Liquid transfer apparatus

US2018178504A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018178504-A1
Application numberUS-201715851140-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateDec 21, 2017
Priority dateDec 22, 2016
Publication dateJun 28, 2018
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Abstract

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A liquid transfer apparatus includes: rollers configured to transfer supplied liquid to a blanket cylinder; a roller holding device configured to detachably hold the rollers and perform a rotating operation to move any one of the rollers to a predetermined position facing the blanket cylinder; and a contact-separation unit configured to bring the roller held by the roller holding device and disposed at the predetermined position into and out of contact with the blanket cylinder.

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1 . A liquid transfer apparatus comprising: rollers configured to transfer supplied liquid to a blanket cylinder; a roller holding device configured to detachably hold the rollers and perform a rotating operation to move any one of the rollers to a predetermined position facing the blanket cylinder; and a contact-separation unit configured to bring the roller held by the roller holding device and disposed at the predetermined position into and out of contact with the blanket cylinder. 2 . The liquid transfer apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising an alignment unit configured to determine positions of the rollers relative to the roller holding device. 3 . The liquid transfer apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a position fixation unit configured to fix a position of the roller held by the roller holding device and disposed at the predetermined position. 4 . The liquid transfer apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a printing pressure adjustment unit configured to adjust printing pressure between the blanket cylinder and each of the rollers being at the predetermined position.

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  • Lifting or adjusting devices (for damping rollers B41F7/40) · CPC title

  • Construction of inking rollers (inking-rollers serving also to apply ink repellants in rotary lithographic machines B41F7/36) · CPC title

  • B41F31/301Primary

    Devices for tripping and adjusting form rollers · CPC title

  • Devices for tripping inking devices as a whole · CPC title

  • Frames · CPC title

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What does patent US2018178504A1 cover?
A liquid transfer apparatus includes: rollers configured to transfer supplied liquid to a blanket cylinder; a roller holding device configured to detachably hold the rollers and perform a rotating operation to move any one of the rollers to a predetermined position facing the blanket cylinder; and a contact-separation unit configured to bring the roller held by the roller holding device and dis…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Komori Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41F31/301. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jun 28 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).