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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2005
Dan Machaj, Romeoville, IL (US);
Thaddeus A. Niemiro, Lisle, IL (US);
Thomas W. Orzechowski, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Dan Machaj, Romeoville, IL (US);
Thaddeus A. Niemiro, Lisle, IL (US);
Thomas W. Orzechowski, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Goss International Corporation, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Abstract
A printing press having inboard cantilevered cylinder supports is disclosed. The press includes a frame with a drive side spaced from a non-drive side, and the press includes a cylinder defining an having an axis and having a drive end and a non-drive end. The drive end includes a drive aperture extending axially into the cylinder and a splined insert mounted within the drive aperture, while the non-drive end includes a non-drive aperture extending axially into the cylinder. A drive shaft is rotatably mounted to the drive side of the frame and is arranged for connection to a power source. The drive shaft includes a spline sized to engage the splined insert and is arranged to a portion of the cylinder, while a mandrel carried by the non-drive side of the frame extends into the non-drive aperture and is arranged to support another portion of the cylinder.