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Self aligning doctor/applicator blade assembly

US4444102A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
18References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1981
Grant dateApr 24, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41F31/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The apparatus of the present invention includes a self aligning applicator/doctor blade assembly having at least two working surfaces adapted to engage an ink carrying conical roll wherein the working surfaces lie along the roll surface. A geometric apex for the cone and the working surfaces are coincident. An inking device circulates ink along a path including a zone adjacent to at least one working surface and the roll.

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