Cantilevered blanket cylinder lifting mechanism
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsJohn Krauser, Brian Gentle, Bryan Dustin
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Abstract
An offset print unit includes a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder having an end and a blanket gear coaxial with the blanket cylinder, a drive axle or pinion supporting a gear driving the blanket gear and a blanket lift arm for selectively supporting the end to cantilever the blanket cylinder, the blanket lift arm being rotatable about the drive axle or pinion. A method is also provided.
Claims7
An offset print unit comprising:
- a plate cylinder;
- a blanket cylinder having an end and a blanket gear coaxial with the blanket cylinder;
- a drive axle or pinion supporting a gear driving the blanket gear;
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- a blanket lift arm for selectively supporting the end to cantilever the blanket cylinder, the blanket lift arm being rotatable about the drive axle or pinion.
A method for cantilevering a blanket cylinder driven by an axle or pinion offset from the blanket cylinder and having an axis parallel to an axis of the blanket cylinder, the method comprising:
- rotating a blanket lift arm about the axis of the axle or pinion to contact an end of the blanket cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.