EP1108672B1 - Méthode et dispositif pour le pliage linéaire - Google Patents

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EP1108672B1
EP1108672B1 EP00124387A EP00124387A EP1108672B1 EP 1108672 B1 EP1108672 B1 EP 1108672B1 EP 00124387 A EP00124387 A EP 00124387A EP 00124387 A EP00124387 A EP 00124387A EP 1108672 B1 EP1108672 B1 EP 1108672B1
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Narry Mark Jackson
Jatinder Singh Sappal
Joseph Adrian St. Ours
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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
    • B65H45/22—Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/12—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1932—Signatures, folded printed matter, newspapers or parts thereof and books

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  • the present invention relates to a device and a method for folding signatures according to the preamble of claims 1 and 9.
  • a material web for. As a paper web, printed and then further processed in a folder of the printing press. In a folder, certain desired folds can be produced in a finished printed product.
  • a cutting unit is also provided, in which the web is cut into individual signatures. Often both the web as a whole and the signatures cut by the web have to be folded.
  • a folding apparatus which forms a first folding device for forming a first fold in a material web along its career.
  • This first fold is produced by passing the web over a triangular stationary former and then passing it between a draw roll pair so that the fold is fixed. Subsequently, the web is cut on a cutting cylinder in signatures, which are then fed by a folding blade cylinder a jaw cylinder. A folding blade of the folding blade cylinder pushes the signature into a jaw flap of the jaw cylinder, so that a transverse to the first fold extending second fold is formed. Subsequently, the signatures are fed to a third folding device. This comprises a band arrangement which detects the signatures and transports them through the third folding device.
  • the band arrangement runs in a straight line in the third folding device.
  • two stationary formers are provided, which contact the sides of the incoming signature in the third folding device. These formers converge at an angle to the bands, so that the outer edge portions of the signature are directed upwards and thus the third fold is formed.
  • the first folding device of the above-mentioned document has the disadvantage that it can be used only with difficulty or even not at all for folding signatures; a train has to go over the Folding funnel are guided.
  • a disadvantage of the second folding device is that many moving parts are necessary, and the disadvantage of the third folding device is a complicated construction in which a plurality of belts of different lengths are required.
  • a device according to the invention for folding signatures comprises for this purpose a first transport device for transporting a first part of a signature and a second transport device arranged next to the first transport device for transporting a second part of the signature, the second transport device being inclined with respect to the first transport device in this way, that the second part of the signature is moved in the direction of the first part of the signature.
  • the first and second transport devices preferably comprise bands which capture the respective part of the signature from above and below.
  • the signature is moved upwards in the region between the first part and the second part, so that a fold is formed.
  • the folding device preferably further comprises a guide or a plurality of guides, in which enter the signatures after leaving the first and second transport device. After leaving the guides, the folded signature can be carried, for example, by a plurality of vertically extending conveyor belts.
  • the folding device preferably further comprises bands which form a vertically extending gap into which the fold of the signatures enters and which fix the fold.
  • the second transport device may comprise a sloping band portion, which is followed by a straight-running band portion, wherein the straight band portion is preferably arranged upstream of the guide.
  • the inclined band section preferably runs at a slightly higher speed than the first transport device. In this way, the first part and the second part of the signature can be moved in the same direction at the same speed during the formation of the fold.
  • the inventive method for folding signatures provides that a first part of a signature is transported in a first direction and a second part of the signature is transported in a second direction, wherein the second direction is inclined to the first direction, so that forms a fold in the signature.
  • the fold is passed between a pair of draw rollers which forms a band gap. After transporting the signature, this can also be moved via a guide.
  • the transport of the second part of the signature is preferably carried out at a slightly higher speed than the transport of the first part.
  • the transporting is preferably carried out by means of bands which detect the respective part of the signature from above and below.
  • the present invention relates to a simplified apparatus and method for folding signatures.
  • the moving parts of the devices may be formed as simple bands. There are no complicated mechanisms needed.
  • the folding operation can be accurately performed even at high speed without using a blade folding mechanism.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective top view of a folding device 1 for folding signatures 2 is shown.
  • the signature 2 is fed from a first belt drive 3 of the folding device 1, where it is received by a first transport device 15 and a second transport device 16 such that the signature part A of the second transport device 16 and the signature part B is received by the first transport device 15.
  • the arrow 18 indicates the direction of movement of the first transport device 15.
  • the second transport device 16 comprises a first straight band portion 20 and a lower obliquely extending second band portion 21, which moves in the direction of the arrow 22, as well a second straight band portion 23 which moves in the direction of the arrow 24.
  • the arrows 18, 24 and 26 and the tape running direction 20 are all parallel to each other.
  • the first transport device 15 comprises a belt 25 which moves in the direction of the arrow 26, which corresponds to the direction of the arrow 18.
  • the first transport device 15 further comprises an upper band, not shown for reasons of clarity, which detects the upper side of the signature part B, while the signature 2 is guided by the first transport device 15. In this way, the signature part B is securely detected and guided in the direction indicated by the arrow 26 direction.
  • the second transport device 16 comprises, as shown in FIG. 1, a slanted top band portion 30 comprising a first roller 31, a second roller 32, a third roller 33, and a fourth roller 34. Between the first and second rollers 31, 32 are retractable belts 35, non-retractable belts 36 between the second and third rollers 32, 33, and further retractable belts 37 are disposed between the third and fourth rollers. All of these bands 35, 36, 37 extend obliquely toward the first transport device 15, so that they run in the same direction as the lower band section 21 in the direction 22.
  • the upper band section 30 is usually arranged directly above the lower band section 21.
  • the first, straight lower belt section 20 is accordingly arranged at a distance 40 from the belt 25.
  • the signature part A on the belt section 21 and the The first transport device 15 conveyed signature is passed through the retractable belts 35 immediately to the inclined belt section 21.
  • the inclined band portions 21 and 30 then move the signature portion A to the signature portion B, as the inclined band portion 21 in position 43 approaches the band 25. In the position 43, the distance between the bands 21 and 25 is less than the distance 40.
  • the second straight band portion 23 is also arranged at a distance 41 to the band 25, wherein the distance 41 is preferably smaller than the distance 40th
  • FIG. 3 shows the effect which the convergence of the transport devices 15 and 16 has on the signatures 2.
  • a part of the signature parts B moves in the direction 26 within the first transporting device 15.
  • a part of the signature parts A is moved between the slanted band portions 21 and 30 in the direction 22 inclined with respect to the (parallel to each other) directions 26 and 18 , In this way, a fold 50 is formed between the two guided signature parts A and B.
  • a fixing device 60 comprising a band 61 and a band 62.
  • the fold 50 can run against the belt 61 moving at the same speed as the belt 25 and is moved into a gap 63 formed between the belt 61 and the belt 62. This gap 63 assists in fixing the fold 50.
  • the signature 2 running out of the first and second transport devices 15, 16 is further transported by the belts 61 and 62 and enters a former compartment 70, here referred to as a static Leadership is shown.
  • This static guide completes the fold by pressing sections A and B of signature 2 passed over the static guide against each other.
  • a dynamic folding roller or a folding belt arrangement can be provided to complete the fold.
  • the folded signature After leaving the folding area 70, the folded signature can be transported by further conveyor belts 80.
  • first and second transport device comprises belts
  • other types of transport devices may be provided which allow a firm detection of the signatures, for example a series of closely adjacent rollers.
  • the device which has been referred to here as the first transport device, but must not be designed as a single device that is straight, but can, for. B. comprise a first and a second portion, which are arranged at a different angle.
  • Both transport devices can z. B. in its second section to run obliquely on a central axis.
  • the term "sloping" thus means only that one of the transport devices is inclined with respect to the other.
  • the belts for transporting the first part B and / or the second part A of the signatures 2 are formed by suction belts, as they are, for. B. of investors of sheet-fed rotary printing press forth.

