EP2100839B1 - Transport device for the acquisition and transfer of printed items - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a conveying device for the transfer and transfer of printed products, with a feed conveyor, with the occasional printed products are successively transportable in a transfer area and with an intermediate conveyor with which the printed products from the transfer area are transportable to a transfer area and along an endless circulating path a plurality of conveying elements, with which the printed products are taken in each case and transportable from the transfer area to the transfer area and can be transferred to a transport device.
- the printed products can be injected directly into the containers, such as bags or channels, without an intermediate conveyor. At higher speeds, however, the printed products may curl or rebound during insertion and thereby disturb the further course. Thick products or product stacks strike the containers because of their high mass and high speed.
- a conveyor device of this kind is for example from the EP-A-1 234 791 known.
- the intermediate conveyor has a plurality of circulating compartments which can be displaced into an open position and for further transport of the printed products into a closed position in a proximity region of the feed conveyor.
- the infeed conveyor is a conveyor with hanging clamps which are opened in the mentioned proximity area. In the transfer area, the compartments of the intermediate conveyor are opened, so that the printed products fall in free fall into pocket-like receiving elements of a plug-in machine.
- a conveyor has become known in which the printed products are removed with a pulling member of a stack and fed to a plug-in machine having a plurality of pockets.
- the tension member has pairs of cooperating rollers, between which the printed products are caught and delivered in a transfer area to the pockets.
- the feed conveyor also has a plurality of grippers which are opened in a transfer area.
- the intermediate conveyor is designed as a wheel and has a plurality of compartments on the periphery, which are opened in the transfer area, so that the products fall in free fall into the pockets of a Einsteckmaschine.
- the problem is that the printed products at very high power are delivered rudely into the containers, which can lead to curling of the printed products and to a delayed and poor positioning of these printed products in the containers.
- the invention has for its object to provide a conveyor device of the type mentioned, which avoids the disadvantages mentioned.
- the conveyor should thus allow even at higher powers a gentle delivery of the printed products or pre-collected product stack for further processing.
- the object is achieved in a generic conveyor device in that the conveying elements for aligning the printed products in the transfer area are each controlled to pivot about a substantially transverse to the direction of transport axis.
- the conveyor device according to the invention which is defined in the appended claims, it is possible, due to the pivotability of the individual elements, to track the movement of the containers with optimum orientation of the printed products in the transfer area and to deliver them to the containers with optimum orientation and speed.
- the device according to the invention it can be achieved that the printed products follow the containers very precisely during insertion. Basically, the smaller the angle between the velocity vectors of the containers and the supplied printed products, and the smaller the speed difference, the smoother the printed products are inserted.
- the feed conveyor is a belt conveyor. This promotes the printed products at a certain distance from each other or in the scale flow. In the transfer area, these printed products are each transferred to a conveyor element, which takes over onward transport. Instead of the belt conveyor but in principle also another conveyor device, such as those with grippers can be used.
- the feed conveyor runs at least substantially tangentially to the intermediate conveyor in the transfer area.
- the transport direction in the transfer area is preferably vertical from top to bottom. In principle, however, a transport device in the transfer area from bottom to top or, for example, also a horizontal or inclined transport direction is possible.
- the conveying elements each have a transport member with which the printed products can be transported on the corresponding conveying element.
- This can be compensated in particular a differential speed between the feed conveyor and the intermediate conveyor.
- the printed products can thus be braked or accelerated on the individual conveyor elements. If the printed products are supplied to the intermediate conveyor, for example in a preferably slightly overlapping scale flow, then the scale flow on the intermediate conveyor can be pulled apart by appropriate transport on the individual conveying elements. On the other hand, a distance be reduced between the individual printed products on the intermediate conveyor.
- a particularly safe and structurally comparatively simple drive of the transport organs arises when, according to a development, the intermediate conveyor has at least one drive cam, which is in engagement with the transport organs in each case in the transfer area and thereby the corresponding printed products are moved on the conveying member.
- the intermediate conveyor has at least one second drive curve, which is in each case in the transfer area with the transport organs in order to transport away the printed products in each case from the corresponding conveyor member and thus transfer.
- the printed products can be injected, for example, in pockets, which is possible even at high speeds.
- the transport members each have at least one transport roller on which rest the pressure applied to the corresponding conveyor element printed products. By appropriately rotating the transport rollers in one or the other direction, the printed products can be accelerated or decelerated.
- a first drive curve in the transfer area and a second buoyancy curve in the transfer area is provided. This makes it possible to accelerate or decelerate the printed products in both areas. This results in a particularly high flexibility and optimal transfer of the printed products.
- the conveying elements each have at least one gripping member with which the printed products can each be clamped against a bearing surface of the corresponding conveying element.
- the gripping members are pivotally arranged on a conveying element according to a further development. By swiveling in and out, the printed products can be clamped or released accordingly.
