摘要 |
To apply a cover plate on a printing cylinder, particularly to prevent corrosion of the cylinder surface, a double-side coated adhesive foil (2) is applied to a cover plate (1, 36, 65) which is wrapped about the cylinder, so that the cover plate will be adhered to the cylinder by the double-side coated adhesive foil. To install the cover plate, the cover plate (1) with the adhesive foil applied on one side, and, upon removal of a protective strip (S), is first placed in a clamping groove (34, 47, 65) of the cylinder, temporarily secured therein to provide for the adhesive to retain maximum adhesion strength, then wrapped about the cylinder, for example by a resilient pressure roller (40) while stripping off the protective strip (S) from between the cover plate and the cylinder; the end portion of the cover plate, which is left free from adhesive foil, is then wrapped about the trailing edge (52) of the groove, angled against the groove wall, and there adhered by a liquid or contact adhesive. |