EP0041152B1 - Apparatus and process for removing transversel thickenings in coatings - Google Patents

Apparatus and process for removing transversel thickenings in coatings Download PDF

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EP0041152B1
EP0041152B1 EP81103585A EP81103585A EP0041152B1 EP 0041152 B1 EP0041152 B1 EP 0041152B1 EP 81103585 A EP81103585 A EP 81103585A EP 81103585 A EP81103585 A EP 81103585A EP 0041152 B1 EP0041152 B1 EP 0041152B1
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  • the invention relates to an apparatus and a method for eliminating layer thickenings which have arisen transversely to the direction of web travel after coating continuously moving webs with liquids, in particular when coating photographic film and paper webs with photographic emulsions and layers, an air knife being arranged above an open-top trough and the tub is pressurized by a vacuum generating device.
  • thickening of the layers occurs due to an accumulation of layer material when the coating devices are attached (immersion) and when the coating devices are removed (immersion) or at adhesive points and web thickenings. These thickenings usually extend across the entire width of the web transversely to the web running direction. At the respective beginning of the coating, the dipping bead arises from an excess supply of coating solution, which degrades more or less quickly depending on the coating device and changes into an equilibrium state of the application mechanism with a constant layer thickness.
  • the immersion bead is formed, which also initially extends as a thickening over the entire web width and then dissolves into coating tears.
  • the web ends are joined together using adhesive tape.
  • the adhesive tape creates a thickening of the web, which interferes with the application mechanism of the layers and leads to a thickening and thinning of the layer until equilibrium is restored. Coating defects caused by external influences or partial thickening in the web to be coated also lead to thickening of the layers during coating.
  • thickenings can reach two to four times the normal layer thickness. However, before a coated web can be wound up, the web must be completely dry at all locations, including the thickened locations. If the thickened areas are not completely dry, they glue the turns of the wound web to one another, so that unwinding of the web becomes impossible or the web tears during unwinding.
  • Drying the thickened areas of the web requires a significantly greater drying capacity than the normal layer thickness. This capacity can only be created if the drying section is extended, which leads to high investments, or by reducing the coating speed, which leads to loss of production and energy. When the layer thickenings are completely dried, there is still the disadvantage of the loss of quality in the normal layer, since this is over-dried and can be cracked, brittle or covered with photographic material.
  • Air brushes are known from older coating processes, with which shortly after the application of the coating with a high-speed air stream, a coating previously applied too thickly to a web is reduced by blowing to a desired uniform thickness.
  • the blown-off coating particles are collected in a suitable collecting container and returned to a storage tank. The air can be sucked out of the container by a suction fan.
  • the device is only suitable for the continuous treatment of non-solidified wet layers directly behind the coating device.
  • the device is not suitable for removing dried thickenings without damaging the actual layers in front of or behind the thickenings.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of finding a device and a method which make it possible to completely eliminate the thickening of the layers transverse to the web running direction and to collect and remove the particles of the thickening without the web and the normal coating (s ) the web is touched or damaged.
  • a deflecting element for deflecting the web is arranged behind the coating device for the web, that on the upstream and downstream sides of the web, on and from the deflecting element two at an acute angle to one another and to the layer of Air directional air knives are arranged, which extend over the entire width of the web and are arranged pivotably about axes.
  • the web Due to the sheared thickening of the layer (s), the web can be wound up after the normal layer (s) has dried, without leaving marks or imprints. The web sites where there were thickenings are then rather dry than the normal layer, whereby overdrying of these sites is accepted, since these short web sections without a layer cannot be used and are removed with minimal losses in a later operation.
  • An advantageous embodiment of the device is characterized in that a distributor channel with bores and water connection for sprinkling the surface and for spraying the trough volume of the vacuum trough is arranged around the upper edge of the vacuum trough.
  • the air knives, the water flushing of the vacuum trough and the vacuum trough are activated via a web tracking program, so that the device can be switched on immediately before the web thickening transversely to the web running direction and can be switched off shortly after the end of the thickening.
  • An expedient embodiment is characterized in that the path tracking program and the activation of the device can be controlled via the point in time and the duration of the coating device being immersed and immersed.
  • the simple method can be used if the coating device always has the same conditions and the length and extent of a thickening of the layer are known with certainty.
  • the path tracking program and the activation of the device can be controlled via a measuring device for moisture content or web thickness arranged in front of the device.
  • the negative pressure in the negative pressure trough and the water supply can be switched on simultaneously with the air knives and can be switched off with a time delay after the air knives have been switched off and swiveled away.
  • the invention also includes a method of the type mentioned in the introduction, which is characterized in that the coated web is deflected by a web guiding element and on the deflecting side two air jets directed against one another are directed against the layer of the web as air knives at an acute angle a, which are put into action when layer thickening occurs and doctor the particles of the layer thickening and blow into the vacuum trough sprinkled with water on all sides, which receives the particles and the mixture of air, water and particles of the layer thickening is fed to the vacuum generating device, which in turn is fed by a jet suction device is continuously emptied without interrupting the vacuum.
  • the device for removing web thickenings is arranged at a distance behind the coating point, in which the normal coating has already dried.
  • the method can be carried out particularly advantageously if the air knife is used for Scrapping of the layer thickening controlled, brought up to the deflection point of the web shortly before the thickening occurs, and put into operation, at the same time the vacuum trough is provided with vacuum and water sprinkling, the web is then completely removed from the entire coating in the area of the layer thickening and after the end of the layer thickening, the air knives are first switched off and removed from the web and then the vacuum and the water sprinkling are switched off with a time delay.
  • the web provided with a layer 2 is deflected via a deflecting element 4, for example around a roller.
  • a deflecting element 4 for example around a roller.
  • two air knives 5, 6 are arranged pivotable about axes 8.
  • the air knives 5, 6 are specially shaped air nozzles with air connections 7, in which the air emerges at high speed along knife-shaped cutting edges.
  • the air pressure with which the air knives 5, 6 are applied is 0.5 to 6 bar, but usually an air pressure of 0.5 to 3 bar is sufficient.
  • the air knives 5, 6 are pivoted away from the web 1 in order to avoid damage or malfunctions on the layer 2 of the web 1.
  • Below the air knives 5, 6 there is a rectangular vacuum trough 9 which extends over the entire width of the web 1 and somewhat beyond.
  • the tub 9 is provided all around with a channel 11 with water connections 10 for sprinkling and spraying the tub space.
  • the channel 11 has bores 12, from which the water is sprayed under pressure into the vacuum chamber when the device is switched on and is guided along the walls of the tub 9.
  • the tub 9 is connected to a vacuum generating device 14, for example an industrial vacuum cleaner, by means of a pipeline or a hose 13.
  • the water / particle mixture 17 settles in the underpressure generating device 14, while the air is separated from the drive 15 and blown out.
  • the mixture 17 is continuously extracted from the vacuum generating device 14 by means of a jet suction device 18.
  • the jet suction device 18 is charged with water or air through a connection 19 and conveys the mixture 17 into a drain 20 or to a recovery system (not shown) if the layer particles are valuable material, for example silver halide emulsions.
  • FIG. 2 shows the device in operation.
  • the air knives 5, 6 are pivoted upwards against the web 1 by an angle a.
  • the angle ⁇ of the air knife 5 to the web 1 is somewhat smaller than the angle ⁇ 2 , in order to allow the edge thickening 3 an uninterrupted entry into the area of the device and to avoid deposits of layer material on the air knife 5.
  • the air knife 6 is pivoted up to the web 1 by the angle U2 and the compressed air is fed to both air knives 5, 6 through the connections 7. Simultaneously with the air pressure for the air knives 5, 6, the negative pressure is built up in the negative pressure trough 9 and water is pressed under pressure into the distribution channel through the connections 10.
  • the air knives 5, 6 scrape all the layer material 2, 3 off the web 1 and blow the particles of the layer material 2, 3 into the vacuum trough 9.
  • the particles are sprayed with water and mixed and transported away by the vacuum in the trough 9, as above already described. Due to the advantageous sprinkling and spraying of the tub space, all particles are completely removed without being able to settle anywhere on the tub 9.
  • the air knives 5, 6 allow the thickened layer 2, which still contains a considerable amount of free water, to be scraped off completely as a doughy mass onto the web, but not a layer 2 after the first physical drying section, which no longer has free water contains.
  • the device is advantageously arranged at a point behind the coating device at which the normal layer 2 already has no free water and is no longer scraped off by the air knives 5, 6.
  • the device can be switched on and off from the coating point, and the coating device can be used to control and control the device.
  • the immersion time is registered and the device is switched on via a path tracking program when the immersion point has reached the device.
  • the time is also recorded, a stabilization time for the coating device is added and the device is switched off via the path tracking program when the end of the thickening has passed the device.
  • Thickenings 3 on the layers 2 can also be determined by measurements and used to switch the device on and off. For this purpose, either the layer thickness or the moisture of layer 2 is measured in front of the device. If the measured values exceed a desired value, the device is switched on with a delay corresponding to the distance of the measuring point from the device (path tracking program) and switched off again after a delay after the desired value has been reached again.
  • the device and the method are characterized by a simple and safe function. Damage to the web and its layers is avoided.
  • the device surprisingly succeeds in completely eliminating all of the layer thickening that results from the dipping and dipping process, through gluing points or other web thickening, and safely and continuously removing the scraped-off layer particles.
  • it is possible to reduce the drying times for coated webs by 20 to 40%, which, in relation to the web length, can save a considerable amount of energy. This makes it possible to produce more web material at a higher speed with an existing coating system or to dry it more slowly and thus to improve the quality.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Beseitigen von quer zur Bahnlaufrichtung entstandenen Schichtverdickungen nach dem Beschichten von kontinuierlich bewegten Bahnen mit Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere beim Beschichten von photographischen Film- und Papierbahnen mit photographischen Emulsionen und Schichten, wobei ein Luftmesser über einer oben offenen Wanne angeordnet ist und die Wanne durch eine Unterdruckerzeugungseinrichtung mit Unterdruck beaufschlagt ist.The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for eliminating layer thickenings which have arisen transversely to the direction of web travel after coating continuously moving webs with liquids, in particular when coating photographic film and paper webs with photographic emulsions and layers, an air knife being arranged above an open-top trough and the tub is pressurized by a vacuum generating device.

