Patent ID: 6319364
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: D21F,D21G

Abstract:
An apparatus for dividing a running fibrous web having a width into at least two partial-width portions along a dividing line therebetween extending longitudinally along a running direction of the web, comprising:a rotating cylinder having an outer surface adapted to have the web wrapped circumferentially thereabout and be adhered thereto such that rotation of the cylinder carries the web along the running direction; andat least first and second doctor blades engaging the outer surface of the cylinder for removing the web therefrom, the first doctor blade forming a first web-detaching point for removing one partial-width portion of the web from the cylinder and the second doctor blade being circumferentially spaced from the first doctor blade and forming a second web-detaching point for removing another partial-width portion of the web from the cylinder, whereby the two partial-width portions of the web are removed from the cylinder at different times such that the web is divided into the two partial-width portions along the dividing line therebetween.