Positioning device for a drain pipe in a drying cylinder

A device for positioning a drain pipe (6) of a draining system that is arranged in a steam-heated drying cylinder (1) of a paper machine, said drying cylinder (1) having a jacket (2) which on its inside has circumferential grooves (3) for collecting condensate that is formed as a result of heat transfer through the jacket (2) to the outside thereof, said draining system comprising an outlet means which discharges on the outside of the drying cylinder (1), and a plurality of drain pipes (6) which are arranged in a plurality of axial groups and connected to the outlet means, said draining system being adapted to remove the condensate from said grooves (3) of the drying cylinder (1) to the outside thereof via said plurality of drain pipes (6) and outlet means, said device comprising a first pipe positioner (14) which is disposed within an end portion (12) of the drain pipe (6) located closest to said outlet means, said pipe positioner (14) comprising a mounting device (15) for mounting the drain pipe (6) onto the outlet means, and a lockable connection (16) that connects the drain pipe (6) to the mounting device (15), characterized in that said lockable connection (16) is a joint connection which defines a fulcrum for pivoting of the drain pipe (6) in at least one vertical plane to enable positioning of the drain pipe (6) relative to the bottom surface (4) of the groove (3).