Segmented inking blade configuration at an ink feeding device

An ink feeding device of a rotary press comprising:

• a carrier element provided at an ink duct,
• a plurality of blade segments accommodated in a side-by-side configuration on the carrier element, each of the plurality of blade segments being connected to the carrier element by connecting elements so as to define a contact region between contact surfaces of the blade segments and the carrier element, the plurality of blade segments being adjustable relatively to an ink roller, the ink roller contacting the ink duct, the contact surfaces of the blade segments and the carrier element forming a form-locking connection.

An ink feeding device of a rotary press comprising:

• a carrier element, the carrier element having a first contact surface;
• and
• a plurality of blade segments connected by connecting elements to the carrier element in a side-by-side configuration, the plurality of blade segments having a second contact surface contacting the first contact surface so as to fix a position of the second contact surface with respect to the first contact surface.

A method of providing ink from an ink fountain to a ink roller comprising the steps of:

• providing a carrier element having a first contact surface;
• attaching a plurality of blade segments through connecting elements to the carrier element in a side-by-side configuration so that a second contact surface of the plurality of blade segments meshes with the first contact surface, and
• metering ink to the ink roller through the plurality of blade segments.