Patent ID: 6233501
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B41C,Y10T

Abstract:
A gravure cylinder transport device comprising:an arm for supporting a gravure cylinder from below and placed such that an axis thereof extends horizontally;a drive device for moving said arm in an up-and-down direction in which the gravure cylinder is moved vertically, in a horizontal transport direction orthogonal to a gravure cylinder axial direction, and in the gravure cylinder axial direction;a sensor disposed at said arm for detecting an end surface of the gravure cylinder;a measurement control for controlling said drive device before the gravure cylinder is held by said arm, such that said arm is moved in the gravure cylinder axial direction and then stopped when said sensor has detected the end surface of the gravure cylinder; anda calculation for calculating a length of the gravure cylinder as a function of a behavior of said arm.