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platen

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platen
A long, thin cylinder in a typewriter or printer that guides the paper through it and serves as a backstop for the printing mechanism to bang into. It is typically made of a hard rubber or rubber-like material. See carriage and typewriter.
platen
the worktable of a machine tool, esp one that is slotted to enable T-bolts to be used
platen [′plat·ən]
(engineering)
A flat plate against which something rests or is pressed.
The rubber-covered roller of a typewriter against which paper is pressed when struck by the typebars.
(mechanical engineering)
A flat surface for exchanging heat in a boiler or heat exchanger which may have extended heat transfer surfaces.
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Place one level across the tiebars or platen support near the fixed platen, another across the debars or platen support near the back end of the machine, and a third level lengthwise on a tiebar or platen support.
How to solve uneven clamping by Bozzelli, John W. / Plastics Technology
The vacuum chamber, encompassing the entire heating platen and core lifter brackets (when equipped for multiple plate molds) is capable of a draw down time of within a few seconds to approximately 18 to 25 of mbar pressure.
Clean room presses for molding of highly specialized compounds by Frick, Walter / Rubber World
Each platen has 1 3/4" square holes for clamping, dogging or spacing.
Platenize Your Plant with Acorn Platens by Modern Applications News
 
 
 
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