Wiper blade for printer roller
OwnerMark Rogersoninventor
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Abstract
A blade assembly of a waste catchment system for a roller having a support plate for attachment to a tray of the waste catchment system and a blade holder. The blade holder configured to receive a blade having a longitudinal axis and a free edge extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage with the roller to be cleaned. The blade holder configured to receive and retain the blade, the blade being removably attachable to the blade holder. One of the blade holder and blades includes a channel and the other of the blade holder and blade includes a protrusion configured to be seated in and retained within the channel. There is a clearance fit between the channel and the protrusion.
Claims19
A blade assembly of a waste catchment system for a roller, the blade assembly comprising a support plate for attachment to a tray of the waste catchment system and a blade holder, the blade holder configured to receive a blade having a longitudinal axis and a free edge extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage with the roller to be cleaned, wherein the blade holder is configured to receive and retain the blade, the blade being removably attachable to the blade holder, wherein the blade holder includes a channel and the blade includes a protrusion configured to be seated in and retained within the channel, and wherein the channel has a diameter, the protrusion has a diameter, and the diameter of the channel is larger than the diameter of the protrusion.
A blade assembly of a waste catchment system for a roller, the blade assembly comprising a support plate for attachment to a tray of the waste catchment system and a blade holder, the blade holder configured to receive a blade having a longitudinal axis and a free edge extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage with the roller to be cleaned, wherein the blade holder is configured to receive and retain the blade, the blade being removably attachable to the blade holder, wherein one of the blade holder and blade includes a channel and the other of the blade holder and blade includes a protrusion configured to be seated in and retained within the channel, and wherein the channel has a diameter, the protrusion has a diameter, and the diameter of the channel is larger than the diameter of the protrusion, the blade assembly further comprising:
- retaining means associated with the blade holder, said blade retaining means having a first position in which the blade retaining means prevents sliding of the blade relative to the blade holder, and a second position in which the blade may slide relative to the blade holder.
A blade assembly of a waste catchment system for a roller, the blade assembly comprising a support plate for attachment to a tray of the waste catchment system and a blade holder, the blade holder configured to receive a blade having a longitudinal axis and a free edge extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage with the roller to be cleaned, wherein the blade holder is configured to receive and retain the blade, the blade being removably attachable to the blade holder, wherein one of the blade holder and blade includes a channel and the other of the blade holder and blade includes a protrusion configured to be seated in and retained within the channel, and wherein the channel has a diameter, the protrusion has a diameter, and the diameter of the channel is larger than the diameter of the protrusion;
- wherein the blade assembly is adapted to attach to a liner for lining the tray;
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- wherein the blade assembly is attachable to the liner via co-operating male/female elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.