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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2004
Kanji Ito, Kyoto, JP;
Takashi Sakamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Kanji Ito, Kyoto, JP;
Takashi Sakamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A plate supplying apparatusallows, when taking out a plate P from a cassetteand transporting the plate toward an image recording apparatusa support sectionto operate such that the pivot angle of the support sectionfollows an optimum path based on the type of a plate P to be transported. In addition, upon control of the pivot operation of the support section, it is not necessary to control the pivot position of the support sectionand a rotation drive pulse RP is easily generated so as to synchronize with a linear motion drive pulse DP outputted from a control section of the image recording apparatus. In the plate supplying apparatuswhen a plate P stored in the cassetteis held via suction, only suction padsare brought into contact with a plate P to be transported, and when the plate P is transported by transport rollersandthe suction padsdo not contact with the plate P.