Abstract: A coupling for a sheet fed rotary printing machine utilizes a sheet transfer drum having a pair of interfitting toothed drive wheels. The two toothed drive wheels are joined to each other by a friction fit that is applied through a plurality of elongated cylinder screws. These screws are tensioned by a group of radially extending, pivotably mounted actuating levers. A pneumatic cylinder and piston rod assembly is used to release the tensioning force applied to the cylinder screws to thus allow the two toothed wheels and hence the sheet transport component of the sheet transfer drum to which they are attached by be rotated relative to one another. Such relative rotation is accomplished by locking one printing couple and driving the other.

Abstract: A sheet-fed rotary printing machine for single-side multi-color printing or perfector printing having an in-line type of construction with at least one sheet-turning device as well as devices for processing both papers and cardboard, and respective printing units each having, in addition to a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder of equal given diameter, an impression cylinder having a diameter at least double the given diameter and a sheet transfer drum includes a lower printing-unit part with parts of the turning device located between an adjacent pair of the printing units, the lower printing-unit part having a storage drum in place of an impression cylinder, the storage drum being formed with at least two sheet-carrying surfaces, and a sheet transfer drum with a diameter at least double the given diameter, the printing unit of the adjacent pair of printing units following the lower printing-unit part, in travel direction of a sheet through the printing machine, having a sheet transfer drum formed as a tur

Abstract: A device for turning over sheets in rotary presses of in-line construction, in which the impression cylinders of consecutive printing units cooperate with a single double-size transfer drum with which a storage drum is associated and gripper transfer facilities are provided which consist of cooperating rows of clamping grippers including fixed-position first-printing grippers cooperating with clamping grippers of the storage drum for turning the sheet over at the transfer drum, second-printing grippers which are adjustable with respect to the sheet format, and smoothing devices adjustable with respect to the sheet end are disposed after the clamping grippers on the storage drum as viewed in the direction of rotation.

Abstract: A series-produced sheet-fed offset rotary press having drum transfer systems in which sheet conveyance is carried out entirely through mechanical gripper transfers from a first impression cylinder to a transfer cylinder, then successively to a double-size transfer drum, then to a turning cylinder and then to a second impression cylinder and which are selectively engageable for multi-color printing on one side or alternately for perfecting printing and wherein, to change over sheet movement between these two operational modes the double-size transfer drum is selectively movable into one of two positions and is variable in its direction of rotation, the double-size transfer drum being engageable, in the first position and first direction of rotation and with the transfer cylinder disengaged, with two double-size impression cylinders for one-sided multi-color printing; while, in a second position and in the second direction of rotation, for perfecting, the double-size transfer drum can be lowered into engagement

Abstract: A coupling for a sheet transfer drum in a sheet fed rotary printing machine facilitates phase or spacing adjustments between two printing couples. A toothed wheel is secured to a journal portion of a sheet transfer drum body. The toothed wheel carries a toothed ring on a support surface with the toothed ring being movable with respect to the toothed wheel through the use of a high pressure fluid injection interference fit. Movement of the toothed ring with respect to the toothed wheel by rotation of one of the printing couples with respect to the other effects a change in position of the sheet leading edge engaging gripper row carried by the sheet transfer drum periphery with respect to the sheet trailing edge engaging holding bar carried by the support segments connected to the toothed ring.

Abstract: A reversing gripper apparatus of a one side/perfecting printing press is disclosed. This reversing gripper apparatus comprises a receiving portion wherein a gripper pad fixed to the external circumference of a reversing cylinder grips a sheet of paper in combination with gripper members and a space for withdrawal, the gripper members comprise a combination of a master gripper provided on a common shaft and an auxiliary gripper opposed to the master gripper, the master gripper is formed with a width sufficient to cover the receiving portion of the gripper pad and the point of the auxiliary gripper at the same time and is controlled by a common shaft, and the auxiliary gripper has such a width as to be partly opposed to the width of the master gripper and is controlled with the common shaft as the center. By adopting this structure, the gripping function, register accuracy, and the gripping force of the reversing gripper apparatus are greatly increased.

