Patent ID: 6581802
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
A liquid supply in combination with an offset-printing machine, the combination comprising:an offset-printing machine apparatus for treating sheets or a web; a supply container for a liquid for teeing the sheets or web, the container being sealed against exposure to air and collapsible, such that the container is easily collapsed by sub-atmospheric pressure in the interior of the container; a suction pump having a suction side connectable to the container for sucking liquid out of the container and having a pressure side for delivering a quantity the liquid outside the container and collapsing the container as a result of a suction force from the suction pump, the container collapse corresponding to the quantity of liquid sucked out, said liquid for treating said sheet or web in said offset-printing machine apparatus being delivered to the apparatus without coming into contact with air; and a tube provided with a connecting means for engaging the liquid supply container and establishing an airtight line connection between liquid in the liquid supply container and the suction pump.