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US 2002/0073866 A1Published application
Method of positioning a roller that can be moved into at least two different operating positions in a printing machine, and corresponding inking unit
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsJochen Bechtler, Rolf Spilger
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Abstract
A method and a corresponding inking unit permit positioning of a roller into at least two different operating positions. The roller is, in particular, a vibrator roller of an inking unit for a rotary printing machine. The roller is positioned by controlling or regulating a magnetic bearing device in which the roller is mounted.
Claims16
A method of positioning a roller that can be moved into at least two different operating positions in a printing machine, which comprises:
- mounting the roller in a magnetic bearing device;
- and
- positioning the roller into one of the at least two different operating positions by performing an operation selected from the group consisting of controlling the magnetic bearing device and regulating the magnetic bearing device.
An inking unit for a printing machine, comprising:
- a roller that can be moved into at least two different operating positions;
- and
- a magnetic bearing device mounting said roller;
- said magnetic bearing device for positioning said roller into any of said operating positions by being acted upon in a manner selected from the group consisting of being controlled and being regulated.
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A printing machine, comprising:
- an inking unit including:
- a roller that can be moved into at least two different operating positions;
- and
- a magnetic bearing device mounting said roller;
- said magnetic bearing device for positioning said roller into any of said operating positions by being acted upon in a manner selected from the group consisting of being controlled and being regulated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.