Fabric
AssigneeVoith Patent GmbH
InventorsJohan Malmquist, Robert Eberhardt, Susanne Klaschka, Torsten Wich
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Abstract
A fabric clothing, in particular a press felt, for use in a machine for producing a fibrous web, contains a woven fabric strip having interwoven longitudinal threads and cross threads, as well as having a first and a second longitudinal end. The two longitudinal ends of the woven fabric strip are connected to one another in a connection zone. Provision is made that the two longitudinal ends are welded to one another by a transmission welding, in particular by a laser transmission welding.
Claims16
A fabric clothing for use in a machine for producing a fibrous web, the fabric clothing comprising:
- a woven fabric strip having two longitudinal ends including a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end and interwoven longitudinal threads and cross threads, wherein said two longitudinal ends being connected to one another in a connection zone, wherein said two longitudinal ends are welded to one another by means of transmission welding;
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- at least one connection element which by means of the transmission welding is connected to at least some of said longitudinal threads of both of said longitudinal ends, said at least one connection element is connected to said woven fabric strip only by way of a welded connection, said at least one connection element having a surface formed of a material that absorbs light;
- said at least one connection element located on only one side of said woven fabric strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.