摘要 |
<p>An improved fountain blade for use in printing presses is disclosed herein. The fountain blade is supported adjacent a fountain roller, such that an edge of the blade is in a substantially tangent relation to the roller. A plurality of fountain keys is supported below the fountain blade and are used to adjust the position of the edge of the blade with respect to the roller. A plate is secured to the top surface of the fountain blade in order to prevent the torquing or deflection of the fountain blade. A distance measuring instrument in slideably supported upon the fountain roller. The instrument measures the relative gap or spacing between the fountain blade and the fountain roller at any location along the fountain blade.</p> |