Apparatus for inking printing plates

摘要

An inker comprising two rollers having surfaces in pressure indented relation, adjacent surfaces moving in opposite directions to meter ink. A surface of one of the rollers carries a film of ink to the printing plate and thereafter an excessive quantity of ink is applied as the surface moves away from the printing plate and through an ink reservoir. The excessive quantity of ink is metered between the surfaces of the two rollers moving in opposite directions to form a fresh continuous uniform thickness for application to the printing plate. Viscosity of the ink in the reservoir is controlled.