KEYLESS INKING MODULE

摘要

A keyless inking module (10) for a printing press (12) having a fountain roller (40) and a plurality of other rollers (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36) includes a containment trough for holding ink and a plurality of positive displacement pumps (56) disposed in the trough and submerged in ink when the trough is filled with ink to a proper level. The module further includes a scraper roller (38) having a surface (42) positionable in contact with one of the press rollers, a scraper blade (44) positionable in contact with the scraper roller surface to remove ink from the scraper roller surface and to supply ink to the trough, and a pair of rotatable augers (78) disposed in the trough for agitating the ink in the trough.