Abstract: A vertically adjustable gripper support mechanism for the grippers of turning drums of perfecting presses wherein the sheet is turned by two correlatively cooperating gripper systems disposed on cam-controlled pivot shafts biased by return springs. An adjusting shaft is disposed concentrically within the pivot shaft and is rotatable by an adjusting wheel, the adjusting shaft being formed with axially spaced recesses corresponding to the number of gripper supports and having a plurality of arcuate adjusting surfaces preferably offset at 60.degree. in the peripheral direction to one another to provide a multistep vertical adjustment to the gripper support.

Abstract: Register of sheets being transferred by a reversal drum (9), having suction grippers (16) to grip the trailing end (15) of a sheet (12) being transported and reversed between two printing stations (1, 2) is improved and assisted by positioning pricking pins (17) in or on the suction grippers (16), to prick into and engage the trailing end portions of the sheet being picked off an impression cylinder (5) of a first printing system (1) by the reversal and transport drum (9).

Abstract: A document printer includes sheet-feeding apparatus for sequentially presenting both faces of a print-receiving sheet to a print station. According to a preferred embodiment, such apparatus features, as part of the duplex sheet path, reversible sheet-feeding means operable in first or second active modes for selectively feeding sheets into and out of a chute, located upstream from the feeding means, to reverse the sheet's lead edge/trail edge orientation. Such sheet-feeding means is also operable in a passive mode in which it allows sheets to advance, without substantial interference, downstream therepast to a registration position.

Abstract: A method of automatically adjusting a printing machine which is selectively operatable in a single-side printing mode and in a two-side printing mode and includes a sheet turning drum, gripper systems and controls therefor, and a ring gear, comprises, during the adjustment from the single-side printing mode to the two-side printing mode and commencing from a first initial position, the succession of steps of adjusting the angular position of the sheet turning drum, adjusting the gripper system controls, and adjusting the angular position of the ring gear, including releasing, angularly displacing, and engaging the ring gear; and during the adjustment from the two-side printing mode to the single-side printing mode and commencing from the first initial position, the succession of steps of adjusting the angular position of the ring gear, including releasing, angularly displacing, and engaging the ring gear, adjusting the gripper systems controls, and adjusting the angular position of the sheet turning drum.

Abstract: Sheet-fed rotary printing press for single-side multicolor printing or for first form and perfector printing having a plurality of printing units disposed in tandem and having devices for processing both paper as well as heavier paperboard, each of the plurality of printing units having a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder of equal given diameter in mutually cooperative relationship as well as an impression cylinder operatively engaging the blanket cylinder and having a diameter double the given diameter, and a sheet transfer cylinder in mutually cooperative relationship with the impression cylinder, each of the printing units includes an upper part and a lower part, the lower part thereof having two opposite side walls each formed with two bearing holes, respectively, located vertically above one another for receiving therein respective bearings for sheet transfer cylinders, the lower of the two vertically disposed bearing holes being of such size as to accommodate a bearing for a journal of a sheet trans

Abstract: A device for selectively converting, for either first-form alone or combined first-form and perfector printing, a turn-over device arranged between individual printing units of a sheet-fed rotary printing machine, including adjustment elements for the turn-over device, and hydraulically actuable control and clamping devices operatively connected with the turn-over device for performing controlling and clamping operations on the respective adjustment elements.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for simple and reliable adjusting of the smoothing means on a storage cylinder of a sheet of set press to adjust the smoothing means relative to the sheet end when the press is selectively changed from first printing to perfecting printing operation. The storage cylinder is mounted on a hollow main shaft in which a hollow intermediate shaft and an adjusting shaft are concentrically mounted. Clamping cams are disposed on the intermediate shaft and act by way of cam followers and expanding finger sleeves to clamp or release the elements which carry the smoothing means on the main shaft. The position of the smoothing means relative to the main shaft is adjusted by way of epicyclic gearing interposed between one end of the adjusting shaft and the hollow main shaft.