- a spring element may for example be arranged so that the gripping member is pivoted and the printed products are clamped. With a control cam, which counteracts the spring force, the gripping member can be opened again and the printed products are released.
- the at least one gripping member is designed such that the retained printed products are each movable on an outer side of the conveying element in the transport direction or against it.
- the gripping members are provided for this purpose, for example, with rollers which allow the said movements.
- the printed products are thus each held on the conveyor element with said at least one gripping member, but can be moved in the transport direction or against the transport direction on the conveyor member.
- the printed products both in the transfer area and in the transfer area can be accelerated or decelerated as mentioned above, but are guided safely.
- the intermediate conveyor for pivoting the conveying elements has a curve and that the conveying elements have a cam roller which is at least partially engaged with the curve. This allows a particularly secure pivoting of the conveying elements in the transfer area. By appropriately adjusting the curve, the pivoting movement can be set exactly and also changed.
- the intermediate conveyor is designed as a wheel and that the conveying elements are arranged on the circumference of the wheel.
- the endless path of the conveying elements is thus here preferably a circular path. In principle, however, another path, for example an oval path, is also conceivable.
- the conveying elements each have an outer bearing surface for the printed products and that these bearing surfaces each form a lateral surface of the wheel in a basic position of the corresponding conveying element.
- these contact surfaces in the transfer area form a circular area on which the printed products can preferably be applied tangentially and thus accepted. Subsequent to this transfer area then the conveying elements can be pivoted with a front edge to the outside or inwards.
- the printed products are transferred to a transport device which has pockets into which the printed products are inserted from above and, in particular, inserted.
- the bags can be the pockets of a plug-in. You can for example be formed as a ring, as in the EP-A-1 234 791 is shown. Instead of the pockets but other containers or for example brackets or the like may be provided.
- the in the FIGS. 1 and 2 shown conveyor device 1 has a feed conveyor 2, are transferred to the printed products 6 in a transfer area A to an intermediate conveyor 8 rotating about an axis 8.
- the intermediate conveyor 3 is driven by a drive not shown here and rotates in the FIGS. 1 and 2 clockwise.
- the transferred to the intermediate conveyor 3 printed products 6 are transferred from the intermediate conveyor 3 to a transport device 34 which in FIG. 2 the recorded printed products 6 promotes from left to right.
- the printed products 6 are each stored in a pocket 14 or in another similar container or gripper.
- printed products 6 according FIG. 2 taken over in three-clock position and delivered in about six o'clock position to the transport device 34. But both for the acquisition and for the transfer other positions are possible.
- the printed products 6 are transported one behind the other in the feed conveyor 2 at a distance.
- the printed products 6 could also be transported in a scale flow from the feed conveyor 2.
- the printed products 6 are, for example, individual printed sheets, stacks of printing blocks, magazines, newspapers and the like.
- the feed conveyor 2 is in the illustrated embodiment, a belt conveyor, but this could also be replaced by another suitable transport device, such as those with grippers.
- the transport direction of the printed products 6 in the transfer area A runs tangentially to the circumference of the intermediate conveyor 3.
- the feed conveyor 2 takes over the printed products 6 from a device, not shown here and promotes this between two conveyor belts 4 and 5, of which in the FIG. 1 only sections are shown. These conveyor belts 4 and 5 are endless belts which are driven and guided around corresponding deflection rollers.
- the transport of the printed products 6 takes place in the FIGS. 1 and 2 essentially vertically from top to bottom.
- printed products 6 are transferred to the intermediate conveyor 3.
- the FIG. 1 shows a printed product 6 ', which already engages in the region of the intermediate conveyor 3.
- a printed product 6 is already transferred to the intermediate conveyor 3.
- Another printed product 6 ''' is delivered by the intermediate conveyor 3 and inserted into one of the pockets 14.
- the intermediate conveyor 3 has a wheel 7 with two spaced-apart star-shaped plates 35 and 36 (FIG. Fig. 6 ), which is mounted in a machine frame, not shown here, at the ends of the axle 8.
- the plates 35 and 36 each have a plurality of substantially radially outwardly projecting bearing parts 39 (FIGS. Fig. 1 ), between each of which a recess 40 is arranged.
- a conveying element 9 is pivotally mounted in each case.
- These conveying elements 9 have according to FIG. 3 in each case a front edge 41 and a rear edge 42, which run parallel to one another and parallel to a pivot axis 27. This pivot axis 27 is located substantially between the two edges 41 and 42, as the FIG.
- the conveying elements 9 are distributed at the same distance from each other around the circumference of the wheel 7 and can be pivoted similar to the slats of a blind. Between the edges 41 and 42 extends a surface 32 which is bent straight or in accordance with the peripheral surface of the wheel 7 to the outside and forms an investment or support surface for each printed product 6.
- the printed products 6 can each be detected and transported by the conveying elements 9, these each have two gripping members 10, which according to FIG. 3 are each pivotable about a pivot axis 43 and which are connected to a main body 35 of a conveying element 9.
