Information
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Patent Grant
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6283467
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Patent Number
6,283,467
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Date Filed
Friday, February 25, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, September 4, 200123 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
- Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 271 277
- 271 82
- 101 408
- 101 409
- 101 410
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International Classifications
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Abstract
In a sheet-like object convey apparatus for a sheet-fed rotary printing press a cylinder shaft is rotatably supported between a pair of frames and rotatably driven during conveyance of a sheet-like object. Gripper pads and grippers grip an end of a sheet-like object conveyed from an upstream side of a sheet convey direction. A gripper pad bar and gripper shaft are supported by the cylinder shaft, to support the gripper pads and grippers in an axial direction of the cylinder shaft. A rod is rotatably supported parallel to the cylinder shaft and has an eccentric large-diameter portion. A lever, cam follower, and cam rotate the rod through a predetermined angle by rotation of the cylinder shaft. Press members are rotatably fitted on the large-diameter portion of the rod, to be displaced in a radial direction along with rotation of the rod. Press levers and braking members convert displacement of the press members, while in surface contact with them, into a pressure in a direction perpendicular to the gripper pad bar and gripper shaft, to deflect them in the sheet convey direction.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sheet-like object convey apparatus for a sheet-fed rotary printing press, which grips the end of a sheet-like object fed from the upstream side of the convey direction and conveys it to an impression cylinder.
Generally, in a sheet convey apparatus of this type, sheets stacked on a feed unit are attached by the suction port of a sucker unit one by one, are fed onto a feeder board by rotation of a feed roller, and are conveyed on the feeder board toward a feedboard by a feed tape or the like. The sheets fed onto the feedboard are jogged at their leading ends by a register, and are gripped by the grippers of a swing. The gripped sheet is conveyed to the impression cylinder of a printing press by the swing motion of the swing pivotally supported by a swing shaft, and is then gripped by the grippers of the impression cylinder.
In the sheet convey apparatus of this type, the trailing side of the sheet expands or shrinks in the right-to-left direction (a direction perpendicular to the sheet convey direction) by a high pressure and a water content supplied when the sheet is subjected to printing. When the sheet expands or shrinks, printing registration called fan-out registration of the sheet on the trailing edge for multi-color printing causes misregistration, leading to defective printing. This problem is solved in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-52361.
The sheet convey apparatus described in this reference has a rod, a slide member, and a cam plate. The rod is axially slidable, supported in a swing shaft. The slide member moves together with the rod and has a cam follower. The cam plate is fixed to a gripper pad and has a tapered cam surface. The cam follower comes into contact with the cam plate. In this arrangement, when the swing shaft swings, the rod reciprocally moves in the axial direction accordingly, and the slide member also reciprocally moves in the axial direction. Then, the cam follower slides on the cam surface of the cam plate, and grippers which grip a sheet, and a gripper shaft supporting the gripper pad are deflected in the sheet convey direction.
In this state, when the sheet is transferred to the grippers of the cylinder and the gripper pad is restored to the straight state, the two ends of the sheet are pulled by the grippers at the two ends so that the trailing end of the sheet is stretched taut. As a result, even if the trailing side of the sheet expands or shrinks in the right-to-left direction, the trailing end of the sheet is stretched taut until the sheet is gripped by the cylinder. Therefore, the expansion and shrink of the sheet are corrected, so that the fan-out registration is corrected.
In the sheet-like object convey apparatus for the conventional sheet-fed rotary printing press described above, while the rod moves in the axial direction, the cam follower brought into tight contact with the cam surface of the cam plate rolls on the cam surface and does not come into slidable contact with it. At the right and left moving ends of the rod, however, the cam follower is in slidable contact with the cam surface. More specifically, at the right and left moving ends of the rod where the moving direction of the cam follower changes, the rod is temporarily stopped, and movement of the cam follower is stopped accordingly. Since a rolling inertia acts on the cam follower, the cam follower is temporarily rotated in the rolling direction while it is stopped. As a result, the surface of the cam follower is brought into slidable contact with the cam surface.
