Patent ID: 6454903
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: D21G

Abstract:
In a paper-making machine, a method of transferring a beginning of a wet lead strip of a paper web from a first moving surface to a following section of the machine, said method comprising the steps of:peeling off the beginning of the lead strip from the first moving surface, said peeling being performed using at least one air jet; transferring the beginning of the lead strip across a paper roll to an infeed area of a second moving surface, said transferring being performed using said at least one air jet; guiding the web into the following section using said second moving surface; creating an air cushion in said infeed area of said second moving surface, said creating step being performed using an air table having a plurality of throughholes; and delivering air through said throughholes from an air plenum to said air cushion.