JP2736851B2 - Elastic plate for thin film formation - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elastic plate for forming a thin film capable of automatically attaching and detaching an elastic plate to a printing roll plate cylinder.

As an apparatus for forming a polymer thin film pattern used for an electronic component such as a liquid crystal alignment film, for example, an intaglio roll A having a large number of ink cells and an ink supply means B having a doctor blade B2 for filling the ink cells with ink. A printing roll C having a plate cylinder having an elastic plate E for forming a thin film to which the ink of the intaglio roll A is transferred, and a printing table D for fixing a printing material D2 to which the ink of the printing roll C is transferred. Although the device is known (FIG. 1)
1), and the elastic plate for forming a thin film of the present invention is suitable for use in such a thin film forming apparatus.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art As a fixing device of an elastic plate for forming a thin film used in such a thin film forming apparatus, a printing roll chuck for inserting rotary screws into both ends of the elastic plate is disclosed as an invention according to the application of the present applicant. An elastic plate for forming a thin film, to which a plate holder having a hole is attached, is mounted on a surface of a printing roll plate cylinder provided with a hook having a rotary fixing screw and a tension having a rotary pull screw. There is one that performs installation and removal (Japanese Patent Application No. 3-348683). In other words, the print roll chuck hole of one plate holder attached to the elastic plate is inserted into the fixing screw of the hook portion by a human hand, and the fixing screw is tightened and fixed by the human hand.
The printing roll chuck hole of the other plate holder is also inserted into the pulling screw of the pulling portion by hand, and the pulling screw is turned by hand to apply tension to the elastic plate by moving the pulling portion. An elastic plate is attached to a plate cylinder. In addition, to remove the elastic plate from the printing roll plate cylinder, turn the tension part by turning the tension screw of the tension part with human hands to loosen the tension on the elastic plate, and fix it with human hands. The fixing is released by loosening the screw, the plate holder is manually pulled out from the chuck means of the printing roll plate cylinder, and the thin film forming elastic plate is removed from the printing roll plate cylinder.

[0004]

The prior art has the following problems. (1) The conventional elastic plate for forming a thin film has only a fixing hole for inserting a fixing screw. The elastic plate for forming a thin film is hooked on a printing roll using a human hand, and a human hand is used. Since it cannot be used unless it is used and the fixing screw is tightened, it is troublesome and time-consuming, and the efficiency of mounting and dismounting is poor.

(2) The conventional elastic plate for forming a thin film cannot be used unless a person comes and goes when removing and attaching the elastic plate to the printing roll plate cylinder. Therefore, dust that has fluttered from the person, clothes, and the ground is required. Dust and the like adhere to the elastic plate. Also,
Garbage and oil on hands stick to the elastic plate. Therefore, the thickness of the ink transferred to the elastic plate becomes uneven, or the ink is contaminated.

(3) In the conventional elastic plate for forming a thin film, a human hand must be used to attach or detach the elastic plate holder to or from the chuck means of the printing roll plate cylinder. There is a risk of injury due to a person's hand being pinched between the elastic plate and the like. Therefore,
The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, can be attached to and removed from the printing roll plate cylinder without much effort and time, and has an elasticity for forming a thin film without risk of dirt or injury of the elastic plate. The purpose is to provide a version.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a thin plate forming elastic plate of the present invention has a pair of hand chucks which are held and released by a hand attached to an arm of an articulated robot. A first plate holder and a second plate holder having holes and a pair of print roll chuck holes for holding and releasing by the automatic chuck means of the printing roll plate cylinder are provided at both ends of the elastic plate. Configured.

Further, the elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention has a taper having an upwardly extending outer inner wall in a hand chuck hole of a first plate holder and a second plate holder and a print roll chuck hole of a second plate holder. A configuration having a surface may be used.

[0009]

The elastic plate for forming a thin film of the present invention is held and released by a pair of hand chuck holes for holding and releasing by a hand attached to the arm of the articulated robot, and by chuck means of a printing roll plate cylinder. And a pair of printing roll chuck holes for the first plate holder and the second plate holder. Therefore, the chuck member of the hand attached to the arm of the articulated robot is
By automatically inserting and extracting into the hand chuck hole, the holding and opening of the elastic plate for forming a thin film can be automatically performed by the hand, and the chuck member of the printing roll plate cylinder is automatically moved to the printing roll chuck. By inserting and extracting into the holes, the printing plate cylinder can automatically fix and release the thin film forming elastic plate.

