Abstract: This invention relates to an ink container, for example a pot, a tank or the like, for a tampon printing press having a printing block, on which an ink transport element, for example a roller, as well as a doctor blade can be moved back and forth. The ink container is enclosed by a cover element, containing the ink transport element and the doctor blade, which can be moved between operational positions in which it uncovers and covers the printing block.

Abstract: This invention concerns a device for continuous adjustment of a set of workpiece mounts from a number of such mounts in defined work positions whereby the workpiece mounts are arranged with a certain spacing on an endless conveyor device that moves in rotation by increments such that the spacing corresponds to the length of one increment of movement of the conveyor device. Through additional simple adjustment means, the effect is acheived that the set of workpiece mounts in the working position can be adjusted to spacing that differ from the length of one increment of conveyor movement. Then the ork positions thus set are always maintained again in revolution of the endless conveyor device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for high-speed tampon printing with tampons, printing blocks, and workpiece holders for the workpieces to be printed, where the workpieces are placed and held in the workpiece holders and where the tampons alternately receive printing images from the inked printing blocks and transfer them to the workpieces.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for ink tampon printing, wherein printing forms are taken from inked printing blocks by ink tampons and transferred to work pieces mounted in work piece holders. To achieve multicolor printing of a work piece with a single work piece holder, the process of the present invention provides that a plurality of printing forms are taken from a printing block or printing blocks by a plurality of ink tampons aligned next to one another, that the ink tampons are then located in printing positions and the work piece is sequentially located in the printing positions by means of adjustment of the single work piece holder on a sliding track, and through sequential printing and reset strokes of the ink tampons, along with the corresponding adjustment of the work piece holder to the printing positions of the ink tampons, the printing forms are successively transferred to the single work piece mounted in a single work piece holder.

Abstract: An ink applicator for a tampon printing machine of the type having a printing block holder in which an ink holding pan is adjacent to the printing block and connected by an inclined surface which makes an uninterrupted transition to the top of the printing block and over which an ink distributor moves from the ink holding pan to the top of the printing block in which the ink distributor is a rotatably mounted roller which is rotatably movable from the ink holding pan up the inclined surface and across the top of the printing block in one rotatable direction and in the opposite rotatable direction return to the ink holding pan.