Method of, and apparatus for, handling an exposure surface to be exposed, in particular, a printing plate

US6871847B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG · DE

Inventors

• Gunnar Behrens · Kiel, DE
• Bernd Lassen · Mönkeberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 1, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 29, 2005
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03F7/24
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of and an apparatus for handling an exposure surface to be exposed includes the steps of hanging the exposure surface in a transitional state during introduction into the exposure region of an exposure unit and/or during discharge from an exposure unit. The exposure surface is transferred from an approximately horizontal orientation in a feed region or loading region into a hanging orientation and/or is lowered for introduction into the exposure unit. The exposure surface to be exposed is, in particular, a printing plate. The exposure unit is, preferably, a printing plate exposer, and is, in particular, an inner-drum printing plate exposer.