Abstract: A gripper finger for a sheet gripper system for a printing press, to which gripper unwanted paper dust, dirt, debris, or the like cannot stick, the profiled retaining surface of the finger has in its front part a single bead-like protuberance which contacts the sheet, has a bead radius (R) of from 0.4 to 1.0 mm, extends parallel to the front edge of the sheet and is coated with a hard substance.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 18, 1988
Date of Patent:
November 20, 1990
Assignees:
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG, Multi-Arc GmbH
Inventors:
Werner Sondergeld, Nikolaus Matentzoglu, Nikola Pupic, Manfred Ruger