Patent · US Expired

Rotary printing machine equipped with an exchangeable cylinder

US5275105A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
14References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 7, 1992
Grant dateJan 4, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 7, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41P2213/804
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotatable printing machine includes a horizontal exchangeable cylinder which is held between two sidewalls of a machine frame by a holding and driving arrangement which enables disengagement. To remove the cylinder, a carriage arrangement is positioned in the frame and can include a movable trolley for receiving the cylinder and sliding it in a horizontal plane onto a hand cart. One embodiment includes a movable table for raising and lowering the cylinder from the path of the trolley to the operating position. Another embodiment positions rails for the trolley immediately underneath the operating position of the cylinder and includes an arrangement for raising and lowering supports for the cylinder relative to the cylinder. A third embodiment includes a fixed track mounted immediately adjacent the cylinder and utilizing position adjustment means for the drives of the cylinder to lower the cylinder onto the track.

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