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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2006
Rami Aaltonen, Turku, FI;
Pekka Saarikivi, Raisio, FI;
Rami Aaltonen, Turku, FI;
Pekka Saarikivi, Raisio, FI;
Metso Paper, Inc., Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for sealing of a pocket space between drying cylinders () in a paper machine or similar. In the method for sealing of the pocket space: a wire () is moved supported by the first and the second cylinder (), a gap between the pocket space () and the space outside () it is sealed by a runnability component (), which comprises at least a sealing surface () and a blow nozzle () provided with a nozzle slot () of a size of 0.5-3.5 mm and elongated in the cross direction, the sealing surface () is kept at a distance of 5-15 mm from the moving wire (), air is blown with the blow nozzle () from a blow point () and along the sealing surface () towards a sealing point () and further via the sealing point () away () from the pocket space. The invention comprises also a runnability component () and a method for manufacturing the same. The parts of the runnability component are fastened together at least mainly without welding in the cross direction of the paper machine.