Abstract: A total prosthesis for the middle ear, with a prosthesis body, with a first coupling element for connection of the prosthesis to the tympanic membrane or for coupling to the manubrium, and with a second coupling element for connection to the footplate of the stirrup, which second coupling element has a receiving part, connected rigidly to the prosthesis body, and has an insert part with a plug element that can be inserted coaxially, and with a shoe that is connected rigidly to the plug element and that bears on the footplate of the stirrup, is characterized in that the receiving part has an elongate cavity as a receiving opening with a cylindrical bore which extends axially and encloses the full circumference of the plug element and whose inside diameter is greater than the maximum transverse extent of the plug element, which elongate cavity is closed at the end away from the insert part and acts as an end abutment for the plug element, and in that the second coupling element extends axially by at most a thir

Abstract: A printing unit cylinder and a sleeve for a printing unit cylinder is disclosed. The printing unit cylinder has an axial end section on the operator's side and a lateral surface having a plurality of openings through which compressed air can be passed so that a sleeve thereby widened can be pulled onto the lateral surface and pulled off of it over the axial end section. A noise reduction structure is provided on the axial end section for reducing the noises generated by compressed air emerging between the sleeve and the lateral surface. The noise reduction structure is equipped to support an inside circumferential surface of the sleeve on the axial end section over at least a portion of its circumference, so that vibrational excitation of the sleeve based on the escaping compressed air is prevented.

Abstract: A printing blanket for fastening on a printing blanket cylinder and a method for the production thereof are disclosed. The printing blanket includes at least one inner carrier layer, a first intermediate layer designed as a woven fabric layer and an outer cover layer. The woven fabric layer includes warp threads and weft threads. The printing blanket can be fastened on a printing blanket cylinder such that the warp threads extend in the axial direction of the printing blanket cylinder and the weft threads extend in the circumferential direction of the printing blanket cylinder.

Abstract: A rubber sleeve for a printing press and a method for producing a rubber sleeve is disclosed. The rubber sleeve has a rigid support sleeve and a blanket that is wrapped around the support sleeve as well as is firmly connected to the support sleeve. The blanket has at least a two-layer structure with an inner layer embodied as a base layer and an outer layer serving as a functional layer for the printing process, where the butting edges of the blanket are connected to one another via a sealing material, which is introduced in a gap embodied between the butting edges. The sealing material is introduced in the gap embodied between the butting edges while forming a channel.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for bending a printing plate is disclosed. A bending machine, in particular for the bending of printing plates which are used in printing machines, includes a pressure pad, which exerts the required clamping force on the printing plate during the bending operation, and which is movable in relation to a holding-down plate, so that a uniform clamping force acts on the printing plate over the entire length of the pressure pad.

Abstract: A printing unit of a printing press has at least one printing couple including a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking couple, and possibly a dampening unit; wherein the circumference of the transfer cylinder is a whole-number multiple of the circumference of the form cylinder; an impression cylinder cooperates with the transfer cylinder of the printing to form a nip, through which a substrate to be printed can be conveyed; and intermeshing drive gears are assigned to the form cylinder and to the transfer cylinder. The inking couple can be driven by the transfer cylinder of the printing couple by way of intermeshing drive gears in such a way that the drive connection between the transfer cylinder and the inking couple of the printing couple is independent of the drive connection between the transfer cylinder and the form cylinder.

Abstract: A web-fed printing press, wherein the printing couple or each printing couple comprises a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder (10), an inking couple, and preferably a dampening unit, wherein a transfer system is assigned to the transfer cylinder and a printing form system is assigned to the form cylinder, and wherein the transfer system (11) and/or the printing form system includes plural rubber sleeves (13, 14) positioned in the axial direction on the transfer cylinder and/or the printing form system includes plural form sleeves positioned in the axial direction on the form cylinder. The transfer cylinder (10) and/or the form cylinder have at least three independent compressed air systems (19, 20, 21) for installing the rubber sleeves (13, 14) and/or the printing form sleeves, on the respective transfer cylinder and/or the form cylinder, and also to remove the sleeves from the respective cylinder.

Abstract: An ink transfer device which can be clamped on a rubber covered cylinder in a printing press includes a rubber blanket for transferring ink from a printing forme to a printing material, the blanket having a leading end and a trailing end which are separated by a non-ink transferring gap when the device is clamped on the cylinder; a carrier element fixed to the rubber blanket; and a pair of fixing elements for clamping the blanket on the cylinder, the fixing elements being positioned on the carrier adjacent to respective ends of the blanket. In order to minimize the non-ink transferring gap, the fixing elements and the carrier element are formed as separate subassemblies which are joined together.

