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US 2007/0181020 A1Published application
Offset printing press with multi-image plate cylinder
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorHoward Hoff
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Abstract
An offset printing press includes a plate cylinder having a plate cylinder circumference and a blanket cylinder having a blanket cylinder circumference, the plate cylinder circumference being in a N:1 relationship with the blanket cylinder circumference, N being 2 or greater. The large plate circumference area permits for various components to fit around the plate cylinder, while using small blankets.
Claims14
1-13. (canceled)
An offset printing press comprising:
- a first plate cylinder associated with one single color having a first plate cylinder circumference;
- a first blanket cylinder having a first blanket cylinder circumference, the first plate cylinder circumference being in a N:1 relationship with the first blanket cylinder circumference, N being 2 or greater;
- a second plate cylinder associated with another single color different from the one single color having a second plate cylinder circumference;
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- a second blanket cylinder having a second blanket cylinder circumference, the second plate cylinder circumference being in a N:1 relationship with the second blanket cylinder circumference, N being 2 or greater.
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An offset web printing press comprising:
- a first plate cylinder associated with one single color having a first plate cylinder circumference;
- a first blanket cylinder having a first blanket cylinder circumference, the first plate cylinder circumference being in a N:1 relationship with the first blanket cylinder circumference, N being 2 or greater;
- a second plate cylinder associated with another single color different from the one single color having a second plate cylinder circumference;
- a second blanket cylinder having a second blanket cylinder circumference, the second plate cylinder circumference being in a N:1 relationship with the second blanket cylinder circumference, N being 2 or greater;
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- a continuous web contacting the first blanket cylinder and the second blanket cylinder.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.