Patent ID: 6263795
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B41F,B41P,D06G

Abstract:
A soak on press assembly for cleaning a cylinder of a printing press, the printing press comprising a frame and a cleaning fabric supply element mounted with respect to the frame and having a strip of cleaning fabric, the assembly comprising:a low volaility compound solvent which does not evaporate readily at ambient temperature and pressure;submerging means containing the solvent for soaking said strip of cleaning fabric with the solvent while on the press, said submerging means mounted with respect to the frame of the printing press;removal means for removing excess solvent from said strip of cleaning fabric fed out of the cleaning fabric supply element and obtaining a damp strip of cleaning fabric, said removal means mounted with respect to the frame and located between the submerging means and the cylinder;cylinder cleaning means mounted with respect to the frame for bringing said damp strip of cleaning fabric into contact with said cylinder and cleaning said cylinder; andmeans for collecting said strip of cleaning fabric after it has been used to clean said cylinder and means supported by the free for guiding the strip of cleaning fabric from the supply element to the collecting means.