Brush-type dampening unit in a rotary printing machine

Brush-type dampening unit in a rotary printing machine having a printing-unit cylinder of given width, comprising at least one revolving carrier member having a multiplicity of brush bristles arranged thereon, said carrier member being proximal to the printing-unit cylinder of the rotary printing machine, a pan roller dipping at least partly into a dampening-fluid pan and revolving in a direction opposite to that of said carrier member, adjusting means for adjusting the position of said carrier member with respect to said pan roller, said revolving carrier member and pan roller having respective separately controllable drives independent of a drive of the printing machine, and means for zonally metering a quantity of dampening fluid directly from said brush bristles onto the printing-unit cylinder over the width of the printing-unit cylinder, as well as for influencing a direction of movement of the dampening fluid.