- An unillustrated spring element which could be, for example, a torsion spring mounted on the axle 43, acts to bring the gripping member 10 into the closed position.
- the gripping members 10 each have a lever 21, on which at a distance from the axis 43 two spaced-apart rollers 19 are mounted.
- the gripping members 10 each have a arranged on a lever 33 cam roller 20, each with a in the FIGS. 1 and 2 shown gripper curve 11 work together.
- the gripper cam 11 counteracts the gripping member 10 closing spring force.
- the gripping members 10 each between the in the Figures 3 and 6 shown clamping position and one in the FIGS. 1 and 2 pivoted open position shown.
- the gripping members 10 are located in front of the transfer area A in the open position and then go in the transfer area B in the closed position.
- the gripping members 10 are approximately in the two-clock position in the open position and approximately in the four-clock position in the clamping or closed position.
- the gripping members 10 "are here already in the clamping or closed Position in which the corresponding printed product 6 '' is held on the conveyor element 9.
- the lever 21 may be made of an elastic material to compensate for differences in thickness of printed products 6 or product stack 45.
- the printed products 6 are respectively retained after the transfer area A on the conveyor elements 9 so that they can be transported on these.
- the conveying elements 9 according to the Figures 3 and 5 a plurality of recesses 44 into which a transport roller 23 or further parallel rollers 24 protrude.
- the gripper rollers 19 are in closed gripping members 10 respectively on an outer surface 37 of the transport roller 23 and on a roller 24 at. In the circumferential direction of the wheel 7, the printed products 6 can thus be moved between the gripper rollers 19 and the transport roller 23 or the rollers 24.
- the transport roller 23 is according to FIG. 6 rotatably mounted on the two plates 35 and 36 and has at one end a drive member 26 which cooperates for the drive with a curve 30, 31.
- the curve 30, 31 may be in one piece or as in FIG. 1 be formed in several parts. These curves 30 and 31 are stationary and can preferably be adjusted. With rotating wheel 7, the transport roller 23 is rotated in the intended area by engagement with the curve 30 or 31 about its longitudinal axis. The transport rollers 23 thus form with the curves 30 and 31 and the grippers 10 a transport member 22, can be transported with the printed products 6 in the desired area on the conveyor element 9. The transport is preferably carried out first in the transfer area A and subsequently in the transfer area B.
- the transport member 22 may instead of the transport roller 23 and the gripper rollers 19 with other suitable elements, for example with Tapes or the like can be realized. For example, in each case around the two rollers 19 of a gripping member 10, a band are placed.
- the first transport takes place according to FIG. 1 by the engagement of the drive member 26 on the curve 31, as the FIG. 1 shows.
- the procedure is carried out according to FIG. 1 first approximately in the two-clock position, in which the printed product 6 'impinges on a conveying element 9 with a front end.
- the transport of the printed product 6 'or 6 "serves primarily to compensate for a speed difference between the feed conveyor 2 and the intermediate conveyor 3. In this case, the distance between the printed products 6 can be reduced or even increased
- the conveying speed with which the printed products 6 are transported on the conveying element can be influenced A smaller diameter of the drive part 26 results in a larger one Conveying speed on the conveying element 9.
- the driving part 26 can, as in FIG. 6 shown also have a plurality of different diameters, which in each case a curve 30, 31 is assigned.
- a curve 30, 31 is assigned.
- the transport speed of the conveyor element 9 in the transfer area A and in the transfer area B may be different.
- the curves 30, 31 are formed as a ring, which could be rotated about the axis 8 with a drive.
- the transport speed of the conveying elements 9 could also be changed.
- a printed product 6 "' may be driven in the transfer area B and, if desired, accelerated so that it is delivered by the corresponding conveyor element 9 and inserted into a pocket 14.
- the engagement of the cam 30 is located after the curve 31 and according to the FIGS. 1 and 2 in the lower part of the wheel 7.
- FIG. 4 Another essential function of the conveyor elements 9 is their pivotability about the axis 27.
- the main body 25 For pivotal mounting of the main body 25 has according FIG. 4 on the inside a bearing pin 38. At a distance to this are on the main body 25 according to the Figures 3 and 4
- Rolls 28 arranged according to the FIG. 6 work together with a curve 29.
- the conveying elements 9 are pivoted in the transfer area B so that the trailing edge 42 are moved into a recess 40 and the leading edge 41 substantially radially outwards.
- the corresponding printed products 6 are pivoted and aligned for storage in one of the pockets 14.
- FIG. 1 is the printed product 6 "in a basic position and extends substantially parallel to the lateral surface of the wheel 7.
- the printed product 6"' is now already pivoted and positioned obliquely downwards.
- the pockets 14 are spared. These each have an inner side 15 and a further inner side 16 and a bottom 18.
- the insertion of the printed products 6 takes place at an upper opening 17.