Beim Beschichten von Bahnen mit Flüssigkeiten, z.B. mit viskosen, wässerigen oder organischen Lösungen oder mit photographischen Gelatine/Silberhalogenid-Emulsionen od. dgl. entstehen beim Ansetzen der Beschichtungseinrichtungen (Antauchen) und beim Absetzen der Beschichtungseinrichtungen (Abtauchen) oder an Klebestellen und Bahnverdickungen Verdickungen der Schichten durch eine Anhäufung von Schichtmaterial. Diese Verdickungen erstrecken sich quer zur Bahnlaufrichtung meist über die gesamte Bahnbreite. Bei dem jeweiligen Beginn der Beschichtung entsteht so der Antauchwulst durch ein Überangebot an Beschichtungslösung, der sich je nach Beschichtungseinrichtung mehr oder weniger schnell abbaut und in einen Gleichgewichtszustand des Antragsmechanismus mit einer konstanten Schichtdicke übergeht.When coating webs with liquids, e.g. With viscous, aqueous or organic solutions or with photographic gelatin / silver halide emulsions or the like, thickening of the layers occurs due to an accumulation of layer material when the coating devices are attached (immersion) and when the coating devices are removed (immersion) or at adhesive points and web thickenings. These thickenings usually extend across the entire width of the web transversely to the web running direction. At the respective beginning of the coating, the dipping bead arises from an excess supply of coating solution, which degrades more or less quickly depending on the coating device and changes into an equilibrium state of the application mechanism with a constant layer thickness.

