Patent ID: 11946179
Assignee: CAMPEN MACHINERY A/S
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  B | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A former head for forming a fibrous web, where fibers are supplied to the former head mixed with air via at least one injection inlet, the former head comprising:
a) a roller being rotatable in a rotation direction around a rotation axis and comprising:
a roller surface surrounding the rotation axis, and
a plurality of first projections extending outwardly from the roller surface,

b) a screen extending along at least part of the roller surface above the rotation axis, the roller surface and the screen defining therebetween a peripheral gap, and
c) the injection inlet being positioned to conduct the mixture of the fibers and air into the peripheral gap in a delivery direction,
wherein said delivery direction is opposite to the rotation direction of the roller, and
said screen comprising a plurality of air inlets being configured for communicating with the peripheral gap and arranged before the injection inlet when viewed in the rotation direction of the roller.