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Method of making dryer fabric having zones of different permeability
Assignee: Huyck Corp
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Filing: 1982-05-26
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Granted: 1984-07-17
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Expires: 2002-05-26
Abstract
Abstract A method for making a woven dryer fabric having different permeabilities in different sections across its width to control the moisture profile of a web being conveyed through the dryer section of the papermaking machine is disclosed. Additional cross machine yarns are interwoven only over a selected distance or distances across the fabric in the cross machine direction. The non-interwoven segments of the additional cross machine direction yarns form surface floats which are subsequently removed by shearing.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Mullaney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:28
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21F; D21F1/00; D21F1/0027; D21F1/0036; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S162/00; Y10S162/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for making an endless a dryer fabric belt having zones of different permeability for use in a papermaking machine: weaving machine direction and cross machine yarns into a multi-layer weave while interweaving additional cross machine direction stuffer yarns into only a selected zone or zones across the width of the fabric; and removing from the fabric, by shearing, those segments of said additional cross machine direction yarns which are not interwoven, to produce longitudinally extending zones in said dryer fabric across the width thereof of different fluid permeabilities.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for making an endless a dryer fabric belt having zones of different permeability for use in a papermaking machine: weaving machine direction and cross machine yarns into a multi-layer weave while interweaving additional cross machine direction stuffer yarns into only a selected zone or zones across the width of the fabric; and removing from the fabric, by shearing, those segments of said additional cross machine direction yarns which are not interwoven, to produce longitudinally extending zones in said dryer fabric across the width thereof of different fluid permeabilities.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said additional cross machine direction yarns are interwoven in a first zone extending from one longitudinal edge of said fabric toward the center thereof a predetermined distance and interwoven in a second zone extending from the other longitudinal edge of said fabric toward the center thereof a predetermined distance, with surface floats extending between said first and second zones, said surface floats being removed by said shearing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said additional cross machine direction yarns are of two different types, a first type of said additional cross machine direction yarn being interwoven only into a selected zone or zones across the width of the fabric and the second type of additional cross machine direction yarn being woven only into a different zone or zones, and wherein all of the non-interwoven yarn segments of said additional cross machine direction yarns constitute surface floats which are removed from the fabric by shearing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said additional cross machine direction yarns of said first type are interwoven only in zones at the longitudinal edges of the fabric and said yarns of said second type are interwoven only in the central zone spanning said edge zones.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said yarns of said first type are, alternately, interwoven over at least two different distances, said yarns of said second type being interwoven through the center of fabric over distances spanning the points where the interweaving of said yarns of said first type is terminated, thereby providing two edge zones of lesser fluid permeability, a central zone of higher fluid permeability and at least two intermediate zones of intermediate fluid permeability.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said yarns of said first type consist of only two different lengths.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said additional cross machine direction yarns are, alternately, interwoven over at least two different distances extending from said longitudinal edges, thereby, upon said shearing, providing a fabric having two edge zones of lesser fluid permeability, a central zone of higher fluid permeability and at least two intermediate zones of intermediate fluid permeability.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 7 wherein only two different lengths of said additional cross machine direction yarns are interwoven.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 3, 4, 5 or 6 wherein said yarns of said first type have a larger diameter than said yarns of said second type.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 3, 4, 5 or 6 wherein said yarns of said first type are bulkier than said yarns of said second type.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said fabric is woven endless.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said fabric is woven endless.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said fabric is woven flat and opposite ends are joined together to form the endless belt.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said fabric is woven flat and opposite ends are joined together to form the endless belt.
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