Patents by Inventor Dieter Egelhof
Dieter Egelhof has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 6702926Abstract: A wire section for forming a multi-ply fiber web. The wire section includes a first belt which advances a first fiber ply toward a couch roll defining a combining section. A twin-wire zone of the wire section includes first and second wires between which a second fiber ply is initially formed in a gap former. The second wire separates from the first wire and then the first wire supporting the second fiber ply meets the first belt supporting the first fiber ply at the couch roll of the combining section to form the multi-ply fiber web. The twin-wire part is arranged upstream of the combining section along the running direction of the first belt. The second fiber ply runs on the first wire into the combining section at an angle less than 90° with respect to the belt entering the combining section. The path of the wires from the forming roll to the combining section is disclosed. A suction box or arrangement holds the second fiber ply to the first wire when the first and second wires separate.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbHInventors: Dieter Egelhof, Alfred Bubik, Peter Mirsberger, Otto L. Heissenberger, Frank Herzog, Wolf Dieter Baumann, Josef Bachler, Günter Halmschlager, Frank Stelzhammer, Günther Mohrhardt
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Patent number: 6342126Abstract: Wire section, guidance device, and process of forming a web in a machine for producing a fibrous material web. The device include two revolving endless wire belts, a twin wire zone formed between the two revolving endless wire belts, and a revolving flexible support belt located in a vicinity of the twin wire zone and positioned to support at least one of the two wire belts in a support region. The flexible support belt is generally guided along an at least essentially circular cylindrical path, and the support region includes a support path having an average curvature radius that is greater than a curvature radius of the essentially circular path. The process includes supporting at least one of the two endless wire belts with the flexible support belt in a support region, rotating the flexible support belt along a generally circular path, and deflecting the support belt from the generally circular path in the support region, whereby the support belt in the support regions travels along a support path.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2000Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbHInventors: Joachim Grabscheid, Volker Schmidt-Rohr, Dieter Egelhof, Johann Moser, Hans Dahl, Roger Wiedenmann
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Patent number: 6258212Abstract: Device and process for applying a liquid or paste-like medium onto a traveling material web of paper or cardboard. In the application of the application medium, the material web is transferred from a first twin wire zone to a second twin wire zone. The second twin wire zone may be more finely meshed than the first twin wire zone to reduce marking and impressions in the web. The application medium may be applied and drained from one side or from both sides of the first twin wire zone or second twin wire zone. Application devices and draining (suction) devices for the application medium may oppose each other across a twin wire zone, or be arranged in alternating fashion along a twin wire zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbHInventor: Dieter Egelhof
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Patent number: 6159341Abstract: A wire section for forming a multi-ply fiber web. The wire section includes a first belt which advances a first fiber ply toward a couch roll defining a combining section. A twin-wire zone of the wire section includes first and second wires between which a second fiber ply is initially formed in a gap former. The second wire separates from the first wire and then the first wire supporting the second fiber ply meets the first belt supporting the first fiber ply at the couch roll of the combining section to form the multi-ply fiber web. The twin-wire part is arranged upstream of the combining section along the running direction of the first belt. The second fiber ply runs on the first wire into the combining section at an angle less than 90.degree. with respect to the belt entering the combining section. The path of the wires from the forming roll to the combining section is disclosed. A suction box or arrangement holds the second fiber ply to the first wire when the first and second wires separate.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1997Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbHInventors: Dieter Egelhof, Alfred Bubik, Peter Mirsberger, Otto L. Heissenberger, Frank Herzog, Wolf Dieter Baumann, Josef Bachler, Gunter Halmschlager, Frank Stelzhammer, Gunther Mohrhardt
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Patent number: 6131304Abstract: Dryer section of a machine for producing a material web. The dryer section may include at least one dryer group including a plurality of heatable dryer cylinders so that the material web to be guided around at least a portion of the plurality of heatable dryer cylinders may be guided in a meandering path in a web travel direction. At least one pressing device may be located within the dryer section.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbHInventors: Dieter Egelhof, Markus Oechsle, Hans-Jurgen Wulz
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Patent number: 5972168Abstract: In a twin-wire former for the production of a paper web, two wire belts (11 and 12) together form a twin-wire zone which is divided into three sections (I, II and III). In the first section (I) the two wires (11, 12) travel over a curved forming shoe (16). They form there a wedge-shaped inlet slot (15) with which a headbox (10) is directly associated. In the second section (II), several resiliently supported strips (27) rest against the lower wire (11) and between each of said strips (27) a rigidly mounted strip (28) rests against the upper wire (12). In the third section (III) both wire belts (11, 12) pass over another curved forming shoe (23).Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1998Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbHInventors: Dieter Egelhof, Klaus Henseler, Werner Kade, Albrecht Meinecke, Wilhelm Wanke, Hans-Jurgen Wulz, Rudolf Buck, deceased
