Patent · US Expired

Trim squirt for a paper-making machine

US6210534A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1999
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/364
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A paper-making machine for making a fiber web, includes a wire for carrying the fiber web. A trim squirt includes a nozzle cutter and an accumulator tank. The nozzle cutter is directed toward and transverse to the wire. The accumulator tank includes an inlet for receiving a pressurized fluid and an outlet fluidly connected with the nozzle cutter. The tank is structured and arranged to define an air attenuation pad therein.

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