Patent ID: 7704351
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: D21F,D21G

Abstract:
1. A processing device for processing at least one of a coated fibrous web and an uncoated fibrous web, consisting of a belt configured to extend around at least one guiding element, the belt being at least one of a metal belt and a metal-based belt having a thickness of between about 0.1 mm and about 3 mm and a tensile strength within the range of between about 10 MPa and about 500 MPa, at least one counter-element comprising a deflection-compensated roll and being disposed outside said belt to provide a contact area with the belt, such that the belt and the at least one counter-element establish therebetween a web processing zone for passing the web to be processed therethrough, wherein a length of the processing zone in a machine direction is defined by at least one of the disposition of the guiding element and the configuration of the at least one counter-element, and wherein a contact pressure applied to the web in the processing zone is within the range of between about 0.01 MPa and about 200 MPa.