Patent ID: 6161604
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: B41F,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A web-fed printing press, comprising:a first print unit, the first print unit receiving a first web of material for printing thereon;a second component disposed downstream of the first print unit; anda web-up device disposed downstream of the first print unit and adjacent to one of the first print unit and the second component, the web-up device including a splicing mechanism and a secondary web roll rotatably mounted on a shaft, the splicing mechanism receiving the first web of material and also receiving a second web of material from the secondary web roll, the splicing mechanism splicing the first web of material to the second web of material and outputting a spliced web of material to the second component of the web-fed printing press, wherein the second component includes one of a second print unit, a dryer, a chill unit, a slitter and a folder.