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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Thaddius A. Niemiro, Lisle, IL (US);
Thomas W. Orzechowski, Orland Park, IL (US);
Radoslaw Kulesza, Westmont, IL (US);
Goss Graphic Systems, Inc., Westmont, IL (US);
Abstract
A bearing assembly for rotatably supporting the cylinder on a printing press is disclosed. The printing press comprises a frame, a support shaft, a cylinder, and the bearing assembly. The support shaft includes an inner fixed end attached to the frame, a free end disposed outwardly away from the frame, and an interconnecting central portion. The bearing assembly rotatably supports the cylinder on the support shaft The bearing assembly includes an inboard bearing set secured to the support shaft adjacent the central portion, and further includes an outboard bearing set secured to the support shaft adjacent the free end. A portion of the bearing assembly is adapted to permit angular adjustment of the cylinder about an axis perpendicular to the support shaft longitudinal axis.