| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus and method for clamping the leading edge (46) of media (18) from a supply (20) of recording media (18), such as a printing plate (18), on the external drum (24) of an imaging system (10). The leading edge (46) clamping apparatus (48) includes a spring segment (108) disposed on the external drum (24), wherein the spring segment (108) may be selectively displaced between a clamping position (Fig. 4) for clamping the leading edge (46) of the printing plate (18) against the external drum (24) and a release position (Fig. 5), and an inflatable member (118, 308) positioned between the spring segment (108) and the external drum (24) for displacing the spring segment (108) between the clamping position (Fig. 4) and the release position (Fig. 5).</p> |
