EP0806392B1 - Method for gathering printed products into assembled printed products - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
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- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- the invention relates to a method for collecting printed products to printed products according to the preamble of the claim 1 and a device for performing the Process.
- EP 0'218'804 A1 teaches a device for takeover and guiding folded printed products away from a conveyor, on which the printed products are supplied by feeders their folded edge in the conveying direction astride.
- a rotating drum with saddle-shaped collecting conveyors provided on which the printed products are stacked be transported to a conveyor.
- For the Collecting the printed products to be printed products at least three separate conveyor systems needed through further devices for opening the printed products for handover to the collecting conveyor and for taking the collected Print products are to be supplemented.
- the object of the present invention is therefore the method of the type mentioned at the outset, so that the existing performance of a permanently installed Plant can be expanded.
- this object is achieved according to the characterizing part of patent claim 1.
- the production or the performance of a system can be considerably improved or almost doubled without costly changes to the existing inserting machine.
- This procedure also allows further processing of the printed products from the shingled stream or individually, for example using a cellular wheel.
- a facility has been found to carry out the method with a printed product in a stapler on a a collection point for further supply line having printed products supplying at least one processing point, endless conveyor or cycle conveyor advantageous, at which the collection point through one with the feed line intermediate conveyor forming an accompanying route is that interacts with the clamp device and below the carrier in orbit each of the printed products ends, another printed product in time with the carrier, i.e. to this in sync and driven approximately in the same direction in the area of the collection point revolving conveyor opening the stapler is arranged with one on the orbit of the printed products opposite, operable by control means Gripper trained and in the approximate area in the same direction with the conveyor driven intermediate conveyor one Collection point of two bwz to be merged. to unite Forms printed products.
- the conveyor is the carrier of another printed product by controllable fixed to a traction element at intervals Carriers formed at the collection point with the open Brackets communicate.
- the distance of the conveyor or its position vis-à-vis the carrier or the Clamping devices can be adjusted on the feed line i.e. according to the height as well as the length in the conveying direction, so that an adaptation of the cooperating organs to the selected circumstances is possible.
- the carriers of the conveyor are advantageous for loading trained by a carrier or known investor, in the case of a carrier this and the conveyor a form a common loading or transfer line.
- this can be considered an order a horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveying direction of the transporter be driven rotor, its circumference fixed pliers, can be actuated by control means, the pliers with the transporter's clamps are driven or actuated synchronously interacting.
- clamping devices can be used instead of an intermediate conveyor in each case a third, with the one bracket part a first clip of the clip device a second Have bracket-forming, controllable bracket part with which an equally high operational reliability is achieved.
- a clamp device with a proves to be simple fixed and two controllable, movable clamp parts.
- the movable bracket parts on both sides of the fixed Clamp part acting or one-sided of the fixed clamp part arranged on the one hand with this and on the other hand cooperating his.
- the device according to the invention is suitable for use for a inserting machine, where it is in a feed line is connected upstream.
- the sponsor of the facility can optionally be a carrier be delivered.
- Fig. 1 shows a device 1 for collecting printed products 2, 3 of different types, respectively to printed products. Part products.
- the printed products 2 are fed, for example, along feed lines 4 from a printing press or from storage facilities by means of a conveyor 5 to one or more processing points or stations (not shown), the conveyor 5 being designed as an endlessly rotating traction element, on which the clamping device 6 are arranged one behind the other at intervals ,
- the conveyor section of the conveyor 5 shown has a collection point 7 in front of a processing point (not visible), where each clamping device 6 of the conveyor 5 with a different or. further printed product 3 can be loaded. Both printed products 2, 3 are brought together at the collection point 7 and conveyed together in the clamp device 6 of the transporter 5 to the next processing point.
- the printed product 2 is picked up at the collecting point 7 by an intermediate conveyor 8 and immediately released from the stapling device 6, which opens for this purpose.
- the printed product 2 accompanies the open stapling device 6 on the intermediate conveyor 8 and the further printed product 3 is fed to the stapling device by a conveyor 9.
- the conveyor 9 consists of an endless traction means 10, rotating drivers 11, which are controllable and can be fed into a transport position.
