Patent ID: 6089153
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A device for applying a wetting agent to a cylinder having a width equal to an integer multiple of a predetermined printed page width in a rotary printing machine, comprising:a nozzle operatively connected for receiving a pressurized wetting agent and outputting a spray jet directed through a spray area;an impact plate arranged in said spray area so that said impact plate deflects and atomizes said spray jet thereby outputting a deflected spray;a housing supporting said nozzle and said impact plate and having an open end through which said deflected spray is directed, said housing being arrangable such that said open end opens toward the cylinder; andan adjustment element arranged in said housing for dosing an application of the wetting agent, said application being directed toward an area having a width that is maximally the predetermined printed page width of the rotary printing machine.