Abstract: A gripper opening/closing apparatus in a sheet-fed rotary printing press, the apparatus having a broadside printing cam and a perfecting cam which are commonly brought into contact with cam followers, and which are adjacent to each other to be coaxial with an impression cylinder, and the apparatus being arranged such that, in a broadside printing mode, grippers of the impression cylinder are opened/closed by the broadside printing cam to cause reversing grippers of a reversing cylinder to grip a leading end of a printed sheet gripped by the grippers of the impression cylinder, and that, in a perfecting mode, the grippers of the impression cylinder is opened/closed by the perfecting cam and the broadside printing cam to cause the reversing grippers of the reversing cylinder to grip a trailing end of the printed sheet gripped by the grippers of the impression cylinder, wherein a central angle of the impression cylinder which is formed between a sheet gripping position where the grippers of the impression cylind

Abstract: The turning cylinder and storage cylinder in a perfecting printing press is provided with changeover mechanisms having spring-loaded electromagnetically releasable latches and sensors for detecting latched adjustments. Moreover, a contactless sensor is provided for detecting clamping of the calendering suckers in the storage cylinder even when the cylinder is rotating. Contactless proximity switches determine the correct phase adjustments between the storage cylinder and the turning cylinder for both perfecting and first form printing. An access door and interlock guarantees that the cylinders are turned to a normal position and braked before the access door is opened, and the access door cannot be closed for subsequent printing until changeover has been completed. An indicator array indicates the sequence of adjustments to follow and abnormal conditions.

Abstract: A sheet handling mechanism for use in a duplicating machine for duplicating images on both sides of copy sheets including a first printing couple, having an impression cylinder, for transferring a first image to a first side of a copy sheet and a second printing couple for transferring a second image to a second side of the sheet. Mechanism directs each sheet issuing from the impression cylinder in a path away from the first printing couple. Mechanism engages a lead end of each sheet issuing from the directing mechanism and diverts each sheet generally transversely out of the path toward a reversing station. Re-feeding mechanism at the reversing station engages the lead end of the sheet and re-feeds the sheet, trail end first, back into the path whereby the trail end becomes a new lead end of the sheet. Transport mechanism engages the new lead end and transports the sheet toward the second printing couple.

Abstract: In a sheet-fed printing press for the purpose of separating a sheet of paper adhereing to a peripheral surface of an impression cylinder, air is supplied to an interface between the peripheral surface of the impression cylinder and the paper clamping surface of a gripper support, from a source of supply through a pair of arcuate stationary air valves on both ends of the impression cylinder and an axial air passage near the peripheral surface of the impression cylinder.

Abstract: Sheet transfer cylinder assembly of a sheet-fed rotary printing machine including a sheet transfer cylinder and a device for correcting register of overprints on a sheet by deforming the leading edge of the sheet which includes a gripper fly supported on a shaft and swingably mounted on the sheet transfer cylinder, and a bending device carried by the sheet transfer cylinder in a middle region thereof, the bending device being cooperatively associated with the gripper fly and being actuatable by swinging movement of the gripper fly for flexing the shaft of the gripper fly and deforming the leading edge of the sheet in a direction tangential to the circumference of the cylinder.

Abstract: In a phase adjusting apparatus for use in a sheet-fed rotary printing press having a turn-over mechanism, there are provided a fixed gear meshing with a gear of a printing cylinder on the downstream side and secured to an end shaft of a turn-over cylinder in contact with two adjacent printing cylinders, an adjusting gear meshing with a gear of a printing cylinder on the upstream side and loosely mounted on the shaft, and radial two-armed levers pivotally mounted on a fixed gear and engaging an adjusting bolt coaxial with a turn-over cylinder, and pins inserted into openings of the fixed gear to engage the two-armed levers. With this construction it is possible to readily adjust the phase relationship between groups of cylinders on the upstream side and downstream side of the turn-over cylinder.

Abstract: A printing machine which has a plurality of printing units each including several rollers is equipped with a gear train which drives at least one roller of each of the printing units. At least associated two of the gear wheels of the gear train are coaxially mounted on a common shaft, one of them being movable toward and out of contact with the other gear wheel for establishing entraining connection therewith and for permitting angular displacement of the associated gear wheels relative to one another, respectively. The angular position of the associates gear wheels is to be changed when the mode of operation of the printing machine is to be changed from first page printing mode to first and second page printing mode. The arrangement which connects and disconnects the associated wheels includes a plurality of moving units which simultaneously act on the other gear wheel and which are mounted on an annular clamping element mounted on the other side of the one gear wheel from the one gear wheel.

