Method and apparatus for depositing a flexible material web
AssigneeOerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
InventorUDO SCHLICHER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for depositing a flexible material web, said web being introduced into a folding unit and being deposited from said folding unit at a depositing point. The aim of the invention is to achieve higher production speeds with an excellent fold quality, even for material webs with a low weight. To achieve this, compressed air is applied to the material web after the latter has exited the folding unit in order to support the festooning process by means of a blower device.
Claims18
A method for depositing a flexible material web, said method comprising:
- introducing a material web into a folding unit and depositing the material web from the folding unit at a depositing point in a zigzag manner, wherein compressed air is applied to the material web after the material web has exited from the folding unit in order to support the depositing process.
An apparatus for depositing a flexible material web, said apparatus comprising:
- a folding unit for supplying material web to at least one depositing point, wherein the folding unit comprises at least one blower device, which applies compressed air to the exiting material web in order to support the depositing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.