GB1572515A – Flexurally rigid gripper carriages
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GB1572515A – Flexurally rigid gripper carriages
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Flexurally rigid gripper carriages
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GB1572515A
GB1572515A
GB7064/77A
GB706477A
GB1572515A
GB 1572515 A
GB1572515 A
GB 1572515A
GB 7064/77 A
GB7064/77 A
GB 7064/77A
GB 706477 A
GB706477 A
GB 706477A
GB 1572515 A
GB1572515 A
GB 1572515A
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gripper carriage
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gripper
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1976-02-18
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MAN AG
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MAN Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nuernberg AG
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1976-02-18
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1980-07-30
1976-02-18
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1976-02-18
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1977-02-18
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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
B65H29/02—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles
B65H29/04—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles the grippers being carried by endless chains or bands
B65H29/042—Intermediate conveyors, e.g. transferring devices
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
B41F21/00—Devices for conveying sheets through printing apparatus or machines
B41F21/04—Grippers
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
B65H29/02—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
B65H2601/00—Problem to be solved or advantage achieved
B65H2601/20—Avoiding or preventing undesirable effects
B65H2601/22—Gravity effects, e.g. effect of weight of handled material
B65H2601/221—Centrifugal force effect
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
B65H2601/00—Problem to be solved or advantage achieved
B65H2601/20—Avoiding or preventing undesirable effects
B65H2601/24—Deformation of part of handling machine
Description
PATENT SPECIFICATION
( 21) Application No 7064/77 ( 22) Filed 18 Feb 1977 ( 31) Convention Application No’s 2606346 2606345 ( 32) Filed 18 Feb 1976 ( 33) Fed Rep of Germany (DE) ( 44) Complete Specification Published 30 Jul 1980 ( 51) INT CL 3 B 65 H 5/14 ( 52) Index at Acceptance B 8 R 651 AL ( 54) IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO FLEXURALLY RIGID GRIPPER CARRIAGES ( 71) We, MASCHINENFABRIK AUGSBURG-NURNBERG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT a Germany Company of Postfach 50 06 20, 8000 Munchen 50, Germany, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a Patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed to be particularly described in and by the following statement:The invention relates to flexurally rigid gripper carriages and more particularly to flexurally rigid gripper carriages for offset printing machines.
It is well known that, as the printing speed increases, gripper carriages of offset printing machines experience relatively considerable deformation resulting in a shift of the register points relatively to one another.
The resulting shift in the colour of the printed product is of course a disadvantage.
The gripper carriage deformation occurring at higher printing speeds is due to the centrifugal force which arises automatically as a result of the predetermined track curves In these conditions the gripper carriages are loaded with a force equal to the product of the dead weight and the acceleration This loading therefore represents a line load.
From the equation relating to a flexural line for a gripper carriage support subjected to line loading the flexure generally decreases with increasing value of the expression (IE) i where E’ denotes the specific modufus of elasticity and 1 h the surface moment of inertia These values can be influenced by design features.
An object of the invention is to provide a novel construction of flexurally rigid gripper carriages, more particularly of flexurally rigid gripper carriage structures for offset printing machines in which primarily the surface moment of inertia is greatly increased without the weight of such structures having to be increased, and while where such a gripper carriage structure is for an offset printing machine, such increases in the surface moment of inertia should be achieved enabling the printing speeds available at the present time to be increased.
According to this invention there is provided a flexurally rigid gripper carriage including a gripper carriage support which comprises an elongate structural component, a gripper shaft supported by said component so as to extend along said component and clips disposed on said shaft so as to co-operate with a portion of the outer surface of said component, said component comprising an uninterrupted imperforate peripheral wall which encloses a chamber which extends throughout the length of said component.
The gripper carriage support of one form of gripper carriage in which this invention is embodied comprises one such elongate structural component, there being and brackets with bearings for the gripper shaft disposed on one outer longitudinal side surface of that component Preferably the interior of said component is divided by a central longitudinal web.
The gripper carriage support of another form of gripper carriage in which this invention is embodied comprises two such elongate structural components which are interconnected by brackets which comprise bearings for the gripper shaft.
End plates may be disposed opposite each of the narrow end faces of the or each said elongate structural component These end plates may be connected to the elongate component or components either by pins, screws, or welding.
The bearing brackets for the gripper shaft may be detachably connected to the elongate component or components.
The or each elongate structural component may be an extruded section, more In tn CU 1 ( 11) 1 572 515 1 572 515 particularly an extrusion of light metal such as aluminium.
The or each elongate structural component may alternatively be a welded structure or may be case structures In the latter case it is preferable to use structures consisting of continuous castings.
The chamber formed by the or each elongate hollow structural component may be filled with a foamed plastics substance which increases the torsional rigidity of the structural component and improves its ability to suppress vibrations.
In order that the invention may be more readily understood, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate exemplified embodiments of flexurally rigid gripper carriage structures in which the invention is embodied In the drawings:Figure 1 is a partly sectional perspective view of a gripper carriage:
Figure 2 is a perspective view from one end of the gripper carriage that is shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 of another form of gripper carriage, and Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 of the gripper carriage shown in Figure 3.
The offset printing machine gripper carriage shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a gripper carriage support with two structural elements, each of which is constructed as a self-contained non-apertured hollow section 1, 2 these hollow sections having different cross-sections and shapes and each being so constructed that after their assembly they form a gripper carriage support the total cross-section of which corresponds to the conventional form.
These hollow sections 1 and 2 may, for example, consist of extruded sections of light metal, e g aluminium.
Brackets 3 are used to connect the two hollow sections 1 and 2 together and these brackets contain the bearing for a gripper shaft 4 extending in the longitudinal direction of the gripper carriage support and disposed substantially in the zone between the two hollow sections 1 and 2 A number of movable clips 10 is also conventionally disposed on the gripper shaft 4 and these clips 10 cooperate with springs 11 for movement between sheet gripping and sheet releasing locations.
