Adjustable socket for supporting a roller in a printing machine

A socket for releasably supporting a first roller in a printing machine having a frame, the socket comprising:

• a mounting attached to the frame of the printing machine, the mounting including a seat for receiving the first roller, the mounting defining a bore having a first end and a second end;
• a threaded sleeve disposed within the bore of the mounting adjacent the first end of the bore, the threaded sleeve being linearly movable within the bore and being secured against rotation relative to the bore of the mounting;
• an adjusting screw having a first end threadably received in the threaded sleeve and a second end opposite the first end, the adjusting screw having a longitudinal axis;
• a locking lever disposed between the mounting and the second end of the adjusting screw, the locking lever being linearly movable along the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw and further being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking lever engaging the first roller in the locked position to secure the first roller within the socket, said locking lever having an inwardly deformed centering surface engageable with the first roller when in the locked position;
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• a spring disposed within the bore of the mounting between the threaded sleeve and the second end of the bore of the mounting for biasing the locking lever towards the mounting.

A socket for releasably supporting a rotationally symmetrical component in a frame, the socket comprising:

• a mounting attached to the frame, the mounting including a seat for receiving the rotationally symmetrical component;
• an adjusting screw rotationally coupled to the mounting and having a first threaded end and a second end opposite the first end, the adjusting screw having a longitudinal axis;
• a locking lever disposed between the mounting and the second end of the adjusting screw, the locking lever being linearly movable along the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw and further being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking lever engaging the rotationally symmetrical component in the locked position to secure the rotationally symmetrical component within the socket, said locking lever having an inwardly deformed centering surface engageable with the first roller when in the locked position;
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• a spring for biasing the locking lever towards the mounting.

A socket for releasably supporting a first roller in a printing machine having a frame, the socket comprising:

• a mounting attached to the frame of the printing machine, the mounting including a seat for receiving the first roller, the mounting defining a threaded bore;
• an adjusting screw having a first end threadably received in the threaded bore of the mounting and a second end opposite the first end, the adjusting screw having a longitudinal axis;
• a locking lever disposed between the mounting and the second end of the adjusting screw, the locking lever being linearly movable along the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw and further being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw between a locked position and an unlocked position, said locking lever engaging the first roller in the locked position to secure the first roller within the socket, said locking lever being formed with a centering bevel on a side of the locking lever adjacent the first roller for locating the first roller within the seat of the mounting;
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• a spring disposed between the locking lever and the second end of the adjusting screw for biasing the locking lever towards the mounting.

A socket for releasably supporting a first roller in a printing machine having a frame, the socket comprising:

• a mounting attached to the frame of the printing machine, the mounting including a seat for receiving the first roller, the mounting defining a bore having a first end and a second end;
• a threaded sleeve disposed within the bore of the mounting adjacent the first end of the bore, the threaded sleeve being linearly movable within the bore and being secured against rotation relative to the bore of the mounting;
• an adjusting screw having a first end threadably received in the threaded sleeve and a second end opposite the first end, the adjusting screw having a longitudinal axis;
• a locking lever disposed between the mounting and the second end of the adjusting screw, the locking lever being linearly movable along the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw and further being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the adjusting screw between a locked position and an unlocked position, said locking lever engaging the first roller in the locked position to secure the first roller within the socket, said locking lever being formed with a centering bevel on a side of the locking lever adjacent the first roller for locating the first roller within the seat of the mounting;
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• a spring disposed within the bore of the mounting between the threaded sleeve and the second end of the bore of the mounting for biasing the locking lever towards the mounting.