Claims
- 1. A method for conveying and guiding a lead-in strip over a run of a conveyor in a paper machine, comprising the steps of:
directing a lead-in strip over a first face on a first side of a run of a conveyor; and producing a longitudinal vacuum effect across the run of the conveyor in the direction of movement of the run of the conveyor.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said vacuum effect is produced by a nozzle extending in a longitudinal direction relative to said run of said conveyor.
- 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said nozzle produces a longitudinal vacuum transversely across said run of said conveyor.
- 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said nozzle further comprising a curved guide face coupled to said nozzle for guiding an air flow produced by means of said nozzle to further enhance the vacuum effect.
- 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said nozzle further comprising a curved guide face coupled to said nozzle for guiding an air flow produced by means of said nozzle to further enhance the vacuum effect by means of the Coanda effect.
Priority Claims (1)
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982087 |
Sep 1998 |
FI |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional application U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/696,212 filed Oct. 25, 2000 which in turn is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/408,962 filed Sep. 29, 1999 which claims priority of Finnish Patent Application No. 982087 filed Sep. 29, 1998.
Divisions (2)
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09696212 |
Oct 2000 |
US |
Child |
10348726 |
Jan 2003 |
US |
Parent |
09408962 |
Sep 1999 |
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Child |
09696212 |
Oct 2000 |
US |