Blower chamber for the floating conveyance of sheets or webs
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Feb 9, 1999
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Sep 3, 1996
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Abstract
A blowing chamber is used for the suspended guidance of sheets or webs. The blowing chamber includes a guidance surface which is provided with a plurality of nozzles. Each of these nozzles has a generally rectangular blower opening which directs air up along an inclined guide surface that terminates at the sheet guidance surface in an arc-shaped transition.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KOENIG & BAUER-ALBERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 97080 WÜRZBURG |
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- 1996 Application Filing Year
- B65H Class
- 908 Applications Filed
- 393 Patents Issued To-Date
- 43.29 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Schwitzky, Volkmar Rolf | Wurzburg, DE | 28 | 232 |
# of filed Patents : 28 Total Citations : 232 | |||
Stiel, Jurgen Alfred | Thungen, DE | 11 | 63 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 63 |
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- 7 Citation Count
- B65H Class
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