(19)
(11) EP 2 360 017 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/34

(21) Application number: 11154837.6

(22) Date of filing: 17.02.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41F 31/02(2006.01)
 B41F 9/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 23.02.2010 US 710763

(71) Applicant: The Provident Group, Inc.
Paterson NJ 07504 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Van Denend, Mark E.
    Paterson, NJ 07504 (US)
  • Friedman, Kenneth Steven
    Waxhaw, NC 28173 (US)

(74) Representative: Patentanwälte Freischem 
Salierring 47-53
50677 Köln
50677 Köln (DE)

   


(54) Improved doctor/containment blade for a printing press


(57) A reinforced blade for use with a chamber blade assembly adjacent a portion of a roll and end seals for sealing ends of the chamber blade assembly, includes an elongated thin plate having opposite ends which lie against the end seals, and a roll contact portion extending in the lengthwise direction for contact with the roll, a clamping portion opposite the roll contact portion which is adapted to be clamped, and an unclamped portion between the roll contact portion and the clamping portion; and a wear element which increases the stiffness and/or wear of the thin plate, the wear element mounted to a surface of the thin plate at least at a position corresponding to the end seals, such that the thickness of the reinforced blade is greater at the opposite ends thereof which lie against the seals than at positions thereof between the end seals.







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