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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Franz Konrad Mezger, Lauda-Königshofen, DE;
Horst-walter Hauer, Würzburg, DE;
Kurt Johannes Weschenfelder, Zell/Main, DE;
Inventors:
Franz Konrad Mezger, Lauda-Königshofen, DE;
Horst-Walter Hauer, Würzburg, DE;
Kurt Johannes Weschenfelder, Zell/Main, DE;
Assignee:
Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft, Wurzburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F013/42 ; B41F033/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protective device for a printing machine cylinder assures a risk-free flying changeover of printing plates. The protective device includes a rotatable ring that supports a sleeve-shaped cover. The sleeve-shaped cover can be positioned to partially envelop or cover the cylinder at a separation of the cylinder from another cylinder or a roller in the printing machine.