Saveall apparatus for a twin-wire former

Details Saveall apparatus for a twin-wire former Saveall apparatus for a twin-wire former

1991-09-30

1993-04-13

Hastings, Karen M.

Paper making and fiber liberation

Apparatus

Running or indefinite length product forming and/or treating...

162301, 162374, 162DIG7, D21F 152

Patent

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052020002

ABSTRACT:
A saveall apparatus is disclosed for collecting water ejected from stock through a forming wire of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a box which is disposed closely adjacent to the forming wire. The box defines an enclosure which is connected to a source of partial vacuum so that water ejected from the stock is collected within the enclosure. A throat wall is rigidly secured to the box and has an upstream and a downstream end. The upstream end of the throat wall slidingly engages the forming wire. A moveable throat wall cooperates with the throat wall for defining therebetween a vacuum slot which is connected to the enclosure such that the water ejected from the stock is drawn by the partial vacuum through the vacuum slot into the enclosure. The throat wall is disposed in a first plane, and the moveable throat wall is disposed in a second plane such that when the moveable throat wall is moved relative to the throat wall, an angle defined between the planes remains constant.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1434318 (1922-10-01), Schwartz
patent: 2142711 (1939-01-01), Birch
patent: 4648943 (1987-03-01), Malashenko et al.

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