Patent ID: 7398730
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
1. Printing cylinder support unit for a printing machine, comprising a support frame, and supporting means mounted on the support frame, wherein the supporting means comprise displacement means and at least three support elements for an axial end of one of a plurality of printing cylinders with different diameters, the support elements each comprise an engagement point for interacting with one of a plurality of positioning elements at the location of a support point on the positioning element, the one positioning element being connectable to one of the plurality of the printing cylinders, the positions of the support points being related to the diameter of the one printing cylinder, and the displacement means are adapted to move at least two of the support elements with respect to the support frame so as to receive another one of the plurality of positioning elements, the other one of the plurality of positioning elements having different support point positions, corresponding to the different sized printing cylinders, wherein the one positioning element is connectable to the support elements in a rotationally fixed manner, and comprises axle support means for accommodating a rotation axle of one of the printing cylinders.