Method and apparatus for loading and unloading flexographic...

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2006-01-03

2006-01-03

Evanisko, Leslie J. (Department: 2854)

Printing

Print plate feeding or delivering

C414S796700, C414S331140

Reexamination Certificate

active

06981447

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus to aid the loading and unloading of flexographic plates to and from an imager. The apparatus includes a magazine containing a plurality of compartments each for holding a single flexographic plate, the compartments arranged vertically, and movable in a vertical direction, a lifting mechanism to lift and lower the compartments; and a control system to control the lifting and lowering by the lifting mechanism. The control system is such that a particular compartment is moved from its rest vertical position at a rest horizontal position to a loading vertical position and a loading horizontal position at which the particular compartment is at a height for loading onto the imager.

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