Blanket tube removal device
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsWilliam Albert Charette, Christian Heinz Miescher, David Crowell Emery, Charles Henry Dufour
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Abstract
A printing sleeve removal device includes a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm movable with respect to the second jaw arm, the first and second jaw arms having ends forming a jaw to engage a printing sleeve. Also disclosed is a method for removing a printing sleeve comprising engaging a printing sleeve on a printing cylinder with a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm and moving the printing sleeve via the first and second jaw arms so as to slide the printing sleeve axially with respect to the printing cylinder.
Claims6
A printing sleeve removal device comprising:
- a first jaw arm;
- a second jaw arm movable with respect to the first jaw arm, the first and second jaw arms having ends forming ajar to engage a printing sleeve;
- and
- an actuating cylinder to move the first and second jaw arms axially with respect to the printing sleeve.
A printing sleeve removal device in combination with a print unit comprising:
- a print unit having a gear side;
- and
- a printing sleeve removal device having a first jaw arm, a second jaw arm movable with respect to the first jaw arm, the first and second jaw arms having ends forming a jaw to engage a printing sleeve;
- and an actuating cylinder to move the first and second jaw arms axially with respect to the printing sleeve;
- wherein the actuating cylinder is attached to the gear side.
A printing sleeve removal device in combination with a printing sleeve comprising:
- a printing sleeve;
- and
- a printing sleeve removal device having a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm movable with respect to the first jaw arm, the first and second jaw arms having ends forming a jaw to engage a printing sleeve,
- wherein the printing sleeve is a blanket.
A method for removing a printing sleeve comprising:
- engaging a printing sleeve on a printing cylinder with a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm of a first printing sleeve removal device;
- moving the printing sleeve via the first and second jaw arms so as to slide the printing sleeve axially with respect to the printing cylinder;
- and
- grasping the printing sleeve on an operator side with a second printing sleeve removal device.
A method for removing a printing sleeve comprising:
- engaging a printing sleeve on a printing cylinder with a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm;
- and
- moving the printing sleeve via the first and second jaw arms so as to slide the printing sleeve axially with respect to the printing cylinder;
- wherein the engaging step includes manually moving the first and second jaw arms with respect to each other.
A method for removing a printing sleeve comprising:
- engaging a printing sleeve on a printing cylinder with a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm;
- and
- moving the printing sleeve via the first and second jaw arms so as to slide the printing sleeve axially with respect to the printing cylinder;
- wherein the engaging step includes driving a gear to move the first and second jaw arms with respect to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.