Device and method for ventilating an offset pocket space in a papermaking machine
US6725569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21F5/046
- 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 a heated dry air supply inlet (11). The offset pocket space (12) is situated between a set of three axially-parallel drying cylinders (20) over which consecutively runs a paper web (14). The device (10) comprises a first air outlet (50) where a first air stream is directed into a cleft (34) defined where the felt (16) rejoins the felt roll (26), and a second air outlet (52) where a second air stream is directed in close proximity to the felt (16) at a location which is upstream of the cleft (34). In use, the device (10) and the corresponding method allow the first air stream to flow through the felt (16) and lift the paper web (14) away from the felt (16) so as to reach the offset pocket space (12). The second air stream creates an air curtain to lower the pressure in a zone between the first (50) and the second air outlet (52).
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