SPRING CLIP PLATE RETAINER

摘要

One or more flexible printing plates are installed on a print cylinder (10) through the use of one or more slots formed axially along the cylinder (10). A resilient spring clip is inserted into the slot (14), followed by a plate registration bracket with a registration pin which is secured in the slot (14) by retaining screws. Each printing plate has a lead edge and a tail edge with a notch in each edge. A lead edge is inserted into the slot (14) and is tensioned against a side wall of the slot by the spring clip. The notch on the lead edge engages the registration pin on the bracket. A tail edge is then inserted into the slot (14) between the lead edge and the spring clip. The tail edge notch also engages the registration pin.