Global Patent Index - EP 0743179 A2

EP 0743179 A2 19961120 - Control system for a plate register mechanism for a rotary printing press and method therefor

Title (en)

Control system for a plate register mechanism for a rotary printing press and method therefor

Title (de)

System und Verfahren zum Steuern der Druckplattenregister-Vorrichtung einer Rotationsdruckmaschine

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour commander le registre de la plaque d'impression d'une machine d'impression rotative

Publication

EP 0743179 A2 19961120 (EN)

Application

EP 96107349 A 19960509

Priority

US 44292795 A 19950517

Abstract (en)

A control system (100) for a plate register mechanism (102) for controlling lateral and/or circumferential position of a plate cylinder (104) in a rotary printing press wherein a pulse train signal (154) is generated comprised of a number of pulses representative of desired adjustment of the plate cylinder (104) and the plate register mechanism (102) is activated based on the pulse train signal (154). Preferably, the control system (100) is comprised of a microprocessor (150) for generating the pulse train signal (154) and transmitting the pulse train signal (154) to a drive unit (156). The microprocessor (150) stores the number of pulses sent to the drive unit (156) and uses the number of pulses to determine the instantaneous position of the plate cylinder (104). The drive unit (156) provides drive power (161) to a plurality of relays (162, 164, 166, 168) connected to a plurality of stepper motors (108, 126, 142, 144) based on the pulse train signal (154). The microprocessor (150) energizes one of the relays (162, 164, 166, 168) which, in turn, connects a corresponding one of the stepper motors (108, 126, 142, 144) to the drive power (161). Each of the stepper motors (108, 126, 142, 144) is connected to the plate register mechanism (102) such that the stepper motors (108, 126, 142, 144) operate the plate register mechanism (102) to control the position of the plate cylinder (104). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41F 13/12

IPC 8 full level

B41F 13/12 (2006.01); B41F 13/14 (2006.01); B41F 33/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B41F 13/14 (2013.01 - EP KR); B41F 13/0008 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0743179 A2 19961120; EP 0743179 A3 19971217; AU 5223896 A 19961128; CN 1138526 A 19961225; JP H09123426 A 19970513; KR 960040654 A 19961217; SG 42405 A1 19970815

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96107349 A 19960509; AU 5223896 A 19960513; CN 96105869 A 19960516; JP 12289196 A 19960517; KR 19960016655 A 19960517; SG 1996009794 A 19960514