The elastic plate for forming a thin film of the present invention is mounted on a printing roll with an automatic elastic plate chuck as follows. An example of a printing roll with an elastic plate chuck to be used is a first chuck member having a claw portion, and a first driving portion for engaging the claw portion of the first chuck member with an opening edge of the first printing roll chuck hole. A second chuck member having a claw portion having a tapered surface corresponding to a tapered surface of a printing roll chuck hole of the second plate holder of the elastic plate for forming a thin film according to claim 2; And a second driving means for moving the chuck member with respect to the printing roll plate cylinder.

First, the claw portion of the chuck member is inserted into the printing roll chuck hole, and the chuck member is moved outward of the elastic plate, so that the tapered surface of the claw portion of the chuck member is tapered on the inner wall of the printing roll chuck hole. Press against the surface. By this pressing, the tapered surface of the inner wall of the print roll chuck hole is moved horizontally from the chuck member (FIG. 3).
A force is simultaneously applied in both directions (rightward) and vertical (downward in FIG. 3) (see FIG. 3B). Therefore, only by pressing the tapered surface of the chuck member against the tapered surface of the plate holder of the elastic plate, both the pulling of the elastic plate and the pressing of the elastic plate against the printing roll plate cylinder are simultaneously performed.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The thin plate forming elastic plate of the present invention will be described (see FIG. 1). The elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention comprises a first plate holder 2 and a second plate holder 3 at both ends of an elastic plate 1.
And a pair of hand chuck holes 7 for holding and releasing the first plate holder 2 and the second plate holder 3 by a hand 6 attached to the arm 5 of the articulated robot 4, and a printing roll. It has a pair of print roll chuck holes that are held and released by the automatic chuck means of the plate cylinder C (see FIG. 1A).

The first plate holder 2 has positioning pins 1 provided on the printing roll plate cylinder C for determining the position of the thin film forming elastic plate E with respect to the printing roll plate cylinder C, if necessary.
4 may be formed with a pair of positioning holes 9 (see FIG. 1B).

The elastic plate 1 is a soft plate made of rubber, synthetic resin, or the like, and may be a relief plate having convex portions formed in a desired pattern on the surface, or an intaglio or planographic plate. The elastic plate 1 is wound around a cylindrical printing roll plate cylinder C, printing ink is attached to the top of the convex portion, and the ink is transferred by the convex portion coming into contact with the surface of the printing medium D2. It is a printing plate to be made.

First plate holder 2 and second plate holder 3
Is made of metal, ceramic, plastic, wood, or the like, and has a portion for sandwiching the elastic plate 1 and a pair of hand chuck holes 7. The first plate holder 2 has a pair of first print roll chuck holes 80, and the second plate holder 3
Has a pair of second print roll chuck holes 81. The hand chuck hole 7 and the printing roll chuck hole may have any shape such as a circle, an ellipse, and a quadrilateral. Either of the pair of hand chuck holes 7 and the pair of print roll chuck holes may be on the outside.

First plate holder 2 and second plate holder 3
The inner wall 10 outside the hand chuck hole 7 and the inner wall 10 outside the second printing roll chuck hole 81 of the second plate holder 3 have a tapered surface 1 having an upwardly expanding surface.
1 may be formed (see FIGS. 3 and 6). The tapered surface 11 may be on a part of the inner wall 10 of the hand chuck hole 7 and the inner wall 10 of the print roll chuck hole, or may be on the whole. The tapered surface 11 may be flat or curved.

Next, a description will be given of a printing roll with an automatic elastic plate chucking device to which the elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention is attached (see FIGS. 2 to 4). The printing roll with the elastic plate automatic chucking device includes a first chuck means 12 for chucking the first printing roll chuck hole 80 of the thin film forming elastic plate C of the present invention and a second chucking device of the thin film forming elastic plate of the present invention. The second chuck means 13 for chucking the printing roll chuck hole 81 is provided on the printing roll plate cylinder C.
If necessary, a pair of positioning pins 14 may be provided in parallel with the first chuck means 12.

