Steam shower vacuum apparatus
US5020245A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B13/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for removing excess steam from an area around a web, such as paper, the apparatus having a stationary vacuum pick-up slot positioned adjacent the web, a steam exhaust pipe leading from the pick-up slot to a vacuum header, an adjustable opening in the exhaust pipe in the vacuum header, facilitating control of the vacuum across the pick-up slot, and a chamber adapted to be heated, the chamber being configured so as to form one wall of the pick-up slot, and means for maintaining a vacuum on the header and the pick-up slot.
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