Am Ende der Beschichtung entsteht beim Trennen der Schicht von der Unterlage der Bahn der Abtauchwulst, der sich ebenfalls als Verdickung zunächst über die gesamte Bahnbreite erstreckt und dann in Beschichtungstränen auflöst.At the end of the coating, when the layer is separated from the base of the web, the immersion bead is formed, which also initially extends as a thickening over the entire web width and then dissolves into coating tears.

Zum Verbinden der Bahnen zu einem endlos zu beschichtenden Band werden die Bahnenden mittels Klebeband aneinandergefügt. Durch das Klebeband entsteht eine Verdickung der Bahn, die den Antragsmechanismus der Schichten stört und zu einer Verdickung und Verdünnung der Schicht führt, bis sich das Gleichgewicht wieder einstellt. Auch durch Fremdeinwirkung entstandene Beschichtungsfehler oder partielle Verdickungen in der zu beschichtenden Bahn führen zu Verdickungen der Schichten beim Beschichten.To connect the webs to form an endlessly coated tape, the web ends are joined together using adhesive tape. The adhesive tape creates a thickening of the web, which interferes with the application mechanism of the layers and leads to a thickening and thinning of the layer until equilibrium is restored. Coating defects caused by external influences or partial thickening in the web to be coated also lead to thickening of the layers during coating.

Diese Verdickungen können das Zwei- bis Vierfache der normalen Schichtdicke erreichen. Bevor aber eine beschichtete Bahn aufgewickelt werden kann, muss die Bahn an allen Stellen völlig trocken sein, also auch an den verdickten Stellen. Sind die verdickten Stellen nicht völlig trocken, so verkleben diese die Windungen der aufgewickelten Bahn miteinander, so dass ein Abwickeln der Bahn unmöglich wird oder die Bahn beim Abwickeln reisst.These thickenings can reach two to four times the normal layer thickness. However, before a coated web can be wound up, the web must be completely dry at all locations, including the thickened locations. If the thickened areas are not completely dry, they glue the turns of the wound web to one another, so that unwinding of the web becomes impossible or the web tears during unwinding.

Für die Trocknung der verdickten Stellen der Bahn wird eine erheblich grössere Trocknungskapazität benötigt als für die normale Schichtdicke. Diese Kapazität kann nur geschaffen werden, wenn die Trockenstrecke verlängert wird, was zu hohen Investitionen führt, oder indem die Beschichtungsgeschwindigkeit verringert wird, was zu einem Produktionsverlust und zu einem Energieverlust führt. Bei der völligen Trocknung der Schichtverdickungen entsteht noch der Nachteil der Qualitätseinbusse in der normalen Schicht, da diese übertrocknet wird und hierbei rissig, spröde oder bei photographischem Material verschleiert werden kann.Drying the thickened areas of the web requires a significantly greater drying capacity than the normal layer thickness. This capacity can only be created if the drying section is extended, which leads to high investments, or by reducing the coating speed, which leads to loss of production and energy. When the layer thickenings are completely dried, there is still the disadvantage of the loss of quality in the normal layer, since this is over-dried and can be cracked, brittle or covered with photographic material.

Selbstwenn die Schichtverdickungen völlig getrocknet werden und zu einer Rolle aufgewickelt werden, entstehen unter dem Wickeldruck Durchdrücke auf die nächsten und die vorhergehenden Windungen der Rolle, die oft grosse Teile einer Rolle unbrauchbar machen, wenn die Schichten druckempfindlich sind.Even if the layer thickenings are completely dried and wound up into a roll, the winding pressure creates pressures on the next and the previous turns of the roll, which often make large parts of a roll unusable if the layers are sensitive to pressure.

Es wurde daher in der Praxis versucht, mit den verschiedensten Verfahren und Vorrichtungen eine Möglichkeit zu finden, diese Schichtverdikkungen zu vermindern oder möglichst ganz zu vermeiden.It was therefore attempted in practice to find a possibility with the most varied methods and devices to reduce these layer thickenings or to avoid them as far as possible.

Aus der DE-A Nr. 2633316 ist ein Verfahren bekannt, in welchem die beschichtete Bahn zunächst konventionell so getrocknet wird, dass die normale Schicht trocken ist und die beschichtete Bahn anschliessend einer Mikrowellentrocknung ausgesetzt wird, die die Verdickungen der Bahn bevorzugt fertig trocknet und die weniger Restfeuchte enthaltende Normalschicht verschont. Mit diesem Verfahren kann zwar ein Teil der Energie gespart werden, indem nur an den Stellen mit Schichtverdickungen nachgetrocknet wird. Nicht aber werden die Verdickungen beseitigt, so dass diese in der Bahn weiterhin zu Abdrücken oder Durchdrücken führen. Auch ist mit diesem Verfahren nur eine geringe Verkürzung der Trockenstrekke oder eine geringe Geschwindigkeitserhöhung möglich, da die Mikrowellentrocknung ebenfalls Raum beansprucht.From DE-A No. 2633316 a method is known in which the coated web is first conventionally dried in such a way that the normal layer is dry and the coated web is then subjected to microwave drying, which preferably dries the thickened web and the Normal layer containing less residual moisture is spared. With this method, part of the energy can be saved by drying only at the points with thickened layers. However, the thickenings are not eliminated, so that they continue to cause impressions or press-throughs in the web. This method also only allows a slight shortening of the drying distance or a slight increase in speed because the microwave drying also takes up space.

