Patent ID: 6457412
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus having a wiping position for removing impurities from a rotatable printing plate cylinder on a printing press and a non-wiping position, the impurity remover apparatus, comprising:a main support assembly having a primary support bar adapted for mounting in a printing press parallel to a printing plate cylinder; an actuator bar slideably mounted on the primary support bar for sliding movement into and out of the printing press; an impurity remover actuator assembly mounted at least partially in the actuator bar, comprising a reciprocably mounted shaft assembly wherein a reciprocably mounted shaft extends outwardly away from the actuator bar; an impurity remover comprising a wiper blade assembly having a wiper blade mounted on the reciprocably mounted shaft, the wiper blade being movable between a wiping position and a non-wiping position; a first actuator control connected to the impurity remover actuator assembly to selectively move the reciprocally mounted shaft and wiper blade to the wiping position; a second actuator control connected to the impurity actuator assembly to move the reciprocably mounted shaft and wiper blade back from the wiping position to the non-wiping position; whereas the wiping blade is readily accessible for cleaning and replacement of the wiping blade; and wherein the reciprocably mounted shaft assembly comprises a stop block and a push block connected to said shaft and a bias member and wiper blade assembly mounted on said shaft.