Patent ID: 6746109
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: B41F,B41J,F04C

Abstract:
A portable ink pumping system for supplying ink to a standard ink fountain of a printing station, the ink having a level, said portable ink pumping system comprising:a container having an opening for holding the ink; a progressive cavity pump having an outlet and a motor for driving an impeller and stator located within a shaft, said shaft being inserted into said opening of said container for pumping the ink from said container to said outlet; and an ink fountain mounting bar including: a rigid bar configured to be releasably attached to the standard ink fountain of the printing station; at least two ink dispensing nozzles mounted to said rigid bar and being connected in fluid communication with said outlet for dispensing the ink into the standard ink fountain; a proximity sensor for monitoring the level of the ink in the standard ink fountain; and a control box mounted to said rigid bar and being electrically connected to said motor and said proximity sensor for controlling the level of ink in the standard ink fountain.