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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1999
Ingo Gottwald, Steinheim, DE;
Bernhard Kohl, Heidenheim, DE;
Stefan Reich, Heidenheim, DE;
Benjamin Méndez-Gallon, Itzelberg, DE;
Richard Bernert, Giengen, DE;
Martin Kustermann, Heidenheim, DE;
Manfred Ueberschär, Gerstetten, DE;
Christoph Henninger, Heidenheim, DE;
Ruediger Kurtz, Heidenheim, DE;
Harald Hess, Grünkraut, DE;
Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Abstract
A device designed for coating a material web with a coating medium includes a coater, a metering/smoothing device positioned downstream of the coater in the direction of feed of the material web, at a certain distance from the coater, and a support roll around which the material web is guided. Moreover, the material web is guided around the support roll only in the area of the metering/smoothing device, and it traverses essentially in a straight line between the coater and the support roll. In accordance to a first aspect of this invention, a support arrangement supports the material web in the straight web section between the coater and the support roll. In accordance to a second aspect of this invention, devices are provided which stabilize the material web in the area where the web traverses in a straight line.