Patent ID: 7806052
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
1. A printing forme magazine comprising: a printing forme receiving arrangement in said magazine and adapted to receive a plurality of fresh printing formes each having a printing forme length and each being structured to be mounted on a forme cylinder having a forme cylinder circumferential length twice said printing forme length, said plurality of fresh printing formes being positionable side by side, in an axial direction of the forme cylinder, in said printing forme receiving arrangement, and being positionable one above the other in a direction transverse to said axial direction of the forme cylinder in said printing forme receiving arrangement; a first printing forme storage position in said printing forme receiving arrangement and usable to store a first, fresh printing forme to be mounted first, in said circumferential direction on the forme cylinder; a second printing forme storage position in said printing forme receiving arrangement and usable to store a second, fresh printing forme to be mounted second, in said circumferential direction of the forme cylinder and after, in said circumferential direction of the forme cylinder, said first, fresh printing forme; a support in said printing forme receiving arrangement, said support forming said first storage position, said first storage position being located spaced, in said direction transverse to said axial direction of the forme cylinder, from said second storage position in said printing forme receiving arrangement; a printing forme beveled trailing end suspension leg engaging stop in said first printing forme storage position in said printing forme receiving arrangement and positioned, in said printing forme receiving arrangement, at an end of said first printing forme storage position remote from the forme cylinder; and a printing forme conveying device in said first printing forme storage position and being usable to convey said first, fresh printing forme out of said first printing forme storage position, said stop being connected to said conveying device and functioning as a printing forme pusher in engagement with said printing forme beveled trailing end suspension leg in said first printing forme storage position to push said printing forme out of said first printing forme storage position by movement of said stop in engagement with said printing forme beveled trailing end suspension leg, in a direction toward said forme cylinder.