- the conveyor 9 forms with a (partially) illustrated conveyor device 12 a takeover area 13 in which the printed products 3 are delivered to the drivers 11 of the conveyor 9. At the time of taking over the printed product 3, this requires an at least approximately synchronous interaction between the conveyor 9 and the conveying device.
- the conveyor sections of the conveyor 9 and conveyor device 12 determining the takeover area are arranged approximately parallel to one another, so that movement in the same direction, at the same speed, can occur, in which the printed products 3 are taken over by the drivers 11.
- the printed products 3 protrude the carriers 11 of the conveyor 9 towards the clamping device 6, so that they can be removed from the latter without any problems.
- the printed products 3 assume a position inclined in the conveying direction F, in order to be able to pass under the printed product 2 assigned to them before merging.
- the printed product 2 slides with the freely movable end over a guide device 14 in order to create a larger feed area for printed product 3 before it dips into the opened clamp device 6 with the front end.
- the clamping device 6 detects the printed products 2, 3 and the intermediate conveyor 8 detaches from the printed product 2.
- clamps 6 of the Transporter 5 or the tongs 15 can be controlled so that they cover a short distance together to meet the takeover conditions to be able to favor.
- the clamp devices 6 feeding the printed products 2 to the transporter 5 could be constructed in several parts, ie have three clamp elements.
- the first (rear) clamp 19 transporting the printed product 2 would not open during the takeover of the printed product 3 by the opened second clamp 20 of the clamp device 6.
- the second clip 20 closes as soon as the printed product 3 has reached its clamping position. Together, the two printed products 2, 3 are conveyed to the processing point by the conveyor 5.
- the actuation of the brackets 19, 20 and. of the movable clamp parts 17, 18 takes place by means of control cams which act on the control levers 21, 22 of the corresponding clamp parts 17, 18.
- FIG. 3 shows an intermediate conveyor 8 which has tongs 15 which are fastened at intervals on traction elements 23 rotating around two axes 21, 22 and which temporarily take over the printed product 2 fed by the clamping device 6 until printed product 3 is introduced into the clamping device 6.
- the conveyor 9 is formed from a drum 24 which has grippers 25 distributed around the circumference, which grip the printed products 3 on the side edges after they have been fed by a conveyor device 12 (conveyor).
- the grippers 25 form in the proximity of the orbit of the conveyor device 12 a transfer point at which the grippers 25 run approximately in the same direction as the conveyor device 12.
- the conveying device 12 at the transfer point 26 has a convexly curved conveying section directed towards the drum 24, on which the printed products 3 transported by the conveying device 12, clamped on the fold side, pass underneath by a lifting device 27 and are lifted out of the free hanging position and laterally by the grippers 25 be recorded.
- the lifting device provides a plurality of pivotally controlled support elements 29 which rotate about an axis 28 which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the drum 24 and which temporarily receives the printed products 3 and which intersect the orbit of the grippers 25 of the drum 24 on their movement path.
- the movement path of the support elements 29 is circular and the support elements 29 each have levers 30 which are connected to the support elements 29 on a pivot axis 31 and are adjustable by a control cam 32.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Sammeln von Druckprodukten zu Druckerzeugnissen gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1 und eine Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.The invention relates to a method for collecting printed products to printed products according to the preamble of the claim 1 and a device for performing the Process.
Bei der Herstellung von Druckerzeugnissen wie Zeitungen durch
Einstecken eines nachfolgenden Druckproduktes in das geöffnete
Haupt- oder ein Vorprodukt reicht eine dazu verfügbare Einsteckmaschine
oft nicht aus, das vollständige Druckerzeugnis
in einem Arbeitsdurchgang auszuführen, weil die Beschickungsstationen
einer fest installierten Anlage nicht vorhanden
sind.
Diese Situation macht einen weiteren Arbeitsdurchgang unumgänglich,
nachdem die zuvor verarbeiteten Druckprodukte vorübergehend
gelagert worden sind, um erneut einer weiteren Verarbeitung
zugeführt werden zu können.
