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US 7,255,043 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for pulling off sleeves
AssigneeMAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsStephan Fischer, Josef Göttling
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Abstract
In an apparatus for pulling off sleeves (11, 14) which are applied to cylinders (10, 15) of a printing press, a force for pulling off the sleeve is applied in a gentle manner, in that a retaining rod (5), having a retaining head (1) which can be fixed to the sleeve (11, 14), and a hammer weight which can be moved along the rod (5) between stops (7, 9) are provided.
Claims7
A system comprising:
- a printing press cylinder having an external surface;
- a sleeve mounted on the cylinder external surface, the sleeve having an external surface;
- a sleeve pulling apparatus comprising:
- a retaining rod having an end extending in a first direction;
- a retaining head configured and arranged to be fixed to the sleeve with vacuum and stops, the retaining head oriented laterally relative to the first direction;
- and
- a hammer weight configured and arranged to be moved along the retaining rod between the stops;
- wherein said retaining head of said sleeve pulling apparatus is positioned on the external surface of the sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.