Patent ID: 6416580
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B05C,D21H

Abstract:
An apparatus for application of a liquid or pasty medium onto a traveling fiber material web having two sides and a direction of travel, said apparatus comprising:a first applicator for direct application of the medium onto a first side of the traveling material web, said first applicator comprising a doctor element and a pressure chamber applicator unit, said first applicator being configured for applying an initial amount of the medium onto the traveling material web, said initial amount being in excess of a desired amount of the medium, said doctor element of said first applicator being configured for doctoring the medium so as to enable removal and collection of an excess amount thereof and to thereby provide the desired amount of the medium on the traveling material web; a first rotating press roll for pressing the medium applied by said first applicator into the traveling material web; and a first rotating mating face having a surface with a first contact section, said first mating face being configured for continuously carrying the traveling material web on said contact section from said first applicator to said first press roll, said first contact section being associated with each of said first applicator and said first press roll, said first contact section being configured for contacting and supporting the traveling material web opposite said first applicator, said first contact section and said first press roll defining a press nip therebetween, said first mating face rotating in a same direction adjacent the traveling material web as said first press roll at said press nip.