In this case, the cam surface with which the cam follower comes into slidable contact has a certain length with respect to the moving length in the right-to-left direction of the rod which deflects the gripper pad. For example, when the moving length of the rod is several mm, the length of the slidable contact of the cam surface is in units of mm. In addition, in the conventional sheet-like object convey apparatus for the sheet-fed rotary printing press described above, since the cam follower is urged against the cam surface of the cam plate with a high pressure due to linear contact, a load is concentrated on that portion of the cam follower which is urged by the cam surface. While the load is concentrated on the cam surface and part of the cam follower in this manner, the cam follower comes into slidable contact with the cam surface. Hence, the cam surface and part of the cam follower tend to wear easily, posing a problem on durability.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sheet-like object convey apparatus for a sheet-fed rotary printing press, which has an improved durability.
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a sheet-like object convey apparatus for a sheet-fed rotary printing press, comprising a rotary shaft rotatably supported between a pair of frames and rotatably driven during conveyance of a sheet-like object, a plurality of gripper units for gripping an end of the sheet-like object conveyed from an upstream side of a sheet convey direction, a support shaft supported by the rotary shaft to support the gripper units in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, a rod rotatably supported parallel to the rotary shaft and having an eccentric large-diameter portion, a driving mechanism for rotating the rod through a predetermined angle by rotation of the rotary shaft, a tubular member rotatably fitted on the large-diameter portion of the rod to be displaced in a radial direction along with rotation of the rod, and a press mechanism for converting, while in surface contact with the tubular member, displacement of the tubular member into a press force in a direction perpendicular to the support shaft, to deflect the support shaft in the sheet convey direction.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a partly sectional front view of a sheet-like object convey apparatus for a sheet-fed rotary printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a view for explaining the operation of the sheet-like object convey apparatus shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 3
is a sectional view taken along the line III—III in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 4
is a sectional view taken along the line IV—IV in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 5
is a sectional view taken along the line V—V in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 6
is an enlarged front view of the main part of the sheet-like object convey apparatus shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 7
is a view seen from the direction of an arrow VII in
FIG. 6
;
FIG. 8
is a view seen from the direction of an arrow VII in
FIG. 6
;
FIG. 9
is a view showing the position of a gripper in a sheet gripping state and that in a gripping change state of the sheet-like object convey apparatus shown in
FIG. 1
; and
FIG. 10
is a view for explaining the displacing movements of the large-diameter portion of the rod in the sheet gripping and gripping change states.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1
shows part of a sheet-like object convey apparatus for a sheet-fed rotary printing press according to the present invention.
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a swing
1
constituting the sheet convey apparatus for the sheet-fed printing press has a hollow sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
rotatably supported by a pair of right and left frames
2
, opposing each other through a predetermined gap, through holders
3
a
and bearings
3
. The upper ends of a pair of opposing support levers
8
a
and
8
b
are fixed to the two ends of the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
, and a gripper pad bar
9
is fixed between the support levers
8
a
and
8
b
. A plurality of gripper pads
10
are fixed to the gripper pad bar
9
in an array in the axial direction of the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
at substantially a predetermined interval.
A gripper shaft
11
is rotatably supported at the lower ends of the support levers
8
a
and
8
b
through bearings
12
to be parallel to the gripper pad bar
9
. A plurality of grippers
13
are fixed to the gripper shaft
11
to come into contact with the gripper pads
10
. The gripper pads
10
and grippers
13
form gripper units. One end of a lever
14
is fixed to the projecting end of the gripper shaft
11
projecting from one support lever
8
a
, and a roller
15
is pivotally supported at the other end of the lever
14
.
A full arc cam
16
having small- and large-diameter portions is fixed to each frame
2
through the holder
3
a
to be rotatable with respect to the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
. The roller
15
is constantly pressed toward the corresponding full arc cam
16
by the torsional moment of a torsion bar
11
a
accommodated in the gripper shaft
11
, and is biased to swing in a direction to close the grippers
13
.
