EP0681974B1 - Draw roller for transporting a web, in particular a paper web in a web-fed press - Google Patents

Draw roller for transporting a web, in particular a paper web in a web-fed press Download PDF

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EP0681974B1
EP0681974B1 EP95810293A EP95810293A EP0681974B1 EP 0681974 B1 EP0681974 B1 EP 0681974B1 EP 95810293 A EP95810293 A EP 95810293A EP 95810293 A EP95810293 A EP 95810293A EP 0681974 B1 EP0681974 B1 EP 0681974B1
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Joachim Alfred Heinz Lapp
Alfred Walter Weiler
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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
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    • B65H23/04Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally
    • B65H23/24Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by fluid action, e.g. to retard the running web
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65H23/02Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs transversely
    • B65H23/022Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs transversely by tentering devices
    • B65H23/025Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs transversely by tentering devices by rollers
    • B65H23/0251Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs transversely by tentering devices by rollers with a straight axis
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the invention relates to a pull roller in Shape of a suction roller for transporting a material web, especially a paper web in a web press.
  • Such, designed as a suction roll Draw roller is known from EP-A-0 415 882.
  • a conventional pull roller which is used to achieve a slip-free transport of the material web with a pressure roller has to work together driven suction roller the advantage that only one Side of the material web is loaded during transport and that when the transport speed changes to be accelerated or braked Masses of a single suction roll are less than that of a pair of rollers pinching the material web.
  • the suction air supply is the previously known suction roller to the roll shell so that the suction area within the entire of the Paper web wrapped at an angle, at least if possible Is 180 ° over the entire width of the Paper web extends; So the suction surface is in the Development seen, rectangular.
  • DE-A-1 625 615 discloses a rotatable roller whose diameter for the wrinkle-free guidance of thin plastic films to the Edge areas is larger than in the middle part. The role owns thereby a concave longitudinal profile. The diameter of the roll can can also be changed step by step.
  • the invention is based on the object Traction rollers designed to form suction rollers so that the material web, without additional Spreader rollers, when passing through the suction roller in the Width is stretched.
  • the advantage of web presses is that they are Suction roll according to the invention caused spreading effect as close as possible behind the pressure zone and without Use of additional masses Machine parts is generated.
  • the Suction roll according to the invention also in one continuous, uniform paper web transport as well as for the transport of material webs other than Apply paper webs.
  • the roller core 1 is at one end with a Bearing pin 4 and at the other end with an axial protruding hollow nozzle 5 provided for Attachment of the roller core to a machine frame and is used for connection to a vacuum source.
  • the outer circumference of the roll shell 2 is so trained that its outer diameter, starting from the middle of the roller, on both sides enlarged continuously or in small steps so that the Roll jacket in the transverse direction, that is perpendicular to Direction of transport of the material web, somewhat concave is curved.
  • This training can be seen in the example according to FIGS. 1 to 4 with an initially cylindrical one achieve the manufactured roll shell that on its two end areas, symmetrical to the middle, successive strips of material 19 of different widths be glued on, of which the bottom strip is the greatest width and each subsequent stripe one smaller width than the one below, where the edges of all at the roller ends Stripes lie one above the other, as in FIGS. 1 and 2 shown.
  • the effective one Outside diameter of the roll shell 2 starting from the middle, gradually towards and on both sides forms in a parallel to the roller axis oriented direction, a concave surface.
  • the openings 3 of course also pass through Strip 19.
  • walls 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 projecting radially outwards attached, which between the circumference of the roll core 1 and the roller jacket 2 has a wedge-shaped suction chamber 11 limit.
  • These walls consist of two parallel ones Ring walls 6 and 7 at both ends of the roll core 1, from a transverse wall connecting both ring walls 6 and 7 8 and from two inclined to the circumferential direction Walls 9 and 10, which from the inside of the Ring walls 6 and 7, a small distance from the transverse wall 8, go out and symmetrical to the center of the roll core run where they meet, like that in Figure 2 and in particular in the processing of Figure 4 is shown.
  • the radially outer end faces of the mentioned Walls 6 to 10 are included in the example considered shallow grooves, namely the end faces of the Ring walls 6 and 7, each with two ring grooves 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b, the end face of the transverse wall 8 with a groove 8a and the end faces of the walls 9 and 10 with a groove 9a or 10a. You can use these grooves if necessary Sealing material to be inserted.
  • the roll shell 2 At the end of the roll shell 2, which on the side of the hollow connector 5 is a Flange part 13 by means of screws 14 on a Roll shell molded ring flange 15 attached and by means of a ball bearing 16 on the hollow connector 5 rotatably mounted, which is attached to the ring wall 7 is.
  • the roll shell 2 forms one tapered connecting flange 17, which by means of a ball bearing 18 on the journal 4 of the Roll core 1 is rotatably mounted and for direct Attachment of the roller shell to the rotor shaft of one the suction motor driving drive motor is used.
  • the Roll shell 2 is preferably made of a lightweight Plastic, especially made of plastic impregnated carbon fibers to make it a has the lowest possible weight.
  • the arrangement is such that between the inner circumference of the roll shell 2 and the radial outer end faces of the mentioned walls 6 to 10 um that the roller shell turns, only very narrow gaps are provided, which so an air passage oppose high resistance that without the insertion of any special sealing material these gaps are sufficiently dense to meet the required Vacuum inside the suction chamber 11 to maintain when these pass through the vents 12 and the hollow connector 5 to a vacuum shaft connected. If necessary, too suitable sealing material in the mentioned grooves 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 9a, and 10a.
  • the suction roll 1 is along by the material web of a circumferential section, which is preferably Is 180 °. Located within this circumferential section the suction chamber 11, which is therefore between the transverse wall 8 and the tip of the wedge over one Angle extends from about 180 ° and so in the above located area of the provided with openings 3 Roll shell 2 defines a wedge-shaped suction surface.
  • the material web has when passing through the looping section the suction roll the tendency to to run the highest point, which is because of the concave Training of the roll shell 2 and because of Wedge shape of the suction surface the web edges outwards to be pulled. Because of this wedge shape
  • the material web is the suction surface when it comes up the suction roll does not immediately over its entire width B held slip-free, but only in the middle, like this that the edge areas of the material web are initially free stay and so because of the concave shape of the roll shell can run outside, where they then successively be held by negative pressure.
  • the suction surface on the transverse to the transport direction concave roller jacket at the beginning of the wrap starts in the middle with increasing wrap angle runs obliquely outwards on both sides and at the end of the loop the entire width B occupies the material web.
  • the wrap angle can also have a size deviating from 180 ° and in particular be greater than this angle.
  • Strips 19 which e.g. made of paper or coated paper can also exist side by side glued strips with different Thickness can be provided, the strip thickness of the Roll ends decreases towards the middle.
  • the suction roll 1 has a roll shell 20 with a cylindrical inner diameter and one, seen slightly parallel to the axis, slightly concave curved outer circumference, by appropriate shaping of the roll shell was generated.
  • the size of the concavity depends on the type of material web and will this adjusted.
  • the suction roll according to the invention is not on the described construction of the roll core and the roller shell limited, but includes numerous other variations through which A suction air supply is reached within the suction roller which is essentially a on the roll shell wedge-shaped suction surface, as described, generated.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Zugwalze in Form einer Saugwalze zum Transport einer Materialbahn, insbesondere einer Papierbahn in einer Rollendruckmaschine.The invention relates to a pull roller in Shape of a suction roller for transporting a material web, especially a paper web in a web press.

