Doctor blade holder for cylinders, and system comprising a cylinder and a doctor blade holder
AssigneeOradoc S.R.L.
InventorsRoberto Gaspari, Andrea Orlandini
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Abstract
The doctor blade holder (7) comprises: a plurality of fingers (35) mounted on a beam (9), hinged around a rotation axis (37A) and configured to cumulatively form a housing seat (41) for the doctor blade (43); wherein the fingers (35) are pivotable independently from one another around said rotation axis (37A); at least one actuator (51) comprising at least one chamber (53) that can be inflated with pressurized fluid, configured and arranged so as to generate a thrust (f53) on the fingers (35) to make them pivot around said rotation axis (37A). Each finger (35) can be mounted and removed independently from the others on said beam (9).
Claims23
A doctor blade holder for a doctor blade adapted to co-act with a cylindrical surface of a rotating cylinder, the doctor blade holder comprising:
- a beam;
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- a plurality of fingers mounted on the beam and hinged around a rotation axis and configured to cumulatively form a housing seat for the doctor blade, wherein the fingers are pivotable independently from one another around said rotation axis, wherein each finger is mountable and removable independently from the others on said beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.