Patent ID: 6735883
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B41F,F26B

Abstract:
Apparatus for drying and cooling a running web, comprising a dryer for said web having a dryer web inlet and a dryer web outlet spaced from said inlet; a housing in communication with said dryer and having a housing web inlet and a housing web outlet spaced from said web inlet, a plurality of spray nozzles in said housing for spraying a fluid onto said web; a plurality of electrostatic charge elements in said housing for generating an electrostatic charge on said web; a plurality of field director elements in said housing for directing said fluid sprayed from said plurality of spray nozzles towards said web; a drain for removing excess fluid from said housing; a temperature sensor for sensing the web temperature in said housing and controlling the amount of fluid emitted by said spray nozzles based upon the sensed temperature; and exhaust means for exhausting from said housing excess mist or steam generated by said spray nozzles.