ROD CRADLE, INSERT TO BE USED IN A ROD CRADLE, AND METHOD FOR INSERTING A ROD IN A ROD CRADLE

摘要

The invention relates to a rod cradle for a film, coating, or dam rod. The rod cradle includes a frame profile (12) equipped with an insert groove (14) , an insert (16) fitted to this equipped with a rod groove (18) and a rod (28) , and locking elements (24) for locking the insert (16) into the frame profile (12) . On the sides of the insert groove (14) in the frame profile (12) there are edges (20) and on the sides of the rod groove (16) there are opposing lips (22) corresponding to them. The lips (22) include a vertex (74) , a cover surface (72) , which cover surface (72) is in contact with the rod (28) when the rod (28) is in the rod groove (18) , and a vertex surface (70) , which separates from the cover surface (72) at the vertex (74) . In addition, the said locking elements (24) comprise a locking arrangement (26) between the edges (20) of the insert groove (14) and the lips (22) of the insert (16) , which is arranged to permit the insert (16) to be set in place with the rod groove (18) empty and to lock each said lip (22) to the opposing edge (20) , when the rod (28) is in the rod groove (18) . The invention also relates to a corresponding insert and method.