Plate cylinder for a printing press having plate material in a cartridge within the plate cylinder

A plate cylinder for rotary printing presses, in which the printing plate inside the machine is manufactured digitally, e.g. by spark erosion, and in which the covering with printing foil and the changing of individual segments of the foil following printing is done simply, automatically and with maximum precision inside the machine, with the use of a replaceable cartridge for the printing foil.

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Claims

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: RE36275
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 24, 1999
Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg)
Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Kusch (Neckargemund), Walter d'Heureuse (Ladenburg), Uwe Kleinschmidt (Ostringen)
Primary Examiner: Stephen R. Funk
Law Firm: Nils H. Ljungman and Associates
Application Number: 8/815,153
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Transfer (101/142); 101/4151; Print Plate Feeding Or Delivering (101/477); 242/673R
International Classification: B41F 2700;