Abstract: Known devices for coating a continuous web of material (13) comprise a casting container (1) which consists of a casting surface (8) for the discharge of the coating material in a free falling curtain (C); at least one distribution chamber (2) which extends in a transversal manner in relation to the direction of circulation of the web of material and which comprises a supply line (10) for the coating material and an discharge slit (9) which discharges onto the casting surface (8), and two lateral guiding elements (7, 12) which extend in a downward direction for the edges of the curtain (C). According to the invention, the lateral guiding elements (7, 12) are curved on the upper end thereof corresponding to the course of the casting surface, (8) whereon (8) the lateral guiding elements are fixed in an adjustable transversal manner and the coating material supply line (10) leads into the valve chamber (2) in the central area of the casting container (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cooling roller for steel-like materials, particularly for paper webs or cardboard webs, plastic or metal foils. whose sleeve has air passage openings (22), which can be subjected to a vacuum at least in the wrapping area of the web and which have means for cooling the jacket surface (9). The cooling of the jacket surface (9) ensues via cooling channels (21), particularly bores, which axially run inside the roller sleeve (9) and through which a cooling medium flows.

Abstract: A web to be coated travels over a deflecting roll and underneath a slot nozzle from which a curtain of a coating material falls. A suction box open toward the roll and web has upstream and downstream ends and extends full axial length of the roll. An upstream seal on the upstream side of the box is juxtaposed with the web, extends the full axial length of the roll, and has upstream and downstream edges extending transverse to the web-travel direction. A similar downstream seal is provided on the downstream side of the box juxtaposed with the web. The downstream-seal downstream edge is spaced upstream in the direction from where the curtain falls on the web. Air is withdrawn from the box between the seals to suctionally strip a boundary layer of air from the web between the seals.

Abstract: Known devices for coating a continuous web of material (13) comprise a casting container (1) which consists of a casting surface (8) for the discharge of the coating material in a free failing curtain (C); at least one distribution chamber (2) which extends in a transversal manner in relation to the direction of circulation of the web of material and which comprises a supply line (10) for the coating material and an discharge slit (9) which discharges onto the casting surface (8), and two lateral guiding elements (7, 12) which extend in a downward direction for the edges of the curtain (C). According to the invention, the lateral guiding elements (7, 12) are curved on the upper end thereof corresponding to the course of the casting surface, (8) whereon (8) the lateral guiding elements are fixed in an adjustable transversal manner and the coating material supply line (10) leads into the valve chamber (2) in the central area of the casting container (1).

Abstract: A coating system for a web traveling in a web-travel direction has a slot nozzle from which a curtain of a coating material falls on the traveling web and a pair of guide elements flanking the slot nozzle and having confronting and vertical inner faces engaging and defining edges of the curtain. Respective aspiration elements fixed at lower ends of the guide elements have inner faces vertically aligned with and forming vertical continuations of the inner faces of the respective guide elements, and each formed with a vertical and inwardly open aspiration groove and with a transversely extending vacuum passage open into the respective groove. Respective floors on the aspiration elements downwardly close the respective aspiration grooves and are each formed with a sharp inwardly directed edge closely spacedly juxtaposed with the web. Excess coating material is aspirated from the curtain through the vacuum passages.

Abstract: Known devices for coating moving material webs comprise a slotted nozzle (1), from which the coating material is discharged in a free-flowing curtain and which has a guide element (2) for the edge of the curtain, said element extending downwards on each side in the immediate vicinity of the discharge gap (3). Suction elements for evacuating the coating material are located in the edge region of the web. According to the invention, a suction element (6) is fixed on the lower end of each guide element (2), the inner face of said suction element that points towards the curtain being aligned with the inner face of the guide element (2). A suction channel (7), which is connected to a suction line (8), is guided through the suction element (6), said channel opening into a suction tip that runs perpendicular to the curtain plane (9) at the lower end of the inner face.

Abstract: In order to suction the air boundary layer from a running web of material (1) before coating with a curtain-coater, a suction box (8) is arranged in the area of a roller (4) deflecting the web of material (1), said suction box having the following characteristics: a) the suction box (8) extends in its breadth along the axial length of the deflection roller (4); it is open towards the deflection roller (4) and attached to a suction blower, b) it has a corresponding seal (10, 11) on the inlet and the outlet sides, which form a gap (12, 13) with the web (1) and extend along the axial length of the deflection roller (4), wherein at least the end of the seal (10) on the inlet side and the beginning of the seal (11) on the outlet side are located on the deflection roller (4) in the deflection area of the web (1); c) the suction box (8) has a front-face seal (14) on each of the front faces of the deflection roller (4), which extend outside adjacent to the seal of the front face, parallel thereto and at a close dista

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to coat running material webs (1). According to prior art, the coating material is applied to the material web (1) by means of curtain coaters. Said coating material is discharged from a slit nozzle (2) and passes through a free-falling curtain (3). The edges of the curtain (3) are separated by means of separating elements (9, 10) before the fall into the material web (1) for adjusting the coating width. According to the invention, a smaller curtain is produced on each edge by means of a first outer separating element (10). Said curtain is adjusted to the desired coating width by means of a second, inner separating element (9). In a preferred embodiment, an inner separating element (9) is used which contains a vertical channel in the interior thereof. Said channel is open on the separating edge. A water supply (24) flows into said channel.

Abstract: Known devices for contactlessly guiding or treating continuous lines of material (1) have one chamber (2). A supply device (3) for a gaseous fluid is connected to said chamber (2), which has a gas-permeable wall (4). The outer surface (5) of said wall (4) is embodied as a guide surface for the line (1). According to the invention, the gas-permeable wall (4) is produced from a porous, metal-containing material with open pores which have an average diameter of less than 500 &mgr;m, preferably less than 100 &mgr;m, especially less than 20 &mgr;m. The porous material used for the guiding surface enables the line (1) to glide on a fluid pad of less than 1 mm. The losses of fluid on the surfaces not covered by the line (1) are very low.

Abstract: Draw rollers for striplike materials (especially paper or cardboard strips, plastic or metal foils), having a sheath (1) that can rotate around a fixed inner component, whereby said sheath is provided with air holes along the entire surface thereof, are already known per se. A vacuum chamber (8) is arranged in the winding area of the strip. Said vacuum chamber (8) can be subjected to an underpressure. According to the invention, another vacuum chamber (8) is arranged inside the sheath (1) in the running direction of said strip (2) directly in front of the vacuum chamber (8), whereby the underpressure in the second vacuum chamber is greater than the underpressure in the first vacuum chamber (8) and is independent thereof. The upstream second vacuum chamber (8) enables the separating layer of air adhering to the strip (2) to be suctioned in a targeted manner, whereby the contact surface of the strip (2)/roller remains large enough to transmit high drawing forces.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for reducing the volume or pressure of a fluid which is driven through an opening (3, 17) by moving surfaces. According to said method, the opening (3, 17) is divided in at least two flow channels (5, 6, 14) by means of one or more flexible separation members (4). Each separation member (4) is attached at its rear end relatively to the direction of displacement of said surfaces, and its front finishing end extends inside said opening (3, 17). The inventive method can be advantageously implemented during production and further transformation of strip-shaped materials (paper, cardboard strips, plastic material sheets) for bringing the strip which moves on an element (cylinder, roll, rigid guiding element, winding reel) into close contact with said element.