- the inserted printed products 6 are finally on the inside 16, as the FIG. 2 lets recognize.
- the printed products 6 leave the conveying element 9, if this is already largely immersed in the corresponding pocket 14, as the FIGS. 1 and 2 demonstrate.
- the printed products 6 are held in the delivery to the transport device 34 with the two gripping members 10.
- the printed products 6 are thus held and guided until complete delivery to the corresponding conveyor element 9.
- the printed products 6 are inserted in the illustrated embodiment in empty pockets 14. Basically, these pockets 14 or other containers may already contain a printed product, which may also be open.
- the inserted printed products 6 can thus be inserted, for example, as supplements in these other printed products become. Again, a gentle, smooth and timed delivery is essential. This can ensure that the printed products 6 are inserted exactly as supplements.
- the exact and gentle transfer is also essential if the bags 14 are other containers or, for example, grippers.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Fördervorrichtung für die Übernahme und Weitergabe von Druckprodukten, mit einem Zuförderer, mit dem vereinzelte Druckprodukte nacheinander in einen Übernahmebereich transportierbar sind und mit einem Zwischenförderer, mit dem die Druckprodukte vom Übernahmebereich zu einem Übergabebereich transportierbar sind und der entlang einer endlosen umlaufenden Bahn eine Mehrzahl von Förderelementen aufweist, mit denen die Druckprodukte jeweils gefasst und vom Übernahmebereich bis zum Übergabebereich transportierbar und an eine Transportvorrichtung übergebbar sind. Im kleinen Leistungsbereich können die Druckprodukte ohne Zwischenförderer direkt in die Behältnisse, wie beispielsweise Taschen oder Kanäle eingeschossen werden. Bei grösserer Geschwindigkeit können die Druckprodukte jedoch beim Einführen einrollen oder zurückprallen und dadurch den weiteren Ablauf stören. Dicke Produkte oder Produktstapel schlagen wegen ihrer hohen Masse und der hohen Geschwindigkeit auf die Behältnisse.The invention relates to a conveying device for the transfer and transfer of printed products, with a feed conveyor, with the occasional printed products are successively transportable in a transfer area and with an intermediate conveyor with which the printed products from the transfer area are transportable to a transfer area and along an endless circulating path a plurality of conveying elements, with which the printed products are taken in each case and transportable from the transfer area to the transfer area and can be transferred to a transport device. In the small performance range, the printed products can be injected directly into the containers, such as bags or channels, without an intermediate conveyor. At higher speeds, however, the printed products may curl or rebound during insertion and thereby disturb the further course. Thick products or product stacks strike the containers because of their high mass and high speed.
Fördervorrichtungen dieser Art sind in der druckweiterverarbeitenden Industrie seit langem bekannt. Eine Fördervorrichtung dieser Art ist beispielsweise aus der
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Bei den genannten Fördervorrichtungen beseht die Schwierigkeit, dass die Druckprodukte bei sehr hohen Leistungen unsanft in die Behältnisse abgegeben werden, was zum Einrollen der Druckprodukte sowie zu einer verzögerten und schlechten Positionierung dieser Druckprodukte in den Behältnissen führen kann.In the mentioned conveyors the problem is that the printed products at very high power are delivered rudely into the containers, which can lead to curling of the printed products and to a delayed and poor positioning of these printed products in the containers.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Fördervorrichtung der genannten Art zu schaffen, welche die genannten Nachteile vermeidet. Die Fördervorrichtung soll somit auch bei höheren Leistungen eine schonende Abgabe der Druckprodukte oder der vorgesammelten Produktstapel für die Weiterverarbeitung ermöglichen.The invention has for its object to provide a conveyor device of the type mentioned, which avoids the disadvantages mentioned. The conveyor should thus allow even at higher powers a gentle delivery of the printed products or pre-collected product stack for further processing.
Die Aufgabe ist bei einer gattungsgemässen Fördervorrichtung dadurch gelöst, dass die Förderelemente zum Ausrichten der Druckprodukte im Übergabebereich jeweils um eine im Wesentlichen quer zur Transportrichtung verlaufende Achse gesteuert verschwenkbar sind. Mit der erfindungsgemässen Fördervorrichtung, welche in den beigefügten Ansprüchen definiert ist, ist es aufgrund der Verschwenkbarkeit der einzelnen Elemente möglich, im Übergabebereich die Bewegung der Behältnisse mit optimaler Ausrichtung der Druckprodukte zu verfolgen und diese mit optimaler Ausrichtung und Geschwindigkeit an die Behältnisse abzugeben. Mit der erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung kann erreicht werden, dass die Druckprodukte während dem Einführen sehr genau den Behältnissen folgen. Grundsätzlich gilt, dass je kleiner der Winkel zwischen den Geschwindigkeitsvektoren der Behältnisse und der zugeführten Druckprodukte ist und je kleiner die Geschwindigkeitsdifferenz ist, desto sanfter werden die Druckprodukte eingesteckt.The object is achieved in a generic conveyor device in that the conveying elements for aligning the printed products in the transfer area are each controlled to pivot about a substantially transverse to the direction of transport axis. With the conveyor device according to the invention, which is defined in the appended claims, it is possible, due to the pivotability of the individual elements, to track the movement of the containers with optimum orientation of the printed products in the transfer area and to deliver them to the containers with optimum orientation and speed. With the device according to the invention, it can be achieved that the printed products follow the containers very precisely during insertion. Basically, the smaller the angle between the velocity vectors of the containers and the supplied printed products, and the smaller the speed difference, the smoother the printed products are inserted.
