Abstract:
A molded paper clothing of a cast plastic grid with uniform drainage interstices (4) bounded on all four sides by streamline shaped interstitial edges and a method to produce same is presented. In the machine direction (1), reinforcing strands (2) are molded into the gridlike clothing, the strands being of synthetic fiber or metal and are chosen to increase tensile strength and wear resistance. The clothing is made into an endless loop and can be used as the support fabric for all sections of a papermaking machine. The method to produce the molded paper clothing includes introducing a first plastic sheet (P) onto a patterned embossed surface of a forming roll (E), applying heat and pressure with heated pressure roll (B) and applying additional heat with heaters (HTR) and additional pressure with pressure rolls (C).
Abstract:
An improved papermakers' press felt includes a base fabric assembly joined without seaming. In one embodiment, the ends of the base fabric (15, 16) are joined (17, 17') to create an endless fabric by a needling operation that also entangles the batt (14) into the base fabric. The ends to be joined of the flat-woven base fabric are preferably cut on a diagonal. To produce this fabric, a flat-woven base fabric (15, 16) is cut proper dimensions for a press felt and rolled into two continuous loops, one inside the other, to form the base fabrics of the appropriate size for a press felt are used. Each fabric is rolled once to form a loop and the two loops are assembled, one within the other, to form the base fabric assembly. In a second embodiment, the base fabric is joined prior to needling by a pintle cable inserted through loops formed when a void is formed in the fabric to accomodate the pintle cable.
Abstract:
A papermaker's fabric, especially a forming fabric, for use on papermaking, cellulosic and similar machine, with superior rigidity and wear resistance and a superior papermaking surface. The fabric has a papermaking surface in which two single machine direction knuckles (A) coincide on adjacent machine direction yarns (10) laced over successive cross machine direction yarns (20). An additional machine direction yarn (102) passes between the two single knuckles (A), over the successive cross machine direction yarns (20), on the papermaking surface thereby creating a machine direction double knuckle (B) between the two single machine direction knuckles (A). An additional cross machine direction yarn (202) is laced under the machine direction yarn double knuckle (B) on that surface.
Abstract:
An improved papermakers' fabric for use in papermaking, cellulose and similar machines, comprising a first layer of cross-machine direction yarns (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14), which layer is intended in the position of use of the fabric to face the material to be formed, a second layer of cross-machine direction yarns (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15) stacked approximately under the first layer of cross-machine direction yarns, which layer is intended in the position of use of the fabric to face the machine drive rollers, and machine direction yarns (17-32) interweaving said two cross-machine yarns provide fiber support with alternate 6 float and 8 float sections. The machine side cross-machine direction yarns have a 14 float, ensuring high cross-machine yarn volume available for wear before the load bearing machine direction yarns are subject to wear. The machine direction yarns are interwoven such that two adjacent machine direction yarns pass under the machine side cross-machine direction yarns directly under the paperside 6 float section, ensuring protection of the machine direction yarn and resulting in longer fabric life.
Abstract:
A papermaker's felt is formed by needling a compressible batt layer (15, 17) onto one or both sides of a based layer woven fabric (12). The batt layer is formed from a mixture of at least two types of fibers. A first type is present in much smaller quantities than the remainder and has a melting point at a temperature below the melting point of the remainder. The felt is heated to a temperature between the melting point of the first type of fibers and the remainder, so as to melt the first type such that it bounds the remainder together and to the base fabric. The felt is then formed into an endless belt.
Abstract:
A base fabric for press felts and a press felt incorporating that base fabric which includes an assembly of three or more separately woven fabric layers (10, 20, 30). Each of the woven fabric layers making up the base fabric assembly is a single or multilayer fabric, and they may be of the same or different weave patterns. The three or more fabric layers (10, 20, 30) are assembled, one above the other and needled together with at least one batt layer on the papermaking surface of the felt. Preferably, the yarns on the top surface of the top fabric (10) will, by virtue of the weave of the fabric, have long floats in the machine and/or cross machine direction to provide good paper web support. The bottom (30) and intermediate fabric (20) layers may also have long cross machine direction floats on their top surfaces to support the fabric or fabrics above. In a preferred embodiment, the yarns (11, 12) making up the top fabric layer (10) will be relatively finer than those making up the intermediate layer (21, 22) and similarly, the yarns making up the intermediate layer will be relatively finer than those making up the bottom fabric layer (31, 32).
Abstract:
A triple layer papermaking fabric having top and bottom fabric layers joined by a binder yarn, the top fabric layer including machine direction and cross machine direction yarns interwoven in a plain weave having an open area determined by the formula: (1 - Nc x Dc) x (1 - Nm x Dm) x 100, where Nc = number of Cross Machine Direction yarns per inch, Nm = number of Machine Direction yarns per inch, Dc = diameter of Cross Machine Direction yarns, Dm = diameter of Machine Direction yarns. The configuration of the papermaking fabric reduces or eliminates density differences in the finished paper sheet produced on it.
Abstract:
A papermakers' fabric having at least one layer of elastomeric foam to minimize the amplitude of vibration from the press roll. The elastomeric foam layer (24) may be needled, chemically adhered, attached mechanically or adhered directly to the base fabric (20) and the first batt layer (22) on the paper contacting side of the fabric. A foam layer may also optionally be provided on the transport roll contacting side of the base fabric.