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EP0944545B1
EP0944545B1 EP97951811A EP97951811A EP0944545B1 EP 0944545 B1 EP0944545 B1 EP 0944545B1 EP 97951811 A EP97951811 A EP 97951811A EP 97951811 A EP97951811 A EP 97951811A EP 0944545 B1 EP0944545 B1 EP 0944545B1
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Rudolf Stäb
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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
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/10—Rollers
    • B65H2404/14—Roller pairs
    • B65H2404/141—Roller pairs with particular shape of cross profile
    • B65H2404/1414—Roller pairs with particular shape of cross profile complementary relief
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/10—Rollers
    • B65H2404/14—Roller pairs
    • B65H2404/141—Roller pairs with particular shape of cross profile
    • B65H2404/1415—Roller pairs with particular shape of cross profile with male / female profiles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/26—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts
    • B65H2404/261—Arrangement of belts, or belt(s) / roller(s) facing each other for forming a transport nip
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/63—Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of material, e.g. diverting means
    • B65H2404/632—Wedge member

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  • the invention relates to the device for dividing a stream of signatures corresponding to that Preamble of claims 1 and 14.
  • EP 00 54 963 B1 discloses a device for dividing a stream of signatures or the like into two partial streams of signatures using a rotating cam roller having first cams and a rotating cam roller having second cams.
  • the cams of both cam rollers mesh with one another to form a gap with a conveyor belt system consisting of the first conveyor belts near the first cam roller and the conveyor belts near the second cam roller, which jointly exert a clamping effect on the signatures.
  • the first and second conveyor belts form an outlet gusset.
  • a guiding tongue which is wedge-shaped in cross section with its cutting edge into the gap.
  • the first and second conveyor belts each run at a distance along guide surfaces of the guide tongue.
  • EP 02 54 037 A2 describes a device for Splitting a stream of signatures using a Conveyor belt system.
  • the conveyor belts deflected by means of eccentric rollers.
  • the invention has for its object a Device for splitting a stream of signatures to create in two signature partial streams.
  • a roller for deflecting the Conveyor belt system at least 45 ° from the Conveyor belt system is wrapped around. So is one secure management of the signatures guaranteed.
  • the roller for deflecting the conveyor belt system has a circumferential length which is at least three times the maximum length of the signatures to be transported. This results in less harmful displacement forces between their inner and outer layers when deflecting, ie when changing the direction of the signatures.
  • the device consists essentially of a first Roller, e.g. B. cam roller 1 and a second roller, e.g. B. cam roller 2, which can be driven and are arranged axially parallel to each other.
  • the second Cam roller 2, but also the first cam roller 1, can be designed as deflection rollers, which are a belt system 6 z. B. at least 45 °, preferably between 90 ° to Serve 180 ° for deflection.
  • the Scope of the second cam roller 2 slightly larger and more than 90 ° from the bottom and top conveyor belts 3; 4 existing feeding conveyor system 6 wrapped around. Between the conveyor belts 3; 4 and "pinched" by Signatures 7; 8th; 36 transported by friction. Signatures 7; 8th; 36 consist of one or more in a known manner Paper webs with layers produced by cross cutting one or more sheets. You can fold or be unfolded.
  • the tapes 3; 4 run into a gap 9 between the Cam rollers 1; 2 and separate below an acute opening angle Alpha, z. B. of 10 ° from each other.
  • the conveyor belts 3; 4 one Outlet gusset 16. Through each other vertically and horizontally spaced idler guide rollers 13; 14, the conveyor belts 3; 4 with their Outer surfaces 11; 12 the guide rollers 13; 14 touching to further downstream processing stations, e.g. B. longitudinal folding device continued.
  • a guide tongue 17 which is fixed to the frame and has a wedge-shaped cross section is arranged.
  • a cutting edge 15 of the guide tongue 17 points in the direction of the outlet gusset 16, ie in the direction of the gap 9 between the segment rollers 1; 2. It is positioned in the immediate vicinity of the gap 9.
  • the guide tongue 17 has an acute opening angle Beta, z. B. of 10 ° and has on the one hand in the opening, tapering part of the gap 9 and on the other hand extends in the direction of the guide rollers 13; 14.
  • the guide tongue 17 has a lower and upper straight or curved guide surface 18 or 19, on each of which the signatures 7 and 8 are alternately slid past them or the inner surfaces 21; 22 of the conveyor belts 3; 4 also sliding or a short distance z. B. 0.1 mm are passed.
  • the guide surfaces 18; 19 can each one have different lengths. Subsequent to the Ends 23; 24 of the guide surfaces 18; 19 are in the range the thick end of the guide tongue 17 guide rollers 26; 27 arranged around which additional conveyor belts 28; 29 are led.
  • the lower conveyor belt 28 lies with its inner surface 31 on the inner surface 21 of the conveyor belt 3 and forms a further signature transport path B. for the signatures 7.
  • the upper conveyor belt 29 lies with its inner surface 33 on the inner surface 22 of the Conveyor belt 4 and forms one Signature transport path C for the signatures 8 (split signatures 7, 8).
