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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1997
Satoshi Shibata, Ibaragi, JP;
Komori Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper guide apparatus for a sheet-fed offset printing press includes a conveying unit, a gripper unit, a paper guide member, and an inspection unit. The conveying unit conveys a printed sheet delivered from a printing unit. The gripper unit is supported by the conveying unit for gripping one end of the sheet. The gripper unit has a plurality of sets of grippers and gripper pads. The paper guide unit is arranged along a sheet conveying route to guide the sheet which is being conveyed with a guide surface arranged to be substantially flush with the gripper pads. The paper guide member has a plurality of suction holes for drawing the sheet on the guide surface by suction and a plurality of grooves formed on traveling routes of the grippers. The inspection unit inspects a printed state of the sheet which is conveyed while being drawn on the guide surface of the paper guide unit by suction.