US 7,507,314 B2
Vane intended for a headbox of a paper machine and method for ensuring the straightness of a vane
Jarmo Kirvesmäki, Jyväskylä (Finland); and Janne Lappi, Jyväskylä (Finland)
Assigned to Metso Paper, Inc., Helsinki (Finland)
Appl. No. 10/598,417
PCT Filed Feb. 22, 2005, PCT No. PCT/FI2005/050042
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 29, 2006,
PCT Pub. No. WO2005/085520, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 15, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 20040337 (FI), filed on Mar. 03, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0163740 A1, Jul. 19, 2007
Int. Cl. D21F 1/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 162—343  [162/199] 13 Claims
 
1. A method for ensuring the straightness of a vane for a headbox of a paper machine comprising the steps of:
moistening the vane to a selected moisture content followed by;
enclosing the moistened vane in a vapor-proof package.