Zur Verringerung der Schichtverdickung ist aus der DE-A Nr. 1904928 bekannt, die Stellen, an denen Verbindungen auftreten, vor allem an Klebestellen zu befeuchten, um ein Verteilen der Verdickungen zu erreichen. Diese Massnahme zeigt jedoch nur einen geringen Erfolg, da eine wesentliche Einebnung der Verdickungen nicht erreicht wird. Es wurde auch versucht, die Giesseinrichtung so zu steuern, dass beim Durchgang einer Verdickung der Bahn eine Verdickung der Schichten vermieden wird. Dies soll dadurch erreicht werden, dass der Unterdruck unter der Giesseinrichtung kurz vor dem Durchgang der Verdickung erhöht und kurz nach dem Durchgang wieder normalisiert wird (DE-B Nr. 2453884). Einerseits wird durch dieses Verfahren nur eine geringe Verbesserung erreicht, andererseits lässt sich das Verfahren nur bei speziellen Beschichtungseinrichtungen verwenden.To reduce the layer thickening, it is known from DE-A No. 1904928 to moisten the points at which connections occur, especially at glue points, in order to achieve a distribution of the thickenings. However, this measure shows little success because the thickening is not substantially leveled. Attempts have also been made to control the pouring device in such a way that thickening of the layers is avoided when the web thickens. This is to be achieved by increasing the vacuum under the pouring device shortly before the thickening passes and normalizing it shortly after the passage (DE-B No. 2453884). On the one hand, only a slight improvement is achieved by this process, on the other hand, the process can only be used with special coating devices.

Aus älteren Beschichtungsverfahren sind Luftbürsten bekannt, mit denen kurz nach dem Auftragen der Beschichtung mit einem Luftstrom von hoher Geschwindigkeit eine zuvor zu dick auf eine Bahn aufgetragene Beschichtung durch Abblasen auf eine gewünschte gleichmässige Dicke reduziert wird. Nach der D E-A Nr. 2263714 werden die abgeblasenen Beschichtungsteilchen in einem geeigneten Auffangbehälter gesammelt und in einen Vorratstank zurückgeleitet. Die Luft kann durch ein Absauggebläse aus dem Behälter abgesaugt werden.Air brushes are known from older coating processes, with which shortly after the application of the coating with a high-speed air stream, a coating previously applied too thickly to a web is reduced by blowing to a desired uniform thickness. According to D EA No. 2263714, the blown-off coating particles are collected in a suitable collecting container and returned to a storage tank. The air can be sucked out of the container by a suction fan.

Die Vorrichtung eignet sich nur zum kontinuierlichen Behandeln noch nicht erstarrter nasser Schichten direkt hinter der Beschichtungseinrichtung. Zum Beseitigen von getrockneten Verdickungen, ohne die eigentlichen Schichten vor oder hinter den Verdickungen zu beschädigen, ist die Vorrichtung nicht geeignet.The device is only suitable for the continuous treatment of non-solidified wet layers directly behind the coating device. The device is not suitable for removing dried thickenings without damaging the actual layers in front of or behind the thickenings.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zu finden, die es ermöglichen, die Verdickungen der Schichten quer zur Bahnlaufrichtung vollständig zu beseitigen und die Teilchen der Verdickungen aufzufangen und gesammelt abzuführen, ohne dass die .Bahn und die normale Beschichtung(en) der Bahn berührt oder beschädigt wird.The invention is therefore based on the object of finding a device and a method which make it possible to completely eliminate the thickening of the layers transverse to the web running direction and to collect and remove the particles of the thickening without the web and the normal coating (s ) the web is touched or damaged.

Die Aufgabe wurde erfindungsgemäss dadurch gelöst, dass hinter der Beschichtungseinrichtung für die Bahn ein Umlenkelement zum Umlenken der Bahn angeordnet ist, dass, auf der Auflaufseite und der Ablaufseite der Bahn, auf und von dem Umlenkelement zwei unter einem spitzen Winkel gegeneinander und gegen die Schicht der Bahn gerichtete Luftmesser angeordnet sind, die sich über die gesamte Bahnbreite erstrecken und um Achsen schwenkbar angeordnet sind.The object was achieved according to the invention in that a deflecting element for deflecting the web is arranged behind the coating device for the web, that on the upstream and downstream sides of the web, on and from the deflecting element two at an acute angle to one another and to the layer of Air directional air knives are arranged, which extend over the entire width of the web and are arranged pivotably about axes.

Überraschend für den Fachmann zeigt sich, dass es mit den Luftmessern möglich ist, die gesamten verdickten Schichten völlig von der Bahn abzuscheren und in die Unterdruckwanne zu blasen. Dies ist selbst dann noch möglich, wenn der normale Beguss der Bahn so weit getrocknet ist, dass die Normalschicht nicht mehr beschädigt werden kann. Auch mehrere erstarrte Verdickungen lassen sich mit den Luftmessern abscheren. Hierdurch ist es möglich, die Maschinengeschwindigkeit der gesamten Beschichtungsanlage bei gleich langer Trockenstrecke um 20 bis 40% zu steigern oder aber bei gleicher Maschinengeschwindigkeit durch langsamere Trocknung sowohl eine entsprechende Menge an Energie zu sparen, als auch eine schonendere Trocknung der Schicht(en) durchzuführen und hiermit die Qualität des Produktes zu verbessern. Durch die abgescherten Verdickungen der Schicht(en) kann die Bahn nach Trocknung der Normalschicht(en) aufgewickelt werden, ohne dass Abdrücke oder Durchdrücke entstehen. Die Bahnstellen, an denen Verdickungen waren, sind dann eher trocken als die Normalschicht, wobei eine Übertrocknung dieser Stellen in Kauf genommen wird, da diese kurzen Bahnstücke ohne Schicht nicht verwendbar sind und bei einem späteren Arbeitsgang mit geringsten Verlusten herausgenommen werden.Surprisingly for the expert it turns out that it is possible with the air knives to completely shear off the entire thickened layers from the web and to blow them into the vacuum trough. This is still possible even if the normal coating of the web has dried so far that the normal layer can no longer be damaged. Several solidified thickenings can also be sheared off with the air knives. This makes it possible to increase the machine speed of the entire coating system for the same length of drying section by 20 to 40% or to save a corresponding amount of energy by slower drying at the same machine speed, as well as to carry out a more gentle drying of the layer (s) and hereby to improve the quality of the product. Due to the sheared thickening of the layer (s), the web can be wound up after the normal layer (s) has dried, without leaving marks or imprints. The web sites where there were thickenings are then rather dry than the normal layer, whereby overdrying of these sites is accepted, since these short web sections without a layer cannot be used and are removed with minimal losses in a later operation.

