EP1040922B1 - Method and device for removing ink from a container open at one side - Google Patents

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EP1040922B1
EP1040922B1 EP00105127A EP00105127A EP1040922B1 EP 1040922 B1 EP1040922 B1 EP 1040922B1 EP 00105127 A EP00105127 A EP 00105127A EP 00105127 A EP00105127 A EP 00105127A EP 1040922 B1 EP1040922 B1 EP 1040922B1
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  • the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for Removing paint or varnish from one side open container, to which a roller is assigned, in a Rotary printing machine according to claims 1 and 2.
  • the invention is particularly suitable in Offset rotary presses for removing color from an ink fountain with an assigned ink fountain roller.
  • a method and a device of this type is from JP-OS 9-57951, with disclosure date March 4, 1997.
  • a color box of a printing press Above a color box of a printing press is a color scraping device scraping off the ink fountain to Color box arranged.
  • This scraper is used in the Cleaning the ink fountain shut down around the on the Paint located at the bottom of the paint box with a doctor knife scrape off the scraping device and at the same time in Towards the ink fountain roller.
  • the on the Rotating ink fountain roller adheres to the paint Transfer roller of the inking unit and then by means of a doctor device arranged at the end of the inking roller train scraped with collecting container and collected.
  • the device consists of a cleaning device for Remove those adhering to the rollers of the inking roller Paint, furthermore the scraping device, which is above the surface from the bottom of the paint box, the paint slides on the surface scrapes and pushes towards the roller and out of one arranged swivel device above the paint box, the the scraping device swings back and forth in the direction of the ink fountain. Furthermore, a device for collecting the Removing cleaning liquid or paint provided. The disadvantage here is that a complex device is required and the color over the entire single drum the inking unit is conveyed away.
  • DE-A-42 44 058 is a printing machine for corrugated sheets with a Anilox inking unit known.
  • This inking unit provides initial training Two-roll mill based on the squeeze roll principle with a common one Roller gap to take up color. With a color change the Ink supply stopped and the ink still in the nip from the Vacuumed gap.
  • the two-roll mill consists of one with the Plate cylinder in contact with anilox ink transfer roller and one Nipper.
  • the squeeze roller is for doctoring on the squeeze roller Adhesive paint assigned a wiper that can be turned on and off. The stripped paint is picked up by an assigned paint pan.
  • the flexo inking unit has only one Ink transfer roller, which with a on a plate cylinder arranged pressure plate is in contact.
  • An elongated, motorized actuatable adapter plate is assigned to the ink transfer roller on the circumference.
  • a blade-shaped, adjustable / removable scraper is adjacent to the Ink transfer roller arranged so that guided on the ink transfer roller Paint can be scraped off and arranged in a below the scraper Paint pan can be caught.
  • the ink transfer roller is on the end in addition, one outlet each for taking up excess color or Detergent assigned.
  • Another inking unit is known from DE-U-84 01 569, which according to Bucket roller principle works.
  • the scoop roller is immersed in a container with color and leads the color of a first ink roller with a subordinate Single drum roller.
  • This ink roller is a metering device, for example a Squeegee, assigned on and off.
  • the color is on over the single drum transfer a color cylinder.
  • a squeegee device is attached to the ink cylinder arranged arranged. That from the plate cylinder to the ink cylinder cleaved color profile is removed on the doctor device and in the Ink tank receiving scoop roller conveyed back.
  • the invention has for its object a method and to create a device of the type described in the introduction, which avoid the disadvantages mentioned, the a paint or varnish with little effort remove a paint box open on one side and an improved one Allow cleaning of the components involved.
  • the method and the device relate to the removal of paint or lacquer, water-based paints or water-based lacquers also being included.
  • a first advantage is based on the fact that, in order to remove the paint or lacquer, it is displaced from the paint box in a paint box open on one side in the direction of an associated roller. It is also advantageous that a metering system lying against the roller is brought into a spaced position (out of engagement) from the roller, in order preferably to create the largest possible gap between the metering system and the roller for the pressing ink or lacquer.
