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US 6,283,023 B1Granted
Inking system for inking a printing cylinder of a rotogravure printing press
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsDieter Christmann, Hans-Dieter Drumm, Rudolf Herb, Werner Georg Roman Straubinger
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Abstract
In an inking system of a rotogravure printing press there are included an ink reservoir, an ink doctor blade device and an ink catch reservoir. All of these components of the inking system are height-adjustable with respect to the formed cylinder of the printing machine.
Claims9
An inking unit adapted for use with a rotogravure printing press including a printing cylinder, said inking unit comprising:
- an ink reservoir;
- a doctor blade device supported for movement with respect to said ink reservoir and adapted to be engageable with the printing cylinder;
- an ink catch reservoir positioned below said ink reservoir and said doctor blade device;
- a support for said ink reservoir, said support supporting said ink reservoir for movement in said ink catch reservoir;
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- a platform supporting said ink catch reservoir for height adjustment with respect to the printing cylinder.
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