Patents by Inventor Pertti Heikkila

Pertti Heikkila 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).

  • Patent number: 7993491
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an end part (1) of an air dryer, the air dryer being applicable for drying a pulp web, such as a cellulose web or the like. The end part comprises a fan tower (11), and a roll tower in which a number of turn roll (27, 37) are arranged mainly on top of each other in order to turn the travelling direction of the pulp web in the air dryer, the longitudinal axis of the roll. towers being parallel, and a fan tower arranged at a distance from the roll tower, adjacent to it, comprising a number of fans arranged on top of each other, a single fan being arranged to blow heated air as drying air to a dryer group. The end part further comprises one or more centrifugal fans (14) arranged in the direct vicinity or the roll tower, and a number of end drying means (13) arranged between the roll tower and the dryer group of—the fan of the fan tower, to which end drying means drying air is supplied with said centrifugal fan or fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkilä, Johan Lindholm, Markku Laitonen, Richard Solin
  • Publication number: 20060249271
    Abstract: A paper or board machine has a fabric (10) that is adapted mobile as well as rolls (11, 11?) arranged to support the fabric (10). The fabric (10) is tensioned by changing the position of one roll (11?) of the rolls (11, 11?). Correspondingly, the fabric (10) is guided by changing the alignment of one roll (11?) of the said rolls (11, 11?). Surprisingly the fabric (10) is both tensioned and guided by changing the alignment and position of only one and the same roll (11?). In addition, the wrap angle of the fabric (10) at this roll (11?) is set higher than 30°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkila, Erkki Karkkainen, Erkka Nieminen, Samppa Salminen
  • Patent number: 6942760
    Abstract: At the end of the twin wire zone of a paper machine former, a suction box (17) inside the upper wire loop (11) has a curved lid (17?) opposite a roll (18) within the lower wire loop (10). The lid is curved in a run situation so the tension of the upper wire (11) reduces the normal force between the wire (11) and the lid (17?) caused by the underpressure of the suction box. The underpressure keeps the web mainly off from the roll (18) and the lower wire (10) while being adhered to the underside of the upper wire (11) and conforming to the curved shape of the lids. Members (17a, 18?) are provided for making the web follow the lower wire (10) in a break situation for conducting it to the broke handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkilä, Antti Poikolainen, Ari Puurtinen
  • Publication number: 20040076754
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement in the manufacture of coated printing paper when coating the paper web at least on one side. For drying the paper after the coating station, a dryer is used by means of which the web is dried with hot air or superheated steam or infrared radiation, or a combination of these is used. The said dryer is placed immediately after the coating station. The drying of the paper is continued in the said dryer at least until the coating in the dryer area reaches its solidification point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Pasi Rajala, Pertti Heikkila
  • Patent number: 6598315
    Abstract: A nozzle arrangement in an airborne web-drying apparatus for drying a coated paper web (10) or the like. The nozzle arrangement comprises at least one overpressure nozzle (14), which is arranged to blow drying air both in the web's travel direction and against the web's travel direction. The nozzle arrangement comprises further a direct impingement nozzle (16) combined with the exit side and/or the entrance side (26) of the overpressure nozzle, in which direct impingement nozzle a plurality of nozzle slots or nozzle orifices (17) are formed in order to blow drying air mainly perpendicularly toward the web. The perpendicular distance (a1) from the nozzle surface (30) of the direct impingement nozzle (16) to the web is larger than the perpendicular distance (a2) from the supporting surface (32) of the overpressure nozzle (14) to the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkilä, Richard Solin
  • Patent number: 6533900
    Abstract: A method in a paper machine for transferring a paper web from a wet wire in a former section to a pick-up fabric or an equivalent transfer fabric of a press section, including the steps of forming a pick-up point on the wet wire and separating an edge strip from at least one edge of the web prior to the pick-up point by means of at least one cutting device. The method further includes separating the web from the wet wire and passing the web onto the pick-up fabric at the pick-up point. The method also includes applying a pressure difference to the at least one edge strip through the wet wire or the pick-up fabric at or after the pick-up point to cause the at least one edge strip to either follow the wet wire or become separated from the pick-up fabric after the pick-up point and to be placed in a broke system arranged beneath the paper machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Janne Puustinen, Samppa Salminen, Pertti Heikkilä, Ari Puurtinen, Antti Poikolainen, Jorma Laapotti, Mika Viertola
  • Patent number: 6511015
    Abstract: A method and a device for stabilizing the web run in a paper machine or the like having a blow suction module (12) mounted above and/or below the web. The blow suction module comprises a blow nozzle unit (14) extending across the web, through which gas, such as air or combustion gas, is blown against the web (10) from the blow nozzle unit, and a first air discharge unit (18) arranged on the front side of the blow nozzle unit, and a second air discharge unit (22) arranged on the back side of the blow nozzle unit, which remove air or gas from between the web and the blow suction module. The blow suction module is asymmetric regarding the first and second air discharge units, so that more air or gas is discharged via the first air discharge unit than via the second air discharge unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkilä, Olli Huhtala, Heli Kankare, Richard Solin
  • Patent number: 6372094
