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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7572106 | Ink pumping apparatus for printing press and ink leak preventing method It is intended to prevent ink from leaking through the ink outlet of the ink rail while the printing press is at halt. To achieve this object, a motor control section 40 shown in FIG. 4 controls the rotation of a stepping motor 15 driving a plun... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7022059 | Chopper folder for rotary press A chopper folder for a rotary press folds signatures which are periodically conveyed, one signature at a time, from a folding machine. The chopper folder includes a pair of folding rollers for folding a signature parallel to the conveyance direction, a prime mover, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6971295 | Sheet delivery apparatus A sheet delivery apparatus includes a cutter cylinder, a cutter reception cylinder, and a conveyor provided downstream of the cylinders. The cutter cylinder and the cutter reception cylinder cooperatively cut a paper web so as to yield sheets of predetermined size. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951272 | Signature-stacking apparatus In a signature-stacking apparatus, a conveyor chain holding a row of signatures travels along a conveyance path. A first signature release section and a second signature release section are provided in the conveyance path. During travel from the first signature rele... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938543 | Web fed printing machine having pasting-related misregistration eliminating apparatus A web fed printing machine includes a web path provided between two sequentially disposed printing units and a misregistration detector for detecting misregistration in superimposition printing performed by the printing units. During superimposition printing, cylind... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6889970 | Delivery apparatus for folding machines A delivery apparatus for folding machines having a folding apparatus FA and a delivery apparatus DA, comprising a delivery fly 3 for receiving signatures S1, S2 and S3 folded by the folding apparatus FA, a conveyor C for operating the del... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6832549 | Rotary printing press having printing units each having printing devices arranged vertically in layers A rotary printing press includes a plurality of printing units, including at least one multiple-printing unit having a plurality of printing devices arranged vertically in layers. A plurality of first web feed units each having a web roll support device are provided... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6824032 | Controller of running tension of paper web for rotary press A controller for controlling the running tension of paper web for rotary press includes a paper feed unit (1) and a printing unit (2) provided with a printing cylinder (21) rotating according to an operation speed command. An in-feed roller (... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817291 | Printing-cylinder bearing device A printing-cylinder bearing device for rotatably supporting a printing cylinder 12 via a frame 6 in such a manner that the printing cylinder can be moved between a printing position and a non-printing position, comprising a radial-load supporting means... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6782814 | Method and apparatus for detecting registering errors, and automatic register control apparatus for multi-color rotary presses A method for detecting registering errors for multi-color rotary presses in which register marks are printed on a paper web by each printing section, a light source is caused to flash based on a reference signal generated by signal output means operating in synchron... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6769359 | Paper-web holding apparatus for rotary printing press A paper-web holding apparatus is provided in a rotary printing press having rollers which form a path for a paper web fed from a paper web feeding unit to travel along to a folding unit via a press unit and around which the paper web is wrapped. The paper-web holdin... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6761305 | Self-contained honeycomb structure from flexible film strips and method for its production A honeycomb structure with a plurality of flexible material strips which are arranged next to one another and are connected to one another is presented. The material strips have a corrugated shape with U-shaped cross section of essentially straight, vertical partial... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6739546 | Axial-position adjustment apparatus for arm shaft equipped with paper roll support arms in paper web feed unit An axial-position adjustment apparatus is used to adjust the axial position of an arm shaft equipped with paper roll support arms. The arm shaft is supported rotatably and axially movably on a frame in a paper web feed unit and rotated by means of a shaft-rotating a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6725771 | Rotary press synchronous controller for selecting control subject based on print image information To provide a synchronous controller of a rotary press for selecting a control subject based on print image information, wherein the rotary press of a multicolor printing unit has a printing division for printing a print image on the plate cylinder onto continuous pa... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719542 | Pump for printing press A pump for a printing press includes a plunger within a cylinder to be rotatable and reciprocatable and having a cutaway portion at its distal end, and a constant-speed motor for rotating and reciprocating the plunger. The plunger and the output shaft of the motor a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698951 | Paper jam detection system for folding machine A paper jam detection system for a folding machine includes an interval signal generator for generating an interval signal which assumes ON and OFF levels alternately according to cutting intervals of a cutting cylinder; a signature detection mechanism in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688548 | Paper roll driving apparatus A paper roll driving apparatus for use in a paper roll feeding apparatus comprises a prime mover moving mechanism being freely reciprocally movable along a guide rail and having a moving body on which a prime mover is mounted, and a driving transmission m... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684788 | Rotary press control apparatus and method capable of controlling operation in a power failure The present invention controls a rotary press comprising printing and folding sections each having at least one electric motor so as to be driven individually; the rotary press operated in a synchronized manner by the motors in such a manner that the rota... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6679172 | Control apparatus and method for automatically changing plate cylinders in rotary press The control apparatus, in a rotary press having a plurality of printing units, performs a first calculation of subtracting the number of effective copies from the required number of copies for an operating printing unit and a second calculation of subtrac... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6659931 | Jaw device for rotary-press folding section A jaw device for rotary-press folding section provided on a jaw cylinder in which the a continuous paper web guided in between a cutting cylinder and a folding cylinder is guided along the outer periphery of the folding cylinder, with the leading edge the... