Clamping device, system and method for clamping flexible plates onto an imaging cylinder
US8100054B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0839
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging cylinder includes a clamping device embodiment with a pair of independent adjacent clamping elements, and a method embodiment includes placing end edges of a flexible plate between each of the clamping elements of the clamping device and a surface approximately flush with the outer surface of the cylinder. One or more biasing devices, e.g., springs are used to impart a force onto the placed plate towards the surface approximately flush with outer surface of the cylinder. For each independent clamping element, a crank and lever mechanism or other means to translate rotative motion to approximately rectilinear motion is used to open a space between the clamping element and the outer surface when a rotative force is manually applied to provide for mounting and unmounting an end of a plate.
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