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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2000
Jorma Snellman, Jyväskylä, FI;
Valmet Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
The invention concerns a seal construction for a suction roll in a paper machine. The seal construction ( ) comprises a substantially U-section holder ( ) open towards the inner face ( ) of the roll mantle, a seal which is mounted in the holder, which is placed in the axial direction of the roll, and which consists of a frame part ( ) of the seal fitted in the holder ( ) and of a wear part ( ), which is fix to the frame part and which is placed against the inner face ( ) of the roll mantle, and which seal construction also comprises loading means, such as a loading hose ( ) or equivalent, by whose means the seal can be shifted in the holder ( ) against the inner face ( ) of the roll mantle. According to the invention, in the interior of the frame part ( ) of the seal, an inner loading member ( ) has been arranged, by whose means the frame part of the seal can be locked in contact with the holder ( ) so as to position the wear part ( ) of the seal in the desired position in relation to the inner face ( ) of the roll mantle.