EP 0997273 A3 20000927 - Printing unit of a rotary web press

Title (en)

Printing unit of a rotary web press

Title (de)

Druckwerk einer Rollenrotations-Druckmaschine

Title (fr)

Groupe imprimant d'une presse à bobines

Publication

EP 0997273 A3 20000927 (DE)

Application

EP 99116770 A 19990830

Priority

US 15376398 A 19980915

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5983794A] An imprinter printing unit for a web fed rotary printing press comprises a first print couple including a first plate cylinder and an associated first blanket cylinder, a second print couple including a second plate cylinder and an associated second blanket cylinder, a first drive motor and a second drive motor. The printing unit further comprises a gear arrangement with axially movable gear wheels for operating the unit in a first mode of operation, in which the first drive motor drives the first print couple and the second drive motor independently drives the second print couple; a second mode of operation, in which the first drive motor commonly drives the first blanket cylinder and the second print couple; and in a third mode of operation, in which the second drive motor commonly drives the second blanket cylinder and the first print couple.

IPC 1-7

B41F 13/008

IPC 8 full level

B41F 7/02 (2006.01); B41F 13/00 (2006.01); B41F 13/004 (2006.01); B41F 33/08 (2006.01); B41F 33/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41F 13/0045 (2013.01 - EP US); B41P 2213/734 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[YDA] DE 4405658 A1 19950907 - WIFAG MASCHF [CH]
[YA] EP 0820861 A2 19980128 - KOENIG & BAUER ALBERT AG [DE]
[Y] DE 3510822 C1 19860731 - ROLAND MAN DRUCKMASCH
[A] EP 0465789 A1 19920115 - ROLAND MAN DRUCKMASCH [DE]
[AD] GB 2309668 A 19970806 - ROLAND MAN DRUCKMASCH [DE]
[AD] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 01, no. 3025 20 January 1989 (1989-01-20)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5983794 A 19991116; AT E220994 T1 20020815; DE 19941235 A1 20000420; DE 59902105 D1 20020829; EP 0997273 A2 20000503; EP 0997273 A3 20000927; EP 0997273 B1 20020724; JP 2000094633 A 20000404

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 15376398 A 19980915; AT 99116770 T 19990830; DE 19941235 A 19990830; DE 59902105 T 19990830; EP 99116770 A 19990830; JP 25886299 A 19990913