Apparatus and printing system for developing lithographic plate for printing and measuring its image area rates
US5058500A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S101/46
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
On a lithographic plate for printing, there is provided an identification mark which indicates for which color the lithographic plate is and in which printing press the lithographic plate is to be used. The identification mark of the lithographic plate is simultaneously recorded when image area rates of the lithographic plate are measured. When the measured lithographic plate is mounted in the printing press, the data of image area rates which have already been measured and recorded are read utilizing the result of reading the identification mark. The data are transmitted to the printing press and used for control of the ink supply amount of the printing press. In order to carry the lithographic plate keeping a flat state, there is provided a difference between air pressure acted upon one surface and another surface of the lithographic plate. A locating apparatus is also used so that the lithographic plate is set at a correct measuring position in order to measure image rates of the lithographic plate. An image rate can be thereby correctly measured for each portion of the lithographic plate.
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