Flexographic printing system

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1993-12-10

1995-06-06

Fisher, J. Reed

Printing

Rolling contact machines

Rotary

101247, B41F 524, B41F 504, B41F 3130

Patent

active

054212588

ABSTRACT:
A flexographic printing system using mechanical and friction drive at the same time. The print cylinder is rotated by a friction drive only while printing (during the print cycle). The print cylinder is rotated past the anilox roll (during the inking cycle), and the print cylinder is reset to the start position ready for the next printing cycle by a mechanical drive. The print cylinder is preferably less than 360 degrees around, and most preferably measures only 170 degrees around in a "short print" version and 270 degrees around in a "long print" version. The print cylinder is made from plastic. Printing plates are premounted permanently to a mylar carrier sheet that is designed with pin and hook holes that line up with pins and hooks that are part of the print cylinder. These plates have drive bearers as part of the mylar carrier sheet.

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patent: 4462311 (1984-07-01), Armelin
patent: 4934267 (1990-06-01), Hashimoto et al.

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