Abstract: In a duplicating machine for duplicating images on both sides of copy sheets including a blanket cylinder and an impression cylinder, a mechanism for handling the sheets and re-feeding the sheets back to the impression cylinder for duplex copying. The blanket cylinder has first and second images transferable to the copy sheets. The impression cylinder forms a nip with the blanket cylinder for transferring the copy sheets through the nip. A first gripper on the impression cylinder releasably engages a lead end of a copy sheet and moves the sheet through the nip to transfer the first image on a first side of the sheet. A chain gripper releasably engages the lead end of the sheet transferred thereto by the first gripper and transports the sheet away from the impression cylinder. A swing gripper releasably engages a trail end of the sheet in timed relation with release of the sheet by the chain gripper and re-feeds the sheet back to the impression cylinder.

Abstract: A control system for adjusting functional elements of consecutive printing units of a multi-color, sheet-fed, rotary printing machine during its changeover from a first or face printing mode of operation to the first and second or back-up printing mode of operation. The system includes a first control circuit fed with data signals and clock pulse signals for controlling functional elements of a first printing unit, and a second control circuit for controlling functional elements of the subsequent printing unit. An auxiliary control circuit is arranged between the two control circuits and cooperates with a timing pulse adjuster which in turn is controlled by timing pulses from a timing pulse generator, from a sheet-control device and from a machine stop detecting device.

Abstract: To permit, selectively, multi color prime printing or prime-and-verso printing, two rubber blanket cylinders (5, 6) each in engagement with a respective cylinder (3, 4) cooperate with a single printing or impression cylinder (7), and an engagement element (23, 24, 28) such as a roller (23, 24) or a compressed air supply (28); the rubber cylinder can be engaged with the impression cylinder or, respectively, separated therefrom.

Abstract: To permit, selectively, multi-color prime printing or prime and verso printing on printing machines having plate blanket, and printing cylinders of the same diameter, the printing cylinders (8,9;51,52,53;77) have a rubber blanket thereon to receive printing information from the blanket cylinders (6,7;48,49,50;75,76) during one phase of operation and transferring this information to the sheet by engagement with the sheet supply or transport cylinders (12,60,78) which are formed with surfaces permitting them to operate as impression or printing cylinders, sheet supply being arranged to provide sheets in this mode of operation for every two revolutions of the cylinders only, to permit information transfer during the intervening idle, or non-printing phase or revolution.

Abstract: Sheet transfer cylinder for a sheet-fed rotary printing machine convertible between first form and perfector printing having a gripper device for gripping the leading edge of a sheet and a suction device for gripping the trailing edge of the sheet and tightening and smoothing the sheet in travel direction thereof through the machine and transversely to the travel direction including first control means including at least one circumferential cam for controlling circumferential sheet-tightening movement, second control means including lateral cams for controlling lateral sheet-tightening movement, the suction device having parts thereof disposed side-by-side in axial direction of the cylinder and formed with suction holes, and transmission means operatively connecting the first and the second control means with the parts of the suction device so as to superimpose actions thereon for applying a diagonal tightening force to the sheet, the first and the second control means being independent of one another.

Abstract: A sheet drawing device for a sheet-fed rotary press comprises a pair of adjusting gears adjustably mounted on a main shaft, a plurality of segment arms rotatably mounted on the main shaft, a bearing block adjustably mounted on each of the segment arms, which is pivotably mounted for adjustment about an axis perpendicular to the bearing axis of the bearing block, a sheet-drawing roll journaled in each bearing block, a plurality of fixtures secured to a gripper shaft which is pivotably mounted in the adjusting gears, each fixture being resiliently connected to a guide which is rotatably mounted on the gripper shaft and which carries a freely rotatable trailing-end gripping roller that is engageable with one of the sheet-drawing rolls, means for controlling pivoting of the gripper shaft to bring the trailing-end gripping rollers into and out of sheet gripping engagement with the sheet-drawing rolls, a second gripper shaft pivotably mounted in the adjusting gears, on which are secured a plurality of driving arms

