Systems and methods for handling a flexible web
US11981522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/15
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to one aspect, a web handling system comprises a plurality of cross-grooved idler rollers, an imaging drum, a nip roller adjacent the imaging drum and forming a nip therewith, and a spreader roller disposed between the plurality of idler rollers and the nip roller. Each idler roller is disposed no more than a first distance from an adjacent idler roller, spreader roller, and nip roller and the spreader roller is disposed no more than a second distance from the nip. The first distance is in a range of 38 to 28 inches, 36 to 30 inches, or 35 to 33 inches and the second distance is in a range of 6 to 11 inches, 6.5 to 9 inches, or 7.0 to 8.5 inches.
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