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US 11,535,027 B2Granted
Method and device for printing the respective lateral surface of hollow objects
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorStephan Behnke
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AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorStephan Behnke
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A method is provided for operating a device that is usable for printing the respective lateral surface of hollow objects. The device comprises at least one mandrel wheel for holding the hollow objects on projecting expanding mandrels, and a transfer wheel for transporting the hollow objects, which transfer wheel is arranged downstream of the mandrel wheel in a transport direction of the hollow objects. The mandrel wheel and the transfer wheel are each rotatably arranged in a laterally offset manner, with respect to one another, in two different planes that are parallel to one another. Hollow objects, which are printed during ongoing printing production, are transferred from the work arbors of the mandrel wheel to the transfer wheel. During a modification of the device, from a first production of hollow objects having a first height, to a second production of hollow objects having a second height, a lateral offset between the mandrel wheel and the transfer wheel is adapted to the height of the hollow objects to be printed in the second production by automatically changing the axial position of the transfer wheel relative to the position of the mandrel wheel.
A method for operating a device for printing the respective lateral surface of hollow objects (01), the device comprising at least one mandrel wheel (02) holding hollow objects (01) on projecting expanding mandrels and a transfer wheel (92) for transporting the hollow objects (01), which is arranged downstream from the mandrel wheel (02) in the transport direction of the hollow objects (01), the mandrel wheel (02) and the transfer wheel (92) each being rotatably arranged in an offset manner in the axial direction with respect to one another in two different planes that are parallel to one another, hollow objects (01) printed during ongoing production being transferred from the expanding mandrels of the mandrel wheel (02) to the transfer wheel (92), characterized in that, during the modification of the device from a first production of hollow objects (01) having a first height to a second production of hollow objects (01) having a second height, the offset in the axial direction between the mandrel wheel (02) and the transfer wheel (92) is adapted to the height of the hollow objects (01) to be printed in the second production by automatically changing the axial position of the transfer wheel (92) relative to the position of the mandrel wheel (02).
A device for printing the respective lateral surface of hollow objects (01), at least comprising a mandrel wheel (02) holding hollow objects (01) on projecting expanding mandrels and a transfer wheel (92), which is arranged downstream from the mandrel wheel (02) in the transport direction of the hollow objects (01), the mandrel wheel (02) and the transfer wheel (92) each being rotatably arranged in an offset manner in the axial direction with respect to one another in two different planes that are parallel to one another, hollow objects (01) printed during ongoing production being transferred from the expanding mandrels of the rotating mandrel wheel (02) to the revolving transfer wheel (92), characterized in that a first drive is provided, by which an axial position of the transfer wheel (92) relative to the position of the mandrel wheel (02) can be changed automatically, whereby the offset in the axial direction between the mandrel wheel (02) and the transfer wheel (92) is adaptable to the height of the hollow objects (01) to be printed in the second production.
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