Abstract: An adjusting device for sheet reversing in a sheet-fed rotary press comprises a reversing cylinder which is driven by a drive shaft and carries a plurality of sheet grippers, a rotary drum carrying a plurality of leading-end grippers, a rotary assembly carrying a plurality of trailing-end grippers, which is concentric with said drum, a flange fixed to said drive shaft, a first drive gear fixed to said flange, a second drive gear which is adjustably attached to said flange and has a driving connection with said rotary assembly, a third drive gear which is adjustably attached to said flange and has a driving connection with said rotary drum, and means for manually rotating said reversing drive cylinder through said first gear, for selectively adjusting the angular position of attachment of the second and third gears to said flange.

Abstract: To permit reversal of sheets having extended length, a sheet storage or sheet transfer drum in engagement with a sheet reversal drum is formed with a sheet displacement apparatus located on the sheet storage drum rearwardly--with respect to the direction of rotation thereof--of the gripper means of the sheet storage drum and operable to lift a sheet off the circumference of the storage drum; the sheet displacement means preferably is a rail extending axially across the width of the storage drum which can swing from a circumferential position on the storage drum to an extended position, under control of a fixed cam thus, effectively, shortening the length of the overlap of a sheet on the storage drum on the circumference thereof and permitting handling of longer sheets thereby. The extension of the sheet displacement means is carried out at a position when the displacement means are out of engagement or interference with any adjacent cylinder.

Abstract: A system for duplicating images on copy sheets utilizing an impression cylinder. The system provides for transfer of an image to one side of each sheet, and the sheet may then be reversed to locate the sheet on the impression cylinder, trailing edge first. The reversing is in synchronism with a second image whereby this second image may be transferred to the opposite side of each sheet. The impression cylinder is provided with a first gripper for engaging the leading edge of each sheet when the sheet is first fed to the impression cylinder. A second gripper is provided on the impression cylinder for engaging the trailing edge of each sheet, and this second gripper turns around to achieve the reversing action after application of the first image. The first gripper is externally mounted and is movable relative to the impression cylinder whereby the relative positions of the grippers can be changed so that different size sheets can be duplexed.

Abstract: A system for duplicating images wherein a copy sheet is delivered to a first gripper of an impression cylinder. A first image is transferred to one side of each sheet, and each sheet is then released by the first gripper and delivered to a reversing means. A second gripper includes means for engaging the trailing edge of each sheet and the sheets are thus re-fed to the impression cylinder by this second gripper, trailing edge first. The re-feeding is in synchronism with the second image whereby this second image is transferred to the opposite side of each sheet. The second gripper is provided with inverting means to accommodate the re-feeding. In addition, separate gripper means are provided on the second gripper for engaging the trailing edge of a succeeding sheet whereby the second gripper simultaneously engages the trailing edge of one sheet and the formerly trailing edge of a previously introduced sheet.

Abstract: Sheet-fed rotary printing machine having a plurality of rotatable sheet transfer drums forming a sheet travel path between respective printing units of the machine having a respective rotary impression cylinder, includes a plurality of stationary sheet guide plates disposed below the sheet transfer drums and extending across substantially the entire width thereof, the impression cylinder being disposed in the sheet transfer path downstream of one of the sheet transfer drums and upstream of another of the sheet transfer drums, a first sheet guide plate extending toward the periphery of the one sheet transfer drum in direction of rotation thereof, a second sheet guide plate extending away from the periphery of the other sheet transfer drum in direction of rotation of the other sheet transfer drum so as to form, during rotation of the respective sheet transfer drum at any speed, an air cushion between the respective sheet guide plate and the underside of a sheet being transferred on the respective sheet transfer

Abstract: A system for providing duplex images on copy sheets wherein the images are formed on the copy sheets by delivering the sheets to an impression cylinder for transfer of the images to the sheets. First and second ink images are provided, and each sheet is fed to the impression cylinder in synchronism with a first image for transfer of the first image to one side of each sheet. Each sheet is then removed to a staging area which includes a conveyor mechanism for re-feeding the sheet to the impression cylinder, trailing edge first. The re-feeding is in synchronism with the movement of the second image whereby this second image is transferred to the opposite side of each sheet. The impression cylinder is provided with a first gripper for engaging the leading edge of each sheet and with a second gripper for engaging the trailing edge of each sheet. The staging area comprises a plurality of conveyor belts and a chamber with air exhaust means beneath the belts.

