Patent Document:

as previously mentioned , this invention is designed for an existing ink duct of any arbitrary printing press . these elements are therefore represented in a purely schematic fashion . the actual design can be much more complex , however , this is irrelevant to this invention , since only one element need be matched to these existing conditions . every conventional printing press has an ink duct 2 which includes a housing 20 with a plurality of bores , mainly threaded bores 21 , through which duct - adjusting screws extend . the duct - adjusting screws act directly on an ink blade 22 , which rests against a ductor 23 . the ink present at the ductor 23 is intermittingly lifted off by a vibrator and transferred to an ink roller of an ink unit . a plurality of bores 21 are provided with regular spacing in the housing 20 of the ink duct 2 . the shape , diameter , length and extension of the bores 21 is extremely different between presses , depending on the particular press . instead of adapting the ink duct to a new duct - adjusting screw unit , or even to install a completely new ink duct , the duct - adjusting screw unit is divided basically into two areas , an area which remains the same and an adapted , type - specific area , such as an adapter element 10 . the adapter element 10 , as shown in fig1 comprises a two - piece cylindrical sleeve . the sleeve has a threaded element 11 and a plug element 12 . the nomenclature threaded element and plug element are merely used to differentiate the elements and corresponds to the exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings . the threaded element 11 is adapted in its design and dimensions to the conditions present in the existing housing 20 of the ink duct 2 to be equipped . the threaded element 11 of the adapter 10 is therefore customized . in contrast , the plug element 12 of the adapter 10 is standardized and fits the unchanged remaining part of the duct - adjusting screw unit 1 . the first element of the adapter element 10 , here designed as the threaded element 11 , has a lesser diameter than the plug element 12 , in most occurring cases . the plug element 12 is a cylindrically turned element , which can be pushed with pass fit into an adjusting block 13 . the adjusting block 13 preferably has a cuboid shape and has a cylindrical through - bore 14 . a contact pressure bolt 4 is seated in the through - bore 14 . the contact pressure bolt 4 extends almost completely through the adjusting block 13 and extends centered through the entire adapter element 10 , until it rests against the ink blade 22 . the adapter element 10 accordingly also has a bore 15 with a diameter of the same dimension , which extends completely through the adapter element 10 . the threaded element 11 of the adapter element 10 has an exterior thread 16 , which is matched to the existing interior thread in the bore 21 of the housing 20 of the ink duct 2 . thus the entire duct - adjusting screw unit 1 is releasably connected with the ink duct 2 and is also adjustable with respect to the ink duct 2 . as represented here , the connection between the adjusting block 13 and the adapter element 10 can be provided by means of a fixation screw 17 , which engages a circumferential recess 18 on the plug element 12 of the adapter element 10 . the fixation screw 17 laterally extends through the adjusting block 13 as far as a widened bore 19 . the length and diameter of the widened bore 19 are precisely matched to the plug element 12 of the adapter element 10 . as long as the fixation screw 17 is not tightened , the adapter element 10 is secured in the axial direction , but is still rotatable , which is useful for mounting and rough adjustment . the plug element 12 can also be fixed in place in the adjusting block 13 with appropriate recesses cut into both elements for an only limitedly releasable connection using a seger ring 17 &# 39 ;, by means of which an axial fixation is also achieved , while the rotatability of the two elements with respect to each other remains assured . this alternative is shown in a simplified form in fig1 . a seating bore 40 , which extends at least as far as into the through - bore 14 , is cut into the adjusting block 13 vertically with respect to a direction of extension of the cylindrical through - bore 14 . a pivot body 41 is rotatably seated and axially secured in the seating bore 40 , designed as a blind bore . axial securing can occur by conventional means , for example by means of a seger ring . on a front face located toward the cylindrical through - bore 14 , the pivot body 41 has an eccentric link track 42 , which is at least partially formed as a section of a circle . a catch 43 fastened on the contact pressure bolt 4 engages the link track 42 . thus , a rotating movement of the pivot body 41 leads to an axial displacement of the contact pressure bolt 4 . in order to improve guidance of the contact pressure bolt 4 and the pivot body 41 in the contact area , and also to prevent tilting of the catch 43 in the link track 42 , the contact area of the contact pressure bolt 4 is ground to form a flat sliding face 44 . the length of the flat sliding face 44 corresponds to at least a diameter of the pivot body 40 plus the maximum displacement of the contact pressure bolt 4 . the pivot body 40 also projects laterally out of the adjusting block 13 which accommodates an actuating lever 51 , which is arranged radially on the pivot body 40 . basically , the actuating lever 51 indicates by means of its angular position a position of the contact pressure bolt 4 with respect to the ink blade 22 . however , the indication can also be provided by a graduation 52 on the pivot body 41 , for reading off its angular position with respect to the adjusting block 13 . the setting is considerably more visible , however , if an element 53 having a graduation is screwed to the adjusting block 13 . in the embodiment in accordance with fig1 the element 53 is a cylinder calotte with an appropriate read - off graduation . the element 53 can also approximate a shape of a plate . the element 53 with the graduated scale for indication is fixed interchangeably by means of a screw 54 . the screw 54 directly engages the cylindrical through - bore 14 , which has an interior thread at the end . the element 53 with the graduation can also be designed in a press - specific manner . for example , the element 53 with the graduation can have exactly the width corresponding to the spacing between two neighboring duct - adjusting screw units . in this case , the element 53 is wider than the adjusting block 13 , or respectively wider than the entire width of the remaining duct - adjusting screw unit 1 without the element 53 . in the completely retrofitted state , the elements supporting the graduation lie closely next to each other . mounting the duct - adjusting screw units 1 in accordance with this invention is performed such that the adapter element 10 , which is produced in a press - specific manner , is screwed into an approximately correct position by means of its threaded section and the remainder of the unit is placed on the plug element 12 of the adapter element 10 . a tightening area 45 , provided in an advantageous manner , remains accessible on the adapter element 10 and is used to tighten the adapter element 10 by means of a tool , for example an open - end wrench . accordingly , the tightening area 45 can be hexagonal or octagonal . for a first adjustment , the pivot body 41 is set to a minimal position by means of the actuating lever 51 , and thereafter the adapter element 10 is screwed in with the aid of an open - end wrench until a pressure of the contact pressure bolt 4 against the ink blade 22 is so great that practically no ink can be passed . by pivoting the actuating lever 51 it is therefore possible to adjust ink delivery to the ductor 23 from a minimum to a maximum . this setting is easily recognizable , and can be easily set and read off , so that the same setting can be immediately repeated for a new printing process . an experienced printing press operator can determine by means of the material to be printed alone which setting is at least approximately appropriate for correct ink delivery .

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