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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Josef Kleinschnitz, Graussenheim, DE;
Peter Schmitt, Wuerzburg, DE;
Josef Kleinschnitz, Graussenheim, DE;
Peter Schmitt, Wuerzburg, DE;
KBA-Metronic AG, Weitshoechheim, DE;
Abstract
The inventions relates to an apparatus, in particular for a screen-printing machine, for measuring tension in a printing screen in a frame, characterized in that a holder for the frame () has holder bars () each formed of a plurality of sections (, . . . , or, . . . , or, . . . , ) each provided with a respective sensor () for measuring tension. The invention furthermore relates to a method, in particular for a screen-printing machine, for measuring tension in a screen in a screen frame, characterized in that a screen () mounted in a frame () is mounted in a holder () having holder bars () each formed by a plurality of sections (, . . . , or, . . . , or, . . . ) each provided with a respective sensor () that measure forces between the respective section (, . . . , or, . . . , or, . . . ) and the frame ().