IP Library Granted Patent US 7,191,703
Granted Patent B2
US 7,191,703 · App. 11/120,845 · Granted Mar 20, 2007

Web-fed press

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Patent No.
US 7,191,703
App. No.
11/120,845
Granted
Mar 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A web-fed press is provided. The web-fed press includes a reel carrier and a plurality of printing units arranged one after another for printing a printing material with a static printed image. The web-fed press includes a folder superstructure that is arranged after the printing units and a folding unit arranged after the folder superstructure. An imprinting unit for individualizing the static printed image with, in particular, changing text and/or image constituents is integrated into the web-fed press in the region of the folder superstructure.

Claims (9)

1. A -web-fed press comprising:

a reel carrier;

a plurality of printing units arranged one after another for printing a printing material with a static printed image;

a folder superstructure arranged after the printing units, said folder superstructure including a cutting device and turner bars;

a folding unit arranged after the folder superstructure; and

an imprinting unit for individualizing the static printed image with changing text and/or image constituents, said imprinting unit being integrated into the web-fed press between said cutting device and said turner bars.

2. The web-fed press according to claim 1 , wherein the imprinting unit is assigned only to a partial web of the printing material that is divided by the cutting device.

3. The web-fed press according to claim 1 , wherein the imprinting unit comprises a digital printing device that operates with rewritable and erasable printing forms in accordance with the direct imaging principle.

4. The web-fed press according to claim 1 , wherein the imprinting unit comprises two form cylinders, two rubber-covered cylinders and an impression cylinder, each of the rubber-covered cylinders interacting with a respective one of the,two form cylinders and with the impression cylinder.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 16, 2008
From: MAN ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN AG
To: MANROLAND AG
Reel/Frame 022024/0567 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2005
From: DILLING, PEER
To: MAN ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN AG
Reel/Frame 016668/0431 →