Vacuum printing plate mounter and registration system
US6397748B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F27/1275
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer plate having an integral alignment target and a printing plate mounter having a vacuum cup with an alignment member thereon to permit visual alignment of the alignment target with the vacuum cup alignment member with the vacuum cup connectable to a vacuum source so that a vacuum can draw the printing plate alignment target and the alignment member on the vacuum cup from a state of state of misalignment, if any, into precise mechanical alignment for transfer to a printing cylinder while the vacuum cup supports the printing plate.
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