Patent ID: 6290817
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: D21G

Abstract:
A device for conveying and guiding a lead-in strip through a paper machine, comprising:a conveyor structured and arranged for guiding said lead-in strip, wherein said conveyor is formed of an air permeable material, and wherein said conveyor has a run with opposed faces on respective sides, wherein said lead-in strip is conveyed on a first face on a first side of said run, andvacuum producing means structured and arranged for producing a vacuum effect, on said lead-in strip, wherein said means for producing said vacuum effect causes said lead-in strip to be guided along said conveyor, wherein said vacuum producing means comprises a foil rib structured and arranged on a second side of said run of said conveyor, said foil rib comprising a foil head for producing said vacuum effect on an outlet side of said foil head in a direction of movement of said run for guiding said lead-in strip over said first face of said conveyor.