Patent ID: 6644190
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus having a wiping position for removing impurities from a rotatable printing plate cylinder on a printing press and a non-wiping position, the impurity remover apparatus comprising:a. a first main support adapted for mounting on one side of a printing press; b. a second main support having a docking portion adapted for mounting on the other side of a printing press; c. an actuator bar having a first end pivotally connected to the first main support and a second end receivable in the docking portion of the second main support for pivoting movement relative to the printing press wherein when the actuator bar is docked in the docking portion of the second main support, the actuator bar lies parallel to the printing plate cylinder; d. an impurity remover actuator assembly mounted at least partially in the actuator bar, comprising a reciprocably mounted shaft assembly wherein a reciprocably mounted shaft extends outwardly away from the actuator bar; e. an impurity remover comprising a wiper blade mounted on the reciprocably mounted shaft, the wiper being movable between a wiping position and a non-wiping position; f. a first actuator control connected to the impurity remover actuator assembly to selectively move the reciprocally mounted shaft and wiper blade to the wiping position; g. a second actuator control connected to the impurity actuator assembly to move the reciprocably mounted shaft and wiper blade back from the wiping position to the non-wiping position; and h. whereas the wiping blade is readily accessible for cleaning and replacement of the wiping blade; i. wherein the reciprocably mounted shaft assembly comprises a stop block and a push block connected to each shaft and a bias member and wiper blade assembly mounted on each shaft.