Patent ID: 7017482

Claim:
Printing unit arrangement in a web-fed rotary printing press, comprising: a first printing unit, said first printing unit including a first plate cylinder and an associated first blanket cylinder which are mechanically coupled to each other and which are driven by a first motor, a second plate cylinder and an associated second blanket cylinder which are mechanically coupled to each other and which are driven by a second drive motor; and a second printing unit, said second printing unit including a first plate cylinder, a first blanket cylinder associated with said first plate cylinder, a second plate cylinder, a second blanket cylinder associated with said second plate cylinder, said second blanket cylinder being mechanically coupled to said first blanket cylinder, a first drive motor for individually driving said first plate cylinder, a second drive motor for individually driving said second plate cylinder and a third drive motor for driving said first and second blanket cylinders, said first and second printing units printing a colored image on both sides of a running paper web.