Patent ID: 6516662
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B41F,G01F

Abstract:
A volume meter for measuring the of cup in a printing device comprising:a foil; fastening agents for temporary fastening of the foil on a screen; a reservoir connected during operation with a space between the foil and the screen; and a viscous substance present in the reservoir; characterised in that an area of the foil is free of the fastening agents, said area being larger than a spot the viscous substance covers after spreading of the viscous substance from the reservoir, between the foil and the screen to be measured, in the cups; wherein the reservoir is formed by an indentation in the foil; and wherein the indentation has such a form that the foil does not fold double if the foil is placed on the screen and a doctor blade is passed along the indentation in order to push the viscous substance out of the reservoir, with the foil at the location of the indentation being pushed by the doctor blade against the screen.