Patent ID: 6801302
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: B41C,B65H

Abstract:
A registration system for center registration of a printing plate being transferred via a substrate transfer system to an exposure machine, the registering system comprising:a set of moveable left engaging members comprising left wheels for moving to engage a left side of the printing plate; a set of moveable right engaging members comprising right wheels for moving to engage a right side of the printing plate; a moveable left rack for supporting the set of left engaging members; a moveable right rack for supporting the set of right engaging members; one or more rails for supporting and allowing movement of the left and right racks towards and away from one another, said rails supporting the left and right racks in parallel with one another and said rails longitudinally extending in parallel to a direction of travel of the printing plate being transferred; and a rack drive motor for simultaneously moving the left and right racks towards one another along the one or more rails, causing one of the sets of left and right engaging members to engage and center the printing plate along the substrate transfer system.