Belt with variable grooves
US7384516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2457
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A belt for use in a papermaking process, such as in a long nip press having a cylindrical press roller and an arcuate pressure shoe which define a nip. The belt has a nip load zone which passes through the nip during an operation. The belt comprises a substrate having a coating on at least one surface thereof. The substrate is in the form of an endless loop and has a longitudinal direction. The coating has a plurality of grooves running in a center portion of the nip load zone, in which the number of grooves have at least one of a depth, width, cross-sectional shape, or spacing which is different from that of the others so as to vary the void volume in a desired manner.
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