The printing roll plate cylinder C has a body fixed to the rotating shaft, and the elastic plate E for forming a thin film of the present invention is attached to or detached from the body. The printing roll to which the elastic plate E for forming a thin film is attached contacts the intaglio roll A and the printing medium D2 to further transfer the ink transferred from the body of the intaglio roll A to the elastic printing plate to the printing medium D2. The transfer is performed (see FIG. 11).

For convenience of explanation, first, the second chuck means 1
3 will be described (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Second chuck means 1
Numeral 3 is composed of the mounting table 19, the second chuck member 15, and the second drive unit 16, and corresponds to the number of the second printing roll chuck holes 81 provided in the thin film forming elastic plate E of the present invention.
It is provided at a plurality of positions on the printing roll plate cylinder C.

The mounting table 19 is the second plate of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film.
This is a table on which the plate holder 3 is placed. The mounting table 19 is the second
The chuck member 15 has a through hole 180 penetrating therethrough, and is fixed to the printing roll plate cylinder C or a base plate 20 described later.

The second chuck member 15 has a claw portion formed with a tapered surface 17 corresponding to the tapered surface 11 of the second printing roll chuck hole 81 of the second plate holder 3 of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film according to the present invention. 18. The tapered surface 17 may be a flat surface or a curved surface.

The second drive section 16 is provided with a second chuck member 15.
Is moved to the printing roll plate cylinder C, and is embedded in the printing roll plate cylinder C (see FIGS. 2 to 4 and FIGS. 8 to 10). The second drive unit 16 has a spring plate 200 at one end, a slide guide 201 at the other end, and a base plate 20 fixed to the printing roll plate cylinder C.
And a first slider 21 having a spring stopper 210 at one end and an inclined surface 211 at the other end, and the second chuck member 15 fixed to an upper portion, and fixed between the first slider 21 and the base plate 20. Compression spring 22, a second slider 23 having a cam follower 230 at an upper portion and a guide groove 231 at a lower portion, and a cylinder such as an air cylinder or an oil cylinder for generating or extinguishing a force for pushing the second slider 23. It is composed of 24 parts and 5 parts. The mounting table 19 or the base plate 20 may be provided anywhere as long as it is fixed to the printing roll plate cylinder C immovably.

The elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention acts between the second chuck member 15 provided on the printing roll plate cylinder C and the five parts of the second driving unit 16 as follows. The first slider 21 and the base plate 20 are in a state where a repulsive force is always applied by the compression spring 22.
When the second slider 23 is pushed by the cylinder 24 with a force larger than the repulsive force (downward in FIG. 4), the second slider 23 moves along the slide guide 201 of the base plate 20 (downward in FIG. 4), and the second slider 23 is moved. The 23 cam followers 230 push the inclined surface 211 of the first slider 21. Due to the pushing force, the first slider 21 moves leftward in FIG. 3 against the repulsive force of the compression spring (FIG. 3).
(A)). Since the second chuck member 15 is fixed to the first slider 21, the second chuck member 15 also moves with the movement of the first slider 21.

When the pushing force of the cylinder 24 is weakened, the first slider 2
3 moves rightward in FIG. 3 and pushes the tapered surface 11 of the second printing roll chuck hole 81 of the second plate holder 3 with the tapered surface 17 of the second chuck member 15 (see FIG. 3B). Since the pressed portion is the tapered surface 11, the force pressing the second plate holder 3 is broken down into a downward force in FIG. 3 and a rightward force in FIG.

The downward force in FIG. 3 cooperates with the mounting table 19 to pinch the second plate holder 3, so that the printing roll plate cylinder C and the thin film forming elastic plate E are not displaced in the vertical direction. Fixed. The rightward force in FIG. 3 is a force for pulling the elastic plate 1 rightward, and the printing roll plate cylinder C and the thin film forming elastic plate E are fixed so as not to be displaced in the horizontal direction.

The ratio between the downward force in FIG. 3 and the rightward force in FIG. 3 depends on the inclination of the tapered surface 11 of the second printing roll chuck hole 81 of the second plate holder 3 and the tapered surface 17 of the second chuck member 15. Depends on the degree of For example, when the inclination is large, the ratio of the downward force in FIG. 3 decreases, and the ratio of the rightward force in FIG. 3 increases.

