Anti-Bounce Print Deck for Flexographic Printing Press

A device and a method is disclosed to maintain plate and anilox mandrel position stability in print decks of a flexographic printing press. In one aspect, the mandrel bearings associated with at least one of the plate roll and the anilox roll are preloaded for the purpose of eliminating backlash and...

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Main Authors Zeman, Dale E, Kaye, James J, Koplien, Jordan W, Heyrman, Randall L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.03.2022
Subjects
LINING MACHINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRINTING
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A device and a method is disclosed to maintain plate and anilox mandrel position stability in print decks of a flexographic printing press. In one aspect, the mandrel bearings associated with at least one of the plate roll and the anilox roll are preloaded for the purpose of eliminating backlash and increasing the positional stiffness of the bearings, and thus the mandrel. In another aspect, the roll drive motor control system is enabled to provide a torque additive command the torque profile to maintain rotational consistency and otherwise overcome torque transients experienced by the motor during print bounce. Accordingly, the problem commonly referred to as print bounce and or print banding is alleviated.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117540463