Patent ID: 6082258
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B41F,B41N

Abstract:
A damping system for a printing press, said damping system comprising:a rotatable fountain roller for receiving a damping liquid onto a circumferential outer surface of the fountain roller,a rotatable feed roller associated with the fountain roller for reception of damping liquid from the fountain roller,a rotatable distributor roller mounted between the feed roller and an associated rotatable damper roller, the damper roller for running in contact with a plate cylinder of a printing press for delivery of damping liquid from the feed roller to the plate cylinder,the feed roller comprising a cylindrical roller having a resiliently deformable circumferential outer surface with a plurality of spaced-apart radial slots in the outer surface of the feed roller, said slots having a width in a range of 3 mm-20 mm.