Printing system web guide coupling assembly
AssigneeVutek, Inc.
InventorDaniel E. Smith
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Abstract
A coupling assembly for a printing system that includes a threaded bolt that engages a threaded bore of a first dovetail nut. The assembly also includes a second dovetail nut with a bore through which a shaft of the bolt passes. Each dovetail nut has two tapered portions located on opposite sides of the bore of the respective nut. When the bolt/dovetail nut combination is assembled, the two dovetail nuts are located a distance apart so that the tapered portions of the two nuts define a pair of slots. To connect sections of the web guide together, each slot engages a flared connector of a respective section.
Claims14
A printing system having a coupling assembly for connecting together one or more sections of a web guide of the printing system, comprising:
- a threaded bolt,
- a first nut having tapered portion and an inner threaded bore with which the threaded bolt engages, the threaded inner bore being positioned between the tapered portions;
- and
- a second nut, the second nut having tapered portions and a bore through which a shaft of the bolt passes, the bore being positioned between the tapered portions of the second nut,
- the first nut and the second nut being positioned a distance apart so that the tapered portions of the first nut and the tapered portions of the second nut define a pair of slots with the bolt being positioned between the slots, each slot engaging a flared connector of a respective section of the web guide.
The system of claim1, wherein the sections are made from aluminum.
A method of connecting together two or more sections of a web guide of a printing system, comprising:
- engaging an edge of a first section with an edge of a second section to form a joint;
- joining together the two sections with a coupling assembly;
- and
- securing the sections to a base of the web guide with one or more connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.