Diesem Umstand könnte weitgehend damit abgeholfen werden, wenn
die Einsteckmaschine von Anfang an mit mehr als den geplanten
Beschickungsstationen für Druckprodukte installiert würde. Die
dadurch entstehenden höheren Beschaffungs- und Betriebskosten
sowie der grössere Raumbedarf, führen jedoch bei ungenügender
Auslastung zu unwirtschaftlichen Verarbeitungsprozessen. In the production of printed products such as newspapers by inserting a subsequent printed product into the open main product or a preliminary product, an inserting machine available for this purpose is often not sufficient to carry out the complete printed product in one work cycle because the loading stations of a permanently installed system are not available.
This situation makes a further work cycle unavoidable after the previously processed printed products have been temporarily stored so that they can be processed again.
This could largely be remedied if the inserting machine were installed with more than the planned loading stations for printed products from the start. The resulting higher procurement and operating costs as well as the larger space requirement, however, lead to uneconomical processing processes if the workload is insufficient.
Die EP 0'218'804 A1 vermittelt eine Vorrichtung zum Uebernehmen und Wegführen von gefalzten Druckprodukten von einer Fördereinrichtung, auf der die Druckprodukte durch Zuförderer mit ihrer Falzkante in Förderrichtung rittlings aufgelegt werden. Hierzu ist eine rotierende Trommel mit sattelförmigen Sammelförderern vorgesehen, auf denen die Druckprodukte übereinandergesteckt an einen Wegförderer transportiert werden. Für das Sammeln der Druckprodukte zu Druckerzeugnissen werden wenigstens drei voneinander getrennte Fördersysteme benötigt, die durch weitere Vorrichtungen für das Oeffnen der Druckprodukte zur Uebergabe an den Sammelförderer und zur Entnahme der gesammelten Druckprodukte zu ergänzen sind.EP 0'218'804 A1 teaches a device for takeover and guiding folded printed products away from a conveyor, on which the printed products are supplied by feeders their folded edge in the conveying direction astride. For this is a rotating drum with saddle-shaped collecting conveyors provided on which the printed products are stacked be transported to a conveyor. For the Collecting the printed products to be printed products at least three separate conveyor systems needed through further devices for opening the printed products for handover to the collecting conveyor and for taking the collected Print products are to be supplemented.
Bei einer Vorrichtung nach der US 4'471'953 A1, gemäß dem Oberbegriff der Ansprüch 1 und 2, werden die
Druckprodukte auf einem Sammelförderer übereinanderliegend
gesammelt. Die von Einzelförderern zugeführten Druckprodukte
werden an ihrem nachgeschleppten Ende von geöffneten Klammern
des darunter angeordneten Sammelförderers mit höherer Geschwindigkeit
übernommen, wobei hierzu der Abstand der die
Druckprodukte zuführenden Greifer kleiner ist als der Klammerabstand
an dem Sammelförderer.In a device according to US 4,471,953 A1, according to the preamble of
Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es somit, das Verfahren der eingangs erwähnten Art derart weiter auszugestalten, damit die vorhandene Leistungsfähigkeit einer fest installierten Anlage ausgebaut werden kann.The object of the present invention is therefore the method of the type mentioned at the outset, so that the existing performance of a permanently installed Plant can be expanded.
Erfindungsgemäss wird diese Aufgabe nach dem kennzeichnenden
Teil des Patentanspruches 1 gelöst.
Dadurch kann die Produktion bzw. die Leistungsfähigkeit einer
Anlage ohne kostspielige Aenderungen an der vorhandenen Einsteckmaschine
erheblich verbessert bzw. annähernd verdoppelt
werden.
Diese Vorgehensweise gestattet darüberhinaus eine Weiterverarbeitung
der Druckprodukte aus dem Schuppenstrom oder einzeln,
bspw. über ein Zellenrad.According to the invention, this object is achieved according to the characterizing part of patent claim 1.
As a result, the production or the performance of a system can be considerably improved or almost doubled without costly changes to the existing inserting machine.
This procedure also allows further processing of the printed products from the shingled stream or individually, for example using a cellular wheel.
