METHOD FOR CLEANING PRINTING PLATES

摘要

The invention relates to an inking unit of a printing press, comprising an ink distribution system with an inking roller and a printing cylinder having at least one print form, wherein the inking roller transmits the ink arriving thereon to the or each print form positioned on the printing cylinder, the printing ink being transmitted from the print form to a print sheet transported between the form cylinder and a counter cylinder and the inking roller may be adjusted relative to the form cylinder. According to the invention the engagement and/or disengagement of the inking roller with relation to the form cylinder and/or the engagement and/or disengagement of the print blanket cylinder or form cylinder with relation to the counter cylinder may be carried out such that the print sheet may be printed in a print position with disengaged ink supply by means of a residual ink image using the residual ink remaining on the plate cylinder or the print blanket cylinder.