Paper making shoe press belt
AssigneeIchikawa Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroyuki Takamura
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Abstract
This aims to provide a paper making machine belt (a shoe press belt) having excellent wet squeezability but less damages (such as cracks or wear) of the outer periphery of a belt being used. The paper making shoe press belt includes drainage conduits extended in the felt-side surface thereof. The drainage conduits are discontinuous grooves, and are made semi-arcuate on at least one of the belt ends in a belt running direction (an MD direction).
Claims12
A shoe press belt for papermaking, said shoe press belt being placed between a press roll and a shoe and carries a felt that receives water squeezed from a wet paper web, said felt being disposed between the belt and the press roll, and said shoe press belt being pressed towards the press roll at high pressure, said shoe press belt comprising:
- water drain grooves disposed in a felt-side surface of said shoe press belt, said grooves being discontinuous grooves, and at least one end part of the discontinuous grooves in a running direction having a semicircular arc shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.