Patent ID: 6862988

Claim:
An inking unit for a rotary printing machine, said inking unit comprising: an ink fountain, a pivotable ink fountain holder in which said ink fountain is mounted, an ink ductor, a pivotable ink ductor holder in which said ink ductor is mounted so that said ink ductor and said ink fountain can be pivoted jointly in a first direction to a first position in which ink flows away from said ductor without flowing out of the fountain, and so that said ductor can be pivoted from said first position in a second direction to a second position while said ink fountain remains in said first position, wherein said second direction is opposite to said first direction, thereby creating a gap between said ductor and said ink fountain, and a fixed stop, said pivotable ink fountain holder comprising a bearing which strikes against said fixed stop when said ink fountain is in said first position, thereby limiting said ink fountain holder against further pivoting in said first direction.