US2583889A - Expansible printing cylinder for rotary multicolor printing - Google Patents

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US2583889A
US2583889A US158955A US15895550A US2583889A US 2583889 A US2583889 A US 2583889A US 158955 A US158955 A US 158955A US 15895550 A US15895550 A US 15895550A US 2583889 A US2583889 A US 2583889A
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  • the main object of the invention is to provide means adapted to efiect such exact registry by an adjustment of the printing cylinders during operation.
  • the printing cylinder is provided with means for expanding the cylinder surface during operation in a continuous manner within very narrow limits.
  • the invention is concerned with extremely fine adjustments of the order of ten thousandths of millimetres.
  • This invention is applicable to continuous printing processes, 1. e. printing on a continuously running film or strip of material and to the possibility of continuous fine adjustment of the printing cylinder periphery.
  • Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section
  • Figure 2 is a cross-section taken along the line 11-11 in Figure 1 and Figure 3 is a view of the rear cross-plate of the cylinder taken along the line III-III in Figure 1.
  • Each cylinder has a surface I, a front plate 2 and a rear plate 3.
  • the surface is longitudinally split at 4 and its expansion is radially guided by means of studs 5 in slots 6 of the rear plate 3 ( Figure 3).
  • the cylindrical surface is resilient and will return to or remain in the closed position unless the internal expansion forces, to be described hereinafter, are exerted thereon.
  • the printing plate l is secured to the cylinder surface e. g. by gluing.
  • Inclined surfaces 8 are mounted in the interior surface of the cylinder by means of screws 9.
  • Rollers l mounted on a slide member II are adapted to travel along surfaces 8.
  • the slide member H is slidable along a central sleeve 13 by means of rollers 12.
  • the sleeve engages longitudinal slots 14 in a disk 15, which has been connected with the slide member II at Hi.
  • the disk 15 is mounted between axial thrust bearings ll, I8 and thus connected to a central spindle Hi.
  • This spindle I9 is provided with screw thread 26.
  • cooperates with the screw threaded part 20 and is mounted in the front plate 2, which by means of bolts or screws 22 is connected to the sleeve l3 and presses the cylinder against the rear plate 3 without interfering with the radial expansion of the cylinder surface.
  • the rear plate 3 is connected to the sleeve l3 by means of bolts 23.
  • the sleeve I3 is driven by conventional gearing means.
  • Figure 2 shows that the expanding forces act in all radial directions uniformly on the cylinder, the radial expansion thereof being guided by studs 5 in slots 6 (see Fig. 3).
  • the rotation of the spindle l9, consequently the adjustment -of the periphery of the printing cylinder can be done during operation. If desired this action may take place electrically or mechanically in accordance with the sensing of the indication marks, which give an idea of the registry of the successive colour prints.
  • a printing cylinder for a multi-color printing press comprising a resilient cylinder surface; support means for said cylinder surface including a central axial member and two end plates mounted thereon; a slidable member mounted on said central axial member; longitudinal incl'lned surfaces arranged symmetrically around the inner periphery of the cylinder surface; means mounted on said slidable member for engaging said inclined surface; a central spindle mounted threadedly in said cylinder and in operative connection with said slidable member; external means for rotating said spindle to displace the slidable member axially whereby said means for engaging the inclined surface is operated and the cylinder surface is radially expanded equally in all directions; and an expansible printing plate mounted on the cylinder surface.
  • a printing cylinder for a multi-color printing press comprising a longitudinally split cylinder surface; longitudinal inclined surfaces mounted symmetrically around the inner periphery of the cylinder surface, a central support member for the cylinder; a slidable member mounted'on said support member and adapted to be displaced axially thereon; means mounted on said axially slidable member for engaging said inclined surfaces; a central spindle mounted threadedly in said cylinder and extending through a central bore in said support member, said central spindle being coupled with said slidable member; external means for rotatin said spindle during rotation of the cylinder to displace the slidable member axially and thereby to engage succeeding portions of the inclined surfaces and to expand the cylinder surface radially equally in all directions; and an expansible printing plate mounted in the cylinder surface.

