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Method for attaching a flexible printing plate to a plate cylinder

US6776096B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 2002
Grant dateAug 17, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41P2227/70
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of attaching a flexible printing plate having a concavo-convex structure on the rear surface thereof and three or more notches at the plate front edge thereof on a plate cylinder using an apparatus comprising a plate front end positioning mechanism, a printing plate pressing mechanism and a plate rear end fixing mechanism together with a packing sheet having a concavo-convex structure.

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