Patent ID: 11860543
Assignee: ESKO-GRAPHICS IMAGING GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 31:
32. The method of claim 31, comprising performing one or more of the following operations:
e) gripping the printing plate in a first area of an upper surface of the plate, lifting the first area of the plate, and pushing the plate into a plate loading position of the imaging station;
f) gripping the printing plate in the first area of the upper surface of the plate, lifting the first area of the plate, and pulling the plate away from a plate discharge position of the imaging station;
g) gripping the printing plate in a second area of the upper surface of the plate, lifting the second area of the plate, and pulling the plate onto the exposure station; and
h) gripping the printing plate in a third area of the upper surface of the plate, lifting the third area of the plate, and pushing the plate to a pre-processing position for the washing station.