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US 4,732,082 AGranted
Apparatus and method for mounting embossing rollers in a press line
OwnerCarl Iretoninventor
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Abstract
A preassembled set of embossing rolls is shown. The embossing roll assembly is completed and tested at a work station away from a press line and thereafter the assembled set of rolls is transported to the press line for installation whereby down time on the press is avoided while the precision assembly of the matched pair of rollers is accomplished elsewhere.
Claims2
A removable and replaceable assembly for supporting a matched pair of embossing rolls for rotation in the embossing station of a printing press comprising:
- said rolls;
- two pair of harness means, each pair including two blocks, each block supporting a roll bearing therein, threaded fasteners interconnecting said blocks parallel to the plane of said bearings and resilient means between said blocks biassing them away from each other;
- a pair of matching gears engaged with each other and keyed to adjacent ends of said rolls for rotating said rolls in synchronism with each other when one or the other of said gears is driven, said gears being positioned axially outwardly of one of said pairs of harness means;
- means for holding said bearing elements in each harness pair, in adjustable spaced relation to support said rolls in proper embossing relation to each other;
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- means for adjusting the longitudinal relation of said rolls with respect to each other;
- whereby said assembly may be totally prealigned remote from the press and then placed in the press and coupled to the press drive.
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