Patent ID: 7159513

Claim:
A drive for a rotary offset printing press comprising: printing units having a first pair of cylinders ( 3 , 13 , 67 ) for transferring ink including a first form cylinder ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 4 , 69 ) and a first transfer cylinder ( 2 . 1 , 2 . 4 , 71 ) which are mechanically coupled and drivable via a first motor ( 7 , 198 ), a second pair of cylinders ( 4 , 14 , 68 ) for transferring ink including a second form cylinder ( 1 . 2 , 1 . 5 , 70 ) and a second transfer cylinder ( 2 . 2 , 2 . 5 , 72 ) which are mechanically coupled and drivable via a second motor ( 7 , 200 ); each said form cylinder ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 , 1 . 4 , 1 . 5 , 69 , 70 ) being associated with an inking unit and a damping unit; a computer motor control and memory unit ( 56 , 57 , 73 , 74 ) for controlling the position of the motors ( 7 , 198 , 200 ); said first and second motors driving said transfer cylinders ( 71 , 72 ) and said transfer cylinders driving said respective form cylinders ( 69 , 70 ) via a meshing; or said first and second motors driving said form cylinders ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 , 1 . 4 , 1 . 5 ) and said form cylinders ( 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 , , 1 . 4 , 1 . 5 ) driving said respective transfer cylinders ( 2 . 1 , 2 . 2 , 2 . 4 , 2 . 5 ) via a meshing; functional units ( 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 26 , 27 , 27 . 1 ) disposed outside said printing units ( 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ) along a web ( 155 ) to be printed, said functional units comprising one or more rollers or cylinders ( 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 145 , 146 , 148 ), said rollers or cylinders being drivable individually or collectively by a motor for the functional unit ( 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 26 , 27 , 27 . 1 ).