When the pressing force of the cylinder 24 is made larger than the repulsive force again, the first slider 21 moves leftward in FIG. 3 against the repulsive force of the compression spring, and the tapered surface 17 of the second chuck member 15 comes into contact with the first slider 21. The tapered surface 11 of the second plate holder 3 is separated (see FIG. 3A).

Next, the first chuck means 12 will be described (see FIG. 5). The first chuck means 12 includes a mounting table 19, a first chuck member 25, and a first drive unit 26, and corresponds to the number of first print roll chuck holes 80 provided in the thin film forming elastic plate E of the present invention. The printing roll plate cylinder C is provided at a plurality of locations.

The mounting table 19 is the first plate of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film.
A table on which the plate holder 2 is placed. The mounting table 19 is the first
It has a through-hole 180 through which the chuck member 25 passes, and is fixed to the printing roll plate cylinder C.

The first chuck member 25 is provided at the opening edge 27 of the first plate holder 2 of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film according to the present invention.
Has a claw portion 18 for applying a force in a direction for vertically pushing (FIG. 5 downward).

The first driving section 26 includes a first chuck member 25.
Is moved with respect to the printing roll plate cylinder C, and is embedded in the printing roll plate cylinder C (see FIGS. 2, 5, 8 to 10). The first drive unit 26 is configured to
Although it may have five parts similar to the description of the driving unit 16, the mounting table 19 and the first chuck member 25 are arranged at an angle with respect to the second chuck means 13. (See FIG. 5A). In FIG.
Although the entire first driving section 26 has an angle, the first
If the chuck member 25 can be moved downward in FIG.

The elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention acts between the first chuck member 25 and the first driving section 26 as follows. That is, the mechanism for moving the first chuck member 25 by the first driving unit 26 is the second chuck unit 13.
However, since the mounting table 19 and the first chuck member 25 have an angle, the first chuck member 25 is moved downward in FIG. 5, that is, obliquely with respect to the printing roll plate cylinder. It can be moved (see FIG. 5B). As a result, the first print roll chuck hole 8 of the first plate holder 2 is moved by the claw portion 18 of the first chuck means 12.
The 0 opening edge 27 is pushed vertically (downward in FIG. 5) (see FIG. 5C). The vertically pushing force cooperates with the mounting table 19 to pinch the first plate holder 2.

Next, the chuck means 28 provided in the hand 6 for chucking the hand chuck hole 7 of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film of the present invention will be described (see FIG. 6).

The hand 6 is an arm 5 of the articulated robot 4.
Mounted on The articulated robot 4 is a widely used industrial robot, and a plurality of arms 5
Are connected to bend freely horizontally and vertically. That is, the articulated robot 4 may be a horizontal articulated robot, a vertical articulated robot, or an orthogonal robot. A hand 6 is attached to one end of an arm group in which a plurality of arms 5 are gathered, and the other end is configured to be supported by a robot base. The joint 50 is a part that bends and drives the arm 5 in multiple steps or steplessly by hydraulic pressure, water pressure, or a motor. The robot base is a part that drives the arm group vertically in multiple steps or steplessly by hydraulic pressure, water pressure, or a motor (FIGS. 2 and 8).
To FIG. 10).

The chuck means 28 includes a chuck member 29
And a driving unit 30 for moving the chuck member 29 with respect to the hand 6. At a plurality of positions of the hand 6 corresponding to the number of the hand chuck holes 7 provided in the thin film forming elastic plate E of the present invention. Provided.

The chuck member 29 has at its claw portion 18 a tapered surface 17 that matches the tapered surface 11 of the hand chuck hole 7 of the first plate holder 2 of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film according to the present invention.

The driving section 30 is provided on the hand 6. The drive unit 30 may have the same parts as those of the second drive unit 16, but the second chuck unit 1
6 in that it has an insertion portion 31 (FIG. 6).
reference). The insertion portion 31 may be provided anywhere as long as it is fixed to the hand body.

