Press section and process
US6375800B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21F3/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Press section of a machine and process for producing a fiber web. The press section includes at least two press nips arranged in succession in a web travel direction. Each of the at least two press nips is formed by two press rolls. At least one continuously revolving press belt is guided around each press roll. At least one of before and after at least one of the at least two press nips, a guide region is formed in which two of the press belts are arranged to run jointly along a straight path, and the fiber web is adapted to run between the two press belts along the straight path. Guide elements are arranged at an end of each guide region. At an end of each guide region, the press belts are guided over the guide elements to run separately from one another, and a press belt angle between the press belts at the guide elements is greater than approximately 15°. The process includes successively pressing the fiber web in the at least two press nips, and jointly guiding the fiber web between two of the press belts in the at least one guide region. The at least one guide region includes a substantially straight path. The process also includes separating the two press belts at the gu…
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