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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2007
Jörg Koberg, Hohenwestedt, DE;
Jörg Koberg, Hohenwestedt, DE;
Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH, Itzehoe, DE;
Abstract
An imaging cylinder includes a clamping device embodiment with a pair of independent adjacent clamping elements, and a method embodiment includes placing end edges of a flexible plate between each of the clamping elements of the clamping device and a surface approximately flush with the outer surface of the cylinder. One or more biasing devices, e.g., springs are used to impart a force onto the placed plate towards the surface approximately flush with outer surface of the cylinder. For each independent clamping element, a crank and lever mechanism or other means to translate rotative motion to approximately rectilinear motion is used to open a space between the clamping element and the outer surface when a rotative force is manually applied to provide for mounting and unmounting an end of a plate.