Controlling a paper web path in the press section with an impermeable belt
US4861430A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21F3/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and a device for controlling a paper web which is leaving a press nip in the press section of a paper-making machine. The paper web is intended to follow a felt after the press nip. Control of the paper web is achieved in accordance with the teachings of the invention by preventing air admission to the side of the felt facing away from the paper web during the expansion phase of said felt after the press nip, whereby a pressure is generated, sucking the paper web against the felt. Air admission to the felt is prevented by means of an impermeable belt which is arranged to travel in a separate loop at the same speed as the felt. The belt extends closely adjacent the felt against the side thereof facing away from the web through one or several press nips and over a distance following said press nip/nips.
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