Paper making and fiber liberation – Processes and products – Lead strip forming and/or guiding
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-06
2002-01-08
Silverman, Stanley S. (Department: 1731)
Paper making and fiber liberation
Processes and products
Lead strip forming and/or guiding
C162S204000, C162S205000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06336996
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of German Patent Application No. 198 15 994.3, filed on Apr. 9, 1998, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process and device for transferring a fibrous material web and/or a strip of the material web from a moist belt to an air-permeable belt. The belts travel together at least in a transfer region and separate after the transfer region. Suction is applied to a surface of the air-permeable belt that accepts or receives the web or strip of web that is opposite the fibrous material web carrying surface.
2. Discussion of Background Information
Processes and devices of the type generally discussed above are known for use in machines for manufacturing and/or refining fibrous material webs, e.g., paper, cardboard, or tissue webs.
When transporting moist fibrous material webs at high speed, e.g., in the press sections of drying sections of paper making machines, the fibrous material web is supported against at least one belt, e.g,. a press felt, press belt, drying wire, or the like. In this manner, the travel of the fibrous material web is stabilized, which counteracts a tearing of the web.
Transfer of the fibrous material web from a belt that is often moist to a belt positioned on the other side of the fibrous material web is disclosed, e.g., in EP 519 920, and is usually facilitated by suction zones. This is also true when the machine is started up, i.e., when an ever widening strip of the fibrous material web is threaded through the machine. Since a strip is easier to handle during threading, the introduction of the whole fibrous material web is consequently simplified.
However, in the known processes and devices, not only is the fibrous material web sucked against the accepting belt in the transfer regions but water from the releasing belt is sucked into the fibrous material web. As a result, an undesirable re-wetting of the fibrous material web occurs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a process and device with which re-wetting of the fibrous material web can at least be reduced while providing a favorable web guidance.
According to the present invention, during the transfer of a strip of the fibrous material web, at least the transfer region is suctioned, and during the subsequent transfer of the entire fibrous material web, at least most of the separating region, which follows the transfer region in the web travel direction, is suctioned.
In this regard, the accepting belt may be guided or conveyed past at least one movable suction zone that extends crosswise (lateral) to the fibrous material web. The movable suction zone can be, e.g., pivoted between the transfer region and a separating region. The accepting belt may be guided or conveyed past at least one suction zone that extends crosswise to the fibrous material web and may be separately controlled in the transfer and separating regions. The accepting belt may be guided over at least one suction zone that extends laterally to the fibrous material web and the trace of the releasing belt can be changed to shift the position of the transfer region.
During the transfer of the strip of the fibrous material web, at least the transfer region is supplied with suction, and during the subsequent transfer of the entire fibrous material web, at least most of the separating region that follows the transfer region is supplied with suction, thus, the present invention provides for separate operating states. The insertion of the strip of the fibrous material web depends on a particularly distinct guidance of the strip since it runs a high risk of being torn. Therefore, the transfer region, and possibly also the separating region that follows it should be supplied with suction. This encourages the contact and adherence of the strip of the fibrous material web to the accepting belt in the transfer region and facilitates separation from the releasing belt in the separating region. Moreover, because the strip will be discarded once the threading is completed, re-wetting of the strip that occurs is deliberately accepted.
After the entire fibrous material web is traveling through the transfer region, a switch can be made into the normal operating state. As noted above, at this point, at least most of the separating region is supplied with suction. Since the entire fibrous material web has a greater stability, suction in the transfer region can be sharply reduced or even stopped. This not only saves energy, but also reduces re-wetting of the fibrous material web by not drawing moisture from the releasing belt into the web in the transfer region. The suction of the accepting belt in the separating region, i.e., at a point at which the releasing belt is no longer in contact with the fibrous material web is sufficient for providing good web guidance.
In order to be able to even more strongly counteract the re-wetting in the transfer region when the entire fibrous material web is being transferred, the accepting belt is blown, preferably with air on the surface remote from the fibrous material web However, the pressure of the blowing should be of only relatively low intensity.
In order to ensure as rapid as possible an adhesion of the fibrous material web or of the strip of the web onto the accepting belt, it may be advantageous, particularly in belts that are first brought together in the transfer region, to provide suction on the accepting belt immediately before the transfer region. In this manner,the air that is drawn into the inlet gap between the element with the suction zone and the accepting belt may be aspirated away.
The device in accordance with the present invention includes at least one movable suction zone extending crosswise (lateral) to the fibrous material web and over its width. The accepting belt is conveyed past the device. The movable suction zone can be moved, and preferably pivoted, between the transfer region and the separating region. In this manner, the location of the suction zone can be adapted to the respective operating state in accordance with the above-described process.
In another exemplary embodiment, the device may include at least two separately controllable suction zones that extend crosswise to the fibrous material web. In this instance, both the transfer region and the separating region may be respectively associated with one of the separately controllable suction zones. The control of the suction zones may be provided such that the suction zone associated with the transfer region is active when the strip of the web material is being transferred, and that the suction zone associated with the separating region is active when the entire width of the material web is being transferred.
In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the accepting belt may be guided over at least one suction zone that extends crosswise to the fibrous material web and the travel direction of the releasing belt may be changed so that a position of the transfer region changes. In this manner, the transfer region may be moved into the region of the suction zone or before it in the web travel direction, depending on the operating state.
In order to aspirate away the air entrained or carried along by the accepting belt, another suction zone, which extends crosswise to the fibrous material web, may be provided before the suction zone of the transfer region relative to the web travel direction. Further, the suction zone of the transfer region may be coupled to a compressed air source. Further still, since it is only intended to encourage the transfer a strip of this fibrous material web, the suction zone of the transfer region need not extend over the entire width of the fibrous material web.
A rotatable suction roll with a perforated roll jacket, as is described in, e.g., DE-OS 40 23 297, may be advantageously suited as a device for accommodating the suc
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Silverman Stanley S.
Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
Walls Dionne A.
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