WO2008024314A2 - Hopper mounting mechanism - Google Patents
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- WO2008024314A2 WO2008024314A2 PCT/US2007/018423 US2007018423W WO2008024314A2 WO 2008024314 A2 WO2008024314 A2 WO 2008024314A2 US 2007018423 W US2007018423 W US 2007018423W WO 2008024314 A2 WO2008024314 A2 WO 2008024314A2
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- hopper
- shoe
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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
- B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
- B65H1/04—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
- B65H1/06—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile for separation from bottom of pile
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42C—BOOKBINDING
- B42C1/00—Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes for permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts
- B42C1/12—Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets or signatures
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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
- B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
- B65H39/02—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
- B65H39/04—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from piles
- B65H39/043—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from piles the piles being disposed in juxtaposed carriers
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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
- B65H2402/00—Constructional details of the handling apparatus
- B65H2402/10—Modular constructions, e.g. using preformed elements or profiles
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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
- B65H2402/00—Constructional details of the handling apparatus
- B65H2402/30—Supports; Subassemblies; Mountings thereof
- B65H2402/31—Pivoting support means
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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
- B65H2402/00—Constructional details of the handling apparatus
- B65H2402/50—Machine elements
- B65H2402/51—Joints, e.g. riveted or magnetic joints
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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
- B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
- B65H2403/90—Machine drive
- B65H2403/93—Fluid power drive
Definitions
- the present invention relates to printing presses and more particularly to hoppers.
- Gathering devices such as perfect binders, saddle stitchers and mailroom inserters may use hoppers or feeders to collect sheet material.
- a saddle stitcher or perfect binder may for example collect folded printed materials fed from hoppers or feeders onto a saddle or perfect binder conveyor, respectively, to form a magazine or other printed product.
- the term hopper and feeder are used synonymously.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,171,125 purportedly discloses moving a hopper and a stack of sheet material from an upright orientation to a tilted orientation. As the hopper and stack of sheet material are tilted, a lower end portion of the stack of sheet material is moved along an upwardly inclined ramp into engagement with a sheet material feed assembly.
- U.S. Patent No. 6,082,724 hereby incorporated by reference herein, describes a signature collating apparatus such as an inserter having a plurality of hoppers delivering sheet materials to receiving locations on a conveyor.
- U.S. Publication No. 2006/0103064 purportedly discloses modular signature feeders that include a frame having a base configured to enable the modular signature feeder to be removably attached to another modular signature feeder or a signature transfer assembly associated with a signature collation feeder assembly.
- a hopper in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, includes a hopper sidewall and a hopper shoe.
- the hopper shoe is secured to the sidewall.
- the hopper is pivotable with respect to the hopper shoe when the hopper is secured to a hopper base.
- a hopper in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, includes a hopper sidewall, a hopper shoe, and a spring-loaded clamp for securing the hopper shoe to the hopper sidewall, the spring-loaded clamp including a bolt for securing the spring-loaded clamp to a hopper base.
- a method for moving a hopper includes pivoting the hopper about a pivot point of the hopper, sliding the hopper off a first hopper base and onto a movable hopper base, and moving the hopper and movable hopper base.
- Fig. 1 shows a hopper, hopper base and mobile hopper base
- FIG. 2 shows a hopper and hopper mounting assembly according to the present invention
- FIG. 3 shows the hopper mounting assembly of Fig. 2;
- Fig. 4 shows the hopper mounted on the mobile base.
- hoppers are rigidly clamped to steel tubes. Removal and installation of the hopper to a hopper base was a long process. Hopper clamps were physically removed and an overhead lifting device was needed to move the hopper.
- Fig. 1 shows a hopper 10 mounted on a hopper base 14.
- a mobile hopper base 60 is also shown.
- Hopper 10 is movable between hopper base 14 and a mobile base 60.
- Mobile base 60 may be transported with hopper 10 for example, to relocate hopper 10 or transport hopper 10 for repairs.