Abstract: A total prosthesis for the middle ear, with a prosthesis body, with a first coupling element for connection of the prosthesis to the tympanic membrane or for coupling to the manubrium, and with a second coupling element for connection to the footplate of the stirrup, which second coupling element has a receiving part, connected rigidly to the prosthesis body, and has an insert part with a plug element that can be inserted coaxially, and with a shoe that is connected rigidly to the plug element and that bears on the footplate of the stirrup, is characterized in that the receiving part has an elongate cavity as a receiving opening with a cylindrical bore which extends axially and encloses the full circumference of the plug element and whose inside diameter is greater than the maximum transverse extent of the plug element, which elongate cavity is closed at the end away from the insert part and acts as an end abutment for the plug element, and in that the second coupling element extends axially by at most a thir

Abstract: A rubber sleeve for a printing press and a method for producing a rubber sleeve is disclosed. The rubber sleeve has a rigid support sleeve and a blanket that is wrapped around the support sleeve as well as is firmly connected to the support sleeve. The blanket has at least a two-layer structure with an inner layer embodied as a base layer and an outer layer serving as a functional layer for the printing process, where the butting edges of the blanket are connected to one another via a sealing material, which is introduced in a gap embodied between the butting edges. The sealing material is introduced in the gap embodied between the butting edges while forming a channel.

Abstract: A web press with at least one printing couple, where the at least one printing couple or each printing couple is provided with a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking couple, and preferably a dampening unit, and a transfer system is assigned to the transfer cylinder, and a printing form system is assigned to the form cylinder. The transfer system assigned to the transfer cylinder of the printing couple or each printing couple is constructed with several parts which are disposed along the axial direction of the transfer cylinder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sleeve, particularly a rubber blanket sheath, for a printing machine. The sleeve (10) has a two-layer structure comprising an internal layer designed as support layer (11), and an external layer designed as cover layer (12) and used for the print transfer, with the external or cover layer (12) being connected directly to the internal or support layer (11). A three layer composite sheath also is disclosed.

Abstract: A rubber sleeve for a printing press includes, an inner layer, which is formed as a base layer, and an outer layer, which is formed as a functional layer and is used to carry out the printing process. The base layer and the functional layer are produced by cylindrical shaping of separate, flat blanks, and arranged so that the abutting edges of the base layer and the abutting edges of the functional layer are circumferentially offset from each other.

Abstract: A sleeve for a cylinder, in particular for a transfer cylinder or a blanket cylinder, of a printing press, having a base body which has at least one layer and a replaceable body which has at least one layer. The base body is connected fixedly to a cylinder of a printing press and the replaceable body can be pulled off, or replaced, from the base body, and thus, the cylinder of the printing press without being destroyed, in particular to carry out changeover work.

Abstract: A method for influencing lateral web spreading in a printing unit in a rotary printing press, the printing unit having first and second transfer cylinders contacting each other along a contact zone for receiving a web to be printed on therebetween and undergoing a deflection during operation, and at least one plate cylinder which is respectively settable against one of the first and second transfer cylinders for printing on at least one side of the web receivable in the contact zone.

Abstract: The transfer blanket (10), in particular a rubber blanket, for a printing press, has a carrier layer (11), a covering layer (12) and at least one intermediate layer (13, 14, 15) which is positioned between the carrier layer and the covering layer, the carrier layer protruding, compared with at least one intermediate layer, at at least one end of the transfer blanket (10), using which end the said transfer blanket (10) can be fastened at a clamping point (17) of a printing press, and ends of the or each intermediate layer, which are of shortened configuration compared with the carrier layer (11), being sealed with the aid of a sealing layer (16). The sealing layer (16) extends over the carrier layer (11) in such a way that the transfer blanket can be fastened at the clamping point of the printing press at least via the carrier layer and the sealing layer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for bending a printing plate is disclosed. A bending machine, in particular for the bending of printing plates which are used in printing machines, includes a pressure pad, which exerts the required clamping force on the printing plate during the bending operation, and which is movable in relation to a holding-down plate, so that a uniform clamping force acts on the printing plate over the entire length of the pressure pad.

Abstract: A moistening device for a roll or a cylinder of an offset press is disclosed. The moistening device includes a chamber-type doctor which is attached for moistening to the roll or to the cylinder. At least one actuator is arranged on the chamber-type doctor, with which actuator the pressing force of the chamber-type doctor on the roll or the cylinder can be varied along the length of the roll or the cylinder.

Abstract: A method for influencing lateral web spreading in a printing unit in a rotary printing press, the printing unit having first and second transfer cylinders contacting each other along a contact zone for receiving a web to be printed on therebetween and undergoing a deflection during operation, and at least one plate cylinder which is respectively settable against one of the first and second transfer cylinders for printing on at least one side of the web receivable in the contact zone.

Abstract: The printing cylinder such as a rubber blanket cylinder of a web fed offset printing machine is provided. The printing cylinder includes a rotatable clamping mechanism in a clamping channel. A side of the clamping channel is configured so as to be movable such that the clamping channel can be opened by turning the clamping mechanism. When the clamping channel is open, the ends of the rubber blanket can be inserted. The clamping channel can then be closed by turning the clamping mechanism in the opposite direction such that the ends of the rubber blanket adjoin one another.