  • the paint is removed directly from the roller assigned to the container that is open on one side, thus noticeably shortening the conveying path for removing paint or varnish and also reducing the cleaning time.
  • the removal of paint or lacquer from the container that is open on one side is carried out in particular with one
  • An offset printing unit is essentially one Printing plate-bearing plate cylinder 1 formed with a Blanket cylinder 2 is in functional connection.
  • the plate cylinder 1 is a dampening unit 4 and a Assigned inking unit 3.
  • the dampening unit 4 consists of one Plate cylinder 1 assigned dampening roller 5, the a dampening solution supply device 12, consisting of a Dampening roller 6, a metering roller 7 and a dampening solution tank 8, is upstream.
  • the dampening roller 5 is one Bridge roller 9 and a further rider roller 10 assigned.
  • the inking unit 3 consists of several plate cylinders 1 assigned inking rollers 11, which with an ink roller train are in functional connection.
  • the Ink roller train a transfer roller 15. Between the transfer roller 15 and a paint box 16 open on one side an associated roller 13 is one between this roller 13 and the transfer roller 15 reciprocating siphon roller 14th arranged.
  • the roller 13 is an ink fountain roller.
  • the ink fountain 16 points with the surface of its A contacting scraper device 17 on the bottom, which is preferred in the direction of the adjacent double arrow in linear guides, towards or away from the roller 13 is movable.
  • a metering system 18 is arranged, for example a plurality of color sliders, which in the direction of the neighboring Double arrow on the roller 13 to and from this movable is.
  • a drip pan 19 is located below the roller 13 arranged with a squeegee 20, which preferably as negatively positioned doctor blade in contact with the roller 13 is in operative connection.
  • the paint or varnish is advanced in the direction of roller 13 by means of the scraper device 17, which is preferably accommodated in linear guides, and is thus displaced from the surface (of the bottom) of the ink box 16, which is open on one side .
  • the scraping device 17 can also be operated manually or by other automation means.
  • the metering system 18 can be freely positioned within its setting range and is preferably fully open, so that there is a sufficiently large gap 21 between the roller 13 and the metering system 18.
  • the size of the gap 21 can - depending on the viscosity of the paint or varnish and / or the desired paint / varnish throughput in the gap 21 - be set differently, ie larger or smaller.
  • the paint or the lacquer is drawn off through this gap 21, residual paint or residual lacquer adhering to the circumference of the roller 13 is stripped off by means of a doctor blade 20 and conveyed into the collecting trough 19.
  • the doctor blade 20 can be brought into a contact position with the roller 13. If the squeegee 20 is not required, it can be moved to a distance from the roller 13. As an alternative, the position of the sump 19 (with doctor 20) can be changed so that the contact between doctor 20 and roller 13 can be removed.
  • the lifting roller 14 can be moved into a spaced position from the adjacent roller 13. The lifting roller 14 can preferably be brought into contact with the adjacent transfer roller 15.
  • the sump 19 and that Squeegee 20 in the ink fountain 16 open on one side, in particular integrated in the lower part.
  • the sump 19 (with squeegee 20) is assigned to the roller 13 in such a way that the adjustable / removable Doctor blade 20 with preferably negative Doctor blade can be brought into operative connection with the roller 13.
  • the collecting trough 19 with a squeegee 20 is preferred on one side open paint box 16 removable.
  • the roller 13 is additionally, e.g. to Subtract the main part of the paint or varnish from the Ink fountain, can be cleaned using an inking unit washing device.
  • the lifter roller 14 is in a between the roller 13 and the transfer roller 15 reciprocating reciprocating movement transferred or placed in a position in which a constant Position between the roller 13 and the transfer roller 15 is ingestible.
  • the roller of the Inking unit 3 assigned spray device for detergent activated.
  • the mixture is made Detergent and color of one of the in the direction of rotation of the Plate cylinder 1 last rollers of the inking unit 3 by means of an adjustable / removable squeegee device with a collecting tray stripped.

