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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1994
Gregory W Weiss, Barrington, NH (US);
John M Gaffney, Kittery Point, ME (US);
John J Dowling, Somersworth, NH (US);
Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
A lock-up assembly (20) for securing a printing plate (22) on a plate cylinder (10) includes a rotatable lock bar (32) and a spring biased linkage mechanism (36). The linkage mechanism (36) has a first over-center condition in which it rotates the lock bar (32) toward a locked position, and has a second over-center condition in which it rotates the lock bar (32) toward an unlocked position. A movable blocking member (82) blocks the linkage mechanism (36) from switching to the second over-center condition under the influence of centrifugal force when the cylinder (10) is rotating during a printing operation. A hand held tool (40) engages the linkage mechanism (36) to switch it between the first and second over-center conditions upon manual manipulation of the tool (40). The tool (40) also engages the blocking member (82) to move the blocking member (82) from the first position to the second position when the tool (40) is moved into engagement with the linkage mechanism ( 36).