Abstract: An inking-pad printing press has at least one container (1) for inking a printing plate and a press device for pressing the container against the printing plate. The printing plate (2) and the container are moved in a mutually reciprocating manner by a drive mechanism in order to ink a printing block of the printing plate. During the inking process, the position of the container relative to the longitudinal axis of the printing block and hence to the printed image is varied by a further relative movement. This further relative movement is, for example, an oscillating, rolling, swaying, swinging or thrusting movement.

Abstract: A printing block is inked with a container containing printing ink, and printing formats or partial images are transferred to workpieces with a tampon. An edge of the container, which edge lies on the printing block, is rotated on the printing block around a vertical axis during a relative movement between the container and the printing block. As a result, the printing block can be used longer, and a clean print is guaranteed for a longer time in the case of abrasive printing inks.

Abstract: An ink ball printing machine has a slide 45 movable back and forth on a base plate 1 by a drive 25. The slide includes a U-shaped support 8, which is built like a box and made of sheet metal. A printing apparatus 37 and an inking system 18, which can be moved with the slide, are attached to two legs 9, 10 which project beyond the machine housing 2 and belong to the support. The sheet metal support enables a very inexpensive and yet stable fabrication of the ink ball printing machine.

Abstract: An ink container 1 has an open bottom surrounded by a closed sidewall 3 whose lower edge 3a bears against the upper surface of a flat printing plate 15. Ink 31 in the container is applied to the plate as the latter is reciprocated horizontally. An apertured baffle disk 10 is disposed within the container just above its open bottom, and prevents the ink from being frictionally drawn to one side by the moving plate. This assures a more uniform inking of the plate, and enables a lower ink level to be tolerated before the container has to be refilled.

Abstract: The swab printing machine is provided with an inking device having a carriage. A spreader support with a spreader head is tippably arranged on the frontal side of the carriage and can reciprocate over a printing plate. The spreader which is inclined backward by about 20.degree., takes ink from the ink container during its forward motion and distributes it over the printing plate, whereby the two rounded slide feet achieve the uniform distribution of the ink. During the return motion the excess ink is wiped off by a doctor blade. A laterally running recess is arranged in the lower portion of the spreader and the lower edge of this recess forms a narrow dipping edge. An adjustable central closure is provided on the spreader support and on the spreader head. After the initial positioning of the spreader head it is possible to remove same, clean it and remount it, without making readjustments.