Patent ID: 6176939
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A device for cleaning a transport belt of a machine for manufacturing a material web, in a particular paper or cardboard web, comprising:at least one nozzle for imparting a medium under pressure upon the transport belt, said at least one nozzle having a diameter that ranges from about 0.05 mm to about 0.8 mm, said at least one nozzle being rotatable about a rotational axis, wherein the speed of rotation of the nozzle is variable to vary the intensity of the cleaning, said at least one nozzle is provided with a medium that is under a pressure of about 100 bar to about 1000 bar, and said at least one nozzle is spaced a distance h from the surface of the transport belt, wherein h is within the range of about 10 mm to about 100 mm.