EP1780157B1 - Method and device for marking printed products - Google Patents

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EP1780157B1
EP1780157B1 EP06017128A EP06017128A EP1780157B1 EP 1780157 B1 EP1780157 B1 EP 1780157B1 EP 06017128 A EP06017128 A EP 06017128A EP 06017128 A EP06017128 A EP 06017128A EP 1780157 B1 EP1780157 B1 EP 1780157B1
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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
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/30—Opening devices for folded sheets or signatures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
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    • B65H2301/322—Riding over one elongated or saddle-like member
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/33—Modifying, selecting, changing orientation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/447—Moving, forwarding, guiding material transferring material between transport devices
    • B65H2301/44795—Saddle conveyor with saddle member extending transversally to transport direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/50—Auxiliary process performed during handling process
    • B65H2301/51—Modifying a characteristic of handled material
    • B65H2301/511—Processing surface of handled material upon transport or guiding thereof, e.g. cleaning
    • B65H2301/5111—Printing; Marking
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
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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
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
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  • the present invention relates to a method for labeling printed products according to the preamble of patent claim 1 and a device for labeling printed products according to the preamble of patent claim 4.
  • the device has a conveying device, which has grippers spaced apart from one another in a conveying direction, each of which holds a printed product at its fold and carries it obliquely rearwards with a fold running transversely to the conveying direction.
  • a conveying device which has grippers spaced apart from one another in a conveying direction, each of which holds a printed product at its fold and carries it obliquely rearwards with a fold running transversely to the conveying direction.
  • a trailing end region of the printed product which lies opposite the fold, lies on a supporting slide rail.
  • the printed products are addressed in their voltage applied to the slide rails areas on the outside, seen in the conveying direction, leading product part.
  • a printed product consists of a first product part, which is connected via a fold with a second product part.
  • the device has a conveying device which is provided with grippers in such a manner that it grips the respective printed product in the region of the fold and transports it along a folding station running transversely to the conveying direction in the longitudinal direction.
  • the printed products will be transported by the grippers hanging, so that a free edge of the respective product parts facing down towards the printing station.
  • the trailing second product part further has a prefold, whereby the free edge of the second product part projects beyond the free edge of the leading first product part.
  • the first part of the product is applied to the second part of the product before it is lifted off of it for the purpose of printing.
  • the first part of the product is applied to the second part of the product before it is lifted off of it for the purpose of printing.
  • the two product parts For the purpose of lifting off the two product parts from each other in an upstream part of the printing station engaging in the region of the free edges of the printed products opening device in the form of a spiral whose spiral axis extends in the direction of conveying direction of the conveyor, arranged below the conveyor.
  • the first and second product parts are now spaced apart from one another in the area of the free edge during conveying by the spiral acting on the prefold of the second product part.
  • a stationary guide rail is arranged below the conveyor so that it extends into the region of the spiral.
  • the guide rail is shaped such that it approaches steadily from approximately the center of the spiral against the seen in the conveying direction end of the spiral conveyor and extends in the region of the printing station parallel to the conveyor.
  • the pre-opened by the spiral printed products are thereby further opened in the rising region of the guide rail, whereby on the inside of the first and on the inside of the second product part, a band-shaped area on the guide rail comes to rest and is printed at the printing station.
  • the known method and the generic devices further to form such that both a label on an inside and a label on an outside of the printed product are possible.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention is described in claim 3. Due to the rotatability of the receiving unit about an axis of rotation, the receiving unit for labeling the inside of the second product part brought into a rotational position and are brought to label the outside of the first product part in a further rotational position.
  • Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of an inventive device 10, which is shown in order to better illustrate the features in a simplified side view.
  • the device 10 is used to label folded printed products 12, which each have a first product part 14 and a second product part 16, which are connected to each other via a fold 18, wherein each product part 14, 16 at least approximately parallel to the fold 18 extending free edge 20, 20 '.
  • the device 10 comprises a conveying device 22 which conveys continuously in a conveying direction F and in which the printed products 12 are arranged one behind the other at a distance 24 and with a fold 18 extending transversely to the conveying direction F. are arranged.
  • the conveyor 22 may be similar to that in the document EP 95603 A be disclosed collecting conveyor be formed.
  • the conveyor 22 has successively at a distance 24 transversely, in the present case at right angles, arranged to the conveying direction F recording saddles 26, which are destined to the ridden in the region of the fold 18 printed products 12 sequentially by a pre-section 28, a labeling section 30 and a Nachabites 32 to promote.
  • the receiving saddle 26 is in each case associated with a receiving unit 34 which, together with the receiving saddle 26, has an axis of rotation 36 on which the receiving unit 34 is rotatably mounted.
  • the axis of rotation 36 extends substantially parallel to the receiving saddle 26 and is arranged approximately centrally in the receiving unit 34.
  • each receiving unit 34 with respect to the conveying direction F, each associated with a flat, leading support member 38 and a flat, trailing, further support member 40.
  • the receiving unit 34 has a cross-sectional profile of the shape of an isosceles triangle, on which the printed product 12 rests in such a way that the leading first product part 14 and the trailing second product part abut respectively on the triangles of the same length.
  • the receiving saddle 26 takes on the fold 18 of the printed product 12 and is therefore rounded in one, the fold 18 opposite edge region.
  • the receiving unit 34 has a rectangular cross-sectional profile and a fold 18 opposite edge region is rounded accordingly.
