Patent ID: 11969989
Assignee: BOBST BIELEFELD GMBH
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method of operating the printing machine according to claim 1, wherein the printing machine further includes a control unit, the method comprising:
setting a target force for urging the doctor blade against the printing cylinder,
moving the drive system in the operating position, wherein in the operating position, the force as measured by the sensor is the target force,
locking the position of the drive system by the mechanical locking element,
measuring an actual force by the sensor and comparing the actual force with the target force, and
unlocking the position of the drive system and repeating the moving and the locking when the actual force is not equal to the target force,
wherein the measuring is repeated at least once after a set time interval.