Printing unit

A printing unit (1) comprising a rotary impression cylinder (3), an inking device (9), a rotary inking roller (4) in said inking device, said impression cylinder and inking device being mounted on a machine frame, said inking roller (4) having an axis of rotation (18) defining a shaft, means for adjusting said inking roller toward and away from said impression cylinder, said means including a first lever device (10, 11) which is pivotal about a pivot axis (15) and eccentrically mounted in relation to the axis of rotation (18) of said inking roller, said inking roller being mounted and rotatably supported by said first lever device, the printing unit (1) further having a doctor blade (8) movable into wipe-off engagement with the inking roller (4), a second pivotal lever device (19, 20) concentrically mounted in relation to the axis of rotation (8) of the inking roller (4) and eccentrically mounted for pivotal movement in relation to the pivot axis (15) of the first lever device (10, 11), said doctor blade (8) being mounted on and supported by said second lever device (19, 20), whereby the doctor blade (8) and the inking roller (4) will maintain their relative positions when adjusting the spacing between the inking roller (4) and the impression cylinder (3) by displacement of said first lever device (10, 11).