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US4760631A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21G1/022
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved roller apparatus for treating material webs, in which energy requirements are reduced by decreasing losses caused by fluid turbulence. The apparatus includes a cylindrical, hollow roll, supported on a shaft by hydraulic fluid under pressure. Longitudinal seals subdivide the area between the roll and the shaft into chambers. As the roll rotates, a fluid flow is established within the cylinder, in the direction of rotation. Rather than allow the fluid to establish a turbulent return flow path within each chamber, a return path isolated from the rotational flow is provided. One such return path is a group of channels formed transversely through the shaft, or alternately, recesses can be formed circumferentially in the shaft, covered to separate the return flow from the rotational flow.
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