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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neil Doherty, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Lawrence E. Zagar, Rochester, NH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 1/300 ;
Abstract
An air bar for steering a web of material has a hollow interior subjected to an air bar supply pressure. At least one air jet exit is connected to the hollow interior of the air bar. A metering device is assigned to the hollow interior of the air bar for varying the air pressured formed below the web of material for moving the web of material in a lateral direction.