US4998472A
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Device for controlling a printing machine
Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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Filing: 1990-07-23
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2010-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A device for controlling a machine having controls for inputting commands, and display elements for displaying a status includes at least two groups of the controls including a first group of controls for selecting an assignment of a second group of controls to given machine components to be controlled, the display elements serving to display the assignment.
Inventors
- 👤 Anton Rodi
- 👤 Dieter Hauck
- 👤 Michael Lehnert
- 👤 Manfred Jurkewitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:31
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F33/00; B41F33/0009; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/10; G05B19/106; G05B19/108; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
Device for controlling substantially all of the functions of a printing machine having controls for inputting commands, and a display device for displaying a status, comprising at least two groups of the controls including a first group of controls having a fixed assignment to freely selective units of the printing machine, a second group of controls selectively assigned to controlling components of a respectively selected unit of said selective units of the printing machine, a third group of controls for inputting at least one set of commands selected from the group consisting of switching commands and adjusting commands for triggering a function in said controlling components of said respectively selected unit of the printing machine, the display device having means for displaying in graphic symbols said selective assignment of said second group of controls to at least one of given components and functions of the printing machine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
Device for controlling substantially all of the functions of a printing machine having controls for inputting commands, and a display device for displaying a status, comprising at least two groups of the controls including a first group of controls having a fixed assignment to freely selective units of the printing machine, a second group of controls selectively assigned to controlling components of a respectively selected unit of said selective units of the printing machine, a third group of controls for inputting at least one set of commands selected from the group consisting of switching commands and adjusting commands for triggering a function in said controlling components of said respectively selected unit of the printing machine, the display device having means for displaying in graphic symbols said selective assignment of said second group of controls to at least one of given components and functions of the printing machine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
Device according to claim 1, including further controls for determining an input mode in a manner that at least one inputted command selected from the group consisting of switching commands and adjusting commands causes a switching and adjusting, respectively, of said function at a given instant of time selected from the group consisting of immediately and only when the machine is in a given operating condition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Device according to claim 1, including means for representing at least one of the machine as a whole and said components of the machine on said display device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Device according to claim 3, wherein said display is controllable by said controls so that said display is effected in accordance with the type of control to be performed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device according to claim 1, including additional controls for triggering independently performed processes in the machine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to claim 1, including at least one control for representing a plurality of said components simultaneously.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
Device according to claim 1, including at least one control for applying at least one command from the group consisting of switching and adjusting commands simultaneously, to a plurality of said components.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein the machine is a printing machine having printing units individually selectable and controllable by said second group of controls.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said groups of controls are arranged on outer sides of a two-dimensional display so that said assignment of said controls to the components is visible on the display by means of a spatial assignment to the controls of graphic symbols represented on said display.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
Device according to claim 1 centrally arranged in combination with a printing machine, and wherein at least one of the components of the printing machine, including a paper feed, a paper delivery and printing units, has at least one decentralized control and display device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination according to claim 10, wherein given ones of the components are controlled by said decentralized control device and, in turn, act upon the centrally arranged device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination according to claim 10 having a control desk for at least one of printing ink and printing register, and wherein inputs at said control desk are effective at the centrally arranged device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination according to claim 10 having a control desk for at least one of printing ink and printing register, and wherein inputs at the centrally arranged device are effective at said control desk.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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