EP0741019A3 - Individually driven folding apparatus for a rotary printing machine - Google Patents

Individually driven folding apparatus for a rotary printing machine Download PDF

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EP0741019A3
EP0741019A3 EP96810253A EP96810253A EP0741019A3 EP 0741019 A3 EP0741019 A3 EP 0741019A3 EP 96810253 A EP96810253 A EP 96810253A EP 96810253 A EP96810253 A EP 96810253A EP 0741019 A3 EP0741019 A3 EP 0741019A3
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printing machine
rotary printing
folding apparatus
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Johann Zweifel
Thomas Treuthardt
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Wifag Maschinenfabrik AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/16—Rotary folders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/004—Electric or hydraulic features of drives
    • B41F13/0045—Electric driving devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/54—Auxiliary folding, cutting, collecting or depositing of sheets or webs
    • B41F13/56—Folding or cutting
    • B41F13/60—Folding or cutting crosswise
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/22—Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement
    • B65H45/221—Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement incorporating folding triangles
    • B65H45/225—Arrangements of folding triangles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2213/00—Arrangements for actuating or driving printing presses; Auxiliary devices or processes
    • B41P2213/10—Constitutive elements of driving devices
    • B41P2213/11—Motors
    • B41P2213/124—Electric motors
    • B41P2213/126—Rotary electric motors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2213/00—Arrangements for actuating or driving printing presses; Auxiliary devices or processes
    • B41P2213/70—Driving devices associated with particular installations or situations
    • B41P2213/73—Driving devices for multicolour presses
    • B41P2213/734—Driving devices for multicolour presses each printing unit being driven by its own electric motor, i.e. electric shaft

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
EP96810253A 1995-05-04 1996-04-19 Individually driven folding apparatus for a rotary printing machine Expired - Lifetime EP0741019B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19516443A DE19516443A1 (en) 1995-05-04 1995-05-04 Individually driven folder for a rotary press
DE19516443 1995-05-04

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EP0741019A2 EP0741019A2 (en) 1996-11-06
EP0741019A3 true EP0741019A3 (en) 1997-10-01
EP0741019B1 EP0741019B1 (en) 2000-06-28
EP0741019B2 EP0741019B2 (en) 2003-04-23

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EP96810253A Expired - Lifetime EP0741019B2 (en) 1995-05-04 1996-04-19 Individually driven folding apparatus for a rotary printing machine

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US (1) US5775222C1 (en)
EP (1) EP0741019B2 (en)
DE (2) DE19516443A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2149442T5 (en)

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GB2149149A (en) * 1983-10-28 1985-06-05 Rockwell Graphic Syst Printing press synchronization
DE4127321A1 (en) * 1991-08-17 1993-02-18 Roland Man Druckmasch DRIVE FOR A ROLL ROTATION PRINTING MACHINE
EP0567741A1 (en) * 1992-04-30 1993-11-03 Asea Brown Boveri Ag Rotary printing machine
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US5775222A (en) 1998-07-07
ES2149442T3 (en) 2000-11-01
DE19516443A1 (en) 1996-11-07
ES2149442T5 (en) 2003-11-01
EP0741019B2 (en) 2003-04-23
EP0741019A2 (en) 1996-11-06
DE59605479D1 (en) 2000-08-03
EP0741019B1 (en) 2000-06-28
US5775222C1 (en) 2001-11-27

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