EP0612616A3 - Plate cylinder with semi-automatic device for tensioning plates. - Google Patents

Plate cylinder with semi-automatic device for tensioning plates. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0612616A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: semi; plate cylinder; automatic device; tensioning plates; tensioning
Prior art date: 1993-02-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP93119863A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0612616B1 (en

EP0612616A2 (en

Inventor

Glenn A Guaraldi

Bertrum S Ramsay

Warren H Jarrad

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Original Assignee

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-02-24

Filing date

1993-12-09

Publication date

1995-04-19

1993-12-09 Application filed by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG filed Critical Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

1994-08-31 Publication of EP0612616A2 publication Critical patent/EP0612616A2/en

1995-04-19 Publication of EP0612616A3 publication Critical patent/EP0612616A3/en

1997-03-26 Application granted granted Critical

1997-03-26 Publication of EP0612616B1 publication Critical patent/EP0612616B1/en

2013-12-09 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
- B41F27/00—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
- B41F27/12—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes
- B41F27/1218—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes comprising printing plate tensioning devices

EP93119863A 1993-02-24 1993-12-09 Plate cylinder with semi-automatic device for tensioning plates Expired - Lifetime EP0612616B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US24391		1993-02-24
US08/024,391 US5284093A (en)	1993-02-24	1993-02-24	Plate cylinder with semi-automatic plate lock up

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0612616A2 EP0612616A2 (en)	1994-08-31
EP0612616A3 true EP0612616A3 (en)	1995-04-19
EP0612616B1 EP0612616B1 (en)	1997-03-26

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93119863A Expired - Lifetime EP0612616B1 (en)	1993-02-24	1993-12-09	Plate cylinder with semi-automatic device for tensioning plates

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5284093A (en)
EP (1)	EP0612616B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE4341242A1 (en)

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1993
- 1993-02-24 US US08/024,391 patent/US5284093A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-03 DE DE4341242A patent/DE4341242A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1993-12-09 DE DE59305963T patent/DE59305963D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-09 EP EP93119863A patent/EP0612616B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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US4111119A (en) *	1976-04-05	1978-09-05	Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.	Record sheet clamping mechanism for drum type facsimile and the like
US4250810A (en) *	1979-09-25	1981-02-17	International Business Machines Corporation	Centrifugal clamp on a high speed print drum

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Publication number	Publication date
DE4341242A1 (en)	1994-08-25
DE59305963D1 (en)	1997-04-30
EP0612616B1 (en)	1997-03-26
US5284093A (en)	1994-02-08
EP0612616A2 (en)	1994-08-31

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