Ink feed adjusting apparatus for use in ink supply equipment

Claim 1

An ink feed adjusting apparatus for use in an ink supply equipment including an ink fountain roller and a top plate between which an ink is stored, said ink feed adjusting apparatus comprising: a base member; a plurality of ink feed adjusting members mounted on said base member and juxtaposed in a direction parallel with the axis of the ink fountain roller, each of said ink feed adjusting members being provided with a through hole penetrating upper and lower surfaces thereof and provided with a first end portion constituting a first outer surface facing the ink fountain roller with an adjustable gap through which the ink is fed and an inner surface forming a wall of the through hole, said through hole having a stepped recess portion and an individual cover plate tightly mounted to said stepped recess portion, said cover plate having a thickness substantially equal to a depth of the stepped recess portion to provide a flush surface with respect to the ink feed adjusting member; a forcing means disposed in the through hole of each said ink feed adjusting member for urging the respective ink feed adjusting member in a direction for retracting the ink feed adjusting member from the ink fountain roller; and a pushing means disposed so as to abut against a second end portion constituting a second outer surface of each said ink feed adjusting member for urging the respective ink feed adjusting member towards the ink fountain roller.