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Device and method for ventilating an offset pocket space in a papermaking machine

US6412192B1 · kind B1 · utility

3Cited by
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18Claims
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Filing dateJan 30, 2001
Grant dateJul 2, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21F5/042
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device (10) and method are used for ventilating an offset pocket space (12) located in a drying section of a papermaking machine by injecting air from at least one heated dry air supply inlet (11). The offset pocket space (12) is situated between three axially-parallel drying cylinders (20) over which consecutively runs a paper web (14). A first and a third of these cylinders (20) are vertically spaced from a second one. The paper web (14) is pressed against the first and the third cylinder (20) by a felt (16) which further runs around a felt roll (26) having a rotation axis parallel to that of the cylinders (20). The felt roll (26) is disposed between the three cylinders (20) in an offset position which is closer to the first cylinder (20) than the third cylinder (20).

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