Machine and method of manufacturing low ignition propensity paper by maintaining shrinkage rate of dried web within allowable range

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PATENT NO 9215893
APP PUB NO 20130011546A1
SERIAL NO

13614550

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There is provided a machine of manufacturing a low fire-spreading web, having a travel path (2) through which a paper web (W) travels; an applicator (3) that is interposed in the travel path (2) and used to apply a combustion inhibitor (7) onto the web (W); and a dryer (4) that dries the web (W) applied with the combustion inhibitor (7), further including a detector (9) that measures a parameter indicative of width of the web (W) that has passed through the dryer (4); and a controller (10) that controls a drying condition of the dryer (4) on the basis of a measurement result obtained by the detector (9) so that the width of the web (W) falls within an allowable range.

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  • JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukaya, Masaaki Tokyo, JP 6 50
Izumiya, Takafumi Tokyo, JP 13 117
Kida, Shinzo Tokyo, JP 22 204
Towatari, Keisuke Tokyo, JP 4 34

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