Patent ID: 7820011

Claim:
A moistening nozzle of a paper web comprising a frame to which air and water are fed, a water nozzle which is arranged inside the frame and wherewith water is conducted to an outlet of the moistening nozzle and an air nozzle wherewith air is conducted to an outlet of the moistening nozzle, and the air nozzle has an internal thread that brings the air into swirling motion, the internal threads formed on an inner surface of the air nozzle, and the air nozzle and the water nozzle are arranged one within the other to allow the air and the water to produce water mist that is sprayed out from the moistening nozzle, wherein inside the frame there is a control surface of the air nozzle to which the outer surface of the air nozzle is supported and the air nozzle is mounted into place by means of a securing unit.