Printing – Inkers – Roller
Patent
1998-08-27
2000-06-20
Funk, Stephen R.
Printing
Inkers
Roller
101366, 1013501, B41F 3104, B41F 3108
Patent
active
060764635
ABSTRACT:
An ink metering device and method. Ink is fed at a pressure to an orifice. Pressure may be achieved by either an ink pump or a gravity feed. The size of the orifice may be varied according the conditions existing in the printing press. The pressure at which the ink is fed may also be varied. Ink exiting the orifice is fed onto the surface of an ink applicator roll. At a location downstream of the orifice, a control blade is positioned adjacent the outer surface of the ink applicator roll. The distance between the tip of the control blade and the outer surface of the ink applicator roll may be varied using a control blade positioning mechanism. The distance between the tip of the control blade and the outer surface of the ink applicator roll controls the smoothness and/or the thickness of an ink film which is created on the surface of the ink applicator roll. This film is transferred directly to the image or plate cylinder, which is in contact with the outer surface of the ink applicator roll. The area between the control blade, the outer surface of the ink applicator roll and the orifice creates a cavity which includes a meniscus of ink directly behind the control blade. The action of the control blade and the meniscus will ensure that the film of ink on the ink applicator roll is smooth, and therefore that the ink applied to the image or plate cylinder is also smooth.
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Urquhart Edward Ellis
Vrotacoe James Brian
Funk Stephen R.
Grohusky Leslie J.
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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