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An apparatus and method for removing and cleaning ink from an ink fountain in a rotary printing press. The ink fountain includes an ink fountain container having a fountain roll disposed adjacent an open side thereof. The apparatus includes a scraping device for forcing ink from the container in the direction of the inking roll, and a metering device disposed between the container and fountain roll which is movable to an open position to form a gap between the fountain roll and container through which ink forced by the scraping device is directed into an underlying catching trough. The container further includes a doctor blade positionable into adjacent relation to the fountain roll for removing ink from the fountain roll during a cleaning operation and directing the removed ink into the catching trough so as to preclude contamination of the downstream roll train of the inking unit.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Entfernen von Farbe oder Lack aus einem einseitig offenen Behälter, dem eine Walze zugeordnet ist, in einer Rotationsdruckmaschine nach den Ansprüchen 1 und 2. Die Erfindung eignet sich insbesondere in Offsetrotationsdruckmaschinen zum Entfernen von Farbe aus einem Farbkasten mit einer zugeordneten Farbkastenwalze.The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for Removing paint or varnish from one side open container, to which a roller is assigned, in a Rotary printing machine according to claims 1 and 2. The invention is particularly suitable in Offset rotary presses for removing color from an ink fountain with an assigned ink fountain roller.

[Stand der Technik][State of the art]

Ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung dieser Art ist aus der JP-OS 9-57951, mit Offenlegungstag 04.03.1997, bekannt. Oberhalb eines Farbkastens einer Druckmaschine ist eine die Farbe aus dem Farbkasten abrakelnde Schabevorrichtung schwenkbar zum Farbkasten angeordnet. Diese Schabevorrichtung wird bei der Reinigung des Farbkastens herabgefahren, um die sich auf dem Boden des Farbkastens befindliche Farbe mit einem Abstreifmesser der Schabevorrichtung abzuschaben und gleichzeitig in Richtung auf die Farbkastenwalze zu schieben. Die an der rotierenden Farbkastenwalze anhaftende Farbe wird an den Farbwalzenzug des Farbwerkes übertragen und anschließend mittels einer am Ende des Farbwalzenzuges angeordneten Rakeleinrichtung mit Aufnahmebehälter abgeschabt und gesammelt. Die Vorrichtung besteht aus einer Reinigungsvorrichtung zum Entfernen der an den Walzen des Farbwalzenzuges anhaftenden Farbe, ferner der Schabevorrichtung, die über die Oberfläche des Bodens des Farbkastens gleitend die Farbe auf der Oberfläche abschabt und in Richtung Walze schiebt und aus einer oberhalb des Farbkastens angeordneten Schwenkvorrichtung, die die Schabevorrichtung in Richtung Farbkasten hin- und herschwenkt. Weiterhin ist eine Vorrichtung zum Auffangen der zu entfernenden Reinigungs flüssigkeit bzw. Farbe vorgesehen. Von Nachteil ist hierbei, daß eine aufwendige Vorrichtung erforderlich ist und die Farbe über den gesamten Walzenzug des Farbwerkes abgefördert wird.A method and a device of this type is from JP-OS 9-57951, with disclosure date March 4, 1997. Above a color box of a printing press is a color scraping device scraping off the ink fountain to Color box arranged. This scraper is used in the Cleaning the ink fountain shut down around the on the Paint located at the bottom of the paint box with a doctor knife scrape off the scraping device and at the same time in Towards the ink fountain roller. The on the Rotating ink fountain roller adheres to the paint Transfer roller of the inking unit and then by means of a doctor device arranged at the end of the inking roller train scraped with collecting container and collected. The device consists of a cleaning device for Remove those adhering to the rollers of the inking roller Paint, furthermore the scraping device, which is above the surface from the bottom of the paint box, the paint slides on the surface scrapes and pushes towards the roller and out of one arranged swivel device above the paint box, the the scraping device swings back and forth in the direction of the ink fountain. Furthermore, a device for collecting the Removing cleaning liquid or paint provided. The disadvantage here is that a complex device is required and the color over the entire single drum the inking unit is conveyed away.

