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Method and apparatus for feeding printing plates to a plate cylinder of a processing machine

US8181573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG · DE

Inventors

Martin Greive · Heidelberg, DE
Rolf Hilpert · St. Leon-Rot, DE
Alexander Knabe · Heidelberg, DE
Rainer Schmitt · Meckenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2009
Grant date	May 22, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S101/36
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an apparatus for feeding printing plates to a plate cylinder of a printing press, the printing plate is prealigned on stops outside the plate cylinder with a lateral offset and with an oblique skew. Then the printing plate is fed, in the thusly aligned position to the register pins of the plate cylinder, wherein the printing plate is finally aligned by lateral displacement and by a pivoting movement about the first register pin, until the printing plate bears with its receptacles against both register pins.

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