Patent ID: 6837157
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: D21G

Abstract:
1. A calender for a sheet of paper comprising: a metal roll which is rotated by a first driving unit; a rotatable cylindrical jacket disposed opposite said metal roll to form a calender nip so that the sheet of paper is continuously passed through said calender nip; a pressurizing shoe, provided within said jacket at the position of said calender nip, for pressing the interior surface of said jacket radially outward to pressurize said calender nip; a first support member including a support shoe, said first support member being disposed inside said jacket; a second support member including a rotatable roll, said second support member being disposed inside said jacket so as to be equally balanced with said first support member in a peripheral direction of said jacket; and a driving roll arranged at a position opposite to said rotatable roll of said second support member on the outer surface of said, wherein said roll is pressed against said jacket to rotate said jacket.