derartiges Verfahren ist insbesondere im Zuge der Regionalisierung von Tages- oder Wochenzeitungen interessant, da hierbei bestimmte Teile des herzustellenden Erzeugnisses für alle Regionen gleich und andere Teile je nach Bestimmungsregion des hergestellten Erzeugnisses unterschiedlich sind. Derartige, regionsbezogen unterschiedliche, bezüglich bestimmter Teile jedoch identische Druckerzeugnisse lassen sich auf besonders vorteilhafte Weise mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung im Parallelbetrieb gemäß Fig. 1 herstellen.Furthermore, it is not absolutely necessary to operate the stations of the first 3 and the second section 4 of the processing drum 2 in the same way for the production of identical products, rather it may be desirable in certain cases to provide the individual drum sections 3, 4 with different stations and / or to activate different stations on the individual sections 3, 4 in order in this way to be able to produce different products at the same time on both sections 3, 4. Such a method is particularly interesting in the course of the regionalization of daily or weekly newspapers, since certain parts of the product to be manufactured are the same for all regions and other parts are different depending on the region of destination of the manufactured product. Such regionally different, but identical with respect to certain parts, printed products can be produced in a particularly advantageous manner with a device according to the invention in parallel operation according to FIG. 1.

Die in Fig. 2 dargestellte Vorrichtung entspricht einer Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 1, weshalb aus Gründen der Übersichtlichkeit in die Darstellung gemäß Fig. 2 nicht alle Bezugszeichen eingezeichnet sind.The device shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to a device according to FIG. 1, which is why, for reasons of clarity, not all reference numerals are shown in the illustration according to FIG. 2.

Bei dem in Fig. 2 gezeigten Seriellbetrieb einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist es von wesentlicher Bedeutung, daß die beiden Abschnitte 3, 4 der Verarbeitungstrommel 2 entweder über den stirnseitig zwischen ihnen ausgebildeten Spalt 22 mit mechanischen Mitteln fest miteinander verbunden oder - im Falle des Fehlens einer solchen Verbindung - von zwei synchron laufenden Antrieben beaufschlagt sind. Dabei müssen die beiden Abschnitte 3, 4 in einer derartigen Winkelposition zueinander stehen, daß die sattelförmigen Auflagen 6, 6' der beiden Abschnitte 3, 4 miteinander fluchten.In the serial operation of a device according to the invention shown in FIG. 2, it is essential that the two sections 3, 4 of the processing drum 2 are either firmly connected to one another by mechanical means via the gap 22 formed between them on the end face or - in the absence of such a device Connection - acted upon by two synchronously running drives. The two sections 3, 4 must be in such an angular position that the saddle-shaped supports 6, 6 'of the two sections 3, 4 are aligned.

Weiterhin müssen die nicht dargestellten Transportmittel der beiden Abschnitte 3, 4, mit denen die Produkte in Richtung der Achse 1 über die Auflagen 6, 6' geschoben bzw. gezogen werden, in der Weise miteinander gekoppelt sein, daß die Produkte von einer Auflage 6 des Abschnitts 3 über den Spalt 22 zu einer Auflage 6' des Abschnitts 4 gefördert werden können. Auf diese Weise wird ermöglicht, daß die im Bereich des Abschnitts 3 bereits bearbeiteten Produkte anschließend im Bereich des Abschnitts 4 weiterbearbeitet werden können.Furthermore, the transport means, not shown, of the two sections 3, 4 with which the products are pushed or pulled in the direction of the axis 1 over the supports 6, 6 'must be coupled with one another in such a way that the products are supported by a support 6 of the Section 3 can be conveyed via the gap 22 to a support 6 'of section 4. In this way it is possible that the products already processed in the area of section 3 can then be further processed in the area of section 4.

Für den in Fig. 2 dargestellten Seriellbetrieb ist von Bedeutung, daß die weitere Erzeugnisentnahmestation 18 und damit auch der Wegförderer 20 außer Betrieb gesetzt ist, so daß die Produkte beim Seriellbetrieb nicht im Endbereich des Abschnitts 3, sondern erst im Endbereich des Abschnitts 4 durch den Wegförderer 20' an der Erzeugnisentnahmestation 18' weggefördert werden.For the serial operation shown in FIG. 2, it is important that the further product removal station 18 and thus also the conveyor 20 is shut down, so that the products during serial operation are not in the end area of section 3, but only in the end area of section 4 by the Conveyors 20 'are conveyed away at the product removal station 18'.

