Patent ID: 6725774
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A cylinder for a rotary printing machine comprising:a cylinder casing; and first and second side parts disposed at opposite ends of said cylinder casing attached therewith and defining with said side parts a cylinder body assembly, said cylinder casing being one selected from a plurality of cylinder casings of different outside diameters to each of which said side parts can be attached, wherein said cylinder casing has a longitudinal passage extending therein between first end and second end regions of said cylinder casing, said passage in said first end region being connectable to an external location compressed air supply, said cylinder casing having a first radial bore in said second end region, an end of said first radial bore being in communication with said passage, said second side part having a side part portion located inside said cylinder casing at said second end region, said side part portion having an annular encircling groove therein, an opposite end of said radial bore communicating wit said annular groove, said cylinder casing having at least a second radial blowing bore therein, said second radial blowing bore being in communication with said annular groove and having an outlet at an outer surface of said cylinder casing whereby an air flow from the compressed air can be communicated to said outer surface.