Central manifold supply for spray bar
A spray bar includes a manifold or multiple manifolds located on the spray bar. More specifically, the spray bar includes one or more manifolds connected to dedicated feed lines each having a spray head, resulting in improved lateral spray distribution.
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20 . A printing press comprising:
a printing press spray bar including a manifold having an inlet for a dampening solution and a plurality of dampening solution spray heads, each spray head connected to the manifold via a corresponding feed line;
a dampener roll assembly including a dampener roll; and
a plate cylinder, the spray bar spraying dampening solution onto the dampener roll and the damper roll assembly transmitting the dampening solution onto the plate cylinder.
21 . The printing press spray bar of claim 20 wherein the spray heads are in a linear arrangement.
22 . The printing press of claim 21 wherein the manifold is centrally located relative to the linearly arranged spray heads
23 . The printing press of claim 20 further comprising a main feed line connected to the inlet.
24 . The printing press of claim 20 wherein an equal number of the spray heads are disposed on opposite sides of the manifold.
25 . The printing press of claim 20 wherein at least one of the plurality of spray heads is connected in series to a further spray head.
26 . The printing press of claim 20 wherein the printing press spray bar includes:
a second manifold having a second inlet,
a common feed line connected to the respective inlets of the two manifolds; and
a second plurality of dampening solution spray heads, each spray head of the second plurality of dampening solution spray heads connected to the second manifold via a corresponding feed line, the second plurality of dampening solution spray heads spraying dampening solution onto the dampener roll.
27 . The printing press of claim 26 wherein the spray bar includes an equal number of the spray heads are disposed on opposite sides of the two manifolds.
28 . A printing press comprising:
a printing press spray bar including a manifold having an inlet for a dampening solution and a plurality of dampening solution spray heads, each spray head connected to the manifold via a corresponding feed line, each spray head being a termination point for dampening solution from the manifold, prior to said dampening solution being sprayed from said each spray head;
a dampener roll assembly including a dampener roll; and
a plate cylinder, the spray bar spraying dampening solution onto the dampener roll and the damper roll assembly transmitting the dampening solution onto the plate cylinder.
29 . The printing press of claim 28 wherein the spray heads are in a linear arrangement.
30 . The printing press of claim 29 , wherein the manifold is centrally located relative to the linearly arranged spray heads
31 . The printing press of claim 28 further comprising a main feed line connected to the inlet.
32 . The printing press of claim 28 wherein an equal number of the spray heads are disposed on opposite sides of the manifold.
33 . The printing press of claim 28 wherein the printing press spray bar includes:
a second manifold having a second inlet,
a common feed line connected to the respective inlets of the two manifolds; and
a second plurality of spray heads, each spray head being a termination point for dampening solution from the second manifold, the second plurality of dampening solution spray heads spraying dampening solution onto the dampener roll.
34 . The printing press spray bar of claim 33 wherein an equal number of the spray heads are disposed on opposite sides of the two manifolds.