Method for fixing printing plate on plate cylinder in printers uses tautening device to stretch printing plate against cylinder surface against draw direction of fixing means at front edge of plate

摘要

The method involves holding the printing plate (5) secure by tightening up a tautening device (2) which stretches the printing plate against the cylinder surface (11) against the draw direction of the fixing means (8) at the front edge of the plate. Independent claim describes printer with tautening device which can be fixed on side of printing plate so that the printing plate when held by the front edge in the fixing device is held taut.