Abstract: The pneumatic controller for detecting the presence or absence of sheets fed through a press machine includes a suction system having a suction duct in a sheet feed cylinder of the press machine and a vacuum pump connected to the suction duct, the suction duct opening onto a surface of the sheet feed cylinder on which one of the sheets contacts at least partially obstructing an air flow through the suction duct during normal press operation. To rapidly detect a sudden increase in the air flow through the suction duct caused by a missing sheet, the pneumatic controller is provided with a flow sensor (1) in the suction duct having a hot wire (16) and a surrounding protective jacket (15), and an analyzing circuit (2) connected to the flow sensor. The analyzing circuit (2) detects the temporary cooling of the hot wire (16) caused by the increase in the air flow rate and the analyzing circuit (2) detects the change of resistance of the wire and generates and amplified voltage output signal.

Abstract: In a control device for a cyclically operating printing machine, operative for generating time pulses or signals for activating functional units of the printing machine and comprising a pulse generating device, the pulse generating device is formed by an angular encoder connected to a cycle shaft of the machine, and the pulse processing circuit includes a circuit for generating binary addresses corresponding to a rotary speed of the cycle shaft storing predetermined time signals and having addressing inputs, and a PROM memory connected to the circuit for generating binary addresses.

Abstract: A central timing device for controlling a plurality of working functions of a printing machine, includes a reference pulse generator, assembled to encoder discs connected to a cycle shaft of the printing machine to produce a sequence of angular increment pulses and at least one single synchronizing pulse. The reference pulse generator is connected to a pulse processing circuit which includes a first address coding device for producing binary coded addresses pertaining to angles of rotation of the machine. A second address coding device is coupled to the encoder for angular increments via a timing circuit including an AND-gate and a monostable multivibrator to produce binary coded addresses pertaining to the angle of rotation/rotary speed of the printing machine. The outputs of the first and second address generating devices are connected to addressing inputs of separate PROMs preprogrammed with desired timing signals.

Abstract: A central timing device for a printing machine includes an address generator in the form of a series of encoder disks arranged on a common shaft connected to the machine. The disks are provided with fixed coding indicative of angular increments relative to a reference point. The resulting binary words are applied as angular position addresses to addressing inputs of a programmable read only memory. Another device for generating addresses pertaining to momentary rotary speeds of the machine is selectively connectable to the addressing inputs of the PROM to read out at the output of the latter timing signals modified according to the rotary speeds.

Abstract: A timing device for controlling the operation of printing machines comprises: an encoder disc for generating pulses correspnding to angular increments during one rotation of the machine; at least one encoder disc for generating a singular synchronizing or reference signal; address generating means including a counter reset by the singular synchronizing pulse and counting the angular increments to continuously produce a bindary coded address at its outputs; a second counter coupled to the encoder of angular increments via an AND-gate controlled by a monostable multivibrator to produce at its outputs a binary coded address corresponding to the rotary speed of the printing machine. The addresses from respective counters are fed via corresponding data buses to address inputs of a programmable read only memory. From the outputs of the PROM timing output signals are read out as a function of the angular position of the machine or the function of the angular position and of the rotary speed of the machine.

Abstract: A device for generating timing pulses for a rotary printing machine includes generators for generating synchronizing pulses and a pulse sequence corresponding to increments of angle of rotation of the machine. A pulse processing circuit includes address counters connected to the pulse generating means and being preset by an address presetting device. The output of the one address counter is connected to a PROM storing predetermined sequences of timing pulses. In order to provide for shifting of the stored timing pulse sequences in a negative direction, an inverting member is connected in the data bus between the rotary speed counter and the address presetting device of the one address counter. The inverting member can include either negators or storing means programmed with complementary values.