Eine vorteilhafte Ausführungsform der Vorrichtung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass am oberen Rand der Unterdruckwanne ringsum eine Verteilerrinne mit Bohrungen und Wasseranschluss zur Berieselung der Oberfläche und zum Besprühen des Wannenvolumens der Unterdruckwanne angeordnet ist. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass die abgescherten Teile der Schichtverdickung beim Eintritt in die Unterdruckwanne auf einen Wasserfilm treffen und auf diesem abtransportiert werden, ohne eine Möglichkeit zu haben, sich festzusetzen.An advantageous embodiment of the device is characterized in that a distributor channel with bores and water connection for sprinkling the surface and for spraying the trough volume of the vacuum trough is arranged around the upper edge of the vacuum trough. This has the advantage that the sheared-off parts of the layer thickening meet a water film when it enters the vacuum trough and are carried away on it without being able to get stuck.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform werden die Luftmesser, die Wasserspülung der Unterdruckwanne und die Unterdruckwanne über ein Bahnverfolgungsprogramm in Tätigkeit gesetzt, so dass die Vorrichtung unmittelbar vor der Bahnverdickung quer zur Bahnlaufrichtung einschaltbar und kurz nach dem Ende der Verdickung abschaltbar ist.In a preferred embodiment, the air knives, the water flushing of the vacuum trough and the vacuum trough are activated via a web tracking program, so that the device can be switched on immediately before the web thickening transversely to the web running direction and can be switched off shortly after the end of the thickening.

Eine zweckmässige Ausführung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass das Bahnverfolgungsprogramm und die Einschaltung der Vorrichtung über den Zeitpunkt und die Zeitdauer des An- und Abtauchens der Beschichtungseinrichtung steuerbar ist. Das einfache Verfahren ist dann anwendbar, wenn bei der Beschichtungseinrichtung stets gleiche Verhältnisse bestehen und mit Sicherheit die entstehende Länge und Ausdehnung einer Schichtverdickung bekannt ist. In einer anderen zweckmässigen Einrichtung ist das Bahnverfolgungsprogramm und die Einschaltung der Vorrichtung über eine vor der Vorrichtung angeordnete Messeinrichtung für Feuchtegehalt oder Bahndicke steuerbar.An expedient embodiment is characterized in that the path tracking program and the activation of the device can be controlled via the point in time and the duration of the coating device being immersed and immersed. The simple method can be used if the coating device always has the same conditions and the length and extent of a thickening of the layer are known with certainty. In another expedient device, the path tracking program and the activation of the device can be controlled via a measuring device for moisture content or web thickness arranged in front of the device.

Weiterhin wurde gefunden, dass es von Vorteil ist, wenn der Unterdruck in der Unterdruckwanne und die Wasserzuführung gleichzeitig mit den Luftmessern einschaltbar und mit einer zeitlichen Verzögerung nach dem Abschalten und Abschwenken der Luftmesser abschaltbar sind.Furthermore, it was found that it is advantageous if the negative pressure in the negative pressure trough and the water supply can be switched on simultaneously with the air knives and can be switched off with a time delay after the air knives have been switched off and swiveled away.

Ein weiterer überraschender Vorteil zeigt der Anschluss der Unterdruckwanne an eine Unterdruckerzeugungseinrichtung, die ihrerseits über eine Strahlsaugeinrichtung ohne Unterbrechung des Unterdruckes entleerbar ist. Durch diese Massnahme ist die Vorrichtung stets einsatzbereit und die Beschichtungsanlage muss nicht zum Entleeren der Unterdruckerzeugungseinrichtung stillgesetzt werden.Another surprising advantage is shown by the connection of the vacuum trough to a vacuum generation device, which in turn can be emptied via a jet suction device without interrupting the vacuum. With this measure, the device is always ready for use and the coating system does not have to be shut down to empty the vacuum generating device.

Die Erfindung beinhaltet auch ein Verfahren der einleitend genannten Art, das sich dadurch auszeichnet, dass die beschichtete Bahn durch ein Bahnführungselement umgelenkt wird und an der Umlenkseite von unten gegen die Schicht der Bahn zwei gegeneinander gerichtete Luftstrahlen als Luftmesser unter einem spitzen Winkel a gerichtet werden, die beim Auftreten von Schichtverdickungen in Tätigkeit versetzt werden und die Teilchen der Schichtverdickung abrakeln und in die mit Wasser allseitig berieselte Unterdruckwanne blasen, die die Teilchen aufnimmt und das Gemisch aus Luft, Wasser und Teilchen der Schichtverdickung der Unterdruckerzeugungseinrichtung zugeführt wird, die ihrerseits durch einen Strahlsauger ohne Unterbrechung des Unterdruckes kontinuierlich entleert wird.The invention also includes a method of the type mentioned in the introduction, which is characterized in that the coated web is deflected by a web guiding element and on the deflecting side two air jets directed against one another are directed against the layer of the web as air knives at an acute angle a, which are put into action when layer thickening occurs and doctor the particles of the layer thickening and blow into the vacuum trough sprinkled with water on all sides, which receives the particles and the mixture of air, water and particles of the layer thickening is fed to the vacuum generating device, which in turn is fed by a jet suction device is continuously emptied without interrupting the vacuum.

Weiterhin wurde gefunden, dass es für das Verfahren von Vorteil ist, wenn die Vorrichtung zum Beseitigen von Bahnverdickungen in einem Abstand hinter der Beschichtungsstelle angeordnet wird, in dem die normale Beschichtung bereits getrocknet ist.Furthermore, it was found that it is advantageous for the method if the device for removing web thickenings is arranged at a distance behind the coating point, in which the normal coating has already dried.

