Reel-up and a method of reeling a paper web in the dry end of a paper machine

A reel-up (3) for receiving and winding into a paper roll (4) a paper web (W) that arrives from a drying cylinder (2) in a paper making machine and which drying cylinder (2) is located upstream of the reel-up (3) and which the paper web (W) follows a path of travel from the drying cylinder (2) to the reel-up (3), the reel-up (3) comprising:

• a rotatably mounted reel spool (5) onto which the paper web (W) can be wound to create the paper roll (4) of increasing diameter;
• an endless flexible belt (6) mounted for rotation along a predetermined path of travel such that the flexible belt (6) forms a loop, the flexible belt (6) being positioned adjacent to the reel spool (5) to engage the paper web (W) against the reel spool (5) during winding;
• and
• an air deflector (8),
• wherein:
• the reel-up (3) is configured to receive the paper web (W) at the end of the path of travel of the paper web (W) which ends in a point of contact (P) with the flexible belt (6) where the paper web (W) meets the flexible belt (6) such that a wedge-shaped space (WS) is formed between the flexible belt (6) and the paper web (W) and from which point of contact (P) the paper web (W) will be carried by the flexible belt (6) to the reel-spool (5),
• the air deflector (8) is positioned in the area immediately before the point of contact (P);
• and
• the air deflector (8) is configured to divert flows of air entrained by at least one of the paper web (W) or the flexible belt (6) away from the wedge-shaped space (WS).