Cylinder assembly for a folding apparatus of a rotary printing press
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsGary Frank Fowler, Wayne Harvey Garland, Michael Alexander Novick
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a paper conducting cylinder in a folder which is assigned to a rotary printing press such as a rotary newspaper printing press. A plurality of cylinder's surface sections (19) is mounted about the circumference of said cylinder (8). Each of said surface sections (19) being of layered structure comprises a compressible material (24) adhesively attached thereto. Said surface sections (19) are removably secured to mounting surfaces (29) of said cylinder (8), preferably on its side walls.
Claims19
A paper conducting cylinder for use in a folder, comprising:
- a cylinder having a plurality of mounting surfaces and a plurality of cylinder surface sections removably secured to said plurality of mounting surfaces, said plurality of cylinder surface sections defining a circumferential surface of said cylinder;
- each one of said plurality of cylinder surface sections having a layered structure that includes a cover made from a highly wear resistant material, a hard Plastic stabilizing layer, and a compressible material attached to said hard plastic stabilizing layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.