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Headbox for feeding a pulp suspension to a dewatering installation

US6319366A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1999
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21F1/028
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention refers to a headbox device for feeding a pulp suspension to a dewatering installation, particularly for a tissue machine. It is mainly characterized by an eccentric shaft being provided to set the slice gap between a minimum and a maximum height. It also includes a wedge shaped steel lamella tip attached under pre-stress by a tie/rod to a headbox partition.

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