Patent ID: 8161875

Claim:
A printing plate cartridge for a printing press, comprising: multiple cases for accommodating printing plates to be removed during a printing plate change and for accommodating printing plates to be installed during a printing plate change, wherein the printing plate cartridge is mounted in such a way that it is rotationally pivotable and linearly movable relative to a printing group of the printing press, such that multiple printing units of the printing group are serviceable by the printing plate cartridge during a printing plate change; and a gripper device for gripping printing plates during the printing plate change, wherein the gripper device is attached to a conveyor chain and is movable by way of the conveyor chain, and wherein the conveyor chain is guided in a chain guide bar system, wherein the chain guide bar system has first sections assigned to an outer part of the printing plate cartridge and second sections assigned to the cases of an inner part of the printing plate cartridge, with the first and second sections expanding dependent upon a position of the inner part relative to the outer part in such a way that the gripper device is insertable into the cases of the inner part dependent upon the position of the inner part relative to the outer part.