Abstract: This invention provides a method of and an apparatus for sticking a paper web to a paper web threading member superposed on the paper web through the intermediary of an adhesive material.

Abstract: A roller shifting device for a printing press comprises first support means for supporting a form dampening roller for shifting the form dampening roller relative to a surface of a plate on a plate cylinder between a first contacting position and a second released position, second support means for supporting a transfer roller for shifting the transfer roller relative to the form dampening roller between a first contacting position and a second released position, third support means for supporting another roller other than the transfer roller and to be contacted with and released from the form dampening roller for shifting the another roller between a first contacting position and a second released position, means for cooperating the first, second and third support means for synchronous shifting between the first and second positions, means for differentiating a shifting stroke and/or direction of the tfirst support means from those of the second and third support means, and actuating means associated with on

Abstract: A BB-type printing press employing a divided plate cylinder has a novel drive gear train for avoiding rotation in the associated rotating condition and whereby to maintain satisfactory level of sharpness and/or clearness of printed patterns.

Abstract: A feeder apparatus for a web rotary press includes a pair of web supporting arms mounted on a main shaft supported on left and right frames and independently movable along the main shaft by interpositioning of an elongated key and by meshing of a rack provided along the main shaft and pinions provided in boss sections of respective arms.

Abstract: This invention has for its object to provide an apparatus for connecting a paper web with a paper web threading member wherein during the stand-by period of a retaining device the adhesive surface of an adhesive material in the retaining device is covered up by a movable cover so that paper dust or the like may be prevented from depositing thereon. The apparatus comprises a paper web retaining member connected to the upstream end of the paper web threading member and adapted to be located at a predetermined position along a paper web threading path where it is allowed to stand by; a retaining device for retaining a paper web, which has been advanced to the predetermined position along the path, onto the paper web retaining member through the intermediary of an adhesive material; and a movable cover provided in juxtaposition with the retaining device and adapted to be moved so as to selectively cover up or expose at least the adhesive surface of the adhesive material.

Abstract: A panel storage feeder consists of a signature piling space, a panel feeding mechanism, a panel group storage mechanism and a panel group transfer mechanism. The panel feeding mechanism is disposed over the signature piling space to feed panels thereto one by one. The panel group storage mechanism is disposed at the side of the signature piling space and including the upper portion thereof provided at a level substantially equal to that of the panel feeding mechanism. The panel group transfer mechanism is disposed for transferring to a panel storage unit of the panel feeding mechanism from the upper portion of the panel group storage mechanism by a pair of hands moving therebetween. Thus, the panels are continuously and smoothly fed to the signature piling space.

Abstract: There is provided an inking unit comprising an ink circulating assembly and means for moving a platform on which said ink circulating assembly is provided. The ink circulating assembly includes the ink fountain provided in an ink reservoir, ink outlet means for introducing the ink into the ink fountain, the ink reservoir having an open top and designed to surround the ink fountain from beneath the ink fountain, a screw conveyor arranged along the longitudinal direction within the ink reservoir for conveying the ink mixing the excess dampening water therewith and diffusing the excess dampening water therinto, and a pipe connecting between the ink reservoir and the ink outlet means. The means for moving the platform includes a lifter for vertically moving the platform, and casters for horizontally moving the platform.

Abstract: The present invention provides an angle-bar device for use in a rotary press, which aims at removing ink and paper debris, etc deposited on the whole peripheral surfaces of the angle-bars by rotating the angle-bars continuously so as to increase the tension on the paper web which is running around and between the angle-bars. This angle-bar device comprises: at least two pieces of angle-bars (1a; 1b) disposed rotatively on the upstream and downstream sides, respectively, of the direction of running of a paper web; driving means (2a ; 2b) each for rotatively driving each of the angle-bars; a start controlling means (3) connected operatively with the driving means and adapted to control the starting of the driving means. The device further comprises an operation controlling means (4) for detecting the operating condition of the rotary printing press, which is connected with the start controlling means (3) so that it can send out output signal to the start controlling means.

Abstract: A chopper-folder for restraining movement of a paper sheet relative to a folding slot as the sheet is conveyed along a path in a rotary printing press. The chopper-folder includes stoppers for stopping the movement of the paper sheet, restraining members for restraining vertical movement of the side edge portions of the paper sheet during the chopper-fold operation, and a driving unit for supporting and simultaneously driving the restraining members and the stoppers to conduct the chopper-fold operation. The stoppers, restraining members and the driving unit are mounted to the chopper-folder in such a manner that they can be easily moved away from the folding slot when jamming occurs during the chopper-fold operation, to facilitate quick and easy correction of the problem.

Abstract: A delivery fly arrangement for use with a folder of a printing press comprising a plurality of delivery fly wheel units mounted on a horizontally extending fly shaft journalled in a pair of frames in such a manner that they may be displaced axially on and along the fly shaft and rotated as the fly shaft is rotated; a displacement/driving system for displacing these delivery fly wheel units axially on and along the fly shaft, this displacement/driving system including a positional detector, a memory section, a control section, and an input/output section; and connecting rods, plates and arms which allow the delivery fly wheel units to rotate with the rotation of the fly shaft and which operatively connect these delivery fly wheel units to the displacement/driving system.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a web paper cutting position adjusting system which comprises: marking means including a control unit for generating a predetermined phase detection signal by detecting a predetermined rotational phase of a platen, and a marking unit for marking a web paper in response to the predetermined phase detection signal; web paper cutting means disposed a predetermined distance downstream of the marking means for cutting the web paper; mark detecting means interposed between the marking means and the web paper cutting means for detecting the mark to transmit a mark detection signal; cutting phase signal transmitting means associated with the operation of the web paper cutting means for transmitting a cutting phase signal; and web paper threading path changing means including an arithmetic unit having an operation signal transmitting unit made receptive of the mark detection signal and the cutting phase signal for transmiting a web paper threading path length changing signal, if the transmission ti