  • the equal legs of the isosceles triangular cross section are formed in the present case by the support members 38, 40, which are arranged such that the support member 38 with an inner side 44 of the first product part 14 and the further support member 40 with an inner side 48 of the second product part 16 supporting interacts.
  • a full-surface design of the support members 38, 40 is advantageous when placing the printed products 12 on the receiving unit 34, since the printed products 12 are better managed.
  • the support members 38,40 are not formed over the entire surface, but, for example, rail-like.
  • a height 52 of a receiving unit 34 occupies about one-third to one-half of a distance between the fold 18 and the free edge 20, 20 'of the printed product 12.
  • the remaining part 54 of the respective first product part 14 and of the respective second product part 16 which does not abut the receiving unit 34 remains largely freely movable and thus supple for processing in a certain way.
  • a support surface 58 forming support element, for example in the form of a support plate or a support rail, and a labeling station 60 arranged stationary.
  • the arranged below the conveyor 22 support surface 58 has a the pre-section 28 facing, rising ramp 62, extends in the subsequent region of provided with at least one printhead labeling station 60, substantially parallel and at a distance 64 to the conveyor 22 and then falls on a Nachabexcellent 32 facing side of the support surface 58 again.
  • Fig. 1 shows that in the device 10, the printed products 12 in the pre-section 28 hang freely on the vertically arranged receiving saddles 26 of the receiving unit 34.
  • the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 comes into abutment with the support surface 58 and the free edge 20 associated with the first product part 14 and a region 66 of the outer product part 14 adjoining the first product part 14 remains in abutting contact with the support surface 58 while the printed product 12 is drawn from the conveyor 22 for writing over the hill-shaped support surface 58.
  • the receiving unit 34 in the labeling section 30 is inclined about the axis of rotation 36 (in FIG Fig.1 in a clockwise direction) that the second product part 16 of the printed product 12 is supported on the inside 48 of the further support member 40 and the first product part 14 rests on the support surface 58.
  • the rotational position of the receiving units 34 relative to the axes of rotation 36 is achieved in that the receiving units 34 by means of a likewise associated with the device 10 slide control 68, which in Fig.1 for the sake of clarity only by a dash-dotted line is shown stylized, controlled.
  • the control of the rotational position of the receiving units 34 takes place instead of a slide guide 68 by electronic, hydraulic or pneumatic means.
  • the receiving unit 34 is rotated to label the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 about the axis of rotation 36, that a supported by another support member 40 surface 70 of the second product part 16 with respect to the conveying direction F falls substantially obliquely backwards.
  • the printed products 12 are in contact with the support surface 58 in the region of the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 as the transport progresses through the conveying device 22, so that the substantially band-shaped region 66, which adjoins the free edge 20, can be labeled by the labeling station 60 ,
  • the well-known labeling station 60 is arranged for this purpose substantially at right angles to the support surface 58.
  • the labeling of the printed products 12 in the labeling area 74 takes place in the direction of the conveying direction F, as a result of which the labeling direction runs essentially the same as the other labeling direction of the printed product 12, or is aligned identically.
  • the printed products 12 guided by the receiving units 34 slide partially along the gradually sloping support surface 58 and are thus returned successively to that position in the rear section 32, in which they are already in the preliminary section 28, while the receiving unit 34 is tilted backwards have found.
  • the device shown is the same device 10, as in the in Fig.1 is shown.
  • Fig. 2 shows that in the device 10, the printed products 12 in the pre-section 28 hang freely on the vertically arranged support saddles 26 of the receiving unit 34.
  • the outside 56 of the first product part 14 comes into abutment with the ramp 62 of the support surface 58 in a region 66 adjacent to the free edge 20.
  • the receiving units 34 are inclined in the labeling portion 30 for internally inscribing the second product part 16 about the respective axes of rotation 36, that the first product part 12 is lifted from the leading support member 38, and is characterized and from the support member 38 supported further surface 76 of the printed product 12 with respect to the conveying direction F is oriented such that it drops substantially obliquely forward.
  • This exposed region 78 of the inner side 48 of the second product part 16 thereby comes to rest on the support surface 58 and can thereby be labeled by the labeling station 60 in a further labeling region 80 arranged therein while it is pulled along the support surface 58.
  • the printed products 12 guided by the receiving units 34 slide partially along the gradually sloping support surface 58 and are thus returned successively to that position in the rear section 32, in which they are already in the preliminary section 28, while the receiving unit 34 is tilted backwards have found.
  • the support members 38, 40 associated with the receiving saddles 26 are not assigned to the receiving unit 34 but to a separate support device, wherein the support members 38, 40 are introduced laterally into the folded printed products 12.
  • the support region 58 in the region of the labeling station 60 or the labeling section 30 is not designed to run or only partially parallel to the conveyor 22.
  • the receiving units 34 it is likewise conceivable for the receiving units 34 to arrive in the labeling section 30 already in a rotational position suitable for an external labeling or an inscription on the inside of the printed products 12.
  • the support surface 58 is formed by a plurality of sub-elements, for example by rolling elements.
  • the axis of rotation 36 can be arranged closer to the receiving saddle 26 or further away from this, than in the Fig.1 and 2 is shown. It is also conceivable that the axis of rotation 36 is arranged parallel to the receiving saddle 26 extending outside the receiving unit 34.
  • the receiving saddles 26 are arranged obliquely to the conveying direction F on the conveyor 22.
  • the distance 24 between the receiving saddles 26 of the conveyor 22 relative to the embodiment shown is increased such that the second product part 16 of a leading printed product 12 does not overlap the first product part of the trailing printed product 12 '. It would thus be possible to carry out a labeling on the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 in an enlarged labeling region 74, and an inscription in an enlarged, further labeling region 80 of the inner side 48 of the second product part 16 at the same tilting position of the receiving unit 34.
  • the band-shaped portion 66 on the outside 56 of the first product part 14 could almost from the free edge 20 of the first Product part 14 extend to the fold 18.
  • a variable distance 24 between the receiving saddles 26 of the conveyor 22 could, for example, with means according to the disclosure in DE 19649092 A will be realized.
  • the device according to the invention for labeling can be arranged one or more times individually or together with other processing stations along the conveyor.

