Intaglio Plate Wiping System
AssigneeDe La Rue International Limited
InventorPaul Micallef
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Abstract
An intaglio plate wiping system includes a wiping member which forms a nip with the intaglio plate in use and onto which excess intaglio ink is transferred during relative movement between the wiping member and the intaglio plate. A heated doctor blade unit is located downstream of the nip and cooperates with the wiping member to remove intaglio ink from the wiping member. A heated ink collecting container is provided into which ink removed from the wiping member passes.
Claims15
An intaglio plate wiping system comprising a wiping member which forms a nip with the intaglio plate in use and onto which excess intaglio ink is transferred during relative movement between the wiping member and the intaglio plate;
- a doctor blade unit downstream of the nip and cooperating with the wiping member to remove intaglio ink from the wiping member;
- a system for heating the doctor blade unit;
- an ink collecting container into which ink removed from the wiping member passes;
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- a system for heating the ink collecting container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.