Printing assembly
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1. A printing assembly comprising:
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a pair of eccentric bearings between and on which the drum is mounted for rotation; and
a pair of drives to effect independent rotation of the pair of eccentric bearings to adjust a pressure applied by the drum, wherein the printing assembly is configured to effect actuation of the pair of drives in response to torque based feedback derived from an electric current drawn by each of the pair of drives.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a printing assembly which includes a printing drum such as an impression drum, a pair of eccentric bearings between and on which the drum is mounted for rotation, a pair of self aligning bearings on which the eccentric bearings are supported, and a pair of frameless motors directly connected to the eccentric bearings in order to effect the rotation thereof through closed loop feedback control, in order to facilitate the automatic and accurate control of pressure level and uniformity along the nip of a printing press.
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1. A printing assembly comprising:
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a drum; a pair of eccentric bearings between and on which the drum is mounted for rotation; and a pair of drives to effect independent rotation of the pair of eccentric bearings to adjust a pressure applied by the drum, wherein the printing assembly is configured to effect actuation of the pair of drives in response to torque based feedback derived from an electric current drawn by each of the pair of drives. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A printing assembly comprising:
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a drum; a pair of bearings on which the drum is mounted for rotation and each of which independently facilitate the radial displacement of a respective end of the drum; and a pair of drives operable to effect the radial displacement of each end of the drum, wherein the printing assembly is configured to effect actuation of the drives in response to torque based feedback derived from an electric current drawn by each of the pair of drives, and wherein each drive is directly connected to the respective bearing.
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15. A printing assembly comprising:
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a first drum and a second drum between which is defined a nip; a pair of eccentric bearings between and on which the first drum is mounted for rotation; a pair of self-aligning bearings, each eccentric bearing being mounted within one of the self-aligning bearings; and a pair of drives to effect independent rotation of the eccentric bearings on the self-aligning bearings in order to vary the pressure along the nip, wherein the printing assembly is configured to effect actuation of the drives in response to torque based feedback derived from an electric current drawn by each of the pair of drives.
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