Zur Durchführung des Verfahrens erweist sich eine Einrichtung mit einem Druckprodukte in einer Klammervorrichtung auf einer eine Sammelstelle für weitere Druckprodukte aufweisenden Zuführlinie wenigstens einer Verarbeitungsstelle zuführenden, endlos umlaufenden Transporteur bzw. Takttransporteur vorteilhaft, bei welcher die Sammelstelle durch einen mit der Zuführlinie eine Begleitstrecke bildenden Zwischenförderer ausgebildet ist, der wechselweise mit der Klammervorrichtung zusammenwirkt und unterhalb des Transporteurs ein in die Umlaufbahn der Druckprodukte mündender, jeweils ein weiteres Druckprodukt im Takt des Transporteurs, d.h. zu diesem synchron und im Bereich der Sammelstelle etwa gleichsinnig angetrieben, der geöffneten Klammervorrichtung zuführender, umlaufender Förderer angeordnet ist, der mit einem an der Umlaufbahn der Druckprodukte gegenüberliegenden, durch Steuermittel betätigbare Greifer ausgebildeten und im Näherungsbereich etwa gleichsinnig mit dem Transporteur angetriebenen Zwischenförderer eine Sammelstelle zweier zusammenzuführender bwz. zu vereinender Druckprodukte bildet.A facility has been found to carry out the method with a printed product in a stapler on a a collection point for further supply line having printed products supplying at least one processing point, endless conveyor or cycle conveyor advantageous, at which the collection point through one with the feed line intermediate conveyor forming an accompanying route is that interacts with the clamp device and below the carrier in orbit each of the printed products ends, another printed product in time with the carrier, i.e. to this in sync and driven approximately in the same direction in the area of the collection point revolving conveyor opening the stapler is arranged with one on the orbit of the printed products opposite, operable by control means Gripper trained and in the approximate area in the same direction with the conveyor driven intermediate conveyor one Collection point of two bwz to be merged. to unite Forms printed products.
Als Träger eines weiteren Druckproduktes ist der Förderer durch an einem Zugorgan in Abständen befestigten, steuerbaren Mitnehmern gebildet, die an der Sammelstelle mit den geöffneten Klammervorrichtungen kommunizieren.The conveyor is the carrier of another printed product by controllable fixed to a traction element at intervals Carriers formed at the collection point with the open Brackets communicate.
Damit auch unterschiedliche Formate der Druckprodukte auf die vorgeschlagene Weise verarbeitbar sind, sowohl zwischen unter denen die an der Klammervorrichtung gesammelt als auch denjenigen am Transporteur oder Förderer, kann der Abstand des Förderers bzw. seine Lage gegenüber dem Transporteur bzw. den Klammervorrichtungen auf der Zuführlinie verstellt werden, d.h. nach der Höhe wie auch nach der Länge in Förderrichtung, sodass eine Anspassung der zusammenwirkenden Organe an die jeweils gewählten Gegebenheiten möglich wird.So that different formats of the printed products on the proposed way are processable, both between under those collected on the stapler as well as those on the feed dog or conveyor, the distance of the conveyor or its position vis-à-vis the carrier or the Clamping devices can be adjusted on the feed line i.e. according to the height as well as the length in the conveying direction, so that an adaptation of the cooperating organs to the selected circumstances is possible.
Zur Begünstigung der Zuführung der Druckprodukte an der Sammelstelle ist dieser entlang dem Transporteur eine Führungsvorrichtung vorgeschaltet zugeordnet, welche die an dem Transporteur herangeführten Druckprodukte hinsichtlich ihrer Hängelange ändert, sodass der Zuführbereich zu den Klammervorrichtungen erweitert wird.To favor the delivery of the printed products at the collection point this is a guide device along the feed dog assigned upstream, which the on the carrier introduced printed products with regard to their hanging length changes so that the feed area to the staples is expanded.
Vorteilhaft sind die Mitnehmer des Förderers zur Beschickung durch einen Transporteur oder bekannte Anleger ausgebildet, wobei im Fall eines Transporteurs dieser und der Förderer eine gemeinsame Beschickungs- bzw. Uebergabestrecke bilden.The carriers of the conveyor are advantageous for loading trained by a carrier or known investor, in the case of a carrier this and the conveyor a form a common loading or transfer line.
