Printing machine with observation window and with control and/or display elements disposed in the vicinity thereof

• US 6,631,681 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2001
• Issued: 10/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag
• Original Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag
• Inventors: Köbler, Eckhard, Franke, Volkhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Colilla, Daniel J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Culler, Jill E.
• Application Number:
  US09/817,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20010029864A1
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: 101/480, 101/494
• US Class Current: 101/480
• CPC Class Codes: B41F 33/02 Arrangements of indicating devices, e.g. counters
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2407/22 means for observing the handled material during its handling

Abstract

A printing machine includes an observation window, and at least one element selected from the groups consisting of control elements and display elements disposed in the vicinity of the observation window, the at least one of the control and display elements being disposed in the observation window so that, at least in part, it is possible to see a product of the printing machine through the window.

Claims

1. A printing machine comprising an observation window, and control elements and display elements disposed in the vicinity of said observation window, said control elements and said display elements being disposed in said observation window so that, at least in part, it is possible to see a product of the printing machine through said observation window.

2. The printing machine according to claim 1, wherein said control elements and said display elements displayed in said observation window are located in a first focal region/image plane, and the product visible through the observation window is located in a second focal region/stacking plane.

3. The printing machine according to claim 1, wherein a position-sensitive input device having a display is disposed in the vicinity of said observation window, said input device is a switch element disposed at a specific position, and said switch element has a significance content dependent upon said display of said input device.

4. The printing machine according to claim 1, wherein all of said control elements required for the printing machine can be operated exclusively via said observation window.

5. The printing machine according to claim 1, wherein said display elements and said control elements are represented as at least one of the groups consisting of numerical values, writing and graphics.

6. The printing machine according to claim 1, wherein said display elements and said control elements are represented at least one of in part statically and in motion, respectively, in at least one color and in from one to three dimensions.

7. The printing machine according to claim 1, wherein a hierarchical data structure with images expandable to various logical planes, is representable in said observation window.

8. The printing machine according to claim 1, including two product piles being present in a delivery region for the printing machine.

9. The printing machine according to claim 1, including a product pile and a sample sheet stacking capability being present in a delivery region for the printing machine.