STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR A FUNCTIONAL MEMBER OF A HEADBOX IN A WEB-MANUFACTURING MACHINE, FUNCTIONAL MEMBER AND HEADBOX MADE THEREOF, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

The present invention relates to a structural element (17A, 17B, 17C) for a functional member (11) in a headbox of a web-manufacturing machine, the structural element comprising an integral block (1) comprising therein a plurality of channels (2) defining flow channels for a paper stock, said stock flow channels extending through the integral block from a first upstream end (1A) to a second downstream end (1B) of the block. According to the invention, the structural element comprises at least one gap-forming element (13) which is arranged to ensure a gap (14) of a predetermined width between the block of the structural element and a neighbouring element.