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US 6,178,884 B2Granted
Drive for a rotating component of a rotary printing press
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorKurt Johannes Weschenfelder
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Abstract
A cylinder of a rotary printing press is driven by a hollow shaft electric motor. The cylinder is supported in eccentric bushings and can be re-positioned. A coupling assembly, that includes two couplers and a connector shaft, is used to connect the shiftable cylinder to the fixed motor.
Claims8
A drive for a cylinder of a rotary printing press comprising:
- a cylinder having an axis of rotation;
- means supporting said cylinder for displacement of said axis of rotation;
- a hollow shaft electric motor including a hollow shaft, said hollow shaft electric motor having a rotor with a first end remote from said cylinder;
- a first angular deviation compensating coupler secured to said first end of said rotor;
- a second angular deviation compensating coupler secured to said cylinder;
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- a connector, said connector connecting said first and second couplers, said connector being positioned in said hollow shaft of said hollow shaft electric motor.
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