Als geeignet erweist es sich, wenn die weiteren Druckprodukte nach dem Erfassen durch den Förderer mit dem der zugeordneten Klammervorrichtung zugewendeten Ende den Mitnehmer überstehen, sodass sie zur Uebernahme durch die Klammervorrichtungen in letztere störungsfrei eintauchen können.It turns out to be suitable if the other printed products after detection by the conveyor with that of the assigned The end facing the clamping device protrude the driver, so that they can be taken over by the clamps in the latter can be immersed without interference.
Bei der Wahl eines Zwischenförderers kann dieser als ein um eine zur Förderrichtung des Transporteurs senkrechte Horizontalachse angetriebener Rotor ausgebildet sein, dessen am Umfang befestigte Zangen, durch Steuermittel betätigbar sind, wobei die Zangen mit den Klammervorrichtungen des Transporteurs synchron zusammenwirkend angetrieben bzw. betätigt sind. When choosing an intermediate conveyor, this can be considered an order a horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveying direction of the transporter be driven rotor, its circumference fixed pliers, can be actuated by control means, the pliers with the transporter's clamps are driven or actuated synchronously interacting.
Alternativ können anstelle eines Zwischenförderers die Klammervorrichtungen jeweils einen dritten, mit dem einen Klammerteil einer ersten Klammer der Klammervorrichtung eine zweite Klammer bildenden, steuerbaren Klammerteil aufweisen, mit denen eine ebenso hohe Betriebszuverlässigkeit erreicht wird.Alternatively, the clamping devices can be used instead of an intermediate conveyor in each case a third, with the one bracket part a first clip of the clip device a second Have bracket-forming, controllable bracket part with which an equally high operational reliability is achieved.
Als einfach erweist sich eine Klammervorrichtung mit einem festen und zwei steuerbaren, beweglichen Klammerteilen.A clamp device with a proves to be simple fixed and two controllable, movable clamp parts.
Dabei können die beweglichen Klammerteile beidseits des festen Klammerteils wirkend oder einseitig des festen Klammerteils einerseits mit diesem und andererseits zusammenwirkend angeordnet sein.The movable bracket parts on both sides of the fixed Clamp part acting or one-sided of the fixed clamp part arranged on the one hand with this and on the other hand cooperating his.
In der Anwendung eignet sich die erfindungsgemässe Einrichtung für eine Einsteckmaschine, wo sie dieser in einer Zuführlinie vorgeschaltet ist.The device according to the invention is suitable for use for a inserting machine, where it is in a feed line is connected upstream.
Der Förderer der Einrichtung kann wahlweise einem Transporteur zugestellt werden.The sponsor of the facility can optionally be a carrier be delivered.
Anschliessend wird die Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung, auf die bezüglich aller in der Beschreibung nicht näher erwähnten Einzelheiten ausdrücklich verwiesen wird, anhand von drei Ausführungsbeispielen erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- eine schematische Seitenansicht der erfindungsgemässen Einrichtung,
- Fig. 2
- eine gegenüber Fig. 1 alternative Klammervorrichtung der Einrichtung,
- Fig. 3
- eine gegenüber Fig. 1 bezüglich Zwischenförderer und Zuführvorrichtung für die Druckprodukte geänderte Ausführung und
- Fig. 4
- einen Schnitt durch den Zwischenförderer nach der Linie III - III in Fig. 3.
- Fig. 1
- 2 shows a schematic side view of the device according to the invention,
- Fig. 2
- 1 as an alternative to the device in FIG. 1,
- Fig. 3
- 1 with respect to the intermediate conveyor and feed device for the printed products modified version and
- Fig. 4
- a section through the intermediate conveyor along the line III - III in Fig. 3rd
Fig. 1 zeigt eine Einrichtung 1 zum Sammeln von Druckprodukten
2, 3 unterschiedlicher Art, zu Druckerzeugnissen resp. Teilerzeugnissen.
Die Druckprodukte 2 werden beispielsweise entlang
von Zuführlinien 4 von einer Druckmaschine oder von Lagereinrichtungen
mittels Transporteur 5 einer oder mehreren
Verarbeitungsstellen oder Stationen (nicht ersichtlich) zugeführt,
wobei der Transporteur 5 als endlos umlaufendes Zugorgan
ausgebildet ist, an dem Klammervorrichtung 6 in Abständen
hintereinander angeordnet sind.