When the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
is rotated and the grippers
13
of the gripper shaft
11
are located at a point a as shown in
FIG. 2
, the gripper shaft
11
is rotated through a predetermined angle by the torsional moment of the torsion bar
11
a
. Accordingly, the grippers
13
come into contact with the gripper pads
10
to grip the end of a paper sheet
6
as a sheet-like object. When the grippers
13
of the gripper shaft
11
are located at a point b, the roller
15
comes into contact with the large-diameter portion of the corresponding full arc cam
16
, and restores the gripper shaft
11
through the lever
14
against the torsional moment of the torsion bar
11
a
. Therefore, the grippers
13
separate from the gripper pads
10
, and gripping change of the paper sheet
6
to an impression cylinder
7
is performed.
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a round rod
18
having a large-diameter portion
18
a
at its one end is rotatably supported, through a bearing
19
of the support lever
8
b
and bearings
21
(
FIG. 5
) of a pair of bearing members
20
fixed to the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
, to be parallel to the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
. A pair of cylindrical press members (tubular members)
23
are rotatably fitted on the large-diameter portion
18
a
of the rod
18
through bearings
22
. As shown in
FIG. 4
, a chamfered portion
23
a
serving as a flat engaging portion is formed on part of the outer surface of each press member
23
. Rotation centers C
2
of the bearings
22
which rotatably support the press members
23
onto the rod
18
are eccentric from rotation centers C
1
of the bearings
19
and
21
which rotatably support the rod
18
.
A pair of press levers (rotary members)
25
are rotatably fitted on the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
through bushes
26
to correspond to the pair of press members
23
. Movement of the press levers
25
in the axial direction is regulated by holders
27
fixed to the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
. As shown in
FIG. 4
, a fitting hole
25
a
through which the gripper shaft
11
is inserted is formed in the peripheral portion of each press lever
25
, and a projection
25
b
having a recess
25
c
is formed at that peripheral position of each press lever
25
which forms an angle of substantially 90° with the corresponding fitting hole
25
a
. The gripper pad bar
9
is fixed to the press levers
25
with bolts
24
.
A rectangular parallelepiped braking member
28
serving as an engaging member is fixed to the projection
25
b
of each press lever
25
. A set screw
30
is threadably engaged with a threaded portion
29
a
of each blanket
29
fixed to the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
. A compression coil spring
31
is elastically mounted between a flange
30
a
of the set screw
30
and the recess
25
c
of the press lever
25
. Accordingly, the press levers
25
are biased to rotate counterclockwise in
FIG. 4
about the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
as the center, and the braking members
28
are accordingly brought into tight contact with the chamfered portions
23
a
of the press members
23
.
Referring to
FIG. 1
, one end of a lever
33
is axially mounted on the projecting end of the rod
18
projecting from the support lever
8
b
, and a cam follower
34
is pivotally mounted on the swing end of the lever
33
. A cam
35
(described later) comprised of a stationary cam
35
a
and movable cam
35
b
is set to come into contact with the cam follower
34
. One end of a lever
36
is axially mounted on that portion of the rod
18
which is adjacent to the inner side of the support lever
8
b
. As shown in
FIG. 3
, a head
37
a
of a rod
37
is pivotally mounted on the swing end of the lever
36
. The rod
37
is slidably supported in the fitting hole of a stud
38
fixed to the support lever
8
b
. A compression coil spring
39
wound on the rod
37
is elastically mounted between the stud
38
and the head
37
a
of the rod
37
. The rod
18
is biased by the elastic force of the compression coil spring
39
through the lever
36
to swing counterclockwise in
FIG. 4
, and the cam follower
34
is brought into tight contact with the cam
35
through the lever
33
.
As shown in
FIG. 6
, a stationary cam attaching ring
40
formed substantially annularly is provided around the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
to come close to the frame
2
, and is fixed to the corresponding holder
3
a
with bolts
40
a
. As shown in
FIG. 7
, the semi-annular stationary cam
35
a
is fixed to the stationary cam attaching ring
40
along the outer surface of the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
.
As shown in
FIGS. 6 and 8
, an operation rod
41
having a knob
41
a
is fitted in the fitting hole of a stud
43
pivotally mounted to a base
42
fixed to the frame
2
, and is rotatably supported. The distal end of the operation rod
41
is connected to one end of a connecting member
44
through a universal coupling, and a screw rod
45
is threadably engaged with the hollow threaded portion of the connecting member
44
at the other end. The screw rod
45
projecting from the connecting member
44
is fixed to the connecting member
44
with a double nut
45
a.
