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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerhard Gorl, Frankenthal, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101425 ; 355300 ; 101423 ; 101417 ;
Abstract
A cleaning unit for cleaning ink-carrying surfaces in printing units of rotary printing machines comprises a supply reel carrying a web of washcloth; a take-up reel for receiving washcloth from the supply reel; a drive for driving the take-up reel and a coupling for mechanically coupling the take-up reel with the drive; a pivotable guide element, the guide element deflecting the web of washcloth extending between the supply and take-up reels; and a device for simultaneously pivoting the guide element towards a surface to be cleaned and for transporting a portion of the web of washcloth from the supply reel to the take-up reel.