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1952 P. J. SCHOONENBERG 2,583,889
EXPANSIBLE PRINTING CYLINDER FOR ROTARY MULTICOLOR PRINTING Filed April 29, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET l ATTOK/VEX 1952 P. .SCHOONENBERG 2,583,889 EXPANS E PRINTING CYLINDER FOR ROTARY MULTICOLO G k R PRINTIN Filed April 29, 1950 2 SHEETS-*SHEET 2 Patented Jan. 29, 1952 UNITED EXPANSIBLE PRINTING CYLINDER FOR ROTARY MUL'I'ICOLOR. PRINTING Pancras Johannes Schoonenberg, Eindhoven, Netherlands Application April 29, 1950, Serial No. 158,955 In the Netherlands February 17, 1948' 3 Claims. 1 This invention relates to a printing cylinder for a printing press, more particularly for a multi-colour flat-bed printing press.
In this art an exact registry of the different colour prints is of great importance.
The main object of the invention is to provide means adapted to efiect such exact registry by an adjustment of the printing cylinders during operation.
According to the invention the printing cylinder is provided with means for expanding the cylinder surface during operation in a continuous manner within very narrow limits.
The invention is concerned with extremely fine adjustments of the order of ten thousandths of millimetres.
Even extremely small variations in the periphery of the printing cylinder may be adjusted during operation by means of the apparatus according to the invention.
This invention is applicable to continuous printing processes, 1. e. printing on a continuously running film or strip of material and to the possibility of continuous fine adjustment of the printing cylinder periphery.
In the drawing an example of a printing cylinder constructed according to the invention is shown.
Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section;
Figure 2 is a cross-section taken along the line 11-11 in Figure 1 and Figure 3 is a view of the rear cross-plate of the cylinder taken along the line III-III in Figure 1.
The figures only show a single printing cylinder. Generally two printing cylinders cooperate in the multicolor printing process. Each of these cooperating cylinders may be constructed in the manner shown in the drawings.
Each cylinder has a surface I, a front plate 2 and a rear plate 3. The surface is longitudinally split at 4 and its expansion is radially guided by means of studs 5 in slots 6 of the rear plate 3 (Figure 3).
The cylindrical surface is resilient and will return to or remain in the closed position unless the internal expansion forces, to be described hereinafter, are exerted thereon.
The printing plate l is secured to the cylinder surface e. g. by gluing.
Inclined surfaces 8 are mounted in the interior surface of the cylinder by means of screws 9.
Rollers l mounted on a slide member II are adapted to travel along surfaces 8. The slide member H is slidable along a central sleeve 13 by means of rollers 12. The sleeve engages longitudinal slots 14 in a disk 15, which has been connected with the slide member II at Hi. The disk 15 is mounted between axial thrust bearings ll, I8 and thus connected to a central spindle Hi. This spindle I9 is provided with screw thread 26. A threaded bush 2| cooperates with the screw threaded part 20 and is mounted in the front plate 2, which by means of bolts or screws 22 is connected to the sleeve l3 and presses the cylinder against the rear plate 3 without interfering with the radial expansion of the cylinder surface.
The rear plate 3 is connected to the sleeve l3 by means of bolts 23. The sleeve I3 is driven by conventional gearing means.
In operation by rotating the spindle [9 the slide member II will be axially displaced. Dur-- ing this movement the rollers l0 will exert an expanding action on the surfaces 8 and thus on the cylinder surface I.
Figure 2 shows that the expanding forces act in all radial directions uniformly on the cylinder, the radial expansion thereof being guided by studs 5 in slots 6 (see Fig. 3).
The rotation of the spindle l9, consequently the adjustment -of the periphery of the printing cylinder can be done during operation. If desired this action may take place electrically or mechanically in accordance with the sensing of the indication marks, which give an idea of the registry of the successive colour prints.
Having now described the nature of the invention and the object thereof, what I claim is:
1. A printing cylinder for a multi-color printing press comprising a resilient cylinder surface; support means for said cylinder surface including a central axial member and two end plates mounted thereon; a slidable member mounted on said central axial member; longitudinal incl'lned surfaces arranged symmetrically around the inner periphery of the cylinder surface; means mounted on said slidable member for engaging said inclined surface; a central spindle mounted threadedly in said cylinder and in operative connection with said slidable member; external means for rotating said spindle to displace the slidable member axially whereby said means for engaging the inclined surface is operated and the cylinder surface is radially expanded equally in all directions; and an expansible printing plate mounted on the cylinder surface.
2. A printing cylinder as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said end plates is provided with radial slots along its periphery and the cylinder 3 surface is mounted in said slots by means of studs.
3. A printing cylinder for a multi-color printing press comprising a longitudinally split cylinder surface; longitudinal inclined surfaces mounted symmetrically around the inner periphery of the cylinder surface, a central support member for the cylinder; a slidable member mounted'on said support member and adapted to be displaced axially thereon; means mounted on said axially slidable member for engaging said inclined surfaces; a central spindle mounted threadedly in said cylinder and extending through a central bore in said support member, said central spindle being coupled with said slidable member; external means for rotatin said spindle during rotation of the cylinder to displace the slidable member axially and thereby to engage succeeding portions of the inclined surfaces and to expand the cylinder surface radially equally in all directions; and an expansible printing plate mounted in the cylinder surface.
PANCRAS JOHANNES SCHOONENBERG.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 537,789 Sinclair Apr. 16, 1895 1,082,946 Grignard Dec. 30, 1913 1,774,256 Egli Aug. 26, 1930 1,865,696 Jordhoy July 5, 1932 1,958,299 Erickson May 8, 1934 1,993,652 Dean Mar. 5, 1935
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US3994053A (en) * 1976-01-08 1976-11-30 Xerox Corporation Drum support apparatus
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US1865696A (en) * 1930-09-19 1932-07-05 Wood Newspaper Corp Adjustable folding cylinder
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US2716153A (en) * 1950-05-26 1955-08-23 Knut J Magnusson Facsimile scanner
US2814484A (en) * 1953-10-26 1957-11-26 Strachan & Henshaw Ltd Variable size folding machines
US2964834A (en) * 1958-11-18 1960-12-20 Jomac Inc Roll construction
US3006277A (en) * 1959-05-15 1961-10-31 Kidder Press Company Inc Plate cylinders for printing presses
US3023699A (en) * 1959-07-06 1962-03-06 Macarthur Associates Inc Printing cylinder mounting
US3174428A (en) * 1960-05-12 1965-03-23 William F Huck Rotary web processing apparatus
US3994053A (en) * 1976-01-08 1976-11-30 Xerox Corporation Drum support apparatus
US4441426A (en) * 1979-04-17 1984-04-10 Lajovic Dusan Sava Printing apparatus
US4510865A (en) * 1982-03-03 1985-04-16 Componenti Grafici S.R.L. Gravure pressure rollers with axis of variable shape
US5312488A (en) * 1990-09-25 1994-05-17 Albert-Frankenthal Aktiengesellschaft Cross gluing cylinder

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