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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manfred Gang, Oberhausen/Rheinhausen, DE;
Erich Michael Zahn, Eppelheim, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101216 ; 101218 ;
Abstract
A guard for contrarotatable cylinders of a printing press includes a finger protective element disposable adjacent cylindrical surfaces of the cylinder for guarding a nip between the cylinders in vicinity of a danger zone, the finger protective element being in fixed position and having at least one switch sensor disposed in the region of the cylinder nip.