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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Applicant:
I. Mer Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Masayuki Izume, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
I. MER CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 31/04 (2006.01); B41F 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 31/04 (2013.01); B41F 35/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ink fountain of an ink fountain device is provided with a fixed frame; a plate slidable on the upper surface of the plate; and an advancement and retraction mechanism advancing and retracting the plate with respect to the frame. The advancement and retraction mechanism comprises: a motor; a cam fixed to the output shaft of the motor which is integrally rotatable by rotation of the output shaft and has a cam surface shifted from an exact circle; and a rod in contact with the cam surface and advancing and retracting by the cam. The plate advances and retracts with respect to the frame by the advancement and retraction of the rod.