Das Verfahren kann besonders vorteilhaft durchgeführt werden, wenn die Luftmesser zum Abrakeln der Schichtverdickung gesteuert, kurz vor dem Auftreten der Verdickung an die Umlenkstelle der Bahn herangebracht, und in Betrieb gesetzt werden, wobei gleichzeitig die Unterdruckwanne mit Unterdruck und Wasserberieselung versehen wird, die Bahn dann im Bereich der Schichtverdickung völlig von der gesamten Beschichtung befreit wird und nach dem Ende der Schichtverdickung zuerst die Luftmesser abgeschaltet und von der Bahn entfernt und dann mit einer zeitlichen Verzögerung der Unterdruck und die Wasserberieselung abgeschaltet werden.The method can be carried out particularly advantageously if the air knife is used for Scrapping of the layer thickening controlled, brought up to the deflection point of the web shortly before the thickening occurs, and put into operation, at the same time the vacuum trough is provided with vacuum and water sprinkling, the web is then completely removed from the entire coating in the area of the layer thickening and after the end of the layer thickening, the air knives are first switched off and removed from the web and then the vacuum and the water sprinkling are switched off with a time delay.

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In Fig. 1 ist eine beispielsweise Ausführungsform der Vorrichtung dargestellt. Die mit einer Schicht 2 versehene Bahn wird über ein Umlenkelement 4, zum Beispiel um eine Walze, umgelenkt. Unterhalb der Bahn sind zwei Luftmesser 5, 6 um Achsen 8 schwenkbar angeordnet. Die Luftmesser 5, 6 sind speziell geformte Luftdüsen mit Luftanschlüssen 7, bei welchen die Luft mit hoher Geschwindigkeit entlang messerförmiger Schneiden austritt. Der Luftdruck, mit dem die Luftmesser 5, 6 beaufschlagt werden, beträgt 0,5 bis 6 bar, meist reicht aber ein Luftdruck von 0,5 bis 3 bar. 1 n Ruhestellung sind die Luftmesser 5, 6 von der Bahn 1 abgeschwenkt, um Beschädigungen oder Störungen an der Schicht 2 der Bahn 1 zu vermeiden. Unterhalb der Luftmesser 5, 6 ist eine sich über die gesamte Breite der Bahn 1 und etwas darüber hinaus erstreckende rechteckige Unterdruckwanne 9 angeordnet. Die Wanne 9 ist rundum mit einem Kanal 11 mit Wasseranschlüssen 10 zur Berieselung und Besprühung des Wannenraumes versehen. Der Kanal 11 besitzt Bohrungen 12, aus welchen das Wasser bei eingeschalteter Vorrichtung unter Druck in den Unterdruckraum gesprüht wird und an den Wandungen der Wanne 9 entlang geleitet wird. Mit einer Rohrleitung oder einem Schlauch 13 ist die Wanne 9 mit einer Unterdruckerzeugungseinrichtung 14, zum Beispiel einem Industriestaubsauger, verbunden. In der Unterdrukkerzeugungseinrichtung 14 setzt sich das Wasser/Teilchen-Gemisch 17 ab, während die Luft von dem Antrieb 15 abgeschieden und ausgeblasen wird.1 shows an exemplary embodiment of the device. The web provided with a layer 2 is deflected via a deflecting element 4, for example around a roller. Below the path, two air knives 5, 6 are arranged pivotable about axes 8. The air knives 5, 6 are specially shaped air nozzles with air connections 7, in which the air emerges at high speed along knife-shaped cutting edges. The air pressure with which the air knives 5, 6 are applied is 0.5 to 6 bar, but usually an air pressure of 0.5 to 3 bar is sufficient. In the rest position, the air knives 5, 6 are pivoted away from the web 1 in order to avoid damage or malfunctions on the layer 2 of the web 1. Below the air knives 5, 6 there is a rectangular vacuum trough 9 which extends over the entire width of the web 1 and somewhat beyond. The tub 9 is provided all around with a channel 11 with water connections 10 for sprinkling and spraying the tub space. The channel 11 has bores 12, from which the water is sprayed under pressure into the vacuum chamber when the device is switched on and is guided along the walls of the tub 9. The tub 9 is connected to a vacuum generating device 14, for example an industrial vacuum cleaner, by means of a pipeline or a hose 13. The water / particle mixture 17 settles in the underpressure generating device 14, while the air is separated from the drive 15 and blown out.

Um einen kontinuierlichen Betrieb der Vorrichtung zu erlauben, wird das Gemisch 17 ständig mittels einer Strahlsaugeinrichtung 18 aus der Unterdruckerzeugungseinrichtung 14 abgesaugt. Die Strahlsaugeinrichtung 18 wird mit Wasser oder Luft durch einen Anschluss 19 beschickt und fördert das Gemisch 17 in einen Abfluss 20 oder zu einer Wiedergewinnungsanlage (nicht dargestellt), wenn es sich bei den Schichtteilchen um wertvollen Material, zum Beispiel um Silberhalogenidemulsionen handelt.In order to allow continuous operation of the device, the mixture 17 is continuously extracted from the vacuum generating device 14 by means of a jet suction device 18. The jet suction device 18 is charged with water or air through a connection 19 and conveys the mixture 17 into a drain 20 or to a recovery system (not shown) if the layer particles are valuable material, for example silver halide emulsions.