    Abstract: A pulp drying line which comprises a pulp press for pre-drying the pulp and a defibrator for shredding the pre-dried pulp into a loose pulp. The drying line further comprises a web forming section and a pulp dryer section. The loose pulp coming from the defibrator is spread in the web forming section in a layer on an air-permeable forming base, from which the air-permeable pulp web thus formed is taken through the dryer section supported by an air-permeable support fabric, such as a wire. The pulp is not formed into a pulp web during pre-drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkilä, Paavo Sairanen
  • Patent number: 6311410
    Abstract: A method and device for drying a coated web. The coated web is first conveyed through a web heating unit (10, 32, 40), in which the temperature of the coated web is raised, typically to drying temperature, by directing jets of heating air at the coated web, the humidity a1 of the said heating air jets being higher than the humidity a2 of the drying air jets. After this the coated web is conveyed through at least one air dryer (34, 36, 38; 42, 44, 46), in which drying air jets are directed at the coated web for drying the coated web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkila, Kari Juppi, Pasi Rajala
  • Patent number: 6289607
    Abstract: A method and flotation dryer unit effects drying of a web such as a coated paper web. The flotation dryer unit advantageously includes several nozzle boxes extending across the web for feeding drying air toward the web to be dried, a distribution chamber for drying air for leading the dry air into the nozzle boxes, and a suction chamber for gathering the drying air led toward the web from the web area and for directing it to the side of the web. The suction chamber is divided into an equalizing space and an air transport chamber by a perforated plate for equalizing the return air flow occurring from the web area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Rami Aaltonen, Roland Banecki, Pertti Heikkila, Bertel Karlstedt, Richard Solin
  • Publication number: 20010004007
    Abstract: A method in a paper machine for transferring a paper web from a wet wire in a former section to a pick-up fabric or an equivalent transfer fabric of a press section, including the steps of forming a pick-up point on the wet wire and separating an edge strip from at least one edge of the web prior to the pick-up point by means of at least one cutting device. The method further includes separating the web from the wet wire and passing the web onto the pick-up fabric at the pick-up point. The method also includes applying a pressure difference to the at least one edge strip through the wet wire or the pick-up fabric at or after the pick-up point to cause the at least one edge strip to either follow the wet wire or become separated from the pick-up fabric after the pick-up point and to be placed in a broke system arranged beneath the paper machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Inventors: Janne Puustinen, Samppa Salminen, Pertti Heikkila, Ari Puurtinen, Antti Poikolainen, Jorma Laapotti, Mika Viertola
  • Patent number: 6214168
    Abstract: A method in a paper machine for transferring a paper web from a wet wire in a former section to a pick-up fabric or an equivalent transfer fabric of a press section, including the steps of forming a pick-up point on the wet wire and separating an edge strip from at least one edge of the web prior to the pick-up point by means of at least one cutting device. The method further includes separating the web from the wet wire and passing the web onto the pick-up fabric at the pick-up point. The method also includes applying a pressure difference to the at least one edge strip through the wet wire or the pick-up fabric at or after the pick-up point to cause the at least one edge strip to either follow the wet wire or become separated from the pick-up fabric after the pick-up point and to be placed in a broke system arranged beneath the paper machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Janne Puustinen, Samppa Salminen, Pertti Heikkilä, Ari Puurtinen, Antti Poikolainen, Jorma Laapotti, Mika Viertola
  • Patent number: 6154981
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for improving the drying capacity of a hood covering a Yankee cylinder (10), when drying a web with a Yankee cylinder while conveying the web over the cylinder by blowing hot air jets against the web at the region of a first hood (12), said hot air jets having a temperature mainly <550.degree. C. The drying capacity of the drying hood is increased by blowing hot air jets against the web conveyed over the cylinder at the region of a second hood, a so called hot air hood (14, 14', 14"), said hot air jets having a a temperature which is higher than the temperature of the hot air jets blown against the web at the first hood, or mainly >550.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkila, Nenad Milosavljevic
  • Patent number: 6070655
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, for use in particular in connection with the process outlets at paper, pulp and board mills, including substantially parallel tubes or equivalent arranged in a duct. An air flow that delivers heat passes through the tubes and an air flow that receives heat passes through gaps between the tubes in accordance with the cross-flow principle. The heat faces of the tubes are made larger at the side of the flow that receives heat by means of ribs, lamellae or equivalent, and an air that is moist, saturated, or near its saturation curve is used as the air flow that delivers heat in the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventor: Pertti Heikkila
  • Patent number: 5961784
    Abstract: A method for reducing the consumption of fresh water and energy in a paper mill in which fresh water is passed into the paper mill for various needs, and a cooling tower is utilized for cooling water heated in the papermaking process. All fresh waters or a substantial proportion of the fresh waters of the paper mill are introduced into the process through the water system of the cooling tower. The cooling tower includes at least one inlet for passing the water to be cooled into the cooling tower, nozzles for discharging the water that was passed in and that is to be cooled onto heat transfer faces, filler pieces and/or filler plates, which disperse the water to be cooled so as to increase the contact area between the water and the cooling air, at least one outlet for passing the cooled water out of the cooling tower, and blowers for blowing the cooling air through the cooling tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkila, Henrik Pettersson, Iikka Sipila, Markku Saarinen, Rainer Gartz
