Patent ID: 6726616
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B41F,B65H

Abstract:
A cylinder for folders of a rotary printing machine, said cylinder comprisingan axially fixed shaft having one end mounted for rotation in a first fixed bearing in a first sidewall, a first cylinder part mounted on said shaft and being fitted with a first operating element for acting on a foldable product, said first cylinder part being fixed against rotation relative to said shaft, and a second cylinder part mounted for rotation with respect to said shaft in a second fixed bearing which is independent of said first fixed bearing, said second cylinder part being fitted with a second operating element for acting on a foldable product, said second cylinder part being axially spaced from said first cylinder part and being rotatable relative to said first cylinder part; wherein said shaft has another end which is supported rotatably in a sleeve which is fixed to said second cylinder part, said sleeve being fixed axially and being mounted for rotation in said second fixed bearing in a second sidewall.