The chuck member 29, the drive unit 30, and the first plate holder 2 operate as follows.
The mechanism for moving the first chuck member 25 by the first drive unit 26 is the same as that of the second chuck unit 13,
The first holder 2 is formed by the tapered surface 17 of the chuck member 29.
Press the tapered surface 11 of the hand chuck hole 7 of FIG.
(B)). Since the pressed portion is the tapered surface 11, the force for pushing the first plate holder 2 is decomposed into an upward force in FIG. 3 and a rightward force in FIG. The upward force in FIG. 3 cooperates with the mounting table 19 to pinch the first plate holder 2, and the hand 6 and the elastic plate E for forming a thin film are fixed so as not to be displaced in the vertical direction. The rightward force in FIG. 3 cooperates with the insertion portion 31 of the mounting table 19 to grasp the plate holder, and the hand 6 and the thin film forming elastic plate E are fixed so as not to be displaced in the horizontal direction. Fig. 3 Upward force and Fig. 3
The ratio of decomposition to the rightward force differs depending on the degree of inclination of the tapered surfaces of the hand chuck hole 7 and the chuck member 29.

Next, a method of attaching the elastic plate E for forming a thin film of the present invention to a printing roll C having an automatic elastic plate chucking device will be described. As the elastic plate E for forming a thin film of the present invention, one provided with positioning holes 9 (see FIG. 1B) was used.
As an example, a case in which a printing roll provided with positioning pins 14 on its plate cylinder is used as a printing roll will be described.

That is, first, the first plate holder 2 and the second plate holder 3 of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film in a slack state.
Are held by the chuck means 28 of the hand 6 (see FIG. 2).

Next, by driving the arm 5, the first plate holder 2 chucked by the hand 6 is lowered, and the claw portion 18 of the first chuck means 12 of the printing roll plate cylinder C is moved to the first printing roll. It is inserted into the first print roll chuck hole 80 so as not to rub against the inner wall 10 of the chuck hole 80, and is set on the mounting table 19 (see FIG. 5B). 7 is inserted into the positioning hole 9 so as not to rub against the inner wall 10 (see FIG. 7A), and set on the mounting table 19. The drive of the arm 5 is performed by appropriately bending and extending the arm 5 via the joint 50 of the articulated robot 4 or by vertically moving the robot base.

Next, the first chuck member 25 is moved obliquely downward to the right (see FIG. 5B).
Is pressed against the opening edge 27 of the first printing roll chuck hole 80 of the first plate holder 2 (see FIG. 5C). Opening edge 27 of first print roll chuck hole 80
Receives a force in the vertical direction (downward in FIG. 6) by the claw portion 18 of the first chuck member 25 (see FIG. 5C).

Next, the chuck by the chuck member 29 of the hand 6 is released, the claw portion 18 of the chuck member 29 is pulled out from the hand chuck hole 7, and the hand 6 is raised (see FIG. 8).

Next, the first chuck member 2 of the printing roll
5 is moved diagonally to the upper left to release the chuck, and the arm 5 of the articulated robot 4 is driven so that the second chuck member 15 that has entered the second print roll chuck hole 81 is moved.
The elastic plate 1 is pulled by the claw portion 18 (see FIG. 9),
The positioning pin 14 is brought into contact with the inner wall 10 of the positioning hole 9 (see FIG. 7B).

Next, the first chuck member 25 is again moved obliquely downward to the right (see FIG. 5B), and the claw portion 18 of the first chuck member 25 is moved to the first printing roll chuck of the first plate holder 2. It is pressed against the opening edge 27 of the hole 80 to complete the fixing of the first plate holder 2.

Next, the arm 5 of the articulated robot 4 is driven while gradually rotating the printing roll plate cylinder C in the direction in which the thin film forming elastic plate E is wound. Hand 6 to print roll plate cylinder C
, The second plate holder 3 of the elastic plate E for forming a thin film is moved to a position where the second chuck means 13 of the printing roll plate cylinder C is provided (see FIG. 10).

Next, by driving the arm 5, the second plate holder 3 chucked by the hand 6 is lowered, and the claw portion 18 of the second chuck member 15 of the printing roll plate cylinder C is moved to the second printing roll. It is inserted into the second print roll chuck hole 81 so as not to rub against the inner wall 10 of the chuck hole 81 (see FIG. 3A), and set on the mounting table 19.

