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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1998
Uwe Dengel, Dielheim, DE;
Peter Heiler, Forst, DE;
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
An inking unit for a rotary printing press with inking rollers, at least one of which has a hard outer cylindrical surface, including a device having nozzles for applying fresh cleaning fluid onto the respective inking rollers and a device for squeegeeing cleaning fluid soiled with ink residues from the roller of the inking unit having the hard outer cylindrical surface, further includes a drip pan disposed beneath the nozzles and formed with a drain having a discharge end, the squeegeeing device being a doctor blade device and having assigned thereto a collection vessel wherein the drain discharge end terminates, the collection vessel being periodically removable from the printing press for emptying therefrom the collected cleaning fluid soiled with ink residues, and a follow-up trough assigned to the drain discharge end, the follow-up trough being swingable beneath the discharge end when the collection vessel is removed from the printing press.