Device for pressing material

(canceled)

3:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one spacer element (14) comprises a frame arrangement (38), the frame arrangement (38) being arranged between the pressure-exerting device (10) and the inner surface (12) of the endless band (4) and provided with at least one fluid passage (39), the fluid passage (39) being formed in the direction, starting from the pressure-exerting device (10), towards the inner surface (12).

4:

• The device (1) according to claim 3, wherein the frame arrangement (38) is provided with at least one further fluid passage (39), the at least one further fluid passage (39) being formed in at least one frame segment (40).

5:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the spacer element (14) is formed at least partially from a porous material, the porous material being penetrable by the fluid (13) in at least one direction.

6:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one spacer element (14) is wedge-shaped with respect to the longitudinal direction (7), wherein a gap width (17) between the spacer element (14) and the inner surface (12) of the first endless band (4) decreases with respect to the longitudinal direction (7).

7:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the spacer element (14) comprises a rolling body, in particular a cylindrical roller, which rolling body is rotatably mounted with respect to an axis of rotation (18), which axis of rotation (18) is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (7) and substantially parallel to the inner surface (12) of the first endless band (4).

8:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein an adjustment device (19) is provided, a distance (20) between the inner surface (12) of the first endless band (4) and the pressure-exerting device (10) being adjustable by means of the adjustment device (19).

9:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the spacer element (14) is height-adjustable, wherein a distance (21) between the spacer element (14) and the inner surface (12) of the first endless band (4) is adjustable.

10:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the pressure-exerting device (10) is arranged over the entire pressing zone (6).

(canceled)

12:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one sealing body arrangement (24) is provided at least in the pressing zone (6), which sealing body arrangement (24) is arranged at least on the inner surface (12) of the endless band (4).

13:

• The device (1) according to claim 12, that wherein the at least one sealing body arrangement (24) is arranged in the pressing zone (6) at least on the inner surface (12) of the first endless band (4) with respect to a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction (7) on a first edge section (22) and an opposite second edge section (23) of the first endless band (4), the sealing body arrangement (24) being arranged with respect to the longitudinal direction (7) at least over a length (25) of the pressing zone (6).

14:

• The device (1) according to claim 12, that wherein the at least one sealing body arrangement (24) comprises a pushing device (26), wherein the sealing body arrangement (24) can be pressed against the at least one first endless band (4) by means of the pushing device (26).

15:

• The device (1) according to claim 12, that wherein the spacer element (14) comprises the at least one sealing body arrangement (24).

16:

• The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the control device (3) is configured to adjust the pressing pressure (11) of the pressure-exerting device (10) depending on a rotational speed of the first endless band (4).

17:

• The device (1) according to claim 8, wherein the control device (3) is configured to adjust the distance (20) between the inner surface (12) of the at least one first endless band (4) and the pressure-exerting device (10) depending on a rotational speed of the first endless band (4).

18:

• The device (1) according to claim 10, wherein the control device (3) is configured to control a pushing pressure of the pushing device (26) on the sealing body arrangement (24) depending on the pressing pressure (11) of the pressure-exerting device (10) and/or a quantity of fluid introduced into the lubrication gap (16) and serving as lubricant.