Print unit having blanket cylinder throw-off bearer surfaces
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsBryan Dustin, Brian Gentle, Daniel Gagne
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Abstract
An offset print unit includes a plate cylinder having an end, a rotatable plate cylinder support supporting the end and having a first bearing surface, a blanket cylinder having a blanket cylinder end, a rotatable blanket cylinder support supporting the end and having a second bearing surface and an actuating device for rotating the plate cylinder support and the blanket cylinder support, the first and second bearing surfaces contacting during a part of the rotation of the supports. A method is also provided.
Claims7
An offset print unit comprising:
- a plate cylinder having an end;
- a rotatable plate cylinder support supporting the end and having a first bearing surface;
- a blanket cylinder having a blanket cylinder end;
- a rotatable blanket cylinder support supporting the end and having a second bearing surface;
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- an actuating device for rotating the plate cylinder support and the blanket cylinder support, the first and second bearing surfaces contacting during a part of the rotation of the supports.
A method for moving a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder comprising:
- selectively contacting a bearer surface of a plate cylinder support with a bearer surface of a blanket cylinder support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.