Arrangement of threading in a calender

• US 6,245,198 B1
• Filed: 10/06/2000
• Issued: 06/12/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Valmet Incorporated (Metso Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Valmet Incorporated (Metso Corporation)
• Inventors: Laitio, Juha, Kinnunen, Jorma
• Primary Examiner(s): Silverman, Stanley S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUG, JOHN ERIC
• Application Number:
  US09/530,714
• Time in Patent Office: 249 Days
• Field of Search: 162/193, 162/205, 162/206, 162/283, 162/286, 162/358.1, 162/360.2, 162/360.3, 162/361, 100/35, 100/38, 100/47, 100/161, 100/162.B, 100/162.R, 100/163.A, 100/163.R, 100/168, 100/328, 100/329, 100/331, 100/167, 100/173, 226/91, 226/92, 226/93, 226/97.3, 226/97.4
• US Class Current: 162/360.3
• CPC Class Codes: D21G 1/0086 Web feeding or guiding devices
• CPC Class Codes: D21G 9/0063 Devices for threading a web tail through a paper-making machine

Abstract

The invention concerns an arrangement of threading of a paper web (W) in a supercalender, which comprises an upper roll (12), a lower roll (13), and a stack of rolls consisting of intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) and fitted between said upper and lower roll. The rolls (12 . . . 23) in the calender arm in nip contact (N₁ . . . N₁₁) with one another. At the sides of the stack of rolls, alternatingly at the left side and at the right side, a take-out leading roll (101 . . . 110) has been fitted at each intermediate roll (14 . . . 23). The arrangement of threading comprises at least one loop of a transfer belt (Z), which is penetrable by air and which runs outside the edge of the paper web (W) through at least two nips (N₁ . . . N₁₁) in the calender. The transfer belt (Z) passes the lead-in strip (W₁) of the paper web through at least one nip (N₁ . . . N₁₁) in the calender. In addition to this, the arrangement of threading comprises at least one suction box (201 . . . 205; 210 . . . 219), which is placed on a free run of the paper web (W) and of the transfer belt (Z) between intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) and takeout leading rolls (101 . . . 110) in the calender. The lead-in strip is kept in contact with the transfer belt by means of the suction of a suction box.

Claims

1. A multi-roll calender comprising an apparatus for threading a paper web (W), which calender comprises an upper roll (12), a lower roll (13), and at least one intermediate roll (14 . . . 23) fitted between the upper Toll (12) and the lower roll (13), which rolls have been arranged in the frame of the calender as a substantially vertical stack of rolls, in which connection the rolls (12 . . . 23) placed one above the other are in nip contact (N₁ . . . N₁₁) with one another, and which calender further comprises take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 110) fitted at the sides of the stack of rolls at each intermediate roll (14 . . . 23) alternatingly at the left side and at the right side, which take-out leading rolls have been attached to the support constructions of the intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) concerned, which apparatus for threading comprises at least one loop of a transfer belt (Z,Z₁,Z₂,Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂) which is penetrable by air and at least one suction member (201 . . . 205;

210 . . . 219;

30101;

302,303) which is placed on the free run of the at least one transfer belt at the opposite side of the at least one transfer belt in relation to a lead-in strip (W₁), which is kept in contact with the at least one transfer belt by means of the vacuum present in the at least one suction member, wherein the at least one transfer belt (Z,Z₁,Z₂,Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂) is guided by belt pulleys (12′

. . . 23′

;

101′

. . . 110′

) mounted on the axles of rolls (12 . . . 23) in the stack of rolls and on the axles of take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 110) or on narrower portions provided at the end of said rolls, the at least one transfer belt (Z,Z₁,Z₂,Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂) running outside the edge of the web (W) through at least two passages formed between belt pulleys (12′

. . . 23′

) of consecutive rolls (12 . . . 23) in the stack of rolls, and the lead-in strip (W₁) being passed on the support of the at least one transfer belt (Z,Z₁,Z₂,Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂) through at least one passage formed between belt pulleys (12′

. . . 23′

) of consecutive rolls (12 . . . 23) in the stack of rolls and that the at least one suction member (201 . . . 205;

210 . . . 219;

301;

302,303) is placed on a free run of the at least one transfer belt (Z,Z₁,Z₂,Z_10,Z11,Z₁₂) between a belt pulley (12′

. . . 23′

) of a roll (12 . . . 23) in the stack of rolls and a belt pulley (101′

. . . 110′

) of a take-out leading roll (101 . . . 110).

2. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one transfer belt is formed of a transfer belt loop (Z) penetrable by air and running through the whole calender guided by said belt pulleys (12′

. . . 23′

;

101′

. . . 110′

) and that the at least one suction box is formed of a suction box (201 . . . 205;

210 . . . 219) placed on each free run of the transfer belt (Z) between a belt pulley (12′

. . . 23′

) of a roll in the stack of rolls (12 . . . 23) and a belt pulley (101′

. . . 110′

) of the corresponding take-out leading roll (101 . . . 110) at the opposite side of the transfer belt (Z) in relation to the lead-in strip (W₁), in which connection the lead-in strip (W₁) is kept in contact with the transfer belt (Z) by means of the vacuum present in the suction boxes (201 . . . 205;

210 . . . 219), and the lead-in strip is carried through the calender along with the transfer belt (Z).

3. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 2, wherein in the belt pulleys (101′

. . . 105′

) of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105) in the calender on which the lead-in strip (W₁) runs outside the transfer belt (Z) in relation to the outer face of the belt pulleys of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105), grooves that run around the outer face of the belt pulley have been formed onto the outer face of the belt pulley, which grooves pass the vacuum present in a suction box (201 . . . 205) connected with said belt pulley of the take-out leading roll (101 . . . 105) over the belt pulley, in which connection the lead-in strip (W₁) remains in contact with the outer face of the transfer belt (Z) during the reversing.

4. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 2, wherein the belt pulleys (101′

. . . 105′

) of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105) in the calender on which the lead-in strip (W₁) runs outside the transfer belt (Z) in relation to the outer face of the belt pulleys of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105), the belt pulley is a belt pulley provided with a perforated mantle and with a suction zone, by whose means the lead-in strip (W₁) is kept in contact with the outer face of the transfer belt (Z) during the reversing.

5. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 2, wherein the belt pulleys (101′

. . . 105′

) of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105) in the calender on which the lead-in strip (W₁) runs outside tile transfer belt (Z) in relation to the outer face of the belt pulleys of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105), the mantle of the belt pulley is provided with perforations, and a vacuum is present in the interior of the belt pulley, by means of which vacuum the lead-in strip (W₁) is kept in contact with the outer face of the transfer belt (Z) during the reversing.

6. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one transfer belt is formed of separate consecutive transfer belt loops (Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂) penetrable by air so that each transfer belt loop runs around a pair of belt pulleys (14′

,101′

;

. . . ;

23′

,110′

) formed of a belt pulley (14′

. . . 23′

) of an intermediate roll (14 . . . 23) and a belt pulley (101′

. . . 110′

) of a corresponding take-out leading roll (101 . . . 110), and that the suction box(es) is formed of a suction box (202, 240, 203) placed in an area defined by the pair of belt pulleys and by the corresponding transfer belt loop (Z_10,Z11,Z₁₂).

7. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 6, wherein the arrangement further comprises a blow member (501,511) placed inside each transfer belt loop (Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂) and inside each belt pulley (14′

,15′

,16′

) substantially at the passage between two belt pulleys through which passage the transfer belt (Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂) concerned transfers the lead-in strip (W₁), the lead-in strip (W₁) being separated, by means of a blowing (P₁₀,P₁₁) applied through the perforated mantle of said belt pulley (14′

,15′

,16′

) and through the transfer belt (Z₁₀,Z₁₁,Z₁₂), from the former transfer belt (Z₁₀,Z₁₁, Z₁₂), which transferred the strip through the passage, and being transferred onto the next transfer belt (Z₁₀Z₁₁,Z₁₂).

8. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 6, wherein the arrangement further comprises a blow device (601,611) integrated in a suction box (202,240,203), by means of which blow device a blowing is applied to the closing nip between the transfer belt (Z₁₀,Z₁₁) and the belt pulley (14′

, 15′

) of the intermediate roll in order to separate the lead-in strip (W₁) from the preceding transfer belt (Z₁₀,Z₁₁) and to transfer the strip onto the next transfer belt (Z₁₁,Z₁₂).

9. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arrangement of threading comprises two transfer belt loops (Z₁,Z₂) penetrable by air, the running of said belt loops through the calender being arranged so that C the first transfer belt loop (Z₁) runs at the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105) placed at the right side of the intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) on the outer face of the belt pulley (14′

,16′

,18′

,20′

,22′

) of the corresponding intermediate roll (14,16,18,20,22) and at the take-out leading rolls (106 . . . 110) placed at the left side of the intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) on the outer face of the belt pulley (106′

. . . 110′

) of the take-out leading roll (106 . . . 110), the second transfer belt loop (Z) runs at the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 105) placed at the right side of the intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) on the outer face of the belt pulley (101′

. . . 105′

) of the take-out leading roll (101 . . . 105) and at the take-out leading rolls (106 . . . 110) placed at the left side of the intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) on the outer face of the belt pulley (15′

,17′

,19′

,21′

,23′

) of the corresponding intermediate roll (15,17,19,21,23), and the transfer belt loops (Z₁,Z₂) run on opposite belt pulleys at the nip points between the rolls (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls, in which connection the lead-in strip (W₁) runs at the take-out leading rolls (106 . . . 110) placed at the left side of the intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) between the first transfer belt (Z₁) and the outer face of the belt pulley (106′

. . . 110∝

) of the take-out leading roll (106 . . . 10), and at the take-out leading rolls (10 . . . 105) placed at the right side of the intermediate rolls (14 . . . 23) between the second transfer belt (Z₂) and the outer face of the belt pulley (101′

. . . 105′

) of the take-out leading roll (101 . . . 105).

10. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 9, wherein a suction box (301) is fitted on each of the free runs of the lead-in strip (W₁) between the belt pulleys of the rolls (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls and the belt pulleys of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 110) at the opposite side of the transfer belts (Z₁,Z₂) in relation to the lead-in strip (W₁), the lead-in strip (W₁) being kept in contact with the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂) on said free runs by means of the vacuum of said suction box acting through the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂), in which connection the lead-in strip (W₁) is transferred, at the nip (N₁ . . . N₁₁) at each of the rolls (12,23) in the set of rolls, from one transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂) onto the other (Z₂,Z₁).

11. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 10, wherein a suction box (302) is fitted on each of the free runs of the lead-in strip (W₁) passing from the belt pulleys of the rolls (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls onto the belt pulleys of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 110) at the sides of the transfer belts (Z₁,Z₂) opposite to the lead-in strip (W₁), the lead-in strip (W₁) being kept in contact with the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂) on said free runs of the lead-in strip (W₁) by means of the vacuum of said suction box acting through the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂).

12. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 11, wherein a suction box (303) is fitted on each of the free runs of the lead-in strip (W₁) passing from the belt pulleys of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 110) onto the belt pulleys of the rolls (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls, substantially at the point at which the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂) is separated from the belt pulley (101′

. . . 110′

) of the take-out leading roll (101 . . . 110), at the opposite side of the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂) in relation to the lead-in strip (W₁), the lead-in strip (W₁) being separated, by means of the vacuum of said suction box acting through the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂), from the face of the belt pulley (101′

. . . 110′

) of the take-out leading roll (101 . . . 110) and being transferred onto the face of the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂).

13. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 12, wherein an air blowing equipment (401) is fitted on each of the free runs of the lead-in strip (W₁) passing from the belt pulleys of the take-out leading rolls (101 . . . 110) onto the belt pulleys of the rolls (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls, at the opposite side of the lead-in strip (W₁) in relation to the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂), by means of which air blowing equipment (401) the lead-in strip (W₁) is transferred from the face of one transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂) onto the face of the other transfer belt (Z₂,Z₁).

14. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 13, wherein at one end of each of the rolls (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls in the calender, a belt pulley (510) has been mounted on an eccentric wheel (501) revolvingly by means of a bearing (511), so that a horizontal plane formed at the lowest point of the outer face of the mantle of the belt pulley (510) and the horizontal plane formed at the lowest point of the outer face of the mantle of the corresponding nip roll (12 . . . 23) coincide with each other, and the horizontal plane formed at the highest point of the outer face of the mantle of the belt pulley (510) remains, in the vertical plane, at a lower level than the horizontal plane formed at the highest point of the mantle of the roll (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls, in which connection the reversing of the running direction of the transfer belt (Z₁,Z₂) takes place on the outer face of the mantle of the belt pulley (510), and the transfer belts (Z₁,Z₂) are placed at a distance from one another at the nips (N₁, N₁₁) of the rolls (12 . . . 23) in the set of rolls at the side of the nips.

15. The multi-roll calender as claimed in claim 14, where each eccentric wheel (501) has been mounted revolvingly by means of a bearing (502) on the axle (X) of the corresponding nip roll (12 . . . 23).