Abstract: A paper web threading apparatus for a rotary printing press comprises a paper web threading member guide provided along a paper web threading path of the printing press extending from a paper web supply section to a position just in front of a folding section; a paper web threading member pooling section provided downstream of the paper web threading path; a paper web threading member which is located over the whole length of the paper web threading path extending from the most upstream position thereof to the paper web threading member pooling section upon commencement of the paper web threading operation and which is run along the paper web threading member guide towards the paper web threading member pooling section during the paper web threading operation; a paper web retaining member provided on the paper web threading member for securing the paper web to the threaded along the path; and at least one paper web threading member driving unit for running the paper web threading member along the paper web th

Abstract: Method and apparatus capable of automatically cleaning a dampening water supply passage to a plate cylinder in an offset press, as well as an ink supply passage to the late cylinder. The apparatus comprises an operation instruction means producing operation signals in a sequence to driving portions of various means which include ink supply-stopping means, means for supplying a cleaning solvent, cleaning waste recovering means, means for bringing ink supply rollers out of contact with the plate cylinder, means for bringing dampening water supply rollers out of contact with the plate cylinder, and main control means, a start instruction means that starts the operation instruction means, and a manual instruction means. This manual instruction means permits the operator to select either cleaning of only the ink supply passage or cleaning of all the ink supply passage and the dampening water supply passage.

Abstract: An ink feeder driver for a rotary press in which switching of ink feeder drive paths can be effected by merely effecting a selection as to whether first and second gears are to be coupled together via only a second idle gear of via both first and second idle gears in mesh with each other, to match the direction of rotation of a first gear which is required to be rotated in a fixed direction at all times and the direction of rotation of a second gear rotated in a direction matched to the direction of rotation of a printing cylinder. The direction of rotation of the first gear with respect to the second gear is reversed by displacing the second idle gear by operating a displacing means.

Abstract: In an ink supply device having an ink reserve vessel being composed of a bottom member and surrounding side wall members, means for shifting one member of the bottom and surrounding side wall members between a closed position contacting the one member with the other members to form the ink reserve vessel and an open position separating the one member from the other members at the bottom level of the ink reserve vessel are provided for quickly discharging ink therefrom.

Abstract: In a rolled object holdiing apparatus whose holding members hold both ends of a roll core, a roll core releasing device comprises a core pushing mechanism which in turn consists of a core pushing member and a driving means for moving the core pushing member at least in the direction of radius of the core. The core pushing mechanism is either installed in a core receiving member or in a core holding member. Whether to operate the driving means for the core pushing member is controlled by a core detector in the core receiving member. With this construction, the core releasing device of the invention performs automatic and reliable releasing of the core from holding members of the rolled object holding apparatus, thus eliminating various problems experienced with conventional devices during automatic replacement of rolled objects.

Abstract: The brake for web bearing shaft in a web support frame of a web feeder for rotary press comprises a pneumatic brake provided individually on a web bearing shaft mounted rotatably on each web support arm of a radial arm member installed on a rotating shaft, a pneumatic circuit for feeding compressed air at every pneumatic brakes, a solenoid valve provided at every pneumatic circuits, a solenoid valve switching means for operating each solenoid valve according to a turning phase of each web support arm. Then, the solenoid valve is a valve provided with manual operation, and the solenoid valve switching means comprises either slip ring having a combination of segment conductors and brushes or segment cam and electric switch operated by the cam.

Abstract: An ink-furnishing apparatus for continuously supplying ink to an ink cylinder from an ink rail even during high speed operation of the ink cylinder. An ink transfer surface of the ink rail has a first solid substance which is superior to a cast iron constituting the ink rail in terms of separation of ink therefrom. A peripheral surface of the ink cylinder has a second solid substance which is superior to the first solid substance in terms of adhesion of the ink thereon. While said first solid substance has a surface which makes a larger contact angle with a surface of the ink than a contact angle made between the surface of the ink and the surface of cast iron constituting said ink rail, said second solid substance has a surface which makes a smaller contact angle with the surface of the ink than said larger contact angle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to equipment used in a printing system for newsprint or the like, more specifically, to a device for successively rolling up unusable outer surface strips from paper rolls, compressing them, and then discharging them. The device comprises first and second conveyors which can be moved between a V-shaped position, wherein unusable paper is conveyed in a forward direction and rolled up into a cylindrical shape, and parallel positions, wherein the rolled-up, unusable paper is compressed flatly and discharged. A semi-arched guiding device disposed above the two conveyors cooperates with the conveyors to roll up the unusable paper into a cylindrical shape and one of the conveyors changes its conveying direction to switch from a rolling up mode to an ejection mode.

Abstract: A device for peeling and cutting off a surface portion (4c) of a paper roll (4) comprises a rotary support (1) that rotates the paper roll (4), a cutter guide (2) that reciprocally moves between positions for contacting and not contacting the paper roll surface portion, and a cutting device (3) that reciprocally moves parallel to a paper roll axis for cutting off the surface portion. In the contacting position, the cutter guide enters under the surface portion via a leading end (4a) of the paper roll when the paper roll is rotated and thereby forms a clearance under the surface portion. The cutter is inserted in the clearance and moves parallel to the paper roll axis to cut off only the surface portion of the paper roll along its entire width.