Paper comprising an embossed pattern, method for producing and cloth for making same
AssigneeThibierge et Comar
InventorsEmeric Thibierge, Jean-Francois Loeillot
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Abstract
The invention concerns a paper comprising a damask embossed pattern (23) on at least one of its surfaces, said pattern (23) being produce by the combination of at least a base (24) and at least an inlaid zone (25), the base in the inlaid zone having differently oriented and shaped wools. The invention further concerns a method for making said paper and cloth for implementing the method. The invention is particularly applicable to printing and/or writing paper.
Claims10
Process for making a paper having a pattern embossed on at least one side, said pattern being constituted by the combination of a ground and at least one inlaid area, the ground and at least one of the inlaid areas having wefts with different slants and shapes, by means of a vat paper machine comprising a cylinder, a pick-up felt and a wet press having a top felt, said process comprising the following steps:
- a wet sheet of cellulose fibers comprising water is former by means of said cylinder,
- the wet sheet is picked up by the pick-up felt and is carried between said wet press to remove the water and,
- the sheet of cellulose fibers is dried,
- wherein the embossed pattern is formed on said sheet before it is dried by applying thereon a cloth that is placed directly in place of the pick-up felt, said cloth being metallic or made of plastic material, and said cloth being woven and comprising a pattern, said pattern being constituted by a combination of a ground and a least one inlaid area, the ground of the inlaid area having wefts with different slants and shapes.
A vat machine comprising a cylinder, connected to a pick-up felt and followed by a wet press, wherein a woven cloth is in place of the pick-up felt, said woven cloth comprising a pattern constituted by the combination of at least one ground and at least one inlaid area, said ground and said inlaid area having wefts with different slants and shapes, said woven cloth being made of a metallic or plastic material.
A paper machine comprising a pick-up felt, wherein the traditional pick-up felt is replaced by a woven cloth, said woven cloth comprising a pattern constituted by the combination of at least one ground and at least one inlaid area, said ground and said inlaid area having wefts with different slants and shapes, said woven cloth being made of a metallic or plastic material.
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