Endless woven dryer fabric for papermaking machine
AssigneeHuyck Licensco, Inc.
InventorsFriedrich Postl, Klaus Haiden
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Abstract
An endless-woven dryer fabric for a papermaking machine includes: a plurality of upper warp yarns; a plurality of lower warp yarns; and a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of upper and lower warp yarns in a series of repeat units. Each weft yarn includes upper and lower portions, the upper portions interwoven with the upper warp yarns, and the lower portions interwoven with the lower warp yarns. The upper portion of each weft yarn includes a first seam loop and the lower portion of each weft yarn includes a second seam loop. The first and second seam loops of the weft yarns are interdigitated to form a seam, the seam receiving a pintle so that the fabric forms an endless loop.
Claims11
A combination, comprising:
- (a) a papermaking machine having forming, press and dryer sections;
- and
- (b) a dryer fabric comprising:
- a plurality of upper warp yarns;
- a plurality of lower warp yarns;
- and
- a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of upper and lower warp yarns in a series of repeat units;
- wherein each weft yarn includes upper and lower portions, the upper portions interwoven with the upper warp yarns, and the lower portions interwoven with the lower warp yarns;
- wherein the upper portions of each weft yarn include first and second upper portions that interweave with each upper warp yarn, and wherein the lower portions of each weft yarn include first and second lower portions that interweave with each lower warp yarn;
- wherein the upper portion of each weft yarn includes a first seam loop and the lower portion of each weft yarn includes a second seam loop;
- wherein the first and second seam loops of the weft yarns are interdigitated to form a seam, the seam receiving a pintle so that the fabric forms an endless loop;
- wherein the dryer fabric is installed in the dryer section of the papermaking machine.
A combination, comprising:
- (a) a papermaking machine having forming, press and dryer sections;
- and
- (b) an endless-woven dryer fabric for a papermaking machine, comprising:
- a plurality of upper warp yarns;
- a plurality of lower warp yarns;
- and
- a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of upper and lower warp yarns in a series of repeat units;
- wherein each weft yarn includes upper and lower portions, the upper portions interwoven with the upper warp yarns, and the lower portions interwoven with the lower warp yarns;
- wherein the upper portions of each weft yarn include first and second upper portions that interweave with each upper warp yarn, and wherein the lower portions of each weft yarn include first and second lower portions that interweave with each lower warp yarn;
- wherein the upper portion of each weft yarn includes a first seam loop and the lower portion of each weft yarn includes a second seam loop;
- wherein the first and second seam loops of the weft yarns are interdigitated to form a seam, the seam receiving a pintle so that the fabric forms an endless loop;
- wherein first and second areas immediately adjacent the seam have a density that is no more than 10 percent greater than the density of the remainder of the fabric;
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- wherein the endless-woven dryer fabric is installed in the dryer section of the papermaking machine.
An endless-woven dryer fabric for a papermaking machine, comprising:
- a plurality of upper warp yarns;
- a plurality of lower warp yarns;
- and
- a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of upper and lower warp yarns in a series of repeat units;
- wherein each weft yarn includes upper and lower portions, the upper portions interwoven with the upper warp yarns, and the lower portions interwoven with the lower warp yarns;
- wherein the upper portions of each weft yarn include first and second upper portions that interweave with each upper warp yarn, and wherein the lower portions of each weft yarn include first and second lower portions that interweave with each lower warp yarn;
- wherein the upper portion of each weft yarn includes a first seam loop and the lower portion of each weft yarn includes a second seam loop;
- wherein the first and second seam loops of the weft yarns are interdigitated to form a seam, the seam receiving a pintle so that the fabric forms an endless loop;
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- wherein the weft yarns comprise PET yarns and PPS yarns, and wherein each of the PPS weft yarns is located near an edge of the endless loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.