Patent ID: 6546864
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
An inking device of a rotary press, comprising:a plurality of ink fountain devices arranged vertically in multiple stages, each ink fountain device of said plurality of ink fountain devices including a respective rotatably supported ink fountain roller; each of said ink fountain devices being movable between three steady state positions including, a fixed position in which each said ink fountain device is located at a position close to the respective ink fountain roller, a throw-off position in which each said ink fountain device is separated from the respective ink fountain roller, and an intermediate position provided between said fixed position and said throw-off position; and wherein when an upper ink fountain device of an adjacent pair of ink fountain devices of said plurality of ink fountain devices is at said intermediate position, a space is provided above a lower ink fountain device of said pair of ink fountain devices for operating the lower ink fountain device; and respective switching means for switching and holding said ink fountain devices at said fixed, said throw-off, and said intermediate steady state positions.