WO1995011338A1 - A forming apparatus for forming a web from stock - Google Patents
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- WO1995011338A1 WO1995011338A1 PCT/US1994/009974 US9409974W WO9511338A1 WO 1995011338 A1 WO1995011338 A1 WO 1995011338A1 US 9409974 W US9409974 W US 9409974W WO 9511338 A1 WO9511338 A1 WO 9511338A1
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
- D21F9/00—Complete machines for making continuous webs of paper
- D21F9/003—Complete machines for making continuous webs of paper of the twin-wire type
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
- D21F1/00—Wet end of machines for making continuous webs of paper
- D21F1/48—Suction apparatus
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- TITLE A FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING A WEB FROM STOCK
- the present invention relates to a forming apparatus for forming a web from stock. More particularly, the present apparatus relates to a twin- wire forming apparatus.
- Twin wire formers such as the BEL BOND ® former, have greatly increased the quality of the web formed thereby.
- BEL BOND is a registered trademark of Beloit Corporation.
- the aforementioned BEL BOND ® former was designed typically as a retrofit top wire unit which permitted upward removal of water from the partially dewatered web. Such upward removal of water is attained by means of an auto-slice or vacuum slot disposed within the loop of the upper forming wire. Additionally, such upward removal of water through the top wire is due to the provision of curved shoe for guiding the fourdrinier wire such that water is removed centrifugally and upwardly from the stock through the top wire.
- the present invention overcomes the aforementioned problem by the provision of a movable blanket disposed beneath a curved inverted vacuum box for pressing the wires against a curved face of the aforementioned curved inverted vacuum box for gently removing therefrom further quantities of water.
- Another object of the present invention is the provision of a twin-wire forming apparatus which includes a looped blanket which cooperates with a fourdrinier wire for urging the fourdrinier wire against a curved face of a curved inverted vacuum box for removing water from stock disposed between the wires moving between the blanket and the curved face.
- the present invention relates to a forming apparatus for forming a web from stock ejected from a headbox.
- the apparatus includes a fourdrinier wire which defines a substantially horizontal section having a first and a second end.
- a headbox is disposed adjacent to and above the first end of the section for ejecting the stock onto the fourdrinier wire between the first and the second end of the section.
- a looped forming wire cooperates with and is disposed above the horizontal section such that the fourdrinier wire and the forming wire define therebetween an elongate forming section for removing water from the stock.
- the forming section has an upstream and a downstream end.
- a curved forming shoe is disposed adjacent to the upstream end of the forming section and on an opposite side of the fourdrinier wire relative to the headbox.
- the arrangement is such that during movement of the fourdrinier wire over the curved shoe, water is thrown centrifugally from the stock upwardly through the forming wire.
- a vacuum slot is disposed on an opposite side of the wires relative to the shoe for conveying the water removed centrifugally through the forming wire.
- a curved inverted vacuum box is disposed immediately downstream relative to the vacuum slot and on the same side of the wires as the vacuum slot.
- the curved vacuum box defines a curved face for guiding the wires.
- the curved face is curved in an opposite sense relative to the curved forming shoe.
- a looped blanket means is disposed on the same side of the wires as the shoe.
- the blanket means is disposed adjacent to and on the opposite side of the wires relative to the curved face.
- the blanket means cooperates with the fourdrinier wire for pressing the fourdrinier wire against the curved face for urging a further portion of water away from the formed web upwardly through the forming wire.
- the fourdrinier wire defines an upstream section immediately ahead of the horizontal section.
- the horizontal section is dipped relative to the upstream section such that the ejection of stock onto the horizontal section is at a relatively small angle relative to the horizontal section for minimizing bouncing of the stock on the horizontal section.
- the stock is ejected onto the horizontal section upstream relative to the curved shoe.
- the upstream end of the forming section includes means for adjusting a wrap of the forming wire around the curved shoe for adjusting the flow of water through the forming wire.
- the forming shoe includes a plurality of blades, with each blade extending in a cross-machine direction. The blades are spaced relative to each other in a machine direction.
- the vacuum slot includes an adjustable guide for guiding the water removed centrifugally from the stock through the forming wire. The slot is connected to a source of partial vacuum for assisting removal of the water.
- the curved face includes a plurality of foils, with each foil extending in a cross-machine direction.
- the foils are spaced relative to each other in a machine direction for guiding the forming wire.
- the curved face includes a first zone and a second zone disposed downstream relative to the first zone.
- the second zone has a radius of curvature which is less than the radius of curvature of the first zone.
- the second zone is disposed immediately downstream relative to the first zone, with the second zone having a downstream extremity.
- the downstream extremity, the second end of the horizontal section and the downstream end of the forming section are all disposed adjacent to each other.
