Patent ID: 8096237

Claim:
A system for coating a printing material with a fluid, the system comprising: a) a printing press having: aa) a metering apparatus with a chamber-type doctor for metering the fluid, said metering apparatus disposed within said printing press; ab) a collecting trough disposed beneath said chamber-type doctor for collecting the fluid running out of said chamber-type doctor; ac) an intermediate storage container disposed underneath said collecting trough for intermediate storage of the fluid, said intermediate storage container disposed within said printing press; ad) a first delivery pump for delivering the fluid from said intermediate storage container to said metering apparatus, said first delivery pump disposed within said printing press; ae) said metering apparatus, said intermediate storage container and said first delivery pump together forming a circuit; b) a supply storage container for storing the fluid; and c) a second delivery pump for delivering the fluid from said supply storage container to said intermediate storage container.