Aus DE-A-42 44 058 ist eine Druckmaschine für Wellpappebogen mit einem Anilox-Farbwerk bekannt. Dieses Farbwerk weist in erster Ausbildung ein Zweiwalzenwerk nach dem Quetsch-Walzenprinzip mit einem gemeinsamen Walzenspalt zur Aufnahme von Farbe auf. Bei einem Farbwechsel wird die Farbzufuhr gestoppt und die noch im Walzenspalt befindliche Farbe aus dem Spalt abgesaugt. Das Zweiwalzenwerk besteht aus einer mit dem Plattenzylinder in Kontakt stehenden Anilox-Farbübertragwalze und einer Quetschwalze. Der Quetschwalze ist zum Abrakeln von an der Quetschwalze anhaftender Farbe ein an- und abstellbarer Abstreifer zugeordnet. Die abgestreifte Farbe wird von einer zugeordneten Farbpfanne aufgenommen. In einer zweiten Ausbildung weist das Flexofarbwerk lediglich eine Farbübertragwalze auf, welche mit einer auf einem Plattenzylinder angeordneten Druckplatte in Kontakt ist. Eine langgestreckte, motorisch betätigbare Anpaßplatte ist umfangsseitig der Farbübertragwalze zugeordnet. Weiterhin ist ein klingenförmiger, an-/abstellbarer Abstreifer benachbart zur Farbübertragwalze angeordnet, so dass auf der Farbübertragwalze geführte Farbe abrakelbar ist und in einer unterhalb des Abstreifers angeordnete Farbpfanne aufgefangen werden kann. Der Farbübertragwalze ist endseitig zusätzlich je ein Auslauf zur Aufnahme von überschüssiger Farbe bzw. von Waschmittel zugeordnet.From DE-A-42 44 058 is a printing machine for corrugated sheets with a Anilox inking unit known. This inking unit provides initial training Two-roll mill based on the squeeze roll principle with a common one Roller gap to take up color. With a color change the Ink supply stopped and the ink still in the nip from the Vacuumed gap. The two-roll mill consists of one with the Plate cylinder in contact with anilox ink transfer roller and one Nipper. The squeeze roller is for doctoring on the squeeze roller Adhesive paint assigned a wiper that can be turned on and off. The stripped paint is picked up by an assigned paint pan. In a second embodiment, the flexo inking unit has only one Ink transfer roller, which with a on a plate cylinder arranged pressure plate is in contact. An elongated, motorized actuatable adapter plate is assigned to the ink transfer roller on the circumference. Furthermore, a blade-shaped, adjustable / removable scraper is adjacent to the Ink transfer roller arranged so that guided on the ink transfer roller Paint can be scraped off and arranged in a below the scraper Paint pan can be caught. The ink transfer roller is on the end in addition, one outlet each for taking up excess color or Detergent assigned.

Ein weiteres Farbwerk ist aus DE-U-84 01 569 bekannt, welches nach dem Schöpfwalzenprinzip arbeitet. Dabei taucht die Schöpfwalze in einen Behälter mit Farbe ein und führt die Farbe einer ersten Farbwalze mit nachgeordnetem Walzenzug zu. Dieser Farbwalze ist ein Dosiervorrichtung, beispielsweise ein Rakel, an- und abstellbar zugeordnet. Die Farbe wird über den Walzenzug auf einen Farbzylinder übertragen. In Drehrichtung nach der Kontaktstelle von Farbzylinder und einer benachbart zugeordneten Farbauftragwalze, welche mit dem Plattenzylinder in Kontakt ist, ist eine Rakelvorrichtung an den Farbzylinder anstellbar angeordnet. Das vom Plattenzylinder auf den Farbzylinder zurückgespaltete Farbprofil wird an der Rakelvorrichtung entfernt und in den die Schöpfwalze aufnehmenden Farbbehälter zurückgefördert.Another inking unit is known from DE-U-84 01 569, which according to Bucket roller principle works. The scoop roller is immersed in a container with color and leads the color of a first ink roller with a subordinate Single drum roller. This ink roller is a metering device, for example a Squeegee, assigned on and off. The color is on over the single drum transfer a color cylinder. In the direction of rotation after the contact point of Ink cylinder and an adjacent inking roller, which with is in contact with the plate cylinder, a squeegee device is attached to the ink cylinder arranged arranged. That from the plate cylinder to the ink cylinder cleaved color profile is removed on the doctor device and in the Ink tank receiving scoop roller conveyed back.

[Aufgabe der Erfindung]OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung der eingangs beschriebenen Art zu schaffen, welche die genannten Nachteile vermeiden, die eine Farbe oder einen Lack mit geringem Aufwand aus einem einseitig offenem Farbkasten entfernen und eine verbesserte Reinigung der beteiligten Bauteile erlauben.The invention has for its object a method and to create a device of the type described in the introduction, which avoid the disadvantages mentioned, the a paint or varnish with little effort remove a paint box open on one side and an improved one Allow cleaning of the components involved.