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Method involves raising of leading first product part (14) for marking on inner side (48) of second product part (16) running in conveyance direction by a supporting organ (38) in such a way that the area (78) of inner side of second product part is laid open and first product part arrives over support surface for impression. Printed products are arranged on both sides on holding pads (26) of the conveyor (22) arranged transverse to conveyance direction. An INDEPENDENT CLIAM is also included for the device for marking folded printed products.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Beschriften von Druckereiprodukten gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1 und eine Vorrichtung zum Beschriften von Druckereiprodukten gemäss dem Oberbegriff von Patentanspruch 4.The present invention relates to a method for labeling printed products according to the preamble of patent claim 1 and a device for labeling printed products according to the preamble of patent claim 4.

Aus der Druckschrift EP 96228 A ist eine Einrichtung zum Adressieren von Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und dergleichen bekannt. Die Einrichtung weist eine Fördervorrichtung auf, welche in einer Förderrichtung voneinander beabstandete Greifer aufweist, welche jeweils ein Druckereiprodukt bei seinem Falz halten und mit quer zur Förderrichtung verlaufendem Falz schräg nach hinten hängend befördern. Bei einer Beschriftungsstation liegt jeweils ein nachlaufender Endbereich des Druckereiproduktes, welcher dem Falz gegenüber liegt, auf einer stützenden Gleitschiene auf. Dabei werden die Druckereiprodukte in ihren an die Gleitschienen anliegenden Bereichen auf der Aussenseite, des in Förderrichtung gesehen, vorauslaufenden Produktteils adressiert.From the publication EP 96228A a device for addressing newspapers, magazines and the like is known. The device has a conveying device, which has grippers spaced apart from one another in a conveying direction, each of which holds a printed product at its fold and carries it obliquely rearwards with a fold running transversely to the conveying direction. In a labeling station, in each case a trailing end region of the printed product, which lies opposite the fold, lies on a supporting slide rail. Here, the printed products are addressed in their voltage applied to the slide rails areas on the outside, seen in the conveying direction, leading product part.

Aus der Druckschrift EP 709326 A ist ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Beschriften von gefalteten Druckereiprodukten auf einer innenliegenden Seite bekannt. Ein Druckereiprodukt besteht dabei aus einem ersten Produktteil, der über einen Falz mit einem zweiten Produktteil verbunden ist. Die Vorrichtung weist eine Fördereinrichtung auf, welche derart mit Greifern versehen ist, dass sie das jeweilige Druckereiprodukt im Bereich des Falzes ergreift und in Längsrichtung mit quer zur Förderrichtung verlaufendem Falz entlang einer Druckstation transportiert. Die Druckereiprodukte werden von den Greifern hängend transportiert, so dass ein freier Rand der jeweiligen Produktteile nach unten in Richtung der Druckstation weist. Der nachlaufende zweite Produktteil weist weiter einen Vorfalz auf, wodurch der freie Rand des zweiten Produktteils über den freien Rand des vorlaufenden ersten Produktteils ragt. Da die Druckereiprodukte am Falz gehalten sind, liegt der erste Produktteil am zweiten Produktteil an, bevor er zum Zwecke des Bedruckens von diesem abgehoben wird. Zum Zweck des Abhebens der beiden Produktteile voneinander ist in einem der Druckstation vorgelagerten Abschnitt eine in den Bereich der freien Ränder der Druckereiprodukte eingreifende Öffnungseinrichtung in Form einer Spirale, deren Spiralachse in Richtung der Förderrichtung der Fördereinrichtung verläuft, unterhalb der Fördereinrichtung angeordnet. Durch die drehbare Spirale werden nun der erste und zweite Produktteil, während des Förderns, im Bereich des freien Randes voneinander beabstandet, indem die Spirale am Vorfalz des zweiten Produktteils angreift. In Förderrichtung gesehen flussabwärts ist eine stationäre Führungsschiene derart unterhalb der Fördereinrichtung angeordnet, dass sie in den Bereich der Spirale hineinreicht. Die Führungsschiene ist derart geformt, dass sie sich von etwa mittig der Spirale gegen das in Förderrichtung gesehene Ende der Spirale der Fördereinrichtung stetig nähert und im Bereich der Druckstation parallel zur Fördereinrichtung verläuft. Die durch die Spirale vorgeöffneten Druckereiprodukte werden dadurch im ansteigenden Bereich der Führungsschiene weiter geöffnet, wodurch auf der Innenseite des ersten und auf der Innenseite des zweiten Produktteils ein bandförmiger Bereich an der Führungsschiene zur Anlage gelangt und an der Druckstation bedruckt wird.From the publication EP 709326 A For example, a method and apparatus for labeling folded printed products on an interior side is known. A printed product consists of a first product part, which is connected via a fold with a second product part. The device has a conveying device which is provided with grippers in such a manner that it grips the respective printed product in the region of the fold and transports it along a folding station running transversely to the conveying direction in the longitudinal direction. The printed products will be transported by the grippers hanging, so that a free edge of the respective product parts facing down towards the printing station. The trailing second product part further has a prefold, whereby the free edge of the second product part projects beyond the free edge of the leading first product part. Since the printed products are held at the fold, the first part of the product is applied to the second part of the product before it is lifted off of it for the purpose of printing. For the purpose of lifting off the two product parts from each other in an upstream part of the printing station engaging in the region of the free edges of the printed products opening device in the form of a spiral whose spiral axis extends in the direction of conveying direction of the conveyor, arranged below the conveyor. By means of the rotatable spiral, the first and second product parts are now spaced apart from one another in the area of the free edge during conveying by the spiral acting on the prefold of the second product part. Downstream in the conveying direction, a stationary guide rail is arranged below the conveyor so that it extends into the region of the spiral. The guide rail is shaped such that it approaches steadily from approximately the center of the spiral against the seen in the conveying direction end of the spiral conveyor and extends in the region of the printing station parallel to the conveyor. The pre-opened by the spiral printed products are thereby further opened in the rising region of the guide rail, whereby on the inside of the first and on the inside of the second product part, a band-shaped area on the guide rail comes to rest and is printed at the printing station.

Mit den obgenannten Vorrichtungen ist es demnach möglich, die Druckereiprodukte entweder nur auf einer Aussenseite oder nur auf einer Innenseite zu Adressieren respektive zu Beschriften.With the above-mentioned devices it is therefore possible to address the printed products either only on one outer side or only on one inner side respectively to label.

Es ist eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, das bekannte Verfahren und die gattungsgemässen Vorrichtungen derart weiter zu bilden, dass sowohl eine Beschriftung auf einer Innenseite als auch eine Beschriftung auf einer Aussenseite des Druckereiprodukts möglich sind.It is an object of the present invention, the known method and the generic devices further to form such that both a label on an inside and a label on an outside of the printed product are possible.

Diese Aufgaben werden jeweils mit einem erfindungsgemässen Verfahren gemäss Patentanspruch 1 und einer erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung gemäss Patentanspruch 4 gelöst. Dadurch, dass die Druckereiprodukte auf quer zur Förderrichtung angeordneten Aufnahmesätteln in Förderrichtung rittlings aufliegend angeordnet gefördert werden, und dadurch, dass zum Beschriften auf einer Innenseite eines in Förderrichtung nachlaufenden zweiten Produktteils ein vorlaufender erster Produktteil mittels eines Stützorgans angehoben wird, kann ein Bereich der Innenseite des zweiten Produktteils freigelegt werden. Dieser freigelegte Bereich gelangt auf einer, dem Beschriftungsabschnitt zugeordneten Stützfläche zur Auflage und kann beschriftet werden.These objects are achieved in each case by a method according to the invention according to claim 1 and a device according to the invention according to claim 4. Characterized in that the printed products are arranged on arranged transversely to the conveying direction receiving saddles in the conveying direction arranged astride, and in that for labeling on an inner side of a trailing in the conveying direction second product part, a leading first product part is raised by means of a support member, a region of the inside of the second product part are exposed. This exposed area comes to rest on a support surface associated with the inscription section and can be inscribed.

Eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemässen Verfahrens ist in Anspruch 2 beschrieben. Dadurch, dass der zweite Produktteil auf einem weiteren Stützorgan aufliegen kann, wird erreicht, dass der erste Produktteil zum Beschriften auf dessen Aussenseite entlastet wird.A preferred embodiment of the inventive method is described in claim 2. The fact that the second product part can rest on a further support member, it is achieved that the first product part is relieved for labeling on the outside thereof.

Eine weitere bevorzugte Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemässen Verfahrens ist in Anspruch 3 beschrieben. Aufgrund der Drehbarkeit der Aufnahmeeinheit um eine Drehachse kann die Aufnahmeeinheit zum Beschriften der Innenseite des zweiten Produktteils in eine Drehlage gebracht und zum Beschriften der Aussenseite des ersten Produktteils in eine weitere Drehlage gebracht werden.A further preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention is described in claim 3. Due to the rotatability of the receiving unit about an axis of rotation, the receiving unit for labeling the inside of the second product part brought into a rotational position and are brought to label the outside of the first product part in a further rotational position.

Weitere Eigenschaften und Vorteile der vorliegenden Erfindung werden aus der folgenden Beschreibung und den Figuren ersichtlich, wobei diese lediglich als illustrierende Beispiele der Erläuterungen dienen sollen.Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the drawings, which are intended to serve as illustrative examples of the explanations.

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eine vereinfachte Seitenansicht einer erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung beim Beschriften einer Aussenseite eines ersten Produktteils des Druckereiproduktes; und
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eine vereinfachte Seitenansicht der in Fig. 1 gezeigten Vorrichtung beim Beschriften einer Innenseite eines nachlaufenden, zweiten Produktteils.
It shows purely schematically:
Fig. 1
a simplified side view of an inventive device when labeling an outside of a first product part of the printed product; and
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a simplified side view of in Fig. 1 shown device when labeling an inside of a trailing second product part.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung 10, welche zwecks besserer Darstellung der Merkmale in einer vereinfachten Seitenansicht dargestellt ist. Die Vorrichtung 10 dient zum Beschriften von gefalteten Druckereiprodukten 12, welche jeweils einen ersten Produktteil 14 und einen zweiten Produktteil 16 aufweisen, welche jeweils über einen Falz 18 miteinander verbunden sind, wobei jeder Produktteil 14, 16 einen wenigstens annähernd parallel zum Falz 18 verlaufenden freien Rand 20, 20' aufweist. Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of an inventive device 10, which is shown in order to better illustrate the features in a simplified side view. The device 10 is used to label folded printed products 12, which each have a first product part 14 and a second product part 16, which are connected to each other via a fold 18, wherein each product part 14, 16 at least approximately parallel to the fold 18 extending free edge 20, 20 '.

Die Vorrichtung 10 umfasst eine in einer Förderrichtung F umlaufend fördernde Fördereinrichtung 22, bei welcher die Druckereiprodukte 12 in einem Abstand 24 und mit quer zur Förderrichtung F verlaufendem Falz 18 hintereinander angeordnet sind. Die Fördereinrichtung 22 kann dazu ähnlich dem in der Druckschrift EP 95603 A offenbarten Sammelförderer ausgebildet sein. Die Fördereinrichtung 22 weist hintereinander im Abstand 24 quer, im vorliegenden Fall rechtwinklig, zur Förderrichtung F angeordnete Aufnahmesättel 26 auf, die dazu bestimmt sind, die im Bereich des Falzes 18 rittlings darauf abgelegten Druckereiprodukte 12 nacheinander durch einen Vorabschnitt 28, einen Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 und einen Nachabschnitt 32 zu fördern.The device 10 comprises a conveying device 22 which conveys continuously in a conveying direction F and in which the printed products 12 are arranged one behind the other at a distance 24 and with a fold 18 extending transversely to the conveying direction F. are arranged. The conveyor 22 may be similar to that in the document EP 95603 A be disclosed collecting conveyor be formed. The conveyor 22 has successively at a distance 24 transversely, in the present case at right angles, arranged to the conveying direction F recording saddles 26, which are destined to the ridden in the region of the fold 18 printed products 12 sequentially by a pre-section 28, a labeling section 30 and a Nachabschnitt 32 to promote.

Der Aufnahmesattel 26 ist jeweils einer Aufnahmeeinheit 34 zugeordnet, welche nebst dem Aufnahmesattel 26 eine Drehachse 36 aufweist, an welcher die Aufnahmeeinheit 34 drehbar gelagert angeordnet ist. Die Drehachse 36 verläuft im Wesentlichen parallel zum Aufnahmesattel 26 und ist ungefähr mittig in der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 angeordnet. Zudem ist jeder Aufnahmeeinheit 34, bezüglich der Förderrichtung F, je ein flächiges, vorlaufendes Stützorgan 38 und ein flächiges, nachlaufendes, weiteres Stützorgan 40 zugeordnet. Die Aufnahmeeinheit 34 weist ein Querschnittsprofil von der Form eines gleichschenkligen Dreiecks auf, auf welchem das Druckereiprodukt 12 derart aufliegt, dass der vorlaufende erste Produktteil 14 und der nachlaufende zweite Produktteil jeweils an den gleich langen Dreiecksschenkeln anliegen. Der Aufnahmesattel 26 nimmt dabei den Falz 18 des Druckereiproduktes 12 auf und ist daher in einem, dem Falz 18 gegenüberliegenden Kantenbereich verrundet. Selbstverständlich ist es denkbar, dass die Aufnahmeeinheit 34 ein rechteckiges Querschnittsprofil aufweist und ein dem Falz 18 gegenüberliegender Kantenbereich entsprechend verrundet ist.The receiving saddle 26 is in each case associated with a receiving unit 34 which, together with the receiving saddle 26, has an axis of rotation 36 on which the receiving unit 34 is rotatably mounted. The axis of rotation 36 extends substantially parallel to the receiving saddle 26 and is arranged approximately centrally in the receiving unit 34. In addition, each receiving unit 34, with respect to the conveying direction F, each associated with a flat, leading support member 38 and a flat, trailing, further support member 40. The receiving unit 34 has a cross-sectional profile of the shape of an isosceles triangle, on which the printed product 12 rests in such a way that the leading first product part 14 and the trailing second product part abut respectively on the triangles of the same length. The receiving saddle 26 takes on the fold 18 of the printed product 12 and is therefore rounded in one, the fold 18 opposite edge region. Of course, it is conceivable that the receiving unit 34 has a rectangular cross-sectional profile and a fold 18 opposite edge region is rounded accordingly.

