Directing apparatus for guiding, deflecting and/or diverting a web of material
US5353979A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2406/14
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A directing apparatus for guiding, deflecting and/or diverting a web of material including a block which has a curved surface. The block is segmented, i.e. divided into sections, and in each section there is a certain number of bores, to which streams of medium are admitted at various velocities or with various quantities of medium. In each of the sections, a predetermined number of bores are connected to one another and are connected via a common line to a common medium supply device. The medium may be either compressed air or a liquid.
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