Roll

Abstract

A roll including a flexible roll covering, the roll covering being rotatably arranged about a carrier and journalled on the carrier via a plurality of at least one of hydrodynamically and hydrostatically lubricated support elements, wherein support areas of at least axially adjacent support elements are closely adjacently adjoined and wherein lateral boundaries of the support areas of the axially adjacent support elements overlap with reference to a circumferential direction of the roll, with the support of the roll covering being evened out without resulting in the jamming or canting of the support elements, this being accomplished in that the support areas of the support elements are symmetrically formed transverse or cross-wise relative to the roll axis of the roll.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.