Device for lifting, gripping and transporting printing plates
US4389156A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F7/3064
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for lifting, gripping and transporting printing plates in a processing apparatus of the type in which the printing plates are fixed by suction on a processing table during processing at individual stations of the apparatus. The device comprises a lifting device, positioned below the processing table, for lifting a printing plate positioned on the table, movable in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus, and a gripping member positioned above the processing table for gripping a printing plate lifted off of the processing table by the lifting device.
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