US 10,293,623 B2Granted

Modular machine arrangement for sequential processing of sheets

AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft

InventorsArndt Jentzsch, Christian Ziegenbalg, Bernd Patzelt, Hartmut Nickell, Martin Riese, Stefan Singer, Michael Koch, Carsten Reinsch

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Abstract

A press assembly has a plurality of processing stations for the processing of sheets. These processing stations are arranged in sucession in a transport direction of the sheets for inline processing of the sheets. At least one of these processing stations is a non-impact printing unit and at least one processing station downstream of the non-impact printing unit is embodied as a dryer. At least one additional processing station is embodied as a coating unit. The coating unit is configured for applying a coating in a form of a varnish to each sheet. A plurality of individually controlled, non-impact printing units are arranged along the transport path of the sheets. Each of the plurality of non-impact printing units is configured as an ink jet printer.

A press assembly having a plurality of processing stations for the processing of sheets, wherein a plurality of processing stations (01;

02;
03;
04;
06;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) are arranged in succession in the transport direction (T) of the sheets for the inline processing of said sheets, wherein at least one of these processing stations (06) is embodied as a non-impact printing unit (06) and at least one processing station (01;
02;
03;
04;
06;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) downstream of the non-impact printing unit (06) in the transport direction (T) of the sheets is embodied as a dryer (07;
09), wherein at least one additional processing station (01;
02;
03;
04;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) downstream of the non-impact printing unit (06) in the transport direction (T) of the sheets is embodied as a coating unit (02;
03;
08), wherein the downstream coating unit (02;
03;
08) in question is configured for applying a coating in form of a varnish to each sheet, wherein a plurality of individually controlled non-impact printing units (06) are arranged along the transport path of the sheets, wherein each of the plurality of non-impact printing units (06) is configured as an inkjet printer, characterized in that at least one processing station (01;
02;
03;
04;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) upstream of the non-impact printing unit (06) in the transport direction (T) of the sheets is embodied as a coating unit (02;
03;
08), wherein the upstream coating unit (02;
03;
08) in question is configured for applying a coating in form of a primer or a cold foil to each sheet, wherein a dryer (07;
09) is located downstream of each of the at least one processing station (01;
02;
03;
04;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) that is situated upstream of the non-impact printing unit (06) in the transport direction (T) of the sheets and is embodied as a coating unit (02;
03;
08) for applying a primer or a cold foil, and downstream of each of the at least one processing station (01;
02;
03;
04;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) that is situated downstream of the non-impact printing unit (06) in the transport direction (T) of the sheets and is embodied as a coating unit (02;
03;
08) for applying a varnish, wherein the dryer (07;
09) in question located downstream of the processing station (01;
02;
03;
04;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) that is configured as a coating unit (02;
03;
08) for applying a primer or a cold foil is configured for drying the sheet in question by means of irradiation with infrared radiation and by means of hot air, wherein at least one processing station (01;
02;
03;
04;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) located upstream or downstream of the non-impact printing unit (06) in the transport direction (T) of the sheets is embodied as a printing unit (04) that imprints each of the sheets with at least one print image by means of an offset printing method or a flexographic printing method or a screen printing method, wherein each of said processing stations (01;
02;
03;
04;
06;
07;
08;
09;
11;
12) is configured as an independently functional module.

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Application

16/031,075Filed 10 Jul 2018 · continuation

Priority

DE 10 2015 208 04130 Apr 2015

Published

US 2018/0147859 A11 Nov 2018

Granted

21 May 2019

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Classification19 codes

B41F 19/001
Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations: with means for coating or laminating
B41F 19/007
Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations: with selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet or…
B41F 19/008
Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations: with means for stamping or cutting out
B41F 23/0443
Drying sheets, e.g. between two printing stations: after printing

Family

PCT/EP2016/059647Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Apr 2016

US 2018/0311973 A1Pre-grant publication · published 1 Nov 2018

Application15/569,154Parent of this continuation

US 10,052,885 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2018/0147859 A1Published application

US 10,293,623 B2This patent

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Abstract

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