Referring to
FIG. 8
, when the knob
41
a
is rotated to rotate the screw rod
45
through the operation rod
41
and connecting member
44
, the movable cam
35
b
swings about a pin
49
as the swing center so as to come close to and separate from the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
, as indicated by an alternate long and two short dashed line in FIG.
8
. The screw rod
45
is threadably engaged with the threaded portion of a stud
46
. The stud
46
is pivotally supported on one end of a bracket
47
. One end of the semi-annular movable cam
35
b
is fixed to the other end of the bracket
47
.
As shown in
FIG. 6
, a support lever
48
is mounted on the other end of the movable cam
35
b
provided along the outer surface of the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
. The support lever
48
is pivotally mounted on the stationary cam attaching ring
40
through the pin
49
. More specifically, the support lever
48
is supported to be swingable toward the frame
2
about the pin
49
as the swing center.
The stationary cam
35
a
and movable cam
35
b
are mounted around the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
to oppose each other. One pair of open ends of the cams
35
a
and
35
b
(portions cross-hatched in
FIGS. 7 and 8
for the sake of illustrative convenience) have a small thickness. When these open ends are laid on each other, the cams
35
a
and
35
b
are arranged annularly.
This aims at preventing formation of a seam between the cams
35
a
and
35
b
. More specifically, in sheet convey operation (to be described later), when the cam follower
34
moves while coming into contact with the surfaces of the cams
35
a
and
35
b
, a trouble of the machine during printing, which is caused by engagement of the cam follower
34
between the cams
35
a
and
35
b
, is prevented. A support
40
b
formed to project from the stationary cam attaching ring
40
(described above) is pivotally mounted on the connecting member
44
through a pin
52
, as shown in FIG.
6
.
For the sake of illustrative convenience, the stationary cam
35
a
is not shown in
FIG. 7
, and the movable cam
35
b
is not shown in FIG.
8
.
Sheet convey operation in the sheet-like printing product convey apparatus having the above arrangement will be described.
As shown in
FIG. 2
, the paper sheet
6
conveyed to a position c of the register of a feedboard
6
a
is gripped by a lower swing
5
, and is conveyed to the sheet gripping position a of a sheet feed cylinder
1
a
by the swing motion of the lower swing
5
. The paper sheet
6
conveyed to the position a is gripped by the grippers of the gripper shaft, as will be described later, and is conveyed to a gripping change position b of the impression cylinder
7
by rotation of the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
. The sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
is rotated by a motor as a driving source through a gear, in the same manner as the impression cylinder
7
.
When the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
is driven by the motor to rotate, and the swing
1
swings from the position of the point b to the position of the point a, the support levers
8
a
and
8
b
swing, together with the gripper pad bar
9
and gripper shaft
11
, about the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
as the shaft. When the gripper shaft
11
swings, the roller
15
comes into contact with the small-diameter portion of the full arc cam
16
, and the gripper shaft
11
is rotated by the torsional moment of the torsion bar
11
a
. Hence, the end of the paper sheet
6
is gripped at the position of the point a by the plurality of pairs of grippers
13
and gripper pads
10
.
Simultaneously, as the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
rotates, the cam follower
34
moves around it to ride on the movable cam
35
b
, as shown in FIG.
8
. Accordingly, the rod
18
is rotated clockwise in FIG.
3
.
When the rod
18
rotates, the press members
23
having the rotation centers C
2
eccentric from the rotation center C
2
of the rod
18
are slightly displaced through the bearings
22
in a direction to come close to the projections
25
b
of the press levers
25
, as shown in FIG.
4
. Upon displacement of the press members
23
, the press levers
25
are slightly rotated clockwise about the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
as the center, against the elastic force of the compression coil springs
31
. The clockwise rotational moment of the press levers
25
displaces the gripper shaft
11
fitted in the fitting holes
25
a
of the press levers
25
, and the gripper pad bar
9
fixed to the press levers
25
with the bolts
24
. Thus, the central portions of the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
are deflected by α, as indicated by an alternate long and two short dashed line in FIG.
9
.
