Patent ID: 6601503
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B41F,B41P,Y10T

Abstract:
A printing machine comprising at least one cylinder (3) rotatably supported by bearing supports at opposite lateral sides,a coupling device for coupling and decoupling said cylinder from a main machine drive and said bearing supports, said bearing support on at least one lateral side of said cylinder (3) including a fixed bearing (28), a bearing bushing (11) supported within said fixed bearing (28) for relative rotation and being coupled to at least one drive (22, 30), a spindle sleeve (10) disposed within said bearing bushing (11), a linear guide (27) supporting said spindle sleeve (10) within said bearing bushing for relative linear movement, said cylinder (3) having a centering portion (9) for the centered reception of an end of said spindle sleeve (10), said spindle sleeve (10) having a rod (31), a selectively actuatable brake system (23, 24, 25) which includes a brake disk (25) mounted on said spindle sleeve rod (31), a force system (26) between said bearing bushing (11) and said spindle sleeve (10), and said bearing bushing (11) having a lock (29) for connection to an end (8) of said cylinder (3).