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Granted Patent B2
US 9,233,530 · App. 13/022,240 · Granted Jan 12, 2016

Drive control method and drive control apparatus for printing press

Inventors: Masahiro Ishiwata (Tokyo, JP); Shigeru Yanagawa (Tokyo, JP); Kouichi Katsumata (Tokyo, JP); Mikio Matsumoto (Tokyo, JP); Tatsuhiko Yokochi (Tokyo, JP); Hiromitsu Numauchi (Tsukuba, JP); Kenji Hayashi (Tsukuba, JP)
Assignee: KOMORI CORPORATION
B41F11/02B41F11/00B41F13/00B41F13/008B41F13/0045B41F33/0009B41P2213/256
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Patent No.
US 9,233,530
App. No.
13/022,240
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to a drive control method and apparatus, an offset printing section and an intaglio printing section are connected together by a gear train. Separately from an offset printing section prime motor for driving an entire sheet-fed printing press, an intaglio printing section auxiliary motor is provided in the intaglio printing section where load is heaviest and load variations are great. By so doing, the entire sheet-fed printing press is driven by the offset printing section prime motor and the intaglio printing section auxiliary motor. Moreover, the electric current value (driving torque value) of the intaglio printing section auxiliary motor is controlled in accordance with an electric current value (torque value) for driving the offset printing section prime motor, the torque distribution rate of the intaglio printing section auxiliary motor, and the rated electric current value of the intaglio printing section auxiliary motor.

Claims (43)

1. A drive control method for a printing press which includes

an offset printing section for doing offset printing,

an intaglio printing section for doing intaglio printing,

a gear train for drivingly connecting the offset printing section and the intaglio printing section, and

a prime motor for driving the offset printing section and the intaglio printing section,

the drive control method comprising:

providing an auxiliary motor in the intaglio printing section;

driving, by means of the prime motor, the offset printing section and the intaglio printing section drivingly connected to the gear train; and

driving the intaglio printing section, by means of the auxiliary motor, in accordance with a torque value for driving the prime motor.

2. The drive control method for a printing press according to claim 1 , further comprising:

further providing a wiping roll motor for driving a wiping roll of the intaglio printing section; and

driving the auxiliary motor in accordance with the torque value for driving the prime motor, and a torque value for driving the wiping roll motor.

3. The drive control method for a printing press according to claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a driving torque value of the auxiliary motor from a torque for driving the prime motor, a torque distribution rate of the auxiliary motor, and a rated electric current value of the auxiliary motor.

4. The drive control method for a printing press according to claim 1 , further comprising:

further providing a wiping roll motor for driving a wiping roll of the intaglio printing section, and an electric current value display unit for displaying a driving torque value of the wiping roll motor; and

adjusting a torque of the auxiliary motor in accordance with an electric current value of the electric current value display unit.

5. The drive control method for a printing press according to claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a first transfer cylinder equipped with a first holding portion for passing a printing product printed by the offset printing section on to the intaglio printing section, a second transfer cylinder equipped with a second holding portion for receiving the printing product printed by the offset printing section from the offset printing section, a clutch for bringing a gear train between the first transfer cylinder and the second transfer cylinder into a connected state and a connection-released state, and a gripper release mechanism for keeping the second holding portion or the first holding portion out of contact with the first transfer cylinder or the second transfer cylinder; and

driving the prime motor and the auxiliary motor independently of each other.

6. A drive control apparatus for a printing press, comprising:

an offset printing section for doing offset printing:

an intaglio printing section for doing intaglio printing;

a gear train for drivingly connecting the offset printing section and the intaglio printing section;

a prime motor for driving the offset printing section and the intaglio printing section;

an auxiliary motor provided in the intaglio printing section; and

a controller,

driving, by means of the prime motor, the offset printing section and the intaglio printing section drivingly connected to the gear train; and

driving the intaglio printing section, by means of the auxiliary motor, in accordance with a torque value for driving the prime motor.

7. The drive control apparatus for a printing press according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a wiping roll motor for driving a wiping roll of the intaglio printing section, and

wherein the controller drives the auxiliary motor in accordance with the torque value for driving the prime motor, and a torque value for driving the wiping roll motor.

8. The drive control apparatus for a printing press according to claim 6 , wherein

the controller obtains a driving torque value of the auxiliary motor from a torque for driving the prime motor, a torque distribution rate of the auxiliary motor, and a rated electric current value of the auxiliary motor.

9. The drive control apparatus for a printing press according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a wiping roll motor for driving a wiping roll of the intaglio printing section, and

an electric current value display unit for displaying a driving torque value of the wiping roll motor.

10. The drive control apparatus for a printing press according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a first transfer cylinder equipped with a first holding portion for passing a printing product printed by the offset printing section on to the intaglio printing section,

a second transfer cylinder equipped with a second holding portion for receiving the printing product printed by the offset printing section from the offset printing section,

a clutch for bringing a gear train between the first transfer cylinder and the second transfer cylinder into a connected state and a connection-released state, and

a gripper release mechanism for keeping the second holding portion or the first holding portion out of contact with the first transfer cylinder or the second transfer cylinder, and

wherein the controller controls the prime motor and the auxiliary motor so as to be driven independently of each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2011
From: ISHIWATA, MASAHIRO; YANAGAWA, SHIGERU; KATSUMATA, KOUICHI; MATSUMOTO, MIKIO; YOKOCHI, TATSUHIKO; NUMAUCHI, HIROMITSU; HAYASHI, KENJI
To: KOMORI CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2010-025197 · Feb 8, 2010 · national
JP 2010-025198 · Feb 8, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110192298A1 · Aug 11, 2011