Die im Parallelbetrieb gemäß Fig. 1 als Produktzuführstation zum zweiten Abschnitt 4 dienende Station 7' wird beim Seriellbetrieb gemäß Fig. 2 genauso betrieben wie beim Parallelbetrieb, mit dem Unterschied, daß sie beim Seriellbetrieb als Sammelstation wirkt, die zusätzliche Teilprodukte auf bereits im Bereich des Abschnitts 3 bearbeitete Produkte auflegt.The station 7 'serving in parallel operation according to FIG. 1 as the product feed station to the second section 4 is operated in the serial operation according to FIG. 2 in the same way as in the parallel operation, with the difference that it acts as a collecting station in the serial operation, the additional partial products already in the area of Section 3 processed products.

Da im Seriellbetrieb pro hergestelltem Erzeugnis eine größere - im Beispiel gemäß der Fig. 1 und 2 die doppelte - Anzahl von Produktbearbeitungsstationen zur Verfügung steht, lassen sich im Seriellbetrieb deutlich komplexere Produkte herstellen, als im Parallelbetrieb. Beim Seriellbetrieb können alle oder nur ein Teil der an den verschiedenen Abschnitten der Verarbeitungstrommel vorgesehenen Produktbearbeitungsstationen nacheinander zur Bearbeitung bzw. zur Herstellung eines einzelnen Erzeugnisses verwendet werden. Hierbei sind die einzelnen Produktbearbeitungsstationen je nach Bedarf zu- oder wegschaltbar.Since a larger number of product processing stations is available for each manufactured product in serial operation - in the example according to FIGS. 1 and 2 - significantly more complex products can be produced in serial operation than in parallel operation. In serial operation, all or only some of the product processing stations provided on the different sections of the processing drum can be used in succession for processing or for producing a single product. The individual product processing stations can be switched on or off as required.

Mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung können also sowohl einfache als auch komplexe Druckerzeugnisse schnell und kostengünstig hergestellt werden. Außerdem lassen sich bestehende, beispielsweise nur aus einem Verarbeitungstrommelabschnitt bestehende Systeme problemlos auf ein aus mehreren Verarbeitungstrommelabschnitten bestehendes System erweitern, wodurch die Variabilität und Effektivität des Gesamtsystems gesteigert werden kann, wobei bereits bestehende Vorrichtungen nicht ausgemustert, sondern in Verbindung mit der Systemerweiterung weiterbenutzt werden können. Diese, bei Aufteilung der Verarbeitungstrommel in mehrere Abschnitte gegebene Modularität eröffnet dem Anwender eine deutlich höhere Flexibilität bei der Planung und einer eventuellen späteren Erweiterung der von ihm zur Herstellung von Druckerzeugnissen benötigten Vorrichtungen.With a device according to the invention, both simple and complex printed products can be produced quickly and inexpensively. In addition, existing systems, for example consisting of only one processing drum section, can be easily expanded to a system consisting of several processing drum sections, which can increase the variability and effectiveness of the overall system, whereby existing devices cannot be retired but can be used in conjunction with the system expansion. This is given when the processing drum is divided into several sections Modularity gives the user significantly greater flexibility in planning and possible later expansion of the devices he needs for the production of printed products.

Fig. 3 zeigt eine sattelförmige Auflage 6'', wie sie in einer Vorrichtung gemäß der Fig. 1 und 2 verwendbar ist.FIG. 3 shows a saddle-shaped support 6 ″, as can be used in a device according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Die Auflage 6'' ist auf einer Seite mit einer, an einem Winkelelement 23 befestigten Profilschiene 24 versehen, welche sich parallel zum Sattel 25 der Auflage 6'' erstreckt und einen Aufnahmebereich für einzusteckende Produkte 26, 26', 26'' bildet.The support 6 ″ is provided on one side with a profile rail 24 fastened to an angle element 23, which extends parallel to the saddle 25 of the support 6 ″ and forms a receiving area for products 26, 26 ′, 26 ″ to be inserted.

Das bei 27 dargestellte Produkt besteht aus einem seitlich der Auflage 6'' auf der Profilschiene 24 aufliegenden ein- oder mehrteiligen, gegebenenfalls gefalteten Einzelprodukt 26 und einem darüber auf der Auflage 6'' abgelegtem gefalteten Produkt 28 mit einer aufgeklebten Karte 29. Das so zusammengestellte Zwischenprodukt 26, 28, 29 wird von einem linear beweglichen Schieber 30 in Richtung des Pfeiles F transportiert.The product shown at 27 consists of a single or multi-part, possibly folded individual product 26 lying on the side of the support 6 ″ on the profile rail 24 and a folded product 28 placed thereon on the support 6 ″ with a card 29 glued on Intermediate product 26, 28, 29 is transported in the direction of arrow F by a linearly movable slide 30.

