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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Toshikazu Tomita, Ibaragi, JP;
Teruhiko Hama, Tokyo, JP;
Komori Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an ink supply amount adjusting method for this printing machine, reference opening amounts of ink fountain keys in units of ink colors are obtained in accordance with image area ratios of respective areas, corresponding to the ink fountain keys, of a plate by following a relationship between an image area ratio and opening amounts of the ink fountain keys, the relationship being preset to be common to the respective ink colors. The obtained reference opening amounts are uniformly corrected with correction values preset in units of ink colors, thereby obtaining preset values of the opening amounts of the ink fountain keys in units of ink colors. An ink supply amount adjusting apparatus is also disclosed.