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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Christian Compera, Schoenau, DE;
NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns a printing apparatus including a cylinder, mounted in side walls, that has a sleeve-shaped sheath that can be replaced through an opening in a side wall. The object of the invention is to develop a printing apparatus in which replacement of a sleeve-shaped sheath is simplified, and the risk of damage to the sheath is reduced. The invention proposes that a detachably attached sheath (,) that projects laterally from the cylinder (,) on the side toward the opening be provided on the enveloping surface (,) of the cylinder (,); that a holding apparatus (,), which can be set against and moved away from the interior of the projecting part (,) of the sheath (,), be provided for the sheath (,), the holding apparatus (,) being physically integrated with a bearing element (,) of the cylinder (,); and that in order to replace the sheath, the bearing element (,) can be positioned in a location which uncovers the opening. The invention is applicable to electrostatic, electrophotographic, and magnetographic printing apparatuses.