Die gleich langen Schenkel des gleichschenkligen Dreiecksquerschnittes werden im vorliegenden Fall durch die Stützorgane 38, 40 gebildet, welche derart angeordnet sind, dass das Stützorgan 38 mit einer Innenseite 44 des ersten Produktteils 14 und das weitere Stützorgan 40 mit einer Innenseite 48 des zweiten Produktteils 16 stützend zusammenwirkt. Eine vollflächige Ausbildung der Stützorgane 38, 40 ist beim Auflegen der Druckereiprodukte 12 auf die Aufnahmeeinheit 34 vorteilhaft, da die Druckereiprodukte 12 besser geführt sind. Alternativ dazu ist es denkbar, dass die Stützorgane 38,40 nicht vollflächig, sondern beispielsweise schienenartig ausgebildet sind.The equal legs of the isosceles triangular cross section are formed in the present case by the support members 38, 40, which are arranged such that the support member 38 with an inner side 44 of the first product part 14 and the further support member 40 with an inner side 48 of the second product part 16 supporting interacts. A full-surface design of the support members 38, 40 is advantageous when placing the printed products 12 on the receiving unit 34, since the printed products 12 are better managed. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the support members 38,40 are not formed over the entire surface, but, for example, rail-like.

Aus der Fig.1 ist zudem ersichtlich, dass eine Höhe 52 einer Aufnahmeeinheit 34 ungefähr ein Drittel bis die Hälfte einer Distanz zwischen dem Falz 18 und dem freien Rand 20, 20' des Druckereiproduktes 12 einnimmt. Dadurch bleibt der restliche, an der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 nicht anliegende Teil 54 des jeweiligen ersten Produktteils 14 und des jeweiligen zweiten Produktteils 16 weitgehend frei beweglich und damit für eine Bearbeitung in einer gewissen Weise geschmeidig.From the Fig.1 It can also be seen that a height 52 of a receiving unit 34 occupies about one-third to one-half of a distance between the fold 18 and the free edge 20, 20 'of the printed product 12. As a result, the remaining part 54 of the respective first product part 14 and of the respective second product part 16 which does not abut the receiving unit 34 remains largely freely movable and thus supple for processing in a certain way.

Je nach Neigung der Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 um die zugeordnete Drehachse 36 ist es nun möglich, mit derselben Vorrichtung 10 einerseits eine Beschriftung auf einer Aussenseite 56 des vorlaufenden ersten Produktteils 14 und andererseits eine Beschriftung auf der Innenseite 48 des nachlaufenden zweiten Produktteils 16 durchzuführen.Depending on the inclination of the receiving units 34 about the associated axis of rotation 36, it is now possible to perform with the same device 10 on the one hand a label on an outer side 56 of the leading first product part 14 and on the other hand a label on the inside 48 of the trailing second product part 16.

Im Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 ist ein, eine Stützfläche 58 bildendes Stützelement, beispielsweise in Form eines Stützbleches oder einer Stützschiene, sowie eine Beschriftungsstation 60 stationär angeordnet. Die unterhalb der Fördereinrichtung 22 angeordnete Stützfläche 58 weist eine dem Vorabschnitt 28 zugewandte, ansteigende Rampe 62 auf, verläuft im anschliessenden Bereich der mit wenigstens einem Druckkopf versehenen Beschriftungsstation 60, im Wesentlichen parallel und in einem Abstand 64 zur Fördereinrichtung 22 und fällt danach auf einer dem Nachabschnitt 32 zugewandten Seite der Stützfläche 58 wieder ab.In the labeling section 30 is a, a support surface 58 forming support element, for example in the form of a support plate or a support rail, and a labeling station 60 arranged stationary. The arranged below the conveyor 22 support surface 58 has a the pre-section 28 facing, rising ramp 62, extends in the subsequent region of provided with at least one printhead labeling station 60, substantially parallel and at a distance 64 to the conveyor 22 and then falls on a Nachabschnitt 32 facing side of the support surface 58 again.

Fig. 1 zeigt, dass bei der Vorrichtung 10 die Druckereiprodukte 12 im Vorabschnitt 28 auf den vertikal angeordneten Aufnahmesätteln 26 der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 frei hängen. Beim Übergang vom Vorabschnitt 28 zum Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 gelangt die Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 mit der Stützfläche 58 in Anlage und der dem ersten Produktteil 14 zugeordnete freie Rand 20 und ein an diesen angrenzender Bereich 66 der Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 bleibt in anliegenden Kontakt mit der Stützfläche 58 während das Druckereiprodukt 12 von der Fördereinrichtung 22 zum Beschriften über die hügelförmige Stützfläche 58 gezogen wird. Fig. 1 shows that in the device 10, the printed products 12 in the pre-section 28 hang freely on the vertically arranged receiving saddles 26 of the receiving unit 34. During the transition from the pre-section 28 to the labeling section 30, the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 comes into abutment with the support surface 58 and the free edge 20 associated with the first product part 14 and a region 66 of the outer product part 14 adjoining the first product part 14 remains in abutting contact with the support surface 58 while the printed product 12 is drawn from the conveyor 22 for writing over the hill-shaped support surface 58.

