US4394835A
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Drive for rotary-roller offset printing machines
Assignee: Wifag Maschinenfabrik AG
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Filing: 1981-12-23
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Granted: 1983-07-26
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Expires: 2001-12-23
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure concerns a nine-roll or ten-roll printing mechanism, in which the directions of rotation of the rolls have to be reversed individually according to a printing program. The driving connection to the plate rolls is effected through two oppositely rotating impression roll gears which are rotatably mounted on the axle of the impression roll. The impression roll gears can be coupled to the axle of the impression roll by means of remotely operable couplings. A sliding gear is associated with each plate roll. The sliding gear selectively engages one or the other impression roll gear. An indexing wheel corresponds to each sliding gear and is mounted slidably on the plate roll axle. The width of the sliding gears is selected so that an idling setting is excluded. Each plate roll is connected with its associated offset roll by means of a rotation-secure driving connection.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Gertsch
- 👤 Robert Imhof
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:19
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F13/00; B41F7/00; B41F7/02; B41F7/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
294 words
Drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine, with arbitrary reversibility of the rotation direction of impression roll means and of plate rolls of the machine, the drive means comprising: impression roll means comprising an impression roll; a plurality of separate plate rolls for communicating with the impression roll means; a respective offset roll for each plate roll and being rotation-secured to the associated plate roll; each of the offset rolls being settable to be applied to the impression roll means for rotating together therewith; two impression roll gears, each independently and rotatably connected with the impression roll means; coupling means for individually coupling one or the other of the two impression roll gears to the impression roll means for rotating therewith; a drive for the two impression roll gears; a countershaft wheel connected with the drive for being rotated thereby; the one impression roll gear engaging the countershaft wheel for being driven thereby; an intermediate wheel connected with the countershaft wheel for being driven thereby to rotate in the direction counter to the direction of rotation of the countershaft wheel; the other impression roll gear engaging the intermediate wheel for being driven thereby; whereby depending upon which of the two impression roll gears is connected with the impression roll means, the direction of rotation of the impression roll means is determined; an axle drivingly connected with the plate roll; an indexing wheel at that axle and rotatable therewith; a sliding gear rotatably mounted for engaging and for rotating the indexing wheel and also being axially slidable for selectively meshing with the one or the other impression roll gear, whereby the direction of rotation of the plate roll is determined by whichever one of the impression roll gears is engaged by the sliding gear.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
294 words
Drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine, with arbitrary reversibility of the rotation direction of impression roll means and of plate rolls of the machine, the drive means comprising: impression roll means comprising an impression roll; a plurality of separate plate rolls for communicating with the impression roll means; a respective offset roll for each plate roll and being rotation-secured to the associated plate roll; each of the offset rolls being settable to be applied to the impression roll means for rotating together therewith; two impression roll gears, each independently and rotatably connected with the impression roll means; coupling means for individually coupling one or the other of the two impression roll gears to the impression roll means for rotating therewith; a drive for the two impression roll gears; a countershaft wheel connected with the drive for being rotated thereby; the one impression roll gear engaging the countershaft wheel for being driven thereby; an intermediate wheel connected with the countershaft wheel for being driven thereby to rotate in the direction counter to the direction of rotation of the countershaft wheel; the other impression roll gear engaging the intermediate wheel for being driven thereby; whereby depending upon which of the two impression roll gears is connected with the impression roll means, the direction of rotation of the impression roll means is determined; an axle drivingly connected with the plate roll; an indexing wheel at that axle and rotatable therewith; a sliding gear rotatably mounted for engaging and for rotating the indexing wheel and also being axially slidable for selectively meshing with the one or the other impression roll gear, whereby the direction of rotation of the plate roll is determined by whichever one of the impression roll gears is engaged by the sliding gear.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 1, wherein the impression roll has an axis and the two impression roll gears are rotatably mounted thereon; said coupling means selectively coupling or decoupling each of said impression roll gears to said impression roll means axle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of either of claims 1 or 2, wherein said couplings for each said impression roll gears is remotely controllable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of either of claims 1 or 2, wherein the axle drivingly connected with the plate roll is the axle of the plate roll; the indexing wheel being on the plate roll axle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 4, wherein the indexing wheel is slidably mounted on the axle of the plate roll.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of either of claims 1 or 2, further comprising a bolt on which the sliding gear is mounted for axial sliding.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 4, further comprising means for axially sliding the sliding gear.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 7, wherein the sliding gear is so shaped and the means for sliding the sliding gear is operable such that the sliding gear engages one of the two impression gears, and an idling setting of the sliding gear is prevented.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 1, further comprising means for axially sliding the sliding gear; the sliding gear being so shaped and the means for sliding the sliding gear being operable such that the sliding gear engages one of the two impression gears and an idling setting of the sliding gear is prevented.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 1, wherein the offset roll and the associated plate roll are rotation-secured by means of a wheel pair, with a respective wheel of the wheel pair being drivingly connected with the respective one of the offset roll and the plate roll.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 1, wherein the impression roll means comprises a single impression roll.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
100 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 1, wherein the impression roll means is comprised of two of the impression rolls; a plurality of seperate ones of the plate rolls communicating with each of the impression rolls; a respective one of the offset rolls being rotation-secured to the associated plate roll; a respective set of two impression roll gears for each of the two impression rolls; each of the impression roll gears of each of the impression rolls being in meshing engagement with a respective one of the impression roll gears of the other impression roll.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 1, wherein all gears are helically geared.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The drive means for a rotary-roller offset printing machine of claim 1, wherein the machine has a drive side at the side of the rolls and all of the gears are disposed on the drive side of the machine.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-07-25 | 1987-01-24 | 1987-07-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-07-25 | 1991-01-24 | 1991-07-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-07-25 | 1995-01-24 | 1995-07-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |