Patent ID: 6561095
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
A device adapted for cleaning a roller of a rotary printing press comprising:a plurality of rotatable cleaning elements, each having an axis of rotation arranged not parallel with an axis of rotation of the roller, said plurality of rotatable cleaning elements being arranged next to each other along the axis of rotation of the roller, at least two of said plurality of rotatable cleaning elements having opposite directions of rotation; a carriage supporting said plurality of rotatable cleaning elements, said carriage being displaceable along the axis of rotation of the roller; a drive motor on said carriage for rotating said plurality of cleaning elements; an actuator on said carriage for moving said plurality of rotatable cleaning elements in a radial direction with respect to the roller to be cleaned; and a doctor blade device, said doctor blade device being located before, in a direction of travel of said device along the roller, said plurality of rotatable cleaning elements.