Fig. 2zeigtdie Vorrichtung in Funktion. Kurz vor dem Eintreffen einer Schichtverdickung 3 in der Vorrichtung werden die Luftmesser 5, 6 gegen die Bahn 1 um ein Winkel a nach oben geschwenkt. Hierbei ist der Winkel a, des Luftmessers 5 zur Bahn 1 etwas kleiner als der Winkel a2, um der Randverdickung 3 einen ungestörten Einlauf in den Bereich der Vorrichtung zu ermöglichen und Absetzungen von Schichtmaterial an dem Luftmesser 5 zu vermeiden. Das Luftmesser 6 wird um den Winkel U2 bis direkt an die Bahn 1 herangeschwenkt und die Pressluft wird beiden Luftmessern 5, 6 durch die Anschlüsse 7 zugeführt. Gleichzeitig mit dem Luftdruck für die Luftmesser 5, 6 wird der Unterdruck in der Unterdruckwanne 9 aufgebaut und durch die Anschlüsse 10 Wasser unter Überdruck in die Verteilerrinne gedrückt. Die Luftmesser 5, 6 rakeln sämtliches Schichtmaterial 2, 3 von der Bahn 1 und blasen die Teilchen des Schichtmaterials 2, 3 in die Unterdruckwanne 9. Hier werden die Teilchen mit Wasser besprüht und vermischt und durch den Unterdruck in der Wanne 9 abtransportiert, wie oben bereits beschrieben. Durch die vorteilhafte Berieselung und Besprühung des Wannenraumes werden alle Teilchen restlos abgeführt, ohne sich an irgendeiner Stelle der Wanne 9 absetzen zu können.Figure 2 shows the device in operation. Shortly before the arrival of a layer thickening 3 in the device, the air knives 5, 6 are pivoted upwards against the web 1 by an angle a. Here, the angle α of the air knife 5 to the web 1 is somewhat smaller than the angle α 2 , in order to allow the edge thickening 3 an uninterrupted entry into the area of the device and to avoid deposits of layer material on the air knife 5. The air knife 6 is pivoted up to the web 1 by the angle U2 and the compressed air is fed to both air knives 5, 6 through the connections 7. Simultaneously with the air pressure for the air knives 5, 6, the negative pressure is built up in the negative pressure trough 9 and water is pressed under pressure into the distribution channel through the connections 10. The air knives 5, 6 scrape all the layer material 2, 3 off the web 1 and blow the particles of the layer material 2, 3 into the vacuum trough 9. Here the particles are sprayed with water and mixed and transported away by the vacuum in the trough 9, as above already described. Due to the advantageous sprinkling and spraying of the tub space, all particles are completely removed without being able to settle anywhere on the tub 9.

Kurze Zeit nach dem Ende der Schichtverdikkung 3 werden die Luftmesser 5, 6 abgeschaltet und von der Bahn 1 weggeschwenkt. Mit einer Zeitverzögerung von mehreren Sekunden werden dann der Unterdruck in der Wanne 9 und die Wasserzufuhr 10 abgeschaltet. Durch diese verzögerte Abschaltung wird die Wanne 9 weiterhin gespült, um auch die letzten Teilchen abzuführen und ein Festsetzen der Teilchen zu vermeiden.A short time after the end of the layer thickening 3, the air knives 5, 6 are switched off and pivoted away from the web 1. The vacuum in the tub 9 and the water supply 10 are then switched off with a time delay of several seconds. As a result of this delayed switch-off, the tub 9 continues to be rinsed in order to also remove the last particles and to prevent the particles from becoming stuck.

Wie bereits erwähnt erlauben die Luftmesser 5, 6, die verdickte Schicht 2, die in erheblichem Umfang noch freies Wasser enthält, als teigige Masse bis auf die Bahn restlos abzurakeln, nicht aber eine Schicht 2 nach dem ersten physikalischen Trockenabschnitt, die kein freies Wasser mehr enthält. Um ein unnötigesAbrakeln von Schichtmaterial zu vermeiden, wird die Vorrichtung vorteilhaft an einer Stelle hinter der Beschichtungseinrichtung angeordnet, an welcher die normale Schicht 2 bereits kein freies Wasser mehr hat und von den Luftmessern 5, 6 nicht mehr abgerakelt wird.As already mentioned, the air knives 5, 6 allow the thickened layer 2, which still contains a considerable amount of free water, to be scraped off completely as a doughy mass onto the web, but not a layer 2 after the first physical drying section, which no longer has free water contains. In order to avoid unnecessary scraping of layer material, the device is advantageously arranged at a point behind the coating device at which the normal layer 2 already has no free water and is no longer scraped off by the air knives 5, 6.

Werden mehrere Schichten nacheinander nach den jeweiligen Trocknungen bis zum ersten physikalischen Trocknungsabschnitt aufgebracht, so reicht es überraschenderweise aus, erst nach der ersten Trocknung der letztaufgebrachten Schicht die Vorrichtung einzusetzen. Die Schichtverdikkung 3 wird von der nachfolgenden Schicht jeweils wieder befeuchtet und behält ihren teigigen Zustand, der es gestattet, alle Schichten nach Aufbringung der letzten Schicht auf einmal zu beseitigen.If several layers are applied one after the other after the respective drying up to the first physical drying section, it is surprisingly sufficient to use the device only after the first drying of the last applied layer. The layer thickening 3 is again moistened by the subsequent layer and retains its pasty state, which allows all layers to be removed at once after the application of the last layer.

Die Ein- und Abschaltung der Vorrichtung kann von der Beschichtungsstelle aus erfolgen, wobei das Ab- und Antauchen der Beschichtungseinrichtung für eine Steuerung der Vorrichtung verwendbar ist. Die Abtauchzeit wird registriert und über ein Bahnverfolgungsprogramm die Vorrichtung dann eingeschaltet, wenn die Abtauchstelle kurz vor der Vorrichtung angelangt ist. Beim Antauchen wird die Zeit ebenfalls registriert, eine Stabilisierungszeit für die Beschichtungseinrichtung zuaddiert und die Vorrichtung über das Bahnverfolgungsprogramm ausgeschaltet, wenn das Ende der Verdickung die Vorrichtung passiert hat.The device can be switched on and off from the coating point, and the coating device can be used to control and control the device. The immersion time is registered and the device is switched on via a path tracking program when the immersion point has reached the device. When arriving diving, the time is also recorded, a stabilization time for the coating device is added and the device is switched off via the path tracking program when the end of the thickening has passed the device.

