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US4648942A
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Paper machine
Assignee: JM Voith GmbH
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Filing: 1984-08-03
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Granted: 1987-03-10
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Expires: 2004-08-03
Abstract
Abstract A paper machine where the press section features exclusively double felt roll presses (13-16; 23-26) through which proceeds the paper web (10) to be dehydrated between two felt belts (15,16; 25, 26). The paper web (10) is constantly supported by a backing belt (34) at least in the first drying group of the drying section. The transition of the paper web (10) from one roll press to the next and from the press section to the drying occurs without an open draw. The first drying cylinder (31) is located outside the backing belt loop (34), with the paper web (10) proceeding across the upper cyliner area of this drying cylinder (31). The entrance point of a rope carrier (45,46) (serving to thread the paper web into the drying section) is located behind the leaving point of the paper web (10) from the first drying cylinder (31).
Inventors
- 👤 Wilhelm Wanke
- 👤 Ludwig Hauser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 08:48
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21G; D21G9/00; D21G9/0063; D21F; D21F5/00; D21F5/02; D21F5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
Paper machine with a press section and a drying section and with the following characteristics: (a) The press section is free of any press roll touching the paper web, that is, there are exclusively double felt roll presses used through which proceeds the paper web (10) which is to be dehydrated, between two felt belts (15/16; 25/26); (b) in the area following the press section, of the drying cylinders (31, 32 33) of the drying section, the paper web (10) is carried constantly by a backing belt (34); (c) the orbital path of the backing belt (34) is tangent to the orbital path of one of the felt belts (26; 26a; 26b) of the press section, in a way such that it transfers the paper web (10) without any open draw from the press section to the drying section; (d) the first drying cylinder (31) following the press section is located outside the endless loop of the backing belt (34), with the paper web (10) proceeding with the backing belt (34) across the upper cylinder area of this drying cylinder (31); characterized in that (e) a rope carrier (45,46) located outside the paper web width (p) and serving the threading of a paper marginal strip (9) into the drying section is so arranged that the entrance point (40) of the marginal strip (9) into the rope carrier is located behind the leaving point (39) of the paper web (10) from the first drying cylinder (31).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
245 words
Paper machine with a press section and a drying section and with the following characteristics: (a) The press section is free of any press roll touching the paper web, that is, there are exclusively double felt roll presses used through which proceeds the paper web (10) which is to be dehydrated, between two felt belts (15/16; 25/26); (b) in the area following the press section, of the drying cylinders (31, 32 33) of the drying section, the paper web (10) is carried constantly by a backing belt (34); (c) the orbital path of the backing belt (34) is tangent to the orbital path of one of the felt belts (26; 26a; 26b) of the press section, in a way such that it transfers the paper web (10) without any open draw from the press section to the drying section; (d) the first drying cylinder (31) following the press section is located outside the endless loop of the backing belt (34), with the paper web (10) proceeding with the backing belt (34) across the upper cylinder area of this drying cylinder (31); characterized in that (e) a rope carrier (45,46) located outside the paper web width (p) and serving the threading of a paper marginal strip (9) into the drying section is so arranged that the entrance point (40) of the marginal strip (9) into the rope carrier is located behind the leaving point (39) of the paper web (10) from the first drying cylinder (31).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
Paper machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the entrance point (40) of the rope carrier (45,46) is arranged in the lower area of the second drying roller (32) of the drying section located inside the backing belt loop.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
Paper machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower cylinder area of the first cylinder (31) is free of the backing belt (34) and includes a blade (30) for stripping the paper web (10) off during the threading process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
Paper machine according to one of the claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the first drying cylinder (31) includes a drive (81) which can be controlled separately from the other drying cylinders (32, 33).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
Paper machine according to one of the claims 1, 2 or 3, where an air carrier box (50) is arranged between the first drying cylinders (31 and 32) on the backing belt (34) side not in contact with the paper web (10), which box retains the paper web (10) on the backing belt (34) through generating a vacuum, characterized in that the air carrier box (50) includes in the area of the marginal paper strip (9) a separate vacuum zone (53) which is located at least predominently outside the normal paper web width (p).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
Paper machine according to one of the claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that in the area of the marginal paper strip (9), below the first drying cylinder (31), there is provided a guide device (56;60;69;70-72) which automatically causes the sideways deflection of the marginal paper strip (9) from its normal path to a temporarily spatially curved path into the path of the rope carrier (45, 46).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
Paper machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the guide device is designed as a marginal strip blade (60) which is arranged on the first drying cylinder (31) and has a curved guide face (66) causing the sideways deflection of the marginal strip (9).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
Paper machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the guide device is fashioned as a guide roll (69) whose axis of rotation can be adjusted to an oblique position in accordance with the spatially curved path of the marginal paper strip (9).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
Paper machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the guide device (60;69) can be swiveled back and forth between an operating position and an inoperative position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
Paper machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the guide device is fashioned as a spatially curved guide face (56) which is arranged on a blade (30') located in the lower cylinder area of the first cylinder (31) and causes the sideways deflection of the marginal strip (9).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
127 words
Paper machine according to one of the claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that for sideways deflection of the marginal paper strip (9) from its normal path into the path of the rope carrier (45,46) the following is provided: (a) located at the leaving point (39) of the marginal strip (9) from the first drying cylinder (31) on the backing belt (34) side not in contact with the paper web, a marginal strip suction device (70) for retaining the marginal strip (9) on the backing belt (34); (b) located in travel direction behind the suction device (70), a separating and deflection device (71), for separating the marginal strip (9) from the backing belt (34) and sideways deflecting it toward the path of the rope carrier (45;46).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
73 words
Paper machine according to claim 11, characterized in that directly before the run-on point (49) of the backing belt (34) on the second drying roller (32) there is located, on the extreme outer edge of the backing belt (34), a second suction device (72) for again retaining the marginal strip (9) on the backing belt (34), with the outer area of the marginal strip proceeding in the plane of the rope carrier (45;46).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
Paper machine according to claim 11, characterized in that as separating and deflecting device there is arranged, sideways beside the edge of the backing belt (34), a transverse suction device (73).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
61 words
Paper machine according to claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that one of the roll presses, is fashioned as an extended gap press, that is, the press gap extended in the travel direction of the paper web is formed between a normal press roll (23) and a revolving press belt (22) which can be forced on the press roll (20).
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