Patent · US Expired

Paper coating apparatus and method

US4728539A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
4References
9Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 25, 1986
Grant dateMar 1, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 25, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H5/0017
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A trailing blade paper coating apparatus is disclosed which comprises means providing a resilient curved surface for supporting a moving web of cellulosic material, an applicator for a paper coating composition and a trailing blade which in use is biased towards and in contact with the moving web of cellulosic material, and which further includes a flexible blade mounted so that, in operation of the trailing blade paper coating apparatus, the flexible blade is in contact with a web of cellulosic material to be coated at a location which is upstream relative to the trailing blade and downstream relative to the applicator for the coating composition. A method is also disclosed and claimed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.