Patent ID: 6675711
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B41C

Abstract:
An apparatus for feeding and ejecting a printing plate onto a surface plate, comprising:a conveying section, located adjacent to the surface plate, for conveying the printing plate to the surface plate and imparting a conveying speed to the printing plate; a receiving guide adapted to receive a leading end portion of the printing plate which is being conveyed to the surface plate at the conveying speed by the conveying section, the receiving guide being moved at a movement speed in accordance with the conveying speed of the leading end portion of the printing plate, wherein immediately before conveyance of the printing plate by the conveying section is completed, the receiving guide being made to advance ahead in a conveying section is completed, the receiving guide being made to advance ahead in a conveying direction of the printing plate, which results in the printing plate being set on the surface plate.