Patent ID: 6705216
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: D21G

Abstract:
A calender comprising:at least one roll stack comprising a plurality of rolls, that include at least a soft roll and a hard roll arranged to form at least one nip; a stand arrangement comprising a stand located at each axial end of said at least one roll stack; antifriction bearings arranged to support said hard roll on said stand arrangement; and each said stand is composed of a plate comprising a bearing edge to which said antifriction bearings are attached, a contact edge structured and arranged to contact a mounting surface, and a connecting edge forming a connection between said bearing edge and said contact edge, wherein said plurality of rolls comprises a maximum of three rolls, and wherein said plate has a thickness of at least about 150 mm and is composed of a metal sheet formed in a triangular shape, and said bearing edge is oriented at an angle between about 30Â° and 60Â° with respect to a vertical reference.