Transfer of a lead strip of a paper web

摘要

Method and apparatus for transferring a lead strip of a paper web, in particular the beginning of a still wet lead strip (or "tail" 9), from a press roll (12) of a paper making machine to a following section (21) of that machine. Provided is an air jet device (16) for peeling off the beginning of the tail (9) from said press roll (12) and for transferring it across a paper roll (20) to an infeed area of a felt (24) which guides the web (9') into said following section (21). On an infeed area of said felt (24) an air cushion is created by an air table (40) having a plurality of tiny holes (44) delivering air from a low pressure plenum (41) to the air cushion. <IMAGE>