Bei 31 wird über das Produkt 28 ein weiteres Produkt 32 von einer nicht dargestellten Sammelstation in Richtung des Pfeiles G abgelegt. Unter dem Produkt 32 befindet sich somit bei 31 das nicht sichtbare Produkt 28, welches mit der - bei 31 gestrichelt dargestellten - aufgeklebten Karte 29 versehen ist.At 31, another product 32 is deposited in the direction of arrow G via a product 28 from a collection station (not shown). Below the product 32 there is thus the invisible product 28 at 31, which is provided with the card 29 stuck on - shown in dashed lines at 31.

Das auf diese Weise zusammengefügte Produkt wird anschließend weiter in Richtung des Pfeiles F transportiert, bis bei 33 mittels einer nicht dargestellten Heftstation zwei Heftklammern 34, 35 am gemeinsamen Falz der Produkte 28, 32 angebracht werden.The product assembled in this way is then transported further in the direction of arrow F until, at 33, two staples 34, 35 are attached to the common fold of the products 28, 32 by means of a stapling station (not shown).

Die Darstellung in Fig. 3 soll verdeutlichen, daß mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung auch Endprodukte hergestellt werden können bei denen die innen liegenden Teilprodukte nicht nur wie in Fig. 1 gezeigt gesammelt, sondern zumindest teilweise eingesteckt oder zusammengetragen sind.The illustration in FIG. 3 is intended to clarify that end products in which the internal partial products are not only collected as shown in FIG. 1, but are at least partially inserted or collected, can also be produced with a device according to the invention.

In Fig. 4 ist ein mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung bearbeitbares Einzelprodukt dargestellt, welches als 2-Falz-Produkt 36 mit einem stirnseitig liegenden Falz 37 und einem Falz 38 versehen ist, welcher beim Sammeln von Einzelprodukten 36 auf einer Auflage 6, 6', 6'' auf den Sattel 25 gemäß Fig. 3 zu liegen kommt. Mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung lassen sich somit ausser einmal gefalteten Teilprodukten, sog. Tabloiden, auch 2-Falz-Produkte verarbeiten, d.h. sammeln und mit Karten und dgl. versehen.FIG. 4 shows an individual product that can be processed with a device according to the invention, which is provided as a 2-fold product 36 with a fold 37 on the end face and a fold 38, which when collecting individual products 36 on a support 6, 6 ', 6 '' comes to rest on the saddle 25 according to FIG. 3. With a device according to the invention, in addition to once folded partial products, so-called tabloids, two-fold products can also be processed, i.e. collect and provide with cards and the like.