Zum Beschriften der Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 wird die Aufnahmeeinheit 34 im Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 derart um die Drehachse 36 geneigt (in Fig.1 im Uhrzeigersinn), dass der zweite Produktteil 16 des Druckereiproduktes 12 auf dessen Innenseite 48 vom weiteren Stützorgan 40 gestützt ist und der erste Produktteil 14 auf der Stützfläche 58 aufliegt. Die Drehlage der Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 relativ zu den Drehachsen 36 wird dadurch erreicht, dass die Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 mittels einer ebenfalls der Vorrichtung 10 zugeordneten Kulissensteuerung 68, welche in Fig.1 zugunsten der Übersichtlichkeit nur durch eine strichpunktierte Linie stilisiert dargestellt ist, gesteuert. Dabei ist es aber auch denkbar, dass die Steuerung der Drehlage der Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 anstelle einer Kulissenführung 68 durch elektronische, hydraulische oder pneumatische Mittel erfolgt.To label the outside 56 of the first product part 14, the receiving unit 34 in the labeling section 30 is inclined about the axis of rotation 36 (in FIG Fig.1 in a clockwise direction) that the second product part 16 of the printed product 12 is supported on the inside 48 of the further support member 40 and the first product part 14 rests on the support surface 58. The rotational position of the receiving units 34 relative to the axes of rotation 36 is achieved in that the receiving units 34 by means of a likewise associated with the device 10 slide control 68, which in Fig.1 for the sake of clarity only by a dash-dotted line is shown stylized, controlled. However, it is also conceivable that the control of the rotational position of the receiving units 34 takes place instead of a slide guide 68 by electronic, hydraulic or pneumatic means.

Die Aufnahmeeinheit 34 ist zum Beschriften der Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 derart um die Drehachse 36 gedreht, dass eine vom weiteren Stützorgan 40 gestützte Fläche 70 des zweiten Produktteils 16 bezüglich der Förderrichtung F im Wesentlichen schräg nach hinten abfällt. Die Druckereiprodukte 12 liegen dadurch bei fortschreitendem Transport durch die Fördereinrichtung 22 im Bereich der Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 derart an der Stützfläche 58 an, dass der im Wesentlichen bandförmige Bereich 66, der an den freien Rand 20 anschliesst, von der Beschriftungsstation 60 beschriftbar ist.The receiving unit 34 is rotated to label the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 about the axis of rotation 36, that a supported by another support member 40 surface 70 of the second product part 16 with respect to the conveying direction F falls substantially obliquely backwards. As a result, the printed products 12 are in contact with the support surface 58 in the region of the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 as the transport progresses through the conveying device 22, so that the substantially band-shaped region 66, which adjoins the free edge 20, can be labeled by the labeling station 60 ,

Die allgemein bekannte Beschriftungsstation 60 ist dazu im Wesentlichen rechtwinklig zur Stützfläche 58 angeordnet. Die Beschriftung der Druckereiprodukte 12 im Beschriftungsbereich 74 erfolgt in Richtung der Förderrichtung F, wodurch die Beschriftungsrichtung im Wesentlichen gleich wie die sonstige Beschriftungsrichtung des Druckereiproduktes 12 verläuft, beziehungsweise gleich ausgerichtet ist.The well-known labeling station 60 is arranged for this purpose substantially at right angles to the support surface 58. The labeling of the printed products 12 in the labeling area 74 takes place in the direction of the conveying direction F, as a result of which the labeling direction runs essentially the same as the other labeling direction of the printed product 12, or is aligned identically.

Nach dem Beschriften durch die Beschriftungsstation 60 gleiten die von den Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 geführten Druckereiprodukte 12 partiell entlang der allmählich abfallenden Stützfläche 58 und werden bei gleichzeitigem Zurückneigen der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 so sukzessive in jene Lage im Nachabschnitt 32 zurück verbracht, in der sie sich bereits im Vorabschnitt 28 befunden haben.After being inscribed by the labeling station 60, the printed products 12 guided by the receiving units 34 slide partially along the gradually sloping support surface 58 and are thus returned successively to that position in the rear section 32, in which they are already in the preliminary section 28, while the receiving unit 34 is tilted backwards have found.

Bei der in Fig. 2 gezeigten Vorrichtung handelt es sich um dieselbe Vorrichtung 10, wie sie in der in Fig.1 gezeigt ist. Im Unterschied zur Fig.1 sind die Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 im Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 zum Beschriften der Innenseite 48 des zweiten Produktteils 16 nun in einer entgegengesetzten Richtung um die ihnen zugeordnete Drehachsen 36 geneigt (in Fig.2 entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn).At the in Fig. 2 the device shown is the same device 10, as in the in Fig.1 is shown. In contrast to Fig.1 are the receiving units 34 in the labeling section 30 for labeling the inner side 48 of the second product part 16 now inclined in an opposite direction about their associated axes of rotation 36 (in Fig.2 counterclockwise).

Fig. 2 zeigt, dass bei der Vorrichtung 10 die Druckereiprodukte 12 im Vorabschnitt 28 auf den vertikal angeordneten Auflagesätteln 26 der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 frei hängen. Nach wie vor gelangt beim Betrieb dieser Vorrichtung 10 beim Übergang vom Vorabschnitt 28 zum Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 die Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 in einem an den freien Rand 20 angrenzenden Bereich 66 mit der Rampe 62 der Stützfläche 58 in Anlage. Mit zunehmender Förderung der Druckereiprodukte 12 in Förderrichtung F werden die Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 im Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 zum Innenbeschriften des zweiten Produktteils 16 derart um die jeweiligen Drehachsen 36 geneigt, dass der erste Produktteil 12 vom vorlaufenden Stützorgan 38 angehoben ist, bzw. wird und dadurch eine vom Stützorgan 38 gestützte weitere Fläche 76 des Druckereiproduktes 12 bezüglich der Förderrichtung F derart ausgerichtet ist, dass sie im Wesentlichen schräg nach vorne abfällt. Während dem Neigen der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 beim Eintreten in den Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 in die in der Fig.2 gezeigte Drehlage wird der erste Produktteil 14 gegenüber dem zweiten Produktteil 16 derart verschoben, dass ein an den freien Rand 20' anschliessender, bandförmiger Bereich 78 der Innenseite 48 des zweiten Produktteils 16 dadurch freigelegt wird, dass der freie Rand 20 des ersten Produktteils 14 infolge des durch die Neigung der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 entstandenen Anhebens und des dadurch bedingten Wegbedarfes in Förderrichtung F vom freien Rand 20' des zweiten Produktteils 16 weggezogen wird. Dieser freigelegte Bereich 78 der Innenseite 48 des zweiten Produktteils 16 gelangt dadurch zur Auflage auf der Stützfläche 58 und kann dadurch von der Beschriftungsstation 60 in einem darin angeordneten, weiteren Beschriftungsbereich 80 beschriftet werden, während er der Stützfläche 58 entlang gezogen wird. Fig. 2 shows that in the device 10, the printed products 12 in the pre-section 28 hang freely on the vertically arranged support saddles 26 of the receiving unit 34. As before, during operation of this device 10 during the transition from the pre-section 28 to the inscription section 30, the outside 56 of the first product part 14 comes into abutment with the ramp 62 of the support surface 58 in a region 66 adjacent to the free edge 20. With increasing promotion of the printed products 12 in the conveying direction F, the receiving units 34 are inclined in the labeling portion 30 for internally inscribing the second product part 16 about the respective axes of rotation 36, that the first product part 12 is lifted from the leading support member 38, and is characterized and from the support member 38 supported further surface 76 of the printed product 12 with respect to the conveying direction F is oriented such that it drops substantially obliquely forward. While tilting the receiving unit 34 when entering the labeling section 30 in the in the Fig.2 shown rotational position of the first product part 14 relative to the second product part 16 is displaced such that a to the free edge 20 'subsequent, band-shaped portion 78 of the inner side 48 of the second product part 16 is exposed by the fact that the free edge 20 of the first product part 14 due to by the inclination of Receiving unit 34 resulting lifting and the consequent travel requirement in the conveying direction F from the free edge 20 'of the second product part 16 is pulled away. This exposed region 78 of the inner side 48 of the second product part 16 thereby comes to rest on the support surface 58 and can thereby be labeled by the labeling station 60 in a further labeling region 80 arranged therein while it is pulled along the support surface 58.

