Displaying data in a machine which processes printing material

• US 8,181,574 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2003
• Issued: 05/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag
• Original Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag
• Inventors: Petermann, Rudolf
• Primary Examiner(s): Yan, Ren
• Assistant Examiner(s): FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA
• Application Number:
  US10/733,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20040168601A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,085 Days
• Field of Search: 101/365, 101/45, 101/DIG.47, 101483-485, 364/519, 364/525, 364/552, 382/112, 382/167
• US Class Current: 101/483
• CPC Class Codes: B41F 33/0036 Devices for scanning or checking the printed matter for quality control

Abstract

A device is described for displaying data (13) during process sequences in machines (2) which process printing material. The device is provided for the purpose of graphically superimposing the data (13) to be displayed on the printing material (14).

Claims

1. A device for displaying data during process sequences in printing material processing machines comprising:

a device graphically superimposing, on physically-existing printing material printed by a printing material processing machine, data to be displayed;

wherein the data is values for opening of ink zones in at least one inking unit of a printing press.

2. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the superimposing device is a projection device.

3. The device as recited in claim 2 wherein the projection device is a data or video projector having an adjustable lens system.

4. The device as recited in claim 3 wherein the projection device projects light beams forming strips on the physically-existing printing material using the adjustable lens system.

5. The device as recited in claim 3 wherein the projection device projects at least one light beam, a length of the at least one light beam projected on the physically-existing printing material being variable using the adjustable lens system.

6. The device as recited in claim 1 further comprising an operating device for adjusting the opening of the ink zones, the operating device transmitting a signal corresponding to the opening of at least one ink zone to the display device.

7. The device as recited in claim 6 wherein the operating device has a touch screen for adjusting the data to be displayed.

8. The device as recited in claim 1 further comprising a display device for graphically displaying the physically-existing printing material and for graphically superimposing the data to be displayed on the graphical display of the physically-existing printing material.

9. The device as recited in claim 8 wherein the display device has a touch screen for adjusting the data to be displayed.

10. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein values for the opening of ink zones are displayable so as to be visually differentiable from the printing material.

11. A printing press having the device for displaying data as recited in claim 1.

12. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the superimposing device is located above the printing material.

13. The device as recited in claim 12 wherein the superimposing device is a projector.

14. The device as recited in claim 12 further comprising a sheet support supporting the printing material.