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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Alfons Schuster, Augsburg, DE;
Michael Schönert, Augsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Alfons Schuster, Augsburg, DE;
Michael Schönert, Augsburg, DE;
Assignee:
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG, Offenbach am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The amount of cleaning media needed for cleaning the printing forme is determined with regard to the level of coverage with ink and/or image carrier material of a printing surface and/or from image data about the printing surface. An erasing and hydrophilizing apparatus includes a cleaning apparatus and nozzles for applying a cleaning medium, the cleaning apparatus and/or the nozzles being connected to a computing and/or storage device.