Safety rail for accident prevention in rotary printing machines
US4765240A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F33/0018
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety guard rail (7) can be moved between a position adjacent a nip between two rotating cylinders (3, 4) and a remote position. The safety guard rail has flanges (8, 9) attached thereto, projecting essentially parallel to cover plates (5, 6) already present in the printing machine. The cover plates are formed with guide slits (12, 13) extending downwardly at an inclination, in which guide elements (10, 11) engage, secured to the projecting flanges which hold the safety guard rail (7). Limit switches are coupled to be engaged by the flanges and/or the guide elements to provide ON and OFF signals, in dependence on the position of the safety guard rail with respect to the nip, to inhibit printing machine operation when the guard rail is in a remote position, for example for changing of rubber blankets on the cylinders, and permitting printing machine operation only when the safety guard rail (7) is adjacent the nip to be able to carry out its safety guarding function.
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