Patent ID: 9199446
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
1. A coating machine comprising: a coating cylinder rotatably mounted within the machine for rotation about an axis of the coating cylinder, the coating cylinder comprising a coating cylinder mandrel and a first coating sleeve removably mounted on the coating cylinder mandrel for rotation with the coating cylinder mandrel about the axis of the coating cylinder; a first drive motor for rotating the coating cylinder about the axis thereof; means for depositing a coating material on the first coating sleeve as the coating cylinder is rotated by the first drive motor; a plate cylinder rotatably mounted within the machine for rotation about an axis of the plate cylinder, the plate cylinder being operatively positioned within the machine to receive the coating material from the first coating sleeve, the plate cylinder comprising a plate cylinder mandrel and a first plate sleeve removably mounted on the plate cylinder mandrel for rotation with the plate cylinder mandrel about the axis of the plate cylinder; a second drive motor for rotating the plate cylinder about the axis thereof as the plate cylinder receives the coating material from the first coating sleeve; first and second means for manipulating, respectively, the coating cylinder and the plate cylinder to enable, respectively, removal of the first coating sleeve from the coating cylinder mandrel in an axial direction of the coating cylinder and removal of the first plate sleeve from the plate cylinder mandrel in an axial direction of the plate cylinder, the first means for manipulating the coating cylinder comprising first securing means for rotatably and releasably securing a first axle of the coating cylinder and means for pivoting the coating cylinder and the first drive motor associated therewith to cause the first axle to move into and out of engagement with the first securing means, the second means for manipulating the plate cylinder comprising second securing means for rotatably and releasably securing a second axle of the plate cylinder and means for pivoting the plate cylinder and the second drive motor associated therewith to cause the second axle to move into and out of engagement with the second securing means; an impression cylinder operatively positioned within the machine to support a web substrate that receives the coating material from the first plate sleeve; and means for moving the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder relative to the coating cylinder in directions transverse to the axis of the coating cylinder.