Ten-shed semi-duplex through-air dryer fabric
US9422666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21F1/0027
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A papermaker's through-air dryer (TAD) fabric for use in the production of tissue and towel products. The fabric is woven according to a 10-shed, semi-duplex weave design in which the warp and weft yarns are arranged so as to form pockets of at least two differing sizes in a first planar fabric surface. The pockets are designed and arranged to impart a measure of bulk and absorbency to the paper products conveyed thereon by providing MD oriented recesses in the PS fabric surface into which a portion of the component fibers of the paper products formed on the fabric are deflected during manufacture.
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