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US 5,289,771 AGranted
Shiftable ink knife holder
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsWalter Richter, Kurt J. Weschenfelder
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Abstract
A shiftable ink knife holder supports a plurality of spaced ink knives in an elongated support. The support is rotatable about an axis of rotation between working and rest positions. The rotation of the support can be accomplished by suitable drive motors. These drive motors also engage and disengage locking bolts that, in their locked position, engage the support.
Claims13
A shiftable ink knife holder for a rotary printing press having an ink fountain roller, said shiftable ink knife holder comprising:
- an elongated ink knife support housing;
- a plurality of ink knife blades adjustably supported along said support housing;
- first and second axle trunnions secured to spaced, opposing first and second end faces of said support housing and supporting said housing for rotation about a center line extending through said axle trunnions;
- spaced first and second bearing brackets receiving said first and second axle trunnions and rotatably supporting said housing;
- means for rotating said support housing between a thrown-on and a thrown-off position with respect to an ink fountain roller;
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- means for locking said support housing in said thrown-on position, said means for locking said support housing in said thrown-on position including first and second locking bolts secured to said spaced first and second bearing brackets, said first and second locking bolts each having a first end receivable in a locking bore in said first and second end faces of said support housing.
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