Wiping device for an intaglio printing machine

A wiping device for an intaglio printing machine, comprising a wiping cylinder (1) having direction of rotation and length and an installation for the continuous cleaning of said cylinder, this installation including a container (2) for receiving the cleaning liquid which continuously acts on the wiping cylinder (t) and cleaning elements in contact with the periphery of the wiping cylinder, comprising, in the direction of rotation of this cylinder, a first cleaning element (5) acts on a relatively narrow part of the wiping cylinder (t) and removes the greater part of the ink from the wiping cylinder (1), followed, at defined distances, by a plurality of other cleaning elements, at least one row of nozzles (7, 8) parallel to the axis of the wiping cylinder, the nozzles being arranged in order to eject the cleaning liquid into the zone of the region of contact of said first cleaning element (5) with the wiping cylinder (1), wherein said first cleaning element (5) is made of textile material in the form of a web which is mounted, folded over on itself on and along the rigid support (6), so as to extend beyond the latter and tangentially over a narrow part and over the entire length of the wiping cylinder, the first cleaning element (5) having a pair of ends and being folded over on itself intermediate the ends, one end being on the rigid support (6) and the other end being free and extending in the direction of rotation of the wiping cylinder (1).