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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Holger Edinger, Eppelheim, DE;
Rudolf Hutzenlaub, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberger, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 2/712 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 2/712 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for feeding printing plates to a tensioning device of a plate cylinder of a printing press includes subjecting a front region of a printing plate to flexion to orient a leading edge of the printing plate essentially parallel to tensioning surfaces of a leading-edge tensioner for insertion into the leading-edge tensioner, and inserting the printing plate into the leading-edge tensioner and attaching the printing plate at the plate cylinder.