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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Franck Chagnon, S'Lev d'Esserent, FR;
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
Device for holding a flexible printing form along the circumference of a printing form cylinder, so that a leading edge of the printing form engages beyond a leading edge of a clamping channel extending across the circumferential surface of the cylinder, comprising at least one resilient holding element secured to an actuatable clamp shaft for fixing a trailing edge of the flexible printing form, said holding element being a spring element that is engageable behind the trailing edge of the printing form with play when the clamp shaft is actuated; a printing form cylinder having the holding device; a printing unit of a rotary printing machine having the holding device; and a printing unit of a rotary printing machine having a printing form cylinder including the holding device.