Nach einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist der,Zuförderer ein Bandförderer. Dieser fördert die Druckprodukte in einem bestimmten Abstand zueinander oder auch im Schuppenstrom. Im Übergabebereich werden diese Druckprodukte jeweils an ein Förderelement übergeben, welches den Weitertransport übernimmt. Anstelle des Bandförderers kann aber grundsätzlich auch eine andere Fördervorrichtung, beispielsweise eine solche mit Greifern verwendet werden.According to a development of the invention, the feed conveyor is a belt conveyor. This promotes the printed products at a certain distance from each other or in the scale flow. In the transfer area, these printed products are each transferred to a conveyor element, which takes over onward transport. Instead of the belt conveyor but in principle also another conveyor device, such as those with grippers can be used.
Nach einer Weiterbildung ist vorgesehen, dass der Zuförderer wenigstens im Übergabebereich im Wesentlichen tangential zum Zwischenförderer verläuft. Die Transportrichtung im Übergabebereich erfolgt vorzugsweise vertikal von oben nach unten. Grundsätzlich ist aber auch eine Transportvorrichtung im Übergabebereich von unten nach oben oder beispielsweise auch eine horizontale oder geneigte Transportrichtung möglich.According to a development, it is provided that the feed conveyor runs at least substantially tangentially to the intermediate conveyor in the transfer area. The transport direction in the transfer area is preferably vertical from top to bottom. In principle, however, a transport device in the transfer area from bottom to top or, for example, also a horizontal or inclined transport direction is possible.
Gemäß der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass die Förderelemente jeweils ein Transportorgan aufweisen, mit dem die Druckprodukte auf dem entsprechenden Förderelement transportierbar sind. Damit kann insbesondere eine Differenzgeschwindigkeit zwischen dem Zuförderer und dem Zwischenförderer kompensiert werden. Die Druckprodukte können somit auf den einzelnen Förderelementen gebremst oder beschleunigt werden. Werden die Druckprodukte beispielsweise in einem vorzugsweise leicht überlappenden Schuppenstrom dem Zwischenförderer zugeführt, so kann der Schuppenstrom auf dem Zwischenförderer durch entsprechenden Transport auf den einzelnen Förderelementen auseinander gezogen werden. Andererseits kann ein Abstand zwischen den einzelnen Druckprodukten auf dem Zwischenförderer verkleinert werden.According to the invention, it is provided that the conveying elements each have a transport member with which the printed products can be transported on the corresponding conveying element. This can be compensated in particular a differential speed between the feed conveyor and the intermediate conveyor. The printed products can thus be braked or accelerated on the individual conveyor elements. If the printed products are supplied to the intermediate conveyor, for example in a preferably slightly overlapping scale flow, then the scale flow on the intermediate conveyor can be pulled apart by appropriate transport on the individual conveying elements. On the other hand, a distance be reduced between the individual printed products on the intermediate conveyor.
Ein besonders sicherer und konstruktiv vergleichsweise einfacher Antrieb der Transportorgane ergibt sich dann, wenn gemäss einer Weiterbildung der Zwischenförderer wenigstens eine Antriebskurve aufweist, welche mit den Transportorganen jeweils im Übergabebereich in Eingriff ist und dadurch die entsprechenden Druckprodukte auf dem Förderorgan bewegt werden.A particularly safe and structurally comparatively simple drive of the transport organs arises when, according to a development, the intermediate conveyor has at least one drive cam, which is in engagement with the transport organs in each case in the transfer area and thereby the corresponding printed products are moved on the conveying member.
