US 7,888,664 B2 · Plate pallet alignment system

Abstract

A plate pallet alignment and loading apparatus (10) for originally packed plate pallet (13) into a printing plate imaging device (71) includes plate pallet adaptor (11) wherein the originally packed plate pallet (13) is placed on top; plate pallet position detectors (15, 21, 31) attach to the plate pallet adaptor (11); a pallet alignment and loading apparatus (10) loads the plates from the originally packed plate pallet (13) into the printing plate imaging device; interleaf removal system (16) separates separation paper sheets placed between the plates; and plate pallet position correction actuators (43, 44, 45) corrects the plate pallet position in respect to the plate loading system (14) in response to pallet position results read from the plate pallet position detectors.

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Dependent claims

A plate pallet alignment and loading apparatus loading for an originally packed plate pallet into a printing plate imaging device comprising:

a plate loading system for loading the plates from said originally packed plate pallet into said printing plate imaging device;
a plate pallet adaptor;
a plate pallet position detector which detects a position of said plate pallet on said adaptor;
a computer which compares said plate pallet position to a required position and generates an error signal based on a difference between said plate pallet position and said required position;
and
actuators for correcting said plate pallet position in response to said error signal.

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