IP Library Granted Patent US 7,008,510
Granted Patent B2
US 7,008,510 · App. 10/687,147 · Granted Mar 7, 2006

Arrangement in tail threading in a multinip calender of a paper machine

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Patent No.
US 7,008,510
App. No.
10/687,147
Granted
Mar 7, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An arrangement in tail threading in a multinip calender of a paper machine comprises rolls that form nips, extraction rolls as well as tail threading apparatus for guiding the tail to be transferred during tail threading through the multinip calender. The arrangement includes a holding point adapted prior to the last nip and a cutting device. The arrangement further includes a support device adapted at the holding point for supporting the tail during cutting.

Claims (5)

1. An arrangement in tail threading in a multinip calender of a paper machine, the multinip calender comprising rolls that form hips as well as extraction rolls arranged on the outlet side of the nips, and tail threading means for guiding the fail to be transferred during tail threading through the multinip calender, the arrangement comprising a holding point for the tail arranged prior to the last nip, after the nip prior to the last nip the tail threading means comprises a rope carrier system continuing to the holding point, and a cutting device arranged at the holding point for cutting the tail running down to a broke treatment, characterized in that the arrangement further comprises a support device adapted at the holding point for supporting the tail during the cutting operation.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the holding point is arranged between the nip of one roll or an extraction roll and an auxiliary roll included in the arrangement, the auxiliary roll being formed of several rotating discs arranged in the same line, at a distance of each other.

3. An arrangement according to claim 2 , characterized in that the support device is a vacuum belt conveyor, which is arranged after the auxiliary roll in the travel direction of the tail, and in connection with which the cutting device is adapted.

4. An arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the support device is a vacuum belt conveyor, which is arranged with one roll or the extraction roll, the holding point thus being formed at the support device.

5. An arrangement according to claim 4 , characterized in that the cutting device is arranged with the latter end, in the travel direction of the tail, of the vacuum belt conveyor, after which the following tail threading means is arranged.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 27, 2014
From: METSO PAPER, INC.
To: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 032551/0426 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2004
From: KALLIO, ISMO; LAITIO, JUHA; LINNONMAA, PEKKA
To: METSO PAPER, INC.
Reel/Frame 014962/0947 →