Patent ID: 6871590

Claim:
An inking system in a printing machine having a plate cylinder comprising: an ink supply unit including a drivable ink supply roller ( 15 ); a first drivable inking unit roller ( 14 ) adjacent the ink supply roller ( 15 ); an adjustment system ( 13 ) for effecting a defined nip ( 19 ) between said ink supply roller ( 15 ) and said first drivable inking unit roller ( 14 ); at least one lifting roller ( 12 ) arranged in a downstream ink flow direction from said first drivable inking unit roller ( 14 ); a second drivable inking unit roller ( 9 ) following said at least one lifting roller ( 12 ) in an ink transfer direction; at least one application roller ( 5 ) in contact with said plate cylinder; a first calender roller ( 10 ) in constant frictional contact with said second inking unit roller ( 9 ); and said first calender roller ( 10 ) being movably supported for periodically interrupting the transfer of ink to said at least one ink application roller ( 5 ).