Vacuum apparatus for having textured clothing for controlling rate of application of vacuum pressure in a through air drying papermaking process
US5885421A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21F11/006
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A papermaking vacuum apparatus having a web-facing surface adapted to support a papermaking belt and comprising a head, a body and at least one vacuum slot disposed in the head and defining an aperture on the web-facing surface. The vacuum slot is in fluid communication with the web-facing surface and extends from the web-facing surface to the body which is in further fluid communication with a vacuum source. The web-facing surface has a textured clothing interposed between the web-facing surface of the vacuum apparatus and a backside of the papermaking belt. The textured clothing creates leakage between the backside of the papermaking belt and the web-facing surface of the vacuum apparatus and effectively eliminates the vacuum seal between these two surfaces. In one preferred embodiment, the textured clothing comprises an endless belt adapted to travel around the vacuum apparatus
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