Claims
- 1. A method of passing a fibre web (25) from a wire (3) of a former (1) through a press section (2) comprising three successive nips (N1, N2, N3), the first and second nips being formed between a central roll (6) and first (8) and second (12) press rolls, respectively, and the third nip being formed between a pair of third (15) and fourth (16) press rolls spaced a distance from said second roll (12), in which method the web is substantially always supported on opposite sides by separate support elements as follows: between the point of separation of the web from the wire (3) and the second nip (N2), supporting a first side of the web by a first press felt (7) which picks up the web from the wire, said first press felt passing around the central roll (6) which acts as a pick up roll, and supporting the opposite side of the web by means of a pressure differential effected by a suction zone (22) within the central roll, the first nip being located downstream from the pick up of the web from the wire; between the second nip and the point of separation of the web from the second press roll (12), supporting the first side of the web by means of a pressure differential effected by a suction zone (23) within the second roll and supporting the opposite side of the web by a second press felt (13) passing around the second press roll and extending between the second press roll and the third nip; and between the point of separation of the web from the second press roll and the third nip, sandwitching the web, for supporting both sides thereof, between said second press felt (13) and a third press felt (18) extending between the third nip and the point of separation of the web from the second press roll.
- 2. An arrangement for pressing a fibre web conveyed from a web former and transferred to a web press at a point of separation therebetween, said web press comprising a plurality of pairs of press rolls (6-8, 6-12, 15-16), successive pairs of said rolls forming three successive and spaced apart nips (N1, N2, N3), and including at least one press felt (7, 9, 13, 18) for each nip (N1, N2, N3), a first press roll being a central roll (6) around which along its surface is passed a first press felt (7) on which is carried the web (25), said first press felt being located to pick up the web from a wire of the web former, said central roll being located to act as a pick up roll and including a suction zone (22) along the surface thereof around which said first felt is passed, the first felt (7) acting as a support element on a first side of the web (25) at least between the separating point and the first nip (N1) which is located downstream of the pick up of the web from the wire, and the suction zone (22) acting as a support element on the second side of the web (25), which suction zone extends at least between the separating point and the first nip (N1), the first press felt (7) passing along the surface of the central roll (6) up to a second nip (N2) formed by the central roll (6) and a third press roll (12), the first press felt (7) acting as a support element on the first side of the web (25) between the first and the second nip (N1, N2), and the suction zone (22) included in the central roll (6) extending at least up to the second nip (N2) and serving as a support element for the second side of the web (25), a second press felt (13) on the second side of the web (25), the second press felt (13) passing through the second nip (N2) and around the third press roll (12) along its surface, the web (25) contacting the second press felt (13) and being conveyed thereby to a third nip, the second felt serving as a support element on the second side of the web (25) at least between the second and the third nips (N2, N3) the third press roll including a suction zone extending at least from the second nip up to a point on the surface of said third press roll where the second felt separates from said third press roll, said suction zone serving as a support element on the first side of the web, and a third press felt (18) arranged to pass in contact with the first side of the web (25) at least from the end of the second suction zone (23) up to a third nip (N3) and further arranged to act as a support element for the first side of the web (25) at least over this distance, whereby the web is substantially always supported on both sides thereof during its passage from said first to said third nip.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/452,769 filed on Dec. 19, 1988, now abandoned.
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