Patent ID: 6078769
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: B41F,G03G

Abstract:
A cylinder for a printing machine comprising:a rigid, elongated shaft body having a shaft axis and a shaft body diameter;a rigid hollow body having a hollow body axis, the hollow body forming a cylindrical covering and two flat sides, the flat sides having centrical bore holes larger than the shaft body diameter in an area of the flat sides;an elastic material located in a space between the shaft body and the flat sides, the elastic material joining the flat sides to the shaft body; andat least one rigid brace arranged centrally inside the hollow body between the two flat sides, the at least one rigid brace extending transversely to the shaft axis and firmly joining the cylindrical covering to the shaft body, so that the hollow body axis and the shaft axis coincide in a normal state and intersect at a small angle under an influence of outer forces.