Patent ID: 6165118
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A folding assembly for a web-fed rotary printing press comprising:a cylinder, said cylinder supported for rotation by a cylinder journal;means for rotating said cylinder at a first speed;a plurality of controlled folding blade systems on said cylinder;a plurality of controlled gripper systems on said cylinder;folding blade cam rollers in said folding blade systems;gripper system cam rollers in said gripper systems;a folding blade system control cam supported for rotation in a direction of rotation of said cylinder on said cylinder journal said folding blade cam rollers engaging said folding blade system control cam;a gripper system control cam supported for rotation in a direction of rotation of said cylinder on said cylinder journal, said gripper system cam rollers engaging said gripper system control cam;means for connecting said folding blade control cam and said gripper system control cam to each other; andmeans for rotating said connected folding blade control cam and said gripper system control cam together at a second speed, different from said first speed.