Abstract: An ink-supply device of a printing-machine inking unit, having a pressure discharge device, and a lid provided in the pressure discharge device for closing one of a cartridge holder for accepting a cartridge, and a cartridge received directly in the pressure discharge device, respectively, an internal space being formed in one of the pressure discharge device and in a region located between the cartridge and the lid, respectively, the internal space being subjectible to an application of compressed air via a flow path provided with a valve, includes a setting device for actuating the valve when one of the cartridge holder and the cartridge, respectively, is closed by the lid; and a printing machine including the ink-supply device.

Abstract: A device for filling with printing ink a respective ink duct of various printing units of a printing press, provided with an ink cartridge reciprocatingly movable on a crossbar above the respective ink duct, includes a container system provided with a plurality of ink cartridges, the container system being mounted so as to be movable along the printing press, a control unit for controlling the container system, and a gripper system disposed in the container system for changing the ink cartridges.

Abstract: A filling device for cartridges with an annular outlet opening (20) inside a cartridge neck (14), in the center of which there is a fixed center element (18), includes a valve cap (34) that is shiftable disposed on the neck (14) which, in a first position into which valve cap (34) is pretensioned, covers over annular outlet opening (20) by means of an inwardly projecting annular flange (38) and, in a second position, uncovers outlet opening (20).