Patent ID: 8915184

Claim:
A doctor blade system for a print unit including a frame and an engraved cylinder including a peripheral surface, the doctor blade system comprising: a doctor blade support; a doctor blade supported by the doctor blade support, the doctor blade comprising an edge positioned and configured to come into contact with and extend axially along the peripheral surface of the engraved cylinder of the print unit; a supporting hub, on which the doctor blade support is mounted; a fixing structure fixing the supporting hub to the frame of the print unit; a reciprocation apparatus configured and connected to provide reciprocating motion of the doctor blade on the peripheral surface of the engraved cylinder along a direction approximately parallel to an axis of revolution of said engraved cylinder, the reciprocation apparatus for the doctor blade is configured to directly drive the doctor blade support which is provided with the doctor blade; wherein the reciprocation apparatus for the doctor blade comprises a push finger projecting from the doctor blade support and contacting a reciprocating motion part of the reciprocation apparatus; and a return spring positioned between the doctor blade support and the supporting hub positioned and configured to oppose motion of the doctor blade caused by the push finger; and one or more thrust elements configured and placed to drive the doctor blade in a direction transverse to the axis of revolution and toward the peripheral surface of said engraved cylinder, the one or more thrust elements are positioned and configured to generate forces exerted on the supporting hub, the one or more thrust elements positioned and configured to bear on the fixing structure and to move the supporting hub, and the doctor blade support provided with the doctor blade to maintain a constant contact of the edge of the doctor blade over an entire length of the edge of the doctor blade with the peripheral surface of the engraved cylinder.