Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for cleaning and erasing printing surfaces, in particular printing surfaces of forme and blanket cylinders in a printing machine

US7143694B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

11References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG · DE

Inventors

Alfons Schuster · Augsburg, DE
Michael Schonert · Augsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2002
Grant date	Dec 5, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41N3/00
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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.

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