Next, the second chuck member 15 is moved, and the tapered surface of the second chuck member 15 is moved to the tapered surface 1 of the second printing roll chuck hole 81 of the second plate holder 3.
1 (see FIG. 3B), and the fixing of the second plate holder 2 is completed.

Finally, the chuck by the chuck member 29 of the hand 6 is released, the claw portion 18 of the chuck member 29 is pulled out from the hand chuck hole 7, and the hand 6 is raised (see FIG. 10).

[0050]

The elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention has the following structure and operation, and therefore has the following effects. (1) When the elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention is used, all of the attachment and / or removal from the printing roll plate cylinder can be automatically performed only by the hand and the printing roll attached to the robot. Therefore, time and effort are not required, and the efficiency of mounting and dismounting is very good.

(2) When the elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention is used, when the elastic plate is attached to and detached from the printing roll plate cylinder, it is not necessary for a person to come in and out. There is no dust or oil attached to the elastic plate. Therefore, the thickness of the ink transferred to the elastic plate becomes uniform, and the ink is not contaminated.

(3) When the elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention is used, the work of hooking the plate holder of the elastic plate on the chuck means of the printing roll plate cylinder can be automatically performed by the chuck means of the hand. There is no risk of injury.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted top view of an elastic plate for forming a thin film according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the elastic plate for forming a thin film is to be mounted on a printing roll plate cylinder using the elastic plate for forming a thin film of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a second illustration of a printing roll with an elastic plate automatic chuck device.
FIG. 4 is a partially sectional explanatory view showing an embodiment of the chuck means.

FIG. 4 is a second illustration of a printing roll with an automatic elastic plate chucking device.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory top view showing an embodiment of the chuck means.

FIG. 5 shows a first printing roll with an elastic plate automatic chuck device.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the chuck means.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory sectional view of a main part showing an embodiment in which the thin plate forming elastic plate of the present invention is chucked by a hand.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory sectional view of a main part showing a state where the thin plate forming elastic plate is accurately positioned on the printing roll plate cylinder using the positioning holes of the thin film forming elastic plate of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory side view showing a state in which a first plate holder of an elastic plate for forming a thin film is delivered to first chuck means of a printing roll plate cylinder.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory side view showing a state where tension is applied to the thin-film forming elastic plate by the first chuck means of the printing roll plate cylinder and the first chuck means of the hand.

10 is an explanatory side view showing a state where the printing roll is rotated after the state of FIG. 9 and the second plate holder of the elastic plate for forming a thin film is transferred to the second chuck means of the printing roll plate cylinder. .

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a thin film forming apparatus to which the elastic plate for forming a thin film of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 elastic plate 2 first plate holder 3 second plate holder 4 articulated robot 5 arm 50 joint 6 hand 7 hand chuck hole 80 first print roll chuck hole 81 second print roll chuck hole 9 positioning hole 10 inner wall 11 tapered surface 12 First chuck means 13 Second chuck means 14 Positioning pin 15 Second chuck member 16 Second drive unit 17 Tapered surface 18 Claw unit 19 Mounting table 20 Base plate 200 Spring stop 201 Slide guide 21 First slider 210 Spring stop 211 Slope Reference Signs List 22 Compression spring 23 Second slider 230 Cam follower 231 Guide groove 24 Cylinder 25 First chuck member 26 First drive unit 27 Opening edge 28 Chuck means 29 Chuck member 30 Drive unit 31 Insertion unit A Intaglio roll B Ink supply unit C Printing roller Le plate cylinder D printing table B2 doctor blade D2 printing material E film forming elastic plate

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of hand chuck holes to be held and released by a hand attached to an arm of an articulated robot, and a pair of printing rolls to be held and released by automatic chuck means of a printing roll plate cylinder. An elastic plate for forming a thin film, wherein a first plate holder and a second plate holder each having a chuck hole are attached to both ends of the elastic plate. 2. The thin film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outer and inner inner walls of the hand chuck holes of the first plate holder and the second plate holder and the printing roll chuck holes of the second plate holder have a tapered surface having an upward splay. For elastic version.