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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1998
Frank Stephen Hada, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael Alan Hermans, Neenah, WI (US);
Charles Robert Tomsovic, Omro, WI (US);
David V Lange, Beloit, WI (US);
Roger A Kanitz, Beloit, WI (US);
Richard D Hauser, Broadhead, WI (US);
Patrick W Murry, Beloit, WI (US);
Doug A Rounds, Beloit, WI (US);
Robert L Clarke, Roscoe, IL (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An air press for noncompressively dewatering a wet web to consistency levels not previously thought possible at industrially useful speeds without thermal dewatering. The air press has an air plenum and a vacuum collection device, each on opposite sides of two support fabrics that sandwich the paper web. There are cross machine sealing blade(s) that impinge upon the support fabrics and is opposed on the other side of the support fabrics by a sealing member formed of deformable material. The air plenum and vacuum collection device are movable relative to one another so that the sealing blade and deformable sealing member form a seal in the operating position of the air press.