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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2003
Applicants:

Juha Leimu, Turku, FI;

Antti Komulainen, Keuruu, FI;

Kari Juppi, Palokka, FI;

Matti Kurki, Jyväskylä, FI;

Martti Salminen, Lievestuore, FI;

Reijo Jokinen, Raisio, FI;

Inventors:

Juha Leimu, Turku, FI;

Antti Komulainen, Keuruu, FI;

Kari Juppi, Palokka, FI;

Matti Kurki, Jyväskylä, FI;

Martti Salminen, Lievestuore, FI;

Reijo Jokinen, Raisio, FI;

Assignee:

Metso Paper, Inc., Helsinki, FI;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 1/52 (2006.01); D21F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to a sealing arrangement () against a moving fabric () in a paper machine or the like. The sealing arrangement includes a stiff sealing element () placed on the fabric's () side on the entire width in connection with a paper sheet () supported by the fabric (). The sealing element has been arranged on a support so that the location of the sealing element with respect to the fabric () can be adjusted nearer to or, correspondingly, further from the fabric. As a sealing element there is at least a single-chambered labyrinth sealing ().


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