Der dargestellte Förderabschnitt des Transporteurs 5 weist vor
einer Verarbeitungsstelle (nicht ersichtlich) eine Sammelstelle
7 auf, wo jeweils jede Klammervorrichtung 6 des Transporteurs
5 mit einem anderen resp. weiteren Druckprodukt 3 beschickt
werden kann. Beide Druckprodukte 2, 3 werden an der
Sammelstelle 7 zusammengeführt und gemeinsam in der Klammervorrichtung
6 des Transporteurs 5 zur nächsten Verarbeitungsstelle
weitergefördert.
Vor der Uebergabe des Druckproduktes 3 an die Klammmervorrichtung
6 wird Druckprodukt 2 an der Sammelstelle 7 von einem
Zwischenförderer 8 erfasst und unmittelbar anschliessend von
der Klammervorrichtung 6 befreit, die sich zu diesem Zweck
öffnet. An dem Zwischenförderer 8 begleitet das Druckprodukt 2
die offene Klammervorrichtung 6 und es wird der Klammervorrichtung
das weitere Druckprodukt 3 durch einen Förderer 9
zugeführt.
Der Förderer 9 besteht aus an einem endlosen Zugmittel 10 befestigten,
umlaufenden Mitnehmern 11, die in eine Transportlage
steuerbar und beschickbar sind. Der Förderer 9 bildet mit
einer (teilweise) veranschaulichten Fördervorrichtung 12 einen
Uebernahmebereich 13, in dem die Druckprodukte 3 an die Mitnehmer
11 des Förderers 9 abgegeben werden. Dies erfordert zum
Zeitpunkt der Uebernahme des Druckproduktes 3 ein zumindest
annähernd synchrones Zusammenwirken von Förderer 9 und Fördervorrichtung.
Dazu sind im vorliegenden Fall die den Uebernahmebereich bestimmenden
Förderabschnitte von Förderer 9 und Fördervorrichtung
12 etwa parallel zueinander angeordnet, sodass ein
gleichsinniges, geschwindigkeitsgleiches Bewegen entstehen
kann, bei welchem die Druckprodukte 3 von den Mitnehmern 11
übernommen werden.Fig. 1 shows a device 1 for collecting printed
The conveyor section of the
Before the transfer of the printed
The
For this purpose, in the present case, the conveyor sections of the
Wie dargestellt, überstehen die Druckprodukte 3 die Mitnehmer
11 des Förderers 9 zur Klammervorrichtung 6 hin, sodass sie
von letzterer strörungsfrei abgenommen werden können.
Die Druckprodukte 3 nehmen vor dem Erreichen der Klammervorrichtungen
6 eine in Förderrichtung F geneigte Lage ein, um
das ihnen jeweils zugeordnete Druckprodukt 2 vor der Vereinigung
unterfahren zu können.
Zu diesem Zweck gleitet das Druckprodukt 2 mit dem frei beweglichen
Ende über eine Führungsvorrichtung 14, um damit einen
grösseren Zuführbereich für Druckprodukt 3 zu schaffen,
bevor dieses mit dem vorderen Ende in die geöffnete Klammervorrichtung
6 eintaucht.
Gemeinsam erfasst die Klammervorrichtung 6 die Druckprodukte
2, 3 und der Zwischenförderer 8 löst sich von Druckprodukt 2. As shown, the printed
Before reaching the
For this purpose, the printed
Together, the
Selbstverständlich könnten die Klammervorrichtungen 6 des
Transporteurs 5 oder die Zangen 15 so gesteuert sein, dass sie
eine kurze Wegstrecke gemeinsam zurücklegen, um die Uebernahmebedingungen
begünstigen zu können.Of course, the
Anstelle des Zwischenförderers 8 könnten die die Druckprodukte
2 an dem Transporteur 5 zuführenden Klammervorrichtungen 6
mehrteilig ausgebildet sein, d.h. drei Klammerelemente aufweisen.
