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US 6,842,996 B2Granted
Segmented air distribution bar
AssigneeDay International, Inc.
InventorSandor Szarka
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Abstract
An air-knife is described in the form of a segmented air distribution bar equipped with control valves along the length of the bar to enable a user to incrementally adjust the air distribution across the width of an inking roller of a printing press.
Claims3
A segmented air distribution bar, comprising:
- a body configured to create the coanda effect and having a passageway in fluid communication with a plurality of air supply cavities;
- an air guide plate attached to the body and having an air gap for and in alignment with each of the plurality of air supply cavities, wherein the air gaps are configured to function with the body to create the coanda effect;
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- at least one air flow knob for each air gap, each adjustably attached to the air guide plate for adjustment of the flow of air through the air gap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.