Rotary printing machine
US6655277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F13/30
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a rotary printing machine, in particular a web-fed rotary printing machine, having at least one printing unit including a plurality of printing-unit cylinders, of which at least one can be brought into and out of operative connection with at least one functional unit which is associated with a function needed to operate the printing unit, is provided with a drive device and is fitted on a linear guide device, a high level of operating convenience and working accuracy being achieved by the functional unit being assigned a positioning device, which has a controller which can be fed with at least one position-dependent signal which can be generated by means of a sensor arrangement associated with the functional unit and by which the drive device can be controlled.
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