Dies bedeutet, dass die aus einem festen 16 und einem
ersten beweglichen Klammerteil 17 bestehende Klammervorrichtung
6 einen weiteren zweiten beweglichen Klammerteil 18 aufweist,
der -wie gemäss Fig. 2 dargestellt- auf die rückwärtige
Seite des ersten beweglichen Klammerteils 17 einwirkt oder mit
der Rückseite des festen Klammerteils 16 eine zweite Klammer
bildet.
Dadurch würde die erste, das Druckprodukt 2 transportierende
(hintere) Klammer 19 während der Uebernahme des Druckproduktes
3 durch die geöffnete zweite Klammer 20 der Klammervorrichtung
6 nicht öffnen.
Das Schliessen der zweiten Klammer 20 erfolgt sobald das
Druckprodukt 3 seine Klemmposition erreicht hat. Gemeinsam
werden beide Druckprodukte 2, 3 durch Transporteur 5 zur Verarbeitungsstelle
gefördert. Die Betätigung der Klammern 19, 20
resp. der beweglichen Klammerteile 17, 18 erfolgt mittels
Steuerkurven, die auf die Steuerhebel 21, 22 der entsprechenden
Klammerteile 17, 18 einwirken.Instead of the intermediate conveyor 8, the
As a result, the first (rear) clamp 19 transporting the printed
The
Die Möglichkeit, mehr als zwei Druckprodukte 3 auf der Zufuhrlinie
4 aufnehmen zu können, scheint bei der Anwendung mehrerer
Zwischenförderer 8 günstiger als durch eine mehrfach ausgebildete
Klammervorrichtung 6 zu sein. The possibility of more than two printed
Fig. 3 zeigt einen Zwischenförderer 8, der an um zwei Achsen
21, 22 umlaufenden Zugorganen 23 in Abständen befestigte Zangen
15 aufweist, die das von der Klammervorrichtung 6 zugeführte
Druckprodukt 2 vorübergehend übernehmen, solange, bis
Druckprodukt 3 in die Klammervorrichtung 6 eingeführt ist.
Gegenüber Fig. 1 besteht der Unterschied, dass eine längere
Uebergabestrecke entsteht, die parallel zur Zuführlinie verläuft.
Der Förderer 9 ist aus einer Trommel 24 gebildet, die am Umfang
verteilt Greifer 25 aufweist, die die Druckprodukte 3 an
den Seitenkanten erfassen, nachdem sie von einer Fördervorrichtung
12 (Transporteur) zugeführt worden sind. Die Greifer
25 bilden im Näherungsbereich der Umlaufbahn der Fördervorrichtung
12 eine Uebergabestelle an der die Greifer 25 etwa
gleichsinnig wie die Fördervorrichtung 12 verlaufen.
Dabei weist die Fördervorrichtung 12 an der Uebergabestelle 26
einen zur Trommel 24 hin gerichteten konvex gekrümmten Förderabschnitt
auf, auf dem die durch die Fördervorrichtung 12
transportierten, falzseitig eingespannten Druckprodukte 3
durch eine Hebevorrichtung 27 unterlaufen sowie aus der freien
Hängelage angehoben und durch die Greifer 25 seitlich erfasst
werden.
Hierzu sieht die Hebevorrichtung mehrere um eine zur Drehachse
der Trommel 24 parallele Achse 28 umlaufende, die Druckprodukte
3 vorübergehend aufnehmende, schwenkbar gesteuerte Stützelemente
29 vor, die auf ihrer Bewegungsbahn die Umlaufbahn der
Greifer 25 der Trommel 24 schneiden.
Die Bewegungsbahn der Stützelemente 29 ist kreisförmig ausgebildet
und die Stützelemente 29 besiten jeweils Hebel 30, die
an einer Schwenkachse 31 liegend mit den Stützelementen 29
verbunden und von einer Steuerkurve 32 verstellbar sind.FIG. 3 shows an intermediate conveyor 8 which has
The
The conveying
For this purpose, the lifting device provides a plurality of pivotally controlled
The movement path of the
Claims (20)
- Method of gathering printed products to form assembled printed products, such as newspapers, magazines, brochures and/or books, the said printed products being fed along a feed line (4) having a gathering point (7) to at least one processing point, at least one further printed product intended for an assembled printed product being fed to the printed products at the gathering point (7) and being conveyed further flat against the latter, characterised in that a printed product conveyed along the feed line suspended from a clamping device is temporarily released from the open clamping device (6) at the gathering point, the printed product being held temporarily by an intermediate conveyor by means of controllable tongs (15) and travelling parallel to the clamping device (6), and, once another printed product has been fed to the clamping device (6), both printed products are gripped together by this clamping device (6).
