Printing unit including an inking assembly
AssigneeLicentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.m.b.H.
InventorKarl Klappenecker
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Abstract
A printing unit for providing ink imprints includes a printing member and an inking assembly supplying ink to the printing member. The inking assembly comprises an ink reservoir; an endless flexible ink carrying element; a support for positioning the element such that a first part of the element extends into the ink reservoir and a second part of the element is situated externally of the ink reservoir; a drive for circulating the element, whereby the element carries ink out of the reservoir; and an element-contacting roller having a cylindrical surface positioned to be in contact with the second part of the element for receiving ink therefrom.
Claims11
In a printing unit for providing ink imprints, including a printing member and an inking assembly supplying ink to the printing member;
- the improvement wherein said inking assembly comprises
- (a) an ink reservoir;
- (b) an endless flexible ink carrying element;
- (c) end rollers supporting and positioning the element such that part of the element extends into the ink reservoir and part of the element is situated externally of the ink reservoir;
- said end rollers dividing the element into first and second flights;
- said first flight having opposite first and second surfaces;
- (d) drive means for circulating said element, whereby said element carries ink out of said reservoir on the surfaces of said first flight;
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- (e) an element-contacting roller having a cylindrical surface positioned to be in contact with said first surface of said first flight externally of the ink reservoir for receiving ink from said element;
- said first surface being free from being contacted between said reservoir and said element-contacting roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.