Verdickungen 3 an den Schichten 2 können aber auch durch Messungen festgestellt und zum Ein- und Ausschalten der Vorrichtung eingesetzt werden. Hierzu wird vor der Vorrichtung entweder die Schichtdicke oder die Feuchte der Schicht 2 gemessen. Überschreiten die Messwerte einen Sollwert, so wird die Vorrichtung mit einer der Entfernung der Messstelle von der Vorrichtung entsprechenden Verzögerung (Bahnverfolgungsprogramm) eingeschaltet und nach dem Wiedererreichen des Sollwertes mit Verzögerung wieder ausgeschaltet.Thickenings 3 on the layers 2 can also be determined by measurements and used to switch the device on and off. For this purpose, either the layer thickness or the moisture of layer 2 is measured in front of the device. If the measured values exceed a desired value, the device is switched on with a delay corresponding to the distance of the measuring point from the device (path tracking program) and switched off again after a delay after the desired value has been reached again.

Die Vorrichtung und das Verfahren zeichnen sich durch eine einfache und sichere Funktion aus. Beschädigungen der Bahn und deren Schichten werden vermieden. Durch die Vorrichtung gelingt es überraschenderweise, die gesamten Schichtverdickungen, die durch den An- und Abtauchvorgang, durch Klebestellen oder sonstige Bahnverdickungen entstehen, restlos zu beseitigen und die abgerakelten Schichtteilchen sicher und kontinuierlich zu entfernen. Durch den Einsatz der Vorrichtung oder durch Anwendung des Verfahrens ist es möglich, die Trockenzeiten für beschichtete Bahnen um 20 bis 40% zu reduzieren, wodurch, bezogen auf die Bahnlänge, in erheblichem Masse Energie eingespart werden kann. Dies erlaubt, mit einer bestehenden Beschichtungsanlage mehr Bahnmaterial bei grösserer Geschwindigkeit zuproduzieren oder aber langsamer zu trocknen und somit die Qualität zu verbessern.The device and the method are characterized by a simple and safe function. Damage to the web and its layers is avoided. The device surprisingly succeeds in completely eliminating all of the layer thickening that results from the dipping and dipping process, through gluing points or other web thickening, and safely and continuously removing the scraped-off layer particles. By using the device or by using the method, it is possible to reduce the drying times for coated webs by 20 to 40%, which, in relation to the web length, can save a considerable amount of energy. This makes it possible to produce more web material at a higher speed with an existing coating system or to dry it more slowly and thus to improve the quality.

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1. An apparatus for removing thickenings in layers which are produced transversely to the direction of travel of a web after the coating of continuously moving webs with liquids, in particular during the coating of photographic film and paper webs with photographic emulsions and layers, wherein an air blade is arranged above a tank which is open at the top and the tank is chargeable with a vacuum by a vacuum-generating device, characterised in that a deflecting element (4) for deflecting the web (1) is arranged downstream of the coating device for the web (1); in that two air blades (5, 6) pointing at an acute angle (a,, U2) to each other and to the layer (2) of the web (1 ) are arranged on the approach side and on the delivery side of the web (1) to and from the deflecting element (4) and extend over the entire width of the web and are pivotal about axes (8).
2. An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterised in that a distributing groove (11) with bores (12) and a water connection (10) are arranged around the upper rim of the vacuum tank (9) to sprinkle the surface and spray the volume of the vacuum tank (9).
3. An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterised in that the air blades (5, 6), the water rinsing (10, 11 ) and the vacuum tank (9) can be actuated by means of a web-tracking programme so that the apparatus can be switched on immediately upstream of the thickening (3) in the layer transversely to the direction of travel of the web and can be switched off just after the end of the thickening (3).
4. An apparatus according to Claim 3, characterised in that the web-tracking programme and the switching on of the apparatus can be controlled by means of the moment and duration of the immersion and emergence of the coating device.
5. An apparatus according to Claim 3, characterised in that the web-tracking programme and the switching on of the apparatus can be controlled by means of a moisture content or layer thickness measuring device arranged upstream of the apparatus.
6. An apparatus according to Claim 3, characterised in that the vacuum in the vacuum tank (9) and the water supply (10) can be switched on simultaneously with the air blades and can be switched off with a time delay after the switching off and pivoting out of the air blades.
7. An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterised in that, for continuous operation of the apparatus, the vacuum tank (9) is connected to a vacuum-generating device (14) which, in turn, can be evacuated via a jet suction device (18) without interrupting the vacuum.
8. A method for removing thickenings in layers which are produced transversely to the direction of travel of the web on the web after the coating of continuously moving webs with liquids, in particular during the coating of photographic film and paper webs with photographic emulsions and layers, wherein an air blade is used for blowing off the thickening in the layer into a tank which is open at the top and is kept under vacuum by a vacuum-generating device, characterised in that the coated web (1) is deflected by a web guide element (4) and in that two air jets pointing towards each other are directed at an acute angle a towards the layer (2) of the web (1 ) from below at the deflecting point as air blades which are actuated when thickenings (3) appear in the layer and which scrape off the particles of the thickening (3) in the layer and blow them into a vacuum tank (9) which is sprinkled all over with water and which receives the particles, and the mixture of air, water and particles is supplied to a vacuum-generating device (14) which, in turn, is evacuated continuously by a jet suction device (18) without interrupting the vacuum.
9. A method according to Claim 8, characterised in that the air blades (5, 6) for scraping the thickening (3) in the layer in a controlled manner just before the appearance of the thickening (3) are brought to the deflecting point (4) of the web (1) and set into operation, wherein the vacuum tank (9) is simultaneously provided with a vacuum and water sprinkling (11,12), the web (1) is then completely freed from the entire coating (2, 3) in the region of the thickening (3) in the layer and the air blades (5, 6) are firstly switched off and removed from the web (1) after the end of the thickening in the layer (3) and the vacuum and the water sprinkling (11, 12) are then switched off after a time delay.
10. A method according to Claim 8, characterised in that the apparatus for removing thickenings (3) in webs is arranged at a distance downstream of the coating point at which the normal coating (2) is already dry.
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