Patent ID: 6395137
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A seal construction for a suction box in a suction roll in a paper/board machine, which seal construction comprises a seal (10) placed in a holder (11) and a first loading means including at least a first loading hose (12; 12a1; 12a2) arranged between the holder (11) and the seal (10), in which connection the seal (10) is pressed against the inner face (T) of the roll mantle of the suction roll (T) by means of the pressure of a medium passed into the loading hose (12; 12a,12a2), locking means (13,14,16) by whose means the seal (10) can be locked in a desired position in the holder (11), said loading means a including (14) arranged in a cavity (D1) located within one side face of the seal (10), a second loading hose (13) for applying a force upon said rib (14), said second loading (13) arranged within the cavity (D1), a second rib (16) arranged within a cavity/cavities (D2, D2a, D2b)provided in an opposite side face of the seal (10), and a resilient element (130, 15a1, 15a2) arranged in said cavity/cavities (D2, D2a, D2b) between said second rib (16) and said seal (10).