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Patent number: 5956864Abstract: A dryer section is proposed, which is part of a machine for producing a material web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, with at least one dryer group that has a number of heatable dryer cylinders around which the material web is guided in a meandering path. The dryer section is distinguished by virtue of the fact that at least one pressing device (31) is provided inside the dryer section (1).Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbHInventors: Dieter Egelhof, Markus Oechele, Hans-Jurgen Wulz
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Patent number: 5853544Abstract: In a twin-wire former for the production of a paper web, two wire belts (11 and 12) together form a twin-wire zone which is divided into three sections (I, II and III). In the first section (I) the two wires (11, 12) travel over a curved forming shoe (16). They form there a wedge-shaped inlet slot (15) with which a headbox (10) is directly associated. In the second section (II), several resiliently supported strips (27) rest against the lower wire (11) and between each of said strips (27) a rigidly mounted strip (28) rests against the upper wire (12). In the third section (III) both wire belts (11, 12) pass over another curved forming shoe (23).Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1998Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: J.M. Voith GmbHInventors: Dieter Egelhof, Klaus Henseler, Werner Kade, Albrecht Meinecke, Wilhelm Wanke, Hans-Jurgen Wulz, Rudolf Buck, deceased
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Patent number: 5804037Abstract: A nozzle of a multilayer headbox wherein the headbox includes a nozzle for distributing the stock suspension on a wire. The nozzle is subdivided by at least one machine-wide fin, the fin forming with the nozzle at least two machine-wide nozzle ducts. At least the mean value of the clearance of at least one nozzle duct diminishes steadily in the flow direction, the percentage decrease of the clearance in the fluidically essential area of the nozzle being at least twice as large as in the starting area of the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1996Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbHInventors: Albrecht Meinecke, Helmut Heinzmann, Wolfgang Ruf, Dieter Egelhof, Volker Schmidt-Rohr
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Patent number: 5718805Abstract: In a twin-wire former for the production of a paper web, two wire belts (11 and 12) together form a twin-wire zone which is divided into three sections (I, II and III). In the first section (I) the two wires (11, 12) travel over a curved forming shoe (16), or a forming roll (40). They form there a wedge-shaped inlet slot (15) with which a headbox (10) is directly associated. In the second section (II), several resiliently supported strips (27) rest against the lower wire (11) and between each of said strips (27) a rigidly mounted strip (28) rests against the upper wire (12). In the third section (III) both wire belts (11, 12) pass over another curved forming shoe (23).Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1995Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbHInventors: Dieter Egelhof, Klaus Henseler, Werner Kade, Albrecht Meinecke, Wilhelm Wanke, Hans-Jurgen Wulz, Rudolf Buck, deceased
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Patent number: 5639349Abstract: A method for improving the quality of multilayer and multiply papers in the wet section of a paper machine, wherein at least two stock suspensions of different quality are used for producing a paper web. The wire water removed through the paper machine wire is collected in separate vessels and recycled. At least the major part of a first stock suspension is dewatered through a first wire, while at least the major part of a second stock suspension is dewatered through a second wire. The wire water removed through each of the wires is collected, separately from the other wire water, and recycled to the stock suspension of the same layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1995Date of Patent: June 17, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbHInventors: Ulrich Begemann, Hans-Peter Sollinger, Udo Grossmann, Dieter Egelhof
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Patent number: 5635033Abstract: A paper machine forming section with two wire forming units. One of the two forming units is a twin wire web forming unit having a headbox, two wire loops arranged in sandwich-like manner and a drainage element for each of the wire loops. The first web-forming unit has a first section including a curved suction drainage element or roll in the first lower wire loop; a second section with opposing drainage ledges, wherein the drainage ledges are stationary on the upper side and the drainage ledges are developed resiliently pressable on the bottom side; the drainage ledges of the upper and lower sides are arranged staggered with respect to each other in the direction of travel of the wire, and at least the ledges of the upper side are developed with suction; a third section which has at least one suction wire separating element on one side. The second web-forming unit is a hybrid former with a single wire.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1995Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbHInventors: Udo Grossmann, Dieter Egelhof, Albrecht Meinecke
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Patent number: 5622603Abstract: The invention concerns a method of controlling the relative flow speed of the layers in a multi-layer headbox with laminae mounted torque-free between upper and lower lips which are stationary when in operation. The invention is characterized in that a difference in speed is produced between the individual layers by causing the static pressure to change differently in the different layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: J.M. Voith GmbHInventors: Ulrich Begemann, Albrecht Meinecke, Dieter Egelhof, Wolfgang Ruf, Helmut Heinzmann, Hans-Peter Arledter