Gelöst wird die Aufgabe gemäß den Ausbildungsmerkmalen der Ansprüche 1 and 2. Weiterbildungen ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.The task is solved according to the training features of claims 1 and 2. Further training results from the subclaims.

Erfindungsgemäß beziehen sich das Verfahren sowie die Vorrichtung auf das Entfernen von Farbe oder Lack, wobei auch wasserbasierende Farben bzw. wasserbasierende Lacke eingeschlossen sind.
Ein erster Vorteil ist darin begründet, das zum Entfernen der Farbe oder Lack diese in einem einseitig offenen Farbkasten in Richtung auf eine zugeordnete Walze aus dem Farbkasten verdrängt wird.
Weiterhin ist vorteilhaft, daß ein an der Walze anliegendes Dosiersystem in eine Abstandsstellung (außer Eingriff) zur Walze gebracht wird, um vorzugsweise einen möglichst großen Spalt zwischen dem Dosiersystem und der Walze für die nachdrängende Farbe oder Lack zu schaffen.
Von Vorteil ist weiterhin, daß direkt von der dem einseitig offenen Behälter zugeordneten Walze die Farbe entfernt wird und somit die Förderstrecke zum Entfernen von Farbe oder Lack spürbar verkürzt und die Reinigungszeit ebenso verkürzt wird.
Das Entfernen von Farbe bzw. Lack aus dem einseitig offenen Behälter erfolgt insbesondere bei einem
According to the invention, the method and the device relate to the removal of paint or lacquer, water-based paints or water-based lacquers also being included.
A first advantage is based on the fact that, in order to remove the paint or lacquer, it is displaced from the paint box in a paint box open on one side in the direction of an associated roller.
It is also advantageous that a metering system lying against the roller is brought into a spaced position (out of engagement) from the roller, in order preferably to create the largest possible gap between the metering system and the roller for the pressing ink or lacquer.
It is also advantageous that the paint is removed directly from the roller assigned to the container that is open on one side, thus noticeably shortening the conveying path for removing paint or varnish and also reducing the cleaning time.
The removal of paint or lacquer from the container that is open on one side is carried out in particular with one

Farbwechsel oder dem Wechsel eines Lackes oder nach Druckende. Insbesondere bei schnell trocknenden Farben bzw. Lacken ist es von Vorteil, daß diese direkt an der dem einseitig offenen Farbkasten zugeordneten Walze entfernbar sind. Damit ist auch das Antrocknen von Farbe auf dieser Walze verhinderbar und zusätzliches Waschmittel wird nicht bzw. nur noch in spürbar verminderter Menge benötigt.Color change or a change of paint or after printing. Especially with fast drying colors or varnishes, it is advantageous that these directly the roller assigned to the ink fountain open on one side can be removed are. This also dries up paint this roller can be prevented and additional detergent becomes not needed or only needed in a noticeably reduced amount.

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Die Erfindung soll an einem Ausführungsbeispiel näher erläutert werden. Dabei zeigen:

Fig. 1
ein Offsetdruckwerk,
Fig. 2
eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung,
Fig. 3
eine Weiterbildung gem. Fig.2 .
The invention will be explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment. Show:
Fig. 1
an offset printing unit,
Fig. 2
a device according to the invention,
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further training according to Fig. 2.

