Suction device for use in a papermaking machine and a papermaking machine using a suction device
US10132034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21F11/145
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a suction device (15) for use in a papermaking machine and being suitable for acting on a wet fibrous web through a permeable fabric (4, 6), e.g. a through-air-drying (TAD)-fabric. The suction device has a fabric-facing surface (18) formed by a plurality of end surfaces of solid elements (21, 22). Channels (24, 25) are defined between the solid elements. The end surface of the final solid element (22) does not lie in the same plane as the end surfaces of the previous solid elements (21). Thereby, a gap A is formed between the fabric (4, 6) and the final solid element (22). This allows air to flow through the gap and into a final channel (25). The air flow will then catch fines, small fibers and water droplets and draw them into the final channel (25) thereby counteracting a build-up of large lumps of fines and fibers.
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