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US 5,325,774 AGranted
Ribbon path indicator system
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsRichard E. Breton, Gilles L. Fecteau, Joel C. Hern
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AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsRichard E. Breton, Gilles L. Fecteau, Joel C. Hern
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A system is provided for assisting operators of a printing press in webbing ribbons of a web material exiting a printing unit of the printing press through paths of rolls which direct the ribbons into preselected formers of a folder. A remote display device is provided on each roll which is utilized in more than one path. The remote display devices operate under the control of a web management system and display information which indicates the identity of its respective roll, the direction in which the ribbon must be wrapped around its respective roll, and the identity of the next roll to be wrapped. Ribbon path information for a plurality of jobs is stored by the web management system allowing for rapid ribbon path changes between jobs without limiting the number of permissible ribbon path layouts.
A ribbon path indicator system for assisting an operator in webbing ribbons of a web material exiting a printing unit of a printing press through paths of roll, comprising:
In a system including controlling means coupled to a plurality of remote display devices, each of the remote display devices associated with and situated relative to a roll at which ribbon path decisions must be made, the controlling means including a storage device which contains ribbon path information for a plurality of jobs, a method for assisting an operator in webbing ribbons of a web material exiting a printing unit of a printing press through paths of rolls, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.