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Method for processing a web of material using individually controllable zones
Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbH
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Filing: 1995-11-28
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Granted: 1997-11-11
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Expires: 2015-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for processing a longitudinally traveling web of material using a sheet treating device positioned in a transverse direction relative to the web. The sheet treating device having a plurality of individually controllable zones for controlling a target parameter of the web, for example, the thickness, bulk, dampness, smoothness or sheen of the web. In conjunction with the sheetmaking device, a measuring instrument for measuring an actual value of the target parameter is placed downstream of the sheet treating device. An actual profile that is determined by the actual values is compared with a desired profile, and the zones of the sheet treating device are adjusted such that the discrepancies between the two profiles are minimized. To improve the matching of the actual profile to the desired profile even further, the web and/or the sheet treating device are shifted relative to the other in the transverse direction to minimize the discrepancies between the two profiles.
Inventors
- 👤 Reinhard Leigraf
- 👤 Hans-Rolf Conrad
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 18:59
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21G; D21G1/00; D21G1/0073; D21G1/0093; D21F; D21F7/00; D21F7/003; D21F7/008; D21F7/06; D21G1/02; D21G1/0253; D21G1/0286; D21G9/00; D21G9/0009; G; G05; G05D; G05D5/00; G05D5/02; G05D5/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A method for processing a web of material which travels along a longitudinal path, using a sheet treating device having individually controllable zones positioned in a direction transverse to the web's path, comprising the steps of: (a) establishing a desired profile of a predetermined target parameter of the web; (b) measuring an actual profile of the predetermined target parameter of the web in the transverse direction downstream of the sheet treating device; (c) comparing the actual profile with the desired profile of the predetermined target parameter; (d) controlling the individually controllable zones of the sheet treating device to minimize the differences between the actual profile and the desired profile; and (e) shifting at least one of the sheet treating device and the web relative to the other one of the sheet treating device and the web in the transverse direction from a first position to a second position to minimize the differences between the actual profile and the desired profile.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
160 words
A method for processing a web of material which travels along a longitudinal path, using a sheet treating device having individually controllable zones positioned in a direction transverse to the web's path, comprising the steps of: (a) establishing a desired profile of a predetermined target parameter of the web; (b) measuring an actual profile of the predetermined target parameter of the web in the transverse direction downstream of the sheet treating device; (c) comparing the actual profile with the desired profile of the predetermined target parameter; (d) controlling the individually controllable zones of the sheet treating device to minimize the differences between the actual profile and the desired profile; and (e) shifting at least one of the sheet treating device and the web relative to the other one of the sheet treating device and the web in the transverse direction from a first position to a second position to minimize the differences between the actual profile and the desired profile.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein, before said shifting step, each zone is controlled such that the difference between the desired profile and the actual profile is minimized.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said shifting step includes shifting the at least one of the sheet treating device and the web such that at least one of a predetermined point of a zone is moved to the location of the greatest difference between the desired profile and the actual profile.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined point of the zone is the center of the zone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
190 words
The method of claim 3, after said shifting step, further comprising the steps of: (a) determining a first least squares value corresponding to the difference between the desired profile and the actual profile in the previous position; (b) determining a second least squares value corresponding to the differences between the desired profile and the actual profile in the current position; (c) comparing the fast least squares value to the second least squares value; (d) determining the location of the greatest difference between the desired profile and actual profile if the second value is smaller than the first value; (e) shifting the predetermined point of one of the zones directly over the location of the greatest difference by shifting the at least one of the sheet treating device and the web relative to the other from a current position to a next position, if the second value is smaller than the fast value; (f) repositioning the one of the sheet treating device and the web to the previous position if the second value is larger than the first value; and (g) repeating steps (a) through (f) until step (f) is satisfied.
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