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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark R. Atkins, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 1/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 1/104 ;
Abstract
“Ghosting” and leakage problems in a doctor blade assembly are minimized or eliminated in a construction that includes a reservoir ( ) partially surrounding a transfer roller ( ) wherein a surface of the roller ( ) is within the reservoir ( ) for at least 180° of its rotation. The reservoir ( ) is desirably split into two segments ( ), ( ) which are mounted for relative movement so as to allow access to the interior of the reservoir ( ) as well as to the roll ( ). Chambered end plates ( ), ( ) house seals ( ) and receive parts ( ) of the ends of doctor blades ( ), ( ) which extend past the end ( ) of the roll ( ) to promote good sealing at the ends of the assembly.