Abstract: An automatic blanket cylinder cleaner having a cleaner fabric adapted to contact the blanket cylinder. A cleaning cloth supply roller provides cloth for the cloth take-up roll. Positioned between these rolls is a water solvent dispensing tube, a solvent dispensing tube and an inflatable and deflatable mechanical loosening means which is adapted to move the cleaning fabric into and out of contact with the blanket cylinder. An air dryer means dries the blanket cylinder after the cleaning of debris. An advancing means advances the cleaning cloth intermittently onto the take-up roller by a control means in contact with the take-up roll which provides for uniform cloth advance during the cleaning cycle. There is a control means providing automatic and manual control.

Abstract: An automatic blanket cylinder cleaner having a cleaner fabric adapted to contact the blanket cylinder. A cleaning cloth supply roller provides cloth for the cloth take-up roll. Positioned between these rolls is a water solvent dispensing tube, a solvent dispensing tube and an inflatable and deflatable mechanical loosening means which is adapted to move the cleaning fabric into and out of contact with the blanket cylinder. An air dryer means dries the blanket cylinder after the cleaning of debris. An advancing means advances the cleaning cloth intermittently onto the take-up roller by a control means in contact with the take-up roll which provides for uniform cloth advance during the cleaning cycle. There is a control means providing automatic and manual control.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cleaning the ink roller of a printing press. There are two embodiments. There is an ink pan and cleaning blade assembly. The cleaning blade is adapted to engage the ink roller to clean the same. There are mounting brackets attached to the press frame.There are angle brackets which include saddles adapted to receive flanges on the ink pan and cleaning blade assembly. There are locking levers on the angle brackets having use and non-use positions. When in use the locking lever cooperates with the saddles to lock the ink pan and cleaning blade assembly in position on the angle bracket. When not in use the locking lever is maintained in an out-of-the-way position. There are cam means which cause movement of the angle bracket and hence the ink and pan cleaning blade assembly so that the cleaning blade can contact or not contact the ink roller, as desired.