Patent ID: 7987783

Claim:
A doctor blade mounting system for applying liquids to a rotatable cylinder in printing equipment comprising an elongated frame mounted adjacent to said rotatable cylinder, said elongated frame including a support and a clamping portion mounted with respect to said support, said clamping portion manufactured to include an elongated slit having a predetermined profile having a first side and a second side defining an opening, a doctor blade disposed within said elongated slit parallel to said rotatable cylinder for operative wiping engagement with said rotatable cylinder, said doctor blade including a first side and a second side corresponding to said first and second sides of said elongated slit, respectively, and clamping means for fixing said doctor blade within said elongated slit, said second side of said elongated slit presenting a substantially planar surface for said second side of said doctor blade, whereby said doctor blade can be held along said substantially planar surface of said second side of said elongated slit with a substantially even clamping force, and said first side of said elongated slit presenting a contoured surface including an outer end having a first predetermined dimension corresponding to the entrance into said elongated slit, an intermediate portion having a second predetermined dimension, said second predetermined dimension being greater than said first predetermined dimension, and an inner portion having a third predetermined dimension, said third predetermined dimension being smaller than said first and second predetermined dimensions, said clamping means comprising an elastomeric material disposed within said elongated slit and accessible for removal from said opening in said slit with said doctor blade disposed therein whereby said elastomeric material can fit and lock within said predetermined profile of said elongated slit and said elastomeric material is resiliently disposed with respect to said first side of said doctor blade to provide a damping action for said doctor blade, and is removable from said opening to assist in subsequent removal of said doctor blade from said elongated slit.