Claims
- 1. A process of forming a headbox for a machine comprising:
arranging a plurality of headbox channels into rows and columns; positioning a lamella between adjacent rows; fixing an end of the lamella at a fixing point; and arranging lamellar supports downstream of, relative to a headbox flow direction, the fixing point.
- 2. The process in accordance with claim 1, further comprising locating bridges between adjacent headbox channels in a same row, and
positioning the lamellar supports on at least some of the bridges.
- 3. The process in accordance with claim 2, wherein the lamellar supports are positioned on at least three of the bridges
- 4. The process in accordance with claim 2, wherein the lamellar supports are positioned on all of the bridges.
- 5. The process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lamella is a flexible lamella.
- 6. The process in accordance with claim 1, further comprising positioning a lamella between each adjacent row;
locating bridges between adjacent rows; and positioning the lamellar supports on at least some of the bridges.
- 7. The process in accordance with claim 6, wherein the lamellae are flexible lamellae.
- 8. The process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lamellar supports have curved portions which are arranged to face the lamella.
- 9. The process in accordance with claim 1, further comprising positioning a lamellar support on an uppermost row, wherein the lamellar support of the uppermost row does not support a lamella.
Priority Claims (1)
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199 26 804.5 |
Jun 1999 |
DE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/589,893 filed Jun. 9, 2000 and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of German Patent Application No. 199 26 804.5 filed Jun. 12, 1999, the disclosures of which are expressly incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.
Divisions (1)
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Parent |
09589893 |
Jun 2000 |
US |
Child |
10238614 |
Sep 2002 |
US |