Claims
- 1. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus having a wiping position for removing impurities from a rotatable printing plate cylinder on a printing press and a non-wiping position, the impurity remover apparatus, comprising:
a. a main support assembly having a primary support bar adapted for mounting in a printing press parallel to a printing plate cylinder; b. an actuator bar slideably mounted on the primary support bar for sliding movement into and out of the printing press; c. an impurity remover actuator assembly mounted at least partially in the actuator bar, comprising a reciprocably mounted shaft assembly wherein a reciprocably mounted shaft extends outwardly away from the actuator bar; d. an impurity remover comprising a wiper blade assembly having a wiper blade mounted on the reciprocably mounted shaft, the wiper blade being movable between a wiping position and a non-wiping position; e. a first actuator control connected to the impurity remover actuator assembly to selectively move the reciprocally mounted shaft and wiper blade to the wiping position; f. a second actuator control connected to the impurity actuator assembly to move the reciprocably mounted shaft and wiper blade back from the wiping position to the non-wiping position; and g. whereas the wiping blade is readily accessible for cleaning and replacement of the wiping blade.
- 2. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein the underside of the actuator bar comprises flanges which house a “T” shaped slot.
- 3. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein the primary support bar has a “T” shaped cross sectional area which is slideably engaged by the “T” shaped slot of the actuator bar to align and support the actuator bar with the primary support.
- 4. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein the actuator bar and primary support bar are removably locked to prevent the actuator bar from sliding out of the operating position.
- 5. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein the reciprocably mounted shaft assembly has two shafts and wherein the actuator bar further comprises a pair of spaced apart and parallel bore holes extending through the width of the said actuator bar to receive the reciprocably mounted shafts.
- 6. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 5, wherein the actuator bar further comprises a pair of spaced apart and parallel cylinder chambers each housing a floating piston to actuate the reciprocably mounted shaft assembly.
- 7. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 6, wherein the cylinder chamber has an inlet port connected to a fluid pressure supply to pressurize the cylinder chamber.
- 8. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein the impurity remover actuator assembly moves a floating piston located therein in response to the first actuator controls.
- 9. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 8, wherein the first actuator control includes a control switch connected to a fluid pressure supply to provide fluid pressure to the cylinder chamber thereby operating the first actuator control to move the reciprocably mounted shaft to the wiping position.
- 10. A slideably removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 9, wherein the second actuator control comprises a non-controlled bias member mounted on the reciprocably mounted shaft and engagable with the actuator bar and stop block wherein the bias member is operable to automatically move the reciprocably mounted shaft to the non-wiping position.
- 11. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus having a wiping position for removing impurities from a rotatable printing plate cylinder on a printing press and a non-wiping position, the impurity remover apparatus comprising:
a. a first main support adapted for mounting on one side of a printing press; b. a second main support having a docking portion adapted for mounting on the other side of a printing press; c. an actuator bar having a first end pivotally connected to the first main support and a second end receivable in the docking portion of the second main support for pivoting movement relative to the printing press wherein when the actuator bar is docked in the docking portion of the second main support, the actuator bar lies parallel to the printing plate cylinder; d. an impurity remover actuator assembly mounted at least partially in the actuator bar, comprising a reciprocably mounted shaft assembly wherein a reciprocably mounted shaft extends outwardly away from the actuator bar; e. an impurity remover comprising a wiper blade mounted on the reciprocably mounted shaft, the wiper being movable between a wiping position and a non-wiping position; f. a first actuator control connected to the impurity remover actuator assembly to selectively move the reciprocally mounted shaft and wiper blade to the wiping position; g. a second actuator control connected to the impurity actuator assembly to move the reciprocably mounted shaft and wiper blade back from the wiping position to the non-wiping position; and h. whereas the wiping blade is readily accessible for cleaning and replacement of the wiping blade.
- 12. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein a removable lock pin member mounted through the actuator bar and the second main support prevents the actuator bar from pivoting out of the operating position.
- 13. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 11, wherein the reciprocably mounted shaft assembly has two shafts and wherein the actuator bar further comprises a pair of spaced apart and parallel bore holes extending through the width of the said actuator bar to receive the reciprocably mounted shafts.
- 14. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 13, wherein the first actuator control further comprises a pair of spaced apart and parallel cylinder chambers in the actuator bar each housing a floating piston which drives the reciprocably mounted shafts.
- 15. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 14, wherein the cylinder chamber has an inlet port to receive a fluid pressure supply to pressurize the cylinder chamber.
- 16. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 15, wherein the reciprocably mounted shaft assembly comprises a stop block and a push block connected to each shaft and a bias member and wiper blade assembly mounted on each shaft.
- 17. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 16, wherein the stop block is a threadedly adjustable stop block connected to the reciprocably mounted shaft to adjustably pre-select and limit axial movement of the reciprocably mounted shaft and resultant contact of said wiper blade member with the printing plate.
- 18. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 16, wherein the push block connected to the reciprocably mounted shaft is engagable with the floating piston to axially move the reciprocably mounted shaft to the wiping position.
- 19. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 16, wherein the stop block and push block are mounted on opposite sides of the actuator bar and the bias member is mounted between the stop block and the actuator bar.
- 20. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 11, wherein the first actuator control in the impurity remover actuator assembly comprises a floating piston located in a cylinder chamber therein which serves to move the reciprocably mounted shaft assembly and wiper blade to the wiping position.
- 21. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 20, wherein the first actuator control includes a control switch connected to a fluid pressure supply to provide fluid pressure to the piston in the cylinder chamber thereby operating the reciprocably mounted shaft and wiper blade to the wiping position.
- 22. An outwardly swinging, removable, compact and easily accessible cylinder impurity remover apparatus as described in claim 14, wherein the second actuator control comprises a non-controlled bias member mounted on the reciprocably mounted shaft and engagable with the actuator bar and a stop block mounted on said shaft wherein the bias member is operable to automatically move the reciprocably mounted shaft to the non-wiping position where the first actuator control is deactivated.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/729,026, [attorney docket 4040-04200] entitled “Cylinder Impurity Remover Apparatus”, filed on Dec. 4, 2000.
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09729026 |
Dec 2000 |
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10225746 |
Aug 2002 |
US |