An impact strip 9 is also provided on the top of the left-hand section 1 having the larger cross-section and, when the clips 10 are in their sheet gripping locations, curved pointed ends cooperate with the strip 9 to grip sheets therebetween As will be seen from Figure 1, the bearings for the gripper shaft 4 are integrated in the brackets 3 and the upper surface of the section 1, on which the impact strip 9 is provided, is a continuous, smooth, curved surface as is the upper surface of the section 2.
From Figure 2 it will also be seen that the gripper carriage is closed at each end by end plates 5 which are each disposed opposite the narrow end faces of the two sections 1 and 2 and which completely cover the same.
The end plates 5 can be connected to the sections 1 and 2 by pins, a screw connection or welding The brackets 3 are also each detachably connected to the sections 1 and 2 so that assembly, adjustment and any repair work is facilitated.
In the offset printing machine gripper carriage construction shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings, the gripper carriage support is a single self-contained nonapertured hollow section 7 The flexurally rigid structure of the support is improved by giving the hollow section 7 a central longitudinal web 20 which divides this section practically into two hollow sub-sections.
Section 7 is constructed, for example, an an extruded light-metal section, e g of aluminium.
However, it can be replaced by a corresponding welded structure or by a cast structure.
Brackets 13 are disposed on the outside in each case on one longitudinal side of the hollow section 7 and contain the bearings for a gripper shaft 14 Clips 12 are disposed on the gripper shaft 14 and each cooperate with a spring 15 for movement between sheet gripping and sheet releasing locations.
The curved pointed top ends of the clips 12 cooperate with an impact strip 19 disposed on the top of the section 7 which is a continuous, smooth curved surface As will be seen from Figure 4 the end faces of the gripper carriage also have end plates 8 which are preferably secured to the hollow section 7 by a welded or screw connection 18.
The end plates 8 also contain a link 6, a pin 17 and a guide roller 16 for guiding and further transport of the rotating gripper carriage.
Finally, in the gripper carriage construction shown, the brackets 13 for the gripper shaft 14 are detachably connected to the hollow section 7 for assembly, adjustment and possibly repair work.
The construction of the gripper carriage structure according to the invention gives a much higher surface moment of inertia IP so that the gripper carriages constructed in this way withstand increased centrifugal force loading because of their consequently guaranteed high flexural rigidity, without undergoing excessive deformation This enables higher printing speeds to be used.
The chambers formed by the single hollow section component of the embodiment described above with reference to Figures 3 and 4 as well as the chambers of the two 1 572 515 hollow section components 1 and 2 of the embodiment described above with reference to Figures 1 and 2 may be filled with a foam plastics material in order to increase their torsional rigidity and to suppress vibrations to which they may be subjected in use.
Claims (1)
WHAT WE CLAIM IS:-
1 A flexurally rigid gripper carriage including a gripper carriage support which comprises an elongate structural component, a gripper shaft supported by said component so as to extend along said component and clips disposed on said shaft so as to co-operate with a portion of the outer surface of said component said component comprising an uninterrupted imperforate peripheral wall which encloses a chamber which extends throughout the length of said component.
2 A flexurally rigid gripper carriage according to claim 1, wherein the gripper carriage support comprises one such elongate structural component there being brackets with bearings for the gripper shaft disposed on one outer longitudinal side surface of that component.
3 A flexurally rigid gripper carriage according to claim 2 wherein the interior of said component is divided by a central longitudinal web.
4 A flexurally rigid gripper carriage according to claim 1 wherein the gripper carriage support comprises two such elongate structural components which are interconnected by brackets which comprise bearings for the gripper shaft.
A gripper carriage according to claim 2 claim 3 or claim 4 and including end plates which are disposed opposite each of the narrow end faces of the or each said elongate structural component.
6 A gripper carriage according to claim wherein the end plates are connected to said elongate component or components by pins.
7 A gripper carriage according to claim wherein the end plates are connected to said elongate component or components, via screws.
8 A gripper carriage according to claim 5, wherein the end plates are welded to said elongate component or components.
9 A gripper carriage according to any one of claims 2 to 8 wherein the brackets are each detachably connected to the elongate component or components.
A gripper carriage according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the or each said elongate structural component comprises extruded section.
11 A gripper carriage according to claim 10 wherein the or each said elongate structural component is a light metal extrusion.
12 A gripper carriage according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the or each said elongate structural component comprises a welded structure.
13 A gripper carriage according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the or each said elongate structural component is a cast structure.
14 A gripper carriage according to claim 13, wherein the or each cast structure is formed by continuous casting.
A gripper carriage according to claim 1, wherein the chamber contains a foamed plastics substance.
17 A gripper carriage for an offset printing machine substantially as described hereinbefore with reference to and as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 or in Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
For the Applicants:F.J CLEVELAND & COMPANY, (Chartered Patent Agents), 40/43 Chancery Lane, London WC 2.
Printed for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, by Croydon Printing Company Limited, Croydon, Surrey, 1980.
Published by The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC 2 A l AY, from which copies may be obtained.
GB7064/77A
1976-02-18
1977-02-18
Flexurally rigid gripper carriages
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Priority Date
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DE19762606345
DE2606345A1
(en)
1976-02-18
1976-02-18
Travelling gripper bar for sheet feed mechanism – has single hollow section with external gripper shaft bearings providing construction with high moment of inertia
DE19762606346
DE2606346A1
(en)
1976-02-18
1976-02-18
Travelling gripper bar for sheet feed mechanism – comprises spaced hollow members pref. light metal extrusions to give high moment of inertia
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Flexurally rigid gripper carriages
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