Nach einer Weiterbildung ist vorgesehen, dass der Zwischenförderer wenigstens eine zweite Antriebskurve aufweist, welche mit den Transportorganen jeweils im Übergabebereich in Eingriff ist, um die Druckprodukte jeweils vom entsprechenden Förderorgan wegzutransportieren und damit zu übergeben. Dadurch können die Druckprodukte beispielsweise in Taschen eingeschossen werden, was auch bei hohen Laufgeschwindigkeiten möglich ist. Vorzugsweise weisen die Transportorgane jeweils wenigstens eine Transportrolle auf, an der die am entsprechenden Förderelement anliegenden Druckprodukte aufliegen. Durch entsprechendes Drehen der Transportrollen in der einen oder anderen Richtung können die Druckprodukte beschleunigt oder gebremst werden.According to a further development, it is provided that the intermediate conveyor has at least one second drive curve, which is in each case in the transfer area with the transport organs in order to transport away the printed products in each case from the corresponding conveyor member and thus transfer. As a result, the printed products can be injected, for example, in pockets, which is possible even at high speeds. Preferably, the transport members each have at least one transport roller on which rest the pressure applied to the corresponding conveyor element printed products. By appropriately rotating the transport rollers in one or the other direction, the printed products can be accelerated or decelerated.
Vorzugsweise ist eine erste Antriebskurve im Übernahmebereich und eine zweite Auftriebskurve im Übergabebereich vorgesehen. Damit ist es möglich, die Druckprodukte in beiden Bereichen sowohl zu beschleunigen oder zu bremsen. Damit ergibt sich eine besonders hohe Flexibilität und optimale Übergabe der Druckprodukte.Preferably, a first drive curve in the transfer area and a second buoyancy curve in the transfer area is provided. This makes it possible to accelerate or decelerate the printed products in both areas. This results in a particularly high flexibility and optimal transfer of the printed products.
Gemäß der Erfindung weisen die Förderelemente jeweils wenigstens ein Greiforgan auf, mit dem die Druckprodukte jeweils gegen eine Auflagefläche des entsprechenden Förderelementes klemmbar sind. Mit diesen Greiforganen können die Druckprodukte jeweils im Übernahmebereich gegen das entsprechende Förderelement geklemmt und damit sicher transportiert werden. Die Greiforgane sind gemäss einer Weiterbildung schwenkbar am Förderelement angeordnet. Durch ein- und ausschwenken können die Druckprodukte entsprechend geklemmt oder freigelassen werden. Ein Federelement kann beispielsweise so angeordnet sein, dass das Greiforgan eingeschwenkt wird und die Druckprodukte geklemmt werden. Mit einer Steuerkurve, welche der Federkraft entgegenwirkt, kann das Greiforgan wieder geöffnet und die Druckprodukte freigegeben werden.According to the invention, the conveying elements each have at least one gripping member with which the printed products can each be clamped against a bearing surface of the corresponding conveying element. With these gripping members, the printed products can each be clamped in the transfer area against the corresponding conveyor element and thus transported safely. The gripping members are pivotally arranged on a conveying element according to a further development. By swiveling in and out, the printed products can be clamped or released accordingly. A spring element may for example be arranged so that the gripping member is pivoted and the printed products are clamped. With a control cam, which counteracts the spring force, the gripping member can be opened again and the printed products are released.
Nach einer Weiterbildung ist vorgesehen, dass das wenigstens eine Greiforgan so ausgebildet ist, dass die festgehaltenen Druckprodukte jeweils auf einer Aussenseite des Förderelementes in Transportrichtung oder gegen diese bewegbar sind. Die Greiforgane sind hierzu beispielsweise mit Rollen versehen, welche die genannten Bewegungen ermöglichen. Die Druckprodukte werden somit jeweils mit dem genannten wenigstens einem Greiforgan am Förderelement gehalten, können aber in Transportrichtung oder gegen die Transportrichtung auf dem Förderorgan bewegt werden. Damit ist es möglich, dass die Druckprodukte sowohl im Übernahmebereich als auch im Übergabebereich wie oben erwähnt beschleunigt oder gebremst werden können, hierbei aber sicher geführt sind.According to a development, it is provided that the at least one gripping member is designed such that the retained printed products are each movable on an outer side of the conveying element in the transport direction or against it. The gripping members are provided for this purpose, for example, with rollers which allow the said movements. The printed products are thus each held on the conveyor element with said at least one gripping member, but can be moved in the transport direction or against the transport direction on the conveyor member. Thus, it is possible that the printed products both in the transfer area and in the transfer area can be accelerated or decelerated as mentioned above, but are guided safely.
Nach einer Weiterbildung ist vorgesehen, dass der Zwischenförderer zum Schwenken der Förderelemente eine Kurve aufweist und dass die Förderelemente eine Kurvenrolle aufweisen, welche mit der Kurve wenigstens bereichsweise in Eingriff ist. Dies ermöglicht ein besonders sicheres Verschwenken der Förderelemente im Übergabebereich. Durch entsprechendes Verstellen der Kurve kann die Schwenkbewegung exakt eingestellt und auch verändert werden.According to a development it is provided that the intermediate conveyor for pivoting the conveying elements has a curve and that the conveying elements have a cam roller which is at least partially engaged with the curve. This allows a particularly secure pivoting of the conveying elements in the transfer area. By appropriately adjusting the curve, the pivoting movement can be set exactly and also changed.