When the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
are deflected, of the plurality of sets of grippers
13
and gripper pads
10
which grip the paper sheet
6
at the position of the point a, a set located at the central portion is retreated from the sets on its two sides by α. From this state, the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
swings and the swing
1
swings from the position of the point a to the position of the point b. Then, the cam follower
34
comes into contact with the stationary cam
35
a
, and the rod
18
shown in
FIG. 3
rotates counterclockwise. When the rod
18
rotates, the press members
23
shown in
FIG. 4
are slightly displaced through the bearings
22
in a direction to separate from the projections
25
b
of the press levers
25
. When the press members
23
are displaced, the press levers
25
are slightly rotated, by the elastic force of the compression coil spring
31
, counterclockwise about the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
as the swing center.
When the press levers
25
rotate, the pressure applied by the press levers
25
onto the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
is canceled. The deflected gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
are restored to the straight state, as indicated by a solid line in
FIG. 9
, and the plurality of grippers
13
on the gripper shaft
11
and the plurality of gripper pads
10
on the gripper pad bar
9
are aligned straight. Accordingly, the central set of gripper
13
and gripper pad
10
are moved. Consequently, the two ends of the paper sheet
6
are pulled by the sets of grippers
13
and gripper pads
10
at the two ends, to tautly stretch the trailing end of the sheet
6
. Even if the trailing side of the paper sheet
6
expands or shrinks in the right-to-left direction, it is kept taut before the gripping change to correct the expansion and/or shrinkage. As a result, the fan-out registration can be corrected.
During this correction, despite rotation of the rod
18
, rotation of the press members
23
rotatably supported on the large-diameter portion
18
a
of the rod
18
through the bearings
22
is regulated by the chamfered portions
23
a
and braking members
28
, as shown in FIG.
4
. Therefore, the press members
23
press the braking members
28
toward the engaging surfaces of the chamfered portions
23
a
and braking members
28
, while they are almost set still and in surface-contact with the braking members
28
.
This will be described in detail. As shown in
FIG. 10
, when the large-diameter portion
18
a
of the rod
18
is pivoted through an angle θ, a displacement amount α′ of the large-diameter portion
18
a
in a direction to come close to/separate from the braking members
28
is proportional to the deflection amount α of the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
shown in
FIG. 9
(α=k·α′ where k is a positive coefficient). In contrast to this, a displacement amount δ of the large-diameter portion
18
a
in a direction parallel to the engaging surface of the braking member
28
is very small with respect to the displacement amount α′. For example, while α is in units of mm, δ is in units of μm. Hence, the chamfered portions
23
a
of the press members
23
do not substantially slide on the braking members
28
.
Since the chamfered portions
23
a
of the press members
23
are urged by the braking members
28
in surface contact, the pressure produced by the chamfered portions
23
a
is dispersed. Accordingly, the chamfered portions
23
a
of the press members
23
press the braking members
28
in a substantially still state and surface contact state, so that wear of the press members
23
and braking members
28
can be reduced, thus improving the durability.
To deflect the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
to follow rotation of the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
, the rod
18
is rotated by bringing the cam follower
34
of the lever
33
axially mounted on the rod
18
into contact with the cam
35
fixed to the frame
2
. Therefore, no special driving source is needed to rotate the rod
18
. Not only the number of components is reduced, but also the structure is simplified.
A case will be described wherein the deflection amount α of the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
is to be adjusted to cope with a change in expanding amount (or shrinking amount) of the paper sheet
6
on the trailing side.
Referring to
FIG. 8
, when the screw rod
45
is rotated by operating the knob
41
a
, the stud
46
is moved, and the bracket
47
is moved in the circumferential direction of the sheet feed cylinder shaft
4
. As the bracket
47
moves, the movable cam
35
b
swings clockwise or counterclockwise about the pin
49
as the swing center, to change the ride amount with which the cam follower
34
rides on the movable cam
35
b
. Hence, the rotating amount of the rod
18
changes, and the press amount with which the press members
23
press the press levers
25
also changes, so that the deflection amount of the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
can be changed.
In this manner, the deflection amount of the gripper shaft
11
and gripper pad bar
9
can be changed by only rotating the knob
41
a
attached to the frame
2
. Since the deflection amount of the gripper pad bar
9
can be adjusted without stopping the printing press but in the operating state, the productivity can be improved. Also, since this adjustment can be performed while performing registration, precise adjustment can be performed.