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655274 | Printing cylinder for offset printing A printing cylinder for offset printing includes a cylinder member of a hollow cylinder having a covering portion which forms a substantially uniform, smooth outer circumferential surface having no spliced portion in the circumferential direction, the cov... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6637331 | Printing blanket having reinforcing band sheets on opposite end portions A blanket to be mounted on a blanket cylinder includes a blanket body and two band sheets serving as reinforcing members and attached to corresponding parallel, opposite end portions of the blanket body across a width of the end portions. One of the band ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6568323 | Synchronous control system having automatic cutting and printing registering functions The present invention is intended to automatically adjust cutting and printing registers based on the detection of predetermined marks for different colors in a rotary press using a paper web, thereby eliminating the need for skill of an operator and redu... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554266 | Guide apparatus for use in folder A guide apparatus is composed of a guide plate which is disposed in such a manner as to be able to move between an active position located within the sheet transfer space and a retreat position where the guide plate does not interfere with the sheet trans... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6484400 | Method of manufacturing an orifice member A method of manufacturing an orifice member used in a nozzle for ink-jet printing includes a first step of applying an adhesive onto one surface of a synthetic resin member; a second step of forming at least one through-opening in a metallic member such t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481348 | Object attachment apparatus for printing cylinder A groove for receiving opposite end edges of an object, like a printing plate that extends around a printing cylinder, is formed in a printing cylinder adjacent the outer circumferential surface thereof to extend from an axially extending anchor-shaft hol... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6472064 | Tab for fixing paper web end portion of paper roll A tab for fixing a paper web end portion of a paper roll includes a substantially parallelogram-shaped base sheet having two diagonally opposite acute angles. A plurality of linear, discontinuous cuts are formed on the base sheet in parallel with two oppo... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6450382 | Printing web position adjusting apparatus The problem to be solved by this invention is a conventional printing web position adjusting apparatus poses a problem in which angularly displacing means having excellent accuracy is difficult to install, large power is needed, fabrication cost is high, ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6418845 | Printing cylinder for offset printing A printing cylinder for offset printing includes a cylinder member of a hollow cylinder having a covering portion which forms a substantially uniform, smooth outer circumferential surface having no spliced portion in the circumferential direction, the cov... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6386816 | Printed matter transport device A printed matter transport device. Printed matter is gripped by a gripping mechanism of a chain and made to travel along a guide rail, to improve the durability of the guide rail and chain, to prevent misalignment, falling out and damage when an external ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6349646 | Blanket-mounting mechanism of printing press A blanket-mounting mechanism includes a dragging shaft, a rotating device, a correction device, and a deflection suppression device. A dragging-shaft accommodation bore extends axially through a blanket cylinder. A blanket insertion groove extends axially... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6332667 | Orifice member of nozzle for ink-jet printing A nozzle for ink-jet printing includes a manifold, a vibration element, and an orifice member. The manifold has an outside surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the manifold as well as a hollow space. The hollow space has an opening opened in... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6331154 | Pin action timing adjustment device in folding cylinder and folding device In a pin action timing adjustment device of a folding device wherein a change-over between straight run and collect run is performed in one operation for a folding blade action and a pin action, to make it very easy to adjust a timing with which pins fall... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325266 | Automatic paper-threading device for use in angle bar section An automatic paper-threading device for use in an angle bar section of a rotary press which includes a paper web supply unit, a press unit, an angle bar section, and a folding unit and which has a paper-threading path for paper web formed between the pape... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321650 | Paper web feed unit used in a rotary press and equipped with a paper web traveling tension controller In a paper web feed unit of a rotary press, a paper web taken out of a paper roll is longitudinally cut into first and second cut paper webs, which are fed out toward the downstream side by a driven roller of a feed-out mechanism, and only the first cut p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6302353 | Turning bar apparatus A turning bar apparatus includes a stationary turning bar assuming the form of a hollow cylinder and adapted to change the running direction of a web looped therearound and a compressed-air supply unit for supplying compressed air into the hollow interior... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6272990 | Automatic deceleration and stoppage controller for rotary press An automatic deceleration and stoppage controller for a rotary press includes an input unit, a detection unit, a copy-number management unit, a printing-speed detection unit, and a processing unit. The input unit inputs a scheduled copy number indicating ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257141 | Printing-plate mounting-position instruction system A printing-plate mounting-position instruction system instructs a worker where to mount a plurality of printing plates in a rotary printing press. The system includes a controller, a reader, a judging device, and a display device. The controller creates a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6241648 | Signature-delivery-pitch regulating apparatus for a delivery apparatus of a folding machine A signature-delivery-pitch regulating apparatus includes a grip mechanism adapted to grip a signature received in a rotating delivery fan, push the signature out of the delivery fan, and then release the signature on the transport conveyer operating at a ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6109176 | Printing unit drive apparatus for a rotary press A printing unit drive apparatus for a rotary press which includes a single or plural printing units and a single or plural folding units. The drive apparatus includes a motor capable of driving a driven portion of each unit, a connection mechanism for dri... | 08/29/2000 |
