Three-around broadsheet newspaper printing press and methods
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorJohn Sheridan Richards
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Abstract
A broadsheet newspaper printing press is provided including an image carrier carrying three images around in broadsheet newspaper format. The image carrier transfers the three images to a web. The broadsheet newspaper printing press also includes a folder for imparting a longitudinal fold to the web and cutting the web into broadsheet newspaper pages. The folder includes a cylinder cross-folding the broadsheet newspaper pages off center. A web offset broadsheet newspaper printing press also is provided. Methods are also provided.
Claims10
A broadsheet newspaper printing press comprising:
- an image carrier carrying three images around in broadsheet newspaper format, the three images being different from each other;
- the image carrier transferring the three images to a web;
- a folder imparting a longitudinal fold to the web and cutting the web into broadsheet newspaper pages,
- the folder including a cylinder cross-folding the broadsheet newspaper pages off center so one side of the broadsheet newspaper pages has a length of 9 inches or more and the other side has a length of 6.5 inches or less,
- the folder collecting at least three sections to form a broadsheet newspaper, each section derived from one of the three images.
A web offset broadsheet newspaper printing press comprising:
- a plate cylinder carrying at least one printing plate, the plate cylinder carrying at least three images around in broadsheet newspaper format, the three images being different from each other;
- a blanket cylinder carrying at least one blanket, the at least one blanket contacting a web to print the at least three images on the web;
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- a folder for imparting a longitudinal fold to the web, and cutting the web into broadsheet newspapers,
- the folder including a cylinder cross-folding the broadsheet newspapers off center so one side of the broadsheet newspaper pages has a length of 9 inches or more and the other side has a length of 6.5 inches or less;
- the folder collecting at least three sections to form a broadsheet newspaper, each section derived from one of the three images.
A method for printing a broadsheet newspaper comprising the steps of:
- providing three images around an image carrier of a printing press,
- printing the three images on a web;
- forming broadsheet pages from the web;
- running a folder in collect mode to collect three sections of broadsheet pages, and
- cross-folding the sections off center so one side of the broadsheet newspaper pages has a length of 9 inches or more and the other side has a length of 6.5 inches or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.