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Patent number: 5607555Abstract: A paper machine forming section with two twin-wire sections for forming a multilayer paper web. Each twin wire web-forming unit consisting of a headbox, two wire loops arranged to define a common wire path for molding the web being formed in sandwich-like manner and drainage elements for each of the wire loops. The common wire path of each web-forming unit has a first section including a curved suction drainage element or roll in the first lower wire loop; a second section including opposing drainage ledges, wherein the drainage ledges are stationary on the upper side and the drainage ledges are developed resiliently pressable on the bottom side; the drainage ledges of the upper and lower sides are arranged staggered with respect to each other in the direction of travel of the wire, and at least the ledges of the upper side are developed with suction; and a third section which has at least one suction wire separating element on one side.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1995Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbHInventors: Udo Grossmann, Dieter Egelhof, Albrecht Meinecke
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Patent number: 5599428Abstract: A nozzle of a multilayer headbox wherein the headbox includes a nozzle for distributing the stock suspension on a wire. The nozzle is subdivided by at least one machine-wide fin, the fin forming with the nozzle at least two machine-wide nozzle ducts. At least the mean value of the clearance of at least one nozzle duct diminishes steadily in the flow direction, the percentage decrease of the clearance in the fluidically essential area of the nozzle being at least twice as large as in the starting area of the nozzle. The fin has downstream end area of decreasing thickness immediately preceded by an area of increasing thickness.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1994Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbHInventors: Albrecht Meinecke, Helmut Heinzmann, Wolfgang Ruf, Dieter Egelhof, Volker Schmidt-Rohr
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Patent number: 5549792Abstract: A headbox for a paper machine is characterized by having: at least one machine-wide channel region which defines a main direction of flow; a region for the production of turbulence; a plurality of feed lines distributed over the machine width and discharging into the headbox channel region; an adjusting device in each feed line for controlling the quantity of flow; an angle .alpha. between the main direction of flow and the feed line; and the angle .alpha. being selected in such a manner that, regardless of the amount fed by the feed line, the total volumetric flow in the region directly downstream of the feed line remaining constant.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1994Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbHInventors: Ulrich Begemann, Helmut Heinzmann, Wolfgang Ruf, Dieter Egelhof, Gernot Kinzler
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Patent number: 5507918Abstract: The twin-wire former serves for the production of a web of paper or board. Two wire belts (endless wire loops 11 and 12) form a twin-wire zone with each other. Within the twin-wire zone, the one wire belt (12) travels over rigid ledges (28', 28) which are arranged spaced apart from each other on a water-removal box (18). Within the twin-wire zone, furthermore, the other wire belt (11) travels over several ledges (27) which lie opposite the rigid ledges (28), are supported by means of resilient elements (springs 24, pneumatic pressure cushions, or the like), and can be pressed with a selectable force against the other wire belt. Within one of the wire loops (for instance 11), bridging at least two of the ledges (27) present there, a closed wire support surface (9) is provided. A secondary headbox (10') can be arranged in front of the closed wire support surface (9).Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1994Date of Patent: April 16, 1996Assignee: J.M. Voith GmbHInventors: Hubert Polifke, Franz Pisinger, Udo Grossmann, Sven-Ake Sahlin, Hans-Peter Sollinger, Dieter Egelhof, Christian Schiel, Thomas Zufle
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Patent number: 5500091Abstract: In a twin-wire former for the production of a paper web, two wire belts (11 and 12) together form a twin-wire zone which is divided into three sections (I, II and III). In the first section (I) the two wires (11, 12) travel over a curved forming shoe (16). They form there a wedge-shaped inlet slot (15) with which a headbox (10) is directly associated. In the second section (II), several resiliently supported strips (27) rest against the lower wire (11) and between each of said strips (27) a rigidly mounted strip (28) rests against the upper wire (12). In the third section (III) both wire belts (11, 12) pass over another curved forming shoe (23).Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1994Date of Patent: March 19, 1996Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbHInventors: Rudolf Buck, Dieter Egelhof, Klaus Hensler, Werner Kade, Albrecht Meinecke, Wilhelm Wanke, Hans-Jurgen Wulz
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Patent number: 5389206Abstract: In a twin-wire former for the production of a paper web, two wire belts (11 and 12) together form a twin-wire zone which is divided into three sections (I, II and III). In the first section (I) the two wires (11, 12) travel over a curved forming shoe (16). They form there a wedge-shaped inlet slot (15) with which a headbox (10) is directly associated. In the second section (II), several resiliently supported strips (27) rest against the lower wire (11) and between each of said strips (27) a rigidly mounted strip (28) rests against the upper wire (12). In the third section (III) both wire belts (11, 12) pass over another curved forming shoe (23).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1993Date of Patent: February 14, 1995Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbHInventors: Rudolf Buck, Dieter Egelhof, Klaus Henseler, Werner Kade, Albrecht Meinecke, Wilhelm Wanke, Hans-Jurgen Wulz
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Patent number: 5304285Abstract: Headbox for paper machines, provided with an output channel in the form of a nozzle, with an output slot for producing a strip of pulp having the width of the machine. The output channel is delimited by two flow guide walls converging toward one another and as a rule by a rear wall. It is divided up into a number of channel sections (32), preferably autonomous, by subdivision of the flow guide walls into wall sections (30, 31) and preferably by subdivision of the rear wall into rear wall sections (37). Each channel section may have at least one input line (40) of its own, as well as (for adjusting the opening of the output slot) a section of part of the mobile wall (35) and an associated regulating system (38, 39).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1989Date of Patent: April 19, 1994Assignee: J.M. Voith GmbHInventors: Albrecht Meinecke, Dieter Egelhof