Patent ID: 7373882

Claim:
A method for washing an anilox inking unit of a press, which comprises: introducing a washing agent into the anilox inking unit via a dampening unit of the press or part of the dampening unit; and washing the anilox inking unit by: jetting or spraying the washing agent onto at least one of a dampening solution applicator roll and a dampening unit roll belonging to the dampening unit and resting only on the dampening solution applicator roll; conveying the washing agent out of the dampening unit into the anilox inking unit via a bridging roll, the bridging roll resting on the dampening solution applicator roll and resting on an ink applicator roll only in a cleaning mode of the press; conveying the washing agent from the ink applicator roll via a screen roll and at least one first inking unit roll resting on the screen roll, onto a further inking unit roll, which rests on the at least one first inking unit roll, and doctoring the washing agent off the further inking unit roll.