Patent ID: 6010443
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: D21F,F16C

Abstract:
A press roll for an extended nip press in a papermaking machine, said press roll comprising:at least one central support shaft;a pair of end walls supported on said shaft and defining a rotational axis;a stop member connected to a peripherally outer portion of each of said end walls;a tubular flexible jacket, said jacket having a liquid-impervious outer surface and a pair of opposed edge portions radially adjacent to each of said stop members;a pair of substantially rigid clamping rings each adjacent an end wall;a plurality of securing members for urging each rigid clamping ring into clamping engagement with the respective end wall; andan elastic clamping ring disposed axially between each of said rigid clamping rings and the respective end wall such that said elastic clamping ring is deformed and radially expands to securely engage the edge portions of said jacket against the respective stop member when said rigid clamping ring is clamped against said end wall by said securing members,said elastic clamping ring comprisinga first side surface,a second side surface,a cylindrical third side surface connecting said first and said second side surfaces,a fourth side surface being disposed adjacent to said jacket,a fifth side surface connecting said first side surface and said fourth side surface, anda sixth side surface connecting said second side surface and said fourth side surface.