(19)
(11) EP 1 155 858 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47

(21) Application number: 01111906.2

(22) Date of filing: 17.05.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B41F 33/16, B41F 33/00, B41F 27/12, B41F 13/54, B65H 45/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 17.05.2000 JP 2000144892

(71) Applicant: Komori Corporation
Sumida-ku Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nagano, Hiroyuki, Komori Corporation
    Higashikatsushika-gun, Chiba (JP)
  • Kaneta, Tomoo, Komori Corporation
    Higashikatsushika-gun, Chiba (JP)

(74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG 
Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) Device for controlling automatic printing plate changing means and folding device status switching device


(57) A control device comprises printing plate changing means (207,208) for changing a printing plate supported on a plate cylinder (203,204), and means for switching a folding device status of a folding machine (700) in accordance with a folding device status in the next printing. The control device operates the printing plate changing means (203,204) and the means for switching the folding device status of the folding device simultaneously in order to shorten the total operation time.







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