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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Kadant Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert P. Johnson, Sutton, MA (US);
Allen Brauns, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Kadant, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21G 7/00 (2006.01); D21G 3/00 (2006.01); D21G 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21G 3/005 (2013.01); D21G 3/00 (2013.01); D21G 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A doctor blade cartridge for use in a doctor blade holder is disclosed. The doctor blade cartridge is for receiving a doctor blade, and includes at least one blade supporting member, wherein the blade supporting member is sufficiently stiff to support the doctor blade and includes load indication means for providing a signal indicative of at least one of blade supporting member strain and blade supporting member deflection.