  • the conveyor belt 3 also forms together with the conveyor belt 28 second, d. H. Cam roller 1 close, laxative Conveyor belt system 38.
  • the conveyor belt 4 forms together with the conveyor belt 29, a third d. H. Cam rollers 2 close, laxative Conveyor belt system 39.
  • the first cam roller 1 has one over 180 ° hers Extending range and extending axially “Low” extending in the direction of the cam roller 1 Cam 41 with a control surface 46 and a low one Radius r1. Furthermore, the cam roller 1 has one both over another 180 ° of their circumference as well “high” cams 42 extending in the axial direction with a control surface 47 and a small radius r2.
  • the lifting height d of the cam roller 1, for. B. from two to three Millimeters, corresponds to the difference between the Radii r1; r2.
  • the second cam roller 2 can be the same as the first Cam roller 1 may be formed.
  • the second cam roller 2 can also be several and even at their circumference distributed on it, e.g. B. three "low" cams 43 with each have a small radius r3 and control surfaces 48 and three "high” cams 44 each with a high radius r4 and Have control surfaces 49.
  • the number of cams 43; 44 the second cam roller 2 is preferably one integer multiple of the number of cams 41; 42 of the first cam roller 1.
  • the lengths l z. B. the control surfaces 46 to 49 of Cams 41 to 44 of the cam roller 1 and 2 are preferably the same, but need not be.
  • cam rollers 1; 2 or at least theirs high cams 42; 44 can be interchangeable, so that for example instead of the described "six-field” (3 high and 3 low cams) Cam roller 2 with the same circumferential length "four-field” (z. 8. with two high cams, their length twice the length of the cams of the six-field Cam roller corresponds to) cam roller with adapted Counter roll can be used.
  • a "four-field" cam roller is one Division of the stream of signatures into two sub-streams, alternating a partial flow two signatures one after the other and a second partial flow only a signature is supplied.
  • the cams 43; 44 extend z. B. consistently each in the axial direction of the cam roller 2.
  • a Lifting height e of the cam roller 2 corresponds to the lifting height d of the Cam roller 1.
  • cam roller 1; 2 spaced cams 41, 42; 43, 44 it is also possible to have a plurality in the axial direction the cam roller 1; 2 spaced cams 41, 42; 43, 44 to provide.
  • the device operates as follows. Between the conveyor belts 3; 4 of the first belt system 6 spaced signatures 7 and 8 are clamped (Fig. 1).
  • the tape system 6 can e.g. B. below one Cross cutting device for generating the signatures in run approximately vertically until it is also called Deflecting roller serving second cam roller 2 reached and through them a change in direction of> 90 °, z. B. 120 °, experiences.
  • the signatures 7 and 8 then arrive successively to the outlet gusset 16 between the Conveyor belts 3 and 4.
  • the second segment roller 2 presses with one of its "high” Cam 44 on the outside of the conveyor belt 4 and moves this in the direction of the guide tongue 17. It lies down the inside 22 of the conveyor belt 4 to the side Guide surface 19 of the guide tongue 17 or leads in small distance past the guide surface 19. Consequently becomes the transport path C for the signature 7 locked. Due to the concern of the "low” Cam 41 on the outside 11 of the conveyor belt 3, is between the inside 21 of the conveyor belt 3rd and the guide surface 18 of the guide tongue 17 of the Transport path B for recording the signature 7 and further transport to the processing station released (Fig. 1).
  • the transport path C becomes a signature 8 released by a "lower” cam 43 of the second cam roller 2 against the outer surface 12 of the Conveyor belt 4 acts.
  • the transport path B is closed by a "high” cam 42 on the Presses outer surfaces 11 of the conveyor belt 3 and this moved towards the guide tongue 17.
  • a Signature 36 has the transport path C before Signature 8 reached.
  • the cam rollers 1; 2 preferably have the same Peripheral speed.
  • a clear distance a of the gap 9 becomes the one between a "high” cam 44 of the cam roller 2 and a “low” cam 41 of the cam roller 1 (FIG. 1) or between a "low” cam 43 the Cam roller 2 and a “high” cam 42 of the Cam roller 1 formed.
  • both cam rollers 1; 2 z. B. stored in eccentric bushings, so that the distance 9 is adjustable.
  • the essence of the invention is that the first and second conveyor belts 3; 4 are arranged in a reciprocating manner on the guide surface 18 or 19 of the guide tongue 17 assigned to them. Intermittent means that z. B. at the same or almost the same time, both a first transport path B on the cutting edge 15 is closed or largely closed, and a second transport path C on the cutting edge 15 is opened and vice versa. Closing a transport path B or C is only necessary to the extent that a signature 7; 8 can not penetrate this transport path B or C, that is, a small distance, z. B. of a few hundredths of a millimeter, between a conveyor belt 3 or 4 and cutting edge 15 of the guide tongue 17.