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Claims (14)

  1. Plieuse comprenant un premier dispositif de transport (15) destiné à transporter une première partie (B) d'une signature (2) le long d'une première direction (26) et un second dispositif de transport (16), disposé à côté du premier dispositif de transport (15), destiné à transporter une seconde partie (A) de la signature, le second dispositif de transport (16) comportant une première section (20) et une seconde section (21) disposée en aval de la première section, qui s'étend de manière oblique par rapport au premier dispositif de transport (15) dans une seconde direction,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la première section (20) destinée à transporter la seconde partie (A) de la signature (2) est prévue dans une direction s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement à la direction de transport (26) de la première partie (B) de la signature,
    et en ce que la seconde direction s'étend de manière oblique, de sorte que la seconde partie (A) de la signature (2) est déplacée en direction de la première partie (B) de la signature, de sorte que la signature est déplacée dans la zone comprise entre la première partie (B) et la seconde partie (A) dans une direction verticale par rapport aux première et seconde directions en produisant une pliure (50).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le premier dispositif de transport (15) comporte une bande mobile (25).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le second dispositif de transport (16) comporte une bande inférieure (20, 21) et une bande supérieure (35, 36, 37), qui s'étendent respectivement de manière oblique par rapport à la direction de déplacement (26) du premier dispositif de transport (15).
  4. Plieuse selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que le second dispositif de transport (16) comprend une troisième section (23) disposée en aval de la seconde section, qui s'étend dans la même direction (26) que le premier dispositif de transport.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce
    qu'une section de triangle de pliage (70) est disposée en aval des premier et second dispositifs de transport (15, 16).
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section de triangle de pliage (70) est réalisée comme un guidage statique.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    des bandes (80) qui forment une fente (63) s'étendant verticalement sont prévues pour recevoir la pliure (50) formée dans la signature (2).
  8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section (21), s'étendant de manière oblique, du second dispositif de transport (16) peut être déplacée à une vitesse plus élevée que le premier dispositif de transport (15).
  9. Procédé de pliage de signatures,
    comprenant les étapes de procédé suivantes :
    transport d'une première partie (B) de la signature (2) dans une première direction (26),
    transport d'une seconde partie (A) de la signature (2) dans une seconde direction (22) s'étendant de manière oblique par rapport à la première direction (26), de sorte qu'une pliure (50) est formée dans la signature (2), caractérisé en ce que la seconde partie (A) de la signature (2), avant d'être transportée dans la seconde direction (22), est transportée dans une direction s'étendant parallèlement à la première direction (26) et en ce que la seconde direction s'étend de sorte que la seconde partie (A) de la signature (2) est déplacée en direction de la première partie (B) de la signature, de sorte que la signature se déplace dans la zone comprise entre la première partie (B) et la seconde partie (B) dans une direction verticale par rapport aux première et seconde directions en produisant une pliure (50).
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pliure (50) est fixée par des bandes (80) qui forment une fente s'étendant verticalement.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 9,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les signatures (2) sont guidées après les étapes de transport par dessus une section de triangle de pliage (70).
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 9,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le transport de la seconde partie (A) s'effectue à une vitesse légèrement plus élevée que le transport de la première partie (B).
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 12,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le transport s'effectue au moyen de bandes (35, 36, 37).
  14. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 13,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la première partie (B) de la signature (2) et/ou la seconde partie (A) de la signature (2) sont fixées pendant la formation de la pliure (50) entre des bandes (21, 23, 25, 35, 36, 37) associées.
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