Processing machine and method for aligning a substrate in a processing machine
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsBastian Deppisch, Torsten Müller, Bernd Masuch
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Abstract
A processing machine includes at least one processing unit configured as at least one shaping unit following, in a transport direction of a substrate, at least one processing unit configured as at least one application unit. Additionally, at least one transport unit is arranged between the at least one application unit and at least one succeeding processing unit. The at least one transport unit includes a plurality of transport elements that are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction. At least one transport element is axially adjustable based on detection of at least one image-producing element of a substrate by at least one sensor for substrate alignment.
Claims15
A processing machine (01) comprising:
- at least one processing unit (900) configured as a shaping unit (900) succeeding at least one processing unit (600) configured as an application unit (600) in a transport direction (T) of a substrate (02);
- at least one transport unit (700) being arranged between the at least one processing unit (600) configured as an application unit (600) and the at least one succeeding processing unit (900);
- the at least one transport unit (700) comprising a plurality of transport elements (701) configured to contact and transport the substrate (02);
- and the transport elements (701) of the plurality of transport elements (701) being arranged one behind another in the transport direction (T), characterized in that at least one transport element (701) of the plurality of transport elements (701) is axially adjustable based on detection of at least one image element on the substrate (02) by at least one sensor (704) for substrate alignment.
A method for aligning a substrate (02) in a processing machine (01) comprising:
- at least one processing unit (900) configured as a shaping unit (900) succeeding at least one processing unit (600) configured as an application unit (600) in a transport direction (T) of substrate (02);
- at least one transport unit (700) being arranged between the at least one processing unit (600) configured as an application unit (600) and the at least one succeeding processing unit (900);
- the at least one transport unit (700) comprising a plurality of transport elements (701) configured to contact and transport the substrate (02);
- and the transport elements (701) of the plurality of transport elements (701) being arranged one behind the other in the transport direction (T), wherein the method comprises:
- adjusting at least one transport element (701) of the plurality of transport elements (701) axially based on a detection of at least one image element on the substrate (02) by at least one sensor (704) for substrate alignment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.