EP1619025A2 - Dispositif d'encrage sans clés pour une machine d'impression - Google Patents
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- the field of the invention is printing presses, and more particularly, inking systems for printing presses.
- An offset printing press typically includes a plate cylinder carrying a printing plate.
- the printing plate has oleophilic surfaces defining an image area, and hydrophilic surfaces defining a non-image area.
- An inker applies ink to the printing plate which collects on the oleophilic surfaces to form an image which can be transferred to a blanket cylinder which transfers the image to media.
- the printing plate does not directly print the image on the media, hence the term offset printing.
- the inker applies ink carried on one or more form rollers to the printing plate.
- the ink film on the form roller contacting image areas on the printing plate is split such that approximately one-half of the thickness of the ink film is applied to the image area of the printing plate leaving approximately one-half the ink on the form roller causing a condition referred to as starvation.
- the ink film on the form roller contacting non-image areas on the printing plate remains on the form roller causing a condition called accumulation, with no ink being transferred to the non-image area of the printing plate.
- inkers include a plurality of form rollers which applies a small amount of ink each.
- a single form roller inker is less complicated, and can provide a superior final printed product because of the new uniform application of ink with each revolution of the printing plate.
- printer inkers In order to control the quality of the printing, conventional printer inkers also include a plurality of adjustable keys to control the amount of ink being applied to the form roller. These keys require constant adjustment to maintain the quality of the printed product.
- an inker for a lithographic printing press in which dampening fluid is applied to a resilient form roller.
- a blade is mounted to remove the dampening fluid and excess ink directly from the resilient form roller surface.
- the form roller is rotated into the leading edge of the doctor blade, which is pressure indented to the form roller, and increases the power requirements for rotating the form roller. Furthermore, the blade has a tendency to damage the form roller resilient surface.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,527,479 discloses a method and apparatus for continuously using ink and dampening fluid in a printing system which includes removing ink and dampening fluid from a form roller after the form roller engages the printing plate. Unused printing ink and dampening fluid is removed from the form roller by an idler roller, and a scraping off means scrapes the mixture directly from the idler roller. The mixture is then returned to the reservoir. The ink and dampening fluid removed from the form roller are blended in the reservoir with fresh ink, and recirculated to a distributor line for application to the form roller.
- This concept works well for a printing press using a low viscosity news print ink which does not dry quickly onto a continuous media. However, for high quality multi colored sheet fed products, the circulation of ink and wash up requirements is prohibitive.
- This patent discloses an inking system for a printing press having an ink injector for supplying ink under pressure, and a device for pumping and metering the ink flow in the injector.
- the ink injector supplies ink to a fountain roller having an outer brush surface.
- the fountain roller applies the ink to a pick up roller which transfers the ink through a series of rollers to an applicator roller.
- the applicator roller has a resilient surface, and applies the ink to two form rollers.
- a scraper roller engages the applicator roller to remove excess ink therefrom.
- a scraper blade scrapes ink from the scraper roller.
- Ink scraped from the scraper roller is transported to an ink reservoir, and is then recirculated using a pump to the ink injector.
- the inking system in U.S. Patent No. 5,315,930 has multiple form rollers, and does not provide any means for removing excess ink from the form rollers.
- the inking system requires ink recirculation which requires a lengthy wash up time.
- the invention disclosed herein provides a printing press having a keyless inking system.
- the inking system includes a single form roller for applying ink to a printing plate, and a transfer roller adjacent the form roller for removing excess ink from the form roller.
- a subtractive roller adjacent the transfer roller removes excess ink from the transfer roller, and a scraper blade adjacent the subtractive roller scrapes excess ink from said subtractive roller.
- An ink reservoir adjacent the scraper blade receives ink scraped from the subtractive roller, and supplies ink for application onto the form roller.
- An applicator roller adjacent the ink reservoir receives ink from the ink reservoir, and applies the ink to the form roller.
- the scraper blade and doctor blade are preferably mounted in a common blade holder which is movable for simultaneously positioning the scraper blade in engagement with the smooth-surfaced ink subtractive roller and the doctor blade in engagement with the surface of the applicator roller. Space between the scraper blade and the doctor blade forms an ink fountain which receives ink from the subtractive roller and applies ink to the applicator roller.
- the inking system using a single form roller is capable of removing accumulated ink and applying a fresh film of ink on the form roller to provide a keyless inker which eliminates ghosting, accumulation, and starvation.
- a general objective of the present invention is to provide a keyless inking system. This objective is accomplished by providing an inker having a single form roller for applying a uniform film of ink on a printing plate.
- Another objective of the present invention is to provide an inker that does not require circulation to simplify washup when changing ink colors. This objective is accomplished by providing an inker which has an ink reservoir interposed between a subtractive roller which deposits excess ink from the form roller therein, and an applicator roller which receives ink from the ink reservoir for application onto the form roller.
