Automatic printing plate feeding system
US7229241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1928
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic plate feeding system for loading plates of various sizes into a printing plate imaging device, which includes a plurality of trays staggered one on top of the other is provided. At least two of the trays contain plates of different sizes stacked with their sensitive side downward. Separation papers are interposed between the plates. The automatic plate feeding system includes suction cups, which touch the non-sensitive surface of the plate, and a loading mechanism for loading plates from the trays and feeding the loaded plates to the imaging device.
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