Eine derartige, als Saugwalze ausgebildete Zugwalze ist aus der EP-A-0 415 882 bekannt. Verglichen mit einer herkömmlichen Zugwalze, welche zur Erzielung eines schlupffreien Transports der Materialbahn mit einer Anpresswalze zusammenarbeiten muss, hat eine angetriebene Saugwalze den Vorteil, dass nur die eine Seite der Materialbahn beim Transport beaufschlagt wird und dass die bei Aenderungen der Transportgeschwindigkeit zu beschleunigenden oder abzubremsenden Massen einer einzigen Saugwalze geringer sind als die eines die Materialbahn einklemmenden Walzenpaares. Diese Vorzüge fallen besonders bei Rollendruckmaschinen mit im sogenannten Pilgerschritt steuerbarem Papiertransport ins Gewicht, wie das in der erwähnten EPA-0 415 882 beschrieben wird.Such, designed as a suction roll Draw roller is known from EP-A-0 415 882. Compared with a conventional pull roller, which is used to achieve a slip-free transport of the material web with a pressure roller has to work together driven suction roller the advantage that only one Side of the material web is loaded during transport and that when the transport speed changes to be accelerated or braked Masses of a single suction roll are less than that of a pair of rollers pinching the material web. These advantages are particularly noticeable with web presses with controllable in the so-called pilgrim step Paper transport in weight, like that mentioned in the EPA-0 415 882.