- the blanket means in one embodiment of the present invention is a non-porous blanket which defines a smooth surface which cooperates with the fourdrinier wire.
- the blanket means is a vented blanket for assisting removal of water pressed from the stock during movement of the stock between the wires between the blanket means and the curved face.
- the forming apparatus also includes stretching means for stretching the blanket means such that the blanket means is urged upwardly against the fourdrinier wire.
- Figure 1 is a side-elevational view of a forming apparatus according to the present invention.
- Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the blanket means showing the blanket means having a smooth non-porous surface
- FIG 3 is a similar view to that shown in Figure 2, but shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention in which the blanket means is vented.
- Figure 1 is a side-elevational view of a forming apparatus, generally designated 10 according to the present invention, for forming a web W from stock S ejected from a headbox 12.
- the apparatus 10 includes a fourdrinier wire 14 defining a substantially horizontal section 16 having a first and a second end 18 and 20, respectively.
- the headbox 12 is disposed adjacent to and above the first end 18 of the section 16 for ejecting the stock S onto the fourdrinier wire 14 between the first and the second end 18 and 20 of the section 16.
- a looped forming wire 22 cooperates with and is disposed above the horizontal section 16 such that the fourdrinier wire 14 and the forming wire 22 define therebetween an elongate forming section 24 for removing water from the stock S.
- the forming section 24 has an upstream and a downstream end 26 and 28, respectively.
- a curved forming shoe 30 is disposed adjacent to the upstream end 26 of the forming section 24 and on an opposite side of the fourdrinier wire 14 relative to the headbox 12. The arrangement is such that during movement of the fourdrinier wire 14 over the curved shoe 30, water, as indicated by the arrow 32, is thrown centrifugally from the stock S through the forming wire 22.
- a vacuum slot 34 is disposed on an opposite side of the wires 14 and 22 relative to the shoe 30 for conveying the water 32 removed centrifugally through the forming wire 22.
- a curved inverted vacuum box 36 is disposed immediately downstream relative to the vacuum slot 34 and on the same side of the wires 14 and 22 as the vacuum slot 34.
- the curved vacuum box 36 defines a curved face 38 for guiding the wires 14 and 22.
- the curved face 38 has a curvature in an opposite sense relative to the curved forming shoe 30.
- a looped blanket means 40 is disposed on the same side of the wires 14 and 22 as the shoe 30.
- the blanket means 40 is disposed adjacent to and on the opposite side of the wires 14 and 22 relative to the curved face 38.
- the blanket means 40 cooperates with the fourdrinier wire 14 for pressing the fourdrinier wire 14 against the curved face 38 for urging a further portion of water, as indicated by the arrow 42, away from the formed web W and through the forming wire 22.
- the fourdrinier wire 14 also defines an upstream section 44 immediately ahead of the horizontal section 16.
- the horizontal section 16 is dipped relative to the upstream section 44 such that when the stock S is ejected onto the horizontal section 16, the trajectory of the stock is at a relatively small angle relative to the horizontal section 16.
- bouncing of the stock S on the horizontal section 16 is minimized, and the stock S is ejected onto the horizontal section 16 upstream relative to the curved shoe 30.
- the upstream end 26 of the forming section 24 also includes means 46 for adjusting a wrap of the forming wire 22 around the curved shoe 30 for adjusting the flow of water 32 through the forming wire 22.
- the forming shoe 30 also includes a plurality of blades 48,49 and 50. Each blade, for example blade 48, extends in a cross-machine direction. The blades 48 to 50 are spaced relative to each other in a machine direction MD.
- the vacuum slot 34 includes an adjustable guide 52 for guiding the water 32 removed centrifugally from the stock S through the forming wire 22. The slot 34 is connected to a source of partial vacuum for assisting removal of the water 32.
- the curved face 38 includes a plurality of foils 54,55 and 56. Each of the foils 54 to 56 extends in a cross-machine direction. The foils 54 to 56 are spaced relative to each other in a machine direction MD for guiding the forming wire 22.
- the curved face 38 includes a first zone 58 and a second zone 60 which is disposed downstream relative to the first zone 58.
- the second zone 60 has a radius of curvature which is less than a radius of curvature of the first zone 58.
- the first zone has a radius of curvature of approximately 5 meters.
- the second zone 60 is disposed immediately downstream relative to the first zone 58.
- the second zone 60 has a downstream extremity 62.
- the downstream extremity 62 and the downstream end 28 of the forming section 24 are disposed adjacent to each other.
- the blanket means 40 is a non-porous blanket 64 which defines a smooth surface 66 which cooperates with the fourdrinier wire 14.
- a blanket means 40A is a vented blanket 64A for assisting removal of water pressed from the stock S during movement of the stock S between the wires 14 and 22 between the blanket means 40A and the curved face 38.
