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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Stephan Ehrhardt, Neulussheim, DE;
Bernd Maier, Mannheim, DE;
Stephan Ehrhardt, Neulussheim, DE;
Bernd Maier, Mannheim, DE;
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
An offset printing press and a method for cleaning inking units in offset printing presses include emptying and subsequently refilling ink fountains of individual inking units of the printing units with ink sequentially one after the other. Immediately after the emptying of a first ink fountain, a washing operation for an associated inking unit is started even before remaining ink fountains have been emptied. After a respective further one of the remaining ink fountains has been emptied, the washing operation for a respective further inking unit is started and refilling of the first ink fountain is started while washing operations for one or more of the further inking units are still running.