Patent ID: 9725830
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B65G,D01G,D03D

Claim:
1. A device for conveying a fiber web or a web of nonwoven, the device comprising: a transport device, the transport device (a) being a support for the fiber web or the web of nonwoven; (b) being driven by a drive in a transport direction at a speed of at least 50 meters/minute; and (c) including a rough surface which carries along the fiber web or the web of nonwoven resting on the transport device by force of friction; and an array of linear elements having a smooth surface and being arranged above the transport device to cover the fiber web or the web of nonwoven resting on the transport device, wherein the fiber web or the web of nonwoven moves along a bottom surface of the linear elements and the linear elements are arranged to extend in the transport direction and parallel to each other and are arranged adjacent to each other, but spaced apart, in a direction transverse to the transport direction.