Patent ID: 6862986

Claim:
An apparatus for setting the lateral register of a printing unit of a rotary press for printing a paper web, the press comprising at least one forme cylinder having a drive side, an operating side, and an axis therebetween, the apparatus comprising: a first bearing block configured as a locating bearing and arranged on the drive side; a second bearing block configured as a floating bearing and arranged on the operating side; an adjustable stop; a pressure medium operated operating cylinder displacing the first bearing block axially and for pressing the first bearing block against the adjustable stop for the purpose of lateral registration, the first bearing block being pressed against the adjustable stop by a setting pressure in a setting direction; a controller for controlling the axial location of the adjustable stop in at least one of a closed-loop fashion and an open-loop fashion; and at least one scanning-optics unit scanning the paper web and connected to the controller.