Printing press with cylinder sensor
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1. A printing press comprising:
- at least one exchangeable cylinder rotatably supported in a machine frame,a movable bearing member forming part of a bearing for supporting a first exchangeable cylinder of the at least one exchangeable cylinder,a signalling device mounted on one cylinder of said at least one exchangeable cylinder of the printing press, andat least one sensor head adapted to receive signals from the signalling device, the at least one sensor head being mounted on the movable bearing member and being arranged to receive the signals from the signalling device at least when the bearing member is in a predetermined position,wherein the at least one exchangeable cylinder has an axis, and the bearing member is rotatable about an axis that extends one of;
in parallel with, andcoincides withthe axis of said one cylinder containing said signalling device.
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Abstract
A printing press includes at least one exchangeable cylinder (10, 12) that is rotatably supported in a machine frame, a movable bearing member (18) forming part of a bearing (44) for the exchangeable cylinder (12), and a sensor head (26, 28, 30) that is capable of receiving signals from a signalling device (22, 24, 32) that is mounted on one of the cylinders (10, 12) of the printing press, and the sensor head (26, 28, 30) is mounted on the movable bearing member (18) and is arranged to receive the signals from a signalling device (22, 24, 32) at least when the bearing member (18) is in a predetermined position.
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20 Claims
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1. A printing press comprising:
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at least one exchangeable cylinder rotatably supported in a machine frame, a movable bearing member forming part of a bearing for supporting a first exchangeable cylinder of the at least one exchangeable cylinder, a signalling device mounted on one cylinder of said at least one exchangeable cylinder of the printing press, and at least one sensor head adapted to receive signals from the signalling device, the at least one sensor head being mounted on the movable bearing member and being arranged to receive the signals from the signalling device at least when the bearing member is in a predetermined position, wherein the at least one exchangeable cylinder has an axis, and the bearing member is rotatable about an axis that extends one of; in parallel with, and coincides with the axis of said one cylinder containing said signalling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
has mounted thereon a position measuring device for measuring a position of the bearing member relative to said component part.
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6. The printing press according to claim 5, wherein:
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the first exchangeable cylinder has an axis, the bearing has a bearing arm carrying the bearing member, said bearing arm being slideable along an axis in parallel with the axis of said first exchangeable cylinder, and the position measuring device is arranged for measuring an axial position of the bearing member relative to the component part.
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7. The printing press according to claim 6, wherein the bearing arm is tiltable about an axis that extends in parallel with the axis of the first exchangeable cylinder.
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8. The printing press according to claim 5, wherein the position measuring device comprises at least one magnet and a corresponding magnet sensor.
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9. A printing press comprising:
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at least one exchangeable cylinder rotatably supported in a machine frame, a movable bearing member forming part of a bearing for supporting a first exchangeable cylinder of the at least one exchangeable cylinder, a signalling device mounted on one cylinder of said at least one exchangeable cylinder of the printing press, and at least one sensor head adapted to receive signals from the signalling device, the at least one sensor head being mounted on the movable bearing member and being arranged to receive the signals from the signalling device at least when the bearing member is in a predetermined position, wherein the bearing member carries two sensor heads which can alternatingly be tilted into an active position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A printing press comprising:
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at least one exchangeable cylinder rotatably supported in a machine frame, a movable bearing member forming part of a bearing for supporting a first exchangeable cylinder of the at least one exchangeable cylinder, a signalling device mounted on one cylinder of said at least one exchangeable cylinder of the printing press, and at least one sensor head adapted to receive signals from the signalling device, the at least one sensor head being mounted on the movable bearing member and being arranged to receive the signals from the signalling device at least when the bearing member is in a predetermined position, wherein; the signalling device includes a position mark, one said associated sensor head includes a position sensor, and one of; the movable bearing member and an associated component part has mounted thereon a position measuring device for measuring a position of the bearing member relative to said component part, and wherein the bearing member is rotatable, and the position measuring device is arranged for detecting an angular position of the bearing member relative to the component part. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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