An ink feed device for an inking unit of a printing press, comprising - an integral or multipart frame, - a blade holder that is or can be arranged on the frame, - an integral or multipart ink blade, which in the mounted state extends with its width over at least a nominal width (b N) of the ink feed device, and which in the mounted state is held in a clamping gap of the blade holder and is releasably connected thereto, and which extends in a longitudinal direction from an end on the holder side up to an end that is distant from the holder, wherein at its end distant from the holder, it comprises a metering edge which extends over at least the nominal width (b N) and is continuous or discontinuous in sections, - end-face side walls, which laterally delimit or can delimit an ink reservoir space which, when the ink feed device is in the operating state, is delimited in a lower region by the ink blade, which is disposed in or on the blade holder, - a plurality of adjusting means disposed side by side as viewed along the width of the ink blade, to vary or be capable of varying the integral or multipart ink blade in sections, at least in the region of the metering edge in terms of the distance (a i) thereof from the periphery of an inking unit roller to be inked up by the ink feed device, - wherein the clamping gap is embodied as having excess dimensions in terms of its length that limits the movement of the ink blade, so that when the ink blade is mounted and ready for operation, it does not abut with its end, i.e. with its end opposite the metering edge, against a rigid path limiter that is fixed to the blade holder in the clamping gap, characterized in that on the frame, a stop device that limits movement of the blade holder in a direction toward the metering edge and/or toward the inking unit roller is provided, having a stop that is fixed to the frame and limits the movement of the blade holder in a direction toward the metering edge and/or toward the inking unit roller, and which cooperates with a stop surface that is fixed to the blade holder and against which the blade holder can be moved and/or can be acted on by force so as to occupy its operating position by actuating a fastening mechanism that is part of a fastening device, wherein the blade holder can be moved by the fastening mechanism of the fastening device against the stop, which is fixed to the frame and limits movement in the direction of the metering edge and/or the inking unit roller, and/or can be secured to said stop. - an integral or multipart frame, - a blade holder that is or can be arranged on the frame, - an integral or multipart ink blade, which in the mounted state extends with its width over at least a nominal width (b N) of the ink feed device, and which in the mounted state is held in a clamping gap of the blade holder and is releasably connected thereto, and which extends in a longitudinal direction from an end on the holder side up to an end that is distant from the holder, wherein at its end distant from the holder, it comprises a metering edge which extends over at least the nominal width (b N) and is continuous or discontinuous in sections, - end-face side walls, which laterally delimit or can delimit an ink reservoir space which, when the ink feed device is in the operating state, is delimited in a lower region by the ink blade, which is disposed in or on the blade holder, - a plurality of adjusting means disposed side by side as viewed along the width of the ink blade, to vary or be capable of varying the integral or multipart ink blade in sections, at least in the region of the metering edge in terms of the distance (a i) thereof from the periphery of an inking unit roller to be inked up by the ink feed device, - wherein the clamping gap is embodied as having excess dimensions in terms of its length that limits the movement of the ink blade, so that when the ink blade is mounted and ready for operation, it does not abut with its end, i.e. with its end opposite the metering edge, against a rigid path limiter that is fixed to the blade holder in the clamping gap,