- Hopper 10 includes hopper shoe 30, hopper sidewall 12, a nose section 108 extending over a gathering conveyor, such as a gathering chain 100, and a middle section 110 where hopper 10 is secured to hopper base 14.
- Hopper 10 is positioned over gathering chain 100 in the operating position to feed products at gathering chain 10.
- the mechanism within hopper 10 for feeding products onto gathering chain 100 can be of any conventional construction and will not be discussed herein.
- FIG. 2 shows a hopper 10 and a hopper mounting assembly 20.
- a hopper shoe 30 is pinned to sidewall 12 by a fastener, for example, a clamping bolt 32, via vertical slot 34.
- Clamping bolt 32 provides a rigid connection between hopper shoe 30 and sidewall 12 and reduces vibration.
- Hopper shoe 30 also has a longitudinal slot 36 which engages a spring-loaded clamp 40.
- a pneumatic cylinder 160 is also attached at one end 162 to hopper shoe 30 and at the other end 164 to hopper sidewall 12.
- Pneumatic cylinder 160 can support a weight of hopper 10 and pivots hopper 10 about a pivot point 70.
- End 162 is located in the middle section 110 of hopper 10.
- pneumatic cylinder 160 lifts hopper 10 up via sidewall 12.
- Clamping bolt 32 slides up in vertical slot 34, while hopper shoe 30 remains fixed to hopper base 14.
- Hopper 10 pivots about pivot point 70 raising the nose section 108 and middle section 110.
- the position of front section 1 10 may be adjusted to accommodate operating needs.
- Hopper 10 may be pivoted up, for example, when vacuum components are needed, or pivoted down, for example, to sit close to the inserter chain when vacuum components are not employed, ensuring a reliable drop to the inserter chain.
- Hopper 10 may be pivoted for example, 15° or less.
- nose section 108 of hopper 10 may be pivoted up prior to removal of hopper 10 from hopper base 14 so hopper 10 clears gathering chain 100 (Fig. 1). In a typical operating position, nose section 108 may snag gathering chain 100 if hopper 10 is pulled horizontally off hopper base 60.
- FIGs. 2 and 3 show hopper mounting assembly 20 including a bracket 22, spring-loaded clamp 40 and a guide 50.
- Spring-loaded clamp 40 includes a spring 42, bolt 44 and chamfered edge 46.
- Spring 42 biases spring-loaded clamp 40 into engagement with longitudinal slot 36 in hopper shoe 30.
- the bolt 44 screws into bracket 22 to secure hopper 10 to hopper base 14.
- bolt 44 needs to be loosened for example, Vi to 1 turn.
- chamfered edge 46 contacts an edge of longitudinal slot 36 which pushes spring-loaded clamp 40 back into guide 50.
- Hopper shoe 30 continues to slide past spring-loaded clamp 40 until hopper 20 is pulled off base 14 and onto a mobile hopper base 60.
- spring 42 pushes clamp 40 into longitudinal slot 36 to lock hopper shoe 30 onto mobile base 60.
- Bolt 44 can then be tightened to secure hopper 10 onto mobile base 60.
- An additional guide 52 may be provided for aligning hopper 10 on hopper base 14 or mobile base 60.
- the guide may be made of, for example, steel.
- FIG. 4 shows a gathering device 200 including a plurality of hoppers 10, 10', 10".
- Hopper 10 is mounted onto mobile base 60 via brackets 22, spring-loaded clamps 40 and hopper shoe 30.
- Hopper 10 has been moved from the typical feeder side position to the operator side, allowing, for example, hopper 10 to feed reverse lap signatures with less difficulty.
- nose section 108 may be positioned over gathering chain 100 as desired.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
- Filling Or Emptying Of Bunkers, Hoppers, And Tanks (AREA)
- Feeding Of Articles By Means Other Than Belts Or Rollers (AREA)
- Road Paving Machines (AREA)
- Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
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JP2009525595A JP2010501444A (en) | 2006-08-21 | 2007-08-20 | Hopper mounting mechanism |
EP07837103A EP2054333A4 (en) | 2006-08-21 | 2007-08-20 | Hopper mounting mechanism |
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