Nach einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der Zwischenförderer als Rad ausgebildet ist und dass die Förderelemente am Umfang des Rades angeordnet sind. Die endlose Bahn der Förderelemente ist hier somit vorzugsweise eine Kreisbahn. Grundsätzlich ist aber auch eine andere Bahn, beispielsweise eine ovale Bahn denkbar.According to a development of the invention, it is provided that the intermediate conveyor is designed as a wheel and that the conveying elements are arranged on the circumference of the wheel. The endless path of the conveying elements is thus here preferably a circular path. In principle, however, another path, for example an oval path, is also conceivable.
Nach einer Weiterbildung ist vorgesehen, dass die Förderelemente jeweils eine äussere Auflagefläche für die Druckprodukte aufweisen und dass diese Auflageflächen jeweils in einer Grundstellung des entsprechenden Förderelementes eine Mantelfläche des Rades bilden. Vorzugsweise bilden diese Auflageflächen im Übernahmebereich eine Kreisfläche, an welcher die Druckprodukte vorzugsweise tangential anlegbar und damit übernehmbar sind. Anschliessend an diesen Übernahmebereich können dann die Förderelemente mit einer vorderen Kante nach aussen oder nach innen verschwenkt werden.According to a development, it is provided that the conveying elements each have an outer bearing surface for the printed products and that these bearing surfaces each form a lateral surface of the wheel in a basic position of the corresponding conveying element. Preferably, these contact surfaces in the transfer area form a circular area on which the printed products can preferably be applied tangentially and thus accepted. Subsequent to this transfer area then the conveying elements can be pivoted with a front edge to the outside or inwards.
Nach einer Weiterbildung ist vorgesehen, dass die Druckprodukte an eine Transportvorrichtung übergeben werden, welche Taschen aufweist, in welche die Druckprodukte von oben eingelegt und insbesondere eingeworfen werden. Die Taschen können beispielsweise die Taschen einer Einsteckmaschine sein. Sie können beispielsweise als Ring ausgebildet sein, wie dies in der
Weitere vorteilhafte Merkmale ergeben sich aus den abhängigen Patentansprüchen, der nachfolgenden Beschreibung sowie der Zeichnung.Further advantageous features emerge from the dependent claims, the following description and the drawings.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- schematisch eine räumliche Ansicht einer erfindungsgemässen Fördervorrichtung,
- Fig. 2
- eine weitere Ansicht der Fördervorrichtung gemäss
Figur 1 , - Fig. 3
- schematisch eine räumliche Ansicht eines Förderelementes,
- Fig. 4
- eine weitere Ansicht des Förderelementes gemäss
Figur 3 , - Fig. 5
- ein Schnitt durch das Förderelement entlang der Linie V-V der
Figur 6 , - Fig. 6
- ein weiterer Schnitt durch das Förderelement und
- Fig. 7a und 7b
- vergrösserte Ansichten gemäss
Figur 2 .
- Fig. 1
- 3 is a schematic view of a conveyor device according to the invention;
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- a further view of the conveyor according to
FIG. 1 . - Fig. 3
- schematically a spatial view of a conveying element,
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- a further view of the conveying element according to
FIG. 3 . - Fig. 5
- a section through the conveying element along the line VV of
FIG. 6 . - Fig. 6
- another section through the conveyor element and
- Fig. 7a and 7b
- enlarged views according to
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Die in den
Der Zuförderer 2 übernimmt die Druckprodukte 6 von einer hier nicht gezeigten Vorrichtung und fördert diese zwischen zwei Transportbändern 4 und 5, von denen in der
Der Zwischenförderer 3 besitzt ein Rad 7 mit zwei im Abstand zueinander angeordneten sternförmigen Platten 35 und 36 (
Damit die Druckprodukte 6 von den Förderelementen 9 jeweils erfasst und transportiert werden können, besitzen diese jeweils zwei Greiforgane 10, die gemäss
Die Druckprodukte 6 werden nach dem Übernahmebereich A auf den Förderelementen 9 jeweils so festgehalten, dass sie auf diesen transportiert werden können. Hierzu besitzen die Förderelemente 9 gemäss den
Der erste Transport erfolgt gemäss
Es ist auch denkbar, dass die Kurven 30, 31 als ein Ring ausgebildet sind, welcher mit einem Antrieb um die Achse 8 gedreht werden könnte. Damit könnte die Transportgeschwindigkeit der Förderelemente 9 ebenfalls verändert werden.The first transport takes place according to
It is also conceivable that the
Mit dem Eingriff des Antriebteils 26 an der Kurve 30 kann ein Druckprodukt 6"' im Übergabebereich B angetrieben und falls gewünscht beschleunigt werden, so dass dieses vom entsprechenden Förderelement 9 abgegeben und in eine Tasche 14 eingeführt wird. Der Eingriff bzw. der Wirkungsbereich der Kurve 30 liegt nach der Kurve 31 und gemäss den
Eine weitere und wesentliche Funktion der Förderelemente 9 ist ihre Schwenkbarkeit um die Achse 27. Zur schwenkbaren Lagerung besitzt der Grundkörper 25 gemäss
Wesentlich ist auch, dass die Taschen 14 geschont werden. Diese besitzen jeweils eine Innenseite 15 und eine weitere Innenseite 16 sowie einen Boden 18. Der Einwurf der Druckprodukte 6 erfolgt an einer oberen Öffnung 17. Beim Einwurf sind die Druckprodukte 6 im Wesentlichen gegen die Innenseite 15 und gegen den Boden 18 gerichtet. Die eingelegten Druckprodukte 6 liegen schliesslich an der Innenseite 16 an, wie die
