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US 6,601,510 B1Granted
Devices for cleaning a roller
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHorst Bernhard Michalik, Manfred Wolfgang Hartmann
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Abstract
A roller or a cylinder of a rotary printing press is cleaned using a liquid. A carriage is movable back and forth along the roller or cylinder. A supply container carries a clean liquid in a specified amount. A dirty liquid is returned to a receptacle. The clean and dirty liquids are supplied to, and removed from, the carriage when it is in a parked position.
Claims15
A device for cleaning a roller comprising:
- a cleaning fluid;
- a movable reservoir for said cleaning fluid, said movable reservoir being displaceable along an axial direction of the roller between a parked position adjacent a lateral frame and a cleaning position adjacent the roller to be cleaned;
- a supply unit for said cleaning fluid, said supply unit being stationary and remote from said movable reservoir;
- cleaning fluid lines on said reservoir, said cleaning fluid lines connecting said reservoir and said stationary supply unit only in response to movement of said reservoir to said parked position;
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- closing means for said cleaning fluid lines on said reservoir and counter elements on said lateral frame for engaging said closing means for said cleaning fluid lines when said reservoir is moved to said parked position.
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