Abstract: A printing press and a method operating the same. The printing press includes: a frame; a plate cylinder being rotatably mounted on the frame; an inking unit for supplying ink to the plate cylinder. The inking unit comprises: an ink fountain for containing ink; a plurality of inking rollers; means for transferring ink between said ink fountain and said plurality of inking rollers; a plurality of ink applicator rollers for transferring ink between said plurality of inking rollers and said plate cylinder. The printing press further includes a dampening unit for supplying damping medium to said plate cylinder. The dampening unit comprises a form roller having an elastic outer cylindrical surface which can be engaged at the printing plate of a plate cylinder, a driven dampening distributor having a chromium outer cylindrical surface and being assigned to the form roller, and further dampening-unit rollers supplying the form roller with the dampening medium contained in a dampening-medium vessel.

Abstract: A printing plate delivery system for a multi-stage printing press, in which a plurality of printing stages are arranged in vertical direction, comprises a vertical transporting device having a carrier movable in vertical direction between a loading position where a printing plate set along the height direction of the printing press being loaded and a printing plate transfer positions at the corresponding height positions to the printing stages for transferring the printing plate, and receiving device provided corresponding to each of the printing stages and cooperated with the vertical transporting device for receiving the printing plate from the carrier at the corresponding transfer position.

Abstract: A thermal printing device and tape supply cartridge therefor which includes a printing mechanism having a print head incorporated within the machine and a separate printing platen embodied within the cartridge. An alignment mechanism is also provided for insuring printing alignment between the cartridge embodied platen and the print head. The cartridge also includes a mechanism for laminating a film of protective material over the printed tape and a fully incorporated, manually operated tape cut-off mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus useful to controllably vaporize and mix a volatile anesthetic, having a vapor pressure of about 760 mm of mercury at about 20.degree. C., into an effective anesthetic/diluent gas mixture to be administered to a mammal. More specifically, the present invention is an apparatus, of interconnected components including anesthetic in a canister, diluent gas supply, flow meters, tubing connections, mixing carburetor, heating means, thermoelectric temperature control means, and the like. These components are maintained within a temperature controlled chamber such that the volatile anesthetic/diluent gas is effectively and controllably delivered to the patient. A preferred anesthetic is I-653, CF.sub.3 H--O--CFH--CF.sub.3.

Abstract: A magnetic rotary locking mechanism for locking a plate or sheet-like member by placing it in tension which may be adapted to provide a self-tensioning locking device for securing a printing plate to a printing cylinder in a rotary printing press. The base and rotatable bar each have formed therein a plurality of magnetic strips which generate a plurality of magnetic fields so that the bar magnetic fields are attracted to the base magnetic fields at a first angular position of the bar with respect to the base and are repelled by the base magnetic fields at a second angular position of the bar with respect to the base.

Abstract: A rotary offset press in which an inked image carried by a plate cylinder is transferred to a blanket cylinder from which the image is offset to a paper sheet fed into the nip between the blanket cylinder and an impression cylinder. The opposite ends of the impression cylinder axle are received in bearings which fit into the bores of a pair of like cylindrical bushings supported on the frame of the press. Each bore is eccentric with respect to the outer circumference of the bushing. The bushings are coupled to a pair of ganged crank mechanisms which function to concurrently adjust the rotary angle of the bushings and thereby the size of the nip between the impression cylinder and the blanket cylinder to provide a printing pressure appropriate to the paper to be fed into the nip.

Abstract: The hydraulic control is constructed for time-sharing of the pump which normally controls the turning mechanism, to operate other hydraulic equipment in conjunction with other pumps.

Abstract: A high strength light weight synthetic resin snow removal device is adapted for easy connection to small passenger vehicles having tow rings depending therefrom.

Abstract: To increase the operating speed of a printing machine in which sheets are fed from a make-ready table (5) to a printing system (P, G; 2, 3, 65, 63), sheets are fed to the make-ready table in a transport direction and a lateral force is applied to the sheets as they are being fed to the make-ready table, for example by inclined belts (6-9).

Abstract: A sheet fed rotary printing press is switchable between recto and recto and verso printing. A sheet transfer drum carries sheet leading and trailing edge grippers which are shiftable with respect to each other by use of a disengagable clutch. When the sheet transfer drum is placed in the recto position, stops that are carried in the leading and trailing edge grippers abut each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a device for printing images on halves of both sides of a group of receiving sheets by passing each sheet seriatim four times directly in succession through a printing station thereby printing the four halves of the sheet. The sheets thus printed are together folded double to form a book in which the sequence of the images corresponds to the sequence of the original images.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for splicing a fresh stack of continuous pin-feed forms in a high-speed printer having fed therethrough an expended stock of continuous pin-feed forms, where the printer includes an input station at a recessed area. A slidable tray for supporting the fresh stack is pulled out of the printer, and a splicing station which is hingedly coupled to an upright wall portion attached to the tray is deployed external to the printer for splicing ease. The splicing station includes a spool of splicing tape which is disposed within a locating groove of a controlled depth, the forms being registered on locating pins on either side of the groove for accurate splicing upon pressing them centered on the tape. When the splice is complete, the spliced stack is fan-folded upon the tray, the splicing station folded back against the upright wall portion, and the tray returned within the recessed area.

Abstract: The excavator of the present invention has wheels which are suspended or respectively attached in a special way. When the excavator moves or is transported, the wheels are in their vertical normal position and for excavating purposes preferably all wheels are tilted sideways. This measure increases the seating surface of the excavator and therefore its stability on the ground. For this purpose, the wheels are tiltingly attached to axle extensions which can be moved in the direction of the axle. The said axle extensions are pulled in when the excavator moves, and for excavating tasks are pushed out towards the side whereby the tilting of the wheels takes place. Pistons inside the axle effect the moving of the axle extensions.

Abstract: A system and method for assembling and binding books and for printing an address or a personalized message in accordance with coded information. The system includes a main control with a data processor and a memory for coded address and message information. One of more bindery lines each has means for gathering and assembling sections to form a book and for imaging the book with a personalized image. A line control has a data processor connected with the bindery line to control selection and assembly of signatures and imaging in accordance with the control information. Operator terminals at the main and line controls have visual display with touch screen operation input. A communication network connects the main control with each of the line controls. Address and control information from a magnetic tape is transferred to disk memory at the main control. This information is later transmitted over the communication network to the line controls.