Patent ID: 7114442
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
1. A device for inking a roller comprising: a chamber doctor blade adapted to be placed against the roller, said chamber doctor blade extending parallel to an axis of rotation of the roller and having first and second ink delivery areas which are spaced apart from each other in a direction of said axis of rotation of the roller at spaced ends of said chamber doctor blade, and having a center excess ink runoff area which is intermediate said first and second axially spaced ends; first and second delivery lines for delivering ink to said chamber doctor blade, said first and second delivery lines being received in said first and second axially spaced ink delivery areas of said chamber doctor blade; an excess ink outlet in said center excess ink runoff area of said chamber doctor blade, ink being directed to flow from said first and second ink delivery areas to said excess ink runoff area in a direction of said axis of rotation of the roller; and a chamber doctor blade axial length, said chamber doctor blade axial length being at least that of a double width printing group with four side-by-side arranged vertical newspaper pages.