Abstract: A rotary printing machine has at least two successive printing stations. A self-contained aggregate is located between these printing stations and can be inserted and removed from between them as a unit. The aggregate has a transfer roller which receives sheets from one of the printing stations, one or more heaters for heating the sheets on the transfer roller, and a reversing roller which receives sheets from the transfer roller, selectively reverses them and furnishes them to the other of the printing stations.

Abstract: A system for duplicating images wherein a copy sheet is delivered to an impression cylinder. A first image is transferred to one side of each sheet. Each sheet is then removed from the impression cylinder, delivered to a reversing means and then to the impression cylinder, trailing edge first. The re-feeding is in synchronism with the second image whereby this second image is transferred to the opposite side of each sheet. The impression cylinder is provided with a first gripper for engaging the leading edge of each sheet when the sheet is first fed to the impression cylinder. A second gripper is provided on the impression cylinder for engaging the trailing edge of each sheet. The impression cylinder thus simultaneously carries the sheets as the sheets are moved through the stages of operation.

Abstract: A device to be associated to a transfer means, generally a transfer cylinder, of an offset type printing machine including more than two units interconnected in series by said transfer means, the device performing the overturning of sheets for printing the sheet on both faces thereof, said device being completely external of said transfer means and including an auxiliary overturning cylinder provided with gripper means for fully detaching and winding thereabout sheets from said transfer cylinder, and a reversal and progressing mechanism adapted to engage the formerly trailing edge of the sheet wound about said cylinder and to said sheet, in the direction opposite to that in which it has been wound, to the or to one of the transfer means for positioning the other face of the sheet for printing thereon in the downstream unit or units.

Abstract: Device for protecting a printing machine, selectively operable in a first-form printing mode and in a perfector printing mode, against damage thereto when changing over from one to the other mode of operation thereof, the printing press having a sheet-storage cylinder and a sheet turn-over cylinder cooperating therewith, respective means on each of the cylinders for gripping a sheet being printed, means includes control cams and a gear segment turnably cooperating therewith for controlling the sheet-gripping means of the storage cylinder during change-over of the printing machine from one mode of operation to the other, and means for turning the storage cylinder per se into a respective changeover position, the device for protecting the printing machine includes means for securing the turn-over cylinder against rotation while the storage cylinder is being turned by the turning means, electromechanical means for ensuring that the control means for the gripping means of the turn-over cylinder is in the respecti

Abstract: An assembly of a sheet-transfer drum, a sheet-turning drum and a storage drum located therebetween for transporting a sheet between individual printing units of a rotary printing press includes a change-over mechanism for converting the printing press from single-side sheet printing to double-side perfector printing and conversely as well as to different format sizes. The change-over mechanism has a control shaft axially displaceable to at least first and second control positions, first and second control pinions mounted on the control shaft, and a plurality of drive wheels couplable with the first control pinion in the first control position of the control shaft, for converting the printing press from single-side sheet printing to double-side perfector printing. A device for guiding and holding a sheet is disposed on the storage drum. A gripper release device for adjusting the format size for perfector printing, and a control member coupled with the gripper-release device are also provided.

Abstract: Gripper movement changeover device on a sheet-turning drum for perfector printing machines having drive members for the gripper movement pivotable about pivot pins, each of the drive members carrying a roller selectively engageable with coaxially disposed control cams for following the same, includes a bridge disposed in a cavity formed in the sheet-turning drum, the bridge extending over the length of the sheet-turning drum, the drive members being mounted in the bridge, the bridge being longitudinally displaceable a distance corresponding to the mutual spacing of the control cams of the respective drive members.

