Patent ID: 6349646
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B41F,Y10S

Abstract:
A blanket mounting mechanism comprising:a blanket cylinder having end faces and a dragging-shaft accommodation bore and a blanket insertion groove, the dragging shaft accommodation bore extending axially through the blanket cylinder, and the blanket insertion groove extending axially on an outer circumferential surface of the blanket cylinder and extending radially to said dragging-shaft accommodation bore; a dragging shaft having a blanket-end reception groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of the dragging shaft, the blanket-end reception groove having a width and depth so as to receive one end of a blanket to be mounted on the blanket cylinder, said dragging shaft being inserted into said dragging-shaft accommodation bore with a gap maintained therebetween, and rotatably-supported opposite end portions of said dragging shaft projecting from the corresponding end faces of the blanket cylinder; a rotating device disposed at a side of one end face of the blanket cylinder and connected to the corresponding end portion of said dragging shaft; and a correction device disposed at a side of the other end face of the blanket cylinder, said correction device comprising an angular-displacement member attached to the corresponding end portion of said dragging shaft in such a manner as to be able to grip and release the end portion of said dragging shaft, and adjusting means for angularly displacing and positioning said angular-displacement member about said dragging shaft.