Ist das Druckprodukt 6 schliesslich an die Transportvorrichtung 34 abgegeben, so werden die Förderelemente 9 mit der Kurve 29 wieder in die Grundstellung verschwenkt. Diese ist gemäss
Wesentlich ist auch, dass die Druckprodukte 6 bei der Abgabe an die Transportvorrichtung 34 mit den beiden Greiforganen 10 festgehalten werden. Die Druckprodukte 6 sind somit bis zur vollständigen Abgabe am entsprechenden Förderelement 9 festgehalten und geführt. Die Druckprodukte 6 werden beim gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel in leere Taschen 14 eingelegt. Grundsätzlich können diese Taschen 14 oder andere Behältnisse bereits ein Druckprodukt enthalten, das zudem geöffnet sein kann. Die eingeworfenen Druckprodukte 6 können damit beispielsweise als Beilagen in diese anderen Druckprodukte eingelegt werden. Auch hier ist eine schonende, fliessende und getaktete Übergabe wesentlich. Dadurch kann sichergestellt werden, dass die Druckprodukte 6 als Beilagen exakt eingelegt werden. Die exakte und schonende Übergabe ist auch dann wesentlich, wenn die Taschen 14 andere Behälter oder beispielsweise Greifer sind.It is also essential that the printed
Mit der erfindungsgemässen Fördervorrichtung können, wie in
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- Conveying device (1) for accepting and forwarding at least one printed product (6), with a supplying conveyor (2), with which printed products (6) may be transported one after the other into an acceptance area (A), and with a circulating intermediate conveyor (3), with which the printed products (6) may be transported from the acceptance area (A) to a delivery area (B) of a transport device (34), and which has several conveying elements (9) along a continuous path, with which the printed products (6) are grasped and may be transported from the acceptance area (A) to the delivery area (B) and delivered to the transport device (34), in which at least between the acceptance area (A) and delivery area (B) the conveying elements (9) may swivel around an axis running crosswise to the direction of transport (27) in a controlled way, in which each conveying element (9) has at least one lateral gripping body (10) holding the printed products (6) as well as a transport body (22) with a transport roller (23) provided to transport the printed products (6), with which the printed products (6) may be transported on the conveying element (9), in which the gripping body (10) is made so that the printed products (6) held firmly on the conveying element (9) may be moved in the direction of transport, characterised in that a drive cam (30, 31) fixed to a frame is allocated to the transport bodies (22) of the conveying elements (9), which engages with the transport bodies (22) between the acceptance area (A) and the delivery area (B), in which transport of the printed products (6) on the conveying element (9) is controlled so that a difference in speed between the supplying conveyor (2) and the intermediate conveyor (3) is compensated.
- Conveying device (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the supplying conveyor (2) is a belt conveyor.
- Conveying device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that at least in the acceptance area (A) the supplying conveyor (2) transports the printed products (6) more or less tangentially to the intermediate conveyor (3).
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the supplying conveyor (2) transports the printed products (6) more or less vertically and preferably from top to bottom.
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the drive cam (30, 31) is made in several parts, in which a first cam section (31) is allocated to the acceptance area (A) and a second following cam section (30) in the direction of transport is allocated to the delivery area (B).
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the gripping body (10) may be swivelled between a clamping and an open position crosswise to the direction of transport.
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the one gripping body (10) may swivel through a fixed control cam (11) against a spring force in a controlled way.
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that a cam (29) is allocated to the intermediate conveyor (3) for swivelling the conveying elements (9) around the axis (27) and that the conveying elements (9) have a roller (28), which works together with the cam (29).
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the intermediate conveyor (3) is made wheel shaped and that the conveying elements (9) are supported at equal distances on the circumference of the intermediate conveyor (3).
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the conveying elements (9) may swivel in the delivery area (B) in a controlled way and the printed products (6"') may be driven on the conveying element (9) for delivery to the transport device (34).
- Conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 10, with a transport device (34), to which the printed products (6) are delivered in the delivery area (B), characterised in that the transport device (34) has several containers, such as pockets (14) for example, into which the printed products (6) may be put.
- Use of the conveying device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11 for processing individual printed products (6) or stacks (45) consisting of different printed products.
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