Für den Pilgerschrittbetrieb eingerichtete Rollendruckmaschinen arbeiten mit Druckwerken, die nach Art von Bogendruckwerken ausgebildet sind, bei denen die den Druckspalt bildenden Zylinder durch Zylindergruben getrennte Druckzonen haben. Um zu vermeiden, dass beim Durchlaufen der Zylindergruben auf der Papierbahn unbedruckte weisse Streifen entstehen, wird die Papierbahn nur vor und hinter jedem Druckwerk sowie während eines Druckvorgangs beim Passieren der Druckzonen beider Zylinder mit kontinuierlicher Geschwindigkeit transportiert, dagegen beim Passieren einer Zylindergrube, also im freien, nicht eingeklemmnten Zustand, durch die als Saugwalzen ausgebildeten Zugwalzen abgebremst, zurückgezogen und wieder beschleunigt, derart, dass beim Passieren der folgenden Druckzone die Papierbahn wieder synchron mit den Zylindern läuft. Dadurch lassen sich nicht nur, zwecks Einsparung von Papier, die Druckbilder praktisch lückenlos, im vorgegebenen engen Abstand, auf die Papierbahn drucken, sondern es können auch Druckbilder variabler Länge erzeugt, individuelle Registerkorrekturen für jeden einzelnen Druck ausgeführt und die Wiederhollänge der einzelnen Drucke unabhängig von der Länge der Druckbilder variiert werden. Um der Papierbahn die für einen derartigen Pilgerschrittbetrieb raschen Geschwindigkeitsänderungen mit hohen Beschleunigungen erteilen zu können, dienen zum Papierbahntransport zwei vor und hinter dem Druckspalt installierte, leicht gebaute Saugwalzen, die jede von einem eigenen steuerbaren Motor angetrieben wird und die Papierbahn durch Unterdruck schlupffrei halten. Bei den bisher bekannten Saugwalzen ist die Saugluft-Zuführung zum Walzenmantel so ausgebildet, dass sich die Saugfläche innerhalb des gesamten von der Papierbahn umschlungenen Winkels, der möglichst wenigstens 180° beträgt, über die gesammte Breite der Papierbahn erstreckt; die Saugfläche ist also, in der Abwicklung gesehen, rechteckförmig.Set up for pilgrim stepping Web printing machines work with printing groups that follow Type of sheet-fed printing units are formed in which through the cylinders forming the pressure gap Cylinder pits have separate pressure zones. In order to avoid that when going through the cylinder pits unprinted white stripes appear on the paper web, the paper web is only in front of and behind each printing unit as well as during a printing process when passing through the Pressure zones of both cylinders with continuous Transported speed, however, when passing a cylinder pit, i.e. outdoors, not pinched condition, by the suction rolls trained traction rollers braked, retracted and accelerated again, such that when passing the following printing zone, the paper web is synchronized again the cylinders are running. This means not only In order to save paper, the printed images are practical without gaps, at the specified narrow distance, on the Print paper web, but it can also print images variable length generated, individual register corrections executed for each individual print and the repeat length of the individual prints regardless of the length of the printed images can be varied. To the Paper web for such a pilgrim step operation rapid changes in speed with high Being able to give accelerations serve to Paper web transport two in front of and behind the printing nip Installed, lightweight suction rolls, each of is driven by its own controllable motor and keep the paper web non-slip due to negative pressure. At The suction air supply is the previously known suction roller to the roll shell so that the suction area within the entire of the Paper web wrapped at an angle, at least if possible Is 180 ° over the entire width of the Paper web extends; So the suction surface is in the Development seen, rectangular.

