Patent ID: 11897714
Assignee: SANDAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus for deploying a paperband for a turn-up operation on a paper making machine, the apparatus comprising:
a cross track comprising a first internal slot in which the paperband may be extended to prepare for a turn-up procedure on the paper making machine, and a transverse opening through which the paperband may be deployed;
a first apron positioned above the transverse opening and contacting a first transverse track surface and a second transverse track surface, to form a seal against debris entering the transverse opening, said first apron transversally flexible in response to the paperband exiting the first internal slot and being removed from the cross track during the turn-up operation, said first apron applying frictional force resisting the paperband exiting the cross track;
a curve track holding the paperband at an angle to an axis of the cross track;
a paperband feeding device operative to advance the paperband through the first internal slot without exiting the transverse opening;
two bars, at least one of the two bars positioned between the cross track and a full web spool such that a curved track connected to the cross track passes between the two bars wherein the two bars are symmetrically bent in different regions to adjust forces at contact points with the curved track as it interacts with one of the two bars.