- the numeral 10 generally designates an offset printing press having a plurality of printing assemblies 11 for sequentially applying a different color ink to media 13, such as paper, plastic, and the like, to produce a multi-colored printed product.
- the ink is conventional ink, such as a solution of water and chemicals known in the industry, and as referred to herein can also include a mixture of conventional ink and dampening fluid.
- Each printing assembly 11 includes a plate cylinder 12 carrying a printing plate 14 containing an image for printing on the media.
- the image is formed by image areas on the plate 14 which receive ink from a single form roller 15.
- Ink is applied to the printing plate 14 by an inker 21 to form a transferable inked image thereon corresponding to the image areas on the printing plate 14.
- the plate cylinder 12 is rotated to engage the printing plate 14 with a rotatably mounted blanket cylinder 16, and transfer the inked image onto the blanket cylinder 16.
- the blanket cylinder 16 then transfers the inked image to the media which is pinched between the blanket cylinder 16 and an impression cylinder 19.
- a transfer cylinder 23 adjacent the impression cylinder 19 facilitates the transfer of the media 13 to an adjacent printing assembly 11 for applying a different color image to the media 13.
- the inker 21 includes a single form roller 15 which applies a film of the ink to the image areas on the printing plate 14.
- An ink reservoir 50 supplies ink for application to the form roller 15.
- Additional rotatably mounted rollers described herein apply the ink to the form roller 15, or remove excess ink from the form roller 15 to minimize ink accumulation and starvation which causes ghosting.
- the excess ink removed from the form roller 15 is deposited directly back into the ink reservoir 50 for application onto the form roller 15 without recirculating the ink.
- the single form roller 15 has a resilient surface, and is mounted in rolling engagement with the printing plate 14. Ink on the form roller 15 corresponding to image areas on the printing plate 14 is applied to the printing plate 14, while ink on the form roller 15 corresponding to non-image areas on the printing plate 14 remains on the form roller 15.
- the circumference of the form roller 15 is not equal to the circumference of the printing plate cylinder 12 such that a particular point on the form roller 15 will not repeatedly engage the same point on the printing plate 14.
- a rotatably mounted applicator roller adjacent the form roller 15 receives ink from the ink reservoir 50, and applies it to the form roller 15.
- the applicator roller is an analox roller 40 having a smooth hard durable surface, such as provided by a ceramic coating, with reservoirs formed therein for carrying ink to the surface of form roller 15.
- Ink in the ink reservoir 50 flows onto the surface of the analox roller 40, and is metered by a doctor blade 42 such that a precisely controlled volume of ink is carried by the analox roller 40 to the form roller 15.
- a doctor blade 42 such that a precisely controlled volume of ink is carried by the analox roller 40 to the form roller 15.
- the analox roller 40 is rotatably driven in the same direction as the form roller 15 by a variable speed motor to provide slippage between the analox roller 40 surface and the form roller 15 surface to control the rate at which ink carried in the analox roller 40 reservoirs is applied to the form roller 15.
- oscillating rollers 18, 35 are positioned around the form roller 15 for smoothing the ink film on the form roller 15.
- Oscillator rollers 18 and 35 preferably have a resilient surface, and rotate in the same direction as the form roller 15, so as not to increase the power requirements for rotating the form roller 15 or damage the form roller 15.
- the surfaces of form roller 15 and oscillator rollers 18 and 35 are preferably approximately 35 Shore A durometer such that, when the surfaces of oscillating rollers 18 and 35 are urged into pressure indented relation with the surface of form roller 15, the nip 18a and the nip 35a will be flat nips which generally result in a film split such that half of the ink film is carried by each roller surface moving out of the nip.
- Resilient covered oscillator roller 18 and resilient covered oscillator roller 35 oscillate longitudinally in opposite directions for smoothing the image carried on the surface of form roller 15. It should be readily apparent that, if oscillator roller 35 is moving at a surface speed greater than the surface speed of the form roller 15, it will act as a transfer roller, and carry more ink out of the flat nip 35a than is carried out of the nip on the surface of form roller 15. Preferably, the surface speed of roller 35 is adjustable for controlling the rate at which ink is removed from the surface of form roller 15.
- a gear 33 mounted at one end of the oscillator roller 35 rotatably drives the adjacent subtractive roller 30.
- Oscillator roller 35 removes excess ink from the surface of the form roller 15 to prevent ink accumulation, and transfers it to the smooth surface of a subtractive roller 30.
- the subtractive roller 30 rotates in the same direction as the oscillator roller 35 to minimize the power requirements required to rotate the rollers 30, 35.