Ein Offsetdruckwerk ist im wesentlichen durch einen eine Druckform tragenden Plattenzylinder 1 gebildet, der mit einem Gummituchzylinder 2 in Funktionsverbindung ist. Auf die Bogenführungssysteme soll hier nicht näher eingegangen werden. Dem Plattenzylinder 1 ist ein Feuchtwerk 4 und ein Farbwerk 3 zugeordnet. Das Feuchtwerk 4 besteht aus einer dem Plattenzylinder 1 zugeordneten Feuchtauftragswalze 5, der eine Feuchtmittelzuführeinrichtung 12, bestehend aus einem Feuchtduktor 6, einer Dosierwalze 7 und einem Feuchtmittelbehälter 8, vorgeordnet ist. Der Feuchtauftragwalze 5 ist eine Brückenwalze 9 sowie eine weitere Reiterwalze 10 zugeordnet. Das Farbwerk 3 besteht aus mehreren dem Plattenzylinder 1 zugeordneten Farbauftragwalzen 11, welche mit einem Farbwalzenzug in Funktionsverbindung sind. Endseitig weist der Farbwalzenzug eine Übertragwalze 15 auf. Zwischen der Übertragwalze 15 und einem einseitig offenen Farbkasten 16 mit einer zugeordneten Walze 13 ist eine zwischen dieser Walze 13 und der Übertragwalze 15 hin und her pendelnde Heberwalze 14 angeordnet. Die Walze 13 ist eine Farbkastenwalze. Der Farbkasten 16 weist mit der Oberfläche seines Bodens eine in Kontakt stehende Schabeeinrichtung 17 auf, welche in Richtung des benachbarten Doppelpfeiles, bevorzugt in Linearführungen, auf die Walze 13 zu bzw. von dieser weg bewegbar ist. Ferner ist zwischen Walze 13 und dem Farbkasten 16 ein Dosiersystem 18 angeordnet, zum Beispiel eine Mehrzahl von Farbschiebern, welches in Richtung des benachbarten Doppelpfeiles auf die Walze 13 zu bzw. von dieser weg bewegbar ist. Unterhalb der Walze 13 ist eine Auffangwanne 19 angeordnet, welche mit einem Rakel 20, das vorzugsweise als negativ angestelltes Rakelblatt mit der Walze 13 in Kontakt ist, in Wirkverbindung ist.An offset printing unit is essentially one Printing plate-bearing plate cylinder 1 formed with a Blanket cylinder 2 is in functional connection. On the Bow guide systems will not be discussed in more detail here. The plate cylinder 1 is a dampening unit 4 and a Assigned inking unit 3. The dampening unit 4 consists of one Plate cylinder 1 assigned dampening roller 5, the a dampening solution supply device 12, consisting of a Dampening roller 6, a metering roller 7 and a dampening solution tank 8, is upstream. The dampening roller 5 is one Bridge roller 9 and a further rider roller 10 assigned. The inking unit 3 consists of several plate cylinders 1 assigned inking rollers 11, which with an ink roller train are in functional connection. At the end, the Ink roller train a transfer roller 15. Between the transfer roller 15 and a paint box 16 open on one side an associated roller 13 is one between this roller 13 and the transfer roller 15 reciprocating siphon roller 14th arranged. The roller 13 is an ink fountain roller. The ink fountain 16 points with the surface of its A contacting scraper device 17 on the bottom, which is preferred in the direction of the adjacent double arrow in linear guides, towards or away from the roller 13 is movable. Further is between roller 13 and the ink fountain 16, a metering system 18 is arranged, for example a plurality of color sliders, which in the direction of the neighboring Double arrow on the roller 13 to and from this movable is. A drip pan 19 is located below the roller 13 arranged with a squeegee 20, which preferably as negatively positioned doctor blade in contact with the roller 13 is in operative connection.