Nach dem Beschriften durch die Beschriftungsstation 60 gleiten die von den Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 geführten Druckereiprodukte 12 partiell entlang der allmählich abfallenden Stützfläche 58 und werden bei gleichzeitigem Zurückneigen der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 so sukzessive in jene Lage im Nachabschnitt 32 zurück verbracht, in der sie sich bereits im Vorabschnitt 28 befunden haben.After being inscribed by the labeling station 60, the printed products 12 guided by the receiving units 34 slide partially along the gradually sloping support surface 58 and are thus returned successively to that position in the rear section 32, in which they are already in the preliminary section 28, while the receiving unit 34 is tilted backwards have found.

Es ist denkbar, dass die den Aufnahmesätteln 26 zugeordneten Stützorgane 38, 40 nicht der Aufnahmeeinheit 34, sondern einer separaten Stützeinrichtung zugeordnet sind, wobei die Stützorgane 38, 40 beispielsweise seitlich in die gefalteten Druckereiprodukte 12 eingeführt werden.It is conceivable that the support members 38, 40 associated with the receiving saddles 26 are not assigned to the receiving unit 34 but to a separate support device, wherein the support members 38, 40 are introduced laterally into the folded printed products 12.

Es ist weiter denkbar, dass der Stützbereich 58 im Bereich der Beschriftungsstation 60, bzw. dem Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 nicht oder nur partiell parallel zur Fördereinrichtung 22 verlaufend ausgebildet ist.It is further conceivable that the support region 58 in the region of the labeling station 60 or the labeling section 30 is not designed to run or only partially parallel to the conveyor 22.

Es ist ebenfalls denkbar, dass die Aufnahmeeinheiten 34 bereits in einer für eine aussenseitige Beschriftung oder eine innenseitige Beschriftung der Druckereiprodukte 12 geeigneten Drehlage im Beschriftungsabschnitt 30 eintreffen.It is likewise conceivable for the receiving units 34 to arrive in the labeling section 30 already in a rotational position suitable for an external labeling or an inscription on the inside of the printed products 12.

Es ist auch denkbar, dass die Stützfläche 58 durch eine Vielzahl von Unterelementen, beispielsweise durch Rollelemente gebildet wird.It is also conceivable that the support surface 58 is formed by a plurality of sub-elements, for example by rolling elements.

Zudem ist es denkbar, dass die jeweiligen Stützorgane 38, 40 innerhalb der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 ebenfalls verstellbar sind.In addition, it is conceivable that the respective support members 38, 40 within the receiving unit 34 are also adjustable.

Es ist weiter denkbar, dass die Drehachse 36 näher zum Aufnahmesattel 26 hin oder weiter von diesem entfernt angeordnet sein kann, als dies in den Fig.1 und 2 gezeigt ist. Es ist auch denkbar, dass die Drehachse 36 parallel zum Aufnahmesattel 26 verlaufend ausserhalb der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 angeordnet ist.It is also conceivable that the axis of rotation 36 can be arranged closer to the receiving saddle 26 or further away from this, than in the Fig.1 and 2 is shown. It is also conceivable that the axis of rotation 36 is arranged parallel to the receiving saddle 26 extending outside the receiving unit 34.

Ebenso ist vorstellbar, dass die Beschriftung der Druckereiprodukte 12 in Querrichtung, d.h. in Richtung des Falzes 18 verlaufend, erfolgt.It is also conceivable that the lettering of the printed products 12 in the transverse direction, i. running in the direction of the fold 18, takes place.

Es ist weiter denkbar, dass die Aufnahmesättel 26 schräg zur Förderrichtung F an der Fördereinrichtung 22 angeordnet sind.It is further conceivable that the receiving saddles 26 are arranged obliquely to the conveying direction F on the conveyor 22.

