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Cylinder cleaning device and cleaning method

US6101943A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1998
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41P2235/246
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a device for cleaning the cylinder of a printing press with a cleaning fabric. The device comprises a pad including a surface opposed to the cylinder. The cleaning fabric is directed between the surface of the pad and the cylinder, the surface of the pad being at least partially uneven. The device further comprises means for moving the surface of the pad toward the cylinder so that the cleaning fabric is pressed against the cylinder by the pad to clean the cylinder.

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