Claims
- 1. A volume meter for measuring the volume of cups in a printing device, comprising a foil, fastening agents for temporary fastening of the foil on a screen, a reservoir connected during operation with a space between the foil and the screen, and a viscous substance present in the reservoir, characterised in that the foil is free over an area of the fastening agents, said area being larger than a spot the viscous substance covers after spreading of the viscous substance from the reservoir, between the foil and the screen to be measured, in the cups.
- 2. The volume meter according to claim 1, characterised in that the reservoir is formed by an indentation in the foil.
- 3. The volume meter according to claim 2, characterised in that the indentation has such a form that the foil does not fold double if the foil is placed on the screen and a doctor blade is passed along the indentation in order to push the viscous substance out of the reservoir, with the foil at the location of the indentation being pushed by the doctor blade against the screen.
- 4. The volume meter according to claim 2, characterised in that the volume meter also comprises a further foil, which is present on a portion of the foil and covers the indentation.
- 5. The volume meter according to claim 4, characterised in that the further foil is fastened with an adhesive to the foil, with the adhesive partly being present around the indentation and a strip between an edge of the further foil and the indentation being free of adhesive.
- 6. The volume meter according to claim 5, characterised in that the fastening agents comprise a further adhesive, which is present on a portion of the foil and at least a portion of the further foil.
- 7. The volume meter according to claim 6, characterised in that the volume meter also comprises a removable cover foil, which covers the further adhesive present on the foil and the further foil.
- 8. The volume meter according to claim 1, characterised in that the viscous substance comprises grease.
- 9. The volume meter according to claim 8, characterised in that the viscous substance comprises a colorant.
- 10. The volume meter according to claim 9, characterised in that the composition of the viscous substance is approximately 0.5 weight percent colorant, approximately 10 weight percent oil and approximately 89.5 weight percent grease.
- 11. The volume meter according to claim 9, characterised in that the composition of the viscous substance is approximately 1 weight percent colorant and approximately 99 weight percent grease.
- 12. The volume meter according to claim 1, characterised in that the viscous substance comprises oil.
- 13. The volume meter according to claim 12, characterised in that the viscous substance comprises a colorant.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
1014572 |
Mar 2000 |
NL |
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PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119, to the previously-filed Dutch (Netherlands) application number NL 1014572, filed Mar. 7, 2000. The aforementioned Dutch application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.