Improved apparatus for guiding a web leader in a paper machine

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An improvement in apparatus for guiding a web leader from a press section to a drying section of a paper machine the, apparatus including flexible guide ropes forming a gap into which the leader is shifted, an initial air blow device for guiding the leader towards the drying wire of the drying section a first, blow member for detaching the leader from the drying wire and a second blow member for applying transversely directed air jets onto the leader to shift it into the gap formed by the guide ropes. According to the improvement, the second air blow device includes a blow member which is mounted for pivotal movement between a non-operating lateral position outside of the edge of the drying …