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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6862988 | Inking unit for rotary printing machine An inking unit for a rotary printing machine includes an ink fountain, a pivotable ink fountain holder in which the ink fountain is mounted, an ink ductor, and a pivotable ink ductor holder in which the ink ductor is mounted. The ink ductor holder and the ink founta... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6349643 | Method and device for influencing ink-trapping behavior Method of influencing ink-trapping behavior of ink-conducting components of a printing unit in a rotary printing press includes disconnecting at a clutch location an inking-unit drive coming from printing-unit cylinders, directly imaging a printing form o... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5524539 | Device for the print setting of a printing cylinder equipped with a slip-on sleeve In a rotary printing machine, a device for the print setting of a printing cylinder equipped with a slip-on sleeve. The printing cylinder is supported in a bearing to which an eccentric bushing is secured for reciprocating the printing cylinder between pr... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5421260 | Apparatus for adjusting the impression of an impression cylinder equipped with a tube which can be slipped on An apparatus for adjusting the impression of an impression cylinder, equipped with a tube that can be slipped on, in a rotary press, the mounting of which apparatus has an eccentric bush equipped with a gearing, which is engaged in the operating state by ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5228390 | Rotary printing machine with device for engaging a lacquering/rubber-covered cylinder with and disengaging it from an impression cylinder and/or a metering/plate cylinder In a rotary printing machine, there is provided a device for bringing a lacquering/inking cylinder into and out of engagement with at least one of a pair of cylinders including an impression cylinder, the lacquering/inking cylinder being mounted on a shaf... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5161462 | Ink supplying apparatus in rotary press Disclosed is an ink supplying apparatus which can drive and rotate a fountain roller at an arbitrary speed independently of the peripheral speed of a roller adjacent to the fountain roller when an ink fountain is fitted to a rotary press, which does not r... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5125339 | Apparatus for displacing shaft-mounting bearing stands This invention relates to an apparatus for displacing shaft-mounting bearing stands, which are secured to carriages, in carriage guides, preferably for displacing the bearing stands of plate cylinders and inking rollers of a printing unit in carriage trac... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5123346 | Dampening system A dampening system for a printing press uses a dampening fluid spray system to apply dampening fluid to a first of several serially arranged transfer rollers. The dampening fluid is carried by these transfer rollers to a dampening forme roller and then to... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5103727 | Meter roll mounting means This roll mounting assembly (10) for mounting a meter roll between opposed sideframes (12) includes a meter roll (20) and opposed mounting blocks (28) each receiving a journal end (22) of the meter roll (20). The mounting blocks (28) are pivotally mounted... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5031532 | Flexographic printing machine A flexographic printing machine has a printing block cylinder, an impression cylinder and a duct roller that is immersed in an ink trough. The printing block cylinder is rotatably supported by exchangeable bearing blocks that are removably secured to spac... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4530284 | Rotary printing machine with liquid supply apparatus comprising an endless band A rotary printing machine has a plate cylinder and a liquid supply apparatus comprising an inker and a damper. The liquid supply apparatus includes rollers and an endless band guided over two deflection rollers. The band, which has a surface that accepts ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4373442 | Portable ink fountain An object of the invention is to provide a method of metering to a printing plate (P). An applicator roller (312), which receives ink from a pick-up roller (310), is positioned in pressure indented relation with a metering roller (12). The surface speed o... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4370926 | Printing press for printing sheets of corrugated paperboard In a printing press, at least two inking arrangements are disposed relative to a plate cylinder so that one of the inking arrangements is moved toward the plate cylinder for application of ink onto the plate cylinder while the other is in a rest position.... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4266480 | Apparatus for controlling inking means In a machine having a printing cycle, and including an inking mechanism, there is provided apparatus for controlling operation of the inking mechanism. The control apparatus comprises a latch including a manually operable switch, a pulse generator coupled... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4150621 | Printing press having plurality of separable inking mechanisms A printing press, comprises a plate cylinder, over which material to be printed is passed. An inking mechanism support member is located adjacent the plate member and a plurality of separate inking mechanisms are mounted on the support member and each inc... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4144811 | Form roller compensator A form roller compensator is provided for use in mounting a printing form roller in a publication printing apparatus in proper orientation relative to a printing cylinder. The form rollers in a printing machine control the amount of ink transferred to the... | 03/20/1979 |
