Voith Patent Gmbh

Benjamin Mendez-Gallon

Christoph Henninger

Akio Hirano

Tadashi Sasa

Toshihiro Katano

A curtain application unit for applying a liquid or pasty application medium to at least one surface of a moving material web, in particular a fibrous web, includes an application head having at least one separation edge extending substantially over the width of the application head. The application medium exits the application head in the form of a free-falling curtain at the separation edge. At least one rinsing device is used to apply a flowing gaseous rinsing medium to the at least one separation edge, and at least one blocking device is suitable for keeping air movements of the ambient air away from the curtain. A method for coating a moving material web is also provided.

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Koenigsbronn, Germany

Benjamin Mendez-Gallon