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Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von aus mehreren Teilprodukten (8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 8') bestehenden Druckerzeugnissen (19, 19'), wie z. B. Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und dergleichen, mit einer um eine in etwa horizontale Achse (1) drehend angetriebenen Verarbeitungstrommel (2) mit in Umfangsrichtung regelmäßig verteilten, im wesentlichen parallel zur Achse (1) verlaufenden sattelförmigen Auflagen (6, 6', 6''), auf die die Teilprodukte (8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 8') rittlings aufgelegt werden sowie mit Transportmitteln (30) zum Transport der Produkte entlang der sattelförmigen Auflagen (6, 6', 6'') von einer im axialen Trommelendbereich angeordneten Produktzuführstation (7) zu einer in Achsrichtung von dieser beabstandeten, im gegenüberliegenden Trommelendbereich angeordneten Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18'), wobei zwischen der Produktzuführ-(7) und der Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18') mindestens zwei Produktbearbeitungsstationen, insbesondere Sammel-(12, 7', 12'), Einsteck-, Zusammentrag, Heft-(16, 16'), Einzelprodukteklebe-(9, 9'), Verleim-, Schneidstationen und/oder dergleichen vorgesehen sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen zwei in Achsrichtung voneinander beabstandeten Produktbearbeitungsstationen (16, 9') und somit auch zwischen der im Trommelendbereich angeordneten Produktzuführstation (7) und der im gegenüberliegenden Trommelendbereich angeordneten Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18') zumindest eine weitere Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18) vorgesehen ist, die wahlweise aktivierbar und deaktivierbar ist.Device for the production of several partial products (8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 8 ') existing printed products (19, 19'), such as. B. newspapers, magazines and the like, with a processing drum (2) rotating about an approximately horizontal axis (1) and having regularly distributed in the circumferential direction, essentially parallel to the axis (1), running saddle-shaped supports (6, 6 ', 6''), on which the partial products (8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 8') are placed astride and with transport means (30) for transporting the products along the saddle-shaped supports (6, 6 ', 6'') from one Product feed station (7) arranged in the axial drum end area to a product removal station (18 ') spaced in the axial direction from it, in the opposite drum end area, with at least two product processing stations, in particular collecting (12), between the product feed station (7) and the product removal station (18') , 7 ', 12'), inserting, gathering, tacking (16, 16 '), individual product adhesive (9, 9'), gluing, cutting stations and / or the like are provided, characterized in that at least between two product processing stations (16, 9 ') spaced apart from one another in the axial direction and thus also between the product feed station (7) arranged in the drum end region and the product removal station (18') arranged in the opposite drum end region a further product removal station (18) is provided which can optionally be activated and deactivated. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in Transportrichtung hinter der weiteren Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18) und vor zumindest einer Produktbearbeitungsstation (9') eine weitere Produktzuführstation (7') vorgesehen ist.Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a further product feed station (7 ') is provided behind the further product removal station (18) and in front of at least one product processing station (9') in the transport direction. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verarbeitungstrommel (2) zwei oder mehr axial ausgerichtete Abschnitte (3, 4) aufweist, wobei die Auflagen (6, 6') der einzelnen Abschnitte (3, 4) miteinander fluchten und die Transportmittel (30) der einzelnen Abschnitte miteinander koppelbar sind.Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the processing drum (2) has two or more axially aligned sections (3, 4), the supports (6, 6 ') of the individual sections (3, 4) being aligned with one another and the transport means (30) of the individual sections can be coupled to one another. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3,dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß alle Abschnitte (3, 4) der Verarbeitungstrommel (2) von einem einzigen Antriebselement, insbesondere über eine gemeinsame Antriebswelle (21) beaufschlagbar sind.Device according to Claim 3, characterized in that all sections (3, 4) of the processing drum (2) can be acted upon by a single drive element, in particular via a common drive shaft (21). Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Abschnitte (3, 4) der Verarbeitungstrommel (2) von unterschiedlichen, miteinander synchronisierbaren Antriebselementen beaufschlagbar sind.Device according to Claim 3, characterized in that sections (3, 4) of the processing drum (2) can be acted upon by different drive elements which can be synchronized with one another. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß einzelne oder alle Produktbearbeitungsstationen entsprechend der Art der zu verarbeitenden Produkte aktivier- bzw. deaktivierbar sind.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that individual or all product processing stations can be activated or deactivated in accordance with the type of products to be processed. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet,daß die weitere Produktzuführstation (7') in Transportrichtung unmittelbar hinter der weiteren Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18) angeordnet ist.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the further product feed station (7 ') is arranged directly behind the further product removal station (18) in the transport direction. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen der trommelendseitigen Produktzuführstation (7) und der weiteren Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18) sowie zwischen der weiteren Produktzuführstation (7') und der trommelendseitigen Erzeugnisentnahmestation (18') einander entsprechende Produktbearbeitungsstationen (9, 12, 16, 9', 12', 16') insbesondere in gleicher Reihenfolge angeordnet sind.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that corresponding product processing stations (9, 12,) between the drum end-side product feed station (7) and the further product removal station (18) and between the further product feed station (7 ') and the drum end-side product removal station (18') 16, 9 ', 12', 16 ') are arranged in particular in the same order. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeweils zwischen zwei in Umfangsrichtung benachbarten sattelförmigen Auflagen (6, 6', 6'') der Verarbeitungstrommel (2) ein Einsteckbereich ausgebildet ist.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an insertion region is formed in each case between two saddle-shaped supports (6, 6 ', 6' ') adjacent in the circumferential direction. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die sattelförmigen Auflagen (6, 6', 6'') der Verarbeitungstrommel (2) jeweils auf einer Seite mit einer in Achsrichtung verlaufenden Halterung, vorzugsweise einer Profilschiene (24) zur Aufnahme einzusteckender Produkte (26, 26', 26'') versehen ist.Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the saddle-shaped supports (6, 6 ', 6'') of the processing drum (2) each have on one side with a holder running in the axial direction, preferably a profile rail (24) for receiving products (26 , 26 ', 26'') is provided. Verfahren zum Betrieb der Vorrichtung gemäss Anspruch 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zuerst Teilprodukte (26) seitlich der Auflagen (6, 6', 6'') auf die Halterung (24) aufgelegt werden und anschliessend diese Teilprodukte (26) überdeckend weitere, gefaltete Teilprodukte (28, 32) rittlings auf die Auflagen (6, 6', 6'') aufgelegt werden.Method for operating the device according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that first partial products (26) are placed on the side of the supports (6, 6 ', 6' ') on the holder (24) and then covering these partial products (26) further , folded partial products (28, 32) astride the supports (6, 6 ', 6' ').
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