Patent ID: 6886461

Claim:
A short inking system of a rotary printing press comprising: a first short inking unit including a first screen roller, having a first screen roller diameter and circumference; a first ink application roller in contact with said first screen roller and having a first ink application roller diameter and circumference; a second short inking unit including a second screen roller having a second screen roller diameter and circumference; a second ink application roller in contact with said second screen roller and having a second ink application roller diameter and circumference; a forme cylinder which receives ink from said first and second ink application rollers, said forme cylinder having a forme cylinder circumference, said forme cylinder circumference being twice said first and second ink application roller circumference; first and second printing formes on said forme cylinder; a first, axially movable smoothing cylinder in engagement with said first ink application roller and having a first smoothing cylinder diameter equal to said first ink application roller diameter, and a first smoothing cylinder circumference, said forme cylinder circumference being twice said first smoothing cylinder circumference; and a second axially movable smoothing cylinder in engagement with said second ink application roller and having a second smoothing cylinder diameter equal to said second ink application roller diameter, and a second smoothing cylinder circumference, said forme cylinder circumference being twice said second smoothing cylinder circumference.