Patent ID: 6725771
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
A synchronous controller of a rotary press for selecting control subjects based on print image information, the rotary press having a plurality of multicolor printing units combining at least two of blanket to blanket printing divisions in which a blanket cylinder of a printing couple combining a plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder in a contactable manner is placed in a contactable manner with a blanket cylinder of another printing couple for printing a print image on the plate cylinder onto continuous paper passing between the two blanket cylinders via the blanket cylinders, for using and printing on the continuous paper in each of these multicolor printing units, comprising:a print image allocation setting division for allocating to each printing couple a print image to be printed by the printing couple, by inputting, at least, unit specification information that specifies multicolor printing units and a folding unit to be specified, page number information that specifies the total number of pages of the newspaper to be specified and printing color information that specifies the printing color of each page; driving means provided to each printing couple for individually driving each printing couple; a slave control division provided to each driving means for controlling rotation of the driving means; one or more master control divisions provided by connecting with each slave control division and print image allocation setting division; and contact and separation means for, on receiving a separation signal from the master control division, separating the two blanket cylinders of the printing division, wherein the master control division specifies the slave control division to be managed based on information of the print image allocation setting division and sends a control reference signal to the specified slave control division.