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Tension control device for a printing press

US5894797A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
14References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 1997
Grant dateApr 20, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2557/20
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tension control device (50) for a printing press (10) having an adjustment roller (52), a device (64 and 66) for measuring the tension on opposed sides of a web (14) passing downstream from the adjustment roller (52), and a device (82) responsive to the measuring device (64 and 66) for automatically approximately equalizing the tension of the web (14) on the adjustment roller (52) on opposed sides of the adjustment roller (52).

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