A friction roller is connected, in an articulated manner, in the area of its axis of rotation, to one end of a connecting rod. The second end of this connecting rod is connected, in an articulating manner, to a peripheral portion of a rotatable lever that can be driven. A rotational axis of the lever is situated at an angle with respect to the rotational axis of the friction roller.
A driving device for printing machines, having a rod for oscillatingly moving a distributor roller in axial direction, includes a joint via which the rod is connected to the distributor roller, the joint permitting relative movement between the rod and the distributor roller so as to compensate for a displacement of the distributor roller perpendicularly to the axial direction of the distributor roller; and a printing machine having the driving device.
