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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Martin Greive, Schönau, DE;
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
A device for holding a sheetlike article on a movable underlying surface for transporting the sheetlike article in at least one direction selected from the group consisting of a direction into and a direction out of an operating station having a printing unit, includes a member having a surface underlying the sheetlike article, the sheetlike article being retainable by pneumatic pressure on the surface, a screening device disposed locally fixedly with respect to an operating station, the screening device serving for reducing an airflow in a region of the printing unit at least with respect to adjacent regions, the reduction in the airflow resulting from the sheetlike article being held on the underlying surface.