Back to results
US 4,055,101 AGranted
Roll fed rotary web device with improved perforator
AssigneeBurroughs Corporation
InventorJoseph Martin Collins
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Disclosed is a roll fed rotary web device such as a rotary offset or rotogravure web printing press or a collator, having an improved perforator. Also disclosed are examples of prior art perforators. The perforator is incorporated in a standard perforating cylinder which rotates during the process of perforation. Perforating blades are mounted in the perforating cylinder and several improvements relating to spring biased positioners of the perforating blade are illustrated.
Claims4
A roll fed rotary web device, such as printing press or collator, having:
- a roll feed station, and
- a perforation station,
- the perforation station having a perforation cylinder in which there is a longitudinal groove across the cylinder aligned with the axis of the cylinder,
- at least one lug plate and fastening member located within the groove such that a perforation blade can be set between the lug plate and the side wall of the groove and the perforation cylinder,
- a support surface normally positioned to support an inserted perforation blade to increase strike-in position being provided to support the perforation blade above the bottom surface of said groove and between said lug and side wall of said groove, said support surface element being deformable by pressure applied to the perforation blade.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.