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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1996
Jackson H Jones, Rochester, NH (US);
Robert R Murray, Madbury, NH (US);
Roland Thomas Palmatier, Durham, NH (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, , DE;
Heidelberg Harris, Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Abstract
A printing unit for a web fed rotary printing press for printing newspapers is provided in which the central impression cylinder (2) is commonly rotatably mounted in the two side walls (14a, 14b) of the housing (14) of the printing press and the blanket cylinder (4) and/or print cylinder (6) are rotatably cantilevered on one end in the first side wall (14a) during the make ready operation of the printing press, allowing a quick and easy changing of the cylinders (4, 6) via an opening (30) formed in the second side wall (14b). When the printing press is in operation the blanket and print cylinders (4, 6) may be additionally rotatably supported in a side plate (32) fitted to the opening (30), or may remain unsupported on their other ends.