Printing cylinder cleaning system
AssigneeAir Motion Systems, Inc.
InventorMichael L. Claeys
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Abstract
A printing cylinder cleaning cylinder in one embodiment includes a base and a module reversibly attaching to the module. The module includes a housing, a module engagement-disengagement assembly, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly, a spray discharge assembly and a discharge assembly. The reciprocating brush and wiper assemblies produce a advantageous multi-dimensional scrubbing action. The module engagement-disengagement assembly may displace the module in to an operational position. The spray assembly may deliver cleaning fluid toward the cylinder being cleaned. The discharge assembly may convey cleaning fluid away from the module after the cleaning fluid. A control system allows for automatic or semiautomatic operation is some embodiments.
Claims32
A module for cleaning a rotating printing cylinder, comprising:
- a module engagement-disengagement assembly raising and lowering said module relative to said cylinder;
- a longitudinally reciprocating brush subassembly
- a wiper subassembly comprising a longitudinally reciprocating wiper blade, said wiper blade reciprocating independently of said brush subassembly;
- a first spray manifold directing a first spray of cleaning fluid toward said cylinder;
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- a cleaning fluid discharge assembly.
A cleaning system for cleaning a rotating press cylinder, comprising:
- a mounting base assembly;
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- a cleaning module reversibly attaching to said mounting base assembly, the cleaning module including:
- a housing;
- a module engagement-disengagement assembly displacing said module into an operational position with respect to said cylinder;
- a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly at least partially disposed in said housing and comprising a wiper and a brush, said wiper reciprocated independently of said brush;
- a spray assembly delivering cleaning fluid toward said cylinder;
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- a discharge assembly conveying cleaning fluid from said module.
A method of manufacturing a cleaning system for cleaning a rotating press cylinder, the method comprising providing a mounting base assembly and a cleaning module, the cleaning module reversibly attaching to the mounting base assembly and comprising a module engagement-disengagement assembly, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly comprising a brush and a wiper, said brush reciprocated independently of said wiper, a spray assembly for delivering a cleaning fluid spray toward said press cylinder, and a discharge assembly conveying cleaning fluid away from said module.
A method of mounting a press cylinder cleaning module to a mounting base assembly, the cleaning module comprising a baseplate having a longitudinal channel or a guide rail, the mounting base assembly comprising the other of the longitudinal channel or the guide rail, the method comprising disposing said guide rail in said longitudinal channel, wherein said module comprises a housing, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly having a wiper and a brush, said wiper reciprocated independently from said brush, a spray assembly delivering cleaning fluid toward said cylinder, and a discharge assembly conveying cleaning fluid from said module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.