- the vented blanket 64A is a grooved blanket with grooves 66 and 67.
- the forming apparatus 10 further includes stretching means 68 for stretching the blanket means 40 such that the blanket means 40 is urged upwardly, as indicated by the arrow 70, against the fourdrinier wire 14.
- stock is ejected from the headbox 12 onto the fourdrinier wire.
- the stock is conveyed by the fourdrinier wire 14 such that the partially formed web is disposed between the wires 14 and 22.
- Water is removed upwardly through the wire 22 and downwardly through the shoe 30 during movement thereof past the curved shoe.
- the present invention permits drainage of water from board grades manufactured particularly from waste furnish by the provision of a gentle pressing of the water from the formed web during the forming operation.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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KR1019960701926A KR960705108A (en) | 1993-10-16 | 1994-08-31 | A FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING A WEB FROM STOCK |
EP94927335A EP0723613B1 (en) | 1993-10-16 | 1994-08-31 | A forming apparatus for forming a web from stock |
JP7511792A JP2686853B2 (en) | 1993-10-16 | 1994-08-31 | Forming device for forming web from stock |
DE69415338T DE69415338T2 (en) | 1993-10-16 | 1994-08-31 | MOLDING DEVICE FOR SHAPING A FIBERGLASS SHEET |
BR9407827A BR9407827A (en) | 1993-10-16 | 1994-08-31 | Forming apparatus and process for forming stock strip ejected from head |
FI961654A FI961654A0 (en) | 1993-10-16 | 1996-04-15 | A molding device for forming a web from stock |
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GB9321401.3 | 1993-10-16 | ||
GB939321401A GB9321401D0 (en) | 1993-10-16 | 1993-10-16 | A forming apparatus for forming a web from stock |
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EP (1) | EP0723613B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2686853B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR960705108A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1039931C (en) |
BR (1) | BR9407827A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2174228A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69415338T2 (en) |
FI (1) | FI961654A0 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9321401D0 (en) |
PL (1) | PL313915A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1995011338A1 (en) |
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EP0122701A1 (en) * | 1983-03-17 | 1984-10-24 | Beloit Walmsley Limited | Improvements in or relating to dewatering apparatus |
WO1989004397A1 (en) * | 1987-10-30 | 1989-05-18 | Sulzer-Escher Wyss Gmbh | Double-screen format |
EP0371786A2 (en) * | 1988-12-01 | 1990-06-06 | Valmet-Karhula Inc. | Web forming method and apparatus |
EP0389404A2 (en) * | 1989-03-18 | 1990-09-26 | Beloit Technologies, Inc. | Web former |
WO1993012291A1 (en) * | 1991-12-17 | 1993-06-24 | J.M. Voith Gmbh | Twin-wire former |
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US5034098A (en) * | 1990-02-23 | 1991-07-23 | Beloit Corporation | Method of forming a paper web |
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- 1994-08-31 DE DE69415338T patent/DE69415338T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-08-31 BR BR9407827A patent/BR9407827A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-08-31 CA CA002174228A patent/CA2174228A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-08-31 PL PL94313915A patent/PL313915A1/en unknown
- 1994-08-31 KR KR1019960701926A patent/KR960705108A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-08-31 WO PCT/US1994/009974 patent/WO1995011338A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1994-08-31 EP EP94927335A patent/EP0723613B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-08-31 JP JP7511792A patent/JP2686853B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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EP0122701A1 (en) * | 1983-03-17 | 1984-10-24 | Beloit Walmsley Limited | Improvements in or relating to dewatering apparatus |
WO1989004397A1 (en) * | 1987-10-30 | 1989-05-18 | Sulzer-Escher Wyss Gmbh | Double-screen format |
EP0371786A2 (en) * | 1988-12-01 | 1990-06-06 | Valmet-Karhula Inc. | Web forming method and apparatus |
EP0389404A2 (en) * | 1989-03-18 | 1990-09-26 | Beloit Technologies, Inc. | Web former |
WO1993012291A1 (en) * | 1991-12-17 | 1993-06-24 | J.M. Voith Gmbh | Twin-wire former |
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DE69415338T2 (en) | 1999-07-15 |
EP0723613A1 (en) | 1996-07-31 |
EP0723613B1 (en) | 1998-12-16 |
CN1133077A (en) | 1996-10-09 |
DE69415338D1 (en) | 1999-01-28 |
FI961654A (en) | 1996-04-15 |
JP2686853B2 (en) | 1997-12-08 |
CA2174228A1 (en) | 1995-04-27 |
PL313915A1 (en) | 1996-08-05 |
FI961654A0 (en) | 1996-04-15 |
KR960705108A (en) | 1996-10-09 |
GB9321401D0 (en) | 1993-12-08 |
BR9407827A (en) | 1997-05-06 |
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