Nun ist est beim Transport einer Materialbahn meistens wünschenswert oder notwendig, die Materialbahn in der Breite, also quer zur Transportrichtung, zu strecken. Das ist insbesondere bei Rollendruckmaschinen, vor allem beim Stichtiefdruck, notwendig, weil hierbei die Papierbahn bei der Druckoperation durch hohe Drücke, die bis zu 80 Tonnen je Meter Papierbahnbreite tragen können, so deformiert wird, dass sie sich nach dem Verlassen der Druckzone verbreitert hat. Die Papierbahn neigt daher dazu, Längsfalten zu bilden. Für den weiteren Papierbahntransport ist es wichtig, die Papierbahn möglichst kurz hinter der Druckzone in die Breite zu ziehen, um diese Falten zu entfernen. Zu diesem Zwecke sind bisher sogenannte Breitstreckwalzen bekannt. Derartige Breitstreckwalzen bedeuten einerseits eine zusätzliche Installation im Transportsystem, und andererseits ist der Einsatz von besonderen Breitstreckwalzen nicht immer möglich. Das gilt insbesondere bei Rollendruckmaschinen, die im Pilgerschrittbetrieb arbeiten. Wegen der obenerwähnten starken Verzögerungen und Beschleunigungen der Papierbahn ist die Verwendung zusätzlicher Breitstreckwalzen unmöglich, da diese durch die Papierbahn verzögert und beschleunigt werden müssten; dabei wären die durch die Reibung und die träge Masse der Breitstreckwalzen verursachten Rückwirkungen auf die Papierbahn für deren Positionsgenauigkeit sehr ungünstig.Now it is in the transport of a material web the material web is usually desirable or necessary in width, i.e. across the direction of transport stretch. This is particularly true of web presses, especially in intaglio printing, necessary because here the paper web during the printing operation due to high pressures of up to 80 tons per meter Paper web width can be deformed so that they are after leaving the pressure zone has widened. The paper web therefore tends to To form longitudinal folds. For further paper web transport it is important to keep the paper web as possible just behind the print zone to remove those wrinkles. So far for this purpose so-called spreader rolls known. Such Spreader rollers mean an additional one Installation in the transport system, and on the other hand is the use of special spreader rollers is not always possible. This applies especially to web presses, who work in pilgrim step operation. Because of the strong delays mentioned above and Accelerating the paper web is the use additional spreader rollers impossible because of this be delayed and accelerated by the paper web would have to; this would be due to the friction and inert mass of the spreader rollers caused Repercussions on the paper web for their Position accuracy very unfavorable.

DE-A-1 625 615 offenbart eine drehbare Rolle, deren Durchmesser zur faltenfreien Führung von dünnen Kunststoffolien zu den Randbereichen hin größer ist, als im mittleren Teil. Die Rolle besitzt dabei ein konkaves Längsprofil. Der Durchmesser der Rolle kann auch stufenförmig verändert werden. DE-A-1 625 615 discloses a rotatable roller whose diameter for the wrinkle-free guidance of thin plastic films to the Edge areas is larger than in the middle part. The role owns thereby a concave longitudinal profile. The diameter of the roll can can also be changed step by step.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zu Grunde, als Saugwalzen ausgebildete Zugwalzen so auszubilden, dass die Materialbahn, unter Verzicht auf zusätzliche Breitstreckwalzen, beim Passieren der Saugwalze in der Breite gestreckt wird.The invention is based on the object Traction rollers designed to form suction rollers so that the material web, without additional Spreader rollers, when passing through the suction roller in the Width is stretched.

Diese Aufgabe wird Erfindungsgemäss durch die im kennzeichnenden Teil des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.This object is inventively by the characterizing part of claim 1 specified Features resolved.

Dadurch wird auf einfache Weise erreicht, dass die Randbereiche der Materialbahn beim Auflaufen auf die Saugwalze zunächst nicht angesaugt werden und damit die Möglichkeit haben, durch die konkave Form der Walze nach aussen zu laufen, bevor sie dann durch Unterdruck gehalten werden. Insbesondere ergibt sich bei Rollendruckmaschinen der Vorteil, dass der durch die Saugwalze nach der Erfindung bewirkte Breitstreckeffekt so dicht wie nur möglich hinter der Druckzone und ohne Verwendung von mit zusätzlichen Massen behafteten Maschinenteilen erzeugt wird. Allgemein lässt sich die Saugwalze nach der Erfindung auch bei einem kontinuierlichen, gleichförmigen Papierbahntransport sowie zum Transport anderer Materialbahnen als Papierbahnen anwenden.This ensures that the edge areas of the material web when it comes up the suction roller will not be sucked in initially and thus have the opportunity due to the concave shape of the roller to run outside before being under negative pressure being held. In particular, The advantage of web presses is that they are Suction roll according to the invention caused spreading effect as close as possible behind the pressure zone and without Use of additional masses Machine parts is generated. In general, the Suction roll according to the invention also in one continuous, uniform paper web transport as well as for the transport of material webs other than Apply paper webs.

