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US 8,042,468 B2Granted
Device for mounting a printing plate on a plate cylinder of a printing press, printing unit having the device and printing press having the printing unit
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsRolf Kündgen, Gerd Merkel, Rudi Stellberger
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Abstract
A device for clamping and tensioning an edge of a printing plate on a plate cylinder of a printing press includes a single actuating shaft for releasing clamping and tensioning forces. The actuating shaft has a control cam for releasing the tensioning forces and a control roller for releasing the clamping forces. A printing unit having the device and a printing press having the printing unit are also provided.
Claims5
A device for clamping and tensioning an edge of a printing plate on a plate cylinder of a printing press, the device comprising:
- a toggle lever mechanism for generating clamping forces on the edge of the printing plate;
- a device for generating tensioning forces on said toggle lever mechanism;
- a single actuating shaft for releasing the clamping and tensioning forces;
- said actuating shaft having a control cam for releasing the tensioning forces and a control roller for releasing the clamping forces;
- a pull rod placing said control roller in operative engagement with said toggle lever mechanism;
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- a clamping flap actuated by said toggle lever mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.