Printing unit for printing plate elements from printing plates and converting machine comprising such a printing unit
US9975325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41P2227/63
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing unit for making prints from printing plates on plate elements conveyed by a transport system having at least one plate cylinder mounted rotatably and suitable for carrying initially at least one earlier printing plate and then at least one later printing plate, the printing unit includes a primary support suitable for supporting the later printing plate, in a standby configuration, during printing using the earlier printing plate and during the unwinding of the earlier printing plate, and in an engaged configuration, during the winding of the later printing plate onto the plate cylinder, a portion of the later printing plate being attached to the plate cylinder, and a secondary support suitable for supporting the earlier printing plate unwound from the plate cylinder, in which the primary support includes a primary fastening member for fastening the later printing plate in the standby configuration, and a primary fastening mechanism for fastening the later printing plate in the engaged configuration.
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