Es ist weiter denkbar, dass der Abstand 24 zwischen den Aufnahmesätteln 26 der Fördereinrichtung 22 gegenüber der gezeigten Ausführungsform derart vergrössert ist, dass der zweite Produktteil 16 eines vorlaufenden Druckereiproduktes 12 den ersten Produktteil des nachlaufenden Druckereiproduktes 12' nicht überlappt. Damit wäre es möglich, eine Beschriftung auf der Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 in einem vergrösserten Beschriftungsbereich 74, und eine Beschriftung in einem vergrösserten, weiteren Beschriftungsbereich 80 der Innenseite 48 des zweiten Produktteils 16 bei derselben Neigeposition der Aufnahmeeinheit 34 durchzuführen. Falls der Abstand 24 zwischen den Aufnahmesätteln 26 der Fördereinrichtung 22 derart vergrössert wäre, dass er im Wesentlichen der Distanz zwischen dem Falz 18 und dem freien Rand 20,20' des Druckereiproduktes 12 entspricht, könnte sich der bandförmige Bereich 66 auf der Aussenseite 56 des ersten Produktteils 14 nahezu vom freien Rand 20 des ersten Produktteils 14 bis zum Falz 18 erstrecken. Ein variabler Abstand 24 zwischen den Aufnahmesätteln 26 der Fördereinrichtung 22 könnte beispielsweise mit Mitteln entsprechend der Offenbarung in DE 19649092 A realisiert werden.It is also conceivable that the distance 24 between the receiving saddles 26 of the conveyor 22 relative to the embodiment shown is increased such that the second product part 16 of a leading printed product 12 does not overlap the first product part of the trailing printed product 12 '. It would thus be possible to carry out a labeling on the outer side 56 of the first product part 14 in an enlarged labeling region 74, and an inscription in an enlarged, further labeling region 80 of the inner side 48 of the second product part 16 at the same tilting position of the receiving unit 34. If the distance 24 between the receiving saddles 26 of Conveyor 22 would be enlarged such that it substantially corresponds to the distance between the fold 18 and the free edge 20,20 'of the printed product 12, the band-shaped portion 66 on the outside 56 of the first product part 14 could almost from the free edge 20 of the first Product part 14 extend to the fold 18. A variable distance 24 between the receiving saddles 26 of the conveyor 22 could, for example, with means according to the disclosure in DE 19649092 A will be realized.

Es versteht sich von selbst, dass die erfindungsgemässe Vorrichtung zum Beschriften ein- oder mehrfach einzeln oder zusammen mit anderen Bearbeitungsstationen entlang der Fördereinrichtung angeordnet sein kann.It goes without saying that the device according to the invention for labeling can be arranged one or more times individually or together with other processing stations along the conveyor.

Claims (9)

  1. Method for labelling folded printed products (12) which have a first product part (14) and a second product part (16) joined together by a fold (18), and each product part (14, 16) having a free margin (20, 20') running at least approximately parallel to the fold (18), and which are conveyed one behind the other, and with the fold (18) running transversely to a direction of conveyance (F), by means of a conveyor device (22) in the direction of conveyance (F) through a labelling section (30) to which a labelling station (60) is assigned, the printed products (12), for the labelling, coming to bear upon a support surface (58), characterized in that the printed products (12) are disposed astride receiving saddles (26) of the conveyor device (22), disposed transversely to the direction of conveyance (F) and, for the labelling on an inner side (48) of the second product part (16) which trails behind in the direction of conveyance (F), the leading, first product part (14) is raised by means of a supporting member (38) such that a region (78) of the inner side (48) of the second product part (16) is exposed, which region (78) comes to bear upon the support surface (58).
  2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that, for the labelling of the outer side (56) of the first product part (14), the second product part (16) rests in the labelling section (30) on a further supporting member (40).
  3. Method according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each receiving saddle (26) forms together with the supporting member (38) and the further supporting member (40) a receiving unit (34), which is rotatable about an assigned rotation axis (36) running substantially parallel to the receiving saddle (26) and, for the labelling of the inner side (48) of the second product part (16), the first product part (14) is raised by a rotation of the receiving unit (34) in such a way about the rotation axis (36) that a surface area (76) of the first product part (14), which surface area (76) is supported by the supporting member (38), slopes substantially obliquely forward in relation to the direction of conveyance (F) and, for the labelling of the outer side (56) of the first product part (14), the second product part (16) is raised by a rotation of the receiving unit (34) in such a way about the rotation axis (36) that a surface area (70) of the second product part (16), which surface area (70) is supported by the further supporting member (40), slopes substantially obliquely rearward in relation to the direction of conveyance (F).
  4. Apparatus (10) for labelling folded printed products (12) which have a first product part (14) and a second product part (16) joined together by a fold (18) and each product part (14, 16) has a free margin (20, 20') running at least approximately parallel to the fold (18), comprising a conveyor device (22) with which the printed products (12) are conveyed one behind the other and with the fold (18) running transversely to a direction of conveyance (F) in the direction of conveyance (F) through a labelling section (30) to which a labelling station (60) is assigned, and further comprising a support surface (58) which is assigned to the labelling section (30) and upon which, for the labelling, the printed products (12) come to bear, characterized in that the conveyor device (22) has receiving saddles (26), which are disposed transversely to the direction of conveyance (F) and which are intended to convey the printed products (12) deposited astride them and, at least in the labelling section (30), the receiving saddles (26) are assigned a supporting member (38) such that, for the labelling of an inner side (48) of the second product part (16) which trails behind in the direction of conveyance (F), the leading, first product part (14) is raised such that a region (78) of the inner side (48) of the second product part (16) is exposed, which region comes to bear upon the support surface (58).
  5. Apparatus (10) according to Claim 4, characterized in that, at least in the labelling section (30), the receiving saddles (26) are assigned a further supporting member (40) such that the second product part (16) trailing the first product part (14), for the labelling of the outer side (56) of the first product part (14), rests in the labelling section (30) on the further supporting member (40).
  6. Apparatus (10) according to Claim 5, characterized in that the supporting member (38) and the further supporting member (40) are fixedly assigned to the respective receiving saddle (26) of the conveyor device (22) and are joined to form a receiving unit (34) having a rotation axis (36) running substantially parallel to the receiving saddle (26).
  7. Apparatus (10) according to Claim 6, characterized in that, for the labelling of the outer side (56) of the first product part (14), the receiving unit (34) is rotated in such a way about the rotation axis (36) that a surface area (70) of the second product part (16), which surface area (70) is supported by the further supporting member (40), slopes substantially obliquely rearward in relation to the direction of conveyance (F) and, for the labelling of the inner side (48) of the second product part (16), the receiving unit (34) is rotated in such a way about the rotation axis (36) that a surface area (76) of the first product part (14), which surface area (76) is supported by the supporting member (38), slopes substantially obliquely forward in relation to the direction of conveyance (F).
  8. Apparatus (10) according to Claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the rotational position of the receiving units (34) about the rotation axis (36), upon entry into the labelling section (30), is preferably controlled by means of a link motion (68).
  9. Apparatus (10) according to one of Claims 5 to 8, characterized in that a distance apart (24) of the receiving saddles (26) in the direction of conveyance (F) is dimensioned such that the printed products (12), for the labelling of the outer side (56) of the first product part (14) and the inner side (48) of the second product part (16) in the labelling section (30), make simultaneous contact against the support surface (58) both with the region (66) of the outer side (56) of the first product part (14) and with the region (78) of the inner side (48) of the second product part (16).
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