Cleaning of rollers in printing presses

Process for the cleaning of components (8) of rollers that are involved in the printing process. The cleaning process involves supplying solvents to these rollers that remain in the printing machine while being cleaned. The process in accordance with the present invention is characterized by the fact that

• the printing ink is removed from the blade chamber (2) and the blade chamber (2) is filled with solvent and
• that during the cleaning an active connection is maintained between the blade chamber (2) and the uncleaned components (8) of the rollers (3, 4) that are involved in the printing process. This active connection does not interfere with the transfer of the solvent. The process in accordance with the invention is also characterized by the fact that
• the rollers (3, 4) rotate during the cleaning process
• so that solvent is transferred from the blade chamber (2) onto the uncleaned components of the rollers (3, 4) that are involved in the printing process. When the solvent arrives on the components to be cleaned, ink is diluted and/or dried residual ink is dissolved and transported back to the blade chamber by the rotation of the rollers (3, 4).