Zum Entfernen von Farbe bzw. Lack insbesondere bei Druckende oder bei einem Farbwechsel, wird mittels der bevorzugt in Linearführungen aufgenommenen Schabevorrichtung 17 die Farbe bzw. den Lack in Richtung Walze 13 vorgeschoben und somit von der Oberfläche (des Bodens) des einseitig offenen Farbkastens 16 verdrängt. Alternativ kann die Schabevorrichtung 17 auch manuell oder durch sonstige Automatisierungsmittel betätigt werden.
Das Dosiersystem 18 ist im Rahmen seines Stellbereiches frei positionierbar und vorzugsweise voll geöffnet, so daß ein ausreichend großer Spalt 21 zwischen Walze 13 und dem Dosiersystem 18 besteht. Die Größe des Spaltes 21 kann - abhängig von der Viskosität der Farbe bzw. des Lackes und/oder des gewünschten Farb-/Lackdurchsatzes im Spalt 21 - unterschiedlich, d.h. größer oder kleiner, eingestellt werden. Durch diesen Spalt 21 wird die Farbe bzw. der Lack abgezogen, am Umfang der Walze 13 anhaftende restliche Farbe bzw. restlicher Lack wird mittels Rakel 20 abgestreift und in die Auffangwanne 19 abgefördert. Dabei ist das Rakel 20 in einer Anlagestellung zur Walze 13 verbringbar. Wird das Rakel 20 nicht benötigt, so ist es in einer Abstandstellung zur Walze 13 verbringbar. Alternativ ist die Auffangwanne 19 (mit Rakel 20) in ihrer Lage veränderbar, so daß der Kontakt zwischen Rakel 20 und Walze 13 aufgehoben werden kann.
Zum Entfernen der Farbe bzw. des Lackes aus dem einseitig offenen Farbkasten 16 ist die Heberwalze 14 zur benachbarten Walze 13 in eine Abstandstellung verbringbar. Bevorzugt ist dabei die Heberwalze 14 mit der benachbarten Übertragwalze 15 in Kontakt bringbar.
To remove paint or varnish, in particular at the end of printing or when changing color, the paint or varnish is advanced in the direction of roller 13 by means of the scraper device 17, which is preferably accommodated in linear guides, and is thus displaced from the surface (of the bottom) of the ink box 16, which is open on one side , Alternatively, the scraping device 17 can also be operated manually or by other automation means.
The metering system 18 can be freely positioned within its setting range and is preferably fully open, so that there is a sufficiently large gap 21 between the roller 13 and the metering system 18. The size of the gap 21 can - depending on the viscosity of the paint or varnish and / or the desired paint / varnish throughput in the gap 21 - be set differently, ie larger or smaller. The paint or the lacquer is drawn off through this gap 21, residual paint or residual lacquer adhering to the circumference of the roller 13 is stripped off by means of a doctor blade 20 and conveyed into the collecting trough 19. The doctor blade 20 can be brought into a contact position with the roller 13. If the squeegee 20 is not required, it can be moved to a distance from the roller 13. As an alternative, the position of the sump 19 (with doctor 20) can be changed so that the contact between doctor 20 and roller 13 can be removed.
To remove the paint or varnish from the ink fountain 16, which is open on one side, the lifting roller 14 can be moved into a spaced position from the adjacent roller 13. The lifting roller 14 can preferably be brought into contact with the adjacent transfer roller 15.

In einer Weiterbildung ist die Auffangwanne 19 sowie das Rakel 20 in den einseitig offenen Farbkasten 16, insbesondere im unteren Teil, integriert. Die Auffangwanne 19 (mit Rakel 20) ist dabei derart der Walze 13 zugeordnet, daß das an/abstellbare Rakel 20 mit vorzugsweise negativ angestelltem Rakelblatt mit der Walze 13 in Wirkverbindung bringbar ist. Bevorzugt ist die Auffangwanne 19 mit Rakel 20 von dem einseitig offenen Farbkasten 16 abnehmbar. Alternativ ist die am Farbkasten 16 angeordnete Auffangwanne 19 (mit Rakel 20), z.B. mittels Drehgelenk 22, schwenkbar ausgebildet (Fig.3).In a further development, the sump 19 and that Squeegee 20 in the ink fountain 16 open on one side, in particular integrated in the lower part. The sump 19 (with squeegee 20) is assigned to the roller 13 in such a way that the adjustable / removable Doctor blade 20 with preferably negative Doctor blade can be brought into operative connection with the roller 13. The collecting trough 19 with a squeegee 20 is preferred on one side open paint box 16 removable. Alternatively, the is on Ink tray 16 arranged sump 19 (with doctor 20), e.g. by means of swivel joint 22, designed to be pivotable (FIG. 3).

