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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1998
Noboru Fujio, Hamura, JP;
Yoshinori Uera, Kawasaki, JP;
Daisuke Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuyuki Motojima, Kawasaki, JP;
Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing unit drive apparatus for a rotary press which includes a single or plural printing units and a single or plural folding units. The drive apparatus includes a motor capable of driving a driven portion of each unit, a connection mechanism for drivingly connecting the motor with the driven portion, and a brake mechanism and a reduction gear mechanism disposed in the connection mechanism. All or some of the motors are selectively combined and operated in a synchronized manner. When supply of electricity to the motors is stopped, the motors stop simultaneously without continuing their independent inertial rotation.