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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephan Rudzewitz, Walldorf, DE;
Frank Schumann, Heidelberg, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41L 4/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41L 4/714 ;
Abstract
A method for in-register pre-positioning a printing plate in a plate feeding device, wherein the printing plate is pre-positioned by a positioning device of the plate feeding device, and then fed to a plate cylinder and clamped into a leading edge clamping device of the plate cylinder, includes detecting the in-register pre-positioning by sensors and, if appropriate, correcting the pre-positioning, and then transferring the printing plate in-register to the leading edge clamping device of the plate cylinder; and a device for performing the method.