Abstract: A driving apparatus in a printing press includes a plate cylinder driven by a printing press motor, an inking device drive-coupled to the plate cylinder, and a driving connecting/disconnecting mechanism. The mechanism connects and disconnects transmission of driving from the plate cylinder to the inking device, and includes first and second gears which are engageable with each other, supported rotatably, and constantly drive-coupled to one and the remaining one, respectively, of the plate cylinder and inking device. The second gear has a second engaging portion engageable with a plurality of first engaging portions of the first gear which have the same shape and are equidistantly arranged in a rotational direction of the first gear. When the first and second engaging portions engage, the plate cylinder and inking device are drive-coupled; when they are disengaged, they are disconnected.

Abstract: A mechanism (25) for transmitting torque from one or between several torque transmitting members (14A, 16A) for which sliding in the axial direction between the torque transmitting surface(s) of the mechanism (25) and the member(s) (14A, 16A) is eliminated when the mechanism (25) is moved relative to the surfaces of the members (14A, 16A) in the direction along the axis of the mechanism (25). This is achieved by dividing the torque transmitting surfaces of the mechanism (25) into several segments (30A, B, C, D), where during any instance a/the member(s) (14A, 16A) is/are in contact with at least one segment (30A, B, C, D) and at least one segment (30A, B, C, D) is not in contact with any member (14A, 16A). During the rotation of the mechanism (25) the segments (30A, B, C, D) alternately come in and out of contact with the members (14A, 16A).

Abstract: A frictional roller transmission comprises a first roller and a second roller disposed around two shafts which are separated from each other in such a manner that the two rollers are not brought into contact, a third roller and a fourth roller which are brought into contact with both the first and second rollers and are disposed between the first roller and the second roller and on an opposite side over a line connecting the center of the first roller and that of the second roller. An angle made by a tangential line between the first roller and the third roller (or the fourth roller) and a tangential line between the second roller and the third roller (or the fourth roller) is set at two times as large as an angle of friction obtained from a coefficient of friction between the respective rollers or smaller.

Abstract: A frictional roller transmission comprises a first roller and a second roller disposed around two shafts which are separated from each other in such a manner that the two rollers are not brought into contact, a third roller and a fourth roller which are brought into contact with both the first and second rollers and are disposed between the first roller and the second roller and on an opposite side over a line connecting the center of the first roller and that of the second roller. An angle made by a tangential line between the first roller and the third roller (or the fourth roller) and a tangential line between the second roller and the third roller (or the fourth roller) is set at two times as large as an angle of friction obtained from a coefficient of friction between the respective rollers or smaller.