EP0401250B1 - Vorrichtung zum Einfärben eines Druckzylinders - Google Patents

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EP0401250B1
EP0401250B1 EP89902377A EP89902377A EP0401250B1 EP 0401250 B1 EP0401250 B1 EP 0401250B1 EP 89902377 A EP89902377 A EP 89902377A EP 89902377 A EP89902377 A EP 89902377A EP 0401250 B1 EP0401250 B1 EP 0401250B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F31/00—Inking arrangements or devices
    • B41F31/18—Inking arrangements or devices for inking selected parts of printing formes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F31/00—Inking arrangements or devices
    • B41F31/02—Ducts, containers, supply or metering devices
    • B41F31/027—Ink rail devices for inking ink rollers

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  • the present invention relates to an inking mechanism for a printing roller comprising two doctor blades arranged on a structure which defines an ink chamber and partitioning means which together with the roller, the doctor blades and the chamber define at least one closed volume.
  • Such inking mechanisms are widely used for coating printing means, such as printing or colour printing rollers, with a film or coating of printing ink.
  • such inking mechanisms generally are composed of two doctor blades which by means of suitable holding means are sitting on the longitudinal edges of a lengthy, in cross section U-shaped chamber having its longitudinal edges located at the outer ends of this U-shaped cross section and whereby the edges of the doctor blades, suitably spaced, are arranged facing each other and being oriented pointing somewhat up against each other in such a way that they, each lying against a cylindric shaped printing means, are arranged as tangentially or more obliquely positioned in relation to the surface of the printing means.
  • EP 0 222 118 describes an inking mechanism for a printing roller comprising two doctor blades in a housing and walls defining one or several closed ink chambers together with the printing roller.
  • the walls are supplied with drains for draining away ink which has penetrated through the seals which abut the printing roller.
  • the walls are fairly narrow plates which are supported by more substantial parts of the construction, and in case such a wall is to divide the chamber, it is used in symmetrical pairs.
  • the lay-out of the ink chambers may be arranged, but apparently only by taking the inking mechanism apart and fitting suitable pieces together for the new lay-out.
  • a want is present for improving the inking mechanisms of the previous art and in particular of the kind mentioned in the ingress, so that the draw backs mentioned are avoided.
  • the partitioning means consists of a piece of material disposed at right angles to the axis of the printing roller and shaped to conform with the contour defined by the doctor blades, the cylindrical surface or the printing roller between the edges of the doctor blades and the chamber, whereby said piece of material has a tight fit against the chamber and the doctor blades and seals against the printing cylinder.
  • Such partitioning means may be easy to put in place and to remove. This is in particular the case when these means are manufactured of an elastomeric material.
  • the partitioning means By means of the partitioning means according to the invention being arranged at the ends of the chamber, in practice an effectively functioning tight connection between the printing means and the internal portion of the chamber is provided.
  • the partitioning means may thus be located anywhere in relation to the longitudinal axis of the chamber, i.e. at a location along the axis which is oriented in parallel with for instance the axis of rotation of a cylindric shaped printing means.
  • the length of the chamber may be rather arbitrarily chosen and more such partitioning means may be put in place enabling the printing simultaneously of more printing ink colours, preferably within areas to be striped, with one and the same printing means, or alternatively, by way of saving printing ink, a printing in striped areas may be provided.
  • the partitioning means as such are comparatively cheap to manufacture, a considerable number of chambers for the doctor blades, as compared to the number otherwise required for the solving of a lot of tasks, may be saved.
  • the chambers may easily be cleaned after use in that one or more cleaning fluids are brought to flow through the chambers before their removal.
  • the use of a given inking mechanism together with more kinds of printing inks etc. does not present any problem, a quick use oppositely being possible.
  • An improving of the partitioning means may be provided by the letting in of a sealing thread or cord into the concave surface of the partitioning means turned against the printing means to abut against this means.
  • the ends of such a sealing thread or cord may for instance, below the range of the doctor blades, be kept in place by being curved or loopwise let into the partitioning means whereby a displacing or falling out of the sealing thread or cord is avoided.
  • the sealing thread or cord could take the shape of a list.
  • more than one sealing means could be put in place en each partitioning means. It is often an advantage that the material of the sealing is more hard and wear-resisting than the other materials of the partitioning means, herethrough increasing the useful life-time of the partitioning means. On the other hand these means are themselves so cheap and changing takes place so often that throwing away of the partitioning means at the time of such events is economically unimportant in practice.
  • the partitioning means presents an improvement and also better environmental behaviour is achieved, in part through less consumption of printing ink and in part through the reduction of the amount of different inking mechanisms required for the carrying out of different practical printing tasks.
  • Fig. 1 of the drawing illustrates a chambered doctor blade comprising a U-shaped doctor blade chamber 3 arranged behind two doctor blades 1 and 2 which are positioned pointing obliquely upward and inward protruding over the chamber 3 as from the top of side surfaces 3Ba and 3C of the chamber 3 and whereby the bottom surface of the chamber is formed by the surface 3A.
  • Through openings or studs 8 printing ink is led into and out from the chamber 3.
  • the doctor blades 1 and 2 are lying against the upper surfaces of the side walls 3B and 3C of the chamber 3.
  • the doctor blades 1 and 2 By means of, for each of for instance, a row of screws the doctor blades 1 and 2, tightly spanned, are kept in place against the side walls 3B and 3C.
  • the upper surface of these walls may for instance be stair-case-like shaped to provide a safe holding of the doctor blades.
  • the chamber 3 is subdivided by means of partitioning means 4 to comprise one larger or several smaller chambers 3, in Fig. 1 two such partitioning means 4 are shown.
  • the partitioning means 4 are shown in more detail in Fig. 2 and comprise a concave surface 4A determined to abut against a for instance cylindric printing roller, as delineated the edges of two doctor blades 1 and 2 being positioned pointing towards each other, in parallel with the axis of the printing roller, abutting against the circumference of the printing roller.
  • the surfaces 4B and 4C are lying against the underside of the doctor blades 1 and 2.
  • the partitioning means 4 are for instance manufactured consisting of an elastomeric material exhibiting a suitable elasticity together with wear resistance against the frictional abutting against printing rollers, which rollers in a well-known manner comprise an uneven surface.
  • a cordlike means 7 may be let into the surfaces 4A, 4B and 4C as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.
  • the cordlike and for instance metallic means 7 may be let into the surfaces 4B and 4C at a depth which increases with the distance from a spot located just close to the edges of the doctor blades and in direction towards the narrow outer ends of the partitioning means.
  • the four wire or cord means shown in Fig. 3 may comprise suitable marks so that partitioning means 4 from outside easily may be brought to be correctly positioned within the chamber 3.
  • FIG. 7 Two further embodiments of a partitioning means according to the invention are shown in the drawing in Figs 4, 5 and 6.
  • Fig. 7 the chambered doctor blade according to Fig. 1 is shown toghether with a holding spring for the holding of partitioning means within the doctor blade chamber.
  • the spring is shown drawn out from the doctor blade chamber.
  • Fig. 4 of a partitioning means 4 is shaped with inclined oriented narrow side surfaces, i.e. such as 4A, 4B and 4C.
  • the partitioning means may be hollow-shaped so that its cross section is U-shaped.
  • the cross sectional shape instead of U-shaped may be E-shape-like.
  • this portion may be solid. This has the purpose of strengthening the partitioning means, i.e. enables an improved functioning as specified.
  • a spring clamp is shown which may be slid sidewards into the doctor blade chamber to abut against the partitioning means 4.
  • a suitable pair of tongs may be used which comprises pointed portions able to grip into openings 4K and 4L in the spring clamp and to press the spring ends of the branch portions 4I and 4J towards each other.
  • the spring pressure against the inside of the doctor blade chamber, in particular against the side surfaces 3B and 3C, is reduced or removed so that a displacing of the spring clamp may easily be carried out.
  • This spring clamp when having a suitable width, exhibits the advantage that the spring connecting portions between the branches 4I and 4J and to the lengthy portion 4H in case of possibly augmented pressure from a partitioning means towards the spring produces a twisting of these connecting portions, so that their spring edge remotest from the partitioning means is pressed against the side surfaces 3B and 3C of the doctor blade chamber whereby a displacing is made more difficult.

