US3525305A - Angular adjustment device for cylinder registering - Google Patents
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41F13/14—Registering devices with means for displacing the cylinders
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- bevel gears are in mesh with a third bevel gear, having an axis of rotation orthogonal to and pivotable around the axis of the shafts. Pivoting the axis of the third bevel gear displaces the first and second bevel gears relative to one another whereby the angular positions of the input and output shafts are adjusted without changing the speed of either shaft.
- the present invention relates to means for synchronizing the angular positions of two or more rotating shafts of a printing press upon which cylinders are mounted. All the shafts are powered by common drive means and each cylinder may be utilized to print a portion of a desired image on a continuous printing support web stretched between the cylinders, while maintaining all cylinders at a constant speed.
- the apparatus of this invention permits a portion of an image transferred by one cylinder of a printing press to be synchronized with another portion of an image transferred by another cylinder of the printing press, while both cylinders are being driven by a common drive means. This adjustment can be made while the cylinders are rotating and without changing the speed of either cylinder and without the use of a compensator.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide means for adjusting the registration of images transferred to a printing support web by a succession of image bearing cylinders without varying the length of the printing web stretched between successive cylinders.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide means for adjusting the registration of images transferred to a printing support web by a succession of image bearing cylinders without contacting the printing support web in any manner which could cause smearing of the image.
- FIG. 1 is an isometric representation partially in section, of one embodiment of the present invention wherein each output shaft drives a cylinder.
- FIG. 2 is a cross sectional isometric representation of one portion of the device shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of two printing cylinders with a paper web stretched therebetween.
- a mechanism which comprises at least one input and one output shaft rotatably mounted on a support.
- a first and a second bevel gear are fixed to the input and output shafts respectively.
- a third bevel gear having the same diameter as the first bevel gear is rotatably mounted on the same axis of rotation as the first bevel gear and is in mesh with the second bevel gear.
- a fourth bevel gear is in mesh with the first and third bevel gears thereby has its axis of rotation substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the first and third bevel gears.
- Means for pivoting the axis of rotation of the fourth bevel gear around the axis of rotation of the first and third bevel gears. Pivoting the fourth bevel gear displaces the first and third bevel gears relative to one another and causes the output shaft to be angularly displaced relative to the input shaft. This pivoting adjustment may be accomplished while the input and output shafts are at rest or in motion and does not affect the rotational speed of either shaft.
- Input shaft 10 is rotatably mounted on support 11 and can be driven in either direction by any suitable drive means 12.
- Bevel gear 13 is mounted on and fixed to input shaft 10 so that it rotates with shaft 10.
- Bevel gears 14 and 15 are fixed to each other with their rotational axes coincident.
- the assembly of bevel gears 14 and 15 is rotatably mounted on shaft 10 by means of bearing 16.
- Yoke carrier 17 is mounted on and fixed to worm gear 18.
- the assembly of yoke carrier 17 and worm gear 18 is rotatably mounted on shaft 10 by means of bearing 19 (see FIG. 2), so that the axes of worm gear 18 and shaft 10 are coincident.
- Shaft 20 is mounted on yoke carrier 17 with its longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of shaft 10.
- Bevel gear 21 is rotatably mounted on shaft 20 by means of bearing 22 and is in mesh with bevel gears 13 and 14.
- Bevel gear 21 acts as an idler gear which transmits the rotation of input shaft 10 from bevel gear 13 to bevel gear 14.
- Output shaft 23 is rotatably mounted on support 11.
- Bevel gear 24 is fixed to one end of output shaft 23 and in mesh with bevel gear 15.
- a cylinder 25 may be fixed to the output end of shaft 23. It can be readily seen that any rotation of shaft 10 is transmitted to cylinder 25 by means of bevel gears 13, 21, 14, 15 and 24 and output shaft 23.
- Bevel gear 26 is mounted on and fixed to shaft 10 so that it rotates with shaft 10.
- Shaft 27 is rotatably mounted on support 1 l.
- Bevel gear 28 is fixed to one end of output shaft 27 and in mesh with bevel gear 26.
- a second cylinder 29 may be fixed to the output end of shaft 27. This mechanism provides a non-adjustable drive between input shaft 10 and cylinder 29 by means of bevel gears 26 and 28 and shaft 27.
- Worm shaft 30 is rotatably mounted on support 11.
- Worm 31 which is fixed to or an integral part of worm shaft 30, is in mesh with worm gear 18.
