Patent · US Expired

Method and device for the feed of printing plates

US6481351B1 · kind B1 · utility

2Cited by

7References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG · DE

Inventors

Holger Edinger · Weinheim, DE
Rudolf Hutzenlaub · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2000
Grant date	Nov 19, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41P2227/30
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for feeding printing plates to a tensioning device of a plate cylinder of a printing press includes subjecting a front region of a printing plate to flexion to orient a leading edge of the printing plate essentially parallel to tensioning surfaces of a leading-edge tensioner for insertion into the leading-edge tensioner, and inserting the printing plate into the leading-edge tensioner and attaching the printing plate at the plate cylinder.

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