Beam construction and method for manufacturing the same

• US 7,707,800 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2005
• Issued: 05/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Runtech Systems Oy (Gardner Denver Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Runtech Systems Oy (Gardner Denver Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kannisto, Kari
• Primary Examiner(s): Glessner; Brian E
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAESTRI, PATRICK J
• Application Number:
  US11/660,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20080041011A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,713 Days
• Field of Search: 522/231, 522/238, 524/33, 526/501, 527/301, 527/451.7, 522/231.4, 526/492, 527/262, 522/234, 528/36, 528/39, 528/42, 528/46, 428/53, 428/98
• US Class Current: 52/836
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 11/044 characterised by means for holding the blades
• CPC Class Codes: D21G 3/005 Doctor knifes

Abstract

A beam construction, particularly a so-called doctor beam, for use mainly in pulp and paper mills to carry blade holders (7) intended to hold doctor blades. The beam (1) is a composite-construction hollow beam, which also includes at least one composite construction pre-tensioning rod (9, 10, 12). The construction has an essentially triangular cross-section.

Claims

1. A composite-construction doctor beam, for use in pulp and paper mills to carry blade holders adapted to hold doctor blades, comprising,

a beam consisting of two separate components constructed of a glass or carbon fibre impregnated with an epoxy resin that are attached to each other, the first beam component having a linear body defining a first side and with a first flange portion disposed at a first end of the linear body at an angle to the linear body, the second beam component having a V-shaped body with an apex and second and third sides extending away from the apex to define a mouth portion and having a second flange portion disposed at the end of the second side extending at an angle away from the mouth, the first flange portion being connected to the V-shaped body within the mouth thereof, and the second flange portion being connected to the second end of the linear body, whereby the beam has a triangular configuration with a hollow interior, the beam further having a first, two layer flange constructed of the first flange portion and the end of the third side of the V-shaped body, and a second two layer flange constructed of the second flange portion and the first end of the linear body;

the layers of the first and second flanges being connected to each other by gluing and by mechanical fasteners;

at least one composite construction pre-tensioning rod disposed in the hollow interior of the beam; and

a doctor blade holder connected to the second flange.

2. The beam construction according to claim 1 , characterized in that there are three pre-tensioning rods.

3. The beam construction according to claim 1, characterized in that the pre- tensioning rods are located inside the beam near the corners of the triangle.

4. Beam construction according to claim 1, characterized in that the first flange is oriented in-line with the third side and the second flange is flat and oriented in-line with the first side, and wherein the doctor-blade holder is oriented in-line with the second flange.

5. The beam construction according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes holes for ventilating the interior space of the beam and/or a connection for leading a mechanical airflow into the beam.

6. A method for manufacturing a composite-construction doctor beam, which is adapted to be used for carrying blade holders to hold the doctor blades for rolls of pulp and paper mills, comprising the steps of,

constructing two separate composite-construction components of a glass or carbon fibre impregnated with an epoxy resin, the first beam component having a linear body defining a first side and with a first flange portion disposed at one end at an angle to the body, the second beam component having a V-shaped body with an apex and second and third sides extending away from the apex to define a mouth portion and having a second flange portion disposed at the end of one side extending at an angle away from the mouth;

attaching the components to each other, in order to form an essentially triangular structure, the first flange portion being connected to the V-shaped body within the mouth thereof, and the second flange portion being connected to the linear body, whereby the beam has a triangular configuration with a hollow interior, the beam further having a first, two layer flange constructed of the first flange portion and a side of the V-shaped body. and a second two layer flange constructed of the second flange portion, wherein the linear body the layers of the first and second flanges are connected to each other by gluing and by mechanically fasteners;

disposing at least one composite-construction pre-tensioning rod inside the hollow interior of the triangular beam structure; and

connecting a doctor blade holder to the second flange.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the beam is equipped with three composite-construction pre-tensioning rods, which are located inside the hollow interior of the beam construction near to its corners.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the components are manufactured by laminating one-direction reinforcement, in which the reinforcing fibres lie in the same directions, in a manner with the different directions crossing each other.