Abstract: An apparatus for handling facing sheets for application to pressed board and other laminate stacks adapted to be bonded together comprises a feed device for causing engagement of the uppermost sheet of a pile of facing sheets with a pick-up device of a drum which destacks the sheets individually and advances them to an assembling table at which the laminate stack is formed. The drum is associated with a reversible drive for enabling the trailing end of the sheet to pass a discharge point, whereupon reversal of the direction of rotation of the drum feeds the sheet with its trailing end foremost to the laminate stack thereby enabling the facing sheets to be applied alternately with their top faces turned upwardly or downwardly.

Abstract: A printing machine has a plurality of printing stations which print images on both major surfaces of each sheet passing through the printing machine. A reversing arrangement turns the respective sheet between two of the printing stations so that the major surface of the respective sheet having a fresh image thereon faces downwardly. A support arrangement is provided which supports this sheet during its advancement to the next following printing station, and includes a blow casing having upwardly oriented passages through which air issues in upward direction to create an air cushion between the respective sheet and the blow casing for supporting the respective sheet during its advancement. An elongated bracket is arranged upwardly of the blow casing and supports a region of the respective sheet which is devoid of the image, during the advancement of the sheet in a path portion located upwardly of the blow casing.

Abstract: A sheet-fed printing press installation comprised of a first press unit for printing on one side of a sheet and which is coupled by a chain type conveyor to a second press unit in which there is a transfer drum having a normal set of grippers and an auxiliary set of grippers for (a) additional printing on the same side of the sheet or (b) printing on the opposite side of the sheet. The conveyor has an inlet sprocket for taking of the sheet from the impression cylinder in the first press unit and an outlet sprocket for delivering the sheet to the impression cylinder in the second press unit. First and second transfer drums are interposed in series between the outlet sprocket and the impression cylinder of the second press unit, the first transfer drum having the normal and auxiliary set of grippers. When the auxiliary set of grippers is activated, the sheet is gripped at the trailing edge thereby to reverse the sheet for printing on the second side of the sheet in the second press unit.

Abstract: An assembly of a sheet transfer drum, a sheet-turning drum and a storage drum mounted on a shaft and located therebetween for transporting a sheet between individual printing units of a rotary printing press, includes a change-over mechanism for converting the printing press from single-side sheet printing to double-side perfector printing and conversely, as well as to different format sizes, the change-over mechanism having a control shaft axially displaceable from a non-controlling position to a single control position, a first control pinion mounted on the control shaft, first adjusting means for adjusting format size for double-side perfector printing, the first control pinion being forcibly coupled to the first adjusting means, a second control pinion mounted on the control shaft, second adjusting means mounted for rotation about the shaft of the storage drum, drive gear means for converting the rotary printing press from single-side sheet printing to double-side perfector printing, first cam means for a

Abstract: In first and second modes, the arrangement prints on only one side or on both sides of a sheet, respectively. A sheet is transported along a predetermined path through the arrangement and passes printing devices cooperating to effect printing of the sheet. Changeovers from one to the other mode alter a portion of the sheet transport path, changing its length. A control system for the arrangement includes a shift register. When a sheet arrives at a predetermined location along the path, a sheet-representing signal is applied to the shift register. Shifting pulses applied to the shift register in synchronism with sheet travel cause the sheet-representing signal to travel through the shift register in simulation of sheet travel. As the sheet-representing signal reaches preselected shift-register stages, it causes an actuator associated with such stage to actuate a respective printing device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet transfer cylinder for a rotary printing machine and has associated therewith a mechanism for gripping the sheets to be transferred and for turning same. The transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted in the side walls of the machine. One of the side walls is provided with a centering ring which is fixed relative to that side wall. The ring is provided with a pair of circular segments, one of which is adjustable circumferentially with respect to the ring. The transfer cylinder is provided with roller means which cooperate with the surfaces of said circular segments and which, in turn, cause the actuation of grippers carried by the transfer cylinder. Means are provided for regulating the degree of circumferential adjustment of the first of said circular segments.