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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
May. 07, 1996
Petri Paloviita, Vantaa, FI;
Jukka Koskinen, Helsinki, FI;
Valmet Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying a coat mix to a high-speed running board or paper web by accurately premetering and pre-smoothing the applied coal with an applicator apparatus and then minimally doctoring the applied coat with an air knife. The applicator apparatus has a narrow slot-orifice extending in a cross-machine direction for facilitating high-speed laminar flow of coating mix into a gap region defined by confronting surfaces of the applicator apparatus and the web. The applicator apparatus has a member for directing the ejected coating mix in tho gap region in a direction reverse to a travel direction of the web so that only a predetermined portion of the ejected coating mix is allowed to form an applied coat on the web. This accurate premetering of the coating mix by the applicator apparatus permits an operator to readily optimize the subsequent process of doctoring the applied coating with an air knife.