Patent ID: 6205919
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A sheet-fed printing machine for printing a print image on sheets in a plurality of colors on first and second sides of the sheet utilizing an indirect printing process, the printing machine comprising, in combination:a sheet-feeding unit,a plurality of printing mechanisms each of which comprises a plate cylinder having a plurality of printing plates mounted thereon for transferring at least two differently colored partial images of a full multicolor print image, a plurality of inking mechanisms which can be cyclically brought into operative engagement with the plate cylinder, and a rubber cylinder and a printing cylinder which together define a printing zone, anda plurality of sheet-guiding cylinders each of which is configured to transport only a single sheet at a time, said sheet-guiding cylinders including a plurality of sheet-turning cylinders which are arranged between the printing mechanisms, the sheet turning cylinders having a diameter corresponding to twice the full multicolor print image length and being operable to turn a sheet between the first and second sides.