- the subtractive roller 30 has a smooth surface which is harder than the oscillator roller 35 surface, such as provided by a ceramic coating, to facilitate the ink transfer. Ink on the subtractive roller 30 is scraped directly into the ink reservoir 50 by a scraper blade 32 which forms a part of the ink reservoir.
- subtractive roller 30 is rotatably driven by a gear 34, shown in Fig. 5, which is mounted on one end of roller 30.
- the gear 34 engages gear 37 on roller 35 to rotatably drive the subtractive roller 30.
- Roller 35 is preferably driven by a variable speed motor (not shown) such that the rate at which ink is removed from the form roller 15 can be controlled.
- a single motor driving roller 35 and roller 30 is preferred, each roller 30 and 35 can be individually motor driven without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the oscillating roller 35, subtractive roller 30, and analox roller 40 are preferably rotatably driven at surface speeds different from the surface speed of the form roller 15.
- the oscillating roller 35 is preferably driven in a range between about 2% and 5% faster than the surface speed of form roller 15 for removing more than one-half of the ink film from the surface of form roller 15.
- the oscillating transfer roller 35 is capable of efficiently removing ink from the surface of form roller 15 to prevent accumulation of excess ink on the form roller 15 surface.
- the ink reservoir 50 supplies ink to the analox roller 40 for application to the form roller 15, and receives excess ink from the subtractive roller 30.
- the ink reservoir 50 is positioned between the subtractive roller 30 and the analox roller 40, such that ink removed from the subtractive roller 30 is deposited directly into the ink reservoir 50, and ink in the reservoir is applied directly to the analox roller 40. Additional ink is also supplied to the ink reservoir to ensure the ink level in the reservoir 50 is sufficient for continuously feeding the analox roller 40.
- recirculation of the ink is not required.
- the film on the form roller 15 can be controlled more precisely than the prior art without increasing the power requirements for rotating the form roller 15.
- the ink reservoir 50 includes an adjustable blade holder 34 having a doctor blade 42 and a scraper blade 32 mounted thereto.
- the blades 32, 42 form a trough extending past the length of the analox roller 40 and the subtractive roller 30.
- the trough holds a mass of the ink, commonly referred to as an ink fountain.
- the blade holder 34 is adjustable relative to each of the rollers 30 and 40 to position the trough therebetween.
- Blade holder 34 is adjustable vertically in a slide block (not shown) for positioning scraper blade 32 and doctor blade 42 in engagement with the subtractive roller 30 and the analox roller 40, respectively.
- Blade holder 34 preferably is rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to the slide block for adjusting pressure of scraper blade 32 relative to the pressure of doctor blade 42.
- the blade holder 34 comprises a base 52 having a pair of projections 33 and 43 extending outwardly from opposite sides thereof with a relieved area 54 forming shoulders 32a and 42a adjacent opposite ends thereof for positioning scraper blade 32 and doctor blade 42.
- a blade clamp 44 is configured to be received in the base relieved area 54, and has projections 33a and 43a adjacent opposite sides thereof.
- a bolt 45 extends through blade clamp 44, and is received in a threaded aperture in base 52 for grippingly engaging scraper blade 32 and doctor blade 42 between the blade clamp 44 and base 54.
- the scraper blade 32 When clamped on the blade holder 34, the scraper blade 32 extends away from one side of the blade holder 34, and engages the subtractive roller 30 to scrape excess ink therefrom.
- the doctor blade 42 extends away from the opposite side of the blade holder 34 toward the analox roller 40 to meter the application of ink thereon.
- the scraper blade 32 and doctor blade 42 scrape and meter the respective rollers 30 and 40 above a line extending through longitudinal axes of the rollers 30, 40, and are preferably formed of fiber glass material.
- End dams 46 are positioned adjacent opposite ends of blade holder 34, scraper blade 32, and doctor blade 42 for capping each end of the trough.
- a cavity is formed in an inwardly directed face of each end dam 46 to receive the blade holder 34 and blades 32, 42, and sealingly cap the ends of the trough.
- the volume of ink extends above upper ends of scraper blade 32 and doctor blade 42 to assure that ink is always present to provide lubrication between the scraper blade 32 and the surface of subtractive roller 30, and to provide sufficient ink between the doctor blade 42 and the surface of the analox roller 40 for application to the surface of the form roller 15.
- the end dams 46 are preferably mounted on slidable bearers 48, and sealingly engage ends of the subtractive roller 30 and the analox roller 40.
- the inwardly facing end dam surfaces engaging the rollers 30, 40, as well as the ends of the rollers 30 and 40, are provided with a coating which forms smooth selflubricating surfaces to allow rotation of the rollers 30, 40 when engaging the end dams 46.