In einer Weiterbildung ist die Walze 13 zusätzlich, z.B. nach Abzug des Hauptteils der Farbe bzw. des Lackes aus dem Farbkasten, mittels einer Farbwerkswaschvorrichtung reinigbar. Hierzu wird die Heberwalze 14 in eine zwischen der Walze 13 und der Übertragwalze 15 hin und her gehende Pendelbewegung versetzt oder in eine Lage verbracht, in der eine ständige Anlagestellung zwischen der Walze 13 und der Übertragwalze 15 einnehmbar ist. Vorher wird die dem Walzenzug des Farbwerkes 3 zugeordnete Sprüheinrichtung für Waschmittel aktiviert. Nachdem das Waschmittel im Walzenzug des Farbwerkes 3 und bis zur Walze 13 verteilt ist, wird das Gemisch aus Waschmittel und Farbe von einer der in Drehrichtung des Plattenzylinders 1 letzten Walzen des Farbwerkes 3 mittels einer an-/abstellbaren Rakeleinrichtung mit Auffangwanne abgestreift. In a further development, the roller 13 is additionally, e.g. to Subtract the main part of the paint or varnish from the Ink fountain, can be cleaned using an inking unit washing device. For this purpose, the lifter roller 14 is in a between the roller 13 and the transfer roller 15 reciprocating reciprocating movement transferred or placed in a position in which a constant Position between the roller 13 and the transfer roller 15 is ingestible. Before that, the roller of the Inking unit 3 assigned spray device for detergent activated. After the detergent in the roller of the inking unit 3 and is distributed up to the roller 13, the mixture is made Detergent and color of one of the in the direction of rotation of the Plate cylinder 1 last rollers of the inking unit 3 by means of an adjustable / removable squeegee device with a collecting tray stripped.

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1 -1 -
Plattenzylinderplate cylinder
2 -2 -
GummituchzylinderBlanket cylinder
3 -3 -
Farbwerkinking
4 -4 -
Feuchtwerkdampening
5 -5 -
FeuchtauftragwalzeDampener roller
6 -6 -
Feuchtduktordampening ductor
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Dosierwalzemetering
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FeuchtmittelbehälterDampening solution container
9 -9 -
Brückenwalzebridge roller
10 -10 -
Reiterwalzeriding roller
11 -11 -
FarbauftragwalzeInking roller
12 -12 -
FeuchtmittelzuführeinrichtungFeuchtmittelzuführeinrichtung
13 -13 -
Walzeroller
14 -14 -
Heberwalzevibrator roller
15 -15 -
ÜbertragwalzeTransfer roll
16 -16 -
Farbkastenpaintbox
17 -17 -
SchabeeinrichtungScraper means
18 -18 -
Dosiersystemdosing
19 -19 -
Auffangwannedrip tray
20 -20 -
Rakeldoctor
21 -21 -
Spaltgap
22 -22 -
Drehgelenkswivel

Claims (6)

  1. Method for removing ink or varnish from an ink fountain (16) open at one side to which is fitted a roller (13) with a downstream arranged roller train, in a rotary printing press, with a scraping device (17) movable on the surface of the ink fountain (16) and bringing the ink or the varnish in the direction of the roller (13), which impels the ink or the varnish in the ink fountain (16) in the direction towards the roller (13), wherein a metering system arranged between roller (13) and ink fountain (16) is moved into a set off position removed from the roller (13) leaving free a nip (21), wherein the ink or the varnish impelled in the direction of the roller (13) is drawn off through the nip (21) and is fed into a catch basin (19) and wherein the ink or the varnish located on the periphery of the roller (13) is stripped off directly from this roller (13) and is fed into the catch basin (19).
  2. Device for removing ink or varnish from an ink fountain (16) open at one side, to which is fitted a roller (13) with a downstream arranged roller train, in a rotary printing press with a scraping device (17) movable on the surface of the ink fountain (16) and bringing the ink or the varnish in the direction towards the roller (13), wherein the scraping device (17) is movable in a linear guide arranged on the ink fountain (16) towards roller (13), or away from this roller (13), wherein between the roller (13) and the ink fountain (16) is arranged a metering system (18) movable into a set on position or into a set away position relative to the roller (13), wherein, in the set away position of the metering system (18) between the metering system (18) and the roller (13), a nip (21) can be adjusted and wherein below the roller (13) a catch basin (19) is arranged and wherein, for feeding away the ink or the varnish into the catch basin (19), the nip (21) formed between the metering system (18) and the roller (13) serves as well as a doctor (20) which can be set on and off being fitted to the roller (13).
  3. Device according to Claim 2, characterised in that the doctor (20) can be set negatively relative to the direction of rotation of the roller (13).
  4. Device according to at least Claim 2, characterised in that the catch basin (19) with doctor (20) is integrated into the ink fountain (16).
  5. Device according to Claim 4, characterised in that the catch basin (19) with doctor (20) can be removed from the ink fountain (16).
  6. Device according to Claim 4, characterised in that the catch basin (19) with doctor (20) is arranged swivellably on the ink fountain (16).
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