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  1. Farbwerk für eine Druckwalze, umfassend zwei Abstreifmesser, die auf einer Struktur angeordnet sind, die eine Farbkammer bildet, und Unterteilungseinrichtungen, die gemeinsam mit der Walze, den Abstreifmessern und der Kammer wenigstens ein geschlossenes Volumen bilden, wobei die Unterteilungseinrichtung aus einem Materialstück besteht, das im rechten Winkel zur Achse der Druckwalze angeordnet ist und so geformt ist, daß es mit der durch die Abstreifmesser, die zylindrische Oberfläche der Druckwalze zwischen den Kanten der Abstreifmesser und die Kammer bestimmten Kontur konform ist, wodurch das Materialstück einen dichten Sitz gegen die Kammer und die Abstreifmesser hat und gegen den Druckzylinder abdichtet.
  2. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Breite der Unterteilungseinrichtung der Höhe der Kammer vergleichbar ist.
  3. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Unterteilungseinrichtung aus einem Elastomermaterial hergestellt ist.
  4. Farbwerk gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens ein Stück Abdichtmaterial, wie z. B. ein Faden oder eine Schnur, in die konkave Oberfläche der Unterteilungseinrichtung eingelassen ist, um eine Abdichtung gegen die Druckwalze zu schaffen.
  5. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Enden des Andichtfadens oder der Abdichtschnur dadurch ortsfest gehalten werden, daß sie in die Teile der Unterteilungseinrichtung, die einen dichten Sitz gegen die Abstreifmesser haben, in gekrümmter oder Schleifenform eingelassen sind.
  6. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Dichtungsmaterial die Form eines Bändchens annimmt.
  7. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 4, 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Dichtungsmaterial härter und verschleißfester als die übrigen Materialien der Unterteilungseinrichtung ist.
  8. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querschnitt der Unterteilungseinrichtung in wenigstens einer Richtung einen offenen Hohlraum, wie z. B. U-Form oder E-Form, zeigt.
  9. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 3 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Teile der Unterteilungseinrichtung, die an der Kammer, den Abstreifmessern und der Druckwalze anliegen, die Kanten von Seitenflächen sind, die als geneigte schmale Seitenflächen ausgebildet sind.
  10. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Feder innerhalb der Abstreifmesserkammer angeordnet ist, um an der Unterteilungseinrichtung anzuliegen und eine Abdichtung aufrecht zu erhalten.
  11. Farbwerk gemäß Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Feder als offener oder geschlossener Ring aus Federmaterial in Bandform gebildet ist.
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