- Both ends of worm shaft 30 may be equipped with hand wheels 32 and 33 which can be used to manually rotate worm shaft 30. If desired worm shaft 30 could be driven by a drive means which may be servo controlled.
- Rotation of worm shaft 30 causes worm 31 and worm gear 18 in mesh therewith to rotate about their respective axes. This rotation causes yoke carrier 17, fixed to worm gear 18 and upon which bevel gear 21 is mounted, to be pivoted.
- the above described mechanism not only provides means for adjusting the relative angular positions of cylinders 25 and 29 while they are in motion, without changing the speed of either cylinder, but also can be used to synchronize the angular positions of a succession of cylinders in a printing press.
- cylinders 25 and 29 are schematically shown disposed in a line. Pinch rollers 36 and 37 urge printing support web 38 against cylinders 25 and 29 respectively.
- cylinders 25 and 29 each apply to printing support web 38 a portion of a particular design which requires registration between cylinders 25 and 29. It is quite clear that the speed of only one cylinder, 25 or 29, cannot be changed as that would cause paper support web 38 between cylinders 25 and 29 to either bunch up or to be stretched and torn.
- the present invention permits the angular position of cylinder 25 to be adjusted relative to the angular position of cylinder 29 without changing the speed of either cylinder while both cylinders are rotating.
- the embodiment of this invention described above utilizes a single adjustable output shaft.
- This specification is not intended to limit the present invention in this respect. More than one output shaft may be driven by the same input shaft but each shaft would require the mechanism shown in FIG. 1. [t is also possible, in a particular application, to utilize the mechanism of this invention to drive each output shaft at a different speed. The speed of each output shaft is dependent solely upon the gear ratio connecting it with the input shaft. It would also be possible to eliminate bevel gear and drive bevel gear 24 directly from bevel gear 14 without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
- a fourth bevel gear in mesh with said first and third bevel gears, the axis of rotation of said fourth bevel gear being substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation ofsaid first and third bevel gears;
- a worm gear rotatably mounted on the same axis of rotation as said first bevel gear and in mesh with said worm;
- a yoke carrier mounted on and fixed to said worm gear for rotatably mounting said fourth bevel gear
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Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3724368A (en) * | 1970-06-17 | 1973-04-03 | Harris Intertype Corp | Harmonic drive register adjustment device for a printing press |
US4248145A (en) * | 1979-04-17 | 1981-02-03 | Fred Patyk | High speed marking apparatus |
EP0571159A1 (en) * | 1992-05-16 | 1993-11-24 | O'Keefe, Desmond | Printing plate registration apparatus |
US5727464A (en) * | 1996-08-29 | 1998-03-17 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Modules with linking drive shafts |
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Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3724368A (en) * | 1970-06-17 | 1973-04-03 | Harris Intertype Corp | Harmonic drive register adjustment device for a printing press |
US4248145A (en) * | 1979-04-17 | 1981-02-03 | Fred Patyk | High speed marking apparatus |
EP0571159A1 (en) * | 1992-05-16 | 1993-11-24 | O'Keefe, Desmond | Printing plate registration apparatus |
US5727464A (en) * | 1996-08-29 | 1998-03-17 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Modules with linking drive shafts |
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Owner name: WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC., OHIO Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNORS:AMERICOLD COMPRESSOR CORPORATION;APEX FIBRE-GLASS PRODUCTS, INC.;ATF-DAVIDSON COMPANY, INC.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:003972/0698 Effective date: 19781221 Owner name: WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNORS:AMERICOLD COMPRESSOR CORPORATION;APEX FIBRE-GLASS PRODUCTS, INC.;ATF-DAVIDSON COMPANY, INC.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:003972/0698 Effective date: 19781221 |
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Owner name: ATF-DAVIDSON COMPANY, INC., OHIO Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNOR:KING PRESS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:003972/0911 Effective date: 19781221 Owner name: ATF-DAVIDSON COMPANY, INC. Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNOR:KING PRESS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:003972/0911 Effective date: 19781221 |
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Owner name: SOLNA KING CORPORATION JOPLIN, MO A MO CORP. Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. A CORP. OF DE;REEL/FRAME:004119/0047 Effective date: 19801111 |
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Owner name: SOLNA INCORPORATED Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:SOLNA KING CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004418/0203 Effective date: 19821230 |
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Owner name: KING PRESS CORPORATION Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:SOLNA INCORPORATED;REEL/FRAME:004424/0967 Effective date: 19840710 |