In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to the swing
1
of the rotatable sheet feed cylinder
1
a
. Alternatively, the present invention can also be applied to a reciprocally movable swing. The rotary member need not be the sheet feed cylinder
1
a
, but can be another cylinder such as a sheet convey cylinder, a transfer cylinder, or the like. Although the object to be conveyed is a sheet, it can be any sheet-like printing product having a surface which can be subjected to printing.
The projections
25
b
of the press levers
25
can be directly pressed by the press members
23
. In this case, the braking members
28
can be omitted.
As has been described above, according to the present invention, the tubular member presses the rotary member in a direction parallel to the engaging surface of the rotary member, while the tubular member is substantially set still. Since the tubular member and the rotary member are brought into surface contact with each other, the load is dispersed. As a result, the tubular member and the rotary member do not substantially wear, and the durability is improved.
Claims
- 1. A sheet-like object convey apparatus for a sheet-fed rotary printing press, comprising:a rotary shaft rotatably supported between a pair of frames and rotatably driven during conveyance of a sheet-like object; a plurality of gripper units for gripping an end of the sheet-like object conveyed from an upstream side of a sheet convey direction; a support shaft supported by said rotary shaft to support said gripper units in an axial direction of said rotary shaft; a rod rotatably supported parallel to said rotary shaft and having an eccentric large-diameter portion; a driving mechanism for rotating said rod through a predetermined angle by rotation of said rotary shaft; a tubular member rotatably fitted on said large-diameter portion of said rod to be displaced in a radial direction along with rotation of said rod; and a press mechanism for converting, while in surface contact with said tubular member, displacement of said tubular member into a press force in a direction perpendicular to said support shaft, to deflect said support shaft in the sheet convey direction.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said press mechanism has a rotary member which converts the displacement of said tubular member into a rotational moment and exerts the rotational moment on said support shaft as a press force.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 2, whereinsaid rotary member has an engaging portion with which said tubular member engages, and a support for supporting a central portion of said support shaft, and said rotary member generates the rotational moment upon displacement of said tubular member which acts on said engaging member, to press said central portion of said support shaft through said support.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 3, whereinsaid engaging portion has a spring member for rotatably biasing said rotary member in a direction to come close to said tubular member, and said tubular member rotates said rotary member against a biasing force of said spring member in a direction in which said support shaft is deflected.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said tubular member has a chamfered portion on an outer surface thereof to come into surface contact with said press mechanism,said chamfered portion of said tubular member serves to come into surface contact with said press mechanism during rotation of said rod, to transmit, in a substantially still state in a direction parallel to a contact surface, a press force according to a displacement of said tubular member to said press mechanism.
- 6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said driving mechanism comprisesa first cam member mounted on said rotary shaft, a second cam member engageable with said first cam member, and a proximal end portion fixed to said rod, and a lever member for supporting said second cam member.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 6, whereinsaid first cam member comprises a semi-annular stationary cam fixed around said rotary shaft and having a pair of open ends, and a semi-annular movable cam movably supported around said rotary shaft, forming an annular cam surface together with said stationary cam, and having a pair of open ends, said second cam member comprises a cam follower which rotationally moves on cam surfaces of said stationary cam and said movable cam, and when said cam follower moves from said stationary cam to said movable cam, said lever member swings to rotate said rod.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said open ends of said stationary and movable cams form thin plates, and said open ends of said stationary and movable cams are stacked on each other to form an annular cam surface.
- 9. An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprisinga knob member which is rotationally operated, and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a position of said movable cam with respect to said stationary cam by rotationally operating said knob member, wherein when said movable cam is positionally adjusted to accompany rotational operation of said knob member, a deflection amount of said support shaft is adjusted.
- 10. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said gripper units comprisegripper pads and grippers for gripping the sheet-like object in cooperation with said gripper pads.
- 11. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said support shaft comprisesa gripper pad bar supported parallel to said rotary shaft to support said gripper pads in an array, and a gripper shaft supported parallel to said gripper pad bar to support said grippers in an array to correspond to said gripper pads.
Priority Claims (1)
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