Patent ID: 7320187

Claim:
Device configured to blow a fluid onto at least one face of a thin element, comprising: a containment having a horizontal longitudinal axis corresponding to an axis of a direction of travel of the thin element; at least two series of transverse parallel nozzles disposed within the containment and arranged transverse to the direction of travel of the thin element and directed towards the at least one face of the thin element; at least one radial-flow fan with a vertical axis within the containment, the at least one radial-flow fan including at least one outlet connected to feed the fluid to the at least two series of transverse parallel nozzles directed towards the at least one face of the thin element; and two diametrically opposite radial pipes, wherein the nozzles induce fluid jets in at least one plane perpendicular to the direction of travel of the thin element, wherein the vertical axis of the fan crosses the horizontal longitudinal axis of the containment, and wherein the at least one outlet is connected in fluid communication with the at least two series of transverse parallel nozzles via the two diametrically opposite radial pipes, and each radial pipe is connected to feed the fluid to one series of transverse parallel nozzles not fed the fluid by the other radial pipe, and each radial pipe extends from the at least one outlet in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the thin element.