- the bearers 48 do not rotate and are preferably spring 49 biased to urge the end dams 46 against the roller ends to prevent the ink from leaking out of the trough.
- a chill roller 60 which is internally cooled and has an outer surface which is a good thermal conductor can be provided.
- the chill roller 60 cools the ink to a specific temperature for printing in the dry offset mode. If the inking system hereinbefore described is used in a printing press printing in a dry offset printing mode, chill roller 60 will be urged into pressure indented relation with the surface of form roller 15, and chill water will be circulated through roller 60.
- the chill roller 60 maintains ink moving out of the nip between the surface of form roller 15 and chill roller 60 within a predetermined temperature range of, for example, about 67° to 72° F.
- a dampening system for example of the type commercially available from Epic Products International Corporation, Arlington, Texas, can be provided for applying a precisely metered film of dampening fluid to the surface of ink carried on form roller 15.
- Such a dampener generally comprises a pan for dampening fluid and a resilient covered roller D2 moving through dampening fluid in the pan.
- the roller D2 forms a flooded nip between a hydrophilic chrome roller D 1 and the resilient covered pan roller D2.
- a thin film of ink dampening fluid carried by the hydrophilic chrome roller D1 is applied to the film of ink on form roller 15.
- An air knife 18B is mounted to evaporate dampening fluid from the surface of oscillator roller 18 which is positioned to remove dampening fluid from the surface 13 of form roller 15.
- the blade clamp 44, scraper blade 32, and doctor blade 42 are assembled as a single removable unit from blade holder base 52, such as by attaching the blades 32, 42 to the blade clamp 44 using methods known in the art, such as bolting, welding, and the like, to simplify the color change procedure in the printing assembly 11.
- the removable unit is removed from the inker 21 during color change for inker wash up purposes, and replaced with a wash up assembly 70, shown in Fig. 8.
- the wash up assembly 70 is installed in the removable unit location to collect ink cleaned out of the printing assembly 11.
- the wash up assembly 70 includes a wash up blade 72 contacting the subtractive roller 30 for scraping ink and wash up solution off of the subtractive roller 30, and a blade clamp 74.
- the wash up blade 72 is clamped to the blade holder base 52 by the blade clamp 74, and in combination with the blade clamp 74 and end dams 76, forms a trough for collecting the ink and wash up solution from the inker 21 during a color change.
- the wash up blade 72 and blade clamp 74 are assembled as a single removable unit to simplify installation and removal of the assembly 70 from the inker 21, such as by attaching the wash up blade 72 to the blade clamp 74 using methods known in the art, such as bolting, welding and the like.
- the blade clamp 74 includes a flange 78 which wraps around the blade holder base projection 43 adjacent the applicator roller 40 to lock the blade clamp 74 onto the blade holder base 52.
- the flange 78 locks onto the base projection 43 when the rotating subtractive roller 30 exerts a downward force on the wash up blade 72 attached to the blade clamp 74, thus eliminating the need to secure the blade clamp 74 to the base 52 with a bolt, or the like.
- the blade clamp 74 can, however, be secured to the base 52 using methods known in the art, such as a bolt, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- a lip 80 extending upwardly from a side of the blade clamp 74 opposite the wash up blade 72 forms the trough in cooperation with the wash up blade 72.
- Handles 82 attached to ends of the blade clamp 74 allow a user to grasp the assembly 70 when installing or removing the assembly 70 from the inker 21.
- a spray bar 84 adjacent the applicator roller 40 sprays wash up solution on to the surface of the applicator roller 40 which applies the solution to the form roller 15.
- the wash up solution flushes ink from the rollers in the inker 21, and is collected in the wash up assembly 70 trough.
- the wash up assembly 70 is removed, and a clean blade clamp, scraper, blade, and doctor blade are installed. The collected ink and wash up solution in the wash up assembly 70 trough are discarded.
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US12276599P | 1999-03-03 | 1999-03-03 | |
EP00910239A EP1159136B1 (fr) | 1999-03-03 | 2000-02-18 | Dispositif encreur sans cle pour presse d'impression offset |
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US4527479A (en) | 1981-07-31 | 1985-07-09 | Dahlgren Harold P | Ink removal, circulating and distributing system |
US5315930A (en) | 1991-12-02 | 1994-05-31 | Rockwell International Corporation | Keyless inking system for a printing press |
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US4453463A (en) | 1981-07-13 | 1984-06-12 | Dahlgren Harold P | Inking systems |
US4527479A (en) | 1981-07-31 | 1985-07-09 | Dahlgren Harold P | Ink removal, circulating and distributing system |
US5315930A (en) | 1991-12-02 | 1994-05-31 | Rockwell International Corporation | Keyless inking system for a printing press |
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