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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Xsys Prepress NV, Ypres, BE;
Bart Marc Luc Wattyn, Dentergem, BE;
XSYS PREPRESS NV, Ypres, BE;
Abstract
A system for moving a flexible plate, in particular a printing plate or a printing plate precursor, over a support surface in the direction of a treatment station includes a support for supporting the plate on a support surface thereof. An articulated operating arm extends substantially parallel to the support surface and comprising a first segment and a second segment. The first segment has a first end which is rotatably connected to said second segment around a first rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the support surface, and a second end provided with a plate engagement means to contact the plate. The second segment is rotatable around a second rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the support surface. A control means controls the rotation of the first and second segments such that the plate is slid over the support in the direction of the treatment station.