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US 2004/0069170 A1Published application
Plate changing apparatus
AssigneeKomori Corporation
InventorKenji Tobe
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Abstract
A plate changing apparatus includes a loader, air cylinder, and removed plate recovery section. The loader is supported by a frame to be movable substantially parallel to a sheet convey direction, and feeds a new plate to a plate cylinder. The air cylinder moves the loader from a retreat position to a wait position close to the plate cylinder during plate changing. The removed plate recovery section is fixed to the frame and recovers an old plate discharged from the plate cylinder.
Claims10
A plate changing apparatus comprising:
- a loader supported by a frame to be movable substantially parallel to a sheet convey direction and serving to feed a new plate to a plate cylinder;
- loader moving means for moving said loader from a retreat position to a wait position close to the plate cylinder during plate changing;
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- a plate removal unit fixed to the frame to recover an old plate discharged from the plate cylinder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.