Shield for doctor blade holder

摘要

For use with an ink chamber housing of a printing machine, a combination includes a doctor blade adapted to be secured to the ink chamber housing so as to extend outwardly therefrom, the doctor blade including a doctoring plate having a rear portion to be secured to the ink chamber housing and a front doctoring edge in contact with the outer surface of the roll to meter ink thereto, and a chamber doctor blade shield having one end fixed to the doctor blade in spaced relation from the doctoring edge and a second opposite free end unsecured to the doctoring plate, so as to cover the outer surface of the ink chamber housing to prevent ink from depositing thereon when the combined doctor blade and chamber doctor blade shield is clamped to the chamber housing.