摘要 |
This invention is a horizontal slide mechanism shown in the figure for replacing an inking unit (238a) set in a rotary offset printing press (10). The horizontal slide mechanism includes a guide track rigidly mounted to the printing press adjacent and parallel to the press cylinders (14, 16, 18). A slide plate (242) is supported in the guide track (240) for guided movement parallel to the cylinders (14, 16, 18) transverse to the printing press (10). A pivot mount (264) is attached to the slide plate (242) and is pivotally attached to an inking unit (238a). The pivot mount (264) on the slide plate (242) provides a single pivot axis parallel to the rotational axes of the cylinders (14, 16, 18), and is positioned for pivoting the inking unit (128a) between a first and a second pivot position. A latching mechanism (296) is provided.
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