Die Erfindung wird anhand der Zeichnungen an Ausführungsbeispielen näher beschrieben. Es zeigen :

  • Figur 1 eine schematische Ansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform einer Saugwalze nach der Erfindung,
  • Figur 2 einen Axialschnitt der Saugwalze nach Figur 1, in vergrössertem Maasstab,
  • Figur 3 einen Radiusschnitt längs III-III nach Figur 2,
  • Figur 4 eine Abwicklung der Saugwalze längs IV-IV nach Figur 3 und
  • Figur 5 eine schematische Darstellung einer zweiten Ausführungsform einer Saugwalze nach der Erfindung.
  • The invention is described in more detail with the aid of exemplary embodiments. Show it :
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a suction roll according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 shows an axial section of the suction roll according to FIG. 1, on an enlarged scale,
  • FIG. 3 shows a radius section along III-III according to FIG. 2,
  • Figure 4 is a development of the suction roll along IV-IV of Figure 3 and
  • Figure 5 is a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a suction roll according to the invention.
  • Wie in den Figuren 1 bis 4 dargestellt, besteht die Saugwalze im wesentlichen aus einem feststehenden hohlen Walzenkern 1 aus Metall und aus einem auf diesem Walzenkern drehbaren Walzenmantel 2, der auf seinem Umfang mit gleichmässig verteilten Oeffnungen 3 versehen ist, die in Figur 1 nicht dargestellt sind.As shown in Figures 1 to 4, there is the suction roller essentially from a fixed hollow roller core 1 made of metal and one on this Roll core rotatable roll shell 2, which on its Scope with evenly distributed openings 3 is provided, which are not shown in Figure 1.

    Der Walzenkern 1 ist am einen Ende mit einem Lagerzapfen 4 und am anderen Ende mit einem axial vorstehenden hohlen Stutzen 5 versehen, der zur Befestigung des Walzenkerns an einem Maschinengestell und zum Anschluss an eine Unterdruckquelle dient. The roller core 1 is at one end with a Bearing pin 4 and at the other end with an axial protruding hollow nozzle 5 provided for Attachment of the roller core to a machine frame and is used for connection to a vacuum source.

    Der Aussenumfang des Walzenmantels 2 ist so ausgebildet, dass sich sein Aussendurchmesser, ausgehend von der Walzenmitte, nach beiden Seiten hin stetig oder in kleine Stufen vergrössert, sodass der Walzenmantel in Querrichtung, also senkrecht zur Transportrichtung der Materialbahn, etwas konkav gekrümmt ist. Diese Ausbildung lässt sich im Beispiel nach den Figuren 1 bis 4 bei einem zunächst zylindrisch hergestellten Walzenmantel dadurch erreichen, dass auf seinen beiden Endbereichen, symmetrisch zur Mitte, sukzessive Materialstreifen 19 unterschiedlicher Breite aufgeklebt werden, von denen der unterste Streifen die grösste Breite und jeder folgende Streifen eine kleinere Breite als der darunter liegende hat, wobei die an den Walzenenden befindlichen Kanten aller Streifen übereinander liegen, wie in Figur 1 und 2 dargestellt. Auf diese Weise nimmt der effektive Aussendurchmesser des Walzenmantels 2, ausgehend von der Mitte, nach beiden Seiten hin stufenweise zu und bildet so, in einer parallel zur Walzenachse orientierten Richtung gesehen, eine konkave Oberfläche. Die Oeffnungen 3 durchsetzen natürlich auch die Streifen 19.The outer circumference of the roll shell 2 is so trained that its outer diameter, starting from the middle of the roller, on both sides enlarged continuously or in small steps so that the Roll jacket in the transverse direction, that is perpendicular to Direction of transport of the material web, somewhat concave is curved. This training can be seen in the example according to FIGS. 1 to 4 with an initially cylindrical one achieve the manufactured roll shell that on its two end areas, symmetrical to the middle, successive strips of material 19 of different widths be glued on, of which the bottom strip is the greatest width and each subsequent stripe one smaller width than the one below, where the edges of all at the roller ends Stripes lie one above the other, as in FIGS. 1 and 2 shown. This way, the effective one Outside diameter of the roll shell 2, starting from the middle, gradually towards and on both sides forms in a parallel to the roller axis oriented direction, a concave surface. The openings 3 of course also pass through Strip 19.

