Adjustable Inking or Dampening Apparatus for a Variable Cutoff Press and Method
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorLev Zlatin
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Abstract
An adjustable dampening apparatus and an adjustable inking apparatus is provided. The adjustable dampening apparatus includes a rotatable base for supporting a dampening roller, a rotatable socket connected to the rotatable base for adjusting a position of the dampening roller, a first actuating device connected to the rotatable base for positioning the rotatable base in a predetermined position for a given cutoff and a second actuating device connected to the rotatable socket for positioning the rotatable socket between a first position and a second position. Adjustable inking apparatus and variable cutoff printing presses are also provided. A method for adjusting dampening apparatus and inking apparatus are also provided.
Claims26
An adjustable dampening apparatus providing a dampening solution to a plate cylinder, the adjustable dampening apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable base for supporting a dampening roller;
- a rotatable socket connected to the rotatable base for adjusting a position of the dampening roller;
- a first actuating device connected to the rotatable base for positioning the rotatable base in a predetermined position for a given cutoff;
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- a second actuating device connected to the rotatable socket for positioning the rotatable socket between a first position and a second position.
An adjustable inking apparatus providing ink to a plate cylinder, the adjustable inking apparatus comprising:
- a socket supporting an ink form roller, the socket having a slot for receiving a fastener;
- a first actuating device connected to a screw, the first actuating device positioning the socket in a predetermined position for a given cutoff by adjusting a position of the fastener along the screw;
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- a second actuating device moving the socket between a first position and a second position to adjust a position of the ink form roller.
An adjustable inking apparatus providing ink to a plate cylinder, the adjustable inking apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable socket supporting an ink form roller;
- a first actuating device connected to the rotatable socket, the first actuating device positioning the socket in a predetermined position for a given cutoff;
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- a second actuating device connected to the rotatable socket at a pivot, the second actuating device positioning the rotatable socket between a first position and a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.