Patent ID: 6440273
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: D21F,D21G

Abstract:
A compact multilevel tissue paper making machine for manufacturing a web of tissue paper, said machine consisting of:a twin wire former for forming a paper web; a Yankee dryer for drying the web; a reel-up for receiving the web from the Yankee dryer and for winding the web onto a roll; and a fabric forming a continuous loop and configured to receive the web directly from the twin wire former at a web-receiving region, the fabric being further configured to support and transport the web from the web-receiving region to a web transfer point on an upper surface of the fabric in a first direction on a first defined vertical level, the web being separated from the fabric at the web transfer point and transferred directly to the Yankee dryer, the web then being transported from the Yankee dryer to the reel-up in a second direction generally opposite to the first direction and on a second defined vertical level, one of the defined vertical levels being disposed vertically over the other.