US4245583A
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Mechanism to transfer a viscous coating medium
Assignee: Polytype AG
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Filing: 1978-12-15
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Granted: 1981-01-20
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Expires: 1998-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A viscous coating such as ink or material for surfacing a medium is transferred under pressure from a pressure chamber within a wetting container through a regulating opening and impinges on the surface of a transfer roller in such manner that the flow from the regulating opening is counter to the direction of rotation of the applicator roller. The required quantity of viscous coating medium on the applicator roller is transferred directly onto either a medium conveyor, a printing form or an inking roller.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernst Schollkopf
- 👤 Walter Rimmele
- 👤 Hans Skultety
- 👤 Eduard Ortner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:07
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F31/00; B41F31/02; B41F31/04; B41F17/00; B41F17/08; B41F17/14; B41F17/20; B41F17/22; B41F7/00; B41F7/02; B41F7/04; B41F9/00; B41F9/06; B41F9/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
Apparatus for transferring a viscous coating material to a medium conveyor, printing form, inking roller, or the like, said apparatus comprising: a wetting container for viscous coating material; said wetting container having a plurality of walls; a rotating transfer roll and a doctor blade for said rotating transfer roll; said doctor blade being near to said transfer roll; said transfer roll and said doctor blade together forming one of said plurality of walls of said wetting container; a pressure chamber for containing viscous coating material therein; a regulatable opening from said pressure chamber located near to said doctor blade and upstream in the path of rotation of said transfer roll from said doctor blade; transfer means for transferring viscous coating material through said regulatable opening to said transfer roll adjacent said doctor blade; said opening being oriented so that the direction of transfer of viscous coating material through said regulatable opening is counter to the direction of rotation of said transfer roll upstream of the contact thereof with the medium conveyor, printing form, inking roller, or the like; said opening being so shaped, placed and angled and said transfer means being operative so that the force and angle of attack of viscous coating material from said pressure chamber onto said transfer roll removes excess coating material and built-up coating material from said transfer roll.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
Apparatus for transferring a viscous coating material to a medium conveyor, printing form, inking roller, or the like, said apparatus comprising: a wetting container for viscous coating material; said wetting container having a plurality of walls; a rotating transfer roll and a doctor blade for said rotating transfer roll; said doctor blade being near to said transfer roll; said transfer roll and said doctor blade together forming one of said plurality of walls of said wetting container; a pressure chamber for containing viscous coating material therein; a regulatable opening from said pressure chamber located near to said doctor blade and upstream in the path of rotation of said transfer roll from said doctor blade; transfer means for transferring viscous coating material through said regulatable opening to said transfer roll adjacent said doctor blade; said opening being oriented so that the direction of transfer of viscous coating material through said regulatable opening is counter to the direction of rotation of said transfer roll upstream of the contact thereof with the medium conveyor, printing form, inking roller, or the like; said opening being so shaped, placed and angled and said transfer means being operative so that the force and angle of attack of viscous coating material from said pressure chamber onto said transfer roll removes excess coating material and built-up coating material from said transfer roll.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein, said wetting chamber is so placed that any excess deposit of said viscous coating material on said transfer roll from said regulatable opening returns into said wetting chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said transfer roll is directly in contact with the medium conveyor, printing form, inking roller, or the like.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a plurality of rollers are provided between said transfer roll and the web.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said regulatable opening extends across the length of said transfer roll.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said regulatable opening is adjustable with respect to its size and its distance from said transfer roll.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said wetting container is pivotally mounted and radially adjustable with respect to said transfer roll; means in said pressure chamber maintain a positive chamber pressure.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of either of claims 6 or 7 wherein said pressure chamber is tubular in shape and is mounted in said wetting container; said pressure chamber having an adjustable said regulatable opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said doctor blade is carried by said wetting chamber and the radial adjustment of said wetting chamber results in adjustment of the angle of said doctor blade.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-01-20 | 1984-07-21 | 1985-01-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-01-20 | 1988-07-21 | 1989-01-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-01-20 | 1992-07-21 | 1993-01-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |