Patent ID: 9187864
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: D04H,D21F

Abstract:
1. An air system for drying a fibrous material, the air system comprising: an air knife operable to emit air at the fibrous material; a slot defined in a surface of a vacuum device operable to draw air through the slot; and a movable forming wire structure operable to pass the fibrous material thereon; wherein the air knife and the surface of the vacuum device are spaced apart by a gap, the gap configured to have a height to allow the fibrous material to pass therethrough; wherein the slot is operable to provide suction on the fibrous material so as to extract liquid from the fibrous material into the slot; and wherein the air knife is disposed above the movable forming wire structure and oriented at substantially perpendicular angle relative to a plane defined by the movable forming wire.