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US 6,439,116 B1Granted
Arrangement for the inker unit of a rotary press
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKarl Robert Schäfer, Georg Schneider
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Abstract
An ink system of a rotary printing press includes a roller and a working doctor blade. The roller has a structured surface which may include helical or annular grooves.
Claims15
An ink system of a rotary printing press comprising:
- a working doctor blade having a working edge;
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- an ink metering roller, said ink metering roller having a structured surface including grooves at an angle in the range of 0° and 20° and wherein said working doctor blade is positioned at a negative setting angle of between 10° and 35° with respect to said roller surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.