- Device for carrying out the method according to claim 1, consisting of an endless conveyor (5) feeding printed products (2) in clamping devices (6) along a feed line (4) having a gathering point (7) for further printed products (3) to at least one processing point, characterised in that the gathering point is formed by an intermediate conveyor which forms a parallel section to the feed line and interacts with the clamping device, and a circulating conveyor (9) opening into the circular path of the clamping devices (6) at the feed line (4) and feeding another printed product (3) to the open clamping device (6) synchronously with the conveyor (5) is arranged below the conveyor (5) and, together with the intermediate conveyor (8) situated opposite the feed line (4), formed by tongs (15) which can be controlled by control means and driven approximately in the same direction as the conveyor (5) in the area where the conveyors converge, forms the gathering point (7) for two printed products (2, 3) to be assembled.
- Device according to claim 2, characterised in that the conveyor (9) has controllable pushers (11) which are fixed at intervals to a traction member and communicate with the open clamping devices (6) at the gathering point (7).
- Device according to claim 3, characterised in that the distance of the conveyor (9) from or its position relative to the conveyor (5) is adjustable.
- Device according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterised in that a guide device (14) moving the printed products (2) along the conveyor (5) into a dragging position is associated with the gathering point (7).
- Device according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterised in that the pushers (11) of the conveyor (9) are designed for feeding by a conveying device (12) or feeder.
- Device according to claim 6, characterised in that, after being gripped by the conveyor (9), the printed products (3) project beyond the pusher (11) by means of the end directed towards the associated clamping device (6).
- Device according to claim 7, characterised in that the printed products (3) are inclined in the conveying direction in the pushers (11).
- Device according to claim 2, characterised in that the intermediate conveyor (8) is in the form of a rotor driven about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor (5).
- Device according to claim 9, characterised in that the controllable tongs (15) fixed to the circumference of the rotor are driven synchronously with the clamping devices (6) of the conveyor (5).
- Device according to one of claims 2 to 10, characterised in that the clamping devices (6) each have a third controllable clamping part (18) forming a second clamp (20) together with one clamping part (16, 17) of a first clamp (19).
- Device according to claim 11, characterised in that the clamping device (6) has a fixed clamping part (16) and two controllable, movable clamping parts (17, 18).
- Device according to claim 12, characterised in that the movable clamping parts (17, 18) are arranged to act on either side of the fixed clamping part (16) or to cooperate on one side of the fixed clamping part (16).
- Device according to one of claims 2 to 13, arranged upstream of a processing point of an inserting machine.
- Device according to claim 14, characterised in that the conveyor (9) may be advanced to a conveyor (5).
- Device according to one of claims 2 to 15, characterised in that the intermediate conveyor (8) has controllable tongs (15) fixed to at least one traction member (23) circulating around two axes (21, 22).
- Device according to one of claims 3 to 16, characterised in that the pushers (11) of the conveyor (9) are in the form of controllable grippers (25) fixed to a drum (24).
- Device according to claim 17, characterised in that the grippers (25) of the conveyor (9) circulating in approximately the same direction in the vicinity of the circular path of a conveying device (12) conveying the further printed products (3) form a transfer point (26).
- Device according to claim 18, characterised in that the circular path of the conveying device (12) has a conveying section curved convexly towards the conveyor (9) at the transfer point (26), at which a lifting device (27) passes under the printed products clamped (3) at the folded side and conveyed by the conveying device (12), the printed products being lifted out of the freely suspended position and gripped by the grippers (25) at the side edges.
- Device according to claim 19, characterised in that the lifting device (27) has pivotable supporting elements (29) taking up the printed products (3) and circulating around an axis (28) arranged parallel to the drum axis, their path of motion intersecting the circular path of the grippers (25) on the drum (24).
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