Plate cassette loader for platesetter
US7004717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1928
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A plate cassette loader for a platesetter comprises a cassette holder for receiving a cassette, containing a stack of plates. A cassette inverter then rotates this cassette to a feed position in which the plates can be fed into the imaging engine of the platesetter. In this way, the somewhat unwieldy process of loading plates into the imaging engine is handled by the cassette inverter, in combination with the fact that the stack of plates, contained in the cassette, can be loaded in one step, rather than requiring the feeding of individual plates by a dedicated operator.
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