Method for cleaning a washing device of an offset printing machine
OwnerHermann Leufgensinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for cleaning a washing device (5) of an offset printing machine, according to which at least one washing device of said offset machine, which comprises a spray bar (11), is removed prior to the cleaning process and placed in a cleaning bath (17). The aim of the invention is to achieve improved cleaning results in a shorter time, in particular using fewer personnel. To achieve this, ultrasonic waves are directed onto the washing device in the cleaning bath that is filled with a liquid medium and during the cleaning of the washing device using said ultrasonic waves, the liquid medium is conducted through each spray bar. The invention also relates to a cleaning device (16) for carrying out said method.
Claims12
A method for cleaning a washing device of an offset printing machine, the washing device having at least one spray bar, the method comprising:
- removing the washing device from the printing machine;
- placing the washing device in a liquid medium in a cleaning tank;
- directing ultrasonic waves at the washing device in the liquid medium;
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- conveying the liquid medium through each said spray bar while the ultrasonic waves are being directed at the washing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.