公开(公告)号：US20170217157A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15324998

申请日：2015-07-10

申请人： Velcro BVBA

发明人： LUIS PARELLADA ARMELA ,  JOSEP M. SOLER CARBONELL ,  MARK A. CLARNER ,  ANDREW P. COLLINS ,  PAUL R. ERICKSON ,  CHRISTOPHER M. GALLANT ,  DAVID VILLENEUVE

IPC分类号： B41F30/04 ,  B41N6/00 ,  B41F27/12

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for connecting a printing plate to a print cylinder or surface. The techniques may be implemented, for instance, with respect to a printing plate, a print cylinder, a print sleeve, or some combination thereof. In an embodiment, a field of mechanical fasteners is provisioned on a printing plate, and a complementary field of mechanical fasteners is provisioned on a print sleeve or cylinder. The mechanical fasteners collectively operate to provide a mechanical bond or interface that inhibits lateral and rotational movement of the plate during printing operations, and can also be configured to manage backlash between engaging surfaces of the interface. In some cases, backlash management includes use of cushion effect integral with the mechanical bond itself and/or unidirectional and possibly angled fastener elements to provide a snugging effect. The mechanical bond may be implemented with hook-and-loop, hook-and-hook, hook-to-channel, male/female-type fittings, vacuum, suction, and/or magnetics.