Belt for a papermaking machine
US7128811B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/2861
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A belt for a papermaking machine has minute projections and recesses randomly formed in a shoe-contacting surface of the belt by a powdery material contained in a high molecular weight elastic section formed on a base body. The surface roughness RZ of the shoe-contacting surface is between 50 and 500 microns; the particle diameter of the powdery material is between 5 and 500 microns; and the content of the powdery material in the high molecular weight elastic section is between 5 and 50 percent by weight. A lubricant is held in the minute projections and recesses, and consequently more lubricant may be supplied between the belt and the shoe with which it cooperates. As a result, friction between the belt and the shoe is reduced, and less energy is required to drive the papermaking machine.
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