  • each conveyor belt 3 or 4 Each time a transport path B or C is closed, the inner surface 21 or 22 of each conveyor belt 3 or 4 alternately cooperates with the cutting edge 15 of the guide tongue 17, so that a guide is already in the front part of the outlet gusset 16 of the conveyor belts 3 and 4 is formed for the beginning of signatures 7 and 8.
  • the conveyor belts 3; 4 can be on top of each other, d. H. one above the other or spaced apart side by side on the control surfaces 41, 42; 43, 44 of Cam rollers 1; 2 concerns.

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Claims (14)

  1. Dispositif de répartition d'un flux de matériau en forme de feuille, par exemple des signatures (7; 8; 36) ou analogues, en deux flux partiels (7; 8, 36) au moyen d'un premier rouleau rotatif (1), d'un deuxième rouleau rotatif (2) et d'un système à bandes transporteuses (6) présentant des première (3) et deuxième (4) bandes transporteuses qui, conjointement, exercent un effet de serrage sur le matériau (7; 8; 36) en forme de feuille, et les première (3) et deuxième (4) bandes transporteuses, après être passées par un interstice (9) formé par les rouleaux (1; 2), forment, en se séparant, un gousset de sortie (16), et dans le gousset de sortie (16) est prévue une languette de guidage (17) tournée, par sa pointe (15), dans l'interstice (9), les première (3) et deuxième (4) bandes transporteuses étant disposées de façon à se déplacer dans un sens et dans l'autre sur une surface de guidage (18 ou 19), chaque fois associée, de la languette de guidage (17), caractérisé en ce que, pour générer le mouvement dans un sens et dans l'autre des bandes transporteuses (3; 4), est prévu au moins un rouleau à cames (1; 2) ayant au moins une surface de commande (47; 49) sur un haut rayon (r2; r4) et une surface de commande (46; 48) sur un bas rayon (r1; r3).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins les surfaces de commande (47; 49) des cames (42, 44) de haut rayon (r2; r4) sont disposées de façon à venir par moment en contact avec les premières bandes transporteuses (3) ou deuxièmes bandes transporteuses (4) chaque fois associées.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que deux rouleaux à cames (1; 2) coopérants sont prévus.
  4. Dispositif selon les revendications 1 et 3, caractérisé en ce que le nombre des cames (43, 44) du deuxième rouleau à cames (2) est un multiple entier du nombre des cames (41, 42) du premier rouleau à cames (1).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les surfaces de commande (46 à 49) des cames (41 à 44) sont chaque fois pratiquement de même longueur.
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, dans la direction axiale du rouleau à cames (1; 2), s'étend chaque fois une came (41, 42; 43, 44) continue.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une pluralité de cames (41, 42; 43, 44), disposées selon un certain espacement dans la direction axiale du rouleau à cames (1; 2), sont prévues.
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un rouleau à cames (1; 2) présente une pluralité de cames de commande (42; 44) sur un haut rayon (r2; r4).
  9. Dispositif selon les revendications 1, 4 et 8, caractérisé en ce qu'un premier rouleau à cames (1) présente une surface de commande (47) sur un haut rayon (r2), et en ce qu'un deuxième rouleau à cames (2) présente trois surfaces de commande (49) sur un haut rayon (r4).
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le système à bandes transporteuses (6) enlace un rouleau à cames (2) en observant dans la direction de transport, avant l'interstice (9), sur au moins 45°.
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 10 ou 14, caractérisé en ce que le système à bandes transporteuses (6) enlace un rouleau à cames (2), en observant dans la direction de transport, devant l'interstice (9) sur au moins 90°.
  12. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une came haute (42; 44) est remplaçable.
  13. Dispositif selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que des cames (42; 44) quelconques de différente longueur sont susceptibles d'être fixées sur le rouleau à came (1; 2).
  14. Dispositif de répartition d'un flux de matériau en forme de feuille, par exemple des signatures (7; 8; 36) ou analogues, en deux flux partiels (7; 8, 36), au moyen d'un premier rouleau tournant (1), d'un deuxième rouleau tournant (2) et d'un système à bandes transporteuses (6) présentant des première (3) et deuxième (4) bandes transporteuses, qui exercent conjointement un effet de serrage sur le matériau (7; 8; 36) en forme de feuille, et les première (3) et deuxième (4) bandes transporteuses, après être passées par un interstice (9) formé par les rouleaux (1; 2), forment, en s'écartant l'une de l'autre, un gousset de sortie (16), les première (3) et deuxième (4) bandes transporteuses étant déplaçables dans le but de répartir le flux, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un rouleau (2), prévu pour générer le déplacement du système à bandes transporteuses (6), sert de rouleau de renvoi, et en ce que ce système à bandes transporteuses (6), en observant dans la direction de transport, avant l'interstice (9), enlace le rouleau (2) sur un angle d'au moins 45°.
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PCT/DE1997/002764 WO1998023517A1 (fr) 1996-11-28 1997-11-26 Dispositif pour la repartition d'un flux de cahiers

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