Patent ID: 6457335
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B05B,D04H

Abstract:
A device for processing a textile web of fibers, comprising:a screen roller for transporting the textile web in one direction; a nozzle beam for producing fluid streams for striking the fibers of the textile web being transported on the screen roller, the nozzle beam comprising an upper part and a lower part extending over a working width of the textile web, the upper part including a pressure chamber to which pressurized fluid is supplied, and the lower part including a nozzle sheet with nozzle holes supported in a fluid-tight manner; a suction device within the screen roller beneath area to which the textile web is exposed to fluid streams from the nozzle beam; and a fluid catching device including a suction slot connected to a suction source, the suction slot facing the nozzle beam and being provided adjacent a lower edge of the nozzle beam and parallel to a lengthwise extension of the nozzle beam, the suction slot having a lower edge provided at a position lower than a lower edge of the nozzle beam.