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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth R Brennan, Westmont, IL (US);
Theodore Costopoulos, Lisle, IL (US);
Frederick J Whiting, LaGrange, IL (US);
Assignee:
Goss Graphic Systems, Inc., Westmont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101226 ; 226 42 ; 226195 ;
Abstract
A tension control device (50) for a printing press (10) having an adjustment roller (52), a device (64 and 66) for measuring the tension on opposed sides of a web (14) passing downstream from the adjustment roller (52), and a device (82) responsive to the measuring device (64 and 66) for automatically approximately equalizing the tension of the web (14) on the adjustment roller (52) on opposed sides of the adjustment roller (52).