  • Patent number: 5771602
    Abstract: A method and device for drying a coating on a paper web or equivalent in which the direction of running of the paper web is turned, free of contact, by blowings produced by a turning device and the coating on the paper web is dried free of contact by blowings of drying devices placed at both sides of the paper web. The direction of running of the paper web is turned by drying blowings. The exhaust air of the turning device and drying device, which is placed at the side of the turning device, is removed from direct vicinity of the paper web or equivalent by a common exhaust device. The turning device and drying device are placed under and within a common box construction so that access of the exhaust air into the surrounding space is prevented. The device includes a turning device for turning the running direction of the paper web free of contact and a drying device for contact-free drying of the coating on the paper web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkila, Bertel Karlstedt
  • Patent number: 5666740
    Abstract: A hood for a wire part and/or a press section in a paper/board machine including walls and a ceiling which form a closed hood around the wire part and/or press section, air-conditioning or another air-control system being arranged in connection with the hood. The hood walls have outer and inner walls which define an air duct therebetween for passing a replacement air flow into the interior of the hood, preferably toward a middle area of the paper machine, through openings in the inner wall, the replacement air keeping the interior of the hood substantially dry and clean. The walls of the hood include a vertical side wall at the driving side, which wall is preferably fixed, and a tending-side vertical side wall and a ceiling formed as a single wall which is preferably L-shaped and displaceable. The displaceable hood wall at the tending side has two parts so that the first hood wall is placed by the wire section and the second hood wall is placed by the press section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Antti Leinonen, Henrik Pettersson, Risto Salminen, Hannu Niemikko, Juha Kivimaa, Pertti Heikkila, Tapio Lento, Erkki Kiilavuori
  • Patent number: 5653041
    Abstract: A method and device for drying a paper web wherein the paper web is supported on a drying wire without long open draws of the web. The paper web is contact-dried by pressing it with the drying wire onto a face of a contact-drying cylinder whose diameter is greater than about 1.5 m on a sector b whose magnitude is greater than about 180.degree.. The web is evaporation-dried as blowing-on drying and/or as through-drying by means of high-velocity drying-gas jets applied to the web on the drying wire on the face of the following large-diameter cylinder whose diameter is greater than about 2 m on a sector a having a magnitude greater than about 180.degree. while the web is on the side of the outside curve. The web to be dried is passed over a sector c of the suction roll which is subjected to negative pressure while the web is supported on the drying wire at the side of the outside curve. The magnitude of the sector of the suction roll has a magnitude greater than about 160.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Antti Ilmarinen, Antti Kuhasalo, Pertti Heikkila, Heikki Ilvespaa, Jouko Yli-Kauppila, Ilkka Jokioinen, Matti Korpela, Mikko Karvinen, Pekka Taskinen, Henrik Petterson, Vaino Sailas, Dick Parker
  • Patent number: 5495678
    Abstract: A method and device for drying a paper web wherein the paper web is supported on a drying wire without long open draws of the web. The paper web is contact-dried by pressing it with the drying wire onto a face of a contact-drying cylinder whose diameter is greater than about 1.5 m on a sector b whose magnitude is greater than about 180.degree.. The web is evaporation-dried as blowing-on drying and/or as through-drying by means of high-velocity drying-gas jets applied to the web on the drying wire on the face of the following large-diameter cylinder whose diameter is greater than about 2 m on a sector a having a magnitude greater than about 180.degree. while the web is on the side of the outside curve. The web to be dried is passed over a sector c of the suction roll which is subjected to negative pressure while the web is supported on the drying wire at the side of the outside curve. The magnitude of the sector of the suction roll has a magnitude greater than about 160.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Valmet Paper Machinery, Inc.
    Inventors: Antti Ilmarinen, Heikki Ilvespaa/, Antti Kuhasalo, Jouko Yli-Kauppila, Pertti Heikkila/, Iikka Jokioinen, Matti Korpela, Henrik Petterson, Mikko Karvinen, Va/ ino/ Sailas, Pekka Taskinen, Dick Parker
  • Patent number: 5471766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for air-drying material webs, in particular material webs of relatively high grammage such as pulp webs. The invention also relates to a nozzle-blow-box and a pulp dryer that make use of the method. Air blowings in a direction substantially perpendicular to the web and air blowings in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the web are applied to the web to be dried from underneath the web. By means of these blowings, both heat is transferred to the web and the web is supported by the air free of contact, and the run of the web through the dryer is stabilized. In order to improve the transfer of heat in comparison with a planar carrier face, the air flow velocity parallel to the plane of the web is initially kept substantially invariable. The air flow velocity is lowered in the lateral areas of the carrier face by employing lateral areas of the nozzle-carrier face that become rampwise and/or stepwise lower in the air-flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Valmet Paper Machinery, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Heikkila, Ilkka Jokioinen