Dewatering blade locking assembly

Claim 1

A dewatering device for paper machines comprising a rigid frame and an endless wire on said frame, said device including a dewatering blade in contact with the wire in a substantially transversal direction thereto, a supporting member attached to the frame below the wire, said dewatering blade in longitudinal slidable attachment on top of said supporting member, said supporting member having means for supporting the dewatering blade, locking means, and means for vertically adjusting the supporting and locking means in relation to each other for pressing the lower portion of the blade between the supporting member and locking means, the locking means being a rail with a substantially T-shaped cross section, the lower side of the dewatering blade having two flanges pointing towards each other in the longitudinal direction of the blade and fitted to extend under the arms of the rail of T-shaped cross section so that the flanges rest on the supporting means, the supporting means being a U-shaped rail inside which the locking member has been fitted, and the means for vertically adjusting the supporting member and locking means in relation to each other are lever arms, the upper ends thereof being connected to said locking means, the lower ends thereof being connected to said U-shaped rail.