Printing press and printing press control method
US6615725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41P2235/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing press includes a blanket cleaning controller, automatic plate change unit, image exposing section, pre-inking controller, and CPU. The blanket cleaning controller cleans a blanket mounted on a blanket cylinder. The automatic plate change unit changes a printing plate mounted on a plate cylinder to a new printing plate. The image exposing section exposes an image on the printing plate mounted on the plate cylinder. The pre-inking controller forms, on an ink roller group, an ink film thickness distribution corresponding to an image to be exposed next. The CPU automatically drives the blanket cleaning controller, automatic plate change unit, image exposing section, and pre-inking controller in an operation order set by a start command.
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