DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING AN INKING MECHANISM OR PRINTING MECHANISM OF A PRINTING MACHINE WITH PRINTING INK OR ANOTHER LIQUID

摘要

The invention describes a device for supplying an inking mechanism or printing mechanism of a printing machine with printing ink or another liquid, said device able to feed, through feed lines (20), the printing ink or liquid to an ink chamber comprising an ink chamber rake (1) and an ink transfer roll (2) and to withdraw the printing ink or liquid from said chamber again through discharge lines (21), wherein a feed pump (25) and a suction pump (26) are provided for feeding and withdrawing the ink, wherein the conveying capacity of at least one of said pumps is adjustable. At least one of said pumps and/or at least one of said feed and discharge lines (20, 21) comprises a measuring device for measuring the pumping frequency and/or the volume of the printing ink or liquid conveyed per unit time by the pump.