Press roll

A press roll for nipping with a counter roll, said press roll comprising:

• a cylindrical blanket having flexibility;
• a supporting body disposed within said blanket along a longitudinal axis of said blanket;
• supporting heads rotatably supported at both ends of said supporting body for supporting inner surfaces of respective end portions of said blanket;
• clamping members provided with respective said supporting heads for clamping respective ends of said blanket to said supporting heads;
• fixing members for fixing said clamping members to said supporting heads;
• a first tapered surface formed on an outer peripheral surface of each of said supporting heads, each said first tapered surface having an outside diameter that gradually decreases from an inner end to an outer end;
• a first clamping surface formed on an inner peripheral surface of each of said clamping members and shaped to fit with said first tapered surface;
• a plurality of pins for positioning said blanket on said first tapered surface of said supporting heads;
• wherein said blanket is clamped between said first clamping surface and said first tapered surface;
• an axially inner tapered surface formed on each of said supporting heads and having an outside diameter that gradually increases from an axially inner end to an axially outer end of said supporting heads;
• tongue portions on said end portions of said blanket, said tongue portions each having a bore receiving one of said plurality of pins;
• an inner portion formed on each of said clamping members, said inner portion projecting in an axially inner direction of said blanket;
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• inner peripheral surfaces provided so as to fit with a respective said inner portion and so as to guide each of said clamping members to a fixing position for fixing said clamping members with said fixing members.