Patent ID: 6347587
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
A device for cleaning the outer surface of a cylinder comprising:a cleaning assembly wherein said cleaning assembly comprises: a first pair of shoulders; first and second rotatable members adapted for unwinding and rewinding a length of fabric, said length of fabric having a first end coupled to said first rotatable member and a second end coupled to said second rotatable member, each of said first and second rotatable members having a first end removably coupled to one of said first pair of shoulders and a second end removably coupled to another one of said first pair of shoulders; presser means arranged between said first and second rotatable members for extending a portion of said length of fabric toward said cylinder, said presser means comprising an elastically deformable tubular chamber filled with a liquid at a selected pressure to thereby provide said tubular chamber with a constant shape; means for applying to said fabric a liquid for cleaning said cylinder, said means for applying said liquid being coupled to said pair of shoulders; and means for applying air to said cylinder, said means for applying air to said cylinder coupled to said pair of shoulders; said device further comprising means for adjusting the position of said cleaning assembly relative to said outer surface of said cylinder to thereby enable an adjustment of a position of said presser means from a position spaced from said outer surface of said cylinder to a position in contact with said outer surface of said cylinder.