Tubular sleeve mounting apparatus for use in flexographic printing press, has vacuum source evacuating air from cavity to draw sleeve onto cylinder, and pressurized air supply to remove sleeve from cylinder

摘要

The apparatus has two end caps (14a, 14b) sealingly engaging an end of a sleeve (12) distal to a cylinder open end such that a portion of the sleeve is free to engage the cylinder open end. A vacuum source selectively evacuates air from a cavity to draw the sleeve onto the cylinder. An auxiliary air supply introduces pressurized air into the cavity to remove the sleeve from the cylinder. An independent claim is also included for a method for mounting a tubular sleeve on and removing the tubular sleeve from a cylinder.