Inking unit washing assembly
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsClaus D. Barrois, Philipp A. Dieterich
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Abstract
An inking unit washing assembly utilizes a pair of cooperating rollers in a housing. A first one of these rollers has a polygonal surface and engages a second, rubber cylinder which, in turn is in contact with a roller or drum of the inking unit to be cleaned. A washing solution is sprayed onto the polygonal roller after having been transferred to and back from the ink roller or drum to be cleaned.
Claims9
An inking unit washing assembly which is usable to remove ink residue and other contaminants from an ink distribution drum of an inking system for a printing press, said inking unit washing assembly comprising:
- a housing supported for movement on the printing press;
- a first polygonal roller and a second rubber roller supported for rotation in said housing, said first and second rollers being generally parallel and in contact with each other, said first polygonal roller having a plurality of axially extending flat surfaces, said plurality of flat surfaces being twisted with respect to the axis of rotation of said first polygonal roller;
- means to move said housing with respect to said ink distribution drum to be cleaned to engage said second roller with said ink distributor drum to be cleaned;
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- means to supply a washing solution to said first polygonal roller and to remove said washing solution and entrained contaminants from said first, polygonal roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.