    Auf dem Umfang des hohlen Walzenkerns 1 sind radial nach aussen vorstehende Wände 6, 7, 8, 9 und 10 befestigt, welche zwischen dem Umfang des Walzenkerns 1 und dem Walzenmantel 2 eine keilförmige Saugkammer 11 begrenzen. Diese Wände bestehen aus zwei parallelen Ringwänden 6 und 7 an beiden Enden des Walzenkerns 1, aus einer beide Ringwände 6 und 7 verbindenden Querwand 8 und aus zwei schräg zur Umfangsrichtung verlaufenden Wänden 9 und 10, welche von der Innenseite der Ringwände 6 und 7, im kleinen Abstand von der Querwand 8, ausgehen und symmetrisch zur Mitte des Walzenkerns hin verlaufen, wo sie aneinander stossen, wie das in Figur 2 und insbesondere in der Abwicklung nach Figur 4 gezeigt ist. Durch diese schraubenförmig auf dem Umfang des Walzenkerns 1 verlaufenden Wände 9 und 10, durch die Querwand 8 sowie die Abschnitte der Ringwände 6 und 7 zwischen der Querwand 8 und der Wand 9 einerseits, sowie der Wand 10 andererseits wird eine keilförmige Saugkammer 11 definiert, deren Spitze entgegengesetzt zur Drehrichtung des Walzenmantels, gemäss dem Pfeil in Figur 4, und damit entgegengesetzt zur Transportrichtung der Materialbahn gerichtet ist. Im Bereich dieser Saugkammer 11 ist die Umfangswand des Walzenkerns 1 mit verhältnismässig grossen Durchlassöffnungen 12 versehen, welche die Saugkammer mit dem Inneren des hohlen Walzenkerns und über den Hohlstutzen 5 mit einer äusseren Unterdruckquelle verbinden.On the circumference of the hollow roll core 1 are walls 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 projecting radially outwards attached, which between the circumference of the roll core 1 and the roller jacket 2 has a wedge-shaped suction chamber 11 limit. These walls consist of two parallel ones Ring walls 6 and 7 at both ends of the roll core 1, from a transverse wall connecting both ring walls 6 and 7 8 and from two inclined to the circumferential direction Walls 9 and 10, which from the inside of the Ring walls 6 and 7, a small distance from the transverse wall 8, go out and symmetrical to the center of the roll core run where they meet, like that in Figure 2 and in particular in the processing of Figure 4 is shown. Through this helical on the circumference of the roll core 1 extending walls 9 and 10, through the transverse wall 8 and the sections of the ring walls 6 and 7 between the transverse wall 8 and the wall 9 on the one hand, and the wall 10 on the other hand becomes a wedge-shaped Defined suction chamber 11, the opposite tip to the direction of rotation of the roller shell, according to the arrow in Figure 4, and thus opposite to the transport direction the material web is directed. In the area this suction chamber 11 is the peripheral wall of the Roll core 1 with relatively large passage openings 12 provided which the suction chamber with the inside of the hollow roll core and over the Connect the hollow socket 5 to an external vacuum source.

    Die radial äusseren Stirnseiten der erwähnten Wände 6 bis 10 sind im betrachteten Beispiel mit flachen Nuten versehen, und zwar die Stirnseiten der Ringwände 6 und 7 mit je zwei Ringnuten 6a, 6b bzw. 7a, 7b, die Stirnseite der Querwand 8 mit einer Nut 8a und die Stirnseiten der Wände 9 und 10 mit einer Nut 9a bzw. 10a. In diese Nuten kann bei Bedarf Dichtungsmaterial eingelegt werden.The radially outer end faces of the mentioned Walls 6 to 10 are included in the example considered shallow grooves, namely the end faces of the Ring walls 6 and 7, each with two ring grooves 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b, the end face of the transverse wall 8 with a groove 8a and the end faces of the walls 9 and 10 with a groove 9a or 10a. You can use these grooves if necessary Sealing material to be inserted.

    Am dem Ende des Walzenmantels 2, welches sich an der Seite des Hohlstutzes 5 befindet, ist ein Flanschteil 13 mittels Schrauben 14 an einem am Walzenmantel angeformten Ringflansch 15 befestigt und mittels eines Kugellagers 16 auf dem Hohlstutzen 5 drehbar gelagert, welcher an der Ringwand 7 befestigt ist. Am anderen Ende bildet der Walzenmantel 2 einen sich konisch verjüngenden Anschlussflansch 17, welcher mittels eines Kugellagers 18 auf dem Lagerzapfen 4 des Walzenkerns 1 drehbar gelagert ist und zur direkten Befestigung des Walzenmantels an der Läuferwelle eines die Saugwalze antreibenden Antriebsmotors dient. Der Walzenmantel 2 besteht vorzugsweise aus einem leichten Kunststoff, insbesondere aus mit Kunststoff imprägnierten Kohlenstoff-Fasern, damit er ein möglichst geringes Gewicht hat.At the end of the roll shell 2, which on the side of the hollow connector 5 is a Flange part 13 by means of screws 14 on a Roll shell molded ring flange 15 attached and by means of a ball bearing 16 on the hollow connector 5 rotatably mounted, which is attached to the ring wall 7 is. At the other end, the roll shell 2 forms one tapered connecting flange 17, which by means of a ball bearing 18 on the journal 4 of the Roll core 1 is rotatably mounted and for direct Attachment of the roller shell to the rotor shaft of one the suction motor driving drive motor is used. Of the Roll shell 2 is preferably made of a lightweight Plastic, especially made of plastic impregnated carbon fibers to make it a has the lowest possible weight.

    Die Anordnung ist so getroffen, dass zwischen dem Innenumfang des Walzenmantels 2 und den radial äusseren Stirnseiten der erwähnten Wände 6 bis 10, um die der Walzenmantel dreht, nur ganz schmale Spalte vorgesehen sind, welche einem Luftdurchtritt einen so hohen Widerstand entgegensetzen, dass ohne die Einfügung von irgendwelchem besonderen Dichtungsmaterial diese Spalte hinreichend dicht sind, um den erforderlichen Unterdruck innerhalb der Saugkammer 11 aufrecht zu erhalten, wenn diese über die Durchlassöffnungen 12 und den Hohlstutzen 5 an eine Unterdruckwelle angeschlossen ist. Gegebenenfalls kann auch geeignetes Dichtungsmaterial in die erwähnten Nuten 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 9a, und 10a eingefügt werden.The arrangement is such that between the inner circumference of the roll shell 2 and the radial outer end faces of the mentioned walls 6 to 10 um that the roller shell turns, only very narrow gaps are provided, which so an air passage oppose high resistance that without the insertion of any special sealing material these gaps are sufficiently dense to meet the required Vacuum inside the suction chamber 11 to maintain when these pass through the vents 12 and the hollow connector 5 to a vacuum shaft connected. If necessary, too suitable sealing material in the mentioned grooves 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 9a, and 10a.

    Die Saugwalze 1 wird von der Materialbahn längs eines Umfangsabschnitts umschlungen, der vorzugsweise 180° beträgt. Innerhalb dieses Umfangsabschnittes befindet sich die Saugkammer 11, die sich daher zwischen der Querwand 8 und der Spitze des Keils über einen Winkel von etwa 180° erstreckt und so in dem darüber befindlichen Bereich des mit Oeffnungen 3 versehenen Walzenmantels 2 eine keilförmige Saugfläche definiert.The suction roll 1 is along by the material web of a circumferential section, which is preferably Is 180 °. Located within this circumferential section the suction chamber 11, which is therefore between the transverse wall 8 and the tip of the wedge over one Angle extends from about 180 ° and so in the above located area of the provided with openings 3 Roll shell 2 defines a wedge-shaped suction surface.

    Die Materialbahn hat beim Durchlaufen des Umschlingungsabschnitts der Saugwalze die Tendenz, auf den höchsten Punkt zu laufen, wodurch wegen der konkaven Ausbildung des Walzenmantels 2 und wegen der Keilform der Saugfläche die Bahnränder nach aussen gezogen werden. Auf Grund dieser Keilform der Saugfläche wird ja die Materialbahn beim Auflaufen auf die Saugwalze nicht sofort über ihre gesamte Breite B schlupffrei festgehalten, sondern nur in der Mitte, so dass die Randbereiche der Materialbahn zunächst frei bleiben und so wegen der konkaven Form des Walzenmantels nach aussen laufen können, wo sie dann sukzessive durch Unterdruck gehalten werden. Zur Erzielung dieses Breitstreckeffekts ist es also wesentlich, dass die Saugfläche auf dem quer zur Transportrichtung konkav ausgebildeten Walzenmantel am Umschlingungsanfang in der Mitte beginnt, mit zunehmendem Umschlingungswinkel beiderseits schräg nach aussen verläuft und am Ende der Umschlingung die gesamte Breite B der Materialbahn einnimmt. Der Umschlingungswinkel kann auch eine von 180° abweichende Grösse haben und insbesondere grösser als dieser Winkel sein.The material web has when passing through the looping section the suction roll the tendency to to run the highest point, which is because of the concave Training of the roll shell 2 and because of Wedge shape of the suction surface the web edges outwards to be pulled. Because of this wedge shape The material web is the suction surface when it comes up the suction roll does not immediately over its entire width B held slip-free, but only in the middle, like this that the edge areas of the material web are initially free stay and so because of the concave shape of the roll shell can run outside, where they then successively be held by negative pressure. To achieve this spreading effect it is essential that the suction surface on the transverse to the transport direction concave roller jacket at the beginning of the wrap starts in the middle with increasing wrap angle runs obliquely outwards on both sides and at the end of the loop the entire width B occupies the material web. The wrap angle can also have a size deviating from 180 ° and in particular be greater than this angle.

    Anstelle der in Figur 1 gezeigten, übereinanderliegenden Streifen 19, die z.B. aus Papier oder beschichtetem Papier bestehen, können auch nebeneinander aufgeklebte Streifen mit unterschiedlicher Dicke vorgesehen sein, wobei die Streifendicke von den Walzenenden her zur Mitte abnimmt.Instead of the one on top of the other shown in Figure 1 Strips 19 which e.g. made of paper or coated paper can also exist side by side glued strips with different Thickness can be provided, the strip thickness of the Roll ends decreases towards the middle.

    Im Beispiel nach Figur 5, bei dem der Walzenkern genau so ausgebildet ist wie beim Beispiel nach den Figuren 1 bis 4, hat die Saugwalze 1 einen Walzenmantel 20 mit einem zylindrischen Innendurchmesser und einem, parallel zur Achse gesehen, leicht konkav gewölbten Aussenumfang, der durch entsprechende Formung des Walzenmantels erzeugt wurde. Die Grösse der Konkavität hängt von der Art der Materialbahn ab und wird dieser angepasst.In the example according to FIG. 5, in which the roll core is designed exactly as in the example according to Figures 1 to 4, the suction roll 1 has a roll shell 20 with a cylindrical inner diameter and one, seen slightly parallel to the axis, slightly concave curved outer circumference, by appropriate shaping of the roll shell was generated. The size of the concavity depends on the type of material web and will this adjusted.

    Die Saugwalze nach der Erfindung ist nicht auf die beschriebene konstruktive Ausbildung des Walzenkerns und des Walzenmantels beschränkt, sondern schliesst zahlreiche andere Varianten ein, durch welche innerhalb der Saugwalze eine Saugluftzuführung erreicht wird, die auf dem Walzenmantel eine im wesentlichen keilförmige Saugfläche, wie beschrieben, erzeugt.The suction roll according to the invention is not on the described construction of the roll core and the roller shell limited, but includes numerous other variations through which A suction air supply is reached within the suction roller which is essentially a on the roll shell wedge-shaped suction surface, as described, generated.

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    1. A draw roller in the form of a suction roller for the transport of a material web, the material web looping round the suction roller along a specific circumferential portion and the suction roller consisting of a stationary roller core (1), of a roller casing (2) rotatable about the latter and having orifices (3) distributed over its circumference and of a suction-air supply which is provided on the roller core and can be connected to a negative-pressure source and which opens out on the inner circumference of the roller casing (2) and is designed in such a way that the region of the casing orifices (3) which is subject to the negative pressure defines a stationary suction surface which is located within the circumferential portion around which the material web is looped, characterised in that the outside diameter of the roller casing (2) has a diameter increasing from the center towards both sides, in that said suction surface has a wedge-shaped form, the wedge tip being directed opposite to the direction of rotation of the roller casing (2) and being located at the start of said circumferential portion in the roller center, and in that the suction surface widens obliquely outwards on both sides with an increasing looping angle and, at the end of the circumferential portion, has a width corresponding to the total width B of the material web.
    2. The draw roller as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it has a hollow roller core (1) with radially outward-directed walls (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) which, between the circumference of the roller core (1) and the roller casing (2), delimit a wedge-shaped suction chamber (11) which can be connected to an external negative-pressure source via passage orifices (12) in the circumferential wall of the roller core (1) and via the interior of this roller core and which defines said wedge-shaped suction surface on the roller casing (2).
    3. The draw roller as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that material strips (19) are fastened to the roller casing (2) made cylindrical, in such a way that its outside diameter increases in steps from the center towards both sides.
    4. The draw roller as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that successive material strips (19) of differing width are glued to its two end regions symmetrically to the center, of which material strips the lowest strip has the largest width and each subsequent strip has a smaller width than that lying under it, those edges of all the strips located at the roller